| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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Record 91 Coronavirus Deaths In One Day In LA County: Kids At Risk As More Children Hospitalized  Citing in part a resolution of reporting backlogs, Los Angeles County announced a daily record high of 91 coronavirus deaths Wednesday, along with more than 4,800 new cases, while warning parents that children can also be infected and have experienced increases in hospitalizations. The 91 deaths included six fatalities that were actually announced Tuesday by […]
  
Grim Fire Tragedy As 4-Year-Old Killed, 7-Year-Old Critical In Pasadena  A 4-year-old was killed and a 7-year-old was critically injured in a fire Wednesday afternoon at a Pasadena apartment complex. Firefighters were dispatched about 2 p.m. to 169 E. Washington Blvd., near North Summit Avenue, according to Pasadena’s public information officer, Lisa Derderian. Two apartment units were well-involved when crews arrived. The second-alarm fire was […]
Is This Real-Life Trump Warning? Four Plead ‘No Contest’ In Skid Row Voter Fraud Case  As President Trump fans a controversy about alleged voter fraud from mailed-in ballots, four people indicted last year in connection with a scheme in which homeless people on Skid Row were allegedly offered money and cigarettes in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot petitions and voter registration forms have pleaded no contest, the […]
Ashley Judd Sex Claim Against Harvey Weinstein OK To Pursue: Appeals Panel Overturns Lower Court  A Pasadena appeals court ruled Wednesday that Ashley Judd can pursue a sexual harassment claim against now-imprisoned former producer Harvey Weinstein, overturning a lower court’s decision to toss the allegation from the actress’ defamation lawsuit. The three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the relationship between Judd and Weinstein “consisted […]
Crummy Hollywood Walk of Fame May Get A Lot Nicer Councilman Mitch O’Farrell announced Wednesday that city engineers are beginning the schematic design phase of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Master Plan. The plan envisions Hollywood Boulevard along the Walk of Fame with wider sidewalks, more space for amenities like sidewalk dining, additional shade trees, enhanced lighting, a mobility lane and additional pedestrian safety features. […]
Former Personal Assistant To David Caruso Settles Balance of Suit Against `CSI: Miami’ Star A former personal assistant to former “CSI: Miami” star David Caruso, who alleged he reneged on a deal to pay her $450,000 in exchange for helping him fight claims made by another aide, reached a settlement with the actor resulting in a dismissal Wednesday of the balance of the claims in her lawsuit. Los Angeles […]
L.A. Councilman Proposes Allowing Businesses to Require Patrons Wear Masks Councilman Herb Wesson introduced a motion Wednesday that would give businesses in Los Angeles the authority to require customers to wear masks while inside their storefronts during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Small business owners and their employees are risking their lives to stay afloat in the midst of this economic and public health crisis,” Wesson said. […]
Orange County Reports 439 New COVID-19 Cases, Six More Deaths Orange County officials reported Wednesday that six more people have succumbed to COVID-19 and 439 more people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, hiking the county’s totals to 35,272 cases and 587 deaths since the pandemic began. The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in Orange County hospitals dropped from 640 Tuesday to 626, […]
OC Board of Education Sues Governor Over Schools Order The Orange County Board of Education announced Wednesday that it has decided — by a 4-0 vote — to file a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Public Health Officer to seek a court order that sets aside the state orders preventing public schools from holding in-person classes and resuming services on campus. […]
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