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• Texas Native Cooper Davis Leads Professional Bull Riders’ Unleash The Beast Tour Into Pecos, TX For Can-Am Invitational On CBS This Weekend

  17-02-2021 19:41 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBSDFW)- The 2021 Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast tour continues its Texas swing this upcoming weekend as it heads to Pecos for the PBR Can-Am Invitational and 15/15 Bucking Battle. It’s the first time that the tour is stopping in Pecos and riding into Buck Jackson Arena on Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21 with coverage set to air on CBS Sports Network and CBS.
  The Can-Am Invitational follows up on the tour’s stop this past weekend in Del Rio, Texas for the P
  
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• ‘They Suffered’: Higher Demand For Pets Leads To Increase In Backyard Breeders Selling Sick Dogs

  04-03-2021 08:28 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Pet sales and adoptions are at an all-time high with more people staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that demand has led to an increase in backyard breeders.
  Pudding, an 8-week-old puppy, died after contracting canine parvovirus. (Credit: Lee Family)
  “You get so attached, you don’t even realize it because you don’t think you’re going to lose them,” 15-year-old Vivian Lee said.
  Within days of bringing home a miniature poodle mix
  
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• Mid-City Man Tries To Evict Tenant, Finds He’s Been Accused Of Stealing Nearly $2K From Georgia Charity

  04-03-2021 08:18 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  MID-CITY (CBSLA) — A Mid-City property manager got more than he bargained for when he decided to help a man he thought was down on his luck.
  Jeremy Foreman was accused in 2014 of stealing $1,800 from a charity that feeds families around the holidays. Authorities said he has already been indicted and could be arrested — if he didn’t live in California. (CBSLA)
  “The more I found out, the more it kind of set in, and I realized that I was dealing with a professional scammer,&
  
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• Officer-Involved Shooting In South Gate Sends Suspect To Hospital

  04-03-2021 07:46 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SOUTH GATE (CBSLA) – A confrontation between South Gate Police Department officers and an adult male lead to an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night.
  It happened around 8:10 p.m. in the 8600 block of South Gate Avenue in the City of South Gate.
  The man was shot for an unknown reason and taken to the hospital. His condition is currently unknown.
  The confrontation initially involved South Gate Police Department. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating.
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• Wildfire Super Aircrafts Will Be ‘Game Changer’ In Battling Blazes, Firefighters Say

  04-03-2021 07:43 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – California has just finished trials on a wildfire super weapon that firefighters say will be a ‘game changer’ when it comes to battling the state’s wildfires.
  Intel 24 is able to fly thousands of feet above a fire and see through smoke using infrared and radar technology. It can transmit live images to fire commanders on the ground and help predict the path of major wildfires using artificial intelligence.
  Firefighters are calling it the most te
  
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• Coyotes Ride 3-Goal 2nd Period To 3-2 Win Over LA Kings

  04-03-2021 07:07 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz scored power-play goals in the second period, and Antti Raanta made 40 saves in the Arizona Coyotes’ 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.
  Tobias Bjornfot #33 of the Los Angeles Kings and Christian Dvorak #18 of the Arizona Coyotes battle for the puck during the first period at STAPLES Center on March 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI via Getty Images)
  Johan Larsson scored 13
  
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• Slumping Kings Beat Short-Handed Lakers 123-120

  04-03-2021 07:01 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Buddy Hield shook off a sore ankle to score 29 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 123-120 on Wednesday night.
  Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder (17) drives to the basket as Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica (8) reaches for the ball in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Hector Amezcua/AP Photo)
  Hield’s status for the game was in doubt because of a s
  
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• Newsom Reserves 2 FEMA Vaccination Sites For Educators Thursday, Friday

  04-03-2021 06:52 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is reserving coronavirus vaccinations for educators in an effort to get students back onto campus as quickly as possible.
  Newsom is allocating tens of thousands of doses to the Los Angeles Unified School District so that staff is vaccinated as children come back into the classroom.
  Newsom is promising 25,000 doses for LAUSD staff in the next two weeks, in addition to the 17,600 doses allotted to the district from LA County in that time.
  The hope
  
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• Power Play Sends Blues To 3-2 Win Over Skidding Ducks

  04-03-2021 06:40 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Binnington made 27 saves and the St. Louis Blues scored on all three of their power plays Wednesday night in a 3-2 victory over the skidding Anaheim Ducks.
  Vince Dunn #29 of the St. Louis Blues skates with the puck with pressure from Max Comtois #53 of the Anaheim Ducks during the second period of the game at Honda Center on March 3, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
  Oskar Sundqvist, Brayden Schenn and Zach Sanford e
  
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• California To Give 40% Of Vaccine Doses To Vulnerable Areas

  04-03-2021 06:36 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBSLA/AP) — California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for some of the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly.
  Two officials in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration shared details Wednesday on condition of anonymity.
  The doses will be spread out among 400 ZIP codes where about 8 million people are eligible for shots, with many
  
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• Senate Democrats Limit Eligibility For Stimulus Checks In $1.9 trillion COVID Bill

  04-03-2021 06:09 via cbsnews.com
  
  Washington — President Biden and moderate Senate Democrats have struck a deal to limit eligibility for direct stimulus checks to Americans, lowering the income level for those who would qualify for payments, according to a Democratic source.
  
