| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, April 23, 2020
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COVID-19 Becomes Leading Cause of Death in L.A. County Nearly 70 more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Los Angeles County Thursday, and at an average of 44 daily fatalities over the past 12 days, the novel coronavirus was proclaimed the county’s leading cause of death, dwarfing the flu and heart disease. Barbara Ferrer, head of the county Department of Public Health, announced another […]
  
Orange County ReportsTwo More COVID-19 Deaths Orange County Thursday reported two more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total to 36, and announced 78 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing that number to 1,827. The number of hospitalized patients decreased from 162 on Wednesday to 158, with the number of intensive care patients dropping from 70 to 59, according to the Orange County Health […]
OC Health Official Resigns Abruptly In the midst of combating the coronavirus pandemic, Orange County officials Thursday are looking for a new public health director amid the abrupt resignation of the department’s de facto chief. David Souleles, who has been the county’s deputy agency director of public health services since the end of 2003, had been filling in for Richard […]
City, County Officials Warn Against Flocking To Beaches During Weekend Heat With potentially record-setting heat on tap for the weekend, local officials are pleading with residents to avoid flocking to closed beaches and trailheads to take advantage of the taste of summer in defiance of COVID-19 social-distancing mandates. “It’s getting warmer in Los Angeles, and when it gets warmer in Los Angeles — we are a […]
L.A. County Fire Chief Warns of Dangers Following 4 Fatal Blazes Noting that six people have died in area fires in the past week, Los Angeles County fire Chief Daryl Osby Thursday urged residents who are spending more time at home than usual due to coronavirus to be prepared to react and escape if a blaze erupts. Osby said six people were killed in four separate […]
Amoeba Music Seeks Donations on GoFundMe Page to Stay Afloat Amid COVID-19 The operators of the landmark Hollywood record store Amoeba Music are soliciting donations via GoFundMe to keep the doors open. The store has been shuttered indefinitely since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, along with the two other Amoeba locations — in Berkeley and San Francisco. “We have weathered many storms — 9/11, recessions, the […]
Personal Information Data Published on Internet After Torrance Data Breach Data, including personal information, may have been stolen from Torrance systems through a ransomware attack, and has been published to the internet, the city announced Thursday. The ransomware attack happened on March 1, and the stolen data may include personal information of “employees and others,” according to Torrance Cable and Community Relations Manager Michael D. […]
L.A. Councilmen Continue Call for Federal Rent Freeze During Coronavirus Two Los Angeles Councilmen echoed their call Thursday for the federal government to enact a suspension of rent payments through the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. “To be safer at home, you must be able to be at home,” said Councilman Mike Bonin. “This is a public health crisis, and it is our responsibility to […]
Settlement Talks Continue in L.A. Lawsuit Over `Spinal Tap’ Profits Settlement talks appear to be heating up in Los Angeles federal court in a dispute between the creators of “This Is Spinal Tap” and Vivendi SA, which owns the rights to the mockumentary, according to court records obtained Thursday. Comedian-actor Harry Shearer sued the French conglomerate in 2016, accusing the company and its movie division […]
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