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• Death Of ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera Ruled Accidental Drowning

  14-07-2020 23:48
  
  VENTURA (CBSLA) – The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s office Wednesday confirmed “Glee” actress Naya Rivera accidentally drowned in Lake Piru days before her body was found.
  Rivera’s body was discovered five days after she disappeared on Lake Piru, where her son, Josey, was found July 8 alone on a boat the two had rented, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the body was Rivera’s.
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• Pasadena, Long Beach Unified Say Classes Will Remain Online When Schools Open This Fall

  14-07-2020 23:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Both Pasadena and Long Beach Unified School Districts announced Tuesday that campuses will remain closed for the beginning of the school year due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
  Pasadena Unified Superintendent Brian McDonald said the district’s 23 schools will begin instruction on Aug. 17 with a 100% distance-learning model.
  Related: Santa Ana Unified To Open School Year Entirely Online
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• Trump Calls LA Unified Decision To Go Digital-Only For Fall Semester A ‘Mistake’

  14-07-2020 23:10
  
  President Trump told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge that the LAUSD had made a "mistake" in deciding not to reopen in the fall.
  
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• Trump Calls LA Unified Decision To Go Digital-Only A ‘Mistake’

  14-07-2020 23:10
  
  President Trump told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge that the LAUSD had made a "mistake" in deciding not to reopen in the fall.
  
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• Feds Drop Rule Requiring International Students To Leave U.S. If Schools Remain Online Only

  14-07-2020 22:49
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Trump administration rescinded a rule Tuesday that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
  The decision was announced at the start of a hearing in a federal lawsuit in Boston. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs said federal immigration authorities agreed to pull the July 6 directive and “return to the status quo.”
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• Shaq Aids Stranded Motorist, Fist Bumps Sheriff’s Deputies In Dash Cam Video

  14-07-2020 21:55
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBSLA/AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a woman whose car was left stranded along a Florida interstate when her tire blew out got a little unexpected help from former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal.
  O’Neal, who lives in the Orlando area, was traveling on Interstate 75 near Gainesville on Monday when he saw the woman pull onto the side of the road, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said on a Facebook post.
  According to the post, O’Nea
  
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• Retailers Can’t Spare Change Amid Nationwide Coin Shortage

  14-07-2020 21:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Retailers like Ralphs and Walmart are no longer giving change to customers due to a “significant coin shortage” across the U.S.
  When the pandemic shut down much of the country in the spring, the circulation of coins slowed down dramatically. To make matters worse, the U.S. mint had to cut production of new coins because of staffing changes to keep workers safe, then the Federal Reserve put limits on how much change banks would be given.
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• Employees At Silver Lake Whole Foods Store Contract Coronavirus

  14-07-2020 21:42
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – At least one employee at a Whole Foods store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles has contracted coronavirus.
  FILE — A Whole Foods store in New York City on April 5, 2020. (Getty Images)
  An unspecified number of employees from the store, located at 2520 Glendale Blvd., have contracted coronavirus and were in quarantine, a spokesperson for Whole Foods confirmed to CBSLA.
  The store has undergone a deep cleaning and has also been disinfected. The store re
  
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• Santa Ana Unified To Open School Year Entirely Online

  14-07-2020 21:37
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Seemingly going against the recommendations of the Orange County Board of Education, the Santa Ana Unified School District has announced that it will be starting the new school year entirely online.
  Protesters outside an Orange County School Board meeting in Costa Mesa, Calif., on July 13, 2020. (CBSLA)
  The district reported Tuesday that when the fall semester kicks off on Aug. 10, students will not be on campuses. Instead, they will be learning virtually, as they have
  
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• All 11 LA Pro Teams Come Together To Form Social Justice Coalition

  14-07-2020 21:16
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – In response to the George Floyd protests, all 11 professional sports teams in the Los Angeles metropolitan area have united to put together a group that will seek to address issues such as racial injustice in children’s athletics.
  The 11 teams in The Alliance have made a “five-year commitment to drive investment and impact for social justice through sport,” according to a statement.
  The Alliance — which includes the Lakers, Clippers, Rams, Char
  
