| | | | The news for Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases Surpass 2,000 Again as Spread Continues in LA County  The coronavirus is continuing an inexorable advance through Los Angeles County, with health officials having again announced more than 2,000 new confirmed cases of the virus, along with 34 new deaths. The county Department of Public Health also reported another increase in the number of people hospitalized — now 1,515, which is above the recent […]
  
Fire Weather Persists in Antelope Valley An elevated risk of fire will prevail Wednesday in the Antelope Valley and its San Gabriel Mountains foothills for a second consecutive day because of high temperatures, dry conditions and high winds, forecasters said. Highs in the Antelope Valley again could reach 104 degrees Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, which said these conditions […]
Santa Monica Man to Plead Guilty to Running Online Romance Scam A previously convicted Santa Monica man is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to a fraud charge for a romance scam in which he deceived women into investing in his sham companies, only to take the money and spend it on himself. Antonio Mariot Wilson, who uses the names Dr. Tony Mariot and Brice Carrington, has […]
Deputies Wound Armed Burglary Suspect in Lake Forest, No Deputies Hurt  An armed burglary suspect was shot by Orange County sheriff’s deputies outside a home in Lake Forest Wednesday morning and taken to a hospital in unknown condition. Deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a home in the 22000 block of Loumont Drive, near the intersection of Muirlands Boulevard and Ridge Route Drive, about […]
Average L.A. County Gas Price Rises For 35th Time in 37 Days The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the 35th time in 37 days, increasing a half-cent to $3.068, its highest amount since April 2. The average price has increased 19.3 cents over the past 37 days, including one-tenth of a cent on Tuesday, according to […]
Orange County Reports 147 New Cases of COVID-19, and Four More Deaths Orange County health officials have reported four additional COVID-19 fatalities and 147 new cases, raising the death toll to 273 and the cumulative case count to 10,737. The number of people hospitalized with the virus dipped from 351 on Monday to 349, with the number of patients in intensive care remaining at 137, according to […]
USC Players in Six Sports Set to Return Wednesday for Voluntary Workouts USC football players and athletes in five other sports will begin what the university described as a “phased return to campus” Wednesday for voluntary workouts. Besides football, the other teams included in the initial phases of the return to campus for voluntary workouts are men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s water […]
Riverside County Reports Largest Daily Increase in Coronavirus Infections Riverside County health officials have announced 631 newly confirmed coronavirus cases — the largest one-day uptick in reported infections since the pandemic began — as well as seven additional deaths and a jump in hospitalizations, bringing the case total to 14,431 and the death toll to 431. According to the Riverside University Health System, 315 […]
JusticeLA Coalition to Present a ‘Care First’ Law Enforcement Budget  A coalition of grassroots organizations fighting for changes to the criminal justice system will present their proposal Wednesday for a “Care First Budget” for Los Angeles County that would shift money from law enforcement to communities in need. JusticeLA has scheduled a virtual news conference to introduce “Care First Budget: LA County Reimagined,” a 38-page […]
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