Slain El Monte Police Officers Identified as Investigation Continues
A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Saturday and funeral arrangements are pending for two El Monte Police officers who were shot and killed at a motel where they were responding to a stabbing report. The vigil is planned at the front steps of the civic center in El Monte to start at 7 p.m. The […]
Republican Increases Lead in Race for Runoff for Insurance Commissioner
Republican Robert Howell has increased his lead over Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine to 25,401 votes in the race for second place in the insurance commissioner’s race, according to the latest figures released by the Secretary of State’s Office. Howell, a cybersecurity equipment manufacturer, began Wednesday’s vote count with a 13,692-vote lead after leading by 18,689 […]
Attorney Michael Avenatti Set to Discuss Potential Guilty Plea With Judge
Convicted attorney Michael Avenatti is scheduled to discuss a potential guilty plea in his fraud cases in Orange County with U.S. District Judge James Selna Thursday. Avenatti is seeking to offer a rare open plea, meaning he has no agreement with federal prosecutors. “Usually open pleas are done because it’s a white collar case and […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six SuperLotto Plus Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest SuperLotto Plus drawing and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $20 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a gas station in Cypress and is worth $33,111, the California Lottery announced. The numbers […]
Average Southland Gasoline Prices Drop For Third Time in Four Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday for the third time in four days following an 18-day streak of increases totaling 36.9 cents, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $6.454. The streak ended Monday with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent. The average price rose […]
Silver Alert in Effect For Missing 72-Year-Old Man Last Seen in East Hollywood
A Silver Alert was in effect Thursday on behalf of a 72-year-old man reported missing after last being seen in East Hollywood. Celso Diaz was last seen about noon Sunday in the area of Normandie Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, near the Hollywood (101) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. Diaz is Hispanic, 5 […]
Record Minimum Temperature Reported in Newport Beach
A record temperature was recorded in Newport Beach, according to reports Thursday from the National Weather Service. The low temperature was 64 in Newport Beach on Wednesday, tying a record for the highest minimum temperature recorded for the day set in 2020. It will be mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning in Orange […]
COVID Hospitalizations in LA County Again Top 600
The number of Los Angeles County hospital patients infected with COVID-19 has crawled above the 600 mark again, while health officials reported nearly 5,700 new virus cases in its latest data. According to state figures, there were 606 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Wednesday, up from 579 on Tuesday. Of those patients, 65 […]
Testimony to Resume Thursday in Trial of Accused Nipsey Hussle Killer
Testimony is set to continue Thursday in the trial of Eric Ronald Holder Jr., who is charged with murder in a March 31, 2019, shooting that left rapper Nipsey Hussle dead and injured two other men in front of the musician’s clothing store in South Los Angeles. Holder, 32, an aspiring rapper, is also charged […]
Jury Deliberations Set to Begin in Sex Abuse Civil Suit vs. Bill Cosby
A Santa Monica jury will begin deliberating Thursday to determine if Bill Cosby should pay damages to a now-64-year-old Riverside County woman who claims the comedian sexually assaulted her during a visit to the Playboy Mansion in the 1970s when she was a teenager. During the nearly two-week trial, attorneys for Judy Huth have accused […]
One Year Ago Today (June 16, 2021)…Koreatown Dentist Accused of Sexually Abusing Patients Appears in Court
One Year Ago Today (June 16, 2021)…A 50-year-old dentist charged with sexually abusing nine patients at his Koreatown office appeared before a Los Angeles judge, who ordered him held without bail until his Egyptian passport is surrendered or proof is presented that it has expired. Emad Fathy Moawad, who has dual citizenship, made his initial […]