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• 2 Horses Die After Being Injured In Races At Los Alamitos Track

  14-07-2020 20:21
  
  CYPRESS (CBSLA) — Two horses have died after being injured in races at Los Alamitos Race Course this weekend.
  Tacy, a 5-year-old mare, was leading Sunday night’s fifth race when she was pulled up by jockey Christian M. Aragon and vanned off, or taken away in a cart. Officials confirmed Monday she was later euthanized.
  Alltime Favorite, a 2-year-old gelding, was vanned off after being injured in Saturday night’s sixth race, in which he was finished fifth. He was initially report
  
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• ‘This Isn’t Pacoima, It Looks Like S—‘: Canyon Country Business Owner Caught On Video Harassing Fruit Vendor

  14-07-2020 19:41
  
  CANYON COUNTRY (CBSLA) — Hundreds of people showed up to support a fruit vendor who was caught on video being harassed by the owner of a Canyon Country bar and grill.
  The unidentified business owner approached the La Palma Fresh Fruit stand and laid into him for doing business in Canyon Country.
  “Get it the f— out of here, this isn’t Pacoima, it looks like s—,” the man said, after the vendor protested that he wasn’t hurting anyone.
  When the vendor pointe
  
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• ‘It Has Everything To Do With The Politics Of Humanity’: Natasha Ward On BET’s ‘The Oval’ & Tyler Perry

  14-07-2020 19:31
  
  (CBS Local)– The season finale of “Tyler Perry’s The Oval” airs on Wednesday, July 22 on BET at and the show has been a smash hit so far.
  RELATED: ‘He Could Become The Next Walt Disney’: Kron Moore & Ed Quinn On Tyler Perry & BET’s ‘The Oval’
  One of the many actors to benefit from the show’s success is Natasha Ward. The former Division 1 track runner at UC Irvine plays Ellie Lyles in the series and she’s made a big impact
  
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• DOJ Revokes LAPD Access To CalGang Database After Gang Framing Scandal

  14-07-2020 19:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The California Department of Justice has revoked the Los Angeles Police Department’s access to the state’s gang database following the arrests of three LAPD officers charged with falsifying records in order to wrongly frame people as gang members even though they were not.
  FILE — Protesters outside LAPD headquarters on June 1, 2020. (Getty Images)
  State Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that his office has revoked the LAPD’s acc
  
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• Multiple Workers At Silver Lake Whole Foods Store Contract Coronavirus

  14-07-2020 18:42
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Several workers at a Whole Foods store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles have contracted coronavirus.
  FILE — A Whole Foods store in New York City on April 5, 2020. (Getty Images)
  Multiple employees from the store, located at 2520 Glendale Blvd, have contracted coronavirus and were in quarantine, a spokesperson for Whole Foods confirmed to CBSLA.
  The Amazon-owned company would not confirm the number of employees who had contracted the disease, howeve
  
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• Small-Brush Fire Erupts In Beverly Crest, Power Lines Down

  14-07-2020 18:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A half-acre brush fire erupted in the Beverly Crest hillside neighborhood Tuesday morning after reports of a transformer explosion.
  July 14, 2020. (CBSLA)
  The blaze broke out in the 80 block over Beverly Park Lane before 8 a.m.
  There were reports of a possible transformer explosion in the area, the Los Angeles Fire Department reports.
  There were power lines down in the area as the slow-moving fire burned through brush, the fire department said. Water-dropping helicopt
  
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• Redondo Beach Man Accused Of Hate Crime After Driving Into Group Of Black People At Torrance Hotel

  14-07-2020 17:47
  
  TORRANCE (CBSLA) — A 42-year-old Redondo Beach man has been accused of a hate crime after allegedly driving into a group of Black people, hitting an off-duty armed security guard, at a hotel in Torrance.
  Dennis Aaron Wyman has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon resulting in great bodily injury, a hit-and-run causing serious injury and a special allegation of hate crimes. He is being held on $1 million bail and scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday.
  Police say the
  
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• Doctor Warns Focus On COVID-19 Causing ‘Disruption’ In Cancer Screenings, Treatments: ‘Resources, Attention Has Been Diverted Away’

