| | | | The news for Friday, January 8, 2021
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LA County Reports Another 200-Plus Deaths From COVID-19  OVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County topped 200 again Thursday as the virus continued its fatal spread, and state officials announced plans to set up temporary morgue space at the county coroner’s office to help store bodies. The county Department of Public Health announced another 218 deaths, the third consecutive day the number has topped […]
  
Fire Rips Through Hollywood Hills Apartment Building Firefighters worked Friday morning to extinguish a blaze that tore through an apartment building in the Hollywood Hills. Crews responded at 4:52 a.m. to the 1700 block of North Courtney Avenue, near Hollywood Boulevard, and found heavy fire coming from two stories of the multi-level building and at least one nearby building exposed to flames, […]
One Killed in Koreatown Hit-and-Run A pedestrian was killed Friday morning in a hit-and-run crash in Koreatown. Los Angeles police responded about 2 a.m. to the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Normandie Avenue, where the victim was found lying in the street. The name of the victim was not disclosed and a description of the suspect vehicle or driver was […]
Orange County Reports New Record in COVID-19 Hospitalizations Orange County topped its all-time high for COVID-19 hospitalizations again Thursday with 2,251 patients, including 502 in intensive care as officials also reported 29 more fatalities. The number of hospitalized patients increased from 2,249 Wednesday to 2,251 as the number of patients in intensive care jumped up from 485 to 502, according to figures from […]
OC Judge to Consider Jail Depopulation for COVID-19  An Orange County Superior Court judge Friday will consider options to cut the county’s jail population in half to better manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter J. Wilson ordered the jail population reduced by 50%. Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has attempted to appeal the order, but so far […]
Parolee Accused in Desert Hot Springs Hammer Slaying Due in Court Arraignment is scheduled Friday for a parolee accused of bludgeoning a woman to death with a hammer in Desert Hot Springs. Joseph Cantu Montanez, 41, was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing 39-year-old Andrea Reyes, who was found dead at her home two days after Christmas, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. Along […]
Former Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge Dies at 67 Former colleagues shared fond memories Friday of longtime Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who died Thursday at age 67. Paramedics responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest at LaBonge’s home, according to ABC7. Further details were not disclosed. LaBonge — known as Mr. Los Angeles for his knowledge of and love […]
Man Wounded in Santa Ana Shooting A man was hospitalized Friday morning with injuries sustained in a shooting in Santa Ana. Officers responded about 11:50 p.m. Thursday to an alley in the 1700 block of Evergreen Street, near Edinger Avenue, where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Cmdr. Sergio Enriquez of the Santa Ana […]
Riverside County Reports Another Record in Coronavirus Patients in ICU Units Another 53 deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported Thursday in Riverside County, along with a record number of intensive-care unit patients. The additional fatalities upped the total dead to 2,151, according to the Riverside University Health System. The death figures are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates and can cover several weeks. The […]
Brush Fire Burns 10 Acres in Newhall Area  A brush fire broke out Thursday near The Old Road and the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Newhall area and grew to 10 acres before being contained by firefighters. Firefighters were called about 6 p.m. to the blaze, near the Antelope (14) Freeway, after an initial call from the California Highway Patrol that a […]
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