| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, December 30, 2021
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Ahead of New Year, LACo Tops 20,000 New COVID Cases  As predicted, Los Angeles County topped 20,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday amid what has become a dramatic surge in virus transmission that is continuing to drive up hospitalization numbers and raising fears that a higher death count will soon follow. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported 20,198 new COVID infections on Thursday, a number […]
  
Police Identify Officer in Fatal Shooting of Teen, Suspect at Clothing Store The Los Angeles Police Department Thursday released the name of the officer involved in the shooting at a North Hollywood Burlington store that killed an assault suspect and a 14-year-old girl, who was struck by a stray bullet. The officer was identified as Officer William Jones, who was assigned to the LAPD’s North Hollywood station, […]
LA Animal Services Urges Pet Owners To Keep Animals Safe During New Year’s Eve Los Angeles Animal Services urged pet owners Thursday to keep their animals safe during New Year’s Eve to prevent pets from becoming injured, running away or being poisoned. With typical celebrations including fireworks, noisemakers, loud music and champagne, LA Animal Services advised pet owners to keep pets indoors to prevent them from escaping or coming […]
Rain Inundates Parts of Southland, Causing Flooding, Mudslides  Heavy rain poured on the Southland Thursday, prompting mudslides, debris flows and flooding that made for a messy morning drive that was fortunately light due to the approaching holiday weekend. Snowfall forced the closure of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine early Thursday morning in northern Los Angeles County, while a mudslide blocked traffic and trapped […]
Firefighters Rescue Approximately 50 From Rising Waters at Beach Campgrounds Fire department personnel from Los Angeles and Ventura counties rescued approximately 50 people stranded at Leo Carrillo State Beach campgrounds when creek overflow trapped them Thursday morning, making it impossible to reach to higher ground. “We had some campers that were trapped, unable to make it higher ground, due to fast-moving water,” said Los Angeles […]
No-Burn Order Issued for Much of Southland for Friday The South Coast Air Quality Management District Thursday issued a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland for Friday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect from midnight to at least 11:59 p.m. Friday. It affects all […]
Rose Parade Anticipation Builds; Sidewalk Spots Up for Grabs Friday Thousands of spectators hoping to secure prime viewing for the 133rd Rose Parade will begin claiming spots along the route Friday to witness the return of a New Year’s tradition after a one-year hiatus. The 2021 parade was called off because of a winter surge in COVID-19 cases. Although infections are surging again in the […]
Older Viewers Propel `Lost in Space’ to Top of Streaming Ratings “Lost in Space” topped the latest streaming ratings, coinciding with the release of the third and final season of the Netflix science fiction series, according to figures released Thursday by Nielsen. Viewers spent 1.207 billion minutes watching the series’ 28 episodes between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5, including the eight-episode third season, which was released […]
Port of LA Announces Fee On Lingering Empty Containers Amid Backlog The Port of Los Angeles announced Thursday that it would implement a fee on ocean carriers with empty containers that linger for at least nine days on marine terminals. The fee needs to be approved by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission and would take effect on Jan. 30. Similar to a fee on lingering import […]
Candidates For LA Elected Office In June Must Live In District By Jan. 8 Candidates running for Los Angeles elected office in the June 7, 2022 primary must reside in that jurisdiction or district’s newly drawn borders by Jan. 8, the Los Angeles City Clerk reminded candidates Thursday. The new City Council and Board of Education districts go into effect on Jan. 1 after being redrawn this year using […]
City’s Favorite Fruit to Fall from Tower to Mark New Year Residents and officials of Temecula will greet 2022 on Friday night with a salute to fruit, lowering a batch of grapes from the city’s clock tower to mark the final moments of the current year and welcome the New Year. The annual “grape drop” celebration will begin at 6 p.m. in Town Square Park, which […]
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