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• Santa Ana Winds Expected To Diminish By Thursday Evening

  25-02-2021 23:16 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds battering parts of the Los Angeles area Thursday were expected to calm by late afternoon.
  According to the National Weather Service, some areas saw gusts as high as 85 mph Thursday morning, while some coastal areas were hit with 55 mph winds.
  “By late afternoon and this evening, the winds are expected to diminish quite a bit,” the NWS said.
  A high wind warning that was in effect until 3 p.m. across most of the region was
  
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• ‘Left A Gaping, Gaping Wound’: Family Pleads For Help In Catching Killer Who Gunned Down Rubidoux Man On Valentine’s Day Last Year

  25-02-2021 23:06 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) — The family of a Rubidoux man who was shot and killed last year outside a hotel in Riverside is pleading for help Thursday in catching his killer.
  (credit: Riverside Police Department)
  Grant Leggette Sr., 57, was at a Valentine’s Day celebration at a Marriott hotel on Market Street on Feb. 14, 2020 when he was shot several times while going out to his parked car. Even with a $10,000 reward for information in the case approved by the Riverside City Council, the kill
  
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• Former Rep. Katie Hill, Ex-Husband Inch Closer To Settling Temporary Restraining Order

  25-02-2021 22:01 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Lawyers for former congresswoman Katie Hill and her ex-husband told a Los Angeles judge they are close to settling her allegations of harassment and years of abuse, which led her to obtain a temporary restraining order against him in December.
  On December 8, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anne Richardson ordered Hill’s ex, Kenneth Heslep, to stay at least 100 yards away from her, along with her mother and sister.
  A hearing was scheduled for Jan. 26 on whether
  
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• Kal Penn On The Opportunity To Join ‘Clarice’: ‘I Jumped At The Chance, It’s So Different’

  25-02-2021 21:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS) – Kal Penn is trying something new with his role as Shaan Tripathi in the crime drama Clarice. This series, based off the movie Silence Of The Lambs, sees Penn working along side Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) for the FBI following the capture of Buffalo Bill.
  CBS‘ Matt Weiss spoke to Penn about his character, the tone of the show and what it’s like to film during a pandemic.
  MW: Kal, what’s going on my man? New episode of Clarice airs tonight and I’m
  
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• ‘It’s A Potato’: Hasbro Drops ‘Mr.’ From 70-Year-Old Potato Head Doll

  25-02-2021 20:58 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — Mr. Potato Head, a child’s toy perhaps best known from Disney’s “Toy Story” franchise, is going gender neutral.
  Hasbro, the company that makes the 70-year-old potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.
  As of Thursday, the official Hasbro website still included the “Mr. Potato Head” branding on its toys.
  Mr. Potato Head toy w. detachable accessories. (Photo by
  
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• NBA Star Russell Westbrook To Open New Charter School In South LA

  25-02-2021 20:47 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Nine-time NBA All-Star and Los Angeles native Russell Westbrook announced Wednesday he is founding a new charter school in his hometown.
  The 32-year-old said he is launching the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy in South L.A., a middle and high school, grades 6-12.
  “I plan on making sure that you guys, future kids, come in, have access to all the resources you need to be successful,” Westbrook said in a video posted to his Twitter account.I am excited to
  
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• 3 Homes Destroyed When Wind-Whipped Fire Rips Through Bloomington Neighborhood

  25-02-2021 20:20 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  FONTANA (CBSLA) – A fire broke out early Thursday morning amid powerful winds in the San Bernardino County community of Bloomington, destroying at least three homes.
  Feb. 25, 2021. (LLN)
  The three-alarm fire was reported at 12:23 a.m. in the area of Tamarind and Santa Ana avenues.
  According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, crews arrived on scene to find one home with heavy flames, and the fire spreading towards nearby brush and homes.
  At least three homes were destroyed, the f
  
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• 2 Workers In Critical Condition After Reported Explosion In Downtown LA

  25-02-2021 19:28 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Two workers are in critical condition after an apparent explosion involving electrical equipment in the loading dock of the Los Angeles World Trade Center in downtown.
  Witnesses reported an explosion, which apparently involved electrical equipment, at about 9:15 a.m. at 360 S. Flower Street. Two men were taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.Sign indicates the reported explosion happened at the loading dock for the Los
  
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• Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Motor Deputy Killed In Lakewood Crash

  25-02-2021 19:16 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was killed Thursday in a crash in the Lakewood area, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
  The crash happened at about 9 a.m. near Del Amo and Paramount boulevards.
  Villanueva confirmed the death on Twitter.Today, I am saddened to announce that an @LASDHQ motor deputy was killed in a traffic collision this morning near Del Amo blvd and Paramount Blvd.This is all the info I can share at this time.Please be patient as we gather facts.
  
