| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, March 6, 2020
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Beware Coronavirus As More Cases Confirmed Right Here: Wash Your Hands!  Two more people in Los Angeles County — including a second passenger-medical screener at LAX — tested positive for the coronavirus, public health officials announced Friday, bringing the county’s total to 13. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, head of the county health department, said the second patient was another traveler who recently visited northern Italy. The person […]
  
Are You Safe Flying Out Of LAX? Airport On ‘Front Lines’ Of Coronavirus Fight  Los Angeles International Airport officials reiterated Friday they are taking steps to reduce the spread of germs to protect employees and travelers from exposure to the coronavirus. Those steps include partnering with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Customs and Border Protection and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to implement […]
Watch Out For Coronavirus Price Gouging The City Attorney’s Office warned San Diegans Friday of price gouging amid global worries about the spread of the novel coronavirus. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California on Wednesday in response to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, that originated in China and has now spread to dozens of countries. Overcharging […]
BNP Paribas Open Still on; Organizers Announce Coronavirus Precautions The BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells is still scheduled to kick off next week, and will boast added sanitization precautions to fend off potential exposures of the novel coronavirus, organizers said Friday. Tournament officials made their first coronavorus-specific statement on Friday, offering fans weary of COVID-19 full refunds for their tickets if […]
ICE Agent Charged With Sexually Abusing Foster Child A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he sexually abused a teenage foster child. Carlos Nava, 30, is charged with four counts of committing a lewd act on a child 14 or 15 years old and three counts of oral copulation of a person under 18, according to […]
Judge Hears Public Comments on Proposed Release of Sexually Violent Predator A San Diego judge heard comments from the public Friday regarding the proposed release of a convicted sex offender into a supervised home in East County. Michael James Poulsom, 60, was convicted on three separate occasions — including twice in San Diego County — for sex crimes involving children. He was sentenced to 15 years […]
Avenatti, Former Flame Settle Her Domestic Violence Allegations Embattled attorney Michael Avenatti and a former girlfriend who obtained a stay-away order against him in 2018 resolved their dispute out of court. Lawyers for Avenatti and Mareli Miniutti filed a notice of settlement on Feb. 28 with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Susan Lopez-Giss, who dismissed the case Tuesday “without prejudice,” meaning Miniutti is […]
Son of `Real Housewives’ Cast Member Enters Plea, Will be Released The son of a former “Real Housewives of OC” cast member pleaded guilty Friday to assault with a firearm and other counts in a plea deal that will spare him from serving any additional jail time for a shooting in Costa Mesa that left one person wounded. Joshua Waring was immediately sentenced to seven years […]
Newborn Girl Found Dead in Park Restroom in Pasadena A newborn girl was found dead in a stall in a women’s restroom at Memorial Park in Pasadena, police said Friday. Officers were sent to the park at 85 E. Holly St. about 10 p.m. Thursday after maintenance staff made the discovery, according to the Pasadena Police Department. “Officers and Pasadena fire paramedics arrived on […]
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