| | | | The news for Thursday, November 5, 2020
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Los Angeles Remains in Widespread ‘Purple’ Coronavirus Infection Tier  Los Angeles County remains stuck in the most restrictive tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening plan thanks to an increase in cases, with the county reporting the highest daily number of new COVID-19 infections in more than two months. The county on Wednesay reported 1,843 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 additional deaths. The new […]
  
Orange County Hangs on to Red Tier for COVID-19 Orange County remains in the red tier for now under California’s four-tiered system for reopening businesses despite a big bump in hospitalizations. The county reported 237 new COVID-19 diagnoses and seven additional coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, raising the cumulative case count to 60,841 and the death toll to 1,491. Four of the people who died lived […]
1 Killed in Freeway Crash in Downtown Los Angeles, Lanes Blocked One person was killed Thursday morning in a crash on the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. The crash was reported about 4:15 a.m. near the Alameda Street exit, according to the California Highway Patrol. Details of what led up to the crash were not immediately available. All northbound lanes of the freeway […]
Dry Weather to Precede Wet Weekend Dry weather will prevail in the Southland Thursday and Friday before the advent of a wet and cool weekend, the National Weather Service said. The weather service forecast partly cloudy skies in L.A. County Thursday along with highs of 77 degrees on Mount Wilson; 79 degrees in Avalon; 81 at LAX; 83 in Palmdale and […]
2 Republicans Narrowly Lead in House Races in Orange County  Two Republican challengers hold slim leads over Orange County Democratic House members Thursday. Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel leads Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Newport Beach, by 2,851 votes in the coastal 48th District. Steel has 50.42% of the vote to Rouda’s 49.58%, or 171,461 votes to Rouda’s 168,610. Rouda campaigned on his achievements in Congress, insisting […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Thursday, remaining at $3.161 after increasing two-tenths of a cent and three-tenths of a cent the previous two days. The average price is nine-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, 3.8 cents lower than one month ago […]
Gascon Leads Hotly Contested Race For L.A. County District Attorney An updated vote count is scheduled to be released Thursday by Los Angeles County election officials, which could provide more information as to whether former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon will be successful in his challenge to District Attorney Jackie Lacey. With initial vote-counting from Tuesday’s election completed, along with a post-election update of […]
Assemblywoman Narrowly Leads Republican Congressman Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, holds a 1,722-vote lead Thursday in her bid to unseat Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, in the 25th Congressional District. Smith has 50.3% of the vote, to Garcia’s 49.7%, or 136,595 votes to 134,873 votes, according to figures from the Secretary of State’s Office released Wednesday. An updated vote count […]
Warm Weather Expected Thursday in Riverside County, Then Cold Arrives for Weekend Unseasonably warm weather will continue Thursday in Riverside County, then temperatures will drop sharply on Friday, followed by rain and snow showers this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A ridge of high pressure anchored over the Great Basin is driving the mercury well into the 90s and keeping skies clear over the region […]
Unlawful Assembly Declared Near Pershing Square as Protests Continue in Downtown LA  An unlawful assembly was declared but no arrests were made in the Pershing Square area Wednesday evening, where the Refuse Fascism organization held a protest to oppose what they believe is President Donald Trump’s attempt to steal the election. Refuse Fascism held protests in cities across the U.S. Wednesday afternoon, and the one at Pershing […]
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