| | | | | The news for Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
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More Than 70 COVID-19 Deaths Reported As County Sets July 4 Reopening Goal Los Angeles County officials say they plan to engineer a “safe reopening” of the local economy as early as July 4. The date emerged Tuesday during the second meeting of the county’s Economic Resiliency Task Force — a collection of elected officials and business leaders assembled to recommend steps for creating jobs and returning the […]
Fullerton Releases Documents on Kelly Thomas Fatal Beating The city of Fullerton has released documents on the fatal beating of homeless schizophrenic Kelly Thomas by a group of police officers on July 5, 2011, it was reported Wednesday. When Kelly Thomas died nearly nine years ago, the initial police reports portrayed him as a criminal suspect, a homeless schizophrenic who “assaulted” six Fullerton […]
Riverside County Coronavirus Cases Pass 6,000 Threshold Riverside County has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with health officials announcing 101 new infections, along with nine additional fatalities, raising the number of documented cases to 6,053, with 270 deaths. Of the 195 county residents currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 68 are being treated in intensive care units, the same as on Monday. […]
Lancaster to Allow Hydrogen-Producing Plant An energy company planning to produce the clean fuel of the future has reached an agreement with Lancaster officials to make hydrogen by using plasma heating technology originally developed for NASA to disintegrate the city’ paper recyclables at temperatures as high as 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it was reported to. Solena Group’ process has no commercial […]
Body Found Near Venice Pier, Matches Description of Missing Wrestler The body of a man that “matches the description” of former professional wrestler Shad Gaspard, who was last seen in the waters off Venice Beach over the weekend, was found Wednesday morning along the shoreline near the Venice Pier, lifeguard officials said. Los Angeles County firefighters and Los Angeles police responded to the pier about […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises for Sixth Time in Seven Days The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the sixth time in seven days, increasing eight-tenths of a cent to $2.891. The average price is 3.2 cents more than a week ago and two-tenths of a cent higher than a month ago but $1.138 less than […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash on Freeway in Perris A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday morning in a crash with a vehicle on southbound Interstate 215 in Perris and a stretch of the southbound lanes of the freeway were closed until further notice. Officers responded to the accident scene near Harley Knox Boulevard about 1:40 a.m. and found the rider down in the No. 1 […]
Metro Bus Crashes in South L.A., Injuries Reported A Metro bus crashed into at least two vehicles and then a traffic light Tuesday evening in the unincorporated Florence/Firestone area near South Los Angeles. Paramedics responded to the intersection of Florence Avenue and Miramonte Boulevard at 9:35 p.m. where they located the crash scene involving a bus and other vehicles. At least one person […]
Suspect in Stolen Mercedes-Benz Arrested After High-Speed Chase The driver of a suspected stolen Mercedes-Benz SUV who tried to run over a sheriff’s deputy was arrested Tuesday after a high-speed pursuit from Santa Clarita to Burbank. Deputies attempted to pull over the suspect for a vehicle code violation near the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Festividad Drive about 5 p.m. and when […]
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