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Sheriff says L.A. County curfew will continue until ‘protests are gone’ — ACLU says it’s not constitutional
Posted: Jun 2, 2020 / 09:25 PM PDTUpdated: Jun 3, 2020 / 12:09 AM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.The curfew in place across Los Angeles County amid peaceful demonstrations Tuesday will continue until “protests are gone,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva told KTLA.But the American Civil Liberties Union says the curfew is not constitutional to begin with.Cities across the region began issuing curfews over the weekend until local officials extended it to all of L.A. County...…Posted: Jun 2, 2020 / 09:25 PM PDTUpdated: Jun 3, 2020 / 12:09 AM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.The curfew in place across Los Angeles County amid peaceful demonstrations Tuesday will continue until “protests are gone,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva told KTLA.But the American Civil Liberties Union says the curfew is not constitutional to begin with.Cities across the region began issuing curfews over the weekend until local officials extended it to all of L.A. County...WW…
LAFD battles massive commercial fire in Pico-Robertson area
Posted: Jul 24, 2020 / 12:17 PM PDTUpdated: Jul 24, 2020 / 10:16 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive blaze at a commercial building in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles on Friday.The greater alarm fire was reported around 11:32 a.m. at 9041 W. Pico Blvd., near Wetherly Drive, according to the L.A. Fire Department. Flames were initially so heavy that responding firefighters went into defensive mode and exited the roof and...…Posted: Jul 24, 2020 / 12:17 PM PDTUpdated: Jul 24, 2020 / 10:16 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles firefighters battled a massive blaze at a commercial building in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles on Friday.The greater alarm fire was reported around 11:32 a.m. at 9041 W. Pico Blvd., near Wetherly Drive, according to the L.A. Fire Department. Flames were initially so heavy that responding firefighters went into defensive mode and exited the roof and...WW…
13-year-old girl killed, 8-year-old brother seriously injured in violent carjacking outside Pico Rivera business
Posted: Jul 6, 2020 / 12:46 AM PDTUpdated: Jul 8, 2020 / 01:51 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A Pico Rivera family was torn apart on Sunday after a 13-year-old girl was killed and her younger brother was seriously injured in a violent carjacking that happened while their parents were buying food at a business nearby.At about 2:05 p.m. Sunday, the family of six stopped at La Mano Tortilleria, located at 9237 Whittier Blvd., and four children — ages 18, 13, 11 and...…Posted: Jul 6, 2020 / 12:46 AM PDTUpdated: Jul 8, 2020 / 01:51 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A Pico Rivera family was torn apart on Sunday after a 13-year-old girl was killed and her younger brother was seriously injured in a violent carjacking that happened while their parents were buying food at a business nearby.At about 2:05 p.m. Sunday, the family of six stopped at La Mano Tortilleria, located at 9237 Whittier Blvd., and four children — ages 18, 13, 11 and...WW…
International students may need to leave U.S. if their universities transition to online-only learning, ICE says
Posted: Jul 6, 2020 / 01:47 PM PDTUpdated: Jul 7, 2020 / 10:10 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.International students will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday.The move may affect thousands of foreign students who come to the United States to attend universities or participate in training programs, as well as non-academic or vocational studies.Universities...…Posted: Jul 6, 2020 / 01:47 PM PDTUpdated: Jul 7, 2020 / 10:10 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.International students will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday.The move may affect thousands of foreign students who come to the United States to attend universities or participate in training programs, as well as non-academic or vocational studies.Universities...WW…
U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 400,000 in final hours of Trump presidency
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 / 12:22 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 19, 2021 / 10:23 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a singular failure.The running total of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is nearly equal to the number of Americans killed in World II. It is about the...…Posted: Jan 19, 2021 / 12:22 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 19, 2021 / 10:23 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a singular failure.The running total of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is nearly equal to the number of Americans killed in World II. It is about the...WW…
Disneyland cancels annual passes, will issue refunds as it ends program 10 months after COVID-19 closure
