| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, August 13, 2021
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Motorist Killed in Chain Crash Caused on Murrieta Road  A 48-year-old man died in a chain reaction crash caused by a motorist who steered into oncoming traffic in Murrieta, authorities said Friday. Raymond Ayala of Hemet was fatally injured about 2:20 p.m. Thursday on Winchester Road, just south of Briggs Road, according to the Murrieta Police Department. Lt. Spencer Parker said that Ayala was […]
  
Adult Women Sue LBUSD Over 2013 Alleged Abuses by Substitute Teacher  Two women who are now adults are suing the Long Beach Unified School District, alleging they were victims of sexual misconduct in 2013 by a substitute teacher at the Jackie Robinson Academy who also showed pornography to the class. The plaintiffs are identified only as Jane Doe B.A. and Jane Doe V.E. in the Los […]
Lawyers for Cosby Accuser Push to Get Comedian’s Second Deposition Lawyers for a woman who filed a sexual battery lawsuit against Bill Cosby said Friday they will push to take a second deposition of the comedian and fight defense claims that the law allowing her case to move forward is unconstitutional. In a hearing before Judy Huth’s attorneys held a news conference, Santa Monica Superior […]
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Indictment Against Ex-UCLA Campus Gynecologist A judge Friday rejected a defense motion to dismiss a grand jury indictment against a former UCLA campus gynecologist/oncologist who is charged with sex-related crimes involving seven patients. James Mason Heaps’ attorney, Leonard Levine, contended that the prosecution failed to present exculpatory evidence — medical records and chaperones he claimed were in the rooms during […]
Councilman Announces Opposition To Vaccine Ordinance, Will Delay Approval Los Angeles Councilman John Lee said Friday he will not support an ordinance requested by the City Council to require people to show proof of at least partial vaccination against COVID-19 to enter many public indoor spaces in the city, which will delay the ordinance’s likely approval. The motion to request the ordinance passed City […]
Riverside County Reports 6 New COVID Deaths, Decline In Hospitalizations Riverside County Friday reported that COVID-positive patients in intensive care units increased by eight, while overall hospitalizations dropped slightly. The Riverside University Health System said Friday that the number of ICU patients increased to 97, compared to 89 Thursday, while total hospitalizations fell to 479, a decline of four from a day ago. RUHS also […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hold Steady, But ICU Patients Up Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remained stable again Friday, prompting one epidemiologist to speculate the county may have reached its peak in this latest Delta variant-fueled surge. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported that hospitalizations due to the virus increased from 497 Thursday to 498 Friday, while the number of patients in intensive care units […]
Compton Councilman Accused Of Fraud In Election He Won By 1 Vote Compton City Councilman Isaac Galvan and five other people were charged Friday with conspiring to commit election fraud during a June runoff to ensure Galvan would retain his seat. Galvan — who won the election by one vote — was charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit election fraud and attempted bribery with […]
Judge Dismissed ASU as Defendant in Harassment Suit A judge Friday dismissed Arizona State University as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by a former employee of Los Angeles-based Zocalo Public Square — who alleges she was forced to resign in 2019 from the journalism venture because the founder and former publisher harassed and discriminated against her for being female and gay. After […]
LAUSD Mandates COVID Vaccines For All Employees All Los Angeles Unified School District employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15, interim Superintendent Megan K. Reilly announced Friday. The district previously was mandating only weekly testing for all students and staffers, regardless of vaccination status. That testing requirement will remain in place. “The science is clear — […]
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