| | | | The news for Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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Pedestrian Struck and Killed on 5 Freeway by Homeland Security Vehicle  A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday after being struck by an unmarked Department of Homeland Security vehicle on the Golden State (5) Freeway at Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP officers were called at 2:15 a.m. and found the fatal collision, CHP Officer Patrick Kimball told City News Service. The […]
  
OC’s COVID Hospitalizations Rise Again, But Case Rates Stabilizing Orange County’s weekly averages for COVID-19 appeared to stabilize, offering hope the county may have reached a peak in case rates, though hospitalizations continued to climb, the latest data shows. According to weekly averages released on Tuesdays, the county’s average daily case rate per 100,000 residents increased from 19 last week to 20.2, while the […]
City of Los Angeles to Consider Requiring Vaccines for Employees The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday is expected to consider requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all city employees except for those who have medical or religious exemptions. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez announced on July 27 that city employees would be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a weekly negative COVID-19 […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices  The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent Wednesday, the fourth consecutive day it has changed by one-tenth of a cent or been unchanged. The average price of $4.393 is 1.4 cents higher than one week ago, 4.1 cents more than one month ago […]
Missing Palmdale Woman, 51, Was Last Seen in Lancaster A 51-year-old, at-risk Palmdale woman who was last seen in Lancaster is missing, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help. Kelly Lee Ray was last seen at 12:27 p.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of West Avenue J in Lancaster, said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Department’s Information Bureau. […]
Firefighters Extinguish Blaze Outside North Hollywood Commercial Building Firefighters Wednesday morning needed just 20 minutes to knock down a large outside blaze at a one-story commercial building in North Hollywood. Crews responded at 2:21 a.m. to what was initially thought to be “heavy structural involvement” at 6661 N. Lankershim Blvd., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. But the blaze turned out […]
30 More COVID Deaths Push LA County Closer to Grim 25,000 Mark  Los Angeles County’s death toll from COVID-19 has moved closer to the grim milestone of 25,000, with health officials confirming another 30 fatalities due to the virus, along with more than 2,900 new infections. The 30 new deaths reported Tuesday lifted the countywide toll from throughout the pandemic to 24,935. The number of people hospitalized […]
Riverside County COVID Hospitalizations Bump Up, But No New Virus-Related Deaths The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County has edged up again, but no additional virus-related deaths were reported. According to data released Tuesday by the Riverside University Health System, the coronavirus hospital count was 515, up 20 from Monday, while the number of intensive care unit patients diagnosed with COVID increased to 104, […]
Desert Sands Students Return to Fully In-Person Instruction Wednesday Fully in-person instruction begins Wednesday for the Desert Sands Unified School District, with students and faculty required to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. The school district will be welcoming back its nearly 27,000 students to newly adjusted COVID-19 protocols. Superintendent Scott Bailey stated in a letter Aug. 9 that the district will be […]
Bank Foundation Makes Five $100,000 Grants to Asian American Organizations The Cathay Bank Foundation announced Tuesday it will make $100,000 grants to five nonprofit organizations in an attempt to promote diverse communities and combat anti-Asian hate crimes and xenophobia. The foundation will also make $50,000 grants to six organizations and $15,000 grants to four organizations. The organizations receiving $100,000 grants are Stop AAPI Hate, the […]
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