| | | | | The news for Tuesday, September 29, 2020 |
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Triple-Digit Highs Expected Over Much of Southland this Week With triple-digit temperatures forecast in both L.A. and Orange counties Tuesday, a heat advisory indicating temperatures may be hot enough to make some people ill will be in force in much of the Southland from Tuesday morning until Thursday evening. The heat advisory will be in effect from 10 Tuesday morning until 8 p.m. Thursday […]
Orange County Reports 133 New Cases of COVID-19, No Deaths Orange County has reported 133 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional fatalities, bringing the county’s totals to 53,448 cases and leaving the death toll at 1,216. Hospitalizations dipped from 165 Sunday to 161 Monday, with the number of patients in intensive care increasing from 45 to 46. The county has 38% of its intensive […]
After Dodging Labor Day COVID Surge, LA County to Consider In-Person School Waivers The Board of Supervisors Tuesday will discuss possibly allowing school districts to apply for waivers to offer some in-person instruction after Los Angeles County’s public health director asserted that the region has avoided a feared post-Labor Day spike in coronavirus cases. The board is also expected to hear directly from health officials about the possibility […]
Containment Now At 62% For 114,200-Acre Bobcat Fire Containment of the 114,200-acre Bobcat Fire was at 62% Tuesday as firefighters braced for challenging conditions characterized by gusty Santa Ana winds, low humidity and high heat. The fire has been burning in the Angeles National Forest for nearly three weeks, threatening communities in the Antelope Valley and foothills of the San Gabriel Valley. Its […]
Deputies Searching for Missing Huntington Park Man, 23, With Bipolar Disorder Sheriff’s detectives asked for public help Tuesday to find a 23-year-old man who went missing in Huntington Park and suffers from bipolar disorder, cerebral palsy and is legally blind. Justin Morales was last seen Monday at 8 p.m. in the 2800 block of Walnut Street, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department reported. Morales is white, 5 […]
At Least One Person Killed In 5 Freeway Crash In Anaheim. At least one person was killed Tuesday morning in a crash on the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Anaheim, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash took place on the southbound 5 Freeway near Disneyland Drive in Anaheim just after 3 a.m., the CHP reported. The accident shut down the Disneyland Drive exit, […]
DA Candidate George Gascon Pledges to Reopen 4 Deadly Police Shooting Cases Former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, a candidate for district Attorney in Los Angeles, has pledged to reopen four deadly police shooting investigations that current Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey declined to prosecute. Among those cases were the killings of two unarmed people captured on video. “They open up significant questions for […]
House Fire In Jefferson-Adams Area Leaves Elderly Woman Dead A fire inside a home in the Jefferson-Adams area left an elderly woman dead, the Los Angeles Fire Department said Tuesday. The fire inside a two-story, 3,324 square-foot home at 2508 S. 9th Ave. was reported at 5:07 p.m. Monday, fire department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. The department dispatched 94 firefighters to the scene and […]
LA County Expects to Avoid Layoffs, Set to Approve Higher $37.6B Budget Los Angeles County seems prepared to avoid layoffs of any county employees over the next 12 months, with the Board of Supervisors set to approve changes Tuesday to bring the county’s planned spending to $37.6 billion for fiscal year 2020-21 — $1.5 billion higher than last year. In a letter to the board, acting CEO […]
Martindale Fire 20% Contained; Evacuations to Remain in Effect Overnight Evacuation orders were issued for 10-12 homes in the Castaic Canyons area near Santa Clarita for a fire that broke out Monday and burned 230 acres. The Martindale Fire was 20% contained as of 8:35 p.m., according to the U.S. Forest Service. It broke out at 3 p.m. in the 34700 block of Bouquet Canyon […]
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