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Afternoon headlines for Thursday, April 15, 2021

Outraged Stripper Quit Spearmint Rhino As Dancers Allegedly Drugged, Coerced Into Illegal Sex: No Gentlemen At Van Nuys Gentlemen’s Club Lawsuit

Thinking sexy with strawberryA former dancer for Spearmint Rhino is suing the strip club chain, alleging she was forced to resign in 2019 after being regularly sexually assaulted and drugged by patrons whose actions were not discouraged by a profit-driven management. “The Spearmint Rhino group of gentlemen’s clubs are home to anything but gentlemen,” states the Los Angeles […]
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Accused Killer Of Partygoer In Bloody Riverside Teen Stabbing Pleads Not Guilty: Thousands At Outdoor Gathering When Deadly Fight Started

Picture of a knife, not the one in story.A 20-year-old man accused of stabbing two partygoers, one fatally, during an altercation involving a mass of people gathered in the Santa Ana River bottom in Riverside pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other charges. Raul Sanchez of Rialto was arrested last month following a month-long investigation into the Feb. 28 slaying of 19-year-old […]
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Sex For Sale At Desert Hot Springs Brothel? Alleged Madam, 47, Arrested For Keeping House Of Prostitution

Riverside County Sheriff's Department cruiser. File photo: Toni McAllisterA 47-year-old woman accused of running a brothel in Desert Hot Springs was out of custody Thursday on $2,500 bail. Yanying He of Beaumont was arrested Wednesday afternoon and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of prostitution and keeping a house of prostitution, both misdemeanors. She posted bail the same […]
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Trial Nears For Felon Accused of Killing 65-Year-Old North Palm Springs Woman

A felon accused of hacking a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman to death with a machete days after being released from state prison re-entered a not guilty plea Thursday. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, was ordered to return to the Larson Justice Center in Indio on May 17 for a trial-readiness conference. He remains held […]
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Woman Stabbed to Death in Santa Clarita Area, Authorities Seek Estranged Hubby

A woman was fatally stabbed Thursday in the Santa Clarita area, and authorities were looking for her estranged husband believed to be driving a white Chevy Malibu. The stabbing occurred about 5:10 a.m. in the 22800 block of Fir Court, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The woman died at a hospital, according […]
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Long Beach Warns of Distemper Outbreak Among Raccoons

Calling it a critical animal health situation, Long Beach Animal Care Services warned the public Thursday of a distemper outbreak that has affected at least 38 raccoons and at least one skunk, primarily in the eastern area of the city. Puppies and unvaccinated dogs are at the highest risk of infection for the distemper virus, […]
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Deadly Crash Just After Midnight On Century (105) Freeway: Horrific Crash In Carpool Lane As Vehicle Stopped

A motorist was killed Thursday when his Toyota crashed and stopped in a carpool lane on the Century (105) Freeway in the Willowbrook area and was hit by another vehicle. The collision was reported about 12:55 a.m. on the westbound 105 Freeway west of Alameda Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Gerson Jimenez, 38, […]
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Shooting Investigation Yields Large Quantity of Drugs in Coachella

A Coachella man accused of possessing a large stash of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as multiple firearms, was in custody Thursday in lieu of $150,000 bail. Martin Alejo-Trujillo, 27, was arrested Wednesday and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of possessing both cocaine and methamphetamine for sale, negligent discharge […]
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`Vax Day’: Eligibility For COVID Shots Expands To Everyone 16+

Eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations expanded to everyone aged 16 and over in Los Angeles County and the rest of California Thursday, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare that April 15 is “not Tax Day, it’s Vax Day.” Some local jurisdictions, including the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, had already been offering vaccinations to […]
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Oscar Still Not Doing A Great Job Of Honoring Women

Despite women making history in the top categories at the Oscars, the number of female nominees in the 18 non-acting categories increased by only two percentage points this year, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis released Thursday. Of the total of 205 nominees for directing, producing, writing, editing and other crucial behind-the scenes roles, […]
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