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• San Diego Gorillas Recover After Contracting COVID-19

  16-02-2021 21:41 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (CBSLA) – Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park appear to have made a full recovery after contracting COVID-19.
  Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo. January 2021. (credit: San Diego Zoo)
  At least two members of the troop of eight western lowland gorillas were infected with the disease in early January, showing symptoms such as congestion, mild coughing and lethargy.
  By late January, the animals were eating, drinking and interacting, which seemed to indicate they were on the
  
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• LA County Administers Over 450K COVID Vaccines In 1 Week, Expecting Increased Allocation Next Week

  06-03-2021 02:44 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Friday reported 2,110 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 144 deaths, bringing countywide totals to 1,200,120 cases and 21,910 deaths.
  Next week, Los Angeles County said it expects to receive 53,700 doses of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (Photo by Johnny Milano/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
  Of the new deaths reported, 41 people were over the age of 80, 58 people were between the ages of 65 and 79, 35 peo
  
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• LA Teachers Warn Of Possible Strike If LAUSD Returns To Class In April

  06-03-2021 02:36 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Teachers say they are prepared to strike if the Los Angeles Unified school district tries to force a return to the classroom next month.
  UTLA, the union representing LAUSD teachers, has maintained that three conditions must be met before its teachers can safely return to school: teachers must have the opportunity to be fully vaccinated, LA County must move into the red tier, and certain safety protocols need to be in place.
  But some still don’t believe they&rsqu
  
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• Police: Face Coverings Helping Thieves Blend In, Fueling Crimes Of Opportunity Like Beverly Hills Robbery

  06-03-2021 02:22 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) – It’s a new look at a brazen robbery in Beverly Hills as nearby security video shows what appears to be one of the robbers tumbling into the street as shots are fired as diners scramble to safety.
  It was a full house at Il Pastaio the day after a thief put a gun to a diner’s head and snatched a $500,000 watch off his arm in broad daylight.A nearby diner was struck by gunfire.
  But it’s not just Beverly Hills: the world heard Lady Gaga’s dog wal
  
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• ‘Refreshed’ Reopening Guidelines To Allow California Theme Parks, Ballparks To Reopen April 1 If Counties Reach Less Restrictive COVID Tiers

  06-03-2021 02:14 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — Theme parks and outdoor sports stadiums could reopen as soon as April 1 under new reopening guidelines released Friday by the California public health officials.
  ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 21: General views of the Disneyland Resort, partially reopened for outdoor dining and shopping with new COVID-19 guidelines in place on November 21, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
  The updated reopening guidelines allows theme parks in California
  
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• LAX Seeing ‘Noticeable Uptick’ In Travelers Ahead Of Spring Break Though Travel Advisory Remains In Effect

  06-03-2021 02:05 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Health officials are warning people not to travel over Spring Break, but that guidance doesn’t seem to be stopping people at Los Angeles International Airport which is seeing an uptick in travelers.
  COVID cases are dropping across southern California and after a year of uncertainty, travel is top of mind for many.
  Some stepping off the plane say they’re making up for lost time.
  “We had to cancel two vacations last year so we’re ready to catch u
  
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• ‘She Represents Love And Light’: Dolly Parton Mural On Wall Of Costa Mesa Bar Nearly Complete

  06-03-2021 01:48 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  COSTA MESA (CBSLA) — Work on a special tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton in Orange County is nearly complete.
  The wall outside Strut Bar & Club in Costa Mesa, which has been closed for nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is getting its own mural of the star.
  Luke Nero, the club’s owner, said he chose to honor Parton after learning more about her — including her $1 million donation toward Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research program.
  “Dolly Part
  
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• Man Arrested After Going Into Mission Viejo Bank, Claiming To Have Bomb In Backpack

  06-03-2021 01:24 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  MISSION VIEJO (CBSLA) — A bank and nearby businesses in Mission Viejo were evacuated on Friday afternoon after a man claimed to have a bomb, which was later found out to be false.
  The suspect entered a OneWestBank branch near Marguerite Parkway and Crown Valley Parkway around 12 p.m. and put “suspicious” items down on a counter, according to authorities.
  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said the man told them he had gun powder and a bomb in his backpack.
  “He d
  
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• Panorama City Condo Fire Spreads To Adjacent Building; No Injuries Reported

  06-03-2021 00:33 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Part of a condo went up in flames in Panorama City on Friday afternoon.
  Crews were working to extinguish the second-floor fire at the condo building at 8839 N. Cedros Ave. in Panorama City, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  At last check, 89 firefighters were assigned to the blaze, which spread to the attic of a neighboring building.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  No injuries have been reported.
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• Crews Working To Extinguish Fire At Panorama City Condo Building

  06-03-2021 00:33 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Part of a condo went up in flames in Panorama City on Friday afternoon.
  Crews were working to extinguish the second-floor fire at the condo building at 8839 N. Cedros Ave. in Panorama City, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  At last check, 89 firefighters were assigned to the blaze.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  No injuries have been reported.
  This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
  
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• ‘Refreshed’ Reopening Guidelines Allow California Theme Parks, Including Disneyland, To Reopen April 1

