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The news for Friday, August 7, 2020

L.A. County Passes 200,000 Cases as Pandemic Grinds On

The coronavirusL.A. County has reached a grim milestone in its struggle against the coronavirus with 3,290 new confirmed coronavirus cases, pushing the countywide total since the start of the pandemic across the 200,000 mark. According to the county, the total as of Thursday stood at 201,106. The city of Long Beach, which has its own health […]
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Deputies Shoot Suspect in Hacienda Heights

Deputies opened fire on a suspect Friday morning in separate shootings in Hacienda Heights and Industry and the suspect was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. The first shooting occurred at the corner of Gail Avenue and Hacienda Boulevard in Hacienda Heights about 1:10 a.m. and the second shooting occurred several minutes later about […]
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Orange County Reports 580 New COVID-19 Cases, 32 More Deaths

The Orange County Health Care Agency has reported 32 COVID-19 fatalities, raising the coronavirus death toll to 697, but the number of hospitalizations edged down and officials are optimistic the trends are heading in the right direction despite continuing deaths. The 32 deaths reported Thursday — the highest on a single day since the pandemic […]
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DWP Can Now Cut Utilities to Properties Hosting Large Gatherings Amid COVID-19

The Department of Water and Power Friday will be authorized to shut off utilities to properties of repeat offenders who host large gatherings and parties in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that by Friday evening he will allow the DWP to shut off utilities to homes and businesses that host […]
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Dodgers Set to Begin Second Homestand Amid Tightened Coronavirus Protocols

dodgers logoThe Los Angeles Dodgers are scheduled to begin their second homestand of the season Friday evening at Dodger Stadium against the San Francisco Giants amid tightened coronavirus safety protocols. Major League Baseball informed its 30 teams Wednesday of changes to its operations manual, including requiring players and staff to wear face coverings at all times […]
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UCLA’s Chip Kelley Infected with Coronavirus

UCLA football coach Chip Kelley is stricken with the coronavirus, it was reported Friday. He tested positive for the virus in late March after campus was shut down, according to multiple people close to the football team who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss a private health issue, […]
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Grammy Award-Winning Producer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Six Women

The Grammy Award-winning producer known as Detail is set to be arraigned Friday on a 20-count criminal complaint alleging he raped five women and sexually assaulted a sixth, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Noel Christopher Fisher, 41, was charged last week with 11 counts of forcible rape, three counts of assault […]
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Man Arrested in 1996 Rape/Killing of Woman at Retirement Home Due in Court

An El Monte man allegedly linked by DNA testing to the rape and killing of a woman at an assisted living center for senior citizens in Covina more than two decades ago is expected to make his initial court appearance Friday. David Adolph Bernal, 46, was taken into custody in El Monte on Thursday by […]
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Sentencing Set For Blythe Man Convicted in Toddler Killing

Sentencing is scheduled Friday for a 25-year-old Blythe man convicted of killing his roommate’s 18-month-old son nearly five years ago. An Indio jury deliberated for several hours in February before finding Jordan Bracamonte guilty of one count each of second-degree murder and assault on a child under 8 with great bodily injury causing death. Bracamonte, […]
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1 Killed, Another Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Van Nuys

LAFD paramedics truck. Photo by John Schreiber.One person was killed and a second person injured Thursday evening in a three-vehicle crash in Van Nuys. The accident occurred in the 16400 block of Vanowen Street, near the Van Nuys Airport, about 9:10 p.m., according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The driver of one of the vehicles was trapped […]
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