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• Bars, Restaurants, Worship Services, Malls, Gyms In 30 California Counties Ordered To Close As COVID Cases Surge

  13-07-2020 23:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure Monday of all indoor operations at restaurants, bars, gyms, churches, malls, and other locations in 30 counties statewide, including Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange as officials say coronavirus cases are climbing higher statewide.
  Under Newsom’s announcement, counties will be required to close indoor operations of restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums,
  
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• Sheriff: ‘Confident’ Body Found At Lake Piru That Of Missing ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera

  13-07-2020 23:16
  
  LAKE PIRU (CBSLA) — The body of “Glee” actress Naya Rivera has been recovered from Lake Piru after she went missing during a boating trip with her son last week.
  The body has not yet been identified by the Ventura County Coroner’s Office. However, based on the location where the body was found, its physical characteristics, clothes and physical condition of the body, Sheriff Bill Ayub said they were “confident the body is that of Naya Rivera.”
  Crews had been s
  
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• Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s Mother, Stepfather On Ventilators After Testing Positive For COVID-19

  13-07-2020 22:11
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — The mother and stepfather of Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia have both been hospitalized and are on ventilators after testing positive for COVID-19.
  “The COVID-19 health crisis is impacting our country, our city, and my family,” Garcia said in a statement to CBS2/KCAL 9. “Both my mother and my stepfather tested positive recently, and both are now hospitalized and on ventilators.”
  Garcia says both are in stable condition. He said his mother is a h
  
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• WNBA Season Opens July 25 With Weekend Dedicated To Black Lives Matter Movement

  13-07-2020 21:31
  
  (CBS Local/CBSNewYork)- The WNBA announced Monday the official schedule for its 2020 season that’s set to be played at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The WNBA Tip-Off ’20 gets underway July 25 with a tripleheader of games on ESPN, ABC and CBS Sports Network.
  During the league’s opening weekend, all aspects of the games featuring the league’s 12 teams will be designed to affirm the Black Lives Matter movement and honor the victims of police brutality and racial violenc
  
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• Newsom Orders 30 Counties To Close Indoor Operations For Bars, Restaurants, Worship Services, Malls, Gyms

  13-07-2020 21:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure Monday of all indoor operations at restaurants, bars, gyms, churches, malls, and other locations in 30 counties statewide, including Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange as officials say coronavirus cases are climbing higher statewide.
  Under Newsom’s announcement, counties will be required to close indoor operations of restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums,
  
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• Newsom Orders 30 Counties To Close Indoor Operations For Worship Services, Fitness Centers, Malls

  13-07-2020 21:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure Monday of all indoor operations at restaurants, bars, gyms, churches, malls, and other locations in 30 counties statewide, including Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange.
  This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
  
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• LA Galaxy Hosts Drive-In Watch Party At Rose Bowl Tonight For Start Of MLS Is Back Tournament

  13-07-2020 21:09
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) — Professional soccer is back, and the LA Galaxy is hosting a drive-in watch party at the Rose Bowl Monday night.
  The watch party is at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive. Fans who take part will receive an LA Galaxy x Modelo bandana and a 25th Season Celebration pin featuring 2002 MLS Cup Champion Mauricio Cienfuegos.
  The Galaxy, LA’s first professional team to get back to playing since the coronavirus pandemic shut down all sports in March, wil
  
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• LAUSD Students Won’t Return To Classrooms In The Fall

  13-07-2020 20:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District announced Monday that students will not return to the classroom when the fall semester begins next month because of the surge in coronavirus cases across the Southland.
  Two security guards talk on the campus of the closed McKinley School, part of the LAUSD system, in Compton, Calif., just south of Los Angeles, on April 28, 2020. (Getty Images)
  LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner said that the fall semester
  
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• NEOWISE, Comet Discovered By JPL In Pasadena, Puts On Spectacular Show Across Northern Hemisphere

