| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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Still More Coronavirus Deaths In LA County  The death toll from coronavirus rose to 11 Tuesday in Los Angeles County, while the overall number of cases reached nearly 670. One of three newly announced deaths involved a person under age 18 from the Lancaster area, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, head of the county Department of Public Health. She called the case […]
  
Can Gun Stores Stay Open As ‘Essential?’ Sheriff’s Controversy Amid Coronavirus Closures After saying Southland gun stores should be subject to closure as non-essential businesses due to the coronavirus, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva appeared to walk back the remark Tuesday, saying there is a discrepancy between state and county orders defining what is “essential.” But Villanueva said gun shops have been the subject of complaints […]
OC Supervisors Close Lots at Beaches and Parks During COVID-19 Crisis Orange County Chief Executive Officer Frank Kim told Orange County supervisors Tuesday that he would close down parking lots to all of the county’s parks and beaches to discourage visitors who have not been complying with the state’s social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 emergency. The supervisors attempted to vote on the restrictions themselves after […]
Two L.A. Metro Contractors Test Positive for COVID-19 The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority has reported two of its contractors working on construction projects have tested positive for COVID-19, but neither of the workers had any involvement with day- to-day operations of the Metro bus and rail systems. Metro reported on Monday night that one case involves a field electrical subcontractor working on […]
Man Arrested in Stevenson Ranch Shooting, Robbery A 19-year-old man suspected of shooting and wounding a woman during a robbery in the driveway of her Stevenson Ranch home was in custody Tuesday, authorities said. The crime occurred about 5:15 p.m. Saturday, according to Shirley Miller, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Santa Clarita Valley Station. “During the commission of the robbery, […]
Barrington Plaza Tenants File Suit Over January Fire A group of residents of the Barrington Plaza Apartments, where a Jan. 29 fire killed one person, injured more than a dozen and displaced 339 tenants, are suing the owner of the 25-story tower. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed against Douglas Emmett Inc., one of the world’s largest real estate companies, on […]
Public’s Help Sought in Daycare Molestation Investigation A 73-year-old Riverside daycare operator accused of molesting three children under his supervision over several years may be responsible for additional assaults, and authorities Tuesday asked for anyone with information to come forward. David Diaz was arrested and charged last week with 11 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a minor. Diaz made his […]
Orange County Readies Emergency Shelters for Homeless Orange County officials are moving transients out of the National Guard armories in Fullerton and Santa Ana into two cold-weather emergency shelters in both cities. The National Guard needs to use the armories, and county officials want to make sure there is overnight shelter for transients during the coronavirus emergency. One shelter will be at […]
Online Sewing Circle Makes Masks for Southland Health Workers A La Mirada woman who helped form a statewide online sewing circle to fashion face masks for Southland health professionals and first responders said Tuesday that her group has sent more than 500 hand-sewn masks to local organizations battling the coronavirus outbreak. Mallory Morgan, 24, who created the Facebook group Stitched Together with her mom […]
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