| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Grim Milestone: Orange County Suffers Record Coronavirus Deaths  Orange County health officials reported their highest one-day total of deaths from the coronavirus Wednesday, announcing 26 fatalities, along with 354 newly confirmed cases. The numbers bring the county’s totals to 11,016 cases and 299 deaths, and continue the recent trend of increased cases and fatalities as more sectors of the local economy are reopening […]
  
`ER’ Actress Killed By South Pasadena Cops: Mom Sues The mother of an “ER” actress shot to death at her home during a confrontation with South Pasadena police in 2018 sued the city Wednesday. Vanessa Marquez, 49, lived in South Pasadena on Aug. 30, 2018, when a friend asked paramedics to check on her, according to Delia McElfresh’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit. The […]
Little Girls Sex Abuse: Molester Got 20 Years But Now Riverside School District Hit With Lawsuit  The Riverside Unified School District is facing a fifth lawsuit stemming from the sexual abuse of children at an elementary school, for which a 27-year-old instructional aide was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison, it was announced Wednesday. “We’re seeking damages in excess of what we have asked previously,” attorney Saul Wolf, […]
USC Players in Six Sports Return To Campus for Voluntary Workouts USC football players and athletes in five other sports began what the university described as a “phased return to campus” Wednesday for voluntary workouts. The first phase is limited to returning athletes who are approximately an hour’s commute from USC, the university announced. No on-campus housing will be available to these athletes during phase one. […]
Santa Monica Man Pleads Guilty to Running Online Romance Scam A Santa Monica man pleaded guilty Wednesday to running a romance scam in which the ex-con deceived an actress and three other women into investing in his sham companies, only to take the money and spend it on himself. Antonio Mariot Wilson, 57, who uses the names Dr. Tony Mariot and Brice Carrington, entered his […]
JusticeLA Coalition Presents `Care First’ Budget for L.A. County A coalition of grassroots organizations fighting for changes to the criminal justice system presented their proposal Wednesday for a “Care First Budget” for Los Angeles County that would shift money from law enforcement to communities in need. The “Care First Budget: LA County Reimagined,” is a 38-page proposal the coalition describes as a comprehensive set […]
Woman Fatally Stabbed in Maywood; Suspect Arrested A man who allegedly stabbed a clerk to death at a gas station convenience store in Maywood has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday. The stabbing was reported at about 5:30 a.m. at an ARCO am/pm in the 4700 block of Slauson Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The female victim, reportedly in […]
OCSD Deputies Fatally Wound Armed Burglary Suspect in Lake Forest An armed burglary suspect was fatally shot by Orange County sheriff’s deputies outside a home in Lake Forest Wednesday, authorities said. Deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a home in the 22000 block of Loumont Drive, near the intersection of Muirlands Boulevard and Ridge Route Drive, at about 1 a.m., according to Carrie […]
Authorities Circulate Photo of 43-Year-Old Woman Missing From San Dimas Authorities Wednesday circulated a photo of a 43-year-old woman with bipolar disorder who went missing nearly eight weeks ago in San Dimas. Tammie Lea Whitfield last contacted her family on May 2 about noon from the 600 block of West Bonita, near Arrow Highway, according to Deputy Eric Ortiz of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]
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