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Large Crowds March in Hollywood to Protest George Floyd’s Death
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - Thousands of students and others gathered Tuesday in Hollywood to protest for police reform in the wake of last...
Los Angeles County Business Leaders Urge Officials to Lift Restrictions on Reopening
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Leaders in the film, sports, theme park, business and restaurant industries Tuesday presented detailed plans for reopening to...
Demonstrations Held Across California Southland; Looting Reported in Hollywood, Van Nuys
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Scores of looters, many of whom appeared to be unconnected to demonstrations over the in-custody death of George...
Los Angeles Police Officers Attacked, Businesses Looted in Downtown Demonstrations
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Police worked Saturday morning to disperse crowds in downtown Los Angeles as multiple businesses were looted following demonstrations...
State Clears Los Angeles County To Open Dine-In Restaurants, Hair Salons
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County restaurants could soon reopen for limited dine-in service, as could hair salons, with the state...
Los Angeles County Health Official Confident, But Cautious, As More Businesses Open
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Another 50-plus deaths due to the coronavirus have been confirmed in Los Angeles County, but health officials continued...
Heat Wave To Maintain Its Grip On Southern California
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A heat wave again will send Southland temperatures soaring Wednesday, threatening heat-related illnesses, especially in the Antelope Valley,...
SpaceX Looks To Make History, Returning Manned Spaceflight To U.S.
HAWTHORNE (CNS) - Hawthorne-based SpaceX will look to make aerospace history Wednesday when it attempts to launch two astronauts bound for the...
Los Angeles Archdiocese Lays Out Plans For Restarting Church Services
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles were directed Wednesday morning to prepare to resume church services as...
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Says 230 Employees Tested Positive for COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported Tuesday that 230 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...
Los Angeles Police Department To Pay Bonuses Despite Budget Crisis
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - City officials are defending plans to go ahead with nearly $41 million in raises for Los Angeles police...
Los Angeles County Reports 1,047 New COVID-19 Cases
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County officials have reported 1,047 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths, raising the...
Southern California Weather for 5-25-20
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKSL.A. DOWNTOWN FAIR 69 58 67 CALM 29.91RL.A. AIRPORT PTSUNNY 64 56 75 W8 29.92RLONG BEACH FAIR 67 56 67 E3 29.92SAVALON N/A N/A N/A N/A MISG N/AFULLERTON FAIR 67 57 70 CALM 29.91SHAWTHORNE FAIR 64 57 78 CALM 29.92SREDONDO BEACH N/A ...
RNC Sues Newsom Over Order to Send Mail Ballots to All California Voters
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Gov. Gavin Newsom has been sued by the Republican National Committee and two other party organizations for his...
COVID-19 Outbreaks Hit Nine Facilities in Vernon California, Including Farmer John
VERNON (CNS) - Los Angeles County health officials are reporting coronavirus outbreaks at nine industrial facilities in the city of Vernon, including...
Los Angeles Beaches, Stores Open Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County has reopened some beach parkinglots as Memorial Day weekend continues and authorized retail businessesinside enclosed...
Horse Fatally Injured While Winning Race at Los Alamitos
LOS ALAMITOS (CNS) - A racehorse who survived the devastating 2017Lilac Fire that killed 46 horses at San Luis Rey Downs reportedly...
Los Angeles Slowly Opens. More Retailers Cleared To Open Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Los Angeles Countytoday reopened some beach parking lots and authorized retail businesses insideenclosed...
ABC’s 2020-21 Programming Slate Includes New Thriller, Comedy
By STEVEN HERBERT
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - ABC announced its 2020-21 programming slate todayincluding a thriller created by 11-time Emmy...
Despite Subpoena, Los Angeles County Sheriff Refuses To Appear At Oversight Meeting
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - As promised, Los Angeles County Sheriff AlexVillanueva defied a subpoena to appear at today's meeting of the countyCivilian...
San Diego County Gets Approval For In-Person Dining and Shopping, Jamul Casino To Reopen
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County has received word that Californiaapproved its request to allow dining at restaurants and in-store shopping,...
Los Angeles Lakers Training Center Re-Opens For Individual Player Sessions
EL SEGUNDO (CNS) - The Los Angeles Lakers training center in ElSegundo has re-opened for individual player sessions under a strict protocolestablished...
