| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
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As Recall Looms, Newsom Admits ‘No One’ Satisfied With Pace Of Vaccine Distribution, But He Insists Things Are Getting Better  Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday hailed downward trends in key metrics tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, while urging continued vigilance and insisting that vaccine distribution has vastly improved in the state despite some localized challenges. “We recognize … there are parts of the state that are already running out of vaccines, where they’re throttling […]
  
Killer’s Conviction Reversed, He May Go Free For Time Served On Other Related Crimes: Victim On Phone With Mom When Murdered  Citing changes in state law, a state appeals court panel Wednesday ordered a judge to reverse the murder conviction of one of two men for the shooting death of a Sherman Oaks resident during an attempted robbery. The prisoner could be released soon as he may have already served enough time for convictions on other […]
Ex-Con Gunned Down Estranged Wife As 8-Year-Old Son Watched? Not Guilty Plea An ex-con accused of gunning down his estranged wife in front of their 8-year-old son inside a Kohl’s store in Whittier three days before Christmas pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge. Prosecutors allege Enrique Acosta, 41, of Whittier, killed 46-year-old Yvonne Annette Acosta after the two argued inside the store in the presence […]
CDC Director: Schools Can Open Before Teachers Get COVID Vaccines Despite the insistence of Los Angeles Unified’s superintendent and the teachers’ union that all educators and staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 before schools reopen, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday vaccinations should not be a prerequisite for returning students to campus. “I also want to be clear that […]
Man Wanted in Sexual Assault of Woman in West Hollywood Authorities Wednesday sought public help to find a man who sexually assaulted a woman in her West Hollywood home. The crime occurred on Jan. 21 in the 8400 block of Fountain Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. According to the department, the man entered the 28-year old woman’s home through her patio sliding […]
Deputies to Crack Down on Drunken and Drugged Motorists Sunday Deputies in Moreno Valley and other communities throughout Riverside County will be stepping up patrols on Sunday, looking to snare drunken and drug-impaired drivers before and after the Super Bowl. “If you are watching the game at home and plan to have a drink or two, stay at home,” sheriff’s Sgt. Joe Narisco said. “Have […]
Ex-Head of LA Community Prep Academy Pleads Guilty to $3M Theft The former executive director of a Los Angeles charter school outfit pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal theft and tax fraud charges for stealing more than $3.1 million that should have been spent on school operations, but instead financed Disney cruises and theme park admissions. Janis Bucknor, 52, of Baldwin Hills, who ran the for-profit Community […]
Newsom, Biden Administration Announce COVID-19 Vaccine Site at Cal State LA Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden administration announced a pilot project Wednesday that will establish a community COVID-19 vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles. The pilot site is part of the wider effort to establish 100 vaccination sites nationwide in the Biden administration’s first 100 days. The Cal State Los Angeles site — along […]
OC’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Cases Continue to Drop Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continued to decline, but 37 more deaths were logged Wednesday as the death toll from the holiday season surge mounts. The county also reported 546 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing its totals to 234,708 cases and 3,199 deaths. The number of coronavirus patients in hospitals in […]
Cockfighting Investigation Underway in Llano Area of L.A. County An investigation is underway into an illegal cockfighting operation in the Llano area of Los Angeles County east of Palmdale, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday. Deputies served a search warrant Jan. 27 at a property in the 23000 block of Fort Tejon Road as “part of an investigation related to animal cruelty […]
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