| | | | The news for Monday, October 5, 2020
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Smoldering Bobcat Fire Creeps Through Additional Acreage  The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest claimed another 110 acres as a gradually shrinking army of firefighters on the ground and in the air attacked flare ups within lines of cleared brush and areas hard to reach. At about 6 p.m. Sunday, the National Forest Service reported the Bobcat Fire had charred […]
  
Dangerous Heat Wave Persists in Southland The National Weather Service warned of persisting hot and dry weather Monday, with a continued elevated danger of wildfire. The weather service urged area residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. It also stressed that children, seniors and pets […]
OC Reports 283 New Cases of COVID-19, No New Deaths Orange County has reported 283 new cases of COVID-19 but no additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 54,640 cases and 1,286 fatalities. Hospitalizations dropped from 160 on Saturday to 155 Sunday, with the number of patients in intensive care remaining at 47. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported that 896,617 COVID-19 tests have […]
Pedestrian Killed on PCH in Malibu A pedestrian was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, authorities said Monday. The man was struck about 10:30 p.m. Sunday on westbound PCH at Las Flores Canyon Road, according to Sgt. R. Garcia of the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station. The driver fled the scene. The investigation was underway and […]
LA County Reports 933 New COVID-19 Cases, But Fewer in Hospital  Los Angeles County has reported 933 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 274,565 cases and 6,647 fatalities. The lower number of deaths reflected reporting delays over the weekend, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Hospitalizations in the county related to the coronavirus dropped from […]
Man Shot to Death in Compton A man was shot to death in Compton, authorities said Monday. It was reported just before midnight in the12400 block of South Mona Boulevard, according to Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Koerner said. Homicide detectives were conducting a crime scene investigation, he said. No […]
New Gerald Desmond Bridge To Open At Port Of Long Beach Traveling through the Port of Long Beach will be a much different experience Monday with the opening of a new Gerald Desmond Bridge. A host of dignitaries on Friday attended an elaborate ribbon-cutting ceremony, which included a “first drive” procession of zero-emission and low-emission cargo trucks, as well as two dozen classic cars. A flyover […]
Sentencing Due for Owner of Chatsworth Trucking School The owner of a San Fernando Valley trucking school who siphoned more than $4 million from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in GI Bill funds for classes that veterans never attended could be sentenced to federal prison Monday. Emmit Marshall, 53, of Woodland Hills pleaded guilty last year to five federal counts of wire […]
Probationer Charged with Killing Man outside Riverside Home A probationer who allegedly gunned down a Riverside man in an unexplained attack, then attempted unsuccessfully to flee from police has been charged with murder and is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Monday. Timothy James Karno, 28, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside, where he’s being held […]
Body Found in SUV down Hollywood Hills Embankment  A body was found Sunday evening in an upright silver SUV that had gone down an embankment in the Hollywood Hills. The discovery was made just after 8 p.m. around 8260 W. Mulholland Drive, said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. The gender and age of the deceased person were not available, Humphrey said. […]
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