| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, July 17, 2020
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Governor Orders All Schools Closed In At-Risk Counties As Coronavirus Cases Spike: LA, Orange, Riverside  Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday ordered all school campuses to remain closed when the academic year begins in counties on the state’s monitoring list due to spiking coronavirus cases — including Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties. The order means districts across Southern California will begin the new school year with distance-learning programs, as […]
  
Sex Offenders Lose Bid To Serve On Juries: Judge Rules All Ex-Felons Don’t Have To Be Treated The Same  A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Superior Court and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, alleging that registered sex offenders are being unconstitutionally barred from serving as jurors. Sticking with her earlier tentative decision, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Barbara M. Scheper ruled Wednesday that the case brought by the Alliance for […]
FBI Will Review Killing of Andres Guardado by LA Sheriff’s Deputy  The FBI announced Friday that it will review the killing of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in the Gardena area. “FBI Los Angeles is aware of the death of Andres Guardado and will review all available evidence to determine what federal response is warranted,” the federal law […]
Man Charged For Allegedly Threatening Transgender Women in L.A. Bar A man who allegedly threatened and hurled slurs at a group of transgender women in a downtown bar, sparking a physical confrontation with the establishment’s security team that was captured on video, will be arraigned next month on a hate crime charge, prosecutors said Friday. According to the City Attorney’s Office, Eduardo Gonzalez is set […]
Inland Empire Motorists Asked to Avoid 60 Freeway During Weekend Closures While the “60 Swarm” has shifted west to a portion of the Pomona (60) Freeway in San Bernardino County, motorists across the Inland Empire were advised to find alternate routes to avoid delays this weekend. The number-four lane on both sides of the freeway between Archibald and Vineyard avenues will be shut down beginning at […]
It’s Too Hard To Fire Cops In LA! Chief Moore Demands Change Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore wants to concentrate the power to fire officers in his own hands, saying the board that reviews his disciplinary decisions is overly lenient, it was reported Friday. Bypassing the Board of Rights would require changing the city charter and would essentially undo a major reworking of police discipline that […]
DA Asks for Robert Durst Trial Delayed to April or Heard Only By Judge The lead prosecutor in Robert Durst’s murder case asked the defense Friday to consider whether a judge could hear the trial without a jury or to grant a recess until mid-April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which forced the trial to be sidelined shortly after it got underway four months ago. After Los […]
Dodger AJ Pollock Confirms He Tested Positive for COVID-19 Dodger outfielder A.J. Pollock confirmed Friday he reported late to the team’s Summer Camp because he had tested positive for the coronavirus, but has since recovered. Pollock told reporters he believes he contracted the virus about a month ago during one of his various trips to a hospital for the birth of his daughter. He […]
Detectives Investigate Death of Woman Found in Dirt Area Near Lancaster Homes Sheriff’s detectives Friday were investigating the death of a woman who was found unresponsive and with no visible injuries in a dirt area near residences in Lancaster. The woman, who was in her late 50s, was found about 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the 44000 block of Fern Avenue, near West Avenue J-8, according to Deputy […]
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