40 New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - COVID-19 deaths continue to mount in Los AngelesCounty, with 40 new deaths reported along with nearly 1,100 new...
`American Idol’ Finale Sunday with Two Los Angeles Area Singers among Top Seven
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - "American Idol" will air its first remotelyproduced finale in its 18-season history at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC, with...
40 New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - COVID-19 deaths continue to mount in Los AngelesCounty, with 40 new deaths reported today, along with nearly 1,100...
San Diego County Records Highest Amount Of Daily COVID-19 Tests Third Day In Row
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the third day in a row, San Diego County hasrecorded its highest number of daily tests during...
Coronavirus Deaths Rise Again In Los Angeles County As More Businesses Open
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Another four dozen coronavirus deaths werereported in Los Angeles County today as more businesses were permitted toreopen with...
Los Angeles Bribery: Consultant to Plead Guilty to Role in LA City Councilmember Pay-to-Play...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A real estate development consultant agreed todayto plead guilty to a federal racketeering charge for his role in...
Former Los Angeles Public Health Director to Advise SAG-AFTRA on COVID-19 Issues
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - Former Los Angeles County Public Health DirectorJonathan Fielding has joined a team of specialists advising the actors union indeveloping...
Coachella Requires Social Distancing, Face Coverings in Public Due to COVID-19
COACHELLA (CNS) - Wearing face coverings and practicing socialdistancing in public in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus areagain...
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti Says People Must Wear Masks or Facial Coverings While in...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - People are now required to wear masks or facialcoverings while in public in Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti...
UCLA Led Study Identifies Liver Cancer Treatment That Improves Survival Rate
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A UCLA-led study published today identifies afirst-line liver cancer treatment that significantly improves the survivalchance for patients.
Hollywood Bowl Summer Season Falls Victim to Coronavirus – Season Cancelled
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - For the first time in almost a century, theHollywood Bowl will be silent this summer, with the Los Angeles...
Barbers, Beauticians Sue State Lawmakers in Los Angeles in Bid to Reopen
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The organization representing hairstylists andsalon owners in the Southland and elsewhere today sued Gov. Gavin Newsom andstate Attorney...
Settlement Talks Continue in Los Angeles Skid Row Homelessness Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Settlement talks are expected to continue today ina lawsuit seeking to house thousands of people in danger of...
Republican Mike Garcia Leads Special Election to Fill Katie Hill’s Congressional Seat
SANTA CLARITA (CNS) - Republican aerospace executive Mike Garcia holdsa 56%-44% lead over Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith in the specialelection to fill...
Los Angeles County Beaches Reopen, But What Will New Public Health Restrictions Entail?
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County beaches reopened today amidquestions about how long -- and to what extent -- public health...
Trails Reopen in Los Angeles County as 1,011 More COVID-19 Cases Reported
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County health officials have announced another 1,011 cases of COVID-19 and 44 additional deaths, while hiking...
Orange County Woman, Others Sue California Lawmakers Over Shutdown
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Attorneys for an Orange County woman and four others have filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging Gov....
Triple Digit Heat Expected in California Deserts, Temperatures To Cool Elsewhere
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Although the San Diego County deserts will again experience near triple-digit temperatures today, it will be cooler elsewhere...
Los Angeles Panel Hears Appeal in Ashley Judd/Harvey Weinstein Case
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An attorney for actress Ashley Judd today appealed a Los Angeles federal judge's dismissal of her sexual harassment...
Los Angeles County Loosens Rules, Allows More Retailers to Open with Curbside Service
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Even as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to mount, Los Angeles County loosened its health restrictions today and...
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Reported Living in a Tyler Perry Property in Beverly...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - After much speculation surrounding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's new digs, now that they've moved to L.A. County,...
California DMV Reopening Offices, Including Multiple Southland Locations
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The California Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen 25 of its field offices tomorrow, including more than a...
Los Angeles to Allow Some Businesses to Reopen Friday
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County officials say some "non-essential" retail businesses will be allowed to reopen Friday with curbside pickup...
San Diego County Prepares for Retail Business Opening Friday as Deaths Climb to 158
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County continues to prepare for some businesses to reopen Friday, even as recent data showed a...
