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Horrifying Harley Fatality: Midnight Motorcycle Rider Falls To His Death On Street Below Soaring Downtown Overpass Authorities Sunday investigated the horrifying death of a Harley Davidson motorcycle rider who crashed into a concrete barrier on a downtown Los Angeles freeway transition overpass just before midnight and was thrown from the soaring overpass to the street below. Officials identified the victim as Richard Barnwell, 53, of Los Angeles, according to coroner’s Lt. […]
Orange County Reports Just 66 New COVID-19 Cases Orange County has reported just 66 new COVID-19 cases, along with eight additional deaths. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals decreased from 113 Friday to 106 Saturday, while the number of intensive care unit patients rose from 22 to 27. Saturday’s figures pushed the county’s total to 253,914 cases and fatalities 4,965 fatalities […]
Dead Driver In 4 a.m. Freeway Mystery Crash Near Palm Springs: Drugs, Drink, Sleep Or …? CHP Wants To Know Authorities Sunday were still trying to figure out why a 37-year-old man was killed before dawn when his vehicle rolled over on the eastbound Interstate 10 freeway near Palm Springs and crashed about 30 feet down an embankment. The deadly crash occurred about 4 a.m. near Highway 62 in the unincorporated Whitewater area, according to […]
Thousands Expected At SoFi Stadium For COVID-19 Vax-Awareness Concert Providing a glimpse of what life was like pre-pandemic, thousands of people will flood into SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Sunday for a charity concert aimed at boosting confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and raising funds for vaccination efforts worldwide. But “VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World”, sponsored by relief organization Global Citizen, won’t mark […]
LA County Reports 500 New Cases of COVID-19, But Lowest Positivity Rate Los Angeles County reported 500 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional deaths, while the county’s test positivity rate was at the lowest level of the pandemic at 0.6%. According to state figures, there were 410 coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county as of Saturday, down from 414 on Friday, with 86 people in intensive […]
Oscar-Winning Actress Olympia Dukakis Praised in Hollywood After Death at 89 Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, who has died at age 89, was being remembered by her Hollywood friends, co-stars and admirers as an accomplished actor with a spirited nature. Dukakis died Saturday in New York City after months of failing health, her agent said. “Olympia Dukakis brought warmth, humor and wit to the stage and screen […]
COVID-Positive Hospitalizations Up Slightly in Riverside County COVID-positive hospitalizations have increased slightly in Riverside County, as the number of patients in intensive care units stayed the same, though health officials reported six additional virus-related deaths. According to the Riverside University Health System, there are 77 people hospitalized with coronavirus countywide Friday, five more than Thursday. That includes 18 ICU patients diagnosed with […]
Houston Linebacker to Be 2021 `Irrelevant Week’ Honoree Houston linebacker Grant Stuard was selected Saturday by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 259th and final pick in the NFL draft, making him this year’s Irrelevant Week honoree but it is unclear if the celebration will be held in its traditional Newport Beach home. “Due to the nature of the various restrictions in place surrounding […]
Chargers Draft Son of NFL Assistant Coach With Final Day’s First Pick The Los Angeles Chargers Saturday selected outside linebacker Chris Rumph II from Duke with their first choice of the final day of the NFL draft, then chose two offensive players and two defensive players. The 6-foot, 4-inch, 235-pound Rumph was the 13th choice in the fourth round, the 118th overall selection. He was a second-team […]
Man Found Dead in Rancho Park House Fire Fire struck a house Saturday evening in the Rancho Park area of Los Angeles and firefighters found a man dead inside. The fire was reported at 8:37 p.m. at 10544 W. Louisiana Ave., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. Flames were showing when 26 firefighters arrived at the single-story, 1,418-square-foot house, Humphrey said. […]
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