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The news for Friday, June 25, 2021

Wild Gun Battle In Botched Hollywood Hills 2 A.M. Robbery Kills Suspect: Wounded Victim Fights For Life

LAPD cruiserOne suspect is dead and another is in custody Friday after a botched robbery in the Hollywood Hills that also left one attempted-robbery victim in critical condition following a gunshot exchange between the victims and the suspects, authorities said. Three suspects approached three men around 2:05 a.m. at 1474 Blue Jay Way in an attempt […]
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DUI Driver Killed Wheelchair Man In Unmarked Crosswalk? Long Beach Suspect Hit With Felony Charges

Justitia, the Roman goddess of justice who is also known as "Lady Justice."A Long Beach suspect who was allegedly driving drunk when he struck and killed a man in a wheelchair in an unmarked crosswalk will be arraigned next week on a number of felony charges. Joseph Maez, 26, is set to be arraigned July 2 on one felony count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, […]
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Scary LAX Security Breach: Anti-Terrorist Fencing Fails As Car Drives Onto Runway For Wild Chase

A wild chase on a runway at LAX after a suspect breached an anti-terrorist security fence and drove onto airport grounds has ended with the alleged driver in custody Friday. The man, driving a silver four-door car with what appeared to be the letters “SOS” written on the hood, breached the fence at the FedEx […]
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Freeway Nightmare: Beware Traffic Jam As Half Of Riverside (91) Shuts Down Saturday In Riverside

91 Freeway signHalf of the Riverside (91) Freeway will be closed Saturday night in downtown Riverside to facilitate a railroad realignment project, and motorists were advised to be prepared for long travel delays. The westbound 91 will be shut down between 14th Street and Central Avenue beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday and continuing until 8 a.m. Sunday, […]
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Sex Molester Sentencing: Little-Girl Victims Were Wife’s Relatives Decade Ago In Cathedral City

Sentencing is scheduled Friday for a Thousand Palms man convicted of molesting two of his wife’s underage relatives more than a decade ago in Cathedral City. Following one day of deliberations last month, jurors found John Clement Williams, 55, guilty of six counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14 years old, and […]
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Alex Trebek, Larry King, Regis Philbin to Be Honored as Daytime Emmy Awards Presented

The 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented Friday evening in a broadcast ceremony that will include tributes to television icons Alex Trebek, Larry King and Regis Philbin. Trebek, the longtime host of “Jeopardy!,” and King, the veteran talk show host, are both also nominated for awards at the ceremony, which will be held […]
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Average LA County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since July 2015

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the 10th time in 11 days, increasing 1.1 cents to $4.285, its highest amount since July 17, 2015. The average price has risen 3.9 cents over the past 11 days, including a half-cent on Thursday, according to figures […]
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LACo Reports Largest Number of New COVID Cases in Month; No Surge Feared Yet

Los Angeles County is reporting its highest daily number of new COVID-19 infections since mid-May, and is also seeing slight increases in hospitalizations and testing-positivity rates — but the public health director says she is not immediately concerned about a virus surge. “Obviously the numbers are really, really low still. Really low,” Barbara Ferrer said […]
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One Dead in Multi-Vehicle Crash on 605 Freeway in Whittier

One person is dead after a crash in Whittier Friday on the northbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway involving multiple vehicles, including one vehicle that overturned and possibly a big rig, authorities said. Officers responded at 2:27 a.m. to the 605 and the Rose Hills Road off-ramp, said Officer Patrick Kimball of the California Highway […]
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Man Shot to Death in Unincorporated Area Near South Los Angeles

A man was shot and killed Thursday evening in an unincorporated area near South Los Angeles. The shooting occurred at about 7:50 p.m. in the 10600 block of Budlong Avenue, near Vermont Avenue, according to Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not […]
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