| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, October 29, 2021
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COVID Vaccine for Kids Moves Closer; LA County Set to Administer Shots  The number of COVID-positive people hospitalized in Los Angeles County dipped again Friday, while vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 moved another step closer to approval. According to state figures, there were 630 people with COVID-19 hospitalized in the county as of Friday, down from 638 on Thursday. Of those patients, 174 were being […]
  
Lighting a Fire? `Check Before You Burn’ Period Begins Monday  Starting Monday, Southland residents planning to spark up the fireplace will have to check with air-quality officials first. The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s annual “Check Before You Burn” season will begin Monday and continue through Feb. 28, with regulators set to declare “No-Burn Days” when home fires could lead to unhealthy air. “Smoke […]
LA Animal Shelters Near Capacity, Angelenos Urged To Foster Or Adopt  LA Animal Services’ shelters are nearing capacity, prompting city officials Friday to urge Angelenos to foster or adopt some of the animals. “We’ve leaned on our community in times of need and have never been let down,” said Dana Brown, LA Animal Services general manager. “We hope we can rely on their support again as […]
Paraglider Plunges onto Hillside Above San Jacinto, Requiring Rescue A paraglider was injured Friday when he went down in the hills above the Soboba Indian Reservation in San Jacinto, requiring emergency crews to airlift him to a hospital. The crash was reported about 12:50 p.m. in the area of Soboba Road and State Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The 45-year-old man, […]
IID Outage Leaves More Than 2,000 Customers Without Power in Indio A small vegetation fire damaged Imperial Irrigation District transmission poles, causing more than 2,200 customers in Indio to temporarily lose power Friday — but while service was restored to most of them, about 133 customers may be without electricity until Friday evening. The utility alerted the public at 12:37 a.m. that 2,253 customers were impacted […]
UCLA, Amazon Partner to Create Science Research Hub Amazon and UCLA announced a collaboration Friday establishing the Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence, marking the technology company’s first such alliance with a public university. Based at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, the hub is designed to use academic research on artificial intelligence to develop solutions to pressing societal issues, according to […]
Family Members Believe Convicted SFV Couple Were Abducted Family members of a San Fernando Valley couple whom the FBI believes cut their tracking bracelets and went on the run while awaiting sentencing for their roles in an $18 million COVID-19 relief fraud case contend the pair were kidnapped — apparently to prevent them from disclosing the identities of unindicted co-conspirators, court papers obtained […]
County Recommends $1M Settlement with Inmate/Informant at Center of Baca Case Los Angeles County is recommending a $1 million settlement with the inmate-turned-informant at the center of a scandal that led to the conviction of former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca and nine other sheriff’s department employees, according to documents obtained Friday. Anthony Brown filed a civil rights suit against the county, Baca and others in […]
Harbor Commission Authorizes New Fees for Slow Container Movement at LA Port The Los Angeles Harbor Commission voted unanimously Friday to implement a “Container Excess Dwell Fee” on companies whose containers linger at marine terminals — one of several efforts underway to speed the processing of cargo at the Port of Los Angeles and eliminate a backlog of ships trying to deliver merchandise. The Los Angeles City […]
SoCalGas Offers Tips for Reducing Bills This Winter With Halloween providing a reminder that cool winter weather lies ahead, Southern California Gas Co. Friday offered a series of tips for homeowners to save money on their utility bills. Gas Co. officials said cold weather usually translates to an average three- to seven-fold increase in natural gas usage, leading to higher bills, compounded by […]
Man Charged with Trying to Steal Glendale PD Vehicle in Front of Officers A man who allegedly tried to steal a Glendale police vehicle while officers were investigating a nearby traffic crash was in custody Friday, authorities said. Oscar Rivera, 25, of Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of attempted carjacking, according to the Glendale Police Department. He was being held on $100,000 bail, the […]
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