| | | | The news for Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Younger Residents Continue to Drive LA County’s COVID Cases  Pointing again to younger residents as driving forces behind coronavirus case numbers, Los Angeles County’s public health director is warning that large and small gatherings continue to be a major source of COVID-19 transmission. And with the Thanksgiving holiday and cooler weather on the horizon, Barbara Ferrer warned Monday that indoor get-togethers present even higher […]
  
Robert Redford’s Son Dies at 58 from Liver Cancer James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died. He was 58. His wife, Kyle, confirmed in an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune that her husband died Friday from bile-duct cancer in his liver. Robert Redford’s publicist, Cindi Berger, said 84-year-old Robert Redford is mourning with his family during this […]
Man, Woman Injured in Shooting in Pasadena A man and woman were wounded in a shooting in Pasadena and the shooter was on the loose Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred near Mountain Street and Sunset Avenue about 8 p.m. Monday, according to the Pasadena Police Department. The man and woman sustained at least one gunshot wound each and were taken to a […]
OC Reports 203 New COVID-19 Cases, One Fatality Orange County is getting closer to the orange tier, which would further reduce restrictions on business, as its COVID-19 numbers have remained relatively stable over the past few weeks, says county CEO Frank Kim. The county on Monday reported one additional COVID-19 death, raising the death toll to 1,410, and 203 new coronavirus diagnoses, hiking […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped two-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $3.184, one day after decreasing four-tenths of a cent. The average price has dropped 10 of the past 12 days, decreasing 1.6 cents, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. […]
Riverside Supervisors to Reconsider Hemp Grower Regulations  The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will reconsider a series of regulations on where and how hemp growers can operate in unincorporated areas of Riverside County, specifically barring them from establishing grows in a wide swath of the south county region to protect the Santa Margarita River Watershed. The board’s initial public hearing on […]
Gang Member, 44, Arrested on Drug, Gun Violations in Pomona A 44-year-old gang member was jailed Tuesday morning on drug and gun violations in Pomona following a traffic stop. Officers with the Pomona Police Department’s Major Crimes Task Force stopped the driver of a compact vehicle for a suspected seatbelt violation in the area of Philadelphia and Reservoir streets about 6:25 p.m. Monday, according to […]
UCLA Study: Nearly 270K K-12 Students in California Were Homeless Last Year Nearly 270,000 kindergarten through 12th students in California experienced homelessness during the 2018-2019 school year, according to a report released by UCLA. The report issued Monday by the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools also found that one in five community college students, one in 10 California State University students and one in 20 […]
Woman, 81, Missing, Last Seen in La Quinta, Silver Alert Issued, Found An 81-year-old woman who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued by the California Highway Patrol Tuesday morning after she was last seen in La Quinta has been found. The alert was issued about 2 a.m. for Barbara Ann Adams, who was last seen about 6 p.m. Monday, according to the CHP, which issued […]
As Overall Crime Declines, Murders In Los Angeles Increase By 20% This Year While overall crime decreased in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of murders increased by 20% this year compared to 2019, according to a report released Monday. Between January and September 2020, 239 people were murdered in Los Angeles compared to 199 people during the same period in 2019, according to the report […]
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