| | | | The news for Thursday, January 20, 2022
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COVID Positivity Rate at Schools Slowly Dropping in LA County  With the Omicron variant fueling COVID-19 spread across the county, the number of school campuses reporting positive cases rose sharply as classes resumed this month, but the rate of students and staff testing positive for the virus has begun declining, health officials said. According to the county Department of Public Health, 1,032 K-12 schools reported […]
  
Woman Arrested After Striking Deputy With a Vehicle A woman who detectives say was involved in an altercation with a man before he died in South El Monte is in custody Thursday after striking a deputy and the victim with a vehicle and fleeing the scene. Deputies from the Temple Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Climb Again The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals jumped again, climbing close to levels not seen in about a year, but case and test positivity rates show signs of stabilizing, according to data recently released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of hospitalized patients increased from 1,197 on Tuesday to 1,232, […]
Teens Killed in Freeway Accident Identified County authorities Thursday identified two teens who died in a single-vehicle crash off the Foothill (210) Freeway. Andyn Bae, 17 and Eric Gullekson, 16, were identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. The teens were victims of a crash at 8:26 p.m. Sunday on the freeway, said California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball. According […]
Federal Courts Extend Suspension of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Surge  The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has suspended jury trials through February due to the spread of Omicron, the new virus variant that causes COVID-19, within the region’s federal courthouses, according to a court memo obtained Thursday. A three-week suspension of civil and criminal jury trials, enacted Jan. 3, will remain […]
Avelo Airlines Plans to Hire 120 New Pilots Avelo Airlines plans to hire 120 new pilots, offering bonuses and commuter stipends, to attract candidates, it was announced Thursday. Avelo Airlines is offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus for new pilots, an $1,800 virtual base stipend, and elevating first-year pay by 50% for captains and nearly 30% for first officers. The pay scale is the […]
Armed Man Shot by Deputy at Walmart in Foothill Ranch  A man armed with a gun and a knife is hospitalized Thursday after he was shot in a Walmart Supercenter in Foothill Ranch by an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy. Deputies from the Lake Forest Station of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and a SWAT unit responded at around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday to 26502 Towne Center […]
Armed Gang Members Arrested in Pomona Four men who police say are gang members are in custody Thursday following their arrests in Pomona. One is a murder suspect. Kamron Keese, Joseph Abel Diaz De Leon and Pomona residents Noah Jay Williams and Deshawn Amarionte Wright were arrested on possession of loaded and unregistered firearms charges. Keese, of Victorville, had an outstanding […]
COVID Hospitalizations, ICU Cases Rise in Riverside County The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals, and the number of virus-infected people in intensive care, have both increased, according to the latest county data. The Riverside University Health System said COVID hospitalizations countywide were at 1,109 Wednesday, up 31 from Tuesday’s numbers. That includes 160 ICU patients, up two from Tuesday. Some […]
Sentencing Due in LA for Man Who Poached Plants A South Korean national who was extradited to Los Angeles faces sentencing Thursday for trying to illegally export thousands of lotus-like California succulents — worth more than $600,000 — that he and two others pulled out of the ground at remote state parks. Byungsu Kim, 46, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court last year […]
One Year Ago Today (January 20, 2021)…Actor Danny Masterson Pleads Not Guilty to Raping Three Women One Year Ago Today (January 20, 2021)…Actor Danny Masterson pleaded not guilty to charges that he raped three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau entered the plea on behalf of the 44-year-old actor, who is best known for appearing on “That ’70s Show” and “The Ranch.” The […]
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