| | | | The news for Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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Near-Critical Fire Conditions Expected During Southland Heat Wave  Heat wave conditions are settling on the Southland, prompting the National Weather Service to warn Wednesday of near-critical fire weather from Thursday through Saturday. The Weather Service warned of hot, very dry conditions, with humidity levels in the single digits, and strong gusty winds — the basic elements of fire weather. But no red flag […]
  
Fire Damages House in South L.A. with Marijuana Grow Operation A fire damaged a house in the south Los Angeles area Wednesday where an apparent marijuana grow operation was underway, authorities said. Firefighters sent to the 4400 block of South Crocker Street at 5:30 a.m. extinguished the flames in 20 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. No injuries were reported. The single-story home […]
Body of LAPD Officer Who Died of COVID-19 Arrives at Forest Lawn Memorial Park The body of a 45-year-old Los Angeles Police officer who died due to the coronavirus has been transferred to Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Officer Valentin ‘Val’ Martinez died Friday, becoming the first sworn LAPD officer to die of COVID-19 complications, the department reported. “His partners stood at attention and saluted Martinez […]
Man Found Dead in Diamond Bar; Investigation Underway A man was found dead Wednesday in Diamond Bar, authorities said. The body was discovered about 3:20 a.m. in the 1100 block of Cleghorn Drive at 3:21 a.m., and detectives were sent to the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Information was not immediately available on the man’s identity or cause of […]
Orange County Reports 187 New COVID-19 Cases, 15 More Deaths  Orange County has reported 15 coronavirus-related deaths and 187 new diagnoses, raising the death toll to 581 and the cumulative case total to 34,833, while the county’s top health officer said the number of hospital nurses falling ill with the virus was a “point of concern.” The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in […]
More Than 50 Additional Coronavirus Deaths Confirmed In L.A. County Los Angeles County has confirmed more than 50 additional coronavirus deaths, along with more than 2,700 new cases, as a backlog in testing results from the state slowly began to clear. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced 51 fatalities due to the coronavirus, while health officials in Long Beach reported […]
Heat Starting to Ramp Up Quickly in Riverside County The mercury is expected to jump into the triple digits Wednesday in parts of the Riverside metropolitan area as temperatures begin to spike throughout Riverside County heading into the weekend. High pressure will build throughout the week over the southwestern United States, with temperatures expected to peak on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. […]
More Than 700 New COVID-19 Cases Identified in Riverside County The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Riverside County is at least 723 higher Wednesday and the number of deaths attributed to complications stemming from the virus has increased by one, according to health officials. The total number of cases recorded in the county since the public health documentation period began in early March now […]
Start of Baseball Season Substantially Boosts ESPN, Fox Viewership  Coverage of the coronavirus-delayed start of the Major League Baseball season boosted prime-time viewership on ESPN by 228% and Fox’s by 26% over the previous week, according to live-plus-same-day figures released by Nielsen Tuesday. ESPN averaged 4.075 million viewers, the largest audience for a regular-season MLB game on any network since 2011, for its telecast […]
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