| | | | The news for Monday, August 30, 2021
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LA County Officials Concerned as COVID Cases Rise Among Unvaccinated Kids  With schools beginning their third week of in-person instruction for the fall term, Los Angeles County health officials are concerned about a trend of rising coronavirus case rates among children who aren’t yet eligible to get vaccinated. “Case, hospitalization and death rates are higher among unvaccinated members of all groups than they are among those […]
  
Orange County’s Monthly COVID-19 Deaths Continue Upward Trend Orange County is seeing a jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations and fatalities this month, with experts noting that the deaths are skewing toward younger ages because the vaccination rate is so high among the county’s seniors. Four of the five fatalities logged Friday occurred in August, with the most recent happening Aug. 18 and two more […]
Smoke Advisory Issued for OC Due to Chaparral Fire  The Chaparral Fire burning in Riverside and San Diego counties is causing smoke to drift into Orange County, prompting air quality regulators to issue a smoke advisory through Monday. The fire, which broke out Saturday at the edge of the Cleveland National Forest, was 13% contained and had burned at least 1,500 acres. Areas downwind […]
Forever Remembered As ‘Lou Grant,’ Ed Asner Dies At 91 Ed Asner, the venerable actor known as gruff-but-lovable newsman Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and the dramatic spinoff “Lou Grant,” is being remembered by friends and fans after he died Sunday at age 91. “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully,” according to a statement […]
Child, 4, Dies Of COVID-19, Becoming RS County’s Youngest Victim The COVID-19 pandemic claimed its youngest victim in Riverside County, a 4-year-old child with no underlying health issues, officials confirmed last week. According to the Riverside University Health System, the unidentified child died during the first week of August, but it was not reported as a COVID fatality until the cause of death was verified. […]
Ex-Chairman of Christian Science Church Faces Sentencing in LA Fraud Case The former chairman of the board for a Christian Science church in Los Angeles faces the possibility of decades in prison at his sentencing Monday for the theft of about $11.4 million in church money. Charles Sebesta, an executive at Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, Los Angeles, could be sentenced to up to 60 years […]
LAUSD Introduces School-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Program The Los Angeles Unified School District will introduce school-based coronavirus vaccine clinics Monday, offering the shots on campus to any eligible students and employees. Interim Superintendent Megan Reilly said mobile vaccination teams will visit every LAUSD middle and high school campus to deliver first and second doses. Appointments can be made through the LAUSD’s “Daily […]
Motorcycle Ride From LA to New York to Honor 9/11 Firefighters A group of motorcyclists will begin a cross-country ride to New York City Monday from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s training center to honor the memory of the 343 New York City firefighters who lost their lives while trying to save others during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Los Angeles Fire Department Chief […]
South LA Man to Plead Guilty in Fireworks Explosion Case A South Los Angeles man is expected to plead guilty Monday to federal charges of illegally transporting tons of explosives, including dangerous homemade fireworks that were detonated by police, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle and injured 17 people. Arturo Ceja III will plead guilty in Los Angeles federal […]
Seven Injured in Crash on 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita  Six people were injured when two vehicles collided on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Santa Clarita and a person was ejected from a vehicle, authorities said Monday. The accident was reported at 10:51 p.m. Sunday, when an SUV stalled in the number 3 lane of the northbound freeway north of the Antelope Valley (14) […]
One Year Ago (Sunday, August 30, 2020)…`Tenet’ Finally Hits International Theaters, Rakes in $53 Million One Year Ago (Sunday, August 30, 2020)…Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” made its long-awaited debut on international movie screens this weekend, grossing $53 million in 41 countries, including Canada, according to industry estimates released Sunday. Analysts are closely watching the performance of the thriller starring John David Washington, the first major international Hollywood release since theaters shut […]
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