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• Seal Beach Chef Pleads Guilty To Doping, Raping Woman

  04-03-2021 05:00 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  WESTMINSTER (CBSLA) – A former chef at a Seal Beach restaurant pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to three years in prison for serving a spiked drink to one of his patrons and raping her while she was unconscious.
  The victim told police she went to a Seal Beach restaurant on Feb. 13, 2018, where Darryl Lee Matanane was working and he served her an alcoholic drink, according to Seal Beach Police Department Sgt. Michael Henderson.
  She said she awoke in an unfamiliar apart
  
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• Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura Making Progress In COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

  04-03-2021 04:41 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 173 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 additional fatalities, bringing countywide totals to 290,498 cases and 3,849 deaths. Of those who contracted the illness, 277,141 had recovered.
  There were 303 COVID-19 patients hospitalized Wednesday, 66 of whom were being treated in intensive care units &mdash
  
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• LA County Confirms First Case Of COVID Variant First Detected In Brazil

  04-03-2021 03:43 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 1,759 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 116 deaths, bringing countywide totals to 1,195,913 cases and 21,669 deaths.
  Of the new deaths reported, 32 people were over the age of 80, 39 people were between the ages of 65 and 79, 21 people were between the ages of 50 and 64, eight people were between the ages of 30 and 49 and one person was between the ages of 18 and 29. Long Beach reported 13 deaths a
  
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• LA County Confirms Case Of COVID Variant First Detected In Brazil

  04-03-2021 03:43 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 1,759 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 116 deaths, bringing countywide totals to 1,195,913 cases and 21,669 deaths.
  Of the new deaths reported, 32 people were over the age of 80, 39 people were between the ages of 65 and 79, 21 people were between the ages of 50 and 64, eight people were between the ages of 30 and 49 and one person was between the ages of 18 and 29. Long Beach reported 13 deaths a
  
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• OC Officials Hope County Will Enter Red Tier By St. Patrick’s Day

  04-03-2021 03:17 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Orange County Wednesday continued to show declining trends in cases of COVID-19, giving county officials hope of graduating to the less-restrictive red tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening system by St. Patrick’s Day.
  The county reported 160 new COVID-19 cases, raising the caseload to 246,980, and 14 more fatalities, raising the death toll to 3,966.
  Hospitalization rates continued to decline, with 403 patients as of Wednesday, down from 425 on Tuesday,
  
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• Rose Parade To Return In Pasadena January 2022

  04-03-2021 03:09 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) – Tournament of Roses officials say they are “actively planning for the return” of the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2022.
  The parade will feature the theme that was planned for this year’s procession, “Dream. Believe. Achieve.”
  The 2021 Tournament of Roses Parade was officially canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Since it started in 1891, the annual parade has not taken place only three times – the wartime years
  
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• LAPD Officer Struck While Conducting Traffic Control In South LA Dies

  04-03-2021 02:58 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A Los Angeles police officer struck last month while conducting traffic control in South Los Angeles following a crash has died, the department confirmed Wednesday.
  According to police, the officer was conducting traffic control at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Trinity Street Feb. 26 following a crash. (CBSLA)
  Jose Anzora was assigned to the Newton Division and responded to a crash Feb. 26 at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulev
  
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• SUV Crashes Into Building In South Los Angeles

  04-03-2021 02:46 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A vehicle crashed into a building in South Los Angeles Wednesday evening.
  According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the crash happened at about 5:30 near the intersection of Vernon Avenue and Hoover Street.
  It was not immediately clear what led up to the crash or if there were any injuries.SUV into a grocery store in South LAHoover at Vernon, how did the SUV get so perfectly perpendicular to street traffic? No word on injuries but @LAFD is worried the struct
  
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• James Lesnau Charged With Fatally Stabbing Family Member In Mid-Wilshire Area

  04-03-2021 02:38 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – An ex-con who allegedly fatally stabbed a male relative at an apartment in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles was charged Wednesday with murder and other counts.
  James Anthony Lesnau, 28, is charged with one felony count each of murder, first-degree residential burglary, battery with serious bodily injury, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, attempted mayhem and two felony counts each of criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon.
  
