Wind-Driven Laguna Beach Brush Fire Forces Evacuation Orders and Warnings
A brush fire was burning Thursday in Laguna Beach, prompting evacuation orders and warnings for some communities with multimillion-dollar homes in the area. The fire was reported at around 4:10 a.m. and spread quickly throughout the hillside area near Pacific Coast Highway. A short time later, the city of Laguna Beach issued an “immediate evacuation […]
Judge Rules County Employees Will Have to Shore Up Vaccine Challenge
Five Los Angeles County employees who sued their employer, alleging the coronavirus vaccine mandate for county workers issued by executive order in August and ratified by the Board of Supervisors is unconstitutional, will have to shore up their legal arguments for the case to proceed, a judge ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard J. […]
Deputy-Involved Shooting in Lake Forest Area Leaves Man Hospitalized
A deputy-involved shooting in the Lake Forest area Thursday left a man hospitalized, authorities said. The shooting occurred early Thursday morning near Calle Vecindad and Paseo Vereda, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. “An adult male subject has been transported to a local area hospital and this is an isolated incident,” a sheriff’s statement […]
Orange County’s January COVID-19 Death Toll Jumps by Nearly 60
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and case rates remained stable, but January’s death toll continued to rise as 60 more COVID-related fatalities were reported in the latest data. All but four of the 60 deaths reported Wednesday occurred in January, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The other four occurred this month, with three […]
Man Wounded in Adams-Normandie Shooting
A man was gravely wounded in a shooting Thursday morning in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles. Officers were called at approximately 3:59 a.m. to Halldale Avenue and 27th Street near the Loren Miller Recreation Center west of Normandie Avenue where they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Los Angeles Police Department […]
LA County COVID Hospitalizations Fall Near Trigger for Lifting Outdoor Mask Mandate
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell below 2,600 Thursday, moving closer to the level that will start the clock for lifting the county’s outdoor mask-wearing mandate for large events, schools and childcare centers. According to state figures, there were 2,597 COVID-positive patients in local hospitals as of Wednesday, down from […]
Caruso Takes Steps to Enter Race for LA Mayor
Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer, has made an appointment for Friday afternoon to file a declaration with the city clerk’s office of his intent to run for mayor of Los Angeles, a sign that he might join the crowded field, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday. Caruso has a scheduled appointment with the city […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Drop
The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals dropped from 664 to 621, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients, 124 were in intensive care, up from 116 reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, local health officials said two deaths were retracted from the total count of COVID-19 deaths, leaving the county’s death toll at […]
Heat Advisory in Effect Until Sunday Night
A heat advisory for the San Fernando Valley, and parts of Los Angeles County, is in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. In addition, a wind advisory is in effect for the same areas until 4 p.m. Thursday, creating unseasonably hot and windy conditions in Los Angeles County. Temperatures are […]
Little Change To Average LA County Gas Price, But Another Record High
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent for the second consecutive day Thursday to $4.747, its sixth record high in seven days. The Los Angeles County average price has risen 10 of the past 11 days, increasing 7.9 cents, according to figures from […]
One Year Ago Today (February 10, 2021)…Man Charged With Attacking Another Man in Placentia for Alleged Sex Assault
One Year Ago Today (February 10, 2021)…A 52-year-old Brea man was behind bars on charges of attacking a man in Placentia in what police say was retaliation for an alleged sexual assault of the suspect’s family. Randolph Loren Aguirre was charged Monday with single counts each of assault with the intent to commit mayhem, assault […]
