| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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Death Toll 325 In LA County, Mortality Rate Hike: But Fewest New Virus Cases In Weeks The coronavirus death toll surged above 300 Monday in Los Angeles County while the area’s mortality rate from the illness continued an unnerving rise, but only 239 new cases were reported, the lowest daily increase since late March. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health, reported 25 new deaths from the illness, […]
Fewest New Daily Number Of Coronavirus Cases In Orange County Since March 17 Orange County officials Monday announced nine new COVID-19 cases — the lowest day-to-day number since March 17 when there were seven reported cases — and said the death toll remained unchanged at 19. The number of COVID-19 cases stands at 1,283, with 103 hospitalized and 51 in intensive care, Orange County Health Care Agency officials […]
Owner Watches In Horror As Poor Pooch Run Over Twice By Mercedes-Benz A dog that was run over — twice — on a Jurupa Valley street while the owner looked on in horror was not intentionally hit, as a video circulated on social media suggests, a Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesman said Monday. The small short-haired brown dog was struck and killed after running out […]
Caltrans Permitting Overweight Trucks to Deliver Emergency COVID-19 Supplies Caltrans announced Monday it is issuing special permits authorizing “overweight” trucks to deliver emergency COVID-19 supplies in Southern California and across the state. “Authorizing these special exceptions clears a path for greater volumes of material vital in the fight against COVID-19,” Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin said. “Emergency medical supplies and equipment, groceries, perishable items, water […]
Felon Arrested For Allegedly Molesting Juvenile in Thousand Palms A 40-year-old convicted felon from Morongo Valley was behind bars Monday, accused of having a sexual relationship with a juvenile under 14 years old. Elogio Arredondo was arrested Saturday in Bell Gardens in Los Angeles County, and was transported to the Riverside jail on suspicion of committing a lewd or lascivious acts with a child, […]
Body of Possible Electrocution Victim Found After Garage Fire in Sunland The body of a man who may have been electrocuted was found Monday afternoon after fire crews extinguished a blaze in the detached garage of a Sunland condominium. Twenty-eight firefighters were sent to the 8700 block of West Wyngate Street, near Newhome Avenue, at 2:04 p.m., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire […]
Federal Courthouses Closed Through June 1 Closures and other schedule changes for federal courthouses in the Central District of California in response to the coronavirus pandemic are being extended through June 1, Clerk of Court Kiry K. Gray announced Monday. The coronavirus operations plan for the federal courthouses in Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Riverside, which are closed to the public […]
Coronavirus Cases Still Increasing Despite Less Crowded Jails With Los Angeles County residents staying home due to COVID-19, crime is down significantly, but efforts to reduce the jail population by 25% have not kept the virus completely at bay, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Monday as he announced that a custody assistant is on life support. “We’re just praying and rooting for him that […]
Man Shot During Robbery Attempt in North Hills; Suspect Sought A young man was shot and wounded during an attempted robbery as he walked in North Hills with his son, and the assailant remained at large Monday. Paramedics were sent to the 16200 block of Nordhoff Street about 8:15 p.m. Sunday. The man, about 20-25 years old, was walking with his son when a male […]
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