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Heat Wave Prompts Red Flag Wildfire Warning for LA, Orange Counties  A red flag warning signifying a high risk of wildfire will be in effect in parts of L.A and Orange counties Friday amid Santa Ana winds, single-digit humidity and high temperatures on the final day of the region’s latest heat wave. Surface high pressure that has built into the Great Basin is helping to strengthen […]
  
USC: Impaired Blood Flow a Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease A new Alzheimer’s study at USC has found that impaired blood flow in the brain is correlated with the buildup of tau tangles, a hallmark indicator of cognitive decline, the University said Friday. The study published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that treatments targeting vascular health in the brain as well as […]
Fire in Apartment Building Attic Quickly Extinguished, No Injuries A fire in the attic of a four-story apartment building in Los Feliz was extinguished by firefighters in 38 minutes Friday morning. Crews responded to the 4600 block of Los Feliz Boulevard, near Vermont Avenue, at 5:04 a.m. and worked to keep the flames from spreading to any of the 78 units in the 64,160 […]
Courts to Hold First Furlough Day, Delaying All But Emergency Hearings All Riverside County courthouses are slated to be shut down Friday except for emergency hearings, as part of a one-day-a-month closure to save money amid budgetary shortfalls. According to the Superior Court Executive Office, all 14 courthouses will be shuttered and employees furloughed starting Friday and continuing every third Friday of each month until June. […]
Little Change to Average L.A. County Gas Price The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped two-tenths of a cent Friday for the second consecutive day to $3.189. The average price has dropped seven of the past eight days, decreasing 1.1 cents, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 1 […]
Orange County Reports 153 New COVID-19 Cases, 31 Deaths  Orange County health officials have reported 31 coronavirus-related deaths and 153 new diagnoses of COVID-19. The county’s death toll stands at 1,391, and the cumulative case count is 56,436. On Wednesday, the county reported 19 deaths. That makes 51 deaths reported since Sunday. Last week, 54 coronavirus deaths were reported, down from 72 the week […]
LA County Health Officer Blasts Herd Immunity Proposal As Immoral, Unethical Los Angeles County’s top health officer has added his voice to those condemning a recently released proposal that essentially calls for a resumption of normal activities for all but those at highest risk of contracting COVID-19, in theory promoting “herd immunity” to the virus. “There’s been a lot of discussion among our public heath and […]
Riverside County COVID Hospitalizations Unchanged, Case Count Up The number of coronavirus hospitalizations in Riverside County is unchanged Friday at Wednesday’s level of 149 while the overall case count has increased by 225, and five additional deaths were attributed to complications stemming from the virus. The aggregate number of COVID-19 infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is […]
Kaufmann House in Palm Springs Listed for Sale at $25 Million One of the nation’s most recognizable mid-century modern-style homes will hit the market Friday in Palm Springs with a $25 million price tag. Designed by renowned modernist architect Richard Neutra in the mid-1940s, the Kaufmann Desert House stands as a unique architectural marvel in the Little Tuscany neighborhood. “Anybody coming to see this house, knows […]
Man Found Dead in Unit of Storage Facility in Hawaiian Gardens  A man in his 30s was found dead inside a unit at a storage facility in Hawaiian Gardens Thursday evening. Deputies from the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station responded to a storage facility in the 12300 block of Carson Street, east of Norwalk Boulevard, about 6:15 p.m. after an employee informed authorities of a strong odor coming […]
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