Southern California Heat Wave Promises One More Day of Torrid Heat
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The region will be bedeviled by one more day of torrid heat today, with Woodland Hills forecast to...
Los Angeles Enters Second Day of Heat Wave. County Temperature Forecasts.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The region's second heat wave of 2020 entered its second day today, threatening temperatures approaching triple-digit territory.
LAPD Officer to Be Arraigned for Off-Duty Shooting of Fellow Officer
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Los Angeles police officer who allegedly shot a fellow officer in the shoulder during an off-duty camping...
Orange County Beach Closure Tested During Another Warm Weekend
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CNS) - Scattered surfers and clusters of protestors dotted the sands along Orange County's coastline, but the beaches were mostly...
Orange County Reports Two More Deaths From Coronavirus
SANTA ANA (CNS) - Orange County health officials have announced 99 more cases of the coronavirus today and two more deaths, bringing...
Coronavirus Cases in Los Angeles County Near 25,000 As Testing Increases
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Health officials have announced 38 more deaths in Los Angeles County from the coronavirus and 691 additional cases,...
Five More Coronavirus COVID-19 Deaths Bring Toll in San Diego County to 138
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County health officials have reported 131 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths, raising the county's totals to 3,842...
Santa Monica Unveils Proposed Plan For COVID-19 Recovery and End of Shutdown
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - A quickly assembled task force of Santa Monica business, community and political leaders has outlined a proposal for...
Los Angeles Attorneys Say Company Sold Antibody Tests Not Approved By FDA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - City Attorney Mike Feuer and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey today announced a lawsuit against a company...
LAUSD College-Bound Students To Get Help With Admissions During COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Unified School District students set to graduate high school this year will be able to connect...
16-Year-Old Rescued from Human Trafficking on Pomona’s Holt Avenue
POMONA (CNS) - A 16-year-old sex trafficking victim was rescued by the Pomona Police Department, then turned over to the Los Angeles...
Dana Point, Huntington Beach Resist Newsom’s Beach Closure Order
Beach to call on officials to relax the state's stay-at-home orders. Fred Fourcher can be reached at fred@bitcentral.com or 949-417-4111. NEWPORT BEACH...
After One-Day Hiatus, Average L.A. County Gas Price Resumes Dropping
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped today to its...
Garcetti To Serve As Biden Vice Presidential Selection Committee Co-chair
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be among four co-chairs of the Vice Presidential Selection Committee for former Vice...
Calabasas Councilman To Chair Valley Economic Alliance
SHERMAN OAKS (CNS) - The Valley Economic Alliance today announced the election of lawyer and Calabasas City Councilman Fred Gaines as chairman...
L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. Says 74 Employees Tested Positive For COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported today that 74 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...
Officer-Involved Shooting In South Los Angeles Area Leaves One Dead
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A gunman was killed in an officer-involved shooting in South Los Angeles, and his two companions were taken...
Los Angeles Controller Releases Data Map, Info Hub On COVID-19 Resources
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin today unveiled a COVID-19 Resource Hub website that gathers the latest federal, state...
San Diego Judge Orders Review Of Otay Mesa Detainees For Eventual Release
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego federal judge ordered today that a group of up to 69 "medically vulnerable'' detainees at...
SpaceX Chosen By NASA To Develop Lunar Landing System
HAWTHORNE (CNS) - Hawthorne-based SpaceX was one of three aerospace firms chosen by NASA today to develop a landing system that will...
L.A. Port Director Says Operations Running `Smoothly’ Despite Production Drop
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said today that the shipyard's operations are running "smoothly and...
Garcetti To Serve As Biden Campaign Co-chair
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign committee today named L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti as one of four...
USC Survey: School Engagement Surprisingly High
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Most parents give a high grade to their child's online education, but some are concerned their kids won't...
California Southland To Experience Rough Seas Through Monday; New Heat Wave On The Way
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Powerful northwest winds will generate rough seas today as the Southland's first heat wave of 2020 dissipates, only...
FAA Awards LAX Over $13.7M For Perimeter Fencing
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration today announced that it is giving a grant of...
All California Beaches And State Parks To Close Starting Friday
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - All California beaches and state parks are expected to temporarily close starting Friday in an attempt to prevent...
Streak Of Dropping L.A. County Gas Prices Ends At 59th Days
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A 59-day streak of decreases that dropped the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los...
