Saturday, November 16, 2024

Video shows police use stun gun on NBA's Jaxson Hayes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a struggle,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Video shows police use stun gun on NBA's Jaxson Hayes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a struggle,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Video shows police use stun gun on NBA's Jaxson Hayes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a struggle,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Video shows police use stun gun on NBA's Jaxson Hayes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a struggle,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatize

The videos are difficult to watch.
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Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatize

The videos are difficult to watch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatize

The videos are difficult to watch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatize

The videos are difficult to watch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatize

EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Democratic donor convicted of offering drugs for sex; 2 died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a wealthy California political donor on charges he injected gay men with methamphetamine in exchange for sex, leading to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Democratic donor convicted of offering drugs for sex; 2 died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a wealthy California political donor on charges he injected gay men with methamphetamine in exchange for sex, leading to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Democratic donor convicted of offering drugs for sex; 2 died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a wealthy California political donor on charges he injected gay men with methamphetamine in exchange for sex, leading to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Democratic donor convicted of offering drugs for sex; 2 died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a wealthy California political donor on charges he injected gay men with methamphetamine in exchange for sex, leading to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Capitol investigators try to sort real tips from noise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The challenge is now figuring out what's real and what's just noise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Capitol investigators try to sort real tips from noise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The challenge is now figuring out what's real and what's just noise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Capitol investigators try to sort real tips from noise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The challenge is now figuring out what's real and what's just noise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Before she died in Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol, Rosanne Boyland was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counselor. But she also believed, wrongly, that President Donald Trump won the November election, and she'd begun following a dark conspiracy theory that …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Before she died in Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol, Rosanne Boyland was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counselor. But she also believed, wrongly, that President Donald Trump won the November election, and she'd begun following a dark conspiracy theory that …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Before she died in Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol, Rosanne Boyland was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counselor. But she also believed, wrongly, that President Donald Trump won the November election, and she'd begun following a dark conspiracy theory that …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California passes 25,000 deaths, finds 3 more variant cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic and officials disclosed Thursday that three more cases involving a mutant variant of the virus have been confirmed in San Diego County.
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California passes 25,000 deaths, finds 3 more variant cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic and officials disclosed Thursday that three more cases involving a mutant variant of the virus have been confirmed in San Diego County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California hospitals at 'brink of catastrophe'; 25,000 dead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone Thursday as an ongoing surge swamps hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors to the breaking point as they brace for another likely increase after the holidays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California is third state to pass 25,000 coronavirus deaths

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Thursday surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, the third state to do so after New York and Texas, health officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

High LA virus deaths, more contagious variant hit California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mutant variant of the coronavirus that appears to be more contagious has been found in Southern California, where the state's most populous county recorded more than 10,000 deaths and authorities warned they will be patrolling streets to shut down large New Year's Eve gatherings that …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

High LA virus deaths, more contagious variant hit California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mutant variant of the coronavirus that appears to be more contagious has been found in Southern California, where the state's most populous county recorded more than 10,000 deaths and authorities warned they will be patrolling streets to shut down large New Year's Eve gatherings that …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California hits record COVID-19 deaths as new variant found

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus Wednesday as California also hit a record high number of fatalities. The governor also announced the first detected case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in a San Diego man.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Parts of California likely to have lockdown orders extended

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Parts of California likely to have lockdown orders extended

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California hospitals brace for holiday coronavirus cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hospitals in central and Southern California are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nurses fear what's to come: 'Walk down our unit for a day'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nurses of California are afraid.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nurses fear what's to come: 'Walk down our unit for a day'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nurses of California are afraid.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dark days: Experts fear the holidays will fuel the US crisis

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hard-hit California eclipsed 2 million coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve as the U.S. headed into a holiday season of travel and family gatherings that threaten to fuel the deadly outbreak across the nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nurses fear what's to come: 'Walk down our unit for a day'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nurses of California are afraid.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Killer charged in 1988 slaying of 9-year-old California girl

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Killer charged in 1988 slaying of 9-year-old California girl

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LA police won't face charges in 2018 Trader Joe's shooting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Los Angeles police officers acted lawfully in 2018 when they opened fire outside a Trader Joe's supermarket during a gunfight with a suspect and fatally shot the assistant store manager, prosecutors said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles suspect arrested in Mexico on 2017 murder charge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man wanted in the 2017 killing of the mother of his young child in South Los Angeles has been arrested in Mexico, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles suspect arrested in Mexico on 2017 murder charge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man wanted in the 2017 killing of the mother of his young child in South Los Angeles has been arrested in Mexico, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Los Angeles prosecutor ends cash bail for many offenses

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, seeking to revamp the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office with progressive policies, said Monday after taking office that cash bail will be ended for many offenses and sentences in thousands of cases will be reevaluated.
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Families of 34 California boat fire victims grieve, advocate

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The snapshots tell the story of a big man with a big, beaming grin.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Prosecutors to retry man accused of killing police officer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will re-try a case against a man accused of killing a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California boat captain indicted in fire that killed 34

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The captain of a scuba diving boat that caught fire and sank off the coast of California last year, killing 34 people who were trapped below deck, was indicted Tuesday on federal manslaughter charges for one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New charges, defendants announced in LA corruption case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities announced new charges and additional defendants Monday in a wide-ranging corruption case against a Los Angeles city councilman and his alleged associates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California counties enact tighter COVID-19 restrictions

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As coronavirus cases surge in California, county officials enacted stricter COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, a day after the state broke a record with more than 7,400 coronavirus hospitalizations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California officials announce takedown of Aryan Brotherhood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities said Friday they have dismantled the senior leadership of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood as part of a statewide takedown of the notorious prison gang and its associates in the Fresnecks street gang in Fresno County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