  14-07-2020 17:39
  
  (CBS Local)– The spread of COVID-19 has created many scary situations for people with pre-existing conditions.
  There is a lot of fear and anxiety these days for cancer patients who need leave the house to get treatment or people who are trying to schedule cancer screenings. Dr. Pat Basu is the President and CEO of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America and he says COVID-19 has had a major impact on cancer patients and cancer treatment across the country.
  “These are unsettling t
  
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• LA Archdiocese Halts Indoor Masses In Response To Governor’s Order

  14-07-2020 17:07
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Monday night announced that it has again halted indoor masses after California’s governor ordered all houses of worship to close indoor operations because of the surge of coronavirus cases.
  FILE — A sign hangs outside Holy Family Catholic Church on April 12, 2020, in South Pasadena, Calif. (Getty Images)
  The L.A. Archdiocese – which includes close to 300 parishes across L.A., Ventura and Santa Barbara counties – r
  
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• 3 Critically Injured In North Hills Wreck

  14-07-2020 17:00
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Three people were critically injured – two of whom had to be rescued – after a crash in the North Hills neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley Tuesday morning.
  The two-vehicle crash occurred before 7 a.m. in the 9300 block of North Woodley Avenue.
  Los Angeles Fire Department crews arrived on scene and find two people trapped inside. They were extricated and rushed to a hospital, along with a third person.
  All three were in critical condition.
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• Grant Imahara, Host Of ‘Mythbusters’ And ‘White Rabbit Project,’ Dies At 49

  14-07-2020 16:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Grant Imahara, host of Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters” and Netflix’s “White Rabbit Project,” has died, according to a statement from the Discovery Channel. He was 49 years old.
  The host was known in Hollywood for his work in electronics and animatronics.
  “We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his fami
  
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• Estimated 23K Redlands Residents Affected By Major Water Pipe Break: Residents Told To Fill Tubs

  14-07-2020 15:40
  
  REDLANDS (CBSLA) – More than 23,000 residents in the city of Redlands could be without water for several days after a major water line break.
  A map of the affected area. July 14, 2020. (City of Redlands)
  Late Monday night, the city announced that there had been a break at a major water transmission line for a pumping station near Ford Park which could leave large swaths of the city with either no or low water pressure for several days.
  The leak originated in a 16-inch water transmission li
  
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• Vacant Century-Old Pico-Union Home Goes Up In Flames

  14-07-2020 15:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A more than century-old home in the Pico-Union neighborhood was engulfed by a greater-alarm blaze early Tuesday morning.
  July 14, 2020. (CBSLA)
  At around 2:30 a.m., L.A. Fire Department crews responded to the 1200 block of Araphoe Street to find a vacant two-story craftsman style home showing heavy flames.
  The blaze burned on both floors of the home.
  According to the fire department, the 2,300 square-foot Victorian home had a balloon-style structure which lacked &ldqu
  
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• Estimated 23K Customers In Redlands Affected By Major Water Pipe Break: Residents Told To Fill Tubs

  14-07-2020 14:56
  
  REDLANDS (CBSLA) – More than 23,000 customers in the city of Redlands could be without water for several days after a major water line break.
  A map of the affected area. July 14, 2020. (City of Redlands)
  Late Monday night the city announced that there had been a break at a major water transmission line for a pumping station near Ford Park which could leave large swaths of the city with either no or low water pressure for several days.
  The city said the leak originated in pipes 15 to 20 fee
  
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• Estimated 23K Customers In Redlands Affected By Major Pipe Break: Residents Told To Fill Tubs

  14-07-2020 14:41
  
  REDLANDS (CBSLA) – More than 23,000 customers in the city of Redlands could be without water for several days after a major water line break.
  A map of the affected area. July 14, 2020. (Credit: City of Redlands)
  Late Monday night the city announced that there had been a major water line break at one of the city’s pumping stations which could mean large swaths of the city will have either no or low water pressure for several days.
  23,600 customers over 5.5 square miles are affected in
  
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• Greater-Alarm Fire Rips Through Downtown LA Strip Mall, Arson Suspect Detained

