| | | | The news for Saturday, January 2, 2021
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Many TV Shows Halting Production in Southland Amid COVID-19 Surge  Several television shows have temporarily halted production in Southern California amid the COVID-19 surge. Warner Bros. TV confirmed Thursday that the CBS series “Mom,” “B Positive,” “Bob Hearts Abishola,” along with the Showtime drama “Shameless” and Netflix’s “You” will not resume filming next week as scheduled, Variety reported. The studio is aiming for a return […]
  
Pedestrian Struck on Golden State Freeway in Cypress Park A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Cypress Park area of Los Angeles, authorities said Saturday. At 11:10 p.m. Friday, a witness told the California Highway Patrol that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian on the northbound Golden State Freeway just south of the Arroyo Seco Parkway (110), […]
Televised Special Replaced Iconic Rose Parade Procession For only the fourth time in 130 years, there was no New Year’s Day procession of floral-laden floats along Colorado Boulevard, with the Rose Parade falling victim to health protocols imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the parade sidelined, the Tournament of Roses offered viewers a televised special, titled “The Rose Parade’s New […]
Orange County COVID Hospitalizations Make Rare Dip, But ICU Number Up Orange County officials have only reported 610 new coronavirus cases, a dramatic drop from the previous day’s near-record 4,514. The new cases lifted the county’s cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 157,183. On Thursday, the Orange County Health Care Agency also reported one additional virus-related death, lifting the overall death toll to 1,875. Due […]
White Memorial Hospital Gets Help from National Guard, State, Army  Adventist Health White Memorial hospital, a facility that’s been over-stretched by the COVID-19 virus and deluged with patients is getting some help now from the California National Guard, the state and the Army Corps of Engineers. White Memorial, in Boyle Heights, now has two National Guard medical strike teams working side-by-side with the medical staff […]
Second LAFD Firefighter Dies from COVID-19 A Los Angeles Fire Department captain became the second of the department’s firefighters to die from COVID-19. Chief Ralph M. Terrazas issued a statement Friday, saying, “It is with a heavy heart on this first day of the new year that we announce the death of LAFD Captain I George Roque, who passed away earlier […]
Dodger Stadium COVID-19 Testing Site to Close over Weekend For Restructuring The Dodger Stadium COVID-19 testing site, which is the largest in the U.S., will close Saturday and reopen Monday for restructuring to alleviate traffic in the area. The site has administered 1 million COVID-19 tests since May, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti. Residents in the area have expressed concern about traffic caused by the site, […]
Arraignment Set For Man Accused in 2017 Desert Hot Springs Shooting Death Arraignment is scheduled Monday for a 22-year-old man accused in the shooting death of a Desert Hot Springs resident more than three years ago. Richard Alex Bernal of Desert Hot Springs is accused of killing 35-year-old Emanuel Jenkins. The defendant made his initial court appearance Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, but did […]
L.A. County Reports Another 20,414 COVID-19 Cases as Hospital Crisis Worsens Los Angeles County has reported another 20,414 new cases of COVID-19 and 207 additional deaths, although 40 of the deaths were from a backlog associated with a Spectrum outage and holiday reporting delays. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals rose to 7,613 Friday, the highest number seen during the pandemic, with 21% of […]
1 Person Killed in Crash on Pomona Freeway in Diamond Bar  A person died Friday evening in a crash on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Diamond Bar. The multi-vehicle crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol about 9:30 p.m. on the eastbound Pomona Freeway at Grand Avenue. Witnesses told the CHP a Dodge sedan was blocking the HOV lane, then the No. 1 lane, and […]
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