| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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Coronavirus Emergency Declared In Orange County: Officials ‘Do Whatever We Can’  Following in the footsteps of San Diego County and the city of San Francisco, Orange County officials Wednesday declared a local health emergency in response to the coronavirus. “We will do whatever we can to keep the county coronavirus free,” Board of Supervisors Chair Michelle Steel said. There has only been one confirmed case of […]
  
LAX Disinfected ‘Every Hour’ In Wake Of Flight Attendant’s Coronavirus  One day after authorities confirmed a Korean Air flight attendant who worked flights out of Los Angeles International Airport was diagnosed with coronavirus, Mayor Eric Garcetti Wednesday assured residents that extensive precautions are being taken at the airport to help prevent a spread of the virus. “We’re disinfecting LAX every hour,” the mayor told reporters […]
Horror Averted As Woman Trapped Under Metro Gold Line Train Rescued  A woman who got trapped underneath a Metro Gold Line train Wednesday at Union Station was rescued and taken to a hospital. The woman was rescued about 1:45 p.m. from the train station platform in the 800 block of North Alameda Street and was conscious when being transported for medical attention, according to Brian Humphrey […]
L.A. Pharmacy Owners in Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 12 Years Each Two Los Angeles pharmacy owners were sentenced to a dozen years behind bars Wednesday for operating a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme to bill Medicare for medications that were never provided and to launder the illicit proceeds. Aleksandr Suris, 51, and Maxim Sverdlov, 45, both of Sherman Oaks, were also held jointly […]
Holding It In At LAX Holding Lot: Uber Drivers Win Added Restrooms  Ride-hailing service drivers had been planning a protest Wednesday over what they called an inadequate number of restrooms and hand-washing facilities at Los Angeles International Airport’s holding lot for the drivers, but an agreement was reached Monday night with airport officials. “This victory demonstrates the power of drivers coming together and standing united,” said Linda […]
Pink Taco Founder Harry Morton Dead At 38: Lindsay Lohan’s Ex Once Owned Viper Room The Los Angeles County coroner’s office announced Wednesday that Harry Morton, founder of the Pink Taco restaurant chain and former owner of the Viper Room nightclub in West Hollywood, died of “probable cardiac arrhythmia,” and the manner of death was listed as “natural.” Morton, 38, was found dead in his residence in the 500 block […]
Burbank Walmart Searched After Threat Against Store in Louisiana Police Wednesday searched a Walmart store in Burbank after the company’s corporate headquarters received a telephoned threat and notified by authorities — who later determined that the threat had actually targeted a store in Louisiana. Officers sent to 1301 N. Victory Place about 8:35 a.m. cleared the scene about 9:45 a.m., said Burbank police Sgt. […]
Motorist Killed in Crash on 605 Freeway in Irwindale A motorist was killed Wednesday when his car collided with a big rig and overturned on the northbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Irwindale. Juan Carlos Recendez, 23, of Baldwin Park died at the scene of the crash about 2:10 a.m. near Lower Azusa Road, according to the coroner’s office and the California Highway […]
Suspect Killed, Officer Hurt in Officer-Involved Shooting in Garden Grove A suspect was fatally wounded early Wednesday in Garden Grove when he got into a fight with an officer who had stopped to investigate the crash of a sports car into a pole, police said. The officer-involved shooting occurred near Harbor Boulevard and Trask Avenue about 1:25 a.m. and left the lawman hospitalized with non-life-threatening […]
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