Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in Fatal Shooting of Suspect in East LA
An arraignment date is pending for a sheriff’s deputy charged with two felonies stemming from the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man in East Los Angeles in full view of his relatives, who said the man was in the midst of a mental health crisis at the time, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy Remin […]
OC COVID-19 Metrics Remain Flat, RSV-Flu Emergency Continues at CHOC
Orange County’s children’s hospital remains full with influenza and RSV patients, with some older kids being sent to other area hospitals for care, but the county’s COVID-19 metrics remained about the same as last week, according to data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Orange County declared a state of emergency regarding the […]
Man Killed in South Los Angeles Shooting
A man was shot and killed Friday in a car-to car-shooting in the Hyde Park area of South Los Angeles. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded at 1:20 a.m. to a shots fired call in the 1700 block of West 69th Street where they found a man sitting in a black Kia suffering […]
COVID Infections, Hospitalizations Continue Upswing in LA County
Los Angeles County is continuing to experience increases in COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates and the public health director is warning that two newly emerging variants of the virus are threatening to fuel a fall and winter surge in cases. Barbara Ferrer said Thursday the county had an average of about 1,300 new COVID cases […]
Firefighters Extinguish Blaze at Sun Valley Home
Firefighters knocked down a fire at a one-story residence in just over a half-hour Friday in Sun Valley. Fire crews were called at 4:04 a.m. to the 7800 block of North Ampere Avenue where they found heavy flames showing at the home, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said. Prange said 28 firefighters put […]
Espino Announces Retirement as Long Beach Fire Chief
After 36 years with the Long Beach Fire Department, Chief Xavier Espino will retire at the end of the year. Espino, who joined the Long Beach Fire Department in 1986 and served as Fire Chief since 2018 announced his retirement Thursday. His last day will be Dec. 30. “Chief Espino spent his entire career to […]
Chinese Company Convicted of Federal Charges for Bribing Ex-Councilman Huizar
A Los Angeles firefighter has died at his home, authorities announced, but no further details have been released. “With heavy hearts, we announce that active-duty Firefighter III Kenneth Brink passed away off-duty in his home on November 9, 2022,” Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said in a statement Thursday. “Kenneth was a 15-year […]
Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis will retire at the end of the year, officials announced. “While we will miss his leadership tremendously, Chief Lewis leaves behind an exceptional department that will ensure the continuation of excellent public safety service to our community,” City Manager Grace Leung said Thursday. “We thank Chief Lewis for his […]
Luna Maintains Lead in Battle for LA County Sheriff
Former Long Beach Police Department Chief Robert Luna leads Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva by more than 200,000 votes Friday with an updated count set to be released Friday afternoon. Updated totals from the Tuesday election released Thursday by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office showed Luna with nearly 58% of the vote, […]
One Year Ago Today (November 11, 2021)…Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Decrease, 15 New Deaths Reported
One Year Ago Today (November 11, 2021)…The number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in Riverside County decreased, while 220 new cases were confirmed and 15 new virus-related deaths were reported in the latest data. According to the Riverside University Health System, COVID-related hospitalizations countywide decreased to 237 on Wednesday, down from 240 on Tuesday. The number […]