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• LA County COVID Vaccination Sites Focusing On Equity, Access

  04-03-2021 02:22 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  WILLOWBROOK (CBSLA) — More vaccine sites are opening up in Los Angeles County to help get shots to underserved communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  “Thank God for the vaccine,” Gwendolyn Beck said.
  She recently got her first dose of the vaccine and on Wednesday drove her brother to Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital to make sure he got his second dose.
  “I would recommend it to everyone for their safety,” she said.
  And the hospital is hoping to make
  
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• Storm Brings Hail, Wet Driving Conditions To Southern California

  04-03-2021 02:19 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — March weather has finally arrived, bringing cooler temperatures and rain to Southern California.
  (credit: CBS)
  The storm started to come down late Wednesday morning, and brought brief, heavy downpours to several areas in Orange County, making for some dangerous driving conditions in places like Aliso Viejo.
  Hail was also reported by some adventurous hikers at Fryman Canyon in Studio City.The National Weather Service said that heavy rain at times, small hail and lightn
  
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• LA Schools To Resume Outdoor Sports; Participants Required To Wear Masks, Undergo Weekly COVID Testing

  04-03-2021 02:02 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Los Angeles Unified schools will begin allowing students ages 13 and older to participate in outdoor sports competitions, officials announced Wednesday.
  Superintendent Austin Beutner said Wednesday that under Los Angeles County Department of Public Health guidelines, LAUSD will resume the following athletic activities for their respective seasons: cross country, football, water polo, baseball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field
  
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• West Valley Animal Shelter To Reopen On March 15 After Closing Due To Pandemic

  04-03-2021 01:34 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The West Valley Animal Shelter is set to reopen on March 15 after temporarily closing last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles officials said Wednesday.
  “Since last summer, I have fought to get the West Valley Center reopened as a city-operated animal shelter, and I’m very glad to let our residents know that we succeeded,” Councilman John Lee said in a statement.
  “Without this facility, the entire San Fernando Valley would only have
  
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• Police Seeking Two Stolen Jack Armstrong Original Paintings

  04-03-2021 01:26 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  IMAGINE #3 Jack Armstrong Original Acrylic on Canvas 24”X36” Signed “Jack” on the Verso along with other markings
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division are asking for the public’s help after a car was stolen with two original Jack Armstrong paintings inside.
  Police said on February 25 around 7:30 p.m. the victim parked and secured his 4-door black Lincoln MKZ near the area of Kenyon Avenue and 80th Str
  
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• Deputies Seek Missing Man With Dementia Last Seen In East Compton Area

  04-03-2021 00:50 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Deputies asked the public’s help Wednesday locating a missing man with dementia who was last seen in the unincorporated area of East Compton.
  Francisco Guemes Reyes, 58, was last seen about 10:30 a.m. Monday in the 14700 block of South White Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
  Reyes was described as 5-feet tall and 149 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was wearing a gray polo shirt, dark jeans, and black sandals when he was la
  
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• Police Say No Evidence Of Foul Play In Deaths Of 2 At Base Of Cliff In San Pedro

  04-03-2021 00:36 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  SAN PEDRO (CBSLA) — The investigation continued Wednesday into the deaths of a young man and woman found at the base of a cliff near Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, though police said there was no evidence of foul play.
  The bodies of the victims, 23-year-old Brandon Escobar and 21-year-old Rayana Valdez, were found at about 5:20 p.m. Monday on rocks near the shoreline in the 500 block of West Paseo Del Mar.
  A spokesperson for the coroner’s office said the autopsies had not yet been c
  
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• Newsom Predicts Fans Will Be Allowed In The Stands For MLB Opening Day

  04-03-2021 00:35 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Fans at Dodger Stadium and other Southern California ballparks could be back for Opening Day – at limited capacity – if current coronavirus trends hold, officials said Wednesday.
  During a visit to Long Beach, Gov. Gavin Newsom said state officials are in “advanced conversations” with Major League Baseball and local health authorities across the state to get fans back in the seats of outdoor stadiums when baseball season begins.
  Newsom cited a d
  
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• LA City Council Approves $5 Hero Pay; Emergency Order Goes To Garcetti For Signature

  04-03-2021 00:15 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — An emergency order boosting the pay of grocery store and pharmacy workers during the pandemic has been approved by the L.A. City Council and now goes to Mayor Eric Garcetti for his signature.
  TORRANCE, CA – APRIL 27: Jose Gonzalez, grocery manager at the Vons located at 24325 Crenshaw Blvd in Torrance arranges product on shelves before doors open at 6 a.m. for seniors and at-risk shoppers due to the Coronavirus. Most of the team arrives at 5 a.m. to stock the sh
  
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• Doctor Shares Hidden Dangers Of iPhone 12 For People With Pacemakers

  04-03-2021 00:01 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA-TV) — According to a new warning from doctors, there are two devices people depend on that should never be near each other.
  The warning relates to pacemakers and the iPhone 12, which contains electromagnetic technology and more magnets than previous models.
  Dr. Krishna Kancharla, a cardiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, told KDKA-TV, “It can inhibit an important treatment for the patient if it’s left there a long duration.”
  According
  
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