| | | | The news for Thursday, December 23, 2021
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‘Staggeringly Fast’: LA County COVID Numbers Rocket Upward Amid Omicron Surge  Los Angeles County reported in its latest data more than 6,500 new COVID-19 infections, more than double the number from Tuesday and marking what the public health director called a “staggeringly fast” spike that could potentially lead to daily numbers topping 20,000 by year’s end — the highest yet of the pandemic. Public Health Director […]
  
OC COVID-19 Hospitalizations Jump Above 200 Again Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped above 200 as the county logged two more virus-related deaths, according to data recently released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations increased from 188 on Tuesday to 215 Wednesday, with the level of intensive care unit patients inching up from 56 to 57. The county reported 1,057 new […]
Victim in Foothill Crash Identified A 60-year-old man was identified Thursday by county authorities as the person killed in a crash in the Arcadia area. Wyatte Evans, whose city of residency was not immediately available, was identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. The crash that killed Evans was reported at about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday on the westbound Foothill […]
Rain Headed for Southland Starting Thursday Through Christmas  Yet another storm system is making its way into the Southland Thursday, threatening to dampen the Christmas holiday and likely bringing snow to the mountains, while again raising fears of possible flooding or debris flows in some recent burn areas. A voluntary evacuation warning will take effect at 8 a.m. Thursday in the Silverado, Williams […]
Cold Rainstorms to Anchor over Inland Region Thursday Through Christmas Another round of heavy rainfall will envelop the Inland Empire beginning Thursday and continuing into Christmas Day, as back-to-back fronts sweep in from the north, forecasters said. According to the National Weather Service, a trough of low pressure hanging off the west coast of Canada will gradually roll across California, dragging “a lot of moisture” […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Increase The number of coronavirus patients in Riverside County hospitals increased by 16 to 336, with 83 in intensive care, up one from Tuesday, according to the latest state figures. Meanwhile, the aggregate number of COVID cases recorded in the county rose by 935 since Tuesday, reaching 389,057 since the pandemic began, according to the Riverside […]
Lakers Plan Big Sendoff as Staples Center Name Fades into History After 22 years, the Lakers will play their last game at Staples Center Thursday evening — two days before the venerable downtown venue officially is renamed Crypto.com Arena on Christmas Day. The Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs in the 7:30 p.m. game, and plan a number of sendoff festivities for their finale under the […]
Average LA, Orange County Gas Prices Unchanged The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Thursday, remaining at $4.672, one day after dropping one-tenth of a cent. The average price is a half-cent less than one week ago and 3.2 cents lower than one month ago but $1.482 more than one year ago, according […]
Man With Depression Last Seen in Palmdale Reported Missing A 43-year-old man diagnosed with depression was missing Thursday after last being seen in Palmdale. Patrick Kossow was last seen at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 1200 block of East Avenue Q-13, said Deputy Miguel Meza of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Kossow is white, 6 feet tall, weighs 380 pounds, has brown eyes and gray/white […]
One Year Ago Today (December 23, 2020)…Man’s 105-Year-to-Life Sentence Upheld for Sexually Abusing Four Children One Year Ago Today (December 23, 2020)…A state appeals court panel upheld a Pomona man’s 105-year-to-life state prison sentence for sexually abusing four children over a span of nearly two decades. Romelio Corelio Espinoza, who is now 63, was convicted in November 2017 of three counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child […]
Chargers Add Two Players to COVID List  The Los Angeles Chargers added leading rusher Austin Ekeler and receiver Jalen Guyton to the COVID-19 reserve list Wednesday, increasing the list to 11 players. Coach Brandon Staley described Ekeler, Guyton and backup quarterback Chase Daniel and defensive lineman Joe Gaziano, who were added to the list Tuesday, as “day-to-day.” Star pass rusher Joey Bosa […]
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