| | | | The news for Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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State Returns Riverside County to Purple Tier, Supervisor Outraged  The California Department of Public Health has returned Riverside County to the most restrictive purple tier under the governor’s color-coded coronavirus regulatory scheme, meaning some businesses that have opened will have to close again, which one supervisor said means “putting the nail in the coffin” of some commercial operations. “Enough is enough,” Supervisor Karen Spiegel […]
  
Man Killed in Hit-And-Run Along Harbor Freeway in Downtown LA A man was killed Wednesday morning in a hit-and-run crash on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. Officers responded to reports of a person down on the right hand side of the freeway near West Third Street about 12:15 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim was pronounced dead at […]
One Dead in Single Vehicle Crash on Las Virgenes Road in Agoura Hills One person was killed Wednesday morning in a solo-vehicle crash on Las Virgenes Road in Agoura Hills and a stretch of the road was closed until further notice. Officers found the vehicle had crashed into a Southern California Edison power pole near Mulholland Highway about 1:50 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim […]
Fire in Garage of Chatsworth Town Home Extinguished in 17 Minutes Fire tore through the garage of a two-story town house in Chatsworth Wednesday morning and burned for 17 minutes before being extinguished. Firefighters responded to a 911 call in the 21200 block of Lassen Street, west of DeSoto Avenue, at 2:52 a.m. and found the garage well-involved with fire, according to Margaret Stewart of the […]
OC Reports 302 New COVID-19 Cases, Two Fatalities The Orange County Health Care Agency has reported 302 new COVID-19 diagnoses, a sharply higher number than usual in recent weeks, as well as two more coronavirus-related fatalities. On Monday, the county reported 203 new coronavirus diagnoses. The county’s death toll and cumulative caseload now stands at 1,412 and 57,373, respectively. The number of hospitalizations […]
LA County Reports 39 Deaths, 713 New COVID Cases  Los Angeles County has reported 713 new COVID-19 cases, along with 39 new virus-related deaths. L.A. County officials Tuesday cited continued technical problems impacting coronavirus test results, but they did not detail the exact nature of the technical glitch affecting “data reporting systems” other than to say it is contributing to lower-than-normal daily reports of […]
LifeStream to Host Two Coachella Valley Blood Drives Wednesday Facing a “critical” shortage of blood, LifeStream Blood Bank will hold two mobile blood donation events Wednesday in the Coachella Valley, where donors will also be screened for COVID-19 antibodies. LifeStream staff will set up from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at two locations — La Quinta Medical Center, 47647 Caleo Bay Drive, and Stater […]
L.A. Council Committee to Consider Naming `Kobe Bryant Boulevard’ Downtown A Los Angeles City Council committee Wednesday will consider moving forward with a proposal to rename a portion of Figueroa Street downtown in honor of late Laker legend Kobe Bryant. The City Council’s Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee will decide whether to send the motion to the full council for consideration at a later […]
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 Wednesday to $3.181, one day after decreasing two-tenths of a cent. The average price has dropped 11 of the past 13 days, decreasing 1.9 cents, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. […]
Betts, Kershaw Lead Way as Dodgers Defeat Tampa Bay 8-3 in World Series Opener  An unprecedented performance by Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw limiting the Tampa Bay Rays to two hits over six innings carried the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-3 victory Tuesday evening in Game 1 of the World Series. Betts became the first player in a World Series game to hit a home run, steal two […]
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