| | | | The news for Thursday, January 21, 2021
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COVID Deaths Mount in LA County, Even as Case Numbers Stabilize  COVID-19 deaths continued to mount in Los Angeles County Wednesday, with more than 250 fatalities reported, but while new cases numbers, positivity rates and hospitalization figures are trending downward, the public health director said it’s too early to proclaim the surge over. The persistently high number of daily deaths in recent weeks is a result […]
  
Driver Freed from Wrecked Vehicle off Riverside Freeway in Anaheim A woman was hospitalized Thursday morning in critical condition after being freed from the wreckage of a solo vehicle crash off the Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim. The crash occurred about 1 a.m. on the Imperial Highway off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Anaheim Fire & Rescue crews need about 45 minutes to free […]
31 New Orange County COVID-19 Deaths; Disneyland Vaccine Site Closes Again Orange County on Wednesday reported 31 more COVID-19 fatalities, hiking the death toll above 2,500, and the vaccination site at Disneyland had to be closed for a second consecutive day due to windy weather. Health officials said that despite those setbacks and 1,701 new cases being reported Wednesday, the good news is that case rates […]
CHRB To Weigh Extending License for Los Alamitos Race Track State regulators will renew their discussion on extending an operating license for Los Alamitos Race Course Thursday, a few days after two horses died while training at the Cypress track. According to the California Horse Racing Board’s website, Don’t Stop Looking, a 3-year-old filly, and Noor Khan, a 4-year-old mare, died Sunday. Details of the […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since March 18  The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday for the 18th time in 19 days, increasing 1.4 cents to $3.364, its highest amount since March 18. The average price has risen 13.3 cents over the past 19 days, including two-tenths of a cent on Wednesday, according to […]
Missing 25-Year-Old Woman Suffering from Mental Condition Last Seen in Lancaster A 25-year-old woman who suffers from an undisclosed mental condition and was last seen in Lancaster was reported missing Thursday morning. Mykeisha White was last seen about 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 45600 block of Sancroft Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. White is Black, 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs […]
Riverside County Coronavirus Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 continued to trend downward Wednesday as county health officials reported an additional 31 coronavirus deaths. With an additional 564 COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday, the aggregate number of infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 251,000, compared with 250,436 on Tuesday, according to […]
Santa Clarita Brush Fire Burns 167 Acres, 17% Contained A brush fire that broke out in the Santa Clarita area amid fierce Santa Ana wind conditions has blackened 167 acres and was 17% contained Thursday. 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. Winds […]
Firefighters Extinguish Major Emergency Fire in Sun Valley A major emergency structure fire in a large, vacant and boarded-up former restaurant in the Sun Valley area burned for nearly four hours before being doused Thursday morning by firefighters. Crews responded about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to the former site of an Acapulco Mexican Restaurant at 8431 Sunland Blvd., near the Golden State (5) Freeway, […]
Hatchet Hate Crime, Black Slur: Year In Jail For Stanton Attacker  A Stanton man with prior strike convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and burglary has pleaded guilty to a hate crime attack in Westminster and was immediately sentenced to a year in jail. Christopher Robargae, 34, attacked the victim June 30 at a park in Westminster while the man was playing basketball with his […]
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