| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, October 26, 2020
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OC Wildfire Races Across 2,000 Acres; Roughly 60,000 People Evacuated Two Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were critically injured Monday battling a wind-fueled brush fire that sent flames racing across terrain in Santiago Canyon, forcing evacuations of 60,000 people in the Orchard Hills area, threatening structures and blocking key roadways. The blaze erupted at 6:47 a.m. in the area of Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon […]
  
Orange County Reports 152 New COVID-19 Cases, No Fatalities Orange County Health Care Agency officials Monday reported 152 more COVID-19 diagnoses, raising the cumulative total to 58,725, but no new fatalities, leaving the death toll at 1,447. The relatively high number of daily cases continues to jeopardize the county’s chance to move into a less-restrictive tier of the state’s re-opening road-map. County officials have […]
LACo Hits 7,000 COVID Deaths, 300,000 Cases; Are Sports Driving New Cases? Los Angeles County reached the grim threshold of 7,000 COVID-19 deaths and surpassed 300,000 cases Monday, and the county’s public health director suggested that a dramatic uptick in average daily cases over the past month is likely due in part to gatherings of sports fans. Barbara Ferrer said the county has seen a concerning increase […]
Coroner Releases Name of Woman Killed in Garden Grove Crash A woman died and a man was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash in Garden Grove, authorities said Monday. The woman, a passenger in the car, was identified as Salena Hernandez, 41, of Pomona, said Supervising Deputy Coroner Larry Esslinger. The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and […]
Southland’s Strong Santa Ana Winds Fan Wildfire Danger Strong Santa Ana winds buffeted the Southland amid sharply cooler temperatures Monday that, when combined with low humidity and dry vegetation, were creating “the most dangerous fire weather conditions” in more than a year, the National Weather Service warned. “The combination of a strong offshore pressure gradient, strong upper level wind support, and significant cold […]
Firefighters Put Out Strip Mall Fire In Gardena A single-story strip mall caught fire Monday in Gardena. The Los Angeles County Fire Department learned of the blaze in the 10400 block of West Redondo Beach Boulevard at 10:48 a.m. Four minutes later crews arrived to find a single story strip mall alight. Investigators traced the source back to a kitchen in the building, […]
Prison for LA Man Who Ran Latina Grandmothers Lottery Ticket Scam A Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to 33 months in federal prison for running what prosecutors called a “depraved and cruel” fraud scheme that targeted Latina grandmothers throughout the Southland in a scam involving fake winning lottery tickets. Tito Lozada, a 50-year-old Colombian national and Los Angeles resident, was also found jointly responsible with […]
Los Angeles Metro Gives Preview of A Line Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station County transportation officials Monday gave a “sneak peek” of the $128 million renovation of the A Line’s Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station and the Rosa Parks Customer Center. Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Eric Garcetti, county Supervisor and Metro board member Mark Ridley-Thomas, Metro board member Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker and Metro CEO Phillip Washington visited the […]
Fire Breaks Out Near Silverado A wildfire broke out Monday southwest of Silverado in the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County. Cal Fire said the blaze started at 6:47 a.m. in the area of Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon roads. Orange County Fire Authority firefighters reached the scene when the fire was at 10 acres, but it grew because of […]
OC Wildfire Races Across 2,000 Acres; Roughly 60,000 People Evacuated Two Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were critically injured Monday battling a wind-fueled brush fire that sent flames racing across terrain in Santiago Canyon, forcing evacuations of 60,000 people in the Orchard Hills area, threatening structures and blocking key roadways. The blaze erupted at 6:47 a.m. in the area of Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon […]
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