  13-07-2020 20:18
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) —  A newly discovered comet is making a spectacle of itself in the skies this month.
  NEOWISE is the brightest comet visible from the Northern Hemisphere in a quarter-century. It was discovered by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer on March 27, and named C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, but is best known by astronomers as NEOWISE. NEOWISE is a project of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
  The comet has been spotted around the world, and even b
  
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• Body Found At Lake Piru On 6th Day Of Search For ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera

  13-07-2020 20:17
  
  LAKE PIRU (CBSLA) — Authorities say a body was found Monday Lake Piru, where “Glee” actress Naya Rivera went missing last week.
  The body has not yet been identified, but it was found by crews searching for Rivera, who went missing at the lake last Wednesday. Search crews had been using sonar equipment to scan the bottom of the lake.
  “This has been a pretty exhaustive search with a lot of resources over a period of now, today is day six,” Ventura County sheriff&rsquo
  
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• Body Found At Lake Piru During Search For ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera

  13-07-2020 19:02
  
  LAKE PIRU (CBSLA) — Authorities say a body was found Monday Lake Piru, where “Glee” actress Naya Rivera went missing last week.
  The body has not yet been identified, but it was found by crews searching for Rivera, who went missing at the lake last Thursday.
  RELATED: Investigators Release 911 Call Made After Boaters Found ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera’s Son On Boat In Lake Piru
  LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 18: Actress Naya Rivera attends Fox’s “GLEE&r
  
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• Body Found At Lake Piru By Crews Searching For ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera

  13-07-2020 19:02
  
  LAKE PIRU (CBSLA) — Authorities say a body was found Monday Lake Piru, where “Glee” actress Naya Rivera went missing last week.
  The body has not yet been identified, but it was found by crews searching for Rivera, who went missing at the lake last Thursday.
  RELATED: Investigators Release 911 Call Made After Boaters Found ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera’s Son On Boat In Lake Piru
  LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 18: Actress Naya Rivera attends Fox’s “GLEE&r
  
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• Will You See A Second Stimulus Payment?

  13-07-2020 18:37
  
  (CBSNewYork) — Will Americans be receiving a second stimulus payment in the near future? The answer remains uncertain. But what seemed unlikely in late March, after the first stimulus passed, seems much more likely three months later. And developing economic (and political) conditions add to the likelihood with each passing day.
  According to Murillo Campello, professor of Finance at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, the likelihood of a second stimulus paymen
  
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• 1 Killed, 1 In Critical Condition After Chatsworth Crash

  13-07-2020 18:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — One person was killed and a second is in critical condition Monday after a crash in Chatsworth.
  Firefighters were called to the 21600 block of West Marilla Street in Chatsworth at 8:05 a.m. to help extricate two people trapped in a crash.
  One person was declared dead on the scene. A second person was cut from the wreckage and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
  The crash is being investigated by the LAPD.
  
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• BLM Holds Protest At North Hollywood Church Where Black Woman Was Harassed

  13-07-2020 18:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A Black Lives Matter protest was held Sunday outside a North Hollywood church where two parishioners were caught on video harassing a Black woman who was sitting on the property.
  Black Lives Matter protesters outside St. Paul’s First Lutheran Church in North Hollywood. July 12, 2020. (CBSLA)
  Earlier this month, a woman was sitting on a patch of grass under a tree outside St Paul’s First Lutheran Church, located at 11330 McCormick St., when two volunteers c
  
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• ‘Shorter Races, More Exciting Formats, Bring To Life Driver Personalities’: CBS To Air Superstar Racing Experience In 2021

  13-07-2020 18:04
  
  (CBS Local)- CBS Sports announced a new partnership on Monday with Superstar Racing Experience, a new sports property that will combine with CBS Sports to produce a six-race, short-track series that will air Saturday nights on CBS Television Network and CBS All Access beginning in the summer of 2021.
  Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) is the brainchild of The Montag Group, NASCAR Hall of Famers Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart and investor George Pyne. It will feature sprint races with no pit stops
  
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• Horse Injured During Race At Los Alamitos, Day After Track Placed On Probation

