| | | | | The news for Friday, May 6, 2022 |
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LA County Reports Over 3,000 New COVID Cases as Infections Keep Rising Continuing an upward trend in infections, Los Angeles County reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 infections in its latest data, but the number of virus-positive patients in local hospitals remained low. The 3,003 new infections reported Thursday represent one of the largest daily numbers registered by the county Department of Public Health in weeks. The […]
TV Judge’s Family Members Tentatively Settle First Suit Over Woman’s Death The first lawsuit filed by family members of television judge Glenda Hatchett, who claim a loved one died in 2016 due to medical malpractice at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has been settled “in principle,” according to lawyers in the case. In the wake of the announcement during a hearing Thursday before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge […]
Wind Advisory Issued for Parts of Riverside County A windy advisory has been issued for parts of Riverside County from noon Saturday until 6 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. West winds from 25 mph to 35 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph, are expected in the Riverside County mountains, Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. The wind […]
Alleged Chappelle Attacker Due in Court on Misdemeanor Charges The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl while carrying a replica gun that contained a switchblade is expected to be arraigned Friday on four misdemeanor counts — after Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to pursue any felony charges. Isaiah Lee, 23, was charged instead Thursday by the Los […]
Man Fatally Shot at Downtown Gas Station Identified A man who was found fatally shot at a downtown Los Angeles gas station was identified Friday. Officers responded around 3 a.m. Thursday to Figueroa Street and Washington Boulevard on reports of a man down, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Melissa Podany said. William Castellanos, 30, was identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. […]
Hearing Set for Man Accused of Abducting Elsinore Motorist at Gunpoint A preliminary hearing is set Friday for a man accused of abducting a Lake Elsinore motorist at gunpoint and forcing the victim to drive him over 25 miles before letting him go. Jerry Frias Tolentino of Menifee was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Tolentino is charged with kidnapping, carjacking, hit-and-run […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises For Ninth Consecutive Day The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the ninth consecutive day, increasing 1.2 cents to $5.852, one day after rising nine-tenths of a cent. The average price has risen 7.8 cents over the past nine days following a run of 28 decreases in 30 days […]
Grossman Burn Foundation Co-Founder Ordered to Stand Trial on Murder Charges The co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, who allegedly ran down two young brothers in a Westlake Village crosswalk and fled the scene, was ordered Thursday to stand trial on murder and other charges. One of Rebecca Grossman’s attorneys, John Hobson, argued near the end of a roughly five-day preliminary hearing that the murder charges […]
Man Pleads No Contest to Practicing Law Without a License A Lake Balboa man who was arrested last year on suspicion of falsely claiming to be a licensed attorney and offering legal services in family law and personal injury cases pleaded no contest Thursday to four criminal charges. Efferin Deans, 56, is facing two years and eight months in state prison in connection with his […]
Orange County Judge Vacates Murder Convictions of 2 Men in 1993 Killing Two men involved in the 1993 melee that killed a 17-year-old San Clemente boy had their murder convictions overturned Thursday by an Orange County Superior Court judge based on a new law prohibiting the convictions of defendants not directly involved in a murder. Rogelio Vasquez Solis, 45, and Saul Penuelas, 46, both had their second-degree […]
One Year Ago Today (May 6, 2021)…Sheriff’s Department Seeks Public Help to Identify Sexual Assault Suspect One Year Ago Today (May 6, 2021)…The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sought the public’s assistance to identify the man who sexually assaulted a 79-year-old woman after breaking into her home in Hacienda Heights. The man entered the woman’s home in the 1300 block of Kwis Avenue through a window between 2-5 a.m. Sunday and […]
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