| | | | The news for Saturday, October 3, 2020
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Firefighters Quickly Contain Brush Fire near 118 Freeway in Mission Hills  Firefighters stopped the progress of a 1.5 acre brush fire in Mission Hills Saturday morning in about 40 minutes, authorities said. The fire was reported at 3:45 a.m. in the 10800 block of Arleta Avenue, near Ducat Street and the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Firefighters […]
  
DA Jackie Lacey’s Husband Pleads Not Guilty in Misdemeanor Case Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges for pointing a gun out his door while ordering a group of protesters to leave the couple’s Granada Hills property. David Allan Lacey — who was not in the San Fernando courtroom Friday and entered the plea through his attorney […]
Health Officials Preach Infection Control As More Businesses Open With more businesses and recreational amenities reopening across the area, county health officials have again urged residents and business owners to adhere to health protocols to avoid transmission of COVID-19. And while not mentioning President Donald Trump by name, county public health director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement Friday that coronavirus cases among “our […]
Riverside County’s COVID Cases Tick up, But ICU Bed Usage Remains Flat Riverside County health officials have reported five more deaths tied to the coronavirus, bringing the number of fatalities to 1,231 since the start of the pandemic. The aggregate number of COVID-19 infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March reached 59,934 on Friday, compared to 59,488 the day before, according to […]
LA County Urges Voters to Use Mail Ballots Being Sent Monday  Vote-by-mail ballots will be sent to all registered Los Angeles County voters by Monday, and county officials are urging residents to use the mail-in ballots as the safest, most convenient way to make their voice heard while preventing the spread of the coronavirus. But for those who prefer to vote in person, voting centers — […]
County Releases Maps of Vote Centers, Drop-Off Ballot Boxes Maps of the drop-off ballot boxes and vote centers in Los Angeles County that will be available for the general election are now accessible online, and the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office is encouraging residents to make a plan to vote early. County Supervisor Janice Hahn said the drop-off or vote-by-mail system are the safest […]
OC Reports Six More COVID-19 Deaths, 209 New Cases Orange County Health Care Agency officials have reported six more deaths due to COVID-19 and 209 more people who have been diagnosed with coronavirus. The death toll now stands at 1,281 and the cumulative number of cases is at 54,118 since the pandemic began, officials said Friday. Four of the six reported dead on Friday […]
DA Files More Charges Against Ex-Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein — who was already charged in Los Angeles with sex-related charges involving three women — has been charged with sexually assaulting two additional women in Beverly Hills. Los Angeles County prosecutors filed three new counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation against Weinstein, who is behind bars […]
Riverside to Reopen City Hall, Other Facilities After Months of Closures Riverside City Hall and other municipal facilities on Tuesday will reopen to the public for limited contacts after a roughly three-month closure that began in response to a surge in coronavirus cases that has since passed. “The city is committed to providing high-quality services in a safe environment for the public and our employees,” Mayor […]
SpaceX’s Attempt to Launch GPS Satellite Aborted  Hawthorne-based SpaceX aborted the launch of a GPS satellite about two seconds before it was to lift off from Cape Canaveral Friday evening. SpaceX did not elaborate on the reasons the planned 6:43 p.m. California time launch of the U.S. Space Force GPS III Space Vehicle 04 was aborted. “The team is evaluating the next […]
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