  14-07-2020 14:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – An arson suspect has been detained in connection with a greater-alarm fire which broke out at a strip mall in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning.
  July 14, 2020. (CBSLA)
  The blaze sparked before 4 a.m. in a one-story commercial building in the 800 block of West Chavez Avenue.
  L.A. Fire Department crews responded to find the flames spreading to several units of the building and burning through the roof.
  It took 83 firefighters to knock it down in 52 minutes, the fire
  
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• Chargers Safety Roderic Teamer Gets 4 Game Suspension For Violating Substance Abuse Policy

  14-07-2020 08:10
  
  COSTA MESA (CBSLA) — Los Angeles Chargers reserve safety Roderic Teamer has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2020 regular season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse police, the league announced Monday.
  Royce Freeman #28 of the Denver Broncos runs as he is chased by Roderic Teamer #36 of the Los Angeles Chargers during the fourth quarter in a 20-13 Broncos win at Dignity Health Sports Park on October 06, 2019 in Carson. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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• Ventura County Reports 373 New Coronavirus Cases; Health Officials Order Closure Of Gyms, Salons, Places Of Worship

  14-07-2020 07:06
  
  VENTURA (CBSLA) — Ventura County reported 373 newly confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, bringing countywide totals to 4,619 cases and 53 virus-related deaths.
  A screen onstage shows cars in the parking area during the drive-in live music event ‘Concerts in your Car’ at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on July 11. (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP-Getty)
  The news comes the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure of indoor businesses across the state wit
  
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• ‘All Good Things Must Come To An End’: Tamera Mowry-Housley Announces She Is Leaving ‘The Real’ After 7 Years

  14-07-2020 06:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Tamera Mowry-Housley announced on Monday that she will not be returning to co-host daytime talk show “The Real.”
  Mowry-Housley had been a host, alongside current hosts Loni Love, Adrienne Houghton and Jeannie Mai, since the show began in 2013.
  The actress and host said in an Instagram post that she will be pursuing other ventures and called the change “bittersweet.”
  “For seven years, my home and heart has been at ‘The Real.’ T
  
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• White House Targets Fauci After Blunt Warnings About Coronavirus

  14-07-2020 06:42
  
  Washington — As the nation confronts a surge in coronavirus infections across the South and parts of the West, tensions between the White House and Dr. Anthony Fauci, a highly respected and leading expert on infectious diseases, have burst into public view amid competing assessments of the country’s response to the crisis.
  
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• Rapper Tory Lanez Arrested On Felony Charge In Los Angeles

  14-07-2020 06:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was arrested early Sunday in Los Angeles on a felony charge.
  Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, posted bond and was released from the Hollywood jail.
  According to online records, he was arrested at 4:40 a.m. on Sunday. Jail records show that he posted $35,000 bail and was released at 10:05 a.m. He is scheduled to appear in court on October 13.
  A representative for Lanez has not yet commented about the circumstances leading up to the
  
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• Stars React To ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera’s Death

  14-07-2020 06:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — As soon as Ventura County officials announced they had found a body in Lake Piru, believed to be that of 33-year-old actress Naya Rivera who went missing last week while swimming with her son, a number of Hollywood stars shared their grief online.
  Taking to social media to share their memories were a number of former “Glee” cast members, including Jane Lynch and Kevin McHale, who wrote in a heartfelt thread:
  “I’m thankful she became like family
  
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• OC School Board Votes To Allow In-Person Instruction This Fall Without Masks, Social Distancing

  14-07-2020 05:35
  
  COSTA MESA (CBSLA) — The Orange County Board of Education voted 4-1 Monday evening to allow schools to reopen next month with in-person instruction.
  Students and teachers can choose to attend classes without masks and no social distancing required.
  A group of parents and teachers gathered outside of the Monday evening meeting protesting the idea of children returning to school without safety precautions.
  Some parents, however, were at the meeting in support of the Board of Education’
  
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• Riverside, San Bernardino Counties Report Additional Coronavirus Deaths As Closure Orders Go Into Effect

  14-07-2020 05:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Riverside and San Bernardino counties reported additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus over the weekend as Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a number of indoor businesses closed to slow the spread.
  Customers enter a fast-food restaurant limiting only 10 guests with chairs cleared off the floor in Alhambra on July 1. Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday ordered additional restrictions as the pandemic surges. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP-Getty)
  Newsom ordered a statewide c
  
