Democrat Concedes to Republican in Race to Be in Runoff for Insurance Commissioner
Republican Robert Howell will face Democratic incumbent Ricardo Lara in the race for insurance commissioner after edging Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine for the second spot on the November ballot. Howell, a cybersecurity equipment manufacturer, bills himself as a “Reagan Republican,” and has pledged if elected to “serve as your personal watchdog guarding against waste, fraud, […]
Woman Wounded in Chesterfield Square Shooting
A woman is in the hospital Thursday after being shot in the Chesterfield Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 8:43 p.m. Wednesday and officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Slauson and Western avenues where they found a woman who had been shot as she walked along Slauson, LAPD […]
Former Coroner’s Investigator Who Won $8.4 Million Accepts Smaller Award
A former coroner’s office investigator has accepted a reduction of less than half of a jury’s award of $8.4 million in her whistleblower suit against Los Angeles County — in which she said she was forced into early retirement in 2017 in retaliation for raising suspicions about the death of an 8-year-old disabled boy — […]
8-Year-Old Girl Hit in Face by Cell Phone While Riding Roller Coaster
An 8-year-old girl from Riverside who was hit in the face by a cell phone while riding a roller coaster at Magic Mountain needed 10 stitches to close the wound, and her family is looking for answers into how it happened, according to media reports. Josh Evans told Fox 11 his daughter was hit in […]
Orange County Sees Slight Increases in COVID-19 Vaccines
Orange County saw modest increases in vaccinations and booster shots since last week, according to data recently released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of vaccines administered in Orange County increased from 2,326,588 to 2,328,630, according to Wednesday’s data. That number includes an increase from 2,187,900 to 2,189,959 residents who have received […]
LA County’s COVID Hospitalizations Surge Past 900
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has surged past 900, rising by nearly 100 people since Saturday, according to the latest state data. There were 920 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Wednesday, with 89 of those being treated in intensive care, according to the state figures. The county’s hospitalization […]
Gascón Recall Petitions Now in Hands of County for Verification of Signatures
County elections officials Thursday begin the long process of validating some 717,000 signatures submitted by organizers of the effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. “We’re turning in everything right now,” Tim Lineberger of the Recall DA George Gascón campaign told City News Service just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, as the petitions […]
Felon Accused of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl Due in Court
A probationer accused of cultivating an online relationship with a 12-year-old girl, leading to multiple alleged sexual assaults over a five-month span, is slated to be arraigned Thursday. Robert Downing Scott Jr., 30, of Riverside, was arrested last month and charged with five counts of lewd acts on a child, three counts of aggravated sexual […]
Convicted Drug Dealer to be Sentenced in LAX Cocaine Smuggling Case
A Jamaican national who supplied a JetBlue flight attendant with nearly 60 pounds of cocaine that she attempted to smuggle onto a plane at Los Angeles International Airport faces sentencing Thursday. Gaston Brown, 45, was convicted at trial four years ago in Los Angeles of conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, aggravated identity theft […]
Felon Arrested, Illegal Guns Recovered in Palmdale Raid
A convicted felon is under arrest Thursday after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies recovered more than 90 illegal “ghost guns” during a raid in Palmdale. The arrest and the seizure of the illegal weapons and ammunition was announced at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday on the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Facebook page. Deputies from the […]
One Year Ago Today (July 7, 2021)…Riverside Police Warn of Sex Offender With Penchant for Peeping Activity
One Year Ago Today (July 7, 2021)…A convicted sex offender with a history of peeping tom activity might be lurking anywhere in Riverside, police said, warning the public to be alert to his presence and report anything suspicious. Charles Lee McKay, 54, is a transient and could be staying at any number of places, according […]
