2 Killed When Vehicle Speeding Away from Shooting Hits Pole in Anaheim
A vehicle speeding away from an Anaheim restaurant where shots were fired crashed into a traffic signal early Monday morning, killing two people inside. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at 12:10 a.m. at 1729 W. La Palma Ave. near Euclid Street and saw a vehicle speeding away, according to Anaheim police Sgt. […]
Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Resume Their Decline
The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals has dropped to 352, a decline of 28 patients after a rare increase of 17 on Saturday interrupted a recent downward trend, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients hospitalized as of Sunday, 79 were in intensive care, up one from the previous day. […]
Man Wounded at Westlake Apartment
A man was shot Monday morning when he responded to a knock at the front door of his Westlake apartment. The shooting was reported at 12:35 a.m. at 522 S. Union Ave., according to a dispatcher at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. Paramedics took the man to a hospital where his vital signs […]
DA Says 2 Years `May Not’ Be Enough Jail Time For Child Sex Assailant
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has issued a statement saying that one of his policies, which resulted in a transgender woman being ordered to serve two years in juvenile custody for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a restaurant bathroom “may not” be an adequate amount of time behind bars. The county’s top […]
Los Angeles County’s COVID Hospitalizations Fall to 1,391
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has fallen to 1,391, down from 1,502 one day earlier and a huge drop from the middle of last month, when it stood at over 4,800, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients hospitalized as of Sunday, 301 were in intensive care, down […]
Man Killed in Shooting Near MacArthur Park ID’d
The coroner Monday released the name of a man killed in a shooting across the street from MacArthur Park. Jose Gallegos, 68, was a Los Angeles resident. The shooting took place around 12:50 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Alvarado Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim now identified […]
Huntington Beach Police Officer Killed in Helicopter Crash
The second officer wounded in a helicopter crash that killed a Huntington Beach police officer has been released from an area hospital, while the investigation continues to determine what caused the aircraft to go down in the waters near Newport Beach while responding to an emergency call. That second officer, who has not been identified, […]
Delayed by COVID Surge, 2022 LA County Homeless Count Getting Underway
Following a one-month postponement due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County, the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Point-in-Time Homeless Count gets underway Tuesday night — with volunteers spreading out to get an accurate count of the number of unhoused people in the area. The count will take place over three nights beginning […]
Alleged Illegal Drug Lab Catches Fire and Explodes Injuring Three in Anaheim
A suspect in an alleged illegal drug lab that caught fire and exploded in Anaheim remained in critical condition Monday while two firefighters treated at a hospital for their injuries were released. The fire was reported at 11:22 a.m. Sunday in a single-story commercial building at 1169 N. Knollwood Circle, according to Anaheim police Sgt. […]
Some Lanes on LAX Arrivals Level to Close Overnight Starting Monday
Starting Monday, outer lanes of Lower World Way, the arrivals level of LAX, will be closed overnight for more than two weeks while crews construct a pedestrian bridge over the roadway, airport officials announced. From 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night starting Monday and through Wednesday March 9, the outer lanes of the Lower/Arrivals […]
One Year Ago Today (February 21, 2021)…L.A. County Reports 93 Additional Deaths, 1,435 New Cases of COVID-19
One Year Ago Today (February 21, 2021)…Los Angeles County reported 1,465 new cases of COVID-19 and 93 additional deaths, with officials noting that the relatively lower number of cases and deaths may reflect reporting delays over the weekend. The number of coronavirus cases in county hospital dropped to 2,369, with 30% of those patients in […]