  13-07-2020 17:44
  
  CYPRESS (CBSLA) — A 2-year-old horse injured during a weekend race at Los Alamitos Race Course.
  Alltime Favorite was carted off the track after being injured in Saturday night’s sixth race. The horse had finished fifth, but the official race chart noted he “weaved,” was injured and vanned off.
  No other information was available about his injury, and track officials said the gelding was being evaluated for possible surgery.
  The track was placed on probation Friday by state
  
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• ‘Environmental Illness Will Be The Defining Disease Of The 21st Century’: Oliver Broudy On ‘The Sensitives: The Rise Of Environmental Illness And The Search For America’s Last Pure Place’

  13-07-2020 17:38
  
  (CBS Local)– There are over 50 million people in the United States living with environmental illness.
  As Oliver Broudy discovered in his Simon & Schuster book “The Sensitives: The Rise Of Environmental Illness And The Search For America’s Last Pure Place,” chemicals can impact people who suffer from EI in many different ways. Some people with this illness are smell sensitive to things like perfume and bleach, while others need to live in the woods in order to avo
  
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• Irvine Opens Free Coronavirus Testing Site At Great Park

  13-07-2020 17:16
  
  IRVINE (CBSLA) – The city of Irvine Monday is opening a new coronavirus testing site capable of testing up to 260 people per day.
  The site will begin testing Monday at Orange County Great Park. Testing is open to anyone, regardless of whether they are displaying symptoms. It is also free.
  An aerial view of motorists lined up to be tested for COVID-19 in Woodland Hills, Calif., on July 10, 2020. (Getty Images)
  The testing will run Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for approxim
  
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• Irvine Opens Coronavirus Testing Site At Great Park

  13-07-2020 17:16
  
  IRVINE (CBSLA) – The city of Irvine Monday is opening a new coronavirus testing site capable of testing up to 260 people per day.
  The site will begin testing Monday at Orange County Great Park. Testing is open to anyone, regardless of whether they are displaying symptoms. It is also free.
  An aerial view of motorists lined up to be tested for COVID-19 in Woodland Hills, Calif., on July 10, 2020. (Getty Images)
  The testing will run Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for approxim
  
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• Man Found Dead In Burbank Garage Fire, Live Ammo Explosion

  13-07-2020 15:41
  
  BURBANK (CBSLA) – A man in his 70s was found dead in a Burbank garage fire Monday morning that also caused the explosion of live ammunition.
  July 13, 2020. (CBSLA)
  The blaze was reported at in the 500 block of North Parish Place at about 3 a.m.
  Burbank Fire Department crews arrived on scene to find flames shooting from a garage at the back of the home and live ammunition exploding in the heat.
  “I woke up to two loud bangs, or explosions if you will…and then I thought I heard a
  
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• Firefighters Continue To Battle San Diego Navy Ship Fire Which Injured 21

  13-07-2020 15:05
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Firefighters on land, in the air and on the water on Monday were still battling a blaze on a Navy ship that injured at least 21 people and sent smoke billowing over San Diego.
  Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department boats combat a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on July 12, 2020. (Lt. John J. Mike/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)
  The fire began Sunday morning in a vehicle storage area aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, according
  
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• Firefighters Continue To Battle San Diego Navy Ship Blaze Which Injured 21

  13-07-2020 15:05
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Firefighters on land, in the air and on the water on Monday were still battling a blaze on a Navy ship that injured at least 21 people and sent smoke billowing over San Diego Sunday.
  Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department boats combat a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on July 12, 2020. (Lt. John J. Mike/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)
  The fire began Sunday morning in a vehicle storage area aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, ac
  
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• LA Renters Relief Program Starts Taking Applications Monday

  13-07-2020 14:50
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A relief program aimed at helping thousands of renters in the city of Los Angeles who have been struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic begins accepting applications on Monday.
  The application for the Emergency Renters Relief Program will be open for five days, starting at 8 a.m. Monday and closing at 11:59 p.m. Friday.
  The program is available to all city renters, regardless of immigration status, officials said.
  An estimated 50,000 Los Angeles househo
  
