| | | | The news for Thursday, March 18, 2021
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LA County COVID Cases Trending Down, But Concerns About New Surge Persist  COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward, fueling more optimism that Los Angeles County could advance further in the state’s business-reopening blueprint, but the county’s public health director says she’ll keep preaching vigilance — and continue to fret about another possible rise in cases. “I am relieved that we’re in our recovery where more and more […]
  
Suspect Sought in Deadly Huntington Park Shooting A man was killed in a shooting in Huntington Park and the shooter was at large Thursday morning. The shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Templeton Street and Saturn Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which was assisting Huntington Park police with the investigation. The victim was taken […]
Sad Sight As Desperate, Starving 25-Foot Gray Whale Dies On Dockweiler State Beach Near Marina del Rey  A desperate, starving 25-foot gray whale washed ashore and died on Dockweiler State Beach south of Marina Del Rey, and its corpse was expected to be removed from the sand Thursday. Lifeguards with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the scene at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. The whale was alive for a time, […]
Ex-Torrance Officer Faces Sentencing for Illegal Gun Sales A former Torrance police officer will be sentenced Thursday for selling dozens of guns illegally while on the force. Lindley Hupp, 32, of Long Beach, pleaded guilty in December to dealing in firearms without a federal license and falsely certifying that he was the buyer of a Glock handgun that actually was intended for someone […]
K-9 Detects Heroin and Oxycodone in Vehicle in Pomona A 29-year-old woman was in custody Thursday morning after a police dog sniffed out about five pounds of heroin and more than 2,000 Oxycodone pills in the woman’s vehicle following a traffic stop in Pomona. A Pomona Police Department officer and his K9 Tibo were patrolling in the area of Towne Avenue and Mission Boulevard […]
UCLA Set To Face Michigan State in NCAA Tournament ‘First Four’ Game  UCLA is scheduled to face Michigan State Thursday in an NCAA men’s basketball tournament First Four game in West Lafayette, Indiana, seeking to end a four-game losing streak. “We just need to put together 40 minutes of playing hard,” Bruins guard Tyger Campbell said on a Zoom call with reporters Wednesday. “We get into the […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop to Milestone Level Orange County’s hospitalizations for COVID-19 have reached a milestone following the holiday-fueled surge — dropping below 200. Hospitalizations dropped from 216 on Tuesday to 199, with intensive care unit patients dropping from 62 to 54. “It’s definitely good news,” Orange County CEO Frank Kim said. “And our current running weekly number indicate our case rate […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Rise Marginally COVID-positive hospitalizations in Riverside County have edged upward but remain below 200, while an additional 41 virus-related deaths were reported on the second day of the county’s new public health tier status. According to data announced Wednesday by the Riverside University Health System, patients in hospitals countywide diagnosed with coronavirus now number 190, compared to […]
Lawyers Set to Make Opening Statements in Anaheim Excessive-Force Lawsuit An attorney for the father of a transient who died following a struggle with Anaheim police and an attorney representing the city are scheduled to continue with opening statements Thursday in a lawsuit against the city. Christopher Eisinger, who was 35, got into a struggle with Anaheim police just after midnight on March 2, 2018, […]
Compton Man to Plead Guilty to Role in LA-to-Alaska Drug Network A Compton man is expected to plead guilty Thursday to his alleged role in a Southern California-based network that shipped bulk quantities of cocaine and other drugs to Alaska and Oregon via commercial air flights and the mail. Dawaun Darnell “Caddy” Gipson, 36, is expected to plead guilty to a federal count of conspiracy to […]
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