LLANO – One person was killed Monday when a vehicle crashed into a stalled vehicle on the Antelope (138) Highway in the Antelope Valley. The crash was reported at 1:13 a.m. on the eastbound Antelope Highway near Pearblossom (18) Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol. Ricardo Llanos Diaz, 45, of Palmdale, was fatally injured, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. The circumstances of the death were under investigation.
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By PAUL ANDERSON SANTA ANA – A 25-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 14 years in federal prison for dealing a baggie of Fentanyl in Costa Mesa to a 22-year- old woman, who overdosed and died in Huntington Beach. Matthew Benajmin Hurley of Virginia told U.S. District Judge James Selna that the defendant’s own “selfish addiction” to drugs led him to deal Fentanyl to Rose Avelar on Aug. 3, 2020, in the parking lot for a Travelodge motel in Costa Mesa. Hurley pleaded guilty Sept. 19 to possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl, which resulted in a death. Prosecutors…
ANAHEIM – Patrick Mahomes will be honored with the traditional post-Super Bowl parade at Disneyland Monday, one day after being selected as the MVP of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. The parade is set to begin at 1:30 p.m., passing by Sleeping Beauty Castle and continuing to Main Street, U.S.A. The “I’m going to Disneyland” commercial and parade began in 1987 and featured New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms after he was chosen the MVP of Super Bowl XXI which was played at the Rose Bowl. This will be the second…
AZUSA – A man was found dead Monday in Azusa, and an investigation was underway, authorities said. Azusa police officers went to the 2000 block of San Gabriel Canyon Road about 6:30 a.m. on a report of a “person down,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “The information was received from a passerby who stated he saw an unclothed male adult with his face down on the dirt, near the location,” a sheriff’s department statement said. “Paramedics responded to the location to treat the victim, where he was pronounced deceased,” the statement said. “There is no suspect or…
SHERMAN OAKS – A man was shot to death Monday in Sherman Oaks, and the alleged gunman was taken into custody, police said. The shooting was reported about 3:15 a.m. in the 14600 block of Moorpark Street, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. The wounded man, in his 70s, died at the scene, police said. His name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives. Authorities arrested a man in his 40s, police said. His name was not immediately available for release. A motive for the shooting was not immediately known. Fox 11 reported that the shooting resulted from a neighbor…
LOS ANGELES – Cher’s lawsuit claiming Sonny Bono’s widow owes her $1 million in unpaid royalties for Sonny & Cher songs inched towards trial after closed-door settlement talks last week failed, according to court papers obtained Monday by City News Service. Attorneys for Cher and ex-Rep. Mary Bono notified the judge in a filing late Friday that the parties participated in a mediation, “and that a settlement was not achieved.” Cher filed suit against the widow of her former partner/husband in the folk-pop duo in October 2021 in Los Angeles federal court. Cher alleges that Bono’s estate, administered by his…
COVINA – An attempted traffic stop on a black Audi sedan in Covina Monday morning resulted in a pursuit into nearby La Verne where the car crashed into a commercial building and the suspects ran into a residential neighborhood. A two-officer unit attempted the traffic stop for a vehicle code violation at about 12:30 a.m. at Grand Avenue and Cienega Street, said Covina police Lt. J. Turner. The driver failed to stop and led officers on a pursuit into the city of La Verne at speeds “above the speed limit,” Turner said. The car crashed into a commercial building at…
WHITTIER – The driver of a vehicle that killed a man who exited his car in an alleged road rage incident in Whittier was behind bars and the coroner Monday identified the victim. Whittier police officers were summoned to the 14700 block of Cullen Street at 3:10 p.m. Saturday. They found one man dead on the street and a second man determined to be the driver of the vehicle that struck him, police said. The deceased man was identified as 69-year-old Antonio Acosta. Investigators believe a road rage occurred while both drivers were traveling northbound on Colima Road near Anaconda…
ARCADIA – Two horses have been euthanized after suffering racing injuries at Santa Anita Park, state officials confirmed to City News Service Sunday. The 3-year-old filly Decorated My Life was injured during Saturday’s ninth race on the turf, requiring euthanasia, according to Mike Marten, public information officer for the California Horse Racing Board. Also Saturday, the 3-year-old gelding Merit Song was injured during the fourth race on the main track at Santa Anita, requiring euthanasia. Decorated My Life died on her third birthday. She had seven races and one first-place finish in her career. Merit Song had nine races and…
WHITTIER – The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a man who exited his car in an alleged road rage incident in Whittier was behind bars Sunday, authorities said. Whittier police officers were summoned to the 14700 block of Cullen Street at 3:10 p.m. Saturday. They found one man dead on the street and a second man determined to be the driver of the vehicle that struck him, police said. Investigators believe a road rage occurred while both drivers were traveling northbound on Colima Road near Anaconda Street. At some point, the victim displayed a handgun and was…