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The news for Friday, April 3, 2020

L.A. County Coronavirus Cases Top 4,000 as 13 More Deaths Reported

Mayor Eric Garcetti demonstrates a cloth face coveringLos Angeles County coronavirus cases have surged past the 4,000 mark while health officials reported another 13 deaths and warned residents that wearing a mask — while beneficial — doesn’t alleviate the need to stay home as much as possible. The 13 new deaths brought the county’s total to 78 and increased the local mortality […]
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Major Storm Expected in Arrive in Southland Sunday

A storm is forming in the Gulf of Alaska Friday and expected to begin dousing the Southland Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. The storm is expected to generate an inch or an inch-and-a-half of rain in Downtown L.A. but up to 3 inches in the San Gabriel Mountains, said NWS meteorologist Kristen Stewart. […]
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Two Bodies Found at Scene of Fire in West Covina

Two bodies were found Friday at the scene of a fire in West Covina. The bodies were discovered about 1:30 a.m. in the 700 block of North Broadmoore Avenue, according to CBS2. West Covina police referred calls to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which was assisting police in the investigation. Other details were not […]
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Southland Average Gas Prices Drop To Lowest Amount Since October 2017

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday to its lowest amount since Oct. 25, 2017, decreasing 1.6 cents to $3.057. The average price has dropped 33 consecutive days and 36 of the past 37, decreasing 51 cents, including 2.1 cents on Thursday, according to figures from […]
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Hearing Set for Man Accused of Crashing Locomotive Near USNS Mercy

USNS Mercy in Los AngelesA detention hearing is set Friday for a Port of Los Angeles train engineer charged with running a locomotive at full speed off the end of rail tracks near the USNS Mercy hospital ship, claiming the vessel was docked at the port for nefarious purposes. Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro, was charged in a […]
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More Coronavirus Testing Centers to Open Friday in L.A. County

Los Angeles County will open three more drive-up coronavirus testing sites Friday, while planning continues for at least three more. The sites opening Friday are at the Pomona Fairplex at Gate 17, W. McKinley/Fairplex Drive; the South Bay Galleria at 1815 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach; and the Antelope Valley Mall at 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd., […]
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Orange County Coronavirus Cases Now at 656; 13 Deaths

The number of coronavirus cases in Orange County has jumped up to 656, with the death toll rising to 13. On Wednesday, the number stood at 606 with 10 deaths. The number of patients hospitalized increased from 94 to 115 on Thursday, with 47 in intensive care. On Wednesday there were 31 in intensive care. […]
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Expanded Food Services Announced in San Gabriel Valley

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a homeless services organization serving the San Gabriel Valley will scale up its meal preparation and deliveries to serve about 5,000 meals a week beginning Friday. “Our vulnerable and at-risk clients, living in our bridge housing and supportive housing sites as well as hundreds of our clients staying in motels and […]
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Pomona Police Find Guns, Drugs in Alleged Gang Member’s Backpack

A 37-year-old known gang member from Pomona was arrested Friday morning after police found guns and drugs inside a backpack he dropped while trying to hide from authorities. Officers with the Pomona Police Department’s Major Crimes Task Force around 12:45 a.m. were patrolling in the 900 block of West Ninth Street, a neighborhood that had […]
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