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• Third Stimulus Check: When Could You Get Another Economic Relief Payment?

  25-02-2021 19:02 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Detroit) — A third stimulus check may be just weeks away. The $1,400 direct payment is an important part of the American Rescue Plan, President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief package designed to help millions of Americans dealing with the economic fallout from COVID. It has support from both Democrats and Republicans and looks destined to end up in the bill’s final version. The package also includes higher unemployment benefits, an improved child tax credit, a
  
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• Robert Stewart, One Of LAPD’s First Black Officers, Ceremoniously Reinstated; Department Had Refused To Rehire Him After Acquittal For Assault

  25-02-2021 18:49 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Robert Stewart, one of the first Black men to join the LAPD, has been ceremoniously reinstated after being unjustly fired in 1900.
  (credit: City Of Los Angeles)
  Stewart joined the LAPD in 1889 and served honorably, but lost his job in 1900 after being charged, tried, then acquitted of assaulting a 15-year-old girl. But even though he was ultimately found not guilty, the LAPD refused to rehire him.
  He spent the rest of his life as a laborer and janitor before he died i
  
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• SEE IT: A Love Story Discovered in the Galápagos Islands

  25-02-2021 18:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  This original essay by novelist Angie Hockman coincides with the release of her new rom-com, “Shipped,” out now from Simon & Schuster (a ViacomCBS Company).
  The Galápagos Islands are one of the most magical places on Earth. When I traveled aboard National Geographic Endeavour in 2016 for a Lindblad-National Geographic voyage to Galápagos, I never expected how deeply the archipelago—and its precious wildlife, sou
  
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• Lady Gaga’s Dogwalker Shot, Wounded In Hollywood; 2 French Bulldogs Stolen

  25-02-2021 17:52 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man was shot and wounded while walking singer Lady Gaga’s dogs on a Hollywood street Wednesday night, and two of her French bulldogs were then stolen.
  Feb. 24, 2021. (CBSLA)
  The shooting occurred at 9:40 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue, just off Sunset Boulevard.
  A 30-year-old man was walking several dogs when two suspects got out of a car and approached him, Los Angeles police said. After an altercation, the suspects opened fire on him.
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• Paramount+ Is One Week Away: Here’s What’s In Store

  25-02-2021 17:42 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS) –  ViacomCBS’ on-demand streaming service, CBS All Access, will undergo a makeover one week from today when the network is officially re-branded to Paramount+. ViacomCBS President and CEO Bob Bakish revealed a host of new information about the platform yesterday during an online event including pricing tiers, breathe of content and a whole new way to watch movie releases.
  For starters, Paramount+ will feature content from the full ViacomCBS family of properties including C
  
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• What A Dummy: Driver Busted In Baldwin Park Carpool Lane With Elaborately Detailed Mannequin In Passenger Seat

  25-02-2021 17:34 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A passenger wearing a baseball cap, glasses, a face mask and a red and blue plaid shirt turned out to be a mannequin helping a driver illegally use the carpool lane in Baldwin Park.
  An image of the lifelike mannequin was posted on Facebook by the CHP West Valley, who were impressed by the elaborate figure.
  The mannequin wore a baseball cap over salt and pepper hair, glasses and a blue medical face mask. It was also dressed in not one, but two button-down shirts &ndash
  
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• Modest Hero of “Forgotten War” Recalls Historic Rescue Mission

  25-02-2021 16:55 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Burley Smith remembers Christmas Day 1950 at the height of the Korean war.
  The retired Miami realtor, now 92, was a 21-year-old sailor aboard the United States Merchant Marine vessel Meredith Victory.
  He and a few other shipmates had recently graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York.
  The ship was in Korean waters to carry military equipment to U.S. troops. He vividly recalls the ship.
  “The ship was the Meredith Victory sh
  
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• Chaos After Man Shot, Wounded During Argument Inside Gardena Target Store

