| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Man Found Hanging From Huntington Beach Pier in Apparent Suicide, Police Say A gruesome sight greeted beachgoers at about dawn Wednesday as a man’s body was found hanging from the pier in Huntington Beach, authorities said. Officers were called to the pier at 5:32 a.m. and found the man next to the Let’s Go Fishing shop at 21 Main St., police said. It appears the man took […]
Motel Murder Charge: Accused Woman Killer Allegedly Shot Woman In Indio A murder charge was filed Wednesday against a 30-year-old Arizona resident accused in the shooting death of a woman at an Indio motel. Carla Sharese Flores is suspected of fatally shooting 27-year-old Ashley Brito of Thousand Palms at the City Center Motel on March 31. Along with murder, Flores faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging […]
Ex-Con Ends Two-Year Probation For Carrying Concealed Dagger: Days Later New Felony Charge For Knife Threat To Girlfriend, Family Felony charges were filed Wednesday against a 36-year-old man accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend and several family members with a knife in Desert Hot Springs. The charges came just weeks after the suspect’s two-year probation ended for a felony conviction of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. Juan Valentin Cortez, who was arrested […]
Sharks, Tsunamis, Earthquakes: Get Away As Torrance Tests LOUD Beach Warning Sirens, Bright Lights Sharks, tsunamis and earthquakes. These and other potential deadly disasters will be just some of the reasons Torrance is getting ready for a new beach emergency and evacuation system. People congregating at Torrance Beach Thursday afternoon will see flashing lights and hear loud emergency alerts, but it’s only a test of the new beach-evacuation warning […]
Sheriff’s Motorcycle Deputy Seriously Injured in Crash in Santa Clarita Area A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department motorcycle deputy was seriously injured Wednesday in a crash with a big rig in the Santa Clarita area. The collision was reported about 7:20 a.m. at Creekside Avenue and McBean Parkway, according to the sheriff’s department. “Apparently, there’s a semi truck, 18-wheeler, did a left-hand turn right in front […]
Orange County Reports Just 73 New COVID-19 Cases Orange County reported just 73 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and five more fatalities, most of which date back to February, as hospitalization rates inched down. The new cases pushed the county’s total to 253,737 since the pandemic began, while the death toll rose to 4,944. The number of COVID-19 patients in county hospitals decreased from […]
Leslie Jones Named Host Of MTV Movie & TV Awards Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones was named Wednesday host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards, which will be presented next month in Hollywood. Jones will also be at the ceremony as a nominee. She is nominated for best comedic performance for her work in “Coming 2 America.” Jones was an “SNL” […]
Former Chateau Marmont Worker Alleges Racist Environment A Black former front desk worker for the Chateau Marmont is suing the Sunset Boulevard hotel, alleging she was forced to resign in 2019 after complaining about the racist attitude and comments of a longtime guest. April Blackwell’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation, harassment, discrimination and negligence. She seeks unspecified […]
August Sentencing for Ex-Irvine Resident Who Worked to Defraud Afghans A former Orange County resident faces up to 20 years behind bars at sentencing in August for his role in a scheme to defraud the government of Afghanistan out of more than $100 million. The funds were provided to Afghanistan by the U.S. Agency for International Development for the purpose of constructing an electric grid […]
Temperatures to Reach Triple Digits in Riverside County Triple-digit temperatures are forecast in parts of the Inland Empire Thursday to Saturday, marking the first flash heat wave of the year in the region, according to meteorologists. “A ridge of high pressure setting up over California will strengthen through Friday,” the National Weather Service said. “That ridge will result in well-above-average temperatures west of […]
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