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• Los Angeles Dodgers Closer Kenley Jansen Says Delayed Arrival To Summer Camp Due To Positive COVID-19 Test

  13-07-2020 14:27
  
  (CBSLA)- Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen joined the team’s summer camp Sunday and he explained the reason for his delayed arrival. Speaking to reporters, Jensen said that both he and members of his family tested positive for COVID-19.
  According to ESPN, Jansen said that he seems to have acquired the virus from his 4-year-old son Kaden, who had a fever one night before then testing positive. While Jansen initially tested negative, but then tested positive in a follow-up test. Janse
  
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• Dodgers Closer Kenley Jansen Says Delayed Arrival To Summer Camp Due To Positive COVID-19 Test

  13-07-2020 14:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen joined the team’s summer camp Sunday and he explained the reason for his delayed arrival. Speaking to reporters, Jensen said that both he and members of his family tested positive for COVID-19.
  Kenley Jansen  of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers a pitch during the first inning of a spring training game against the L.A. Angels at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 26, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (Getty Images)
  According to ESPN, Jan
  
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• Report: Lakers Guard Rajon Rondo Breaks Thumb, Out 6-8 Weeks

  13-07-2020 14:08
  
  (CBSLA)- The Los Angeles Lakers will be down another guard when the NBA season resumes at the end of this month. Point guard Rajon Rondo suffered a broken right thumb during the team’s practice on Sunday according to ESPN.
  The 34-year-old Rondo is expected to undergo surgery to repair the fracture this week and he is expected to be out for 6-8 weeks. The injury came in just the second day of practice for the team since arriving in Orlando to begin training camp.
  Rondo missed time during th
  
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• Arlington Heights Post Office Damaged By Water Leak

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A post office was damaged by a water leak in the central Los Angeles neighborhood of Arlington Heights early Monday morning.
  July 13, 2020. (CBSLA)
  An old sprinkler valve broke, causing water damage inside a post office located at 4040 W. Washington Blvd. sometime before 1 a.m.
  The water flowed out the door until Los Angeles Fire Department crews arrived on scene and shut off the water.
  The extent of the damage was unclear.
  
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• Actress Kelly Preston Dies At 57 After Breast Cancer Battle

  13-07-2020 07:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Actress Kelly Preston has died at 57 after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
  Preston’s husband, actor John Travolta, shared a tribute to Instagram on Sunday, where he confirmed the news of her death.
  “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many,” Travolta said.
  “My family and I will forever be
  
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• Los Angeles Renters Relief Program Starts Taking Applications Monday

  13-07-2020 05:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A relief program aimed at helping renters in the city of Los Angeles who have been struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic begins accepting applications on Monday.
  The application for the Emergency Renters Relief Program will be open for five days, starting at 8 a.m. Monday and closing at 11:59 p.m. Friday.
  The program is available to all city renters, regardless of immigration status, officials said.
  Eligible applicants — defined as those whose h
  
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• Elvis Presley’s Grandson Benjamin Keough Dies At 27

  13-07-2020 02:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — King of Rock’n Roll Elvis Presley’s grandson Benjamin Keough has died at 27 years old.
  Keough was the son of Lisa Marie Presley. Her representative confirmed Keough’s death on Sunday in a statement to Entertainment Tonight.“She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter Riley,” the statement read. “She adored that boy. He was the love of h
  
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• 21 Injured In Fire Aboard Ship At Naval Base San Diego

  13-07-2020 02:11
  Eleven people have suffered non-life threatening injuries after an explosion and fire Sunday on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego, military officials said.
  
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• Orange County Health Officials Report 814 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 Additional Deaths

  13-07-2020 01:19
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Orange County health officials on Saturday reported 814 new coronavirus cases and two additional deaths, which is down from the previous six days that each saw more than 1,000 new cases confirmed.
  The countywide total now stands at 24,715 cases and 423 deaths to date. 212 of the total deaths came from residents of skilled nursing facilities, 15 were from assisted-living facilities, and two were homeless, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.
  The number of h
  
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