| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Stabbing Victim, 72, Fights For Life After Attack At Upscale, Gated Community Of Coto De Caza  A 72-year-old man stabbed multiple times in a conflict with another man at the entrance to the gate-guarded community of Coto de Caza remained hospitalized Thursday in an intensive care unit, while the suspect was being held on $500,000 bail. Orange County sheriff’s deputies were called at 11:42 a.m. Wednesday to Coto De Caza Drive […]
  
Trying To Seduce A Girl, 15, Over The Internet? Substitute Teaching Assistant Says ‘Not Guilty’  A 25-year-old man accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old girl student over a social media app while employed as a substitute teaching assistant for the Coachella Valley Unified School District pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony and misdemeanor charges. Edward Noel Alvarado-Valadez of Coachella is charged with sending harmful matter to seduce […]
Fired From ‘Jeopardy’ After 34 Years: Age Discrimination Lawsuit Says He Stood In At Rehearsals For Alex Trebek  A 66-year-old former employee on the “Jeopardy!” show is suing the producers, alleging he was fired in August after more than three decades because of his age. Glenn Kagan’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names as defendants Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Quadra Productions Inc. In addition to age discrimination, he alleges failure to prevent […]
Violence Strikes Venice Again: Cops Hunt Shooter, Victim Critical Authorities Thursday continued their efforts to solve an apparent gang-related shooting in the Venice area that left a young man critically wounded. The shooting occurred about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday near Ocean Front Walk and Venice Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The wounded man, about 19 years of age, was taken to a […]
Scientific Glassblower Files Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Against Caltech A scientific glassblower is suing Caltech, alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2018 in retaliation for complaining about not being provided proper work accommodations for his medical conditions. Brian Markowicz’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation and failure to accommodate. The suit filed Monday seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. A […]
L.A. Metro Free to Ride on Election Day, Ballot Drop Boxes Added to Stations Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials Thursday announced free service will be provided on Election Day, Nov. 3, and vote-by-mail ballot drop-off boxes have been placed at 19 rail and bus stations. The free service applies to rail and bus lines, and Union Station and El Monte Station will be used as official vote […]
Health Officer: LA County Keeping Close Eye On Virus Numbers Following Spike One day after the county reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in six weeks, Los Angeles County’s health officer said Thursday if the numbers continue to be elevated, expert will have to dig into the data to see if they can determine a cause of the spike. “We’ll see what those final […]
Brewery Sues Over LACo Health Order Requiring One-Day Advance Reservations A Palmdale brewery is challenging Los Angeles County’s recently enacted health order that requires customers to make reservations one day in advance before visiting a brewery or winery without an in-house kitchen. Attorneys for Transplants Brewing contend the one-day advance reservation requirement isn’t imposed on breweries that have in-house kitchens. The requirement “places breweries and […]
Orange County Reports 141 New COVID-19 Cases, 14 Deaths Fourteen more people have died from COVID-19 in Orange County, hiking the death toll to 1,292, but the county continued its trend of keeping new daily diagnoses below 200 as hospitalizations ticked down, officials said Thursday. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 141 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday, raising the total to 55,183. […]
Woman Charged With Attacking Female Security Guard Arraignment is scheduled Friday for a Malibu woman accused of hurling racial slurs and attacking a female security guard in a West Hollywood supermarket parking lot. Kashmire Duran, 37, is slated to be arraigned at the Airport Branch Courthouse on one felony count each of assault with a deadly weapon — a glass battle in […]
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