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The news for Sunday, May 24, 2020

L.A. Beaches, Stores Open Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Los Angeles County has reopened some beach parking lots as Memorial Day weekend continues and authorized retail businesses inside enclosed shopping malls to reopen with curbside pickup service only, while maintaining warnings about the continued spread of the coronavirus. The changes came as county officials braced for a holiday weekend that could again challenge residents’ […]
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Police ID Victim, Suspect in I-5 Freeway Crash that Killed Two

Police Sunday identified one of the people killed in a crash on a Santa Ana (5) Freeway off-ramp in Downey that left two dead, as well as the suspect accused of causing the fatalities. The suspect was identified as Cash Rencanzone, of Peoria, Arizona, who has been charged with felony hit and run. Authorities said […]
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Orange County Moves Forward With Phase 2 of Reopening

Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved Orange County’s request for the Phase 2 reopening of businesses, including in-restaurant dining and shopping centers, as the county’s toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued its recent spike. The following types of businesses were permitted to move forward with reopening plans as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday: — Restaurants (in-person dining) […]
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CHP Officers to Intensify Patrols for Holiday Weekend Travel

Although travel may be down this Memorial Day weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic, California Highway Patrol officers throughout the state, including the Southland, are still be on the job, cracking down on drunken or otherwise unsafe drivers. Since 6 p.m. Friday, the CHP has conducted a statewide “maximum enforcement period” during which all available […]
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Anti-Lockdown Rally Set For Los Angeles City Hall

A rally calling to “open California” is planned for Sunday at Los Angeles City Hall. Organizer Naomi Israel is billing the 1-3 p.m. rally as a “Freedom Rally” and described it as a peaceful, non-partisan assembly. “Freedom is a non-partisan issue,” Israel wrote on her Facebook page. Israel is asking attendees to “bring your flags, […]
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100 Gallons of Diesel Spills Along I-5 Freeway

Caltrans was called Sunday to clean up a fuel spill that poured from a big rig gas tank at 2:15 a.m. along the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic, California Highway Patrol officials said. About 100 gallons of diesel escaped from the vehicle when the tank was punctured, according to Officer Patrick Kimball of […]
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One Person Sent to Trauma Center Following Multi-Vehicle Crash in El Monte

One person was sent to a trauma center following a five-vehicle pileup in El Monte Sunday, according to Martin Rangel, a dispatcher with the L.A. County Fire Department. The crash occurred at 2:15 a.m. along the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway at Peck Road, according to Patrick Kimball, of the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Management Center. […]
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Muslims to Begin Eid al-Fitr Celebration

An Islamic book in ArabicEid al-Fitr, the three-day holiday marking the end of the monthlong fast for Ramadan, begins Sunday with in-home prayers substituting for communal prayers at mosques because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Fiqh Council of North America, a council of Islamic legal scholars in the United States and Canada, has called on mosques and Islamic centers […]
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No Ticket Sold with All Six Winning Powerball Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s draw of the multi-state Powerball lottery, and Wednesday’s jackpot is expected to grow to $114 million. A ticket was sold in Delaware with five winning numbers but missing the Powerball number, and is worth $1 million. The numbers drawn Saturday night were 2, […]
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