L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. Says 70 Employees Tested Positive For COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported today that 70 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...
OCDA Criticizes Early Release Of Sex Offenders
SANTA ANA (CNS) - Seven sex offenders arrested for alleged parole violations were released from custody, apparently as part of the state...
Phillips 66 Facing Lawsuit Over Pollution Concerns In Carson, Wilmington
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Los Angeles County environmental rights organization is among two groups that gave notice today to Phillips 66...
Ex-LAPD Officer Loses Latest Appeal In El Segundo Assault
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The California Supreme Court refused today to review the case of a former Los Angeles Police Department officer...
Taxpayers Group Sues Newsom Over Plan To Help Undocumented Immigrants
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A taxpayers' group filed court papers today to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's allocation of $75 million in coronavirus-related...
Los Angeles Sewing Group Seeks Volunteers To Provide 30,000 Cloth Masks
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A group of sewers seeking to create 30,000 cloth face masks for front-line health care workers in Los...
L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. Says 66 Employees Tested Positive For COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported today that 66 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...
Santa Monica Forms Task Force For COVID-19 Recovery
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - Santa Monica city leaders have formed a task force to help the city emerge from the coronavirus lockdown,...
California Southland Heat Wave Eases — But Not For Long
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Southland's first heat wave of 2020 will ease today thanks to the return of the marine layer,...
Anaheim Discount Tire Centers Ordered To Pay Back Wages To Worker Who Self-Quarantined
ANAHEIM (CNS) - Anaheim-based Discount Tire Centers must pay an employee $2,606 in back wages for denying him sick leave after his health...
Coronavirus Deaths Hit 1,000 In L.A. County
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County has reached a grim milestone, with COVID-19 deaths topping 1,000. The county Department of Public...
Average L.A. County Gas Price Drops For 59th Consecutive Day
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped today for the 59th...
Newsom Outlines Risk-Based, Phased Business Reopening Plan; No Timeline Set
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Again saying the state is "weeks, not months'' away from relaxing stay-at-home orders, Gov. Gavin Newsom today outlined...
New FBI Counterterrorism Leader In Los Angeles Named
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Amir Ehsaei has been named the new special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division of the Los...
L.A. County To Consider $35.5 Budget, Warning Of Cuts To Come
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set today to consider a preliminary $35.5 billion budget for...
Amoeba Music To Not Reopen Iconic Sunset Boulevard Location
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - Amoeba Music will not reopen its iconic Sunset Boulevard location due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but management of the...
Judge Again Deals Setback To Reseda Gun Store, Turners
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - For the second time in two weeks, a judge today upheld the city of Los Angeles' decision to...
Long Beach Offers Non-Vehicle Coronavirus Testing
LONG BEACH (CNS) - The city of Long Beach is adding non-vehicle-based testing at its three coronavirus testing sites to accommodate people...
L.A. Metro To Close Portion Of C Line For Construction
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced today that it will suspend rail service on the C...
California Southland Heat Wave Persists
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Southland's first heatwave of 2020 is almost a week old today, and highs in several communities will...
Beutner: LAUSD Can’t Reopen Without Widespread Testing, Contact Tracing
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The nation's second-largest school district will not reopen campuses without widespread coronavirus testing and contact tracing for students...
L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. Says 64 Employees Tested Positive For COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported today that 64 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...
Average L.A. County Gas Price Drops For 58th Consecutive Day
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped today for the 58th...
Loss Of Smell Could Be Sign Of Milder Cases Of COVID-19, UCSD Health Finds
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Researchers at UC San Diego Health have found that loss of smell related to COVID-19 suggests the resulting illness...
Nighttime I-10 Lane Closures Resume This Week Between Cabazon, Banning
CABAZON (CNS) - Motorists traveling between Cabazon and Banning on Interstate 10 during the nighttime hours this week could experience delays due...
Newsom Blasts OC Beach Crowds: Virus “Doesn’t Take The Weekends Off”
NEWPORT BEACH (CNS) - Gov. Gavin Newsom today lashed out at crowds who flocked to some Orange County beaches over the hot...
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Opens N95 Mask Decontamination Center
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva unveiled a decontamination center today that he said can disinfect up to...