University of California agrees to $73M sex abuse settlement

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Off-duty deputy shot in Los Angeles, suspect at large

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An off-duty Los Angeles County deputy was shot early Sunday morning while he was driving and returned fire at the suspect, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Los Angeles County deputies fatally shoot armed man

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County deputies fatally shot a Black man early Sunday morning after he allegedly pointed a revolver in their direction, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Calmer California winds help firefighters beat back 2 blazes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Calmer weather on Wednesday helped firefighters beat back two wildfires that drove nearly 100,000 Southern Californians from their homes amid fierce winds and extremely dry conditions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

California utility slow to pull plug before wildfire erupted

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Utility: Winds too weak to cut power before California fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

California utility slow to pull plug before wildfire erupted

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Utility: Winds too weak to cut power before California fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Man gets 20 years for buying guns used in 2015 terror attack

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought two rifles that husband-and-wife assailants used to kill 14 people in a Southern California terror attack nearly five years ago was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Man who bought guns used in 2015 massacre gets 20 years

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought two rifles that terrorists used to kill 14 people in a 2015 attack in San Bernardino, California, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.
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Man who bought guns used in 2015 attack to be sentenced

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought two rifles that a husband and wife used to kill 14 people in a Southern California terror attack was expected to be sentenced Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Suspect arrested on Hollywood studio lot after standoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested a sexual assault suspect early Monday on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood after a two-hour standoff with police, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Suspect arrested on Hollywood studio lot after standoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested a sexual assault suspect early Monday on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood after a two-hour standoff with police, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

California boat owners faulted for fire that killed 34

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the deadliest accidents in recent U.S. maritime history was the fault of owners of a Southern California dive boat whose lack of oversight resulted in a fire that swept through the vessel and killed 34 people in their bunks below deck, federal safety officials …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

California boat owners faulted for fire that killed 34

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the deadliest accidents in recent U.S. maritime history was the fault of owners of a Southern California dive boat whose lack of oversight resulted in a fire that swept through the vessel and killed 34 people in their bunks below deck, federal safety officials …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Safety board: Lack of oversight blamed for deadly boat fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal safety officials on Tuesday blamed the deaths of 34 people in a fire aboard a Southern California scuba dive boat directly on the vessel owner's failures to oversee its vessel and crew properly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Watchman could have saved lives in California boat fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The lack of a required night watchman aboard a scuba dive boat delayed the detection of a fast-moving fire that trapped and killed 34 people below deck as the vessel was anchored off the Southern California coast last year, federal investigators said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NTSB to vote on probable cause of fatal California boat fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities are expected to vote Tuesday on what likely sparked a fire aboard a scuba dive boat last year that killed 34 people off the coast of Southern California.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Suspect arrested on Hollywood studio lot after standoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested a sexual assault suspect early Monday on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood after a two-hour standoff with police, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NTSB to vote on probable cause of fatal California boat fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities are expected to vote Tuesday on what likely sparked a fire aboard a scuba dive boat last year that killed 34 people off the coast of Southern California.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Suspect arrested on Hollywood studio lot after standoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested a sexual assault suspect early Monday on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood after a two-hour standoff with police, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Authorities: Top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to US

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexico’s former defense secretary helped a cartel smuggle thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States in exchange for bribes, according to court documents unsealed Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Ex-Mexico army chief arrested in LA on drugs, money charges

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the country’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, has been arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering charges at Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. and Mexican sources said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Ex-Mexico army chief arrested in LA on drugs, money charges

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the country’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, has been arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering charges at Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. and Mexican sources said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Mexico's ex-defense minister arrested in Los Angeles

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the country’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. and Mexican sources confirmed Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Slain LA cop's family hopes for retrial 37 years later

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On June 2, 1983, Los Angeles Police Officer Paul Verna was killed in the line of duty.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

The home front: Virus stalks nurses after they leave work

For four nurses in a Southern California hospital, the scariest place isn't the ward where they care for coronavirus patients
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As virus makes goodbyes hard, fears of many more rise in US

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as family members described wrenching farewells through hospital windows with dying loved ones.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

California prepares for coronavirus surge in week ahead

The mayor of Los Angeles is warning that the coronavirus may become so pervasive, families ought to prepare for how they will isolate themselves at home without infecting others in their households
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Deja vu: LA County sheriff closes gun shops again

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time this week, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has ordered gun shops to close, a move that challenges the county legal counsel's finding that the stores are essential businesses that should remain open during the coronavirus crisis.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

LA sheriff clashes with county lawyer over closing gun shops

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff said Tuesday gun shops are not essential businesses and ordered deputies to make sure they were closed during the coronavirus crisis — a move that was contradicted hours later when the county's top lawyer said the shops could be open.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Health and safety: Police shift priorities as crisis grows

NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers in Fort Worth and Denver have stopped arresting people for some low-level crimes. The district attorney in Brooklyn is declining to prosecute them. And many courthouses across the U.S. are closing their doors, delaying trials and canceling jury duty, as the coronavirus disrupts even …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

California governor calls for closure of all bars, wineries

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday called for all bars, wineries, nightclubs and brewpubs to close and urged seniors and people with chronic health conditions to isolate themselves at home in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

California declares emergency after 1st coronavirus death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's first coronavirus fatality — an elderly patient who apparently contracted the illness on a cruise — prompted the governor Wednesday to declare a statewide emergency as six new cases, including a medical screener at Los Angeles International Airport, were confirmed.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO