| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, January 22, 2021
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Flood Of Funerals: Archdiocese Launches Contactless Burials Amid Soaring Pandemic Demand  The Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced Friday its Catholic Cemeteries and Mortuaries started offering contactless burial options due to state and local public health restrictions and high demand for funeral services. “We follow our Church’s teachings of the Corporal Works of Mercy which includes burial of the dead. Just as when we give water to […]
  
Terrified Of Deadly COVID, But Can’t Get A Vaccine Appointment? Officials Say Have Hope, Be Patient  Los Angeles County continued to urge patience Friday among residents anxious to get a COVID-19 vaccination, with supplies remaining woefully short and the overburdened online reservation system leaving many people frustrated as they try to schedule appointments. Meanwhile, county health officials continued to note a leveling-off of new COVID infections and hospitalizations, while warning that […]
`Spiritual Healer’ Raped Two Women? Curses Removed In Anaheim If You Just Have Sex With Him  A 69-year-old self-proclaimed “spiritual healer” in Anaheim who was charged last month with raping two customers was arrested Thursday and scheduled to be arraigned Monday. Leopoldo Garcia Garcia was charged Dec. 23 with two counts of forcible rape, according to court records. One victim was allegedly raped Aug. 11 and the other on Oct. 1, […]
Former TSA Agent Sentenced for Falsely Imprisoning Woman Going through LAX A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent pleaded no contest Friday to falsely imprisoning a woman who was going through Los Angeles International Airport. Johnathon Lomeli — who was arrested and charged for unlawfully detaining a woman and using fraud or deceit to get her to expose herself to him outside of the primary security […]
State Attorney General Opens Civil Rights Probe of LA County Sheriff’s Dept California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Friday he is launching a civil rights investigation that will seek to determine whether the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing. The California Department of Justice investigation of the largest sheriff’s department in the country comes on the heels of […]
Fewer Virus-Related Deaths, Hospitalizations Down In Riverside County Coronarvirus infections in Riverside County increased by roughly 2,500, with 38 virus-related deaths reported Friday, while COVID-19 hospitalizations countywide fell. The aggregate number of coronavirus cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 258,352, compared to 255,808 on Thursday, according to the Riverside University Health System. RUHS said a total […]
Five-Vehicle Crash on I-10 Causes Traffic Jam A five-vehicle crash near Palm Desert was causing gridlock Friday on Interstate 10. The crash was reported just after 2 p.m. on the westbound side of the freeway just east of Monterey Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision prompted all lanes to be closed as emergency crews checked to see if anyone […]
Palm Springs International Film Festival Recognizes Actor Gary Oldman Organizers of the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Friday recognized actor Gary Oldman for his performance in “Mank.” The 62-year-old Englishman will receive the Chairman’s Award, despite the festival’s in-person activities being canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Palm Springs International Film Society still plans to acknowledge this year’s most celebrated […]
Riverside Man on Dirt Bike Dies in Crash with SUV A 20-year-old man was fatally injured when his off-road motorcycle slammed into the side of an SUV on a Riverside street, authorities said Friday. Justin Gatewood of Riverside died shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday following the collision at Alamo and Main streets, according to the Riverside Police Department. Sgt. Ryan Taack said that the victim […]
MMA Fighter Gets 180 Days in Jail for Anaheim Fight A 49-year-old mixed-martial arts fighter was sentenced Friday to six months in jail for assaulting another MMA competitor at a gathering at the Anaheim Convention Center two years ago. Ralph Gracie of Danville was also ordered to take part in an anger management program and was placed on three years of formal probation. Gracie accepted […]
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