| | | | The news for Monday, August 17, 2020
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LA County Reports 1,192 New COVID-19 Cases, But Hospitalizations Falling  Los Angeles County over the weekend reported 1,192 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 221,950 cases and 5,254 fatalities. Both numbers were smaller than usual, but officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the decrease reflects a weekend reporting lag. The department anticipates receiving […]
  
3-Vehicle Pileup Leaves Man Dead in Hawthorne A man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Hawthorne, authorities said Monday. It happened at 9:47 p.m. in the intersection of Lemoli and Rosecrans avenues, said Hawthorne police Sgt. B. Jackson. Two cars collided in the intersection and wound up on a sidewalk where they struck another car that was pulling out of a […]
Deputies Serve Warrant on Suspected Meth Lab in Lake Forest Orange County sheriff’s deputies serving a warrant at a Lake Forest home in connection with stolen property discovered what they thought might be a methamphetamine lab and evacuated surrounding residences, authorities said Monday. But upon closer examination, it was determined the operation utilized acid to harvest gold plating from the circuit boards of electronics, said […]
OC Reports 342 New COVID-19 Cases; Hospitalizations Dropping Orange County over the weekend reported 342 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death, bringing the county’s totals to 43,709 cases and 810 deaths. The single fatality was a sharp drop from the previous two days, which each saw 20 deaths reported. Because of the way hospitals report the numbers, it can at times […]
LAUSD Starts Digital Fall Semester Classes This Week  Los Angeles Unified’s fall semester will begin this week without any backpack-laden students roaming the halls as they occupy virtual classrooms while campuses remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We all wish students could be headed back to classrooms as a new school year officially starts,” Superintendent Austin Beutner said. “Unfortunately, it’s not safe […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Monday to $3.204, one day after increasing one-tenth of a cent. The average price has risen five consecutive days, increasing 1.7 cents to its highest amount since March 25, according to figures from the AAA and […]
Application Period Opens for LA County Rent-Relief Program The application period opens Monday for a Los Angeles County program offering $100 million in rent relief for tenants financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The money comes from federal COVID-19 relief funds to be managed by the Los Angeles County Development Authority, and will be paid directly to landlords to settle unpaid rent. “This […]
High Temperatures Monday Could Accelerate Azusa Fire High temperatures forecast Monday could make the fight to control the Ranch 2 Fire in Azusa additionally arduous for firefighters and make the flames harder to put out in already dry vegetation. As of midday Sunday, the fire had grown to 2,256 acres and was just 7% contained, according to fire officials. There were 286 […]
County Firefighters Stop Small Fire in Malibu, Body Discovered in Crashed Car Firefighters quickly stopped a small brush fire Sunday evening that scorched about a half an acre in Malibu, then discovered a body inside a crashed car, but it was unclear if it was related to the fire. The blaze, which began near the intersection of South Malibu Canyon and Malibu Knolls roads was reported at […]
3 Triple-Digit Temperature Records Set in LA County  Temperatures reached triple digits in Woodland Hills, the Antelope Valley and Acton while daily records were set at three locations in Los Angeles County Sunday in the worst heat wave in years. Temperatures are set to rise again to dangerous levels beginning Tuesday. Excessive heat warnings remained in effect through 9 p.m. Wednesday in the […]
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