  25-02-2021 16:39 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  GARDENA (CBSLA) – It was a chaotic scene for shoppers after a suspect shot and wounded a man during a fight inside a Target store in Gardena Wednesday night. The suspect escaped.
  A man was shot and wounded during a fight inside a Target store in Gardena, Calif. Feb. 24, 2021. (OnScene TV)
  The shooting occurred at around 10 p.m. at a Target store located at 2169 W. Redondo Beach Blvd.
  According to Gardena police, two men were in a heated argument that turned into a physical fight. One of th
  
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• Raging Fire Destroys Commercial Building In South LA

  25-02-2021 16:19 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A large fire completely destroyed a commercial building in Historic South-Central Los Angeles early Thursday morning, and heavily damaged a second building.
  Feb. 25, 2021, (Citizen App)
  The fire broke out a little before 1 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Grand Avenue, near the 110 Freeway and east of Exposition Park.
  The fire tore through a one-story commercial building before spreading to an adjacent two-story building, the Los Angeles Fire Department reports.
  
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• Cherry Hill, New Jersey School District Will Require Students To Take African American History To Graduate

  25-02-2021 15:15 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) — The Cherry Hill School District is now the first in New Jersey to require students to take African American history in order to graduate. The school board approved the move Tuesday night.
  Students had lobbied for the course to become mandatory. The charge was led by seventh-grader Ebele Azikiwe, of Beck Middle School.
  Ebele penned a letter last summer to the school district, asking for a more comprehensive and accurate curriculum on African American history.
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• 2 People Killed, 3 Critically Hurt In Violent South LA Collision

  25-02-2021 15:02 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – At least two people were killed and another three critically injured in a crash in the Vermont-Vista neighborhood of South Los Angeles early Thursday morning.
  Feb. 25, 2021. (CBSLA)
  The two-vehicle crash occurred sometime before 5:20 a.m. in the 400 block of West Century Boulevard, near Figueroa Street.
  Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to find two people dead at the scene. They were not immediately identified.
  Another three people were rushed to local hospi
  
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• Walton Goggins On ‘The Unicorns’ Final Few Episodes Of Season Two: ‘You Will Laugh, There Will Be Moments Where You’ll Cry’

  25-02-2021 15:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS) – The Unicorn is back with another new episode titled “In Memory Of…”. In tonight’s chapter a memorial is planned for Wade’s (Walton Goggins) late wife that leads daughter Natalie to discover that she is starting to lose some memories about her mother that the family has to come to terms with.
  CBS‘ Matt Weiss spoke to Goggins about this week’s episode, working with both of his “TV daughters” and what fans can expect for the rest
  
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• Man Shot While Walking Dogs In Hollywood, 2 French Bulldogs Stolen

  25-02-2021 14:38 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man was shot and wounded while walking dogs on a Hollywood street Wednesday night, and two French bulldogs were then stolen.
  Feb. 24, 2021. (CBSLA)
  The shooting occurred at 9:40 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue, just off Sunset Boulevard.
  A 30-year-old man was walking several dogs when two suspects got out of a car and approached him, Los Angeles police said. After an altercation, the suspects opened fire on him.
  They then stole two French bulldo
  
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• Researchers Developing Rapid At-Home COVID Test That Connects To Your Smartphone

  25-02-2021 14:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Researchers are developing a new, rapid COVID-19 test that connects to your smartphone to reveal results at home.
  Ever since the pandemic began, researchers in France have been working on a way to test for COVID-19 quickly and accurately.
  “Since March, we try to develop a portable device everybody can use at home,” said University of Lille Professor Sabine Szunerits.
  The research at the French university started, oddly enough, with camels, llamas and alpacas.
  
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• At Least 2 Homes Destroyed When Wind-Whipped Fire Rips Through Bloomington Neighborhood

  25-02-2021 13:50 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  FONTANA (CBSLA) – A fire broke out early Thursday morning amid powerful winds in the San Bernardino County community of Bloomington, destroying at least two homes.
  Feb. 25, 2021. (LLN)
  The three-alarm fire was reported at 12:23 a.m. in the area of Tamarind and Santa Ana avenues.
  According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, crews arrived on scene to find one home with heavy flames, and the fire spreading towards nearby brush and homes.
  Two homes have been destroyed and a third is
  
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• ‘Once-In-A-Lifetime Sighting:’ Incredibly Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal Spotted In Pennsylvania

