| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, September 28, 2020
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Bloody Murder On The High Seas: Crew Member On LA-Bound Ship Charged With Stabbing Fellow Crewmember  A crewmember on a container ship heading toward the Port of Los Angeles was charged Monday with a federal offense stemming from the fatal stabbing of a fellow crewmember. Michael Dequito Monegro, 41, a resident of the Philippines, was named in a criminal complaint that charges him with one count of performing an act of […]
  
Far-Right Flagged Truck Loaded With Weapons Drove Into BLM Demonstrators? Driver Too Dangerous For Bail, Judge Rules  A San Gabriel Valley man accused of driving a truck loaded with weapons into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators in Old Town Pasadena will remain behind bars to await trial, a federal judge ruled Monday. Benjamin Jong Ren Hung presents a danger to the community and no combination of conditions could be ordered to ensure […]
Iranian Duo Indicted For Conspiracy To Send Banned Computers To Iran  A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted two Iranian men with participating in a conspiracy to procure and illegally send export-controlled computer servers to Iran, it was announced Monday. Ebrahim Azadegan, 42, and Alireza Alvandi, 45, were named in a 10-count indictment returned on Friday that charges them with violating the International Emergency […]
Bad Day For LA Sheriff Villanueva: Judge Rules Against Him In Battle Over Domestic Violence-Fired Deputy Rehiring A judge Monday declared Los Angeles County the winner in a spat with Sheriff Alex Villanueva in his attempt to reinstate a deputy fired over domestic violence allegations. Villanueva’s efforts on behalf of former Deputy Caren Carl Mandoyan outraged members of the County Board of Supervisors, who filed a petition in March 2018 seeking to […]
Heat, Fire Weather Threaten Southland A red flag warning signifying a high risk of wildfire will be in effect Monday in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Angeles National Forest, the Santa Clarita Valley and several areas of neighboring Ventura County because of strong winds, high heat and low humidity at the start of the Southland’s first heat wave of Fall […]
Beutner: COVID-19 Numbers Still Too High to Reopen LAUSD Schools Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday that public schools in Los Angeles are not yet ready to reopen for in-person instruction amid the coronavirus, even as he detailed some of the challenges in virtual learning. “It’s now been more than six months since students were in schools, and the learning loss for some may be significant. […]
World War II Paratrooper, 95, To Jump With Army’s Golden Knights A 95-year-old former U.S. Army paratrooper who fought in World War II will make what may be his final parachute jump Tuesday at the side of the Army’s famed Golden Knights airborne team in Perris. Vincent J. Speranza of Illinois is slated to make the tandem drop with the Knights between 10 a.m. and noon […]
Doc Rivers Out As Clippers Coach Following Disappointing Season Following a disappointing end to a season that saw the team fall short of the NBA Finals, Doc Rivers was ousted Monday as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. Rivers posted a statement on Twitter confirming his departure, offering thanks to “Clipper Nation for allowing me to be your coach and for all your support […]
After Dodging Labor Day COVID Surge, LACo To Consider In-Person School Waivers Los Angeles County’s public health director reiterated Monday that the region has avoided a feared post-Labor Day spike in coronavirus cases, and the Board of Supervisors Tuesday will discuss possibly allowing school districts to apply for waivers to offer some in-person instruction. The board is also expected to hear directly from health officials about the […]
Orange County Reports 133 New Cases of COVID-19, No Deaths Orange County reported 133 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional fatalities Monday, bringing the county’s totals to 53,448 cases and leaving the death toll at 1,216. Hospitalizations dipped from 165 Sunday to 161 Monday, with the number of patients in intensive care increasing from 45 to 46. The county has 38% of its intensive […]
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