A ten year old boy was seriously burned in a house fire in Ontario late last night. Authorities say the boy suffered third degree burns and was airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he is in critical condition. 11 others suffered smoke inhalation.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
 
An unidentifed man was killed when reportedly jumped in front of a Union Pacific train in Ontario just after 6:30 last night.
 
A Sylmar man suspected of shooting an LAPD officer twice early yesterday morning was found dead inside his home with a rfile by his side. The officer remains in critical and guarded condition.
A $50,000 dollar reward is being offered for information on the two men who severely beat a Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on opening day. 42 year old Bryan Stow remains in a medically induced coma.

Southwest Airlines hopes to resume full operations today after finishing inspections on its Boeing 737s. Southwest grounded part of its fleet after a hole blew open in the fuselage of a flight headed to Sacramento from Phoenix.

Connecticut is celebrating its third men’s basketball national championship. Kemba Walker scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead UConn to a 53 to 41 win over Butler in the NCAA Tournament title game.

The sensuous portrait that Jack sketched of Rose in the blockbuster movie Titanic has sold at auction for $16,000. In the movie Leonardo DiCaprio’s character was the artist but in real life it was actually drawn by director James Cameron.

April 5, 2011 at 6:18 am | David Wylie, News | No comment