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Replies(3) If convicted, Farhat would face up to seven years in federal prison, prosecutors said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) PALM DESERT, CA — A former Department of Defense civilian official from Palm Desert was arrested on charges that he took illegal cash payments to support a contractors effort to obtain $6.4 million from the government in connection with construction projects in the African nation of Djibouti, the Justice Department announced Monday. Nizar Farhat who was a former constructi...

Reply(1) A total of 16 liquor stores were visited during the drunk decoy operation. (Shutterstock.com) EAST COUNTY, CA — Santee and Lakeside sheriffs deputies and state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents conducted a drunk decoy operation Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, plain-clothes deputies entered liquor stores in the two cities and acted intoxicated, according to Lt. Richardo Lopez of the San Diego Sheriffs Department. "They smelled of alcohol, stumbled into the store, slurred th...

Torrance — 2,536 Today in LA County there were 70 new deaths and 11,476 new cases of confirmed COVID-19, according to LA County. To date, Public Health has identified 512,872 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 8,269 deaths. Subscribe Said LA County in a news release, "All key Public Health indicators are increasing to record levels. One month ago, on November 12, the 5-day average of cases was 2,134 and today the 5-day average is 10,034; this is an incr...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in Los Angeles, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Orange County, CA — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids nd head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Orange County Dec. 13-14. The National Weather Serv...

Replies(14) A health official in Californias third largest county is urging hospitals to cancel elective surgeries and implement plans for an onslaught of COVID-19 patients, as intensive care units fill up statewide amid spiking virus cases. (AP) SANTA ANA, CA — Hospitals in Orange County are already overwhelmed with coronavirus patients as new cases continued to skyrocket Friday. As it has each day this week, the county set a new record for daily COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday. The number...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in Los Angeles, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Orange County, CA — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids nd head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Orange County Dec. 13-14. The National Weather Serv...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in Los Angeles, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Orange County, CA — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids nd head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Orange County Dec. 13-14. The National Weather Serv...

Replies(17) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 07: In an aerial view from a drone, vehicles line up to enter a COVID-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium on the first day of new stay-at-home orders on December 7, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles County recorded its 500,000th coronavirus case Friday along with 50 more deaths. For the second time in two days and third time this week, Los Angeles County set a new record Friday for daily COVID-...

Reply Registered nurses and caregivers gathered outside Palomar Medical Center Poway to protest what they are unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a claim which the healthcare system described as "appalling" and "irresponsible." (Shutterstock) POWAY, CA — Registered nurses and caregivers gathered outside Palomar Medical Center Poway to protest what they are unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a claim which the healthcare system described as "appalling" ...

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 9:56 pm PT Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in Los Angeles, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Orange County, CA — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids nd head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Orange Count...