| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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Corruption In LA City Hall! Ex-Aide to Councilman Huizar To Plead Guilty In ‘Pay-To-Play’ Scandal  A former aide to Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar Wednesday became the fourth person to agree to plead guilty to a felony charge stemming from the “pay-to-play” federal corruption probe of bribery at City Hall. George Esparza, 33, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt […]
  
53 More Coronavirus Dead In LA County As Businesses Reopen  Another 50-plus deaths due to the coronavirus were confirmed in Los Angeles County Wednesday, but health officials continued to express confidence in the county’s ability to continue reopening more types of businesses. County public health director Barbara Ferrer announced 53 deaths due to COVID-19, although two of those deaths were reported late Tuesday by health […]
SpaceX Manned Rocket Launch Scrubbed: Bad Weather Postpones First Private Mission Hawthorne-based SpaceX will have to wait a few more days to make aerospace history, with weather in Florida forcing the company to scrub Wednesday’s planned launch of two astronauts to the International Space Station, the first such launch from American soil in nearly a decade. In addition to being the first American launch of astronauts […]
L.A. City Attorney Files Lawsuit to Stop Company’s Sale of COVID-19 Products Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer Wednesday announced his office is suing a Huntington Beach business for allegedly selling fraudulent COVID-19 tests and disinfectant products. The lawsuit accuses Wellness Matrix Group director of business affairs and co-owner George Todt and CEO Barry Migliorini of the offenses. “It’s inexcusable to try to profit from this pandemic […]
OC Reports Five New COVID-19 Deaths As Orange County officials worked Wednesday to disseminate $75 million in federal funding to help cities, small businesses and nonprofit organizations with COVID-19-related expenses, health officials reported five new fatalities and an increase in hospitalizations. The death toll now stands at 136, with 54 of those fatalities linked to skilled nursing facilities, according to the […]
Man, Dog Killed by Vehicle Being Chased by Long Beach Police A 32-year-old man walking his dog was struck and killed by a car that was being chased by Long Beach police, and the driver, allegedly under the influence of drugs, and six burglary suspects were taken into custody, authorities said Wednesday. The incident began about 11:10 p.m. Tuesday when officers went to the 2100 block […]
Suspect Armed with Sword Fatally Shot by LAPD Officers in North Hollywood A neighbor dispute suspect allegedly armed with a “sword-type weapon” was killed Wednesday morning in an officer-involved shooting in North Hollywood. Officers were sent to the 6400 block of Elmer Avenue at about 10:45 a.m. on a report of a neighbor dispute, and they arrived to find a man allegedly armed with a sword-type weapon, […]
L.A. County Schools Unveil Safety Guidelines For Potential Reopenings Los Angeles County schools won’t be the same if and when they reopen this fall, with education officials suggesting steps such as staggered school days, 16-person class sizes, lunches inside classrooms, face masks and other changes to protect against the spread of coronavirus. Those steps were among the recommended safety guidelines detailed in the Los […]
Study: Domestic Violence Reports Increased in L.A. During Coronavirus Crisis A UCLA-led research team announced Wednesday they have found an increase in the incidents of domestic violence being reported in Los Angeles and Indianapolis since safer-at-home policies were implemented in March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Shelter-in-place rules, by mandating more time at home, are very likely to increase the volume of domestic […]
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