| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, March 29, 2021
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Utility Crews Repair Broken Water Main That Flooded Apartments in Pacific Palisades  Utility crews Monday repaired a 16-inch water main that ruptured, triggering flooding that threatened several apartment buildings in Pacific Palisades. The problem — in a cast-iron main that was installed in 1939 — was reported about 8:20 p.m. Sunday in the 16000 block of West Sunset Boulevard. “A large volume of water threatened several apartment […]
  
Officer Trying to Take Pedestrian Into Custody on 10 Freeway is Struck by SUV A California Highway Patrol officer suffered major injuries Monday when she was hit by an SUV while trying to take a pedestrian into custody on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the Arlington Heights area. The officer, assigned to the CHP Central Area office, was injured about 7:15 a.m. west of Arlington Avenue and was […]
Santa Ana Winds Returning To Southland, Heightening Fire Concerns Santa Ana winds will again gust across the Southland beginning later Monday evening and continuing into Wednesday, combining with low humidity levels to create a heightened risk of wildfires. Windy conditions are expected to begin Monday evening primarily in Santa Barbara County, then spread across Los Angeles and Ventura counties late Monday night and into […]
LA County Urges Worker Protections Amid Dwindling Case Numbers With COVID-19 case numbers maintaining a steady decline, Los Angeles County health officials Monday urged continued protections for workers through strict adherence to infection-control measures. The urging came on a day the county recognized the anniversary of labor leader César Chavez’s birthday, with most county offices shuttered for the day. “As we celebrate today the […]
LAUSD Announces Staggered School Reopening Schedule For April  Los Angeles Unified is moving ahead with plans to reopen 61 elementary schools and 11 early education centers the week of April 12, requiring weekly COVID-19 testing for students and staff and enforcing rigorous safety standards, the superintendent announced Monday. “To put this in perspective, these 72 schools we are opening the week of April […]
Man Charged with Murder, Animal Cruelty in San Dimas Stabbing of Woman and Dog A 23-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman and her dog to death in San Dimas was charged Monday with murder, attempted murder, animal cruelty and other felonies. Ricardo Saldivar, who is also facing criminal threats and second-degree robbery charges, made his initial court appearance Monday morning, but his arraignment was postponed to May 11. […]
Santa Clarita Man Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Relief Fraud A Santa Clarita Valley man pleaded guilty Monday to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain about $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief guaranteed by the Small Business Administration through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the Paycheck Protection Program. According to court documents, Hassan Kanyike, 29, admitted that he submitted six fraudulent PPP loan applications […]
Riverside County Reports Nearly 12% Drop in COVID-19 Hospitalizations Riverside County Monday reported a nearly 12% drop in coronavirus hospitalizations over the weekend, though 25 additional virus-related deaths were confirmed. The number of coronavirus patients being treated in county hospitals stood at 120 as of Monday, down 16 from Friday, according to the Riverside University Health System. That figure includes 31 ICU patients, two […]
LA County Asks to be Dismissed from Homelessness Lawsuit Los Angeles County sought Monday to be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a coalition of downtown businesses and residents seeking to force the city and county to step up their response to the rising number of homeless encampments on local streets and near freeways. The county contends in its motion, filed in Los Angeles […]
JPL Begins Assembly Work On Asteroid-Exploring Spacecraft  Technicians at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Monday were beginning final assembly and testing work on a spacecraft designed to explore a largely metallic asteroid in hopes of gaining insight on the formation of planets. The van-sized chassis of the Psyche spacecraft arrived at JPL in Pasadena over the weekend from Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto. Over […]
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