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• 20-Year-Old Charged With Murder In Deadly Long Beach Shooting

  14-07-2020 05:04
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — A Long Beach man is facing a murder charge in connection to a deadly shooting from last month.
  20-year-old Juan Cruz Lopez Jr. is accused of shooting and killing 33-year-old Soktear Phuy. Lopez is also facing three counts of attempted murder in another incident.
  The deadly June 29 shooting of Phuy was reported at about 7:40 p.m. in the 1400 block of Rose Avenue.
  Phuy was found lying in the courtyard of a Long Beach apartment building with gunshot wounds to his chest an
  
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• OC Reports 540 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Additional Death As Non-Essential Businesses Are Ordered To Close Again

  14-07-2020 03:54
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Orange County health officials reported 540 new coronavirus cases and one additional death Monday as Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered non-essential businesses to close again.
  The countywide total now stands at 25,255 cases and 424 deaths to date.
  Of the 25,255 cases of coronavirus, 1,315 were skilled nursing home facility residents and 212 of them have died. Fifteen of the fatalities were assisted living facility residents.
  The number of hospitalized patients dipped from 675 o
  
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• Study Suggests Ridgecrest Quakes Increased Risk Of Big San Andreas Temblor

  14-07-2020 03:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Ridgecrest earthquakes of 2019 might have increased the chances of a big temblor along the San Andreas fault in the next 12 months, according to a study published Monday in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
  The Los Angeles Times reported that scientists found there was a 2.3% chance of a large earthquake on the Garlock fault, which runs along the north edge of the Mojave Desert in the next year, which increases the likelihood of a magnitude 7.5
  
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• Sheriff: ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera Saved Son Before Drowning

  14-07-2020 02:34
  
  LAKE PIRU (CBSLA/AP) — The 4-year-old son of “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, whose body was recovered Monday from Lake Piru after she went missing during a boating trip with her son last week, says his mom boosted him back on to the deck of their rented boat before he looked back and saw her disappearing under the water, authorities said.
  “She must have mustered enough energy to get her son back on the boat, but not enough to save herself,” Ventura County Sheriff Bill A
  
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• 370 LAPD Employees Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus To Date

  14-07-2020 02:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Thirty-three additional Los Angeles Police Department employeeshave tested positive for coronavirus, which brings the department total to 370, officials said.
  Currently, 239 LAPD employees are at home recovering or self-isolating due to possible exposure, and 202 employees have returned to work.
  The increase in cases comes shortly after LAPD announced its first employee death from the coronavirus.
  On July 3, Senior Detention Officer Erica McAdoo died from coronavirus
  
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• Former San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged In Fatal May Shooting Of Escaped Detainee

  14-07-2020 01:59
  
  SAN DIEGO (CBSLA) — A former San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been charged in connection with a fatal May 1 shooting, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
  That deputy, 23-year-old Aaron Russell, is facing a second-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Nicholas Bils, a 36-year-old man who escaped from a California State Park Officer’s car just outside of the San Diego Central Jail and was running away, unarmed, when he w
  
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• Former San Diego County Deputy Charged In Fatal May Shooting

  14-07-2020 01:59
  
  SAN DIEGO (CBSLA) — A former San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been charged in connection with a fatal May 1 shooting, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
  That deputy, 23-year-old Aaron Russell, is facing a second-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Nicholas Bils, a 36-year-old man who escaped from a California State Park Officer’s car just outside of the San Diego Central Jail and was running away, unarmed, when he w
  
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• Pasadena Man Sentenced to Seven Years To Life After Slashing Woman’s Throat In 2017

  14-07-2020 01:41
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) — A Pasadena man was sentenced on Monday to seven years to life in state prison after slashing a woman’s throat in 2017.
  75-year-old Lance Anthony Semkus admitted to using a knife in an unprovoked attack against a woman on October 23, 2017.
  Semkus pleaded no contest earlier this month to attempted murder in the incident.
  The victim, whose name was not released, was approached from behind during the attack and fought off the suspect — later identified as Semkus
  
