| | | | The news for Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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LA County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Nearly Quadruple In One Month  Los Angeles County’s latest COVID-19 numbers show five more deaths and 2,361 new cases, while the number of people hospitalized with the virus has nearly quadrupled since last month. With the data released Monday, the new infections brought the county’s total from throughout the pandemic to 1,305,704. The additional five deaths raised the county’s death […]
  
One Person Dead in Fiery Covina Car Crash One person was killed after a vehicle hit an electrical box in Covina and burst into flames, authorities said. Officers responded at 11:11 p.m. Monday to a call at 4325 N. Sunflower Ave., where they determined that a vehicle struck the electrical box in an open grate before bursting into flames, said a California Highway […]
Little Change to Average LA County Gas Price The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent Tuesday to $4.38, one day after increasing three-tenths of a cent. The average price is 2.2 cents more than one week ago, 6 cents higher than one month ago and $1.203 greater than one year ago, […]
One Dead in Bel Air Motorcycle Crash A motorcyclist was killed in a collision in Bel Air, police said. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 11:31 p.m. Monday to North Sepulveda Boulevard and Moraga Drive, where they found the collision, said an LAPD spokeswoman. There was no additional information on the cause of the collision or other vehicle descriptions. The […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach Levels Not Seen Since March Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Orange County have reached levels not seen since March, and the county’s latest numbers show nearly 2,000 new infections since last week. The 1,996 cases reported on Monday upped the cumulative to 266,167. Hospitalizations increased from 252 on Friday to 322 on Monday, with the number of intensive care unit patients […]
Heat, Wind and Low Humidity Create Fire Danger This Week in Southland  Heat advisories and extreme heat warnings are in place for much of Southern California Tuesday through midweek, with the National Weather Service warning that critical fire conditions are expected, including triple-digit temperatures in some areas, low humidity and gusty winds. “An upper level high pressure system centered over Arizona … will strengthen across Southern California […]
Police Commission to Review LAPD’s Assessment of Response to Echo Park Protest The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday will review a report from the police department that found some fault for the way the LAPD handled contentious demonstrations in March against the city’s clearing of a large homeless encampment at Echo Park Lake — though the department also placed blame on other city officials as well. In […]
Scorching Heat to Continue Through Wednesday in Riverside County Scorching heat will retain its grip on Riverside County through mid-week, forecasters said Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for the Coachella Valley and Banning Pass, which will be in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday night. A ridge of high pressure is sending temperatures soaring way past the century mark across […]
Eighth LAPD Officer Dies from Coronavirus Complications A 27-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department has become the eighth LAPD officer to die from complications of COVID-19. Officer Becky V. Strong, most recently assigned to the department’s South Division Traffic, died Monday morning, the department announced in a tweet. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we mourn the loss […]
Two Suspects in Custody After High -Speed Chase in Compton  Two people — one who police said was armed with a gun — were arrested Monday evening in Compton after leading police on a high-speed chase and crashing into a parked big rig. Police took the suspects into custody around 10:30 p.m. at 151st Street and Central Avenue, according to KCAL9. Traveling at high speeds […]
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