After being curtailed the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, in-person Memorial Day observances will be held throughout Los Angeles County Monday, including Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes where a Medal of Honor recipient will deliver the keynote speech. According to his Medal of Honor citation, Sammy L. Davis, then […]
Los Angeles County Sees Drop in COVID Hospitalizations
The number of COVID-positive patients at Los Angeles County hospitals declined by 26 people to 438, according to the latest state figures, reversing the recent trend of increased patient loads amid an ongoing rise in transmission. The number of those patients being treated in intensive care was 43 as of Saturday, down from 56 a […]
Southland Gas Prices Again Rise to Record Highs
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose to a record Monday for the third consecutive day, increasing 1 cent to $6.162, the fifth consecutive increase. The average price has risen 7.1 cents over the past five days, including 2.6 cents Sunday, according to figures from the AAA […]
Actor Bo Hopkins Dies in Van Nuys at Age 84
Veteran actor Bo Hopkins, known for roles in such films as “American Graffiti” and “The Wild Bunch,” is being remembered as someone who often played bad guys on screen, but was a good guy in life. Hopkins died Saturday at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys after suffering a heart attack on May 9, his […]
Veteran LAPD Officer Dies In Training Accident At Police Academy
A Los Angeles police officer has died days after suffering a spinal cord injury during a training exercise at Elysian Park Academy. The accident happened Thursday, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore. Officer Houston Tipping, 32, worked out of the Devonshire Division. Tipping died Sunday. According to Moore, Tipping was working as a bike instructor […]
Resident Physicians Voting on Whether to Strike at Three LA County Hospitals
The results of a strike authorization vote by members of the union representing resident physicians and interns at three Los Angeles County hospitals are expected to be announced Monday. The Committee of Interns and Residents, part of the Service Employees International Union and commonly referred to as CIR/SEIU, represents more than 1,300 resident physicians and […]
Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Decrease
The number of coronavirus patients in Orange County hospitals has decreased by nine people to 129, while the number of those patients in intensive care dropped by two to 19, according to the latest state figures. The county had 26% of its ICU beds available as of Saturday, well above the 20% level when officials […]
Law Enforcement Out in Force for Memorial Weekend
California Highway Patrol officers Monday will wrap up a Memorial Day weekend enforcement campaign aimed at snaring drunken and other unsafe drivers in Los Angeles County. The CHP initiated its holiday weekend “maximum enforcement period” Friday evening, during which all available officers hit the streets to catch impaired motorists, as well as other traffic violators. […]
Flames Destroy Mobile Homes in Indio
A blaze broke out Monday morning in an Indio mobile home park causing destruction, damage and displacement but no injuries. The fire was reported at 1:56 a.m. at the Arabian Mobile Home Park in the 46000 block of Calhoun Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Two mobile homes were fully involved in flames […]
Average Riverside County Gas Price Rises To Record For Third Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose Monday to a record for the third consecutive day, increasing eight-tenths of a cent to $6.031, one day after rising 1.8 cents. The average price is 4.2 cents more than one week ago, 28.4 cents more than one month ago and […]
Firefighters Keep Carport Blaze from Spreading to Building
It took 43 firefighters 33 minutes Monday morning to put out flames that engulfed a carport and two dumpsters near a commercial building in Canoga Park and keep the fire from spreading to the structure. The fire was reported at 2:15 a.m. at 7127 N. Owensmouth Ave., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. […]
