| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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‘Mercy’ Navy Hospital Ship In LA Coronavirus Battle A ‘Government Takeover’ Plot? Train Crash Engineer Arrested  A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally crashing a locomotive near the Navy hospital ship Mercy, allegedly claiming the ship has an “alternate purpose” for being docked there, possibly a “government takeover.” Federal prosecutors say Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro, ran the train at full […]
  
11 More Coronavirus Deaths in LA County: Homemade Masks Better Than Nothing  The coronavirus death toll grew by 11 Wednesday in Los Angeles County, pushing the county’s total to 65, while 513 more cases were confirmed — and local health officials joined a growing movement by suggesting that people wear cloth masks when going out in public. Nine of the 11 new deaths reported Wednesday were people […]
University of California Eases Admissions Requirements Amid Coronavirus The University of California Board of Regents announced Wednesday that it will ease admissions requirements for students applying to its nine campuses, including UC San Diego, during the coronavirus pandemic. The board voted Tuesday to suspend using SAT scores and letter grade requirements for A-G courses completed within the 2020 school year for all students […]
Big News for Dodgers Fans: If Season Ever Starts, You Can See Them On DirectTV The Major League Baseball season may be on hold, but there’s good news Wednesday for Dodger fans who haven’t been able to watch the team on television in their homes. Spectrum announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with AT&T for the SportsNet LA channel — the home of most Dodger game telecasts — to […]
Orange County Coronavirus Cases Increase to Over 500 With Seven Deaths The number of coronavirus cases in Orange County increased by 107 Wednesday, with three new deaths reported, bringing the number of cases to 606 and the death toll to 10. Despite the increase in cases, the number of people hospitalized dropped from 94 to 67, while the number of patients in intensive care fell from […]
U.K. Man Charged in L.A. with Shipping Unapproved COVID-19 `Treatments’ A federal criminal complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles charges a British man with smuggling into the United States mislabeled drugs purported to be a treatment for those suffering from COVID-19. Frank Richard Ludlow, 59, of West Sussex, is charged with one count of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, a felony offense that carries […]
Avenatti Working On Bail to Get Out of NY Jail Convicted attorney Michael Avenatti Wednesday was trying to raise $1 million so he can get out of a jail in Manhattan and begin house arrest in Southern California as he awaits another trial in New York and a third trial in Orange County, where prosecutors filed court papers objecting to granting him bail. In a […]
Some Farmers Markets Permitted to Reopen in Los Angeles Under Coronavirus Plan Nearly a dozen Los Angeles farmers markets have been authorized to reopen, with city officials approving their plans to enforce social distancing requirements, authorities announced Wednesday. Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday ordered the suspension of farmers markets after several were identified over the weekend as being dangerously overcrowded in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Los Angeles Unified School District to Open Mental Health Hotline on Thursday The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Wednesday a mental health hotline will begin operating Thursday to help students and families coping with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The hotline, which can be reached at 213-241-3840, will be staffed by counselors and mental health professionals on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting […]
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