| | | | The news for Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Protesters Arrested for Curfew Violations After Thousands March Downtown  Protesters who remained in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles in defiance of a curfew order for all of Los Angeles County were in custody Thursday morning facing curfew violations. Protesters remained seated within the park grounds, which is located in Los Angeles County, sometimes chanting, after the curfew went into effect at 9 p.m. […]
  
ACLU Sues Los Angeles City and County Over Curfews Describing the curfews imposed throughout Southern California as “draconian” and unconstitutional, the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the city and county of Los Angeles on behalf of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, protesters, journalists and others. ACLU claims in the lawsuit filed late Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles that the curfews are a […]
OC Reports Uptick in `Community Transmission’ of COVID-19 Orange County health officials have reported eight more COVID-19 fatalities and 137 new cases, along with a spike in hospitalizations, hiking the death toll to 158 and the cumulative coronavirus case total to 6,678. The number of hospitalized patients increased from 240 to 279, and the number of patients in intensive care units climbed from […]
Power Pole Damaged in Crash in Gardena, Stretch of 405 Freeway Closed All northbound and southbound lanes of the San Diego (405) Freeway in Gardena are closed until further notice Thursday morning due to a traffic crash that damaged a power pole. The crash was reported near Normandie Avenue about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The power pole and a power line were […]
Brush Fire Burns near Whittier, No Structures Threatened  A brush fire that erupted Thursday morning near the border of Whittier and Hacienda Heights burned 3 1/2 acres before firefighters stopped its progress. The fire was reported near Skyline Drive and Turnbull Canyon Road about 3 a.m. and quickly burned through three acres of light-to-medium brush, but no homes were threatened, according to the […]
Man, 74, Suffers From Dementia, Missing in Carson A 74-year-old man from Carson who suffers from dementia is missing Thursday morning. Albert Johnson was last seen near his home in the 21000 block of South Caspian Avenue about 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Johnson is black, 5 feet 10, 146 pounds, with brown eyes and white hair. […]
L.A. County Reports Another 40-Plus Deaths From COVID-19 Los Angeles County has reported more than 40 additional deaths due to the coronavirus, while the number of cases topped 58,000. The county Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 46 new deaths from COVID-19, although five of those fatalities were actually reported Tuesday afternoon by officials in Long Beach. The new deaths increased the […]
Protesters March Peacefully Along Streets, Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage A group of more than 125 people peacefully marched in Rancho Mirage to protest police violence and honor the memory of George Floyd, it was reported Thursday morning. The group marched from Rancho Mirage Community Park in the 71000 block of San Jacinto Drive to Highway 111 about 7 p.m. Wednesday, mostly staying on the […]
Riverside County Reports 148 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, 3 More Deaths  Riverside County health officials have reported three new coronavirus deaths and 148 additional infections, bringing the death toll to 345 and the case total to 8,303. The latest fatalities involved a man in his 60s from Rancho Mirage, a woman in her 90s from Riverside and a man in his 70s from Riverside, according to […]
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