| | | | The news for Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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Orange County Improves from ‘Purple’ to ‘Red’ in COVID-19 Battle  Orange County has been upgraded from the purple to red tier in California’s coronavirus monitoring system, allowing movie theaters, churches and restaurants to reopen for indoor operations at reduced capacity. Dr. Clayton Chau, the county’s chief health officer and director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, issued a new health order Tuesday that spells […]
  
More Fire Weather Threatens Southland Much of Southern California remains under threat of wildfire Wednesday amid strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity. Santa Ana winds, which were largely confined to the mountains and deserts Tuesday, are expected to strengthen and become more widespread Wednesday morning, “when critical fire weather conditions are expected across many portions of Los Angeles and […]
Thousands Still Without Power as L.A. City Council Seeks Answers Hundreds of Southern California Edison and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers — a huge reduction from Tuesday — are still without power Wednesday morning. Both utilities were plagued by widespread failures over the Labor Day weekend as temperatures soared to record levels across the Southland. As of 2:30 a.m., SCE reported 1,671 […]
Santa Ana Winds Expected to Raise Risk of Wildfires in Riverside County Santa Ana winds and low humidity are expected Wednesday, significantly raising the threat of wildfires in most parts of Riverside County, according to the National Weather Service. The agency issued a red flag warning for the Riverside metropolitan area, the Riverside County mountains and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning that will last until 8 […]
Demonstrators Arrested at Protest Outside South L.A. Sheriff’s Station  A protest outside the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station that was declared an unlawful assembly ended with 17 people being arrested, authorities said Wednesday morning. The unlawful assembly order was issued about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to Deputy Trina Schrader of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. What the arrests were for and suspect information […]
LA County Reports 439 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Deaths Another seven coronavirus-related deaths were reported in L.A. County, along with 439 new cases, with the low numbers reflecting reporting lags and reduced availability of testing over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The seven deaths increased the cumulative countywide total since the start of the pandemic to 6,036. The 439 new cases reported by the […]
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Fall Further, Along with Active Cases Another 585 coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths have been confirmed in Riverside County, but hospitalizations and known active virus cases are continuing their weeks-long plunge, according to health officials. The aggregate number of COVID-19 infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 54,572, compared to 53,987 on Friday, according […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Wednesday, remaining at $3.227, one day after dropping three-tenths of a cent. The average price is one-tenth of a cent more than a week ago and 3.8 cents higher than one month ago but 45.2 cents less than one […]
Man, 87, Last Seen in Monrovia, Missing A Silver Alert is in effect Wednesday morning for an 87-year-old man who suffers from undisclosed medical conditions, may become disoriented and was last seen in Monrovia. Lawrence Ansley was last seen in the area of Myrtle and South California Avenues about 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert […]
Bobcat Fire Grows to 10,344 Acres With No Containment  The Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest grew to 10,344 acres with no containment Tuesday evening, as forecasters warned of Santa Ana winds and issued a red flag warning and smoke advisory through Wednesday. The Forest Service estimates that the fire — which broke out at midday Sunday near the Cogswell Dam and West […]
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