Southwest Airlines was planning a return to normal operations with “minimal disruptions” Friday — and as of 10 a.m., the beleaguered carrier appeared to be delivering on its promise. A day after Southwest canceled more than 2,300 flights nationwide — in the latest travel nightmare following weather and computer issues — the airline as of […]
Rain in Forecast for First Week of 2023 Throughout Inland Region
It will be a wet start to the New Year throughout the Inland Empire and elsewhere as a series of winter storms queue up to dump precipitation, beginning on New Year’s Eve and continuing through the first week of 2023, according to the National Weather Service. The agency said that an “atmospheric river will sag […]
CHP Officers to Conduct Three-Day Anti-DUI Crackdown
An end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-impaired drivers in Los Angeles County will get underway Friday evening and continue into next week. The California Highway Patrol will initiate its New Year’s “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m., when all available officers deploy to catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators. The campaign will continue […]
Break Room Structure Damaged in Disneyland Blaze
Authorities Friday were investigating the cause of a small blaze at Disneyland this week. The blaze broke out about 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a 12-by-12-foot structure next to the New Orleans train station that is primarily used as a break room, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Jacob Gallacher. The blaze was knocked down in about […]
LASD Finds Missing Woman, 76, Suffering From Alzheimer’s, Diabetes
Sheriff’s detectives reported that a 76-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s and diabetes who went missing Friday has been found safe. Maria Deutz Diaz, aka Lupe or Lupita, went missing around 5 a.m. in the 10800 block of Acacia Avenue. The LASD did not release any details about where, when or how Diaz was found.
Eight Hospitalized, Three Critical, in Alhambra Apartment Fire
As many as eight people were hospitalized, including three in critical condition, from a fire in a two-story apartment complex in Alhambra Friday. The fire was reported about 8:30 a.m. at 324 N. Electric Ave., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which assisted Alhambra’s department. Firefighters found multiple victims hanging from a second-story […]
Three People Hurt In Baldwin Park Crash
A car crashed into a wall and overturned as it exited the westbound (10) San Bernardino Freeway in Baldwin Park. The crash happened at 2:10 a.m as the vehicle exited at Francisquito Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Three people were hurt in the crash and transported to a hospital for treatment. Their current […]
Firefighters Contain, Extinguish Fire at Building in Van Nuys
Firefighters knocked down a fire inside a commercial building Friday in Valley Glen. The blaze started outside and then extended into the business building, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. The call about the fire at Sherman Way Market Place at 13624 Sherman Way was reported at 3:03 a.m., Stewart said. The blaze […]
ABC Seeks Dismissal of Ex-`GH’ Actor’s Faith Discrimination/Privacy Suit
A religious discrimination/invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by former “General Hospital” actor Ingo Rademacher — who was fired in 2021 after 25 years with the show for opposing the network’s directive to be vaccinated against the coronavirus — should be dismissed, ABC attorneys argue in new court papers in which they also defend the network’s […]
LAFD Knocks Down Apartment Building Fire In Koreatown
Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a two-story apartment building in Koreatown Friday. Firefighters knocked down a fire in a unit on the second floor, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. The 911 call about the fire was received at 6:07 a.m. The flames were extinguished by 6:26 a.m., she said. One woman […]
High School Athletic Trainer Pleads Not Guilty to Sex-Related Counts
An athletic trainer who worked at two San Fernando Valley high schools pleaded not guilty Friday to sex-related counts involving 12 teenage girls. Richard Alexander Turner, 64, is charged with eight counts of sexual battery by fraud, seven counts of sexual penetration by use of force involving a minor over 14, four counts of sexual […]