  25-02-2021 13:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA-TV) — A longtime birdwatcher in Pennsylvania says he had a “once-in-a-lifetime” bird sighting – a cardinal that is half-male and half-female.
  “I had a once-in-a-lifetime, one in a million bird encounter!” James hill posted on Facebook.  Hill described the bird, which is known as a bilateral gynandromorph northern cardinal, as a bird divided right down the middle, half male and half female.
  Typically, male cardinals have bright red pl
  
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• Recovering COVID Patients Face Massive Medical Bills After Hospitalization

  25-02-2021 08:26 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) – Jeff Sherman of Huntington Beach spent 11 days in the hospital fighting COVID-19.
  “I was on oxygen the entire time, they of course charged for that,” said Sherman. “I was on high flow oxygen 2/3 of that time, and they charge an extra rate for that, so the total bill was $110,000.”
  The six-page long itemized bill ranges from $3,400 a day for his ICU bed to nearly $4,500 for a dose of Remdesivir.
  And then there are the charges that surprised
  
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• 2 Killed In Rowland Heights Shooting, Suspect At Large

  25-02-2021 08:11 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  ROWLAND HEIGHTS (CBSLA) — Two men were fatally shot Wednesday night in the unincorporated community of Rowland Heights near the city of Industry.
  Two men were found fatally shot at a home in Rowland Heights. (CBSLA)
  According to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to the 18000 block of Villa Clara Street, near Fullerton Road, at about 7:50 p.m. Both victims, who were not immediately identified, were pronounced dead at the scene.
  Neither a motive for the shooting
  
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• LA County Details New COVID-19 Vaccination Plan As Eligibility Expands

  25-02-2021 07:44 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Teachers, childcare workers and grocery store employees will be eligible to sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting March 1, but with the expansion come some changes that will make it easier for some to get the shot.
  “I’m gonna get emotional,” Jeannette Romero, the executive director of Pasadena Day Nursery for Child Development. “I’m actually really excited. You get my true reaction cause I had not heard that!”
  For Romero, a yea
  
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• Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Increase During Pandemic

  25-02-2021 07:19 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  KOREATOWN (CBSLA) — Denny Kim said was walking down a Koreatown street when two men attacked him.
  Denny Kim said he was walking down Kenmore Avenue, between Wilshire Boulevard and 6th Street, Feb. 16 when two men attacked him. “They told me to go back to China,” Kim said. (Denny Kim photo)
  “They were hurling racial insults they were calling me ‘Ching Chong,’ ‘C***k,’ ‘Chinese virus,'” Kim said. “They told me to go back to China.&r
  
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• Gobert, Clarkson Lead Jazz To 114-89 Rout Of Lakers

  25-02-2021 07:01 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert and Jordan Clarkson each scored 18 points and the Utah Jazz routed the Los Angeles Lakers 114-89 on Wednesday night.
   LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives into Royce O’Neale #23 of the Utah Jazz during a game at Vivint Smart Home Arena on February 24, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
  Gobert also had nine rebounds for Utah (26-6), which won for the 22nd time in its last 24 games — with 20 of t
  
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• LAPD Motorcycle Officer Taken To Hospital After Crash

  25-02-2021 06:45 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A motorcycle officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wednesday night following a crash.You can see the officer’s motorcycle is intact, which is a good sign. It looks as though the SUV hit the motorcycle as well as the cruiser.
  — Desmond Shaw (@RoadSageLA) February 25, 2021The crash happened near the intersection of West Adams Boulevard and Mont Clair Street, though it was not immediately clear what led up to
  
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• Petersen Helps Kings Beat Blues 2-1 For 6th Straight Win

  25-02-2021 06:43 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alex Iafallo and Andreas Athanasiou scored in the second period to send the Los Angeles Kings past the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
  Tobias Bjornfot #33 of the Los Angeles Kings battles Kyle Clifford #13 of the St. Louis Blues for the puck on February 24, 2021 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images)
  Cal Petersen made 35 saves, improving to 3-0-1 in his last four starts.
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• Coyotes Rally From 3 Down To Beat Ducks 4-3 In Shootout

