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Five Little Girls Sex Molest Victims Of Garden Grove Neighbor? Defense Insists It Never Happened

A judge's gavel. Photo via Pixabay.A 48-year-old man sexually assaulted and exposed himself to five girls in the courtyard of the Garden Grove apartment building where he and the alleged victims lived, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday. The defendant’s attorney said the allegations against Salvador Dirceo Agaton are riddled with inconsistencies and are untrue. The investigation was triggered in October […]
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LA County Vaccine Incentives Continue as Statewide Reopening Nears

Los Angeles County health officials have reiterated they will fully align with the state’s newly announced guidelines for mask-wearing when the bulk of COVID-19 restrictions are lifted next week. And with the lifting of restrictions just days away, local authorities again pushed the availability of financial and entertainment incentives for people who get vaccinated — […]
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Brush Fire Near Harbor College Extinguished After Blackening 2 Acres

A brush fire that broke out Thursday morning near Los Angeles Harbor College in Harbor City scorched two acres before being contained by firefighters. Crews responded at 3:10 a.m. to the 1400 block of L Street, just west of the Harbor (110) Freeway and behind the college’s baseball diamond, according to Nicholas Prange of the […]
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Little Change to Average LA County, Orange County Gas Prices

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.247 after being unchanged each of the previous two days. The average price is 1.3 cents more than one week ago, 9.8 cents higher than one month ago and $1.247 greater than one year […]
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Orange County’s COVID-19 Numbers Continue Encouraging Trends

The coronavirusOrange County is reporting 26 new COVID-19 infections and two more virus-related deaths, as hospitalization rates continue to fall. The numbers, reported Wednesday, increased the county’s cumulative case count to 255,530, and the death toll to 5,090, since the start of the pandemic. Hospitalizations dropped from 54 Tuesday to 50 Wednesday, and the number of […]
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Number of COVID ICU Patients in Riverside County Unchanged

Riverside County health officials have reported 50 new COVID-19 infections and a slight uptick in hospitalizations, but no new virus-related deaths. According to data released Wednesday by the Riverside University Health System, 34 people countywide were hospitalized with coronavirus, two more than Tuesday. That includes five ICU patients — unchanged from Tuesday. The aggregate number […]
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Long Beach to Unveil New ‘Pride’ Lifeguard Tower; Fire Destroyed Original

A brightly colored Pride lifeguard tower will be dedicated in Long Beach Thursday, replacing one that was destroyed in a fire that the city’s mayor deemed an “act of hate.” “I’m very proud to see our lifeguard tower back as a symbol of inclusion and love,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a statement. “I’m also […]
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Jury Selection to Begin for Trial of Man Accused of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Thursday for the trial of a Desert Hot Springs man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the leg through a window as she slept in her Palm Springs apartment. Sergio Juan Marques, 41, was arrested about 6 1/2 months after the June 8, 2019, shooting at the Palos Verdes […]
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Charges Expected for Third Man Accused in Alleged Cathedral City Kidnapping

cathedral city police patchFelony charges are expected to be filed against a third man accused of holding a man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City. Genaro Jaime Lozoya, 30, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of kidnapping, torture, false […]
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Aero Theatre In Santa Monica Set to Reopen

The nonprofit cultural-arts and film-preservation group American Cinematheque will reopen the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica Thursday. The Aero, at 1328 Montana Ave., will reopen with an advance screening of the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights,” which will open in theaters nationally on Friday. Programming at the theater throughout the month will […]
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