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Covina Shooting + DA Official Arrested + Monrovia Street Sweeping
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MONROVIA, CA — Hello, everybody! It's me again, Andy Nguyen, your host of the Monrovia Digest. There was a bit of a break between the last edition of the digest and now, but I'm back with the latest collection of news from around the Southland. Our top stories include a fatal shooting during a burglary in Covina, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office official getting arrested in Azusa and Monrovia's street sweeping enforcement during the holidays.
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Turning cloudy and cool. High: 65 Low: 53.
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Here are the top stories today in Monrovia:
- Burglary suspect fatally shoots man in Covina (The San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
- Monrovia Area Adoptable Pets: Cats, Dogs, More (Monrovia Patch)
- Car catches fire during traffic caused by separate deadly crash on westbound 210 Freeway in Arcadia (KABC-TV)
- Bridgestone Donates Passenger Van to Pasadena Boys and Girls Club (Pasadena Now)
- Top LA County DA Official is Arrested in Azusa (NBC Southern California)
- LA County Offers $10,000 Reward In Lancaster Car-To-Car Shooting (CBS Los Angeles)
- L.A. County says no lockdown needed now as California requires boosters for health workers (Los Angeles Times)
- Monrovia Eases Street Sweeping Enforcement For The Holidays (Monrovia Patch)
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From my notebook:
- Monrovia Rotary Club: "Great and informative program today by Gary Clifford of Athens Services on what's coming in the new year regarding recycling in our city." (Facebook)
- City of Monrovia - Government: "In observance of Christmas and New Year's, please note the following changes: ✨ We will not be enforcing street sweeping beginning Thursday, December 23, 2021, thru Sunday, January 2, 2022. Street sweeping enforcement will resume on Mond..." (Facebook)
- Monrovia Chamber: "The Monrovia Chamber of Commerce is looking to help promote our members.🤝 Check out our SHOP SGV E-Newsletter https://conta.cc/3smd1Jb" (Instagram)
- Your Friends at Huntington Hospital, Huntington Hospital: "Nutrition Around The Holidays - ‘Tis the season to overindulge. And who can blame us? Holiday fare like grandmother’s fork-print peanut butter cookies, fried latkes and sufganiyah, and creamy mashed potatoes are delicious! Thankfully, yo..." (Nextdoor)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, The Monrovia Bears: "Free Home Gardening Classes by Mt. San Antonio College - Hello everyone! My name is Benjamin Brown, and I am a professor at Mt. San Antonio College. We are offering free Home Gardening classes to the general public for the winter term th..." (Nextdoor)
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— Andy Nguyen
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