LAPD Report Shows its Officers Often Escape Discipline for Wrongful Shootings
The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday will review a report that shows about 41% of LAPD officers who shot at people in violation of department policy were not disciplined. According to the report by the Los Angeles Police Department’s inspector general, 27 of the 66 officers found to have violated LAPD rules on shootings by […]
`Belfast,’ `West Side Story,’ `Succession’ Top Critics Choice Award Nominees
Kenneth Branagh’s coming-of-age tale “Belfast” and Steven Spielberg’s re-envisioning of the musical “West Side Story” will each carry a leading 11 nominations into Sunday’s 27th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony, while HBO’s “Succession” tops the television nominees with eight. “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” each have 10 nominations for the awards, which are […]
Los Angeles County’s COVID Hospitalizations Fall to 565
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has continued to fall, declining from 588 to 565 as of Saturday, according to the latest state numbers. Of those patients, 107 were in intensive care, one fewer than Friday’s total. The county reported 1,029 new cases of COVID-19 and 52 additional deaths related to […]
Orange County’s COVID Data Continues to Improve
The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals has continued to decline, falling by another 10 people to 153 as of Saturday, according to the latest state data. Of those patients, 30 were in intensive care, up two from Friday’s total. The latest numbers come one day after the county reported 521 new positive […]
Directors Guild Awards Campion Best Director Honor for `The Power of the Dog’
Director Jane Campion has become the second woman in a row to win the Directors Guild of America award for best director of a theatrical feature film, “The Power of the Dog” — an honor that often foreshadows success on Oscar night. Campion beat out Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Branagh, Paul Thomas Anderson and Denis Villeneuve […]
Netflix’s `Arcane,’ and `The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Dominate Annie Awards
It was a big night for Netflix’s animated “Arcane: the League of Legends” game adaptation at this year’s Annie Awards, winning nine awards — every category in which it was nominated. The show, which premiered in November 2021, is an animated action-adventure series produced by Fortiche under the supervision of Riot Games. On the feature […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Inch Down
The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals has continued to decline, falling from 127 to 123, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 21 were in intensive care, up four from the previous day. The county’s number of COVID hospitalizations had climbed as high as 1,109 in […]
Time to Turn Those Clocks Forward, Thanks to Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning it’s time to “spring forward” and turn clocks ahead by one hour. As usual, fire officials urged people to use the time change as a reminder to check smoke alarms and replace the batteries if necessary. It is also a good time to reset timers on […]
UC Irvine Loses To Hawaii In Big West Women’s Basketball Tournament Final
UC Irvine’s bid for its first berth in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament since 1995 and second all-time ended with a 59-48 loss to top-seeded Hawaii in the final of the Big West Championship Saturday evening in Henderson, Nevada. The second-seeded Anteaters led 10-9 at the end of the first quarter and 26-21 at halftime […]
One Year Ago Today (March 13, 2021)…Distraught Driver Jumps To His Death From 110 To 105 Freeway Transition Road
One Year Ago Today (March 13, 2021)…A distraught driver who went the wrong way on the transition road from the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway to the westbound Glenn Anderson/Century (105) Freeway jumped to his death morning in the Athens area of Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol reported. The CHP received calls around 7 a.m. […]
Woman, 76, Killed By Wrong-Way DUI Driver in West Hills
A 57-year-old woman was arrested after driving a Porsche while allegedly intoxicated Saturday morning into oncoming traffic on a West Hills road and hitting another car head-on, killing the 76-year-old woman at the wheel. The crash was reported around 6:15 a.m. in the area of 24045 Woolsey Canyon Road, near Valley Circle Boulevard, investigating California […]