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• Long Lines Form At Dodger Stadium COVID-19 Testing Site

  14-07-2020 01:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — As cases of coronavirus continue to rise in Los Angeles County, so does the demand for testing.
  A long line of drivers waiting to get swabbed formed at Dodger Stadium on Monday, the city’s largest testing site.
  Many people have complained that they have been unable to make an appointment at the busy test site.
  Health officials have said they are working to ramp up testing sites to accommodate the heavy demand.
  More information about testing in L.A. County can be
  
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• OC School Board To Consider Return To Classes This Fall

  14-07-2020 00:50
  
  COSTA MESA (CBSLA) — The Orange County Board of Education is scheduled to meet Monday evening to discuss a recommendation from a panel of experts who say it is safe to open schools next month without masks or social distancing.
  Last month, the Board of Education held a meeting with experts who concluded in a white paper that requiring students to wear masks “is not only difficult but may even be harmful over time.”
  It was also stated that “social distancing of children an
  
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• LA County Reports 2,593 New Coronavirus Cases, 13 Deaths; Gyms, Salons, Indoor Malls Ordered To Close

  14-07-2020 00:47
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 2,593 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 13 deaths Monday, bringing countywide totals to 136,129 cases and 3,822 deaths.
  Customers practice social distancing while waiting in line to order food at Ghost Pizza on July 10 in Los Angeles. Ghost Pizza, the Melrose Avenue walk-up pizzeria, adapts to operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
  The department also
  
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• LA County Reports 2,539 New Coronavirus Cases, 13 Deaths; Gyms, Salons, Indoor Malls Ordered To Close

  14-07-2020 00:47
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 2,593 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 13 deaths Monday, bringing countywide totals to 136,129 cases and 3,822 deaths.
  Customers practice social distancing while waiting in line to order food at Ghost Pizza on July 10 in Los Angeles. Ghost Pizza, the Melrose Avenue walk-up pizzeria, adapts to operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
  The department also
  
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• Pasadena Man Sentenced to Seven Years To Life After Slashing A Woman’s Throat In 2017

  14-07-2020 00:41
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) — A Pasadena man was sentenced on Monday to seven years to life in state prison after slashing a woman’s throat in 2017.
  75-year-old Lance Anthony Semkus admitted to using a knife in an unprovoked attack against a woman on October 23, 2017.
  Semkus pleaded no contest earlier this month to attempted murder in the incident.
  The victim, whose name was not released, was approached from behind during the attack and fought off the suspect — later identified as Semkus
  
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• 2 Men, 2 Teenage Boys Charged In Hollywood Hills Murder Of Rapper Pop Smoke

  14-07-2020 00:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Two men and two teenage boys have been charged with the murder of rapper Pop Smoke, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.
  Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were each charged with murder with a special circumstance allegation that the murder occurred during the commission of a robbery and a burglary. The enhancement makes Walker and Rodgers eligible for the death penalty.
  They also face gang and gun allegations, according to the
  
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• ‘Glee’ Star Naya Rivera’s Body Discovered 7/13 – Exactly 7 Years To The Day Co-Star Cory Monteith Was Found Dead

  14-07-2020 00:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Fans of TV’s “Glee” were mourning Monday after the body of actress Naya River was recovered from Lake Piru on the seventh anniversary of the death of co-star Cory Monteith.
  Rivera’s body was found July 13 after she went missing during a boating trip with her son last week. Rivera, 33, is presumed to have drowned in the lake.
  Investigators say there was no indication of foul play or suicide.
  NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 24: Actors Cory Monteith an
  
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• LA Company Managing 27 SoCal Nursing Facilities To Pay $16.7 Million To Settle Medicare Fraud Case

  14-07-2020 00:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — An LA company operating 27 skilled nursing facilities has agreed to pay $16.7 million to resolve allegations of Medicare fraud.
  Longwood Management Corporation – which operates facilities in areas like Burbank, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Covina, Rosemead, Fontana, San Gabriel, Norwalk, Anaheim, and Pico Rivera – had been accused of violating the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare that were not reasonable or necessary, according to the Departme
  
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