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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 contractor's 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 construction manager based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, appeared Monday ...

Reply(1) A total of 16 liquor stores were visited during the drunk decoy operation. (Shutterstock.com) EAST COUNTY, CA — Santee and Lakeside sheriff's 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 Sheriff's Department. "They smelled of alcohol, stumbled into the store, slurred their speech, dropped items, bumped into displays, etc.," Lopez said. "They then tried to purchase a...

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 increase of 370% in just one month. The 5-day average of deaths one month ago, on November 12, was 12; t...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevada's 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 Service forecast for the Laguna Niguel area calls for an overnight low in the upper 40s.

Replies(14) A health official in California's 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 of coronavirus patients hospitalized jumped from 1,025 Thursday to 1,122 Friday, including an incr...