The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals continued to decline, according the latest data. The Riverside University Health System reported 220 hospitalizations Tuesday, down from 243 on Monday. Of those patients, 35 were in intensive care, down from 43 one day prior. The county’s COVID hospitalizations had climbed as high as 1,109 in […]
Driver Who Hit Juvenile in Long Beach Remains at Large
The driver of a Dodge pickup who police said struck a juvenile and slammed into the side of an apartment building in Long Beach is still at large Wednesday. Police were called at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday to the 6600 block of Rose Avenue, near Artesia Boulevard and Cherry Avenue, regarding a hit-and-run traffic collision, Long […]
Deposition for Suspect in Trader Joe’s Shooting Reset for Tuesday
The deposition of the suspect whose pursuit led to a Los Angeles police officer accidentally shooting and killing an assistant manager outside the Trader Joe’s store in Silver Lake in 2018 has been rescheduled until next week and will be conducted virtually, a judge has ruled. Under Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey’s order […]
LA County on Verge of Ending Indoor Mask Mandate
After weeks of growing dissension and easing of COVID-19 regulations statewide and nationally, Los Angeles County’s much-debated COVID-19 indoor mask-wearing mandate could come to an end on Friday, according to the county public health director. The move would mean Los Angeles County will no longer require people to wear masks at indoor businesses. The county […]
Orange County’s COVID Rates Continue Declining
Orange County’s COVID-19 rates continued trending down as hospital levels remained level, according to the latest data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals ticked up from 230 Sunday to 233 Monday with the number of intensive care unit patients dropping from 40 to 35, […]
Man Fatally Shot in Florence Area Identified
The identity of a man who was shot to death in his car was released Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office said the shooting victim in the Florence community of unincorporated Los Angeles County was Charlie Hernandez, 30. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were dispatched at 12:55 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of […]
Man Faces Sentencing for Collecting Fraud Proceeds From Elderly Victims
A Riverside County man faces sentencing Wednesday for his role in an international conspiracy where he helped collect more than $500,000 in cash conned out of elderly victims by others pretending to be federal agents threatening the victims with arrest on bogus warrants. Anuj “Mike” Patel, 32, of Lake Elsinore, pleaded guilty in March 2021 […]
Average LA County Gas Price Records Largest Increase Since February 2021
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County recorded its largest increase since Feb. 19, 2021, Wednesday, rising 3 cents to $4.928, its 24th record in 27 days. The average price has risen 28 times in 31 days, increasing 25.9 cents, including 1.2 cents Tuesday, according to figures from […]
Woman Killed in Head on Crash Identified
County authorities Wednesday released the name of the victim of head-on crash in the Northeast Antelope Valley. Gina Brown, 48, of Palmdale, is the woman who died in the crash, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. The coroner’s office said Brown died of multiple trauma injuries sustained during the collision. The crash was […]
Four Arrested in Pomona Shooting
Three men and one juvenile are in custody Wednesday after their arrests on suspicion of attempted murder charges in Pomona. Pomona residents Danny Francisco Barquero and Juan Jesus Torres, both 22, Hennessey Rizkalla, 19 and a 16-year-old male juvenile from Riverside were arrested on one count each of attempted murder, said Pomona Police Sgt. Iain […]
One Year Ago Today (March 2, 2021)…Man Pleads Not Guilty to Shooting Gas Station Employee in Long Beach
One Year Ago Today (March 2, 2021)…An ex-con pleaded not guilty to charges that he shot and critically wounded a gas station employee in Long Beach amid a two-hour crime spree. Frank Joseph Porras, 34, is charged with one count each of attempted murder, second-degree robbery, attempted carjacking, attempted second-degree robbery, second-degree burglary, possession of […]
