| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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New Antibody Testing Results Offer Some Hope In Coronavirus Fight The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County topped 40,000 Wednesday, while results of the latest antibody testing showed a drop in the percentage of residents believed to have been infected at some point, an indication the virus’ spread is slowing. Health officials warned, however, that there could be an array of explanations […]
  
Churches ‘Stand Against The State’ To Hold Giant In-Person Religious Services  Several pastors in Riverside County are among hundreds throughout California who intend to ignore remaining coronavirus- related restrictions on in-person church services and open their doors to congregants at the end of the month. More than 1,200 clergymen and women have signed a “Declaration of Essentiality” stating their commitment to hold in-person services on May […]
Cashing In Your Chips? Palm Springs-area Casinos Reopen Friday  The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced Wednesday that its two Coachella Valley casinos will reopen on Friday after being shuttered for more than two months due to the coronavirus emergency. The tribe, as a sovereign nation, opted to shut down its gaming and entertainment operations in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage in late […]
Drunken Woman Passenger’s Sex Tries With NFL Player On United Flight? Lawsuit An unnamed NFL player and a second man sued United Airlines Wednesday, alleging the airline flight crew did little to help them after they complained about the alleged sexual misconduct of a female passenger during a February flight from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J. The plaintiffs are identified only as John Doe 1, the NFL […]
Costa Mesa Freeway Shut Down As Woman Driver Claims She Is Armed The Costa Mesa (55) Freeway at Del Mar Avenue was shut down in both directions Wednesday when a woman dialed 911 to say she was armed and was holding up signs indicating her father was a serial killer, the California Highway Patrol reported. The northbound and southbound lanes were shut down after the woman called […]
Orange County Reports 10 More COVID-19 Deaths Health officials announced Wednesday that 10 more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Orange County, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic began, bringing the total number of fatalities to 98. The Orange County Health Care Agency also reported 249 new cases, upping the cumulative total to 4,742. The number of hospitalized patients increased from […]
Irvine Police, FBI Serve Search Warrant; Man Arrested on Weapons Charges An Irvine man was arrested Wednesday on state weapons-related charges when Irvine police and the FBI jointly served a search warrant. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller identified the suspect as Jason Fong, 24. FBI SWAT officers assisted Irvine police as they served a search warrant at a house at 5312 Royale Ave., Eimiller said. Further information […]
LAFD Assistant Chief Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Hit-And-Run Crash A Los Angeles Fire Department assistant chief pleaded not guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor charges for allegedly crashing his personal vehicle into a parked car in Santa Clarita and fleeing from the scene. Ellsworth S. Fortman, 54, of Saugus, was charged May 7 with one misdemeanor count each of hit-and-run driving resulting in property damage and […]
Villanueva Supports Bill To Criminalize Sharing Active Crime Scene Photos Sheriff Alex Villanueva voiced support Wednesday for legislation that would bar first responders from taking personal photos at crime scenes — a bill prompted by images snapped by deputies at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. Assembly Bill 2655 would make such photographs a misdemeanor crime, with a maximum punishment of […]
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