| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Beware Of Coronavirus New Danger: LA County Shocks With Highest Single-Day Total of New Cases  As more businesses and attractions prepare to reopen, Los Angeles County reported another 46 deaths due to the coronavirus Thursday, while also confirming the highest single-day total of new cases of COVID-19. The 46 new deaths increased the county’s total number of fatalities to 2,813. The county Department of Public Health also reported 1,857 new […]
  
More Coronavirus Dead In Orange County  The Orange County Health Care Agency Thursday reported four more COVID-19 fatalities, raising the death total to 202, as Seal Beach officials revealed a nursing home outbreak that has claimed two lives and sickened dozens of residents and staffers. The county on Thursday also reported 260 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 7,987. The […]
Man Beaten To Death With Baseball Bat In Azusa; Suspect Arrested A man in his 30s was beaten to death with a baseball bat outside a Target store in Azusa, and his alleged killer was jailed Thursday without bail. Officers were sent to the 800 block of North Azusa Avenue, between West Ninth Street and West Foothill Boulevard, about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday on a report of […]
NFL Star Terrell Owens Leads Inglewood Protest, Demands League Apologize To Ex-QB Colin Kaepernick  Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens led a group of protesters through Inglewood Thursday in support of Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback whose on-field national anthem protests against police brutality and racial inequality sparked a national debate. Owens and several dozen other protesters walked through Inglewood, pausing briefly outside SoFi Stadium in remembrance of a construction […]
Man Killed in Deputy-Involved Shooting in Lancaster A man who allegedly tried to gain control of a deputy’s handgun during a struggle in Lancaster was killed Thursday in a deputy-involved shooting. The shooting occurred about 5:25 a.m. in the 600 block of West Avenue H-12, where deputies were sent on a report of a domestic violence incident in progress, according to the […]
LAPD Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge A Los Angeles police officer who was seen on cell-phone video repeatedly striking a trespassing suspect in late April in Boyle Heights pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony charge of assault under color of authority. Frank Hernandez, 49, is accused of punching the unarmed man more than a dozen times in the head, neck […]
USC Rips Eugenicist’s Name Building, Removes Bust from Campus University of Southern California President Carol Folt said Thursday the university has removed the name of Rufus Von KleinSmid from the Center for International and Public Affairs building on campus because of his views on developing racial homogeny. “Dr. Von KleinSmid was an active supporter of eugenics, and his writings on the subject are at […]
Landlords Sue LA Over Evictions and Rent Increase Ban A landlords association sued the city of Los Angeles Thursday, alleging that the COVID-19-related citywide ban on evictions and rent increases violates apartment owners’ rights under the U.S. and California constitutions. The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles argues that while its members are sympathetic to tenants who have suffered hardship due to the pandemic, […]
Kobe Bryant Death Could Have Been Prevented? Fed Bill Could Force Chopper Changes  Legislation introduced Thursday in the House and Senate would require terrain awareness and warning systems and crash-resistant flight data and voice recorders on all helicopters that carry six or more passengers, which the bills’ authors say would prevent tragedies like the Jan. 26 Calabasas crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his daughter. “Despite NTSB recommendations […]
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