| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, August 24, 2020
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Grim Official Warning: Death Lurks In LA, Even Though Coronavirus Numbers Improve, ‘Proceed With Caution’  Los Angeles County’s health officer painted a positive picture Monday of downward trends in coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations, but he also offered a reminder that past complacency and deviations from health orders led to upward spikes that could be repeated. “The work we have all done as a community and the sacrifices we are […]
  
Giant All Black Lives Matter Mural In Hollywood Dedicated To Transgender People Of Color  The Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services closed Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive Monday to begin installing a permanent street mural commemorating the June 14 All Black Lives Matter March. Crews with the bureau, also known as StreetsLA, are expected to complete the project by Friday. The project is a partnership with […]
Ex-Con Molested Girlfriend’s Preteen Daughters? Trial Underway Defense testimony began Monday in the trial of an ex-con charged with molesting his live-in girlfriend’s preteen daughters in Blythe and abusing their mother. Francisco Bejarano Manjarrez Jr., 35, could face 25 years to life in state prison if convicted of four counts of committing a lewd act against a child under 14 years old […]
UCLA Studies COVID-19’s Potential Spread From Animals To Humans UCLA researchers are studying how veterinarians and other animal health care workers might be at risk for contracting COVID-19 and other pathogens that can be spread from animals to humans, the university announced Monday. Scientists at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health are conducting the COVID-19 epidemiology study to understand occupational exposure to the virus, […]
USC Student Health Officer Confirms 43 COVID Cases In Off-Campus Housing USC health officials Monday reported an “alarming” spike of 43 coronavirus cases confirmed in off-campus housing facilities, along with 100 students in quarantine due to possible exposure to COVID-19. According to Dr. Sarah Van Orman, head of USC Student Health, 14 cases were identified through general population testing among students not showing any symptoms, while […]
It’s Kobe Bryant Day in LA, OC; Will A Downtown Street Be Named In His Honor? Monday is Kobe Bryant Day in Los Angeles and Orange County, honoring the late Los Angeles Lakers star, and it’ll be highlighted by a move to rename a downtown stretch of Figueroa Street outside Staples Center in recognition of his legacy. “This is a gift to the city of Los Angeles and to all the […]
Death On The Freeway: Motorist Killed On Offramp from 405 in West LA A motorist was killed Monday when his car crashed on an offramp from the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway in West Los Angeles. The 22-year-old Los Angeles man died at the scene of the 4:50 a.m. crash at the Venice Boulevard offramp. His name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives. A 20-year-old Los Angeles […]
Lake Hughes Fire Now 62% Contained; More Evacuations Lifted Firefighters made progress Monday in the effort to put out the 31,089-acre brushfire near Lake Hughes, which has destroyed 12 structures and 21 outbuildings but is 62% contained, and more evacuated residents are about to return home. At 10 a.m., evacuation orders for residents of Kings Canyon Road east to Shafer Road will be lifted, […]
Glendale Man Gets Over 7 Years for Embezzling $2.8M From Employer A Glendale man was sentenced Monday to 87 months in federal prison for embezzling $2.8 million from the commercial printing company where he worked and filing false tax returns. Sean Edin Talaee, 63, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II to pay $2.9 million in restitution. The defendant pleaded guilty last […]
Orange County Taken Off California’s Coronavirus Watchlist The Orange County Health Care Agency Monday reported 353 new COVID-19 diagnoses but no new deaths on the county’s second day since being taken off the state’s watch list. The death toll remains at 897, and the cumulative case total is up to 46,307. The state mandates a county must be off the watch list […]
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