| | | | The news for Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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LA County Health Officials Say Overwhelmed Hospitals Possible as COVID Surges  Saying the Omicron variant will quickly become the predominant local strain of COVID-19, Los Angeles County’s health director said getting more people vaccinated will be key to preventing widespread serious illnesses that could overwhelm hospitals. Barbara Ferrer told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been proven to offer strong […]
  
Person Killed in Crash on 210 Freeway in Arcadia Area A person was killed Wednesday in a traffic crash on the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway in the Arcadia area. The crash was reported about 4:45 a.m. near Baldwin Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The westbound lanes were closed while an investigation was conducted into the circumstances of the crash. One lane was reopened […]
OC COVID-19 Hospitalizations Tick Down; 4 More Deaths Recorded Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations ticked down as the county logged four more fatalities, according to data recently released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations decreased from 195 on Monday to 188 on Tuesday, with the level of intensive care unit patients remaining at 56. The county reported 652 new infections, raising the cumulative […]
Little Change to Average LA County Gas Price The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Wednesday to $4.672 one day after decreasing six-tenths of a cent. The average price is seven-tenths of a cent less than one week ago and 3.2 cents lower than one month ago but $1.486 more than […]
Firefighters Extinguish Blaze in Downtown Los Angeles  Battling a fire at a two-story vacant building, firefighters overcame heavy smoke and stubborn flames to extinguish the blaze with a defensive firefighting operation in downtown Los Angeles. The fire was knocked down in less than two hours at 2:46 a.m., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Fire crews arrived at 12:51 a.m. […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Increase Slightly The number of coronavirus patients in Riverside County hospitals increased by three to 320, with 82 in intensive care, the same as Monday, state health officials released in their latest data. Meanwhile, the aggregate number of COVID cases recorded in the county rose by 1,139 since Monday, reaching 388,122 since the pandemic began, according to […]
Rain Headed for Southland Thursday Through Christmas  It figures to be a wet Christmas in parts of the Los Angeles area — and maybe a white one if you’re high enough up in the mountains. An unsettled weather pattern is making its way toward the Southland and is expected to bring clouds Wednesday and rain starting Thursday, persisting intermittently — perhaps heavy […]
LAX Holding Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Holiday Travelers People traveling during the holiday season can get free COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots at LAX on two consecutive Wednesdays — Wednesday and Dec. 29. The pop-up clinic, located at the Lower/Arrivals Level of the Tom Bradley International Terminal, will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the two days. People can find […]
Felony Charges Expected to be Filed Wednesday in Strong-Arm Robbery Case Felony charges are expected to be filed Wednesday against a 41-year-old man accused of stealing a woman’s laptop and injuring her in the process in Thermal. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jesus Perales of Indio after responding to a report of a strong-arm robbery after noon Sunday at the Truck Stops of America in the […]
Cold Rainstorms to Anchor over Inland Region Thursday Through Christmas Another round of heavy rainfall will envelope the Inland Empire beginning Thursday and continuing into Christmas Day, as back-to-back fronts sweep in from the north, forecasters said Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, a trough of low pressure hanging off the west coast of Canada will gradually roll across California, dragging “a lot of […]
One Year Ago Today (December 22, 2020)…Benihana Servers Claim Labor Violations, Tip Manipulations to Benefit Cooks One Year Ago Today (December 22, 2020)…More than a dozen servers at the Benihana restaurant in Torrance are suing the steakhouse chain, alleging a wide range of Labor Code violations as well as sexual harassment, sexual orientation discrimination and the misuse of tips for the benefit of cooks, court papers obtained show. The complaint was […]
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