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• 3 Critically Injured After Reported Explosion On Movie Set In Santa Clarita

  03-02-2021 02:23 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) — Three people sustained critical burn injuries Tuesday afternoon after a reported explosion on a movie set caused a small brush fire in Santa Clarita, authorities said.
  Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the call at about 4:43 p.m. in the 25100 block of Rye Canyon.
  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department asked people to stay clear of the area during the investigation.An active brush fire has been reported on the 25100 block of Ry
  
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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.”
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  “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.
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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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• Road Closures Begin Near Beverly Hilton Ahead Of This Weekend’s Golden Globe Awards

  24-02-2021 23:17 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) — The first in a series of road closures around the Beverly Hilton began Wednesday to accommodate the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards.
  Drivers are advised to plan for road closures around the Beverly Hilton ahead of the Feb. 28 ceremony.
  According to the city, beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the eastbound curb lane of Wilshire Boulevard east of Whittier will be closed, as will Merv Griffin Way in both directions between North Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards. Both
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Why Your Next Relief Payment May Not Be $1,400

  24-02-2021 22:42 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Detroit) — A $1,400 third stimulus check is currently working its way through Congress as part of a $1.9 trillion relief package. The Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan, in its proposed form, also features better unemployment benefits, an improved child tax credit and a $15 minimum wage. These and other possible programs are meant to provide additional aid to millions of Americans dealing with economic hardship stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. How it evolves
  
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• LA County To Review Steep Stretch Of Road Where Tiger Woods Crashed Described As Dangerous: ‘We Go Through Brakes A Lot’

  24-02-2021 22:40 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  RANCHO PALOS VERDES (CBSLA) – Los Angeles County officials Wednesday ordered a safety review of the curvy stretch of road in Rancho Palos Verdes where golfer Tiger Woods crashed and was seriously injured.
  Supervisor Janice Hahn directed the county’s Department of Public Works to conduct the review of the stretch of Hawthorne Boulevard that has seen more than a dozen accidents in the past year and is considered extremely dangerous by both neighbors and authorities.
  “Traffic safe
  
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• Walgreens, Rite-Aid Now Offering COVID-19 Vaccines

  24-02-2021 22:38 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — People seeking a COVID-19 vaccine can now get one at their local Walgreens or Rite-Aid.
  Walk-ins will not be accepted at either pharmacy, and an appointment made online in advance is required to receive the vaccine.
  But the expansion of distribution to these two retail pharmacies will help more people access the vaccine, which for the first month and a half was only available via local public health clinics and super sites.
  CVS was the first retail pharmacy to begin o
  
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