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Health Officials: County Making Progress in Virus Fight, Despite Rise in Deaths, Cases  As more businesses reopen, Los Angeles County health officials said local indicators tracking the pace of coronavirus were continuing to decrease or hold steady, but they again stressed the importance of wearing face coverings to prevent COVID-19 cases from spiking. “I get a lot of questions about why this is important, especially from individuals who […]
  
Marches, Parades, Mark Juneteenth in L.A.; Garcetti Supports Federal Holiday Saturday is “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance” in California, with Gov. Gavin Newsom urging all its residents “to reflect on the ongoing cause of freedom for Black Americans.” A 2002 law requires California’s governor to proclaim the third Saturday in June as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance,” and urge […]
Commercial Fire in Highland Park Quickly Extinguished Firefighters needed just 13 minutes Saturday morning to extinguish a fire in a row of businesses in a Highland Park strip mall. Crews responded to 112 N. Avenue 58, near Figueroa Street, at 5:36 a.m. and found smoke coming from a one-story row of businesses, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. […]
Orange County Reports 288 New Cases of COVID-19, Seven More Deaths As Orange County officials opened more businesses such as nail salons, the Health Care Agency reported seven more COVID-19 deaths, making it the deadliest week since the pandemic began. Last week, officials confirmed it was the deadliest week, but this week’s death toll topped it. Between last Friday and this Friday, 55 people succumbed to […]
Fourth Weekend of Protests Against Police Brutality Planned  Another weekend filled with protest marches and other actions denouncing police brutality is set for various parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties. Events planned for Saturday include: — 7:45 a.m. – ECHO PARK – “Solidarity bike ride” from Echo Park Lake to Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. (@davidmluong) — 9 a.m. […]
SBA Loans of up to $2 Million Available for Damages Related to Protests Small-business owners and nonprofit organizations that suffered physical or economic damage related to protests against police brutality that began May 26 may borrow up to $2 million in disaster-recovery loans, Los Angeles County officials announced Saturday. Low-interest disaster-assistance loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration are available to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real […]
Fire Damages Mobile Home in Sunland, One Injured One person suffered a minor burn injury Saturday morning in a mobile home fire in Sunland. Firefighters responded to the 10000 block of North Sherman Grove Avenue, north of Foothill Boulevard, at 3:05 a.m. and found the mobile home fully involved with fire, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. A total […]
Riverside County Case Count Rises, Number of Virus-Related Deaths Also up Slightly The number of coronavirus infections in Riverside County has risen to 12,778, 311 more than the day before, and the number of deaths attributed to the virus edged up to 410, an increase of two compared to the prior count, according to the Riverside University Health System. The infection data released Friday covers the period […]
Family Seeks Answers After 18-Year-Old Security Guard Fatally Shot By Deputies  A makeshift memorial of flowers and candles is in place Saturday morning near where an 18-year-old student who was armed with a gun was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy while his family demanded answers about the shooting at a protest nearby. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. Thursday in […]
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