| | | | The news for Saturday, August 22, 2020
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24 Orange County Elementary Schools Receive Permission to Reopen  Twenty-six more people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Orange County, raising the death toll to 882, officials reported as they added 372 new diagnoses of coronavirus, hiking the cumulative to 45,308. Since Sunday, the county has reported 73 COVID-19 fatalities, a week after reporting 89 deaths. Still, other trends regarding case counts and hospitalizations are […]
  
Semi Crashes on NB 405 Freeway, Leaks Fuel, Lanes Closed A big rig crashed Saturday morning on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Palms and leaked fuel, prompting a closure of three lanes of the freeway until further notice. The crash occurred near National Boulevard at 3:55 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Approximately 40 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Saturday to $3.209 after rising eight of the previous nine days to its highest amount since March 25. The average price increased 2.3 cents over the previous nine days, including two-tenths of a cent on both […]
Ranch 2 Fire Now 49 Percent Contained The Ranch2 Fire burning near Azusa has scorched 4,237 acres and was 49% contained Saturday morning as firefighters worked to reinforce fire lines and extinguish remaining hot spots near the fire’s perimeter. The fire has not been very active and the perimeter of the blaze appears to be stable and holding, although there were some […]
Judge Denies Motion by Pilot in Kobe Bryant Suit to Move Case to OC A judge has denied a motion by the estate of the pilot in the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others to move a lawsuit brought by Bryant’s widow to Orange County to ensure a fair trial. Vanessa Bryant brought the case on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles Superior Court on […]
Unhealthy Air Quality Forecast for Many L.A. County Valley Areas Again Saturday Air quality will be unhealthy once again Saturday in many Los Angeles County valley areas. The AQMD is forecasting unhealthy air for everyone in the East San Gabriel Valley, Pomona/Walnut Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley and the San Gabriel Mountains. Air quality is forecast to be unhealthy for sensitive individuals in the West San […]
County: 500 More COVID-19 Cases Recorded, But Hospitalizations Falling Riverside County health officials have reported another 526 confirmed coronavirus cases and five additional deaths, while hospitalizations dropped markedly. The aggregate number of COVID-19 infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March was 49,482 on Friday, compared to 48,956 on Thursday. According to the Riverside University Health System, the total number […]
Coronavirus Trends Are Positive In LA County, But Will Labor Day Spoil Gains? While L.A. County coronavirus numbers are trending in the right direction, the county’s public health director is reminding residents that the Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends resulted in major case spikes and should serve as a warning against holding parties or large gatherings for Labor Day. Taking part in an ABC7 online question-and-answer […]
Smoke Advisories Through Saturday; Residents Begin to Return Home Residents of Pine Canyon and Kings Canyon whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Lake Fire burning near Lake Hughes will be given the opportunity to be escorted into the area Saturday. The operation will take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and residents will be “given time to attempt to salvage what […]
Trump Supporters and Counter Protesters Face Off In Tujunga, Two Arrested  Police arrested two anti-Trump protesters, one who allegedly assaulted a Trump supporter with a pipe, during a clash between the two groups at a rally Friday afternoon in Tujunga. Trump supporters rallying in the 6200 block of Foothill Boulevard, near Lowell Avenue, were confronted by activists around 3 p.m. when the group of about 200 […]
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