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Lockdown Looms for Southern California at Midnight Sunday as ICU Capacity Falls  The availability of intensive care unit beds in Southern California has dropped under the threshold to trigger a Regional Stay at Home Order, according to figures released Friday evening by the California Department of Public Health. The 11-county region’s ICU available capacity was 13.1% because of the growing number of coronavirus cases. If it remains […]
  
Hospitalization Rates for COVID-19 Continue to Climb in OC Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Orange County have continued to climb to record levels, and the death toll has also taken a sharp uptick, Orange County Health Care Agency officials reported. The agency logged 17 more coronavirus deaths as of Friday. The fatalities did not occur in the past 24 hours, but over the course […]
Father In Custody in Stabbing Deaths of His Son and Daughter in Lancaster A 34-year-old man was in custody Saturday morning suspected of killing his 12-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter. Maurice Taylor Sr. was booked at the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station on suspicion of murder and held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to Deputy Eric Ortiz of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The deaths were reported at 7:50 […]
Firefighters Extinguish Massive Blaze in Commercial Building in Industry Firefighters waged a more than three-hour defensive battle against flames that engulfed a 10,000-square foot building in Industry before extinguishing the flames early Saturday morning. The fire was reported at about 8:50 p.m. Friday at 1250 Bixby Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Commanders at the scene requested reinforcements at 8:57 p.m. […]
Vehicle Crash Shears Hydrant in Downtown LA, Killing One Person  One person was killed in a crash that also sheared a fire hydrant in downtown Los Angeles Saturday morning, authorities said. It occurred near Fifth and Wall streets at about 3 a.m. Details of what led up to the crash were not available from Los Angeles police. The age, gender or name of the victim […]
Marv Marinovich, Captain of 1962 USC National Champ Football Team, Dead at 81 Marv Marinovich, who captained the school’s 1962 national championship football team and played for the Oakland Raiders before becoming a strength and conditioning coach has died, officials at USC announced. Marinovich, whose son Todd was a quarterback at USC and with the Raiders, died Thursday of natural causes in Mission Viejo, according to the university’s […]
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio to Host Job Fair An in-person job fair will be held Saturday at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, which is looking to fill upwards of 20 food and beverage jobs. “If you have restaurant experience or are interested in being part of the culinary experience at a high-end resort, we encourage you to come to our job fair […]
More Than 7,300 Acres Burned in Silverado Canyon A wind-driven brush fire in Silverado Canyon sparked by a house fire has burned 7,375 acres and was 30% contained Saturday morning, and a community meeting was being planned for later in the day for residents still under evacuation order in Modjeska, Silverado and Williams Canyon areas. Details of the meeting were not available. Evacuation […]
One Arrested, 30 Cited at Pomona DUI Drivers License Checkpoint One person was taken into custody on suspicion of drunken driving at a DUI and drivers license checkpoint in Pomona, authorities said Saturday morning. The checkpoint at Mission Boulevard and Curran Place was conducted from 9 p.m Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday, according to the Pomona Police Department. In addition to the arrest, another 30 […]
Red Flag Warnings Continue As Winds Keep Gusting  The Santa Ana winds that have swept over Southern California this week were expected to weaken, but will still be potent enough to raise the risk of wildfires. A red flag warning will be in effect until 10 p.m. Saturday in the Los Angeles County mountains, Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area, Angeles National Forest and […]
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