| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, December 23, 2020
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Worst News Yet In Southern California Coronavirus Battle: LA County Breaks Record For Daily Deaths  Southern California coronavirus news was grim Wednesday as record numbers of deaths and hospitalizations were set. Los Angeles County is reporting 145 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest single-day number of the entire pandemic. The county is also announcing another 16,525 cases, while the number of people hospitalized is 6,155, although the state estimates the county’s hospital […]
  
COVID-19 Patient Kills Fellow COVID-19 Patient, 82? Victim Prays, Attacker Outraged  A man was in custody Wednesday following his arrest for allegedly killing a fellow patient at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, where both men were being treated for COVID-19, authorities said. Jesse Martinez, 37, was booked on suspicion of murder and his bail was set at $1 million, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]
Sex Molester Of Four Kids Won’t Get Out: Appeal Denied Of 105-Year-to-Life Sentence  A state appeals court panel upheld a Pomona man’s 105-year-to-life state prison sentence for sexually abusing four children over a span of nearly two decades. Romelio Corelio Espinoza, who is now 63, was convicted in November 2017 of three counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child 10 or younger and five counts […]
Officials ID Woman, Boy Found Dead in Westlake Area Apartment; Suspect Sought Authorities Wednesday identified a woman and a young boy who were found dead in a Westlake area apartment, and whose killer — believed to be a fellow family member — remains at large. Officers found the bodies when they went to the 1800 block of West 11th Place at 10:25 p.m. Monday on a requested […]
Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Estranged Wife at Whittier Shopping Mall A man was in custody Wednesday in the shooting death of his estranged wife in a Kohl’s store at a Whittier shopping center, police said. Officers were called about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to Whittwood Town Center on Whittier Boulevard near Santa Gertrudes Avenue after getting reports that shots were fired, according to the Whittier Police […]
Neighbor Wins Restraining Order Against Bill Gross in Laguna A judge Wednesday granted a three-year restraining order to keep billionaire “bond king” Bill Gross from harassing his Laguna Beach neighbor by blasting backyard music, in the latest development in a dispute that erupted when the neighbor filed a complaint against Gross for erecting netting around an outdoor art installation that the neighbor said blocked […]
Archdiocese Announces New Guidelines For Indoor Services The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Wednesday announced updated guidelines for indoor religious services according to protocols issued by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. Parishes in Los Angeles County may resume indoor religious services, provided there is space for social distancing of at least six feet between family units, all in attendance wear face […]
CHP: Drivers Need To Heed New Traffic Laws Starting January 1 Beginning Jan. 1, several new laws will go into effect, including safe space for emergency vehicles and rescuing children from hot cars, that Inland Empire residents need to heed, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday. Assembly Bill 2285, which the governor signed into law in September, establishes potential fines for motorists who do not slow […]
ShakeAlertLA To Be Replaced By Statewide Earthquake Early-Warning App The city’s ShakeAlertLA app will stop issuing earthquake warnings after Dec. 31, and Mayor Eric Garcetti urged residents Wednesday to download the statewide MyShake app that was built with the same technology and provides the same alerts. ShakeAlertLA was designed to notify residents when earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.5 or higher occur. “Los Angeles […]
Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Estranged Wife at Whittier Shopping Mall A man was in custody Wednesday in the shooting death of his estranged wife in a Kohl’s store at a Whittier shopping center, police said. Officers were called about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to Whittwood Town Center on Whittier Boulevard near Santa Gertrudes Avenue after getting reports that shots were fired, according to the Whittier Police […]
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