| | | | The news for Sunday, March 1, 2020
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Southland On Alert Against Coronavirus as First U.S. Death Reported  A trade conference for the cargo shipping industry, that was set to open Sunday at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Long Beach with more than 2,000 participants, has been canceled amid continued concerns about the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, organizers said. ” In light of growing concerns around COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision […]
  
Person Killed In Fiery 3-Vehicle Crash on Freeway in North Hollywood A person was killed in a three-vehicle crash on the southbound Hollywood (170) Freeway at Sherman Way in North Hollywood, where at least one vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, the California Highway Patrol said Sunday. The crash occurred a little after 11:47 p.m. Saturday and some of the vehicles involved in the crash included […]
Ninth Horse Dies at Santa Anita Since Season Opened on December 26 A 5-year-old gelding named Chosen Vessel has become the ninth horse to die since the racing season at Santa Anita Park began Dec. 26, according to officials at the race track in Arcadia. The horse suffered a fracture of the left front ankle Saturday during the ninth race of the Santa Anita Breeders Cup and […]
Lacey, Gascon, Rossi Battle To Be Top Prosecutor As Tuesday’s election approaches, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is fighting a tough battle for a third term against George Gascon, who was San Francisco’s top prosecutor for 11 years. Federal Public Defender Rachel Rossi is also vying for the job, but is being outspent by the top two contenders, who also boast […]
Bernie Sanders to Hold Rally at Los Angeles Convention Center  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to hold a 5 p.m. rally at the Los Angeles Convention Center Sunday while two of his opponents for the Democratic presidential nomination also plan to be in the region before Tuesday’s California primary. Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is set to conduct a town hall at The Majestic Downtown […]
2 County Supervisors’ Seats in Contention in Tuesday’s Election Two Riverside County supervisors are hoping to retain their seats in Tuesday’s election, with a total of six candidates vying against the incumbents. Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, who has represented the First District since 2013, is defending his seat against a sheriff’s deputy and a community activist. Deputy Melissa Bourbonnais is staking positions on traffic congestion […]
Officials in Riverside County Monitoring Coronavirus Outbreak Officials in Riverside County have said they were monitoring COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, as the first U.S. death from the disease was reported in the Pacific Northwest. Public health officials are stressing that there are “no new or existing confirmed cases” of the virus in the county. “City Leaders are actively monitoring the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), […]
No Tickets with All Six Powerball Numbers Sold No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Saturday evening’s multi-state Powerball lottery drawing, and the jackpot for Wednesay’s drawing grew to $90 million. There were no tickets matching five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to California Lottery officials. The numbers drawn Saturday were 24, 44, 46, 50, 51 and the Powerball […]
Person Wounded in Shooting Near Park in Baldwin Hills  One person was shot Saturday near Jim Gilliam Park in the Baldwin Hills, authorities said. The shooting was reported at 7:09 p.m. in an alley in the 4000 block of Coco Avenue, according to a dispatcher in the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. Fifteen to 20 shots were reported with people screaming and running, […]
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