Deputies Fatally Shoot Man, Rescue Infant Boy After Standoff in Lancaster
An armed man who barricaded himself in a Lancaster mobile home with a year-old infant following a high-speed pursuit then engaged in a shootout with deputies was fatally shot by deputies during the standoff, authorities said Thursday. No deputies were injured “and the infant was recovered fine and uninjured,” sheriff’s public information officer M. McClendon […]
Man Blames Dow Solvent for His Parkinson’s Disease
A judge has ruled a man who worked for 18 years as an electronic journeyman at Boeing Corp.’s Torrance plant can move forward with his claims against the Dow Chemical Co., in which he alleges his longtime exposure to a Dow cleaning solvent caused him to get Parkinson’s disease. Torrance Superior Court Judge Gary Y. […]
Closing Arguments Begin in Singer-Rapper Tory Lanez Shooting Case
A prosecutor urged a Los Angeles jury to find Tory Lanez guilty of shooting and wounding fellow hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion “over nothing more than a bruised ego,” but the defense insisted the singer-rapper didn’t fire the gun, instead accusing Megan’s then-gal pal of pulling the trigger in a jealous rage. The jury is […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since October 2021
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since Oct. 6, 2021, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.428. The average price has dropped 41 of the past 42 days, decreasing $1.103, including 1.6 cents Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and […]
Man Diagnosed With Depression Reported Missing in Santa Clarita
A 57-year old man who has depression and was last seen in Santa Clarita has been reported missing Thursday. Steven Scott Perez was last seen at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday near the 19900 block of Franks Way, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. Perez is Latino, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 220 pounds, has brown hair, […]
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up Slightly in LA County; 3,000 New Cases Reported
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals rose slightly, while the county reported another 3,080 new infections and 23 more virus-related deaths in its latest data. According to state figures, there were 1,274 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Wednesday, up from 1,251 on Tuesday. Of those patients, 152 were being […]
No-Burn Order Extended Through Thursday
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through Thursday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Thursday. It affects all those in […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is expected to grow to $186 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday were […]
At Least One Dead in Six-Vehicle Crash on 210 Freeway
One person was killed Thursday in a six-vehicle collision on the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Lake View Terrace. Officers from the California Highway Patrol responded at 12:29 a.m. to the freeway and Paxton Street just east of the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway where they found one person trapped inside a vehicle, the CHP said. […]
Orange County’s Oct. 31 Health Emergency Declaration Ends
A public health emergency in Orange County related to a surge in respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, COVID-19 and other infectious diseases that overloaded Children’s Hospital of Orange County in particular has been canceled, it was announced Wednesday. Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, the county’s chief health officer, declared the emergency on Oct. 31 in response […]
One Year Ago Today (December 22, 2021)…Registered Sex Offender Accepts Plea Deal for Exposure in Anaheim
One Year Ago Today (December 22, 2021)…A registered sex offender pleaded guilty to exposing himself in Anaheim and was immediately sentenced to 120 days in jail. Dallas Austin Moore exposed himself in public on Nov. 9. Details of the incident were not immediately available from police, but Moore was ordered to stay 100 yards away […]
