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By R.J. Johnson - @rickerthewriter Apr 12, 2021 After being closed for more than a year Knotts Berry Farm announced today it will reopen for season passholders beginning May 6th. The Buena Park theme park will reopen for the general public on May 21. Among the interactions that will be open, “Knotts Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair will debut with a “4-D interactive dark ride that is an homage to a another classic attraction from 35 years ago. "Knotts Summer Nights attraction is also sche...

By City News Service Jury Deliberations Continue In Harvey Weinstein Rape And Assault Trial LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Harvey Weinstein is reportedly facing a sealed indictment that would accelerate his trial on sexual assault charges in Los Angeles and plans to object to extradition during a hearing today in New York. Weinsteins L.A.-based defense lawyer, Mark Werksman, told the New York Daily News that its not safe for his 69-year-old client to travel to Los Angeles County given the coronavirus pan...

By City News Service Apr 11, 2021 RESEDA (CNS) - Police have confirmed that a 30-year-old woman arrested in Tulare County for the killing of three young children whose bodies were found at a Reseda apartment today was their mother, and considered the sole suspect. Liliana Carrillo was arrested in the Ponderosa area of Tulare County, east of Porterville, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Cervantes said about 2:30 p.m. Police said all the children appeared to be under the age of 5, a...

By City News Service Judge holding gavel in courtroom LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Black social worker is suing the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, alleging a supervisor made a racially insensitive remark about jewelry she was wearing. “Why do you wear so many bracelets? Is it because you want to become a slave again? Mark Wing C. Cheung, a DCFS assistant regional administrator and co-defendant in the suit, allegedly asked plaintiff Jennifer Jackson Warren. Warren see...

By City News Service Apr 6, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Bakersfield man was ordered today to stand trial in the slayings of two young women in the 1980s, including a Reseda resident whose body was found in the trunk of her car in a Burbank parking lot. Following a three-day hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen found sufficient evidence to allow the case against Horace Van Vaultz, now 65, to proceed to trial on murder charges stemming from the June 9, 1986, asphyxiation of 22...

-- have experienced a job loss, furlough, or reduced work hours due to COVID-19; -- have fallen behind on rent or have verifiable need for future rent assistance; -- have fallen behind on utility payments with Burbank Water and Power; -- not receive Section 8 or live in a rent restricted unit; or -- have a current rental agreement. The application period will end on April 16 at 5 p.m. Applications will be considered on a first-come,first-served basis until funding is exhausted. A waiting list w...

By City News Service Apr 6, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents parts of Los Angeles westside including Venice and Pacific Palisades, said today he wants the city to explore additional ways to house homeless people in his district, including in temporary cabins or safe camping sites at Will Rogers State Beach. “With homelessness rising nationwide, statewide and locally, we need to do a helluva lot more. And we need to do it fast, so that people arent living and dyi...

By City News Service Apr 6, 2021 ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST (CNS) - An aggressive brush fire scorched its way across 50 acres of wildland in the remote Angeles National Forest today south of Llano, near the Valyermo area, prompting a massive response from federal, state and Los Angeles County fire crews. Fire teams were first dispatched to the area of Big Pines Highway and Big Rock Creek Road at about 4:05 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire quickly blackened 50 ac...

By City News Service US-ENTERTAINMENT-ARCHITECTURE LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County eased its coronavirus restrictions today, joining Orange County in enacting looser regulations now that both are in the orange tier of the states monitoring system. That means movie theaters, restaurants, churches, museums, zoos and aquariums can go from 25% to 50% of capacity, while gyms are increased from 10% to 25%. Card rooms and family entertainment centers can resume indoor operations at 25% of cap...

By City News Service US-HEALTH-VIRUS-VACCINE-DISNEY SANTA ANA (CNS) - Orange County is expected to release new COVID-19 figures today after no updates were provided Sunday due to the Easter holiday. The county had reported 248 new cases and seven additional deaths Saturday, along with another drop in coronavirus hospitalizations. Saturdays case numbers represented a spike from Friday, when only 90 new cases were reported, and Thursday, when 81 cases were logged. The number of county residents ...