  05-03-2021 23:45 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios, and Six Flags Magic Mountain can reopen on April 1 under “refreshed” reopening guidelines from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  The “Blueprint Refresh” allows theme parks in California to reopen at 15% capacity as early as April 1 once their counties reach the red, or second most restrictive, tier of reopening. Capacity levels will be able to shift once a theme park’s home county improves into the or
  
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• ‘Refreshed’ Reopening Guidelines Allow California Theme Parks, Ballparks To Reopen April 1

  05-03-2021 23:45 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios, and Six Flags Magic Mountain can reopen on April 1 under “refreshed” reopening guidelines from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  The “Blueprint Refresh” allows theme parks in California to reopen at 15% capacity as early as April 1 once their counties reach the red, or second most restrictive, tier of reopening. Capacity levels will be able to shift once a theme park’s home county improves into the or
  
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• Alex Lopez Charged In Deadly Crash At End Of Chase In Fairfax District That Killed Jeeves Tangonan

  05-03-2021 23:36 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A man is facing vehicular manslaughter, assault and DUI charges for allegedly ramming a sheriff’s car during a traffic stop and leading deputies on a pursuit that ended with a fiery crash in the Fairfax District that killed an innocent man who was on his way home from work.
  Alex Lopez, 28, pleaded not guilty Thursday to one count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, assault on a peace officer and fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s vehicl
  
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• Riverside County Social Services Building In Lake Elsinore Damaged By Fire, Closed Until Further Notice

  05-03-2021 22:46 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LAKE ELSINORE (CBSLA) — An early-morning fire has shut down the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services building in Lake Elsinore until further notice.
  A fire was reported on the second floor of the building, at 1400 Minthorn St., at about 3:45 a.m. Friday. Firefighters put out the fire, but there was extensive smoke and water damage to the building, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
  No one was working at the building at the time and no injuries have bee
  
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• LA County Sheriff’s Department Holds Vaccine Clinic For Deputies, Employees At Pomona Fairplex

  05-03-2021 22:16 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  POMONA (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department held a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Pomona Fairplex Friday for deputies and other employees.
  The clinic, operated in-house by trained sheriff’s department medical personnel and technicians, marked the first of several such clinics being operated by the department internally to expedite inoculations.
  “To date, we have lost 12 members of our department — five sworn and seven members of our professional
  
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• Affidavit: Tiger Woods Found Unconscious Immediately After Crash

  05-03-2021 22:09 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) —A court document says a man found Tiger Woods unconscious after his SUV crashed in Southern California.The document obtained Friday was written by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy seeking a search warrant to obtain data from the SUV’s event recorder.The man lives nearby, heard the crash last week and walked to the SUV. He told deputies Woods would not respond to questions.The first deputy on the scene has said Woods was able to talk to him and answe
  
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• ‘This Loyola-Chicago Team Is Better Than The Final Four Team’: CBS’ Gary Parrish Talks Ramblers, MVC Tournament

  05-03-2021 21:46 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Chicago)- The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, lovingly nicknamed “Arch Madness,” tipped off last night in St. Louis with its first round of games, before continuing today with some matinee action featuring the top seed Loyola-Chicago Ramblers taking on the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Ramblers took care of business, advancing to the semifinals 73-49.
  As they await their next opponent, the Ramblers already appear to be firmly in the NCAA Tournament thanks to a resume tha
  
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• Harbor Seal Pup Found Abandoned In Laguna Beach Makes Big Move To New York Aquarium

  05-03-2021 21:44 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH (CBSLA) — A female harbor seal is making the Big Apple her new home after being found abandoned near Abalone Point in Laguna Beach.
  (credit: Pacific Marine Mammal Center)
  Sidney was only hours old and likely born prematurely when she was discovered on a rocky beach with her umbilical cord still attached in February 2020. When her mother did not come back for her, she was rescued by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
  After a year of rehabilitation, Sidney gained weight, but did
  
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• ‘I Was Physically Shaking’: Florida Man On Seeing Four Endangered Panthers At Same Time

  05-03-2021 21:20 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) — It’s quite a stroke of luck to get a glimpse of a Florida Panther in the wild. But how about seeing four more — all at the same time? For one Florida man, that fantasy was as real as it gets.
  “I physically was shaking! I was so excited,” Ezra Van recalls in an interview with WFOR-TV in Miami. Van heads out to the Everglades at least once a week because wildlife photography is a hobby. In all his years, he never saw what he foun
  
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• LA Launches Program To Accelerate Granny Flat Construction Process

  05-03-2021 21:08 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The city of Los Angeles Friday announced a new program to make it easier for property owners to build so-called “granny flats,” part of an effort to address a serious housing supply issue in the region.
  FILE — Construction workers on site of a new building in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2019. (Getty Images)
  Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Standard Plan Program will provide homeowners preapproved granny flat designs tha
  
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• Fairfax’s Iconic El Coyote Restaurant To Offer 90-Cent Taco Plate, Pizza For 90th Anniversary

  05-03-2021 20:41 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – One of the most famous eateries in Los Angeles is turning 90.
  FILE — Billy Gibbons (right) and a friend outside El Coyote restaurant on June 3, 2015. (Getty Images)
  El Coyote Mexican Cafe is celebrating its 90th anniversary Friday. The restaurant is located on Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax District.
  It is marking the achievement by offering a taco with rice and beans for just 90 cents Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, it will be offering an El Coyote pizza, als
  
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• 150 Railroad Ties Damaged In Fire At Vernon Lumber Yard

  05-03-2021 20:39 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (Photo via L.A. County Fire Department)
  VERNON (CBSLA) – A fire at a lumber yard in Vernon damaged more than 100 unused railroad ties Friday, authorities said.
  No injuries were reported in the fire.
  Crews were dispatched to the 3500 block of East Washington Boulevard at9:20 a.m. The fire was put out in about half an hour, according to officials.
  Four tracks were temporarily shut down after as many as 150 unused railroad ties caught fire.
  No injuries were reported.
  Investigators were lookin
  
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• Why Are We So Fascinated With The Royal Family?

  05-03-2021 20:35 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO-TV) — This Sunday, millions of people are expected to tune into Oprah’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as they open up about why they left royal life.
  So, why are we so fascinated by the Royals?
  “I think, as a country, we are fascinated with fairytales and romance in general,” said Dr. Anita Thomas, a psychologist and Chief Academic Officer at St. Catherine University. “It’s a natural extension because that’s the way our
  
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• Glendale School Football Teams To Hold ‘Virtual Practices’ After Positive COVID Tests

  05-03-2021 20:26 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Football teams at two Glendale Unified high schools will be asked to hold “virtual practices” after an unspecified number of positive COVID tests.
  A school district spokesperson told CBSLA’s Jeff Nguyen the Crescenta Valley High School frosh/soph and varsity football teams and the Hoover High School frosh/soph football team will “pivot to virtual practices for 10 days as a result of positive cases discovered during surveillance testing this wee
  
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• Help Needed To Find 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am That Was Being Stored In Trailer In Los Angeles Tow Yard

  05-03-2021 19:54 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Police need help Friday tracking down a 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am drag race car that was stolen in its trailer from a tow yard.
  (credit: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
  The Los Angeles County’s Task Force for Regional Auto Theft Prevention, or TRAP, put out a bulletin for information that would help find a 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am that was being stored in a trailer at an independent tow yard on North Alexandria Avenue when it was taken
  
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• Fairfax’s Iconic El Coyote Restaurant Marks 90th Anniversary

  05-03-2021 19:41 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – One of the most famous eateries in Los Angeles is turning 90.
  FILE — Billy Gibbons (right) and a friend outside El Coyote restaurant on June 3, 2015. (Getty Images)
  El Coyote Mexican Cafe is celebrating its 90th anniversary Friday. The restaurant is located on Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax District.
  It is marking the achievement by offering a taco with rice and beans for just 90 cents Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, it will be offering an El Coyote pizza, als
  
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• 3 Face Drug Charges After Honey Oil Lab Explodes In Riverside Apartment

  05-03-2021 18:59 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) — Three people face several drug-related charges Friday after a honey oil lab exploded inside a Riverside apartment.
  (credit: Riverside Police Department)
  The explosion happened at about 6 a.m. Monday morning in the 600 block of Central Avenue, in the Canyon Crest neighborhood of Riverside. Police officers and firefighters were called out to respond to the fire, which was determined to have been caused by a butane honey oil lab set up inside one of the apartments and disp
  
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• COVID Vaccine Event Held For Seniors In City Of Corona

  05-03-2021 18:45 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  CORONA (CBSLA) – The city of Corona teamed up with Riverside County to offer seniors a a chance to get the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
  A COVID-19 vaccine event at the Corona Senior Center in Corona, Calif. March 4, 2021. (CBSLA)
  The two-day Pfizer vaccine event was being held Thursday and Friday at the Corona Senior Center.
  It was open to anyone age 65 and older. For information on getting an appointment, click here.
  Through Thursday, Riverside County has recorded 290,744 cases and 3,884 d
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Are Relief Payments Bad For The Economy?

  05-03-2021 18:32 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Detroit) — A third stimulus check is a very popular idea, and it’s not hard to see why. People like free money. A Quinnipiac University poll last month showed that almost 80 percent of Americans favor $1,400 stimulus checks and not quite 70 percent support the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that contains them.
  The scope of the American Relief Plan, including income caps on stimulus checks, is currently up for discussion in the Senate. The minimum wage hike looks likely to disapp
  
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• If USC Can Find Its Earlier Form, CBS’ Gary Parrish Believes They Could Make A Run In NCAA Tournament: ‘We Know What This Team Is Capable Of’

  05-03-2021 18:27 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS Los Angeles)- The final weekend of college basketball’s regular season is here, and CBS has a Los Angeles rivalry battle on tap as the USC Trojans visit the UCLA Bruins in the Pac-12 conference regular season finale on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans dominated the Bruins, 66-48, in the first meeting at the Gallen Center and are looking for a season sweep. College Basketball on CBS analyst Gary Parrish points to how the Bruins handle Trojans star Evan Mobley as the key to whether they&
  
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