Dozens of Vote Centers to Open on Saturday Across LA County
Election Day isn’t technically until Nov. 8, but early voting is already underway in Los Angeles County, and dozens of vote centers will open Saturday across the county so residents can cast their ballots early. An early voting center has already been operating at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office headquarters in Norwalk. Vote-by-mail […]
Former Redstone Granddaughter Calls Man Suing `Unhinged’
A granddaughter of the late media magnate Sumner Redstone, alleged in a man’s lawsuit to have mental health and substance abuse problems, says in new court papers that the plaintiff himself is “unhinged” and threatened her with a firearm when she asked him to leave her home in 2021. “At some point during (our) interaction, […]
Orange County COVID-19 Metrics Continue Gliding Down
As of Friday, 103 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Orange County with 18 of them being treated in intensive care. The county, which provides updates on Thursdays, reported that hospitalizations went from 113 patients on Oct. 20 to 118 as of Wednesday, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of intensive […]
Ex-Chapman Law Dean Files Appeal in Jan. 6 Email Case
A former Chapman University law school dean who represented ex-President Donald Trump has filed an appeal of a federal judge’s order he turn over several documents to a congressional committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection. Former Chapman law professor John Eastman asked U.S. District Judge David O. Carter on Thursday to reconsider his ruling that […]
COVID-Positive Hospitalizations Climb Above 400 Again in LA County
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals is again in excess of the 400 mark as health officials continued to urge people to get vaccinated and boosted to prevent a winter strain on the health care system. According to state figures, there were 407 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Friday, […]
LA City Council Holds Calm Friday Meeting, Protesters Are Kept Waiting Outside
The Los Angeles City Council held its latest meeting without interruption from protesters, as people who had gathered outside City Hall demanding that Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo resign for their role in City Hall racism scandal were not allowed in due to what officials claimed was the chamber reaching capacity. Workers from […]
Appellate Court Reverses Judge’s Order Concerning Grove Protests
A state appellate court panel has reversed a Superior Court judge’s decision that ordered companies owned by Rick Caruso to allow those who oppose his mayoral candidacy to express their views under certain guidelines at the Grove prior to the Nov. 8 general election. The unanimous decision by the three-justice panel of the Second District […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will grow to $87 million. There were three tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The ones […]
Riverside County COVID Hospitalizations Drop
As of Friday, the number of people in Riverside County hospitalized with COVID-19 was 77 with 10 being treated in intensive care, according to the latest state data. Meanwhile, the number of virus-positive patients under intensive care climbed marginally, according to the Riverside University Health System. One month ago, 74 people were hospitalized throughout the […]
Agencies to Accept Unwanted, Unused Drugs, Without Questions
Riverside County residents who want to get rid of expired, unused and unwanted drugs will have an opportunity to discard them at multiple locations Saturday during “National Drug Take-Back Day.” The effort, organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies, is intended to stress the importance of taking commonly […]
One Year Ago Today (October 29, 2021)…Man Pleads Guilty to Attack Motivated by Alleged Sex Assault
One Year Ago Today (October 29, 2021)…A 53-year-old Brea man pleaded guilty to attacking a man in Placentia in what police say was retaliation for an alleged sexual assault of the suspect’s family. Randolph Loren Aguirre, who is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 17, pleaded guilty to single counts each of assault with the intent […]