| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, December 4, 2020
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Bloody Teen Death Horrors In Lancaster: Male, Female Stabbed  Two people believed to be in their teens died Friday at a residence in Lancaster, possibly of stab wounds, and homicide detectives were sent to the scene of the bloody mystery. The deaths were reported about 8 a.m. in the 45000 block of Century Circle, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. According to […]
  
Restaurant Chaos Amid Coronavirus Closures: Pasadena Says OK, But Legal Loophole In Manhattan Beach  Restaurants in Pasadena, which have remained open for in-person dining thanks to city health officials resisting a county ban on the practice, were preparing Friday to close under the state’s regional stay-at-home order expected to take effect in the coming days. Meanwhile, a South Bay city has enacted what it believes to be essentially a […]
Sex Killer Sentenced To Death: ‘Brutality And Callousness’ Of Teen Girl’s Murder  More than 10 years after he kidnapped and killed a 17-year-old Moreno Valley girl during an attempted sexual assault, a Long Beach man was sentenced to death Friday. A Riverside jury in March 2019 convicted 44-year-old Jesse Perez Torres of first-degree murder and a special circumstance allegation of killing in the course of a kidnapping […]
Massive Layoffs Of LA City Workers – Mainly Cops – Urged: Blame Coronavirus The latest budget report released Friday by Los Angeles’ city administrative officer recommends that the city lay off nearly 1,900 employees amid budget concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic — with most staff cuts slated for the police department. CAO Richard Llewellyn’s report states that most proposed layoffs would have a negative effect on […]
Cheesecake Factory Fibs Freak Out Feds: Giant Chain Fined For ‘False Or Misleading’ Money Claims The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that Calabasas-based Cheesecake Factory Inc. will pay a $125,000 penalty for making “false or misleading” disclosures about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business operations and financial condition. This is the first time the SEC has brought allegations against a public company for misleading investors about […]
6,400 Acres Burned in Silverado Canyon, Lake Forest Evacuation Orders Lifted A wind-driven brush fire in Silverado Canyon sparked by a house fire has exploded to 6,400 acres, injuring two firefighters and growing rapidly as mandatory and voluntary evacuations were ordered for residents in a large portion of Orange County. Fire officials initially believed the fire had burned 7,200 acres, but the fire authority conducted more […]
LACo Unveils COVID Home Testing Pilot Program Los Angeles County Friday officially began a pilot at-home COVID-19 testing program aimed at providing easier access to tests for select residents. The program, which was previewed earlier this week by health officials, will be offered through Jan. 15 in an effort to increase access to testing over the holiday season. “As the surge in […]
Hospitalization Rates for COVID-19 Continue to Climb in OC Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Orange County continued Friday to climb to record levels, and the death toll also took a sharp uptick, Orange County Health Care Agency officials reported. The agency logged 17 more coronavirus deaths. The fatalities did not occur in the last 24 hours, but over the course of the past couple […]
Man Seized at Indio Bus Stop for His `Latino Appearance’ Won’t Be Deported Deportation proceedings were terminated after a judge found that a Los Angeles handyman had been unlawfully arrested based on his Latino appearance alone at a Greyhound station in the Coachella Valley by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, court papers obtained Friday show. The plain-clothed immigration agents who detained and handcuffed Edgar Solano as he […]
Operation Santa Launched for Deserving Children, Families The United States Postal Service Friday launched its 108th annual USPS Operation Santa, which allows the public to grant wishes of deserving children and families in need of holiday gifts. Potential “adopters” can visit USPSOperationSanta.com, read through the letters, pick one or more wishes they would like to fulfill and follow the directions on how […]
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