| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, November 6, 2020
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New DA For LA: Jackie Lacey Loses, Concedes To George Gascon  With challenger George Gascon maintaining a steady lead since Tuesday’s election, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey Friday conceded defeat. “I congratulate George Gascon and his team on their expected victory,” said an emotional Lacey, fighting back tears at times. “There are still about 791,000 votes to count, but my consultants tell me that […]
  
‘I Sincerely Apologize’: Dodgers Star Justin Turner – Coronavirus Positive – Gets No Punishment From MLB  Dodger third-baseman Justin Turner, who tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s World Series-clinching game and was later rebuked for leaving isolation to celebrate on the field, will not face punishment from the league, which conceded Friday that a variety of errors and miscommunication contributed to the situation. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said […]
How Dare He? Giant Downtown LA Protest Planned Against Trump’s Early – And Possibly Wrong – Victory Statement  A coalition of labor unions and advocacy groups — which could include thousands of participants — plan to hold a protest Saturday in downtown Los Angeles against President Donald Trump’s premature election victory declaration. The coalition said that now that Trump has also claimed the election is being “stolen” from him, the protest will be […]
Judge Mulls Church’s Motion to Compel Arbitration A judge Friday took under submission a motion by the Church of Scientology to force arbitration of the claims of all but one of a group of women who allege they were stalked and harassed after filing sexual assault allegations against actor Danny Masterson with Los Angeles police. After hearing arguments, Los Angeles Superior Court […]
Hemet Woman Suspected of Puppy Stealing Released from Jail A 21-year-old woman suspected of stealing a puppy from a Hemet animal shelter where his owners had left him for a medical procedure was released from custody Friday. Chanel Groffo of Hemet was arrested Thursday and booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of grand theft of a dog. She was released […]
USC: Californians Wants `Fresh and New Voice’ in Senate A new USC survey released Friday found that three out of four California voters want a senator with a “fresh and new voice in politics” to take the place of Sen. Kamala Harris in the event that former Vice President Joe Biden is elected president. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute’s California Issues Poll asked registered voters […]
Accidents Dropped Nearly 42% in LA During Pandemic Period, New Report Shows When the coronavirus hit Los Angeles in March and people began sheltering at home, the number of traffic collisions in the city instantly fell, and a report released Friday said accidents are down nearly 42% in the first nine months of this year. The city recorded 24,541 collisions between January and the end of September, […]
L.A Man in Custody in Biden Threat Investigation A Los Angeles area man who took to social media to threaten a mass shooting if Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidential election has been taken into custody Friday, according to the FBI and published reports. “The FBI is aware of the reported online threats and is working with our partners to investigate,” Laura […]
Person Struck and Killed by Freight Train in Sun Valley Area A freight train struck and killed a pedestrian Friday in the Sun Valley area. Firefighters sent to the 8100 block of North Sunland Boulevard about 10:25 a.m. pronounced the victim dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Information was not immediately available on the person’s identity. The railroad tracks were closed […]
LA County Reports More Than 2,100 COVID Cases As Surge Continues COVID-19 continued surging in Los Angeles County Friday, with the daily case number escalating above 2,100 for the first time since mid-August, giving the county a three-day total that tops 6,000. The county’s public health director again expressed confidence that the county can reverse the trend if residents stick to infection-control measures and stop gathering […]
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