| | | | | The news for Friday, April 15, 2022 |
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A Statewide COVID Vaccine Mandate for Students Delayed Until 2023 A statewide mandate for all school students aged 12 and over to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend classes will be delayed until at least July 2023, state health officials announced Thursday. When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the policy in October, he said it would not take effect until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Study: Spread of COVID in LA County More Widespread Than Testing Shows A new state study suggests the number of people in Los Angeles County who have been infected with COVID-19 during the pandemic is far greater than the number confirmed through standard testing, due largely to people who never developed symptoms and didn’t get tested, or who couldn’t access tests, the county public health director said. […]
Plaque Honoring Tom LaBonge Unveiled in Coliseum’s Court of Honor A plaque honoring the late Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge was unveiled Thursday in the Memorial Court of Honor in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum’s Peristyle. LaBonge died Jan. 7, 2021 at his Silver Lake home at age 67. “Tom was a cheerleader for Los Angeles,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn. “He […]
SpaceX to Launch Reconnaissance Satellite from Vandenberg AFB Hawthorne-based SpaceX could give Southern California an aerial light show Saturday when it looks to launch a reconnaissance satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the state’s central coast. The launch was previously scheduled Friday at 6:41 a.m., but was changed to provide additional time to allow teams to complete pre-launch checkouts and […]
LA County To Launch New Career Training Programs In May With the application period now closed for Los Angeles County’s guaranteed income program, officials Thursday announced upcoming programs focused on job training and career opportunities that are also aimed at supporting struggling L.A. County residents, The county is launching the $9 million High Road Training Partnership in May to provide training for high-growth industries to […]
Thousands Flock to Indio for Much-Anticipated Coachella Music & Arts Festival After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people will flock to the Empire Polo Club beginning Friday for the first weekend of the Coachella Music & Art Festival, headlined by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia with The Weeknd. Attendees will not be required to show proof of […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops for 18th Consecutive Day The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 18th consecutive day, decreasing nine-tenths of a cent to $5.809. The average price has dropped 26.1 cents over the past 18 days, including 1.4 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. […]
Fire in Panorama City Out After Nearly Two Hours After one hour and 47 minutes, firefighters finally were able to extinguish an electrical fire inside and outside a five-story building Friday in Panorama City. Authorities say the fire began near an electrical panel in the building, and spread to the outside as well as inside the walls at 8525 N. Tobias Ave. Los Angeles […]
Police Say South Los Angeles Shooting is Gang-Related Two people are hospitalized Friday after being shot in the Park Mesa Heights neighborhood of South Los Angeles and police say the shooting was gang-related. Officers responded at 11:40 p.m. Thursday to a call of shots fired at Brynhurst Avenue and West 60th Street, west of Crenshaw Boulevard, where they found a man and a […]
Alleged Arsonist Who Set Fire to Car Due in Court A 27-year-old man accused of setting a car on fire adjacent to a Riverside apartment complex, using an explosive device, will ask a judge Friday for a reduction in his bail. Carlos Octavio Orta of Corona was arrested April 8 following a nearly weeklong Riverside Police Department investigation into the alleged arson. Orta is charged […]
Boy Allegedly Abducted by Father From Paramount Middle School Found Safe A 12-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his father from a Paramount middle school was found safe Thursday evening. Sebastian Ray Serrano was taken by his father Ramon Serrano, 48, from Leona Jackson Middle School located at 7220 Jackson St. about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Deputy Brenda Serna of the Sheriff’s Information […]
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