| | | | The news for Friday, October 8, 2021
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Oil Spilled May Be Much Less Than Initially Feared  Officials were speculating that the volume of oil leaked off the coast of Huntington Beach might be much less than initially anticipated. Authorities earlier this week were bracing for a worst-case scenario of about 144,000 gallons of oil, but on Thursday, it appeared it could be closer to 30,000 gallons. “There’s speculation of about 30,000 […]
  
Lawsuit Brought by Surf School Owner Alleges Losses Caused by Spill A Huntington Beach surf school has filed the second proposed class-action lawsuit against oil pipeline company Amplify Energy Corp. on behalf of Orange County businesses seeking damages related to the oil spill. Jaz Kaner, owner of Banzai Surf School, which has operated in the seaside community for more than a dozen years, alleges he will […]
Dodgers to Open Division Series Against Giants The Los Angeles Dodgers will open their National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants Friday evening at Oracle Park in San Francisco in a matchup of the teams with MLB’s best records in 2021. The Giants won a franchise-record 107 games to end the Dodgers’ eight-season streak of winning the NL West title. […]
Widespread Rain Forecast for Inland Regions Saturday  Widespread rain showers are in the forecast for the Inland Empire Friday, but the wet weather will make a fast exit, followed by a warming trend and possibly a Santa Ana wind event going into next week. According to the National Weather Service, a trough of low pressure dragging across Southern California will usher in […]
Man Hospitalized in Hollywood Hills Shooting A man is hospitalized Friday after being shot in the Hollywood Hills above the Sunset Strip. Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived at 10:16 p.m. Thursday to 1258 N. Clark St. where they learned that a shooting suspect had fired a weapon at the victim from outside the residence, said an LAPD spokesman. There was […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises for Sixth Consecutive Day The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the sixth consecutive day, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.435, its highest amount since Oct. 23, 2012. The average price has increased 2.4 cents over the past six days, including a half-cent Thursday, according to figures from […]
LA County Sees Slight Boost in COVID Vaccinations Among Younger Residents  While the pace of residents being vaccinated against COVID-19 has dramatically slowed, Los Angeles County saw an encouraging uptick over the past month in vaccinations among some key younger age groups in recently released data, the public health director said. The county still has persistent vaccination gaps among ethnic groups, with only 54% of Black […]
Heightened Law Enforcement Presence Planned For Palm Desert-La Quinta Game The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will have extra personnel present during Friday evening’s Palm Desert High School football game following a stabbing at last week’s game that left a person injured. Sheriff’s Capt. Dean Agnoletto said there are no credible threats surrounding the game between Palm Desert and La Quinta that starts at 7 p.m., […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Decline Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decrease, according to the latest data, while nine more fatalities were logged, all occurring last month, to send the death toll near triple figures for September. Hospitalizations dropped from 224 on Wednesday to 220 on Thursday, with the number of intensive care patients declining from 60 to 54, health […]
Riverside COVID ICU Patient Count Creeps Up, But Overall Hospitalizations Unchanged The number of COVID-positive patients under intensive care in Riverside County edged higher, while overall hospitalizations were unchanged, and eight additional virus-related deaths were reported in the latest data. According to the Riverside University Health System, the number of ICU patients increased to 91, compared to 85 Wednesday, and total hospitalizations were at 321 — […]
One Year Ago Today (October 8, 2020)…Girls, Father Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Placentia One Year Ago Today (October 8, 2020)…Grief counselors will be made available at Golden Elementary School in Placentia to anyone affected by the deaths of two 9-year-old twin sisters stabbed to death by their father, who then stabbed himself and was found dead across the street from the family home in a murder-suicide. In a […]
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