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 / 01:49 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 14, 2021 / 10:20 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.With Disneyland having been closed for 10 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic — and no hint as to when the theme park will be allowed to reopen — Disney Parks on Thursday announced it will be ending its popular annual passport program.“Appropriate” refunds will be issued for “eligible” passholders, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock said in a statement posted on...…Posted: Jan 14, 2021 / 01:49 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 14, 2021 / 10:20 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.With Disneyland having been closed for 10 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic — and no hint as to when the theme park will be allowed to reopen — Disney Parks on Thursday announced it will be ending its popular annual passport program.“Appropriate” refunds will be issued for “eligible” passholders, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock said in a statement posted on...WW…
Gov. Newsom promises $2 billion for California schools to create 2021 reopening plans
Posted: Dec 30, 2020 / 09:19 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 30, 2020 / 10:11 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan Wednesday for schools to resume in-person teaching next spring, starting with the youngest students and those who have struggled most with distance learning while assisting with $2 billion in state aid for coronavirus testing, personal protective equipment and increased classroom ventilation.“Safety is key. Just reopening a...…Posted: Dec 30, 2020 / 09:19 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 30, 2020 / 10:11 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan Wednesday for schools to resume in-person teaching next spring, starting with the youngest students and those who have struggled most with distance learning while assisting with $2 billion in state aid for coronavirus testing, personal protective equipment and increased classroom ventilation.“Safety is key. Just reopening a...WW…
L.A. County orders mandatory 10-day quarantine for travelers; here’s what to know
Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:52 AM PSTUpdated: Jan 4, 2021 / 10:10 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Dealing with an influx of coronavirus patients that has put its health care system on the brink, Los Angeles County is imposing a on anyone who travels into the area from outside the Southern California region.The new rules were put in place as officials scramble to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid what public health officials described as the county’s “fastest...…Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:52 AM PSTUpdated: Jan 4, 2021 / 10:10 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Dealing with an influx of coronavirus patients that has put its health care system on the brink, Los Angeles County is imposing a on anyone who travels into the area from outside the Southern California region.The new rules were put in place as officials scramble to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid what public health officials described as the county’s “fastest...WW…
Texas shuts down bars again, scales back restaurant dining as coronavirus cases surge
Posted: Jun 26, 2020 / 07:56 AM PDTUpdated: Jun 26, 2020 / 10:20 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Republican Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining, the most dramatic reversals yet as confirmed coronavirus cases surge to record levels after the state embarked on one of America’s fastest reopenings.The abrupt closures began just days after Abbott described shutting down business as a last resort, and reflect how...…Posted: Jun 26, 2020 / 07:56 AM PDTUpdated: Jun 26, 2020 / 10:20 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Republican Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining, the most dramatic reversals yet as confirmed coronavirus cases surge to record levels after the state embarked on one of America’s fastest reopenings.The abrupt closures began just days after Abbott described shutting down business as a last resort, and reflect how...WW…
Corona man arrested after punching Asian American couple, threatening U.S. Olympian in Orange: Police
Posted: Apr 19, 2021 / 01:04 PM PDTUpdated: Apr 19, 2021 / 10:17 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A Corona man accused of physically assaulting a Korean American couple and threatening a Japanese American Olympic athlete has been arrested by Orange police, authorities said Monday.Michael Vivona, 25, allegedly punched the two elderly Korean Americans in the face Sunday at Grijalva Park in Orange — the same place where he is accused of targeting U.S. Olympic karate...…Posted: Apr 19, 2021 / 01:04 PM PDTUpdated: Apr 19, 2021 / 10:17 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A Corona man accused of physically assaulting a Korean American couple and threatening a Japanese American Olympic athlete has been arrested by Orange police, authorities said Monday.Michael Vivona, 25, allegedly punched the two elderly Korean Americans in the face Sunday at Grijalva Park in Orange — the same place where he is accused of targeting U.S. Olympic karate...WW…