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COVID Hospitalizations + Omicron Variant + Monrovia Pastor Sued

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The Monrovia Digest is a round-up of some of the Southland's top stories.
The Monrovia Digest is a round-up of some of the Southland's top stories. (Andy Nguyen/Patch)

Happy Friday, everyone. The weekend is almost here so that means it's time for another edition of the Monrovia Digest. Some of our top stories include Los Angeles County seeing a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, L.A.'s first case of the omicron variant and a former Monrovia pastor accused of abuse.

First, today's weather:

Dense fog this morning. High: 70 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Monrovia today:

  1. LA County Sees a Slight Uptick in COVID-19 Hospitalizations (NBC Southern California)
  2. El Monte Police Chief David Reynoso to retire after six years at helm (The San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
  3. Los Angeles County reports its first case of omicron COVID-19 variant (KABC-TV)
  4. Burglar steals Christmas presents from Monrovia home, waters lawn (The San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
  5. Former Monrovia Pastor Accused Of Molesting Teen: Report (Monrovia Patch)
  6. Dispute leads to fatal shooting in Whittier (The Whittier Daily News)

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