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Woman Driving Mercedes-Benz Flees After 3 Killed in Anaheim Crash

AnaheimcrashThree people were killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning in Anaheim. Officers responded about 2:50 a.m. to the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Orange Avenue, where they found a white Mercedes-Benz abandoned and a black Kia with three people inside, all of whom were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Shane Carringer […]
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Innocent Black Man Crossing A Banning Street Killed Because Of His Race? Six Years Later Cops ID Two Gang Felons As Gunmen

jail cellsTwo convicted felons who are already jailed and charged in multiple shootings are suspected of killing a 51-year-old random Black man in a racially motivated attack in Banning almost six years ago. Authorities said it took unrelenting detectives and patrol officers working on the 2015 cold case to name William Arnold Armendariz, 24, and Samuel […]
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LA County Could Qualify for Yellow Tier Tuesday; No New COVID Deaths Reported

Los Angeles County could officially qualify for the least-restrictive yellow tier in the state’s COVID-19 reopening blueprint when updated numbers are released Tuesday. Reaching the yellow level requires a county to have an average daily rate of new COVID cases less than two per 100,000 residents — and maintain that rate for two weeks. Last […]
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He Weighs 400 Pounds, His Nickname Is ‘Sane’ And He’s Missing Since Being Spotted In Lancaster: Deputies Need Your Help

LA Sheriff's Department cruiserAuthorities sought the public’s help Tuesday in their search for a missing 400-pound man who was last seen in Lancaster. Aaron Acuna, also known by the nickname “Sane,” was last seen on April 26 at about 8 a.m. in the 43700 block of Country Side Road, according to Deputy Eva Jimenez of the Sheriff’s Information […]
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Man Killed in Commercial Building Fire in Central-Alameda Area

A man was killed Tuesday morning in a commercial building fire in the Central-Alameda area of South Los Angeles. Firefighters responded about midnight to the 1800 block of 57th Street, near Alba Street and east of Long Beach Boulevard, and found heavy fire showing from the one-story structure, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los […]
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One Killed in Crash on Northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Hawthorne

One person was killed in a crash on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Hawthorne Tuesday. The crash was reported about 3:25 a.m. just south of El Segundo Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information on the identity of the fatally injured person was not immediately available. Traffic was routed away from the […]
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L.A. County Firefighters Battle Lancaster Brushfire, 83% Contained

A 400-acre brushfire in the Fairmont area near Lancaster was 83% contained Tuesday morning. The fire was reported about 8 p.m. Sunday in the 20000 block of West Avenue D, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman. The National Weather Service reported Sunday night that wind gusts up to 45 mph were […]
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Orange County Reports 55 New COVID-19 Cases As Hospitalizations Drop Below 100

Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fell out of triple digits for the first time in months Monday, while the county also reported just 55 new infections and did not log any new fatalities. “That’s amazing,” Andrew Noymer, a UC Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention, told City News Service of the hospitalization number. “Hospitalization […]
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Little Tokyo Intersection To Be Dedicated in Honor of Civil Rights Leader

The intersection of First and Judge John Aiso streets in Little Tokyo will be dedicated Tuesday as Rose Ochi Square, honoring the pioneering Japanese American civic and civil rights leader. Ochi’s widower, Tom Ochi, and lobbyist Darlene Kuba, who requested the intersection be dedicated in Ochi’s honor, will join City Councilman Kevin de León, who […]
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Number of COVID-19 ICU Patients Down, Death Count Unchanged in Riverside County

The number of COVID-positive patients under intensive care in Riverside County dropped Monday, while the number of virus-related deaths was unchanged. According to the Riverside University Health System, 80 people countywide are hospitalized with coronavirus, three more than Friday, but there are only 16 ICU patients diagnosed with the virus, down two from the end […]
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