Los Angeles County’s COVID Hospitalizations Rise Back Over 800
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has surpassed 800, after falling as low as 209 in April, according to the latest state figures. The state hadn’t updated its hospitalization totals since Saturday, when there were 762 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals, with 76 of them being treated in intensive care. The […]
League-Leading LAFC To Play Host to FC Dallas
Recently signed defender Giorgio Chiellini will be the honorary falconer before Wednesday evening’s Los Angeles Football Club-FC Dallas game as the team with Major League Soccer’s best record seeks to extend its four-game unbeaten streak in league play. One of the team’s four falcons is released before the start of each game at Banc of […]
Rocker Travis Barker Hospitalized in LA
Rocker Travis Barker has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, and Wednesday it is unknown why he is in medical care. His teenage daughter took to social media Tuesday asking people to “send your prayers.” TMZ reported that the 46-year-old Barker, accompanied by new wife Kourtney Kardashian, showed up at West Hills Hospital Tuesday morning, but […]
Republican Moves Back Into Second in Race for Insurance Commissioner
Republican Robert Howell leads Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine by 3,314 votes in the race for the second spot on the November ballot for insurance commissioner entering Wednesday’s resumption of counting unprocessed ballots one week after trailing by 13,565 votes. Howell moved back into second Tuesday, overcoming a 123-vote deficit at the start of the day. […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Drop for 16th Time in 17 Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased Wednesday for the 15th consecutive day and 16th time in 17 days, dropping six-tenths of a cent to $6.337. The average price has dropped 12.3 cents over the past 17 days, including seven-tenths of a cent Tuesday, according to figures […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing will grow to $360 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The […]
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Creep Up Again in Orange County
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have topped 200 as infection rates continue rising again, according to the latest figures released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 increased from 196 on Friday to 209 on Monday, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 31 to 26. The county has […]
Southern California Expected to Cool Down After Heat Wave
Temperatures are expected to drop Wednesday in Los Angeles and Orange County after a heat wave baked Southern California in triple digits for days. It is expected to be in the 70s at the coast and into the 80s near downtown Los Angeles. Temperatures could reach the 90s in the valleys and northern part of […]
Forecast: Intense Riverside Temperatures Expected to Drop Slightly Wednesday
A cooling trend is coming to Riverside County, but temperatures are expected to be in the 90s for the next couple of days. Highs between 94 and 99 are forecast for Riverside and the Inland Empire Wednesday with light winds and gusts from the west in the afternoon. A heat advisory was issued for most […]
LA City Council to Vote Wednesday on Healthcare Worker Wage Hike
One day after postponing a vote on the matter, the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday is scheduled to consider final approval of an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage for people working at some healthcare facilities in the city to $25 per hour. The “Minimum Wage for Employees Working at Healthcare Facilities” initiative, which […]
One Year Ago Today (June 29, 2021)…Model’s Suit vs. Bravo, Seacrest Companies Can Proceed
One Year Ago Today (June 29, 2021)…A state appellate court panel ruled that a former America’s Top Model” runner-up who alleges she was filmed nearly naked” without her consent for a Shahs of Sunset” episode aired in 2017 can take to trial her lawsuit against Bravo, two of Ryan Seacrest’s companies and a third production […]
