| | | | The news for Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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Santa Ana Winds Bring Dangerous ‘Red Flag’ Fire Weather to Southland  Red flag warnings denoting a high risk of wildfire will be in effect in the Southland Tuesday and Wednesday because of low humidity, strong Santa Ana winds, and vegetation left at “critical levels” of dryness in the aftermath of a “historic heat wave.” A red flag warning will be in force from noon Tuesday until […]
  
Police Called to Break Up Large Woodland Hills House Party Police were called by neighbors to a Woodland Hills house early Tuesday morning to break up a party with about 100 people in attendance. They arrived about 3 a.m. to the house in the 5000 block of Escobedo Drive after neighbors complained the party was loud, that the streets were clogged with vehicles and a […]
CHP Officer Fired on in Sylmar; Barricaded Suspect in Custody A man suspected of firing upon a California Highway Patrol officer responding to a stolen vehicle call in Sylmar was in custody Tuesday morning after a sheriff’s SWAT team responded to the scene. The sheriff’s department reported just after midnight that the man was in custody. The shots were reported at 8:21 p.m. Monday in […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped three-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $3.227, one day after rising 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 45.3 cents less […]
1 Man Dead, Another Hospitalized from Boyle Heights Shooting  One man died and another was hospitalized after they were shot in Boyle Heights, authorities said Tuesday. It happened at 9:20 p.m. Monday at Fresno and Winter streets, according to a dispatcher at the Los Angeles Police Departments Operations Center. A 32-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the […]
Six Protesters Arrested at Demonstration in Memory of Dijon Kizzee Sheriff’s deputies arrested six protesters during a third consecutive night of protests outside the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station over the fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee by deputies a week ago. About 175 protesters gathered Monday night outside the station at 1310 W. Imperial Highway, according to Deputy Eric Ortiz of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. […]
Man Shot in South Gate; Dies in Hospital A 30-year-old man died after he was shot in South Gate, authorities said Tuesday. The shooting was reported about 11:10 p.m. Monday in the 8400 block of Cypress Avenue, according to Deputy Eric Ortiz of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The victim was unresponsive when found lying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his upper […]
LA County Reports 494 New COVID-19 Cases, 25 Deaths Los Angeles County over the weekend reported 494 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 more deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 248,821 cases and 6,030 fatalities. Officials with the county’s Department of Public Health said the relatively low number of new cases reflected both a delay in test and death reports usually seen on weekends […]
Orange County Reports 113 New Cases of COVID-19, Drop in Hospitalizations Orange County reported 113 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and no additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 49,845 cases and 1,053 fatalities. Case numbers are typically lower over the weekend due to reporting lags, but Monday’s relatively low numbers are another encouraging sign as the county hopes to move up from the […]
U.S. Forest Services Closes Southland National Forests Amid Fires  A fast-moving wildfire continued to burn with 0% containment in the Angeles National Forest north of Azusa Monday, as officials ordered evacuations and prepared to close the forest entirely this evening. The Bobcat Fire had burned 4,871 acres after breaking out at 12:22 p.m. Sunday near the Cogswell Dam and West Fork Day Use area […]
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