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The news for Saturday, April 17, 2021

Young and Healthy? Get COVID Vaccination Anyway, LA County Health Official Urges

Drive-up vaccinationMore than 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be available throughout Los Angeles County next week, and a top county health official urged everyone — even young residents who may feel they’re healthy and impervious to the virus — to get a shot. “For those of you in the younger eligible age groups […]
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Girl’s Afternoon Bedroom Sex Attack Nightmare For Real: Break-In Sex Suspect Nabbed In Georgia

Photo from Pixabay.A 23-year-old man suspected of breaking into a Banning home late last year and sexually assaulting a girl before her family members intervened was arrested in Georgia and is awaiting extradition to California, according to authorities. Marquis Travian Washington of Rialto was taken into custody on a felony warrant near Atlanta last Friday, according to […]
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Boy Killed in Cudahy Shooting

A boy was killed Saturday morning in a shooting in Cudahy. Deputies from the East Los Angeles station responded at 12:30 a.m. to a call of a gunshot victim in the 5200 block of Clara Street, where they found the victim with a single gunshot to his upper body, according to the Los Angeles County […]
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Orange County COVID-19 Trends Continue in Encouraging Direction

Orange County has reported 112 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths as hospitalization numbers increased by 10 patients. Friday’s new cases upped the county’s cumulative count from throughout the pandemic to 252,804 while the death toll rose to 4,886. Four of the new deaths occurred in December due to common delays in the reporting […]
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WeHo To Debut Open-Street Shopping/Dining Event On Robertson Boulevard

Hoping to further encourage people to leave their homes and patronize local businesses struggling through the pandemic, West Hollywood will begin an open-street program on Robertson Boulevard Saturday evening to create a pedestrian-friendly shopping and dining area. The “OUT on Robertson” program is an expansion of the city’s creation of “OUT Zones” that allowed businesses […]
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Huntington Library Art Galleries to Reopen

the huntington libraryThe Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens will reopen its art galleries Saturday after more than one year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Attendance will be limited to 50% of capacity, and visitors must obtain tickets in advance at huntington.org. Available for viewing will be the newly restored masterpiece of 18th-century British […]
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One Killed in Willowbrook Shooting

An investigation was underway Saturday morning into the shooting death of a male in Willowbrook. Deputies responded at 2:15 a.m. to the 12100 block of South Main Street and located the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Deputy Maria Lucero of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A motive for the […]
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Fishing Tournament Benefiting Veterans Set For La Quinta

A fishing tournament aimed at supporting local veterans is planned for Saturday at Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park in La Quinta. The first-ever “Veterans Fishing Derby” organized by Coachella Valley veterans will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at the park located at 58075 Jefferson St. Money generated from the tournament fee, and food […]
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Pit Bulls and Cats Available For Reduced and Waived Fees at LA Animal Services

The Paula Kent Meehan Pet Care Foundation is sponsoring an L.A. Animal Services adoption event Saturday and Sunday to seek homes for pit bulls, which will be available at a $50 discount, and cats and kittens, with fees waived for all felines. Pit bulls and dogs that resemble pit bulls will be available at a […]
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Man Killed in Pomona Shooting

A man was killed in a shooting in Pomona and the shooter was at large Saturday morning. Officers responded at 8 p.m. Friday to the 600 block of East Jefferson Avenue and found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Sgt. Edgard Padilla of the Pomona Police Department. The victim was taken to a […]
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