| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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We’re Open For Business, But Will It Kill You? Grim Death Count Grows In LA County Even as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to mount, Los Angeles County loosened its health restrictions Friday and allowed select retail businesses to reopen with curbside service, while warning that the pandemic is far from over. The opening of select businesses came as the county announced another 51 deaths due to the coronavirus, although two […]
Prince Harry, Meghan Are Right Here In Tyler Perry’s $18 Million Estate Near Beverly Hills After much speculation surrounding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s new digs, now that they’ve moved to L.A. County, reports have surfaced that they are living in a mansion owned by prolific writer/producer/actor Tyler Perry. The $18 million, 22-acre property, which has eight bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, is located atop a hill inside the Beverly Ridge […]
Horror Daddy Allegedly Tosses 1-Year-Old Daughter To Death From Cliff A father who allegedly tossed his 1-year-old daughter to her death from a cliff after stabbing a passerby attempting to rescue her from a car crash on Highway 74 is behind bars Friday on suspicion of murder. Adam Slater, 49, of Palm Desert was arrested Thursday night following a short stay at a local hospital […]
Delta to Temporarily Suspend Service from Long Beach, Burbank Airports Delta Air Lines announced Friday that it plans to temporarily suspend service until at least September at 10 U.S. airports, including Long Beach and Burbank, while customer traffic is low due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move, effective next Wednesday, will temporarily consolidate the airline’s operations in several markets served by multiple airports and allow […]
Romance Scam Artist Guilty Plea: Women Deceived Into Fraud Investments A Santa Monica man has agreed to plead guilty to a fraud charge for a romance scam in which he deceived women into investing in his sham companies, only to take the money and spend it on himself, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Antonio Mariot Wilson, who uses the names Dr. Tony Mariot and […]
Kroger to Eliminate `Hero Pay’ Bonus for Employees Working During Pandemic The union that represents Kroger grocery store workers Friday called for the company to not eliminate its $2-an-hour bonus to employees working during the pandemic, known as “Hero Pay,” which is planned to end May 16. Kroger owns the Southern California chains Food 4 Less and Ralphs. In response to Kroger’s announcement, United Food and […]
Motion Picture & Television Fund to Host Virtual Fundraiser for COVID-19 Fund George Clooney, Hugh Jackman and Michael Douglas are among the celebrities set to participate a week from Friday in a virtual fundraiser to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s COVID-19 emergency relief fund, which is providing support for entertainment industry workers during the pandemic. “We All Play Our Part: A Benefit for MPTF” will […]
Felon From Lake Elsinore Charged With Sexually Assaulting Two Underage Girls A 38-year-old felon from Lake Elsinore is facing a potential life prison sentence if convicted of sexual assaults on two underage girls, one of whom was unconscious when she was violated in an attack that was filmed and posted online, prosecutors said Friday. Manuel Paul Vicente, who’s being held on $2 million bail, pleaded not […]
Five More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in OC with 19 Since Monday Five more coronavirus-related deaths and 153 new confirmed cases were reported Friday in Orange County, raising the death toll to 71 and the cumulative case total to 3,240. The Orange County Health Care Agency has reported 19 fatalities since Monday. The number of patients hospitalized with the virus increased from 186 on Thursday to 188, […]
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