| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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Woman Driver Wore No Seat Belt When Killed In Mystery SUV Rollover Crash Near Palm Springs  A woman driver not wearing a seat belt when she was killed as her SUV drifted off Highway 111 towards downtown Palm Springs, smashed into a fence and rolled over was identified Wednesday as a Santa Monica resident. The cause of the crash remained a mystery and authorities said they were still trying to figure […]
  
Sex, Meth, Pot With 13-Year-Old Girl? Mistrial For Ride-Hailing Driver Accused In Palm Desert Resort Assault  Trial proceedings for a ride-hailing driver accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a Palm Desert resort were abruptly stopped — and a mistrial declared — because the defendant fell ill, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office reported Wednesday. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Albert J. Wojcik declared the mistrial on the second day […]
Hookah Bar Gunfire Killing In Riverside: Felon Charged With Murder As Fight Turns Deadly  A convicted felon accused of fatally shooting a 25-year-old man during an altercation at a Riverside hookah bar was charged Wednesday with murder. Kevin Alfredo Hernandez of San Bernardino was arrested Sunday, hours after he allegedly gunned down Jose Rondan, also of San Bernardino. Along with murder, Hernandez is charged with being a felon in […]
Outrage Over Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: LA Leaders Horrified At Eight Murders At Georgia Massage Spas A collection of civil- and human-rights advocates and elected officials gathered in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday to condemn the rise of hate crimes against Asian Pacific Islander communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The gathering began with a moment of silence in honor of the victims of Tuesday’s shootings at three spas in Georgia that killed […]
Britney Spears May Oust Daddy As Conservator: Shaved Head, Bizarre Behavior Limited Star’s Rights In 2008 The court-appointed attorney for Britney Spears said Wednesday he will bring a petition to have his client’s care manager named the permanent conservator of the singer’s person next month. Samuel Ingham III told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny during a brief hearing that he will nominate Jodi Montgomery to serve in the new […]
Disneyland Finally Reopens April 30! Mouse Won’t Roar – Just Squeak – With Only 15% Capacity  Disneyland and California Adventure will reopen on April 30, more than one year after shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney announced Wednesday. Reservations will be required and only state residents will be permitted to visit the parks in line with current state guidelines. The parks will operate at 15% of capacity, and park […]
Get That Vaccine! State Launches Drive To Combat Anti-Vaxxers Hoping to overcome the issue of hesitancy among some people in the Southland and beyond to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the state announced Wednesday a multimillion-dollar publicity campaign designed to address questions and concerns about the vaccine. The “Let’s Get to ImmUnity” campaign will be a sweeping effort involving paid digital advertisements, social media outreach […]
City Council Moves To Stop Restaurants Automatically Giving Plastic Utensils In an effort to alleviate some financial burdens on Los Angeles restaurants and reduce plastic waste, the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday requested City Attorney Mike Feuer to draft an ordinance that would make plastic utensils, napkins and salt packets only available when requested by restaurant customers. The motion, which passed unanimously, was introduced by […]
Parolee Shot in Confrontation with Cops to Stand Trial on Felony Charges An armed parolee who was shot during a confrontation with Riverside police officers as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant must stand trial on felony evading and other charges, a judge ruled Wednesday. Xavier Daniel Lopez, 29, of Riverside was wounded Jan. 26 by officers outside a home in the 4600 block of Tomlinson […]
Woman’s 25-Year Sentence Upheld for Being Get-Away Driver in Two Killings A state appellate court panel Wednesday rejected a woman’s challenge to her 25-year prison sentence for being the getaway driver in the robbery-motivated murder of an MTV music coordinator and the killing of another man just over a week apart in Los Angeles. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with […]
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