  25-02-2021 06:21 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Conor Garland and Christian Dvorak each scored in a shootout, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied from a three-goal deficit for the second straight game to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 Wednesday night.
  Isac Lundestrom #48 of the Anaheim Ducks and Nick Schmaltz #8 of the Arizona Coyotes skate for a loose puck during the second period of the NHL hockey game at Gila River Arena on February 24, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)
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• 23-Year-Old Charged With Molesting Woman in Santa Ana Store

  25-02-2021 05:22 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – A 23-year-old transient was charged Wednesday with molesting a woman in a business.
  Bret Wade Bishop is accused of walking into a business at 1319 N. Main St. in Santa Ana on Monday and allegedly knocking a woman working there to the floor and groping her breasts, Santa Ana Police Department Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
  A security guard chased him out, but he returned later and knocked her down again and ripped her blouse as he groped her breasts again, Bertagna said.
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• Riverside Adds 419 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths; San Bernardino Reports 253 Cases, 22 Deaths

  25-02-2021 05:12 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties all reported additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus Wednesday.
  Riverside County health officials reported 419 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 additional fatalities, bringing countywide totals to 288,960 cases and 3,707 deaths. Of those who contracted the illness, 268,360 had recovered.
  There were 406 COVID-19 patients hospitalized Wednesday, 116 of whom were being treated in intensive care units &mdas
  
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• Pasadena’s Lucky Boy Burgers Sues Postmates Alleging Unfair Business Practices

  25-02-2021 03:59 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) — Lucky Boy, a walk-up burger restaurant in Pasadena, Wednesday filed suit against Postmates accusing the delivery service of unfair business practices.
  Lucky Boy, which operates a popular roadside grill off Arroyo Parkway, has accused the popular delivery service of trademark infringement and unfair competition, alleging that the service used the company’s name without authorization and intentionally posted a menu bearing incorrect information, including lower price
  
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• Lynne Thompson Announced As 2021 Los Angeles Poet Laureate

  25-02-2021 03:44 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Mayor Eric Garcetti Wednesday announced that native Angeleno Lynne Thompson is the 2021 Los Angeles Poet Laureate.
  Garcetti described Thompson as an “acclaimed writer, an outspoken force who uses words to tell stories and unite communities and open us up to perspectives.”
  Lynne Thompson speaks at gala celebrating the 27th Annual of artworxLA.
  “A native of South L.A., in so much of her work, our city, its character, its dynamism, its challenges and it
  
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• Mayor Eric Garcetti Urges Property Owners To Sign Up For City’s New Program

  25-02-2021 03:17 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Mayor Eric Garcetti Wednesday urged property owners to sign up for the city’s Lease-Up program, which matches landlords with tenants who need a home, with rent guaranteed by the government.
  “For property owners, it’s a dream come true. That rent is guaranteed to come to you each month without having to hit anybody up for it, without anybody missing a month,” Garcetti said.
  The program has added 1,200 homes since November, according to Garcetti.
  
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• Restaurants Hopeful Orange County Will Soon Move To Red Tier, Allowing Indoor Dining To Resume

  25-02-2021 03:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  TUSTIN (CBSLA) — As Orange County’s COVID-19 metrics continued to move closer to the less-restrictive red tier Wednesday, restaurant workers began to prepare for the possibility of indoor dining returning.
  Orange County restaurant owners hope that lower COVID case numbers are a sign that the county will be moving from the most-restrictive purple to the red tier in the coming weeks.
  Business has dropped 35 percent at Christakis Greek Cuisine since indoor dining has stopped. (credit: C
  
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• Former California State Senator John Moorlach Infected With COVID-19

  25-02-2021 02:55 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Former state Sen. John Moorlach, a candidate for the Second District seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, is putting a pause on his campaign for another term on the board as he recovers from COVID-19. Moorlach said he tested positive on Monday.
  “I have a slight headache, sore throat, and Monday night I couldn’t sleep very well,” he said.
  Moorlach, however, was still planning on making fundraising calls from his home.
  “I still need to k
  
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• Former CA Senator John Moorlach Infected With COVID-19

  25-02-2021 02:48 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Former state Sen. John Moorlach, a candidate for the Second District seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, is putting a pause on his campaign for another term on the board as he recovers from COVID-19. Moorlach said he tested positive on Monday.
  “I have a slight headache, sore throat, and Monday night I couldn’t sleep very well,” he said.
  Moorlach, however, was still planning on making fundraising calls from his home.
  “I still need to k
  
