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Beverly Hills Man Pardoned by Trump After Guilty Plea to Conspiracy Charge Former Republican National Committee Deputy Finance Chairman Elliott Broidy was among 73 people pardoned by President Donald Trump hours before his term expires Wednesday. The Beverly Hills resident pleaded guilty Oct. 20 to a federal charge of acting as an unregistered foreign agent and lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of a Malaysian financier who […]
Wind-Blown Fire in San Dimas Area Scorches 40 Acres Firefighters worked Wednesday morning to increase containment of a wind-driven brush fire that broke out near the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in the San Dimas area. The blaze was reported early Tuesday afternoon west of Kellogg Drive and was burning uphill, amid a red flag warning of high fire danger due to strong winds […]
Firefighter Injured Battling Greater Alarm Fire in Commercial Building A firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning at a blaze in a commercial building that houses a Chase Bank branch in the Leimert Park area and burned for 90 minutes before being extinguished. Crews responded at 12:24 a.m. to 4401 Crenshaw Blvd., near Vernon Avenue, and found fire burning through the roof of the two-story […]
Cedars-Sinai Study: Women More Vulnerable to Sudden Cardiac Arrest at Night A study at Cedars-Sinai Medical Canter has found that during nighttime hours, women might be more likely than men to suffer sudden death due to cardiac arrest, the hospital reported Wednesday. “Dying suddenly during nighttime hours is a perplexing and devastating phenomenon,” said Dr. Sumeet Chugh, senior author of the study and director of the […]
Brush Fire Burning in Santa Clarita 10% Contained A brush fire that broke out in the Santa Clarita area amid fierce Santa Ana wind conditions has blackened 167 acres and was 10% contained Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in light-to-medium brush near the 24000 block of The Old Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. […]
Two Horses Die in Training at Los Alamitos Ahead of License Discussion Two horses died while training at Los Alamitos Race Course over the weekend, state regulators confirmed Wednesday, the first fatalities at the track since the state granted it a six-month operating license and days ahead of a renewed discussion on extending it through December. According to the California Horse Racing Board’s website, Don’t Stop Looking, […]
110 New OC COVID-19 Deaths; Disney Vaccine Site to be Closed Again Wednesday Orange County Tuesday reported 110 more COVID-19 fatalities — a total from Monday and Tuesday — raising the death toll to 2,477 as positivity, hospitalizations and cases show a continued decreasing. Meanwhile, because of expected high winds, the county’s vaccine super site at Disneyland will be closed Wednesday for a second straight day. Officials Tuesday […]
Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $970 Million No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $970 million — the third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a convenience store in Artesia and […]
Southland Gas Prices Still Rising The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County increased two-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $3.35. The average price has risen 22 times in the last 24 days to its highest amount since March 19, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It was unchanged […]
Nightmare Beating Of Parolee’s Terrified Girlfriend In Banning Hotel: Felon Gets Seven Years After SWAT Raid A parolee who beat and held his girlfriend against her will in a Banning hotel room, culminating in a SWAT raid on the location, has been sentenced to seven years in state prison under terms of a plea deal. Alfredo Raul Guerrero, 36, of Banning had already pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to corporal injury to […]
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