| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, October 23, 2020
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Islamic Terrorist Couple’s Friend Gets 20 Years For Providing Mass-Murder Weapons In San Bernardino Attack Five Years Ago  A man who purchased weapons for an Islamic terrorist couple who then committed mass murder in San Bernardino before being killed as the nation watched on TV nearly five years ago was sentenced Friday in Riverside to 20 years in federal prison for acquiring the weapons used in the attack. “This defendant was an active […]
  
Former Youth Baseball Coach Pleads No Contest to Lewd Acts on Three Boys A Rowland Heights man who coached youth baseball is facing more than nine years in state prison for lewd acts on three boys, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Carlton Murray Harris Jr., 48, pleaded no contest Thursday to one count of committimg a lewd act on a child under 14 and […]
Disabled May Not Get To Vote? US Attorney Monitors Vote Centers Personnel from the U.S. Attorney’s Office will monitor Los Angeles County vote centers for compliance with federal accessibility law for people with physical disabilities during the election period that begins Saturday and continues through Nov. 3. The monitoring is part of the Department of Justice’s Americans with Disabilities Act Voting Initiative, which focuses on protecting […]
Judge Fines Actress’ Former Fiance $17,000+ in Frozen Embryo Spat A judge Friday fined Sofia Vergara’s former fiance more than $17,000 for delays in turning over information to the actress in their ongoing legal battle over her frozen embryos, but he denied the former “Modern Family” star’s request to set in motion a path toward a possible default judgment against her ex-flame. Los Angeles Superior […]
Misdemeanor Charges Filed Against Prominent Animal Activist A prominent animal activist is facing three misdemeanor counts, including practicing veterinary medicine without a license, filed by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. Marc Teruo Ching, 41, is also charged with false advertising and unlawfully engaging in the business of processing, packing and preparing “fresh and frozen horsemeat or any other meat product” for […]
Newport Beach Police Investigating Fatal Shooting A suspect was in custody Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in a Newport Beach residence, police reported. Rodney James Hartzel, age unknown, was arrested following the Thursday night shooting, according to Heather Rangel, a spokeswoman for the Newport Beach Police Department, but it was not immediately clear whether he was […]
Arbitration Ordered for Woman in Row over Bottomless Mimosas Promo A judge Friday ordered arbitration of a lawsuit brought by a former longtime worker at the downtown Omni Los Angeles hotel who alleges she was fired in 2019 for complaining that the establishment was over-serving alcohol to patrons with a “bottomless mimosas” promotion, endangering guests and staff alike. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Randolph M. […]
Feinstein Calls for Aliso Canyon Closure California’s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, Friday renewed her call for the closure of the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility, which she says continues to imperil the public. “Today is the fifth anniversary of the Aliso Canyon methane gas leak, the worst gas leak in U.S. history,” she said in a statement. More than 100,000 metric […]
Pedestrian Killed in Riverside Intersection A pedestrian was fatally struck by a garbage truck Friday morning in Riverside. The crash happened about 6:40 a.m. at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and Constable Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim’s identity was not immediately released. >> Want to read more stories like this? Get our Free Daily Newsletters […]
Orange County Reports 162 New COVID-19 Cases, 6 Deaths Orange County Friday reported 162 new COVID-19 cases as well as six more coronavirus-related deaths. The county’s death toll and cumulative caseload now stands at 1,440 and 58,010, respectively, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Officials reported 213 new cases on Thursday, 262 on Wednesday, 302 on Tuesday, and 203 on Monday. The […]
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