| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, April 3, 2020
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Grim Coronavirus Numbers In LA Keep Growing: 11 More Dead Means 89 Deaths, 4500 Cases  The coronavirus pandemic continued its relentless march across Los Angeles County Friday, with 11 new deaths reported and the total number of cases topping 4,500, while the county’s public health director warned residents to brace for more staggering numerical increases in coming weeks as testing capacity improves. The 11 new deaths brought the county’s total […]
  
Star Mozza Chef Nancy Silverton Coronavirus Positive  James Beard Award-winning chef Nancy Silverton, who has been working to feed out-of-work restaurant employees, has been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to an announcement Friday from her partner, who says he tested negative. The chef-proprietor of Mozza tested positive for coronavirus, according to blog post from her partner Michael Krikorian, who says he and Silverton […]
Orange County Coronavirus Cases Increase to 711: Death Toll Unchanged At 13  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Orange County increased from 656 on Thursday to 711 Friday, but the death toll remained unchanged at 13. Two of the new cases include Orange County sheriff’s deputies. One of the deputies worked at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange and the other one at the main jail […]
Get Out Of Palisades Park! Santa Monica Builds Fence To Keep People Out The city of Santa Monica announced Friday that it has been forced to put fencing around the popular Palisades Park to keep the public away from the park, which was closed last week as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A Facebook posting by the city of Santa Monica said it has “continued to see […]
L.A. County Fire Department Announces Telemedicine Program The Los Angeles County Fire Department announced Friday it has implemented a telemedicine program designed to assist mildly ill patients and prevent unneeded emergency room visits. The program was created “in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic,” said county fire Battalion Chief Roland Sprewell. “This allows firefighters and paramedics to assist mildly ill patients by […]
Hyundai Extends Warranties for Its Vehicles Worldwide Due to Pandemic Orange County-based Hyundai Motor Co. Friday announced a warranty extension policy in the United States and worldwide to support customers who may face difficulties in getting vehicles serviced and repaired during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hyundai owners in the U.S. with a five-year/60,000-mile new vehicle limited warranty or a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty that is expiring between […]
Youth Baseball Coach Charged With Lewd Acts on Three Boys A Rowland Heights man who coached youth baseball is facing charges that he committed lewd acts on three boys, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Carlton Murray Harris Jr., 47, is scheduled to be arraigned April 15 at the Pomona courthouse on one count each of committing a lewd act on a […]
Bail Denied for L.A. Port Engineer in Train Wreck Case Bail was denied Friday for a Port of Los Angeles train engineer charged with running a locomotive at full speed off the end of rail tracks near the USNS Mercy hospital ship, claiming the vessel was docked at the port as part of some type of conspiracy, possibly a “government takeover.” During a brief hearing, […]
Coronavirus More Testing Centers to Open Friday in L.A. County Los Angeles County opened three more drive-up coronavirus testing sites Friday, while planning continues for at least three more. The new sites are at the Pomona Fairplex at Gate 17, W. McKinley/Fairplex Drive; the South Bay Galleria at 1815 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach; and the Antelope Valley Mall at 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale. Testing […]
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