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• Country Music Star Trisha Yearwood Tests Positive For COVID-19, Husband Garth Brooks Negative

  25-02-2021 02:43 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Country music superstar Trisha Yearwood has tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced Wednesday on social media.Yearwood, and her husband Garth Brooks, were said to be quarantining at their Tennessee home after a member of their team tested positive for the virus when they got Yearwood’s positive test result.
  “The Queen and I have now tested twice,” Brooks said in a Facebook post. “Officially, she’s diagnosed as ‘on her way out
  
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• Oxnard Church Volunteer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 3 Teen Girls

  25-02-2021 02:07 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  VENTURA (CBSLA) — A church volunteer has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting three teenage girls, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
  Isaias “Carlos” Vasquez was initially arrested by the Oxnard Police Department Feb. 15 on suspicion of rape of an unconscious person, after a 14-year-old girl reported that he had sexually assaulted her at a motel after luring her to the location under the pretense of a cleaning job. He was released Feb. 17 on
  
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• Doctors Expect Tiger Woods To Walk Again, But Golf Legend Likely ‘Never The Same’ After Crash

  25-02-2021 01:39 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Tiger Woods is at the beginning of a long road to recovery after the golfing legend suffered major leg injuries during a rollover crash Tuesday morning.
  Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jaime Hernandez says Woods is just lucky to have survived the impact.
  “After an injury like this, things are never the same,” said Hernandez. “All of this taken together is obviously a pretty severe injury and requires healing to different structures – bone, soft tissue,
  
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• School Employees Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine In Ventura County

  25-02-2021 01:07 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  VENTURA (CBSLA) — Ventura County Wednesday announced that it had expanded vaccine eligibility to include school employees.
  “A fully functioning school system is one of the keys to getting our lives back to normal,” Dr. Cesar Morales, deputy superintendent for the Ventura County Office of Education, said. “The sooner we can get school employees vaccinated, the sooner we will be able to bring all of our students back to the classroom.”
  The county said its goal was to
  
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• LA County Reports 18 Confirmed Cases Of UK COVID-19 Variant

  25-02-2021 01:04 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday there are now 18 confirmed cases in the county of the COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom.
  According to Ferrer, officials from county health and USC are investigating a university outbreak of four cases, two of which have been confirmed to be the UK variant, and the other two are suspected of being that variant.
  “The individuals are doing well and they are in isolation,&rdq
  
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• Santa Ana Police Officer, Steven Lopez, Pleads Guilty To Federal Bribery Charge

  25-02-2021 00:51 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Santa Ana police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting $128,000 in bribes from a person who was seeking to obstruct law enforcement activities against his illegally operating businesses in Orange County.
  Steven Lopez, 28, of Chino, pleaded guilty to a single count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, a felony carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
  Between last August and November, Lopez received about $128,000 in bribes from an ind
  
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• More Resources: COVID Medical Bills

  25-02-2021 00:42 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBSLA) – CBS Los Angeles reached out to several large insurance companies, and this is what they sent us in regard to how they are handling co-pays and deductibles for COVID-related treatment:
  UNITED HEALTHCARE:
  The website is updated regularly with information for members on COVID co-pays and deductibles.
  COVID-19 testing-related visits
  You will have $0 cost-share (copay, coinsurance or deductible) for COVID-19 testing-related visits during the national public health emergency period, cu
  
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• Burbank Council Votes To Take Legal Action Against Tinhorn Flats

  25-02-2021 00:38 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  BURBANK (CBSLA) — The Burbank City Council Tuesday unanimously voted to take legal action against Tinhorn Flats in an effort to close the restaurant.
  “The city is acting as expeditiously as possible within the confines of the court system,” the city said in a statement.
  The latest escalation follows the business’ refusal to close after the city revoked its operating license for violating both Los Angeles County health orders and the Burbank Municipal Code.
  Tinhorn Flats r
  
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• Youth Sports Get Green Light To Resume In Los Angeles, Orange Counties

  25-02-2021 00:21 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The California Department of Public Health has given the green light for high school sports to resume in both Los Angeles and Orange counties.
  With the adjusted daily case rate of coronavirus falling behind the necessary thresholds in both counties, high school sports that were banned during the pandemic – like football and basketball – can now resume under new guidelines.
  Sports like football, basketball, rugby, and water polo players will be required to
  
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