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LA County Reports Two More Cases of Omicron COVID-19 Variant

The coronavirusLos Angeles County’s second and third known cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were confirmed Tuesday in a USC student who traveled to the East Coast for the Thanksgiving holiday and an individual who recently traveled from West Africa. The student is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, had mild symptoms and is in isolation, according […]
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Kobe Bryant’s Widow Urges Judge to Allow Crash Photos Suit to Go Forward

Vanessa Bryant says she felt “sick” and “extreme sadness and anger” when learning that personnel from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s and fire departments had allegedly snapped and shared gruesome photos of the bodies of her late husband and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed nine people, according […]
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`Black Widow,’ `Dune’ Among People’s Choice Nominees

The fans have voted, and Tuesday evening their verdicts in 40 categories spanning movies, TV, music and pop culture will be announced at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards. “Black Widow,” “Coming 2 America” and “No Time To Die” are among the movies nominated, while stars such as Daniel Craig, Ryan Reynolds, Margot Robbie and Scarlett […]
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Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Remain Stable

Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations remained relatively flat since last week as 15 more fatalities were logged, according to recently released data by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 declined from 176 on Friday to 169 on Monday, with the number of patients in intensive care inching up from […]
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Thieves Steal $100,000 Worth of Jewelry from Guests at InterContinental Hotel

Police cruisers at scene of robberyPolice say thieves stole jewelry valued at $100,000 from three victims Tuesday in a robbery in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 12:58 a.m. to the InterContinental Hotel at 900 Wilshire Blvd., where three victims reportedly were robbed of their jewelry and other possessions, ABC 7 reported. The suspect escaped […]
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Man Charged With Killing Music Executive’s Wife Due in Court

A Los Angeles man is set to be arraigned Tuesday on a murder charge and other counts stemming from the shooting of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music executive Clarence Avant, during a robbery at the couple’s Trousdale Estates home in Beverly Hills. Aariel Maynor, 29, is due at the Airport Branch courthouse, where he […]
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Final Public Hearing Set on Redrawing County Supervisorial Districts

Redrawing Riverside County supervisorial district boundaries could go different ways, including a hybrid of current proposals, based on maps that the Board of Supervisors previously approved and will consider again Tuesday, following what is expected to be final public testimony on the concepts. It will be the sixth hearing on the redistricting process that began […]
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Victim of Freeway Crash in Carson Identified

A man who was killed when the vehicle he was driving crashed off the side of the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the Carson area was identified Tuesday by county authorities. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified Tony Wilhite, Jr., 39, of Lomita as the driver who died at the scene of the […]
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80th Anniversary of `Day of Infamy’ to be Remembered Tuesday in Norco

The 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor will be commemorated Tuesday during a ceremony in Norco, featuring a 21-gun salute, patriotic music and recollections from that “Day of Infamy” which led to the United States going from neutral to Allied leader in World War II. The Lake Norconian Club Foundation is hosting the […]
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Average LA County Gas Price Resumes Decreasing

Gas pump. Photo credit: Alexander NguyenThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County resumed declining Tuesday after a one-day interruption, dropping three-tenths of a cent to $4.687. An eight-day streak of decreases totaling 2.6 cents ended Monday when the average price was unchanged, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. […]
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One Year Ago Today (December 7, 2020)…Former Janitor Alleges Priest Sexually Assaulted Her at Maywood Church

One Year Ago Today (December 7, 2020)…A former janitor at a Catholic church in Maywood is suing the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, alleging she was forced to quit in 2019 after a priest groped her in the rectory and tried to coerce her into his bed. The Long Beach woman is seeking unspecified compensatory and […]
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