| | | | The news for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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LA Police Chief Michael Moore Says Pandemic Driving Up Violence  Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore says the COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive gun violence and increase killings in the city this year, including by spurring economic despair and interpersonal dramas while undercutting efforts to interrupt cycles of retaliation. “What we’re sensing is a lot of stress, a lot of communities that are on edge, […]
  
Oscar Winners Among Creative Arts Emmys Nominees Oscar winners Christoph Waltz and Taika Waititi are among the nominees for Wednesday’s third day of the five-day Creative Arts Emmys, which will honor scripted programming. Waltz, who won best supporting actor Oscars in 2010 and 2013 for his work in “Inglourious Basterds” and “Django Unchained,” is among the nominees for outstanding actor in a […]
Fire Burning in South Los Angeles Commercial Building A fire erupted Wednesday morning inside a dry cleaner business in South Los Angeles. The fire was reported in the 1700 block of West Florence Avenue, near Western Avenue, about 5:20 a.m., according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters encountered heavy fire through the roof of the building and quickly transitioned […]
Little Change to Average L.A. 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 $3.22 one day after decreasing two-tenths of a cent. The average price is seven-tenths of a cent less than one week ago and 45.2 cents lower than one year ago but 1.8 cents more […]
Firefighters Battle Greater Alarm Fire in East Los Angeles  Firefighters worked to extinguish a fire that tore through a five-story housing complex under construction in East Los Angeles Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to the area of Rowan Avenue and First Street about 1 a.m. and encountered heavy fire coming from the complex, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Video from the scene […]
Temperatures to Soar into Triple Digits in Most of Riverside County Wednesday High temperatures could soar into the triple digits Wednesday in most of Riverside County, but cooler weather is on its way for this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. High pressure over the southwestern United States will keep temperatures about 5-10 degrees above seasonal average through at least Thursday, forecasters said. Then, a low […]
Orange County Reports 12 more COVID-19 Deaths, 150 New Cases A dozen more people in Orange County have succumbed to COVID-19, raising the death toll to 1,105, according to Orange County Health Care Agency officials. The county also reported 150 new coronavirus diagnoses Tuesday, raising the cumulative total to 51,124. Of the fatalities reported Tuesday, five were skilled nursing facility residents. Since the pandemic began, […]
LACo Health Director: No Link Between School Reopenings, Election Los Angeles County’s public health director denies that plans for reopening school campuses amid the coronavirus pandemic are politically linked to the upcoming election. “It had nothing to do with the election per se, as much as it had to do with — we need about six weeks of implementation for the school openings that […]
1 Dead When Big Rig, Car Carrier Crash on Golden State Freeway in Castaic  One person was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic involving a big rig and a car carrier. The crash was reported just after midnight near the Parker Road off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Debris from the crash was spread across northbound lanes of the […]
Sheriff Says Investigators Pursuing Leads in Deputies Shooting Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Tuesday investigators had “promising leads” in the search for the gunman who shot two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in a patrol SUV at a Compton rail station. “We’re on the right path,” Villanueva said Tuesday. He also expressed hope to have something to announce […]
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