| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, January 20, 2022
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USC Study Estimates 72% Of LA County Had Antibodies Before COVID Surges  A USC study released Thursday found high rates of COVID-19 vaccination and prior infection before the delta and Omicron variant surges, casting doubt that the pandemic will end through herd immunity once enough people have been vaccinated or experienced a prior infection. The study, which was released in JAMA Network Open, estimates that about 72% […]
  
Man Who Poached Plants Sentenced in LA to Prison A South Korean national who was extradited to Los Angeles to face federal charges was sentenced Thursday to 24 months behind bars for trying to illegally export thousands of lotus-like California succulents — worth more than $600,000 — that he and two others pulled out of the ground at remote state parks. Byungsu Kim was […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations See Big Drop  The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Orange County hospitals dropped by nearly 50, marking the first significant decrease in hospitalizations during this winter’s Omicron variant-fueled surge, according to data released Thursday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of hospitalized patients fell from 1,232 Wednesday to 1,183 on Thursday, while the number of […]
LACo Sees Slight Drops in COVID Metrics, but Reports 102 More Deaths  Perhaps offering hope that the Omicron-fueled surge in COVID-19 infections is waning, Los Angeles County reported slight drops in some key pandemic-tracking metrics Thursday, but the rate of virus spread is still at an all-time high — and another 102 deaths were reported. The 102 deaths is the highest daily number reported by the county […]
High Winds Move into Parts of LA, with Gustier Conditions Expected by Friday  Santa Ana winds gusted across parts of the Southland Thursday, driving up temperatures and creating hazardous driving conditions, but even more fierce winds are anticipated Friday into Saturday. Wind advisories will be in place for the Los Angeles County Mountains, excluding the Santa Monica Range, as well as for the Santa Clarita and San Fernando […]
Rewards Offered for Help Solving Hit-and-Run Cases in Jefferson Park Area Authorities Thursday were asking for the public’s help, hoping that rewards would aid in solving three recent hit-and-run cases — one involving a fatality — in the Jefferson Park area of Los Angeles. On Jan. 5, 46-year-old Nallely Oregel was walking her dog on Fourth Avenue at 30th Street when the driver of a silver […]
Cold Weather Alert Issued for Lancaster Area Los Angeles County’s health officer Thursday issued a cold weather alert for the Lancaster area as wind chill temperatures are forecast to dip below freezing starting Thursday evening. The alert will be in effect through at least Monday. “Children, the elderly and people with disabilities or special medical needs are especially vulnerable during cold weather,” […]
Police Seek Suspects Who Assaulted Father, Son at Toluca Lake Pub Police Thursday sought the public’s help to identify three men who assaulted a 65-year-old man and his adult son at a Toluca Lake pub last year. The two victims exited the pub located at 10111 Riverside Drive about 2 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2021, when the son was approached by a man “in an aggressive […]
Ethics Commission Issues Accusation Against Ex-L.A. Councilman Englander The Los Angeles Ethics Commission Thursday announced it issued an accusation against former Councilman Mitchell Englander, saying his guilty plea in a City Hall corruption case demonstrated that he also violated Los Angeles government ethics laws by accepting gifts over the gift limit and not properly reporting them when he was a member of the […]
Appeals Court Rules LA County Gun Store Closures Were Unconstitutional An order closing gun stores in Los Angeles County in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago was unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. In its ruling, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that both Los Angeles and Ventura counties had violated the Second Amendment […]
SoCalGas Buys Fleet of Toyota Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles The Southern California Gas Co. Thursday announced that it has bought a fleet of Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, marking the company’s first purchase of hydrogen-powered vehicles. With the purchase of 23 of the vehicles, the company plans to expand its fleet of HFCEVs to 50 next month, making SoCalGas among the first […]
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