| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Grim Mystery Body In Redondo Beach Park Restroom  A body was found in a Redondo Beach park bathroom, but police Thursday said that as the investigation began there did not appear to be any foul play involved in the man’s death. The unidentified body was discovered in Anderson Park, at 2229 Ernest Ave., around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to Redondo Beach police. “At […]
  
Flood Of Mail-In Ballots In Riverside County: Big Hike From Last Presidential Election  Nearly 450,000 mail-in ballots have been returned to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office as of Thursday, just over one-third of the total sent out countywide for Tuesday’s general election. A total 1,243,154 mail-in ballots have been distributed, intended for every one of the county’s registered voters. Compared to four years ago, the registration […]
Oral Sex Forced On Inmate? Sheriff’s Custody Assistant Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Woman in Jail A Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistant pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually assaulted a woman who had been taken to the Lancaster station last year. Daniel Everts, 25, was charged Oct. 6 with one count each of forcible oral copulation, oral copulation by threat or arrest or to deport under color […]
LACo Medical Officer Says Dodgers In Close Contact With Turner Must Quarantine Los Angeles County’s chief medical officer said Thursday health officials are continuing to work with the Dodgers to gauge the extent of possible coronavirus exposure stemming from third-baseman Justin Turner’s positive COVID-19 test, and to ensure quarantine protocols are being followed. Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser told reporters in an online briefing that health officials want to […]
Facial Recognition For International Passengers at LAX U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials Thursday announced the implementation of a facial-recognition process at Los Angeles International Airport that will screen passengers entering the country. The process is called Simplified Arrival, which uses facial biometrics to automate the manual document checks that are already required for admission into the U.S. CBP officials said passengers […]
Cal State Trustees Announce New CSUN President, 10% Pay Increase The president of CSU Channel Islands was named Thursday the successor to retiring Cal State Northridge President Dianne Harrison. Erika D. Beck will take over the CSUN presidency Jan. 11. Her selection was announced Thursday morning by the California State University Board of Trustees, who also approved her annual salary of $415,952, along with benefits […]
Woman Alleges Bias in Probe of Sexual Assault Claims Against LACC Professor A woman is suing the Los Angeles Community College District and its board of trustees, alleging she was sexually assaulted twice by the same professor in 2018 and that a subsequent investigation was biased in his favor. Plaintiff Mia Post is described in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit as a “double Grammy-nominated songwriter with […]
Orange County Reports 229 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Orange County Thursday reported one additional COVID-19 fatality and 229 new coronavirus cases. The death toll stands at 1,468 and the cumulative case count at 59,442. The person whose death was reported Thursday was a skilled nursing facility resident. The relatively high number of daily cases continues to jeopardize the county’s chance to move into […]
Chargers Starting Offensive Lineman Tests Positive For COVID-19 A Los Angeles Chargers starting offensive lineman has tested positive for COVID-19 and begun quarantining, the team announced Thursday. Ryan Groy, 30, was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday afternoon. “The player is doing fine the last time I talked with him,” coach Anthony Lynn told reporters in a virtual media availability conducted early this […]
Man Sentenced to More than 17 Years for Raping Woman in Huntington Beach A Santa Ana resident was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years behind bars for raping a woman who didn’t live to see the punishment handed down for the man who attacked her in downtown Huntington Beach nearly 2 1/2 years ago. The victim’s parents spoke of the toll of the attack on their late […]
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