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Molester Guilty! Eight Years Of Sex Terror For Little Girl Near Palm Springs

A judge's gavel. Photo via Pixabay.A 42-year-old child molester could be sentenced to life in prison Feb. 26 after he was convicted of more than a dozen felony charges for sex on an underage little-girl relative for more than eight years in the San Jacinto Mountain community of Pinyon Pines near Palm Springs. An Indio jury deliberated two days before […]
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COVID-19 Patients Flood Hospitals: Emergency Rooms, ICUs Overwhelmed

ICU patient and nurseCOVID-19 patients are continuing to flood Los Angeles County hospitals, mirroring a regional and statewide surge that threatens to overwhelm emergency departments and intensive-care units. The dramatic coronavirus surge — which on Wednesday saw Los Angeles County set daily records for new cases and deaths and overall hospitalizations — has health officials continuing their plea […]
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Sex Molester’s Victims Were Allegedly Three Little-Girl Relatives – And A Dog! Suspect, 82, Says ‘Not Guilty’

An 82-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting three girls he is related to as well as a dog in Westminster, but he won’t have to return to court for a pretrial hearing until March 5. Clemens Thomas Brzoznowski Jr. was charged last month with 18 felony counts of sex acts against the […]
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Desperate Santa Ana Officials Ask You To Cancel Holiday Gatherings, Wear Masks: Deadly OC Coronavirus Records

As Santa Ana city leaders implore the community to stop mixing households and refrain from holiday gatherings to curb the spread of COVID-19, the county continued its streak of shattering records for coronavirus patients in overflowing hospitals. Another 13 people died from COVID-19. Eight were skilled nursing facility residents and three were assisted living facility […]
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Taco Truck, Pickup Crash Hospitalizes Two: Pickup Overturns After Hitting Tree In Santa Ana

A crash between a pickup truck and a taco truck in Santa Ana left two people hospitalized Friday morning in unknown condition. Firefighters responded at about 12:30 a.m. to the intersection of Broadway and Warner Avenue and found a taco truck that had been involved in an accident and had its propane tank ruptured, according […]
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1 Dead When Vehicle Overturns on Costa Mesa Freeway

Overturned vehicleA person was killed in a crash Friday morning on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Orange. The crash occurred about 2:50 a.m. near the Garden Grove (22) Freeway interchange, where a vehicle was located overturned, according to the California Highway Patrol. Details of what led up to the crash were not immediately available. A […]
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Average Southland Gas Prices Rise

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose three-tenths of a cent Friday for the second consecutive day to reach almost $3.16. The average price is two-tenths of a cent more than one week ago and 1 cent higher than a month ago but 50.8 cents less than […]
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Covina Man to Plead Guilty to Harassing Teen Girls Online

A 34-year-old Covina man is expected to plead guilty Friday to carrying out an online harassment campaign against two teenage girls who rejected his sexual advances. Carl Bennington will face up to 10 years behind bars as a result of his guilty plea to two federal cyberstalking charges. However, prosecutors have agreed to recommend a […]
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Virus Caseloads, Hospitalizations Continue to Surge in Riverside County

The upward trajectory of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations throughout Riverside County is showing no signs of leveling out Friday, with 8,205 additional infections confirmed Thursday and more than 1,000 COVID-positive patients receiving medical care. The aggregate number of COVID-19 cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 132,818, compared with […]
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Garcetti Says Daughter Tested Positive For COVID-19, Will Quarantine 10 Days

Mayor Eric Garcetti said Thursday that his 9-year-old daughter, Maya, tested positive for COVID-19, and although he and his wife have tested negative, he will quarantine for 10 days. “Maya is doing fine and her symptoms are mild, and my wife and I have both been tested and our test results have come back negative,” […]
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