| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Sherman Oaks High School Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Child Molestation  Police Tuesday were seeking additional victims of a 52-year-old Sherman Oaks high school teacher who was arrested on suspicion of child molestation. Jason Scott Bissell was arrested Thursday after the Los Angeles Police Department received and investigated a report of “alleged ongoing inappropriate sexual conduct,” according to a department statement. Further details on the allegations […]
  
Man Charged with Abducting, Raping Woman in Riverside  A 37-year-old man accused of snatching a woman off of a Riverside street and sexually assaulting her in his pickup truck was charged Tuesday with kidnapping to commit rape and other offenses. Louis Edward Brown of Jurupa Valley was arrested last week following a nearly monthlong investigation by the Riverside Police Department. Along with the […]
KISS Rocker Gene Simmons Tests Positive For COVID, But Irvine Concert Still On  Rocker Gene Simmons tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild” symptoms, his band KISS announced Tuesday, prompting the group to postpone its next four tour dates, with plans of returning to the stage for its Sept. 9 show in Irvine. “While (KISS frontman) Paul Stanley recently tweeted that he has recovered from COVID, Gene […]
Mike Richards Ousted As `Jeopardy,’ `Wheel Of Fortune’ Producer  Mike Richards, who stepped down after just nine days as the new host of “Jeopardy!” following revelations about inappropriate comments he made on podcasts several years ago, was fired Tuesday as executive producer of that game show and “Wheel of Fortune.” The news came in a memo sent to the staffs of both game shows […]
LA County To Pay $400,000 To Sun Valley Church That Defied COVID Rules A Sun Valley church that repeatedly flouted health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic will be paid $800,000 to settle its legal battle with Los Angeles County and the state — with the county Board of Supervisors voting Tuesday to pay half that cost. Los Angeles County has already spent more than $950,000 in attorneys fees […]
CHP’s Annual Labor Day Weekend Crackdown Starts Friday California Highway Patrol officers will be ramping up operations on highways and roads throughout Riverside County starting Friday to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers, as well as other traffic violators, as part of the agency’s annual Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign. The “maximum enforcement period” will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and conclude at 11:59 […]
Newsom: 80% Of All CA Residents Have Received At Least 1 COVID Vaccine Dose Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday the state has reached the milestone of 80% of all eligible California residents receiving at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. “We still have work to do but this is a momentous occasion to be able to announce at a statewide level — a state of 40 million people, a […]
Teacher’s Union Presses LAUSD for Enhanced Measures for Quarantined Students The union representing teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District has announced its support for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students aged 12 and over. United Teachers Los Angeles is also pressing the district for “more robust” learning options for students who must quarantine due to exposure to the coronavirus. The LAUSD announced its […]
Coroner IDs West Covina Girl Killed in Hit-And-Run; Juvenile Driver Arrested Authorities Tuesday identified a 13-year-old girl who was killed in a weekend hit-and-run collision in West Covina in which a juvenile motorist was arrested. West Covina Police Department officers were called just after 7:35 p.m. Sunday to the area of Asuza and Fairgrove avenues on reports of a hit-and-run and found the girl lying unresponsive […]
COVID Vaccine Rates Improving In LACo; But Black, Latino Residents Lagging On a day the state announced that 80% of residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Los Angeles County’s health director said there have been improvements in vaccination rates across the board locally, but Black and Latino residents continue to lag behind. As of Aug. 22, just 50% of Black residents in […]
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