| | | | | The news for Thursday, August 13, 2020 |
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Coronavirus Trends Improving In LA County, But Deaths Continue Los Angeles County health officials report nearly 60 more fatalities due to the coronavirus, along with more than 2,400 new confirmed cases. but insist that death rates continue to decrease overall. County public health director Barbara Ferrer said the 2,428 new cases announced Wednesday included about 700 that were part of a backlog of testing […]
Fire Cuts Power to 12,000 DWP Customers in Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys Power was restored Thursday morning to 9,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys after a fire in a power distributing station, but about 3,000 customers remained offline. Power was shut off to approximately 12,000 customers about 2:30 a.m. when the distributing station was de-energized while Los Angeles […]
OC Reports 245 New COVID-19 Cases and 11 More Deaths Eleven more people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Orange County, raising the death toll to 745, and 245 more diagnoses of coronavirus have been confirmed, according to health officials. The cumulative case count since the pandemic began stands at 41,823. Officials caution that the relatively low number of coronavirus cases could be due to a […]
1 Dead in Crash on 710 Freeway in Long Beach One person was killed in a crash Thursday morning on the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach and a stretch of the freeway is closed until further notice. The crash occurred about 3:45 a.m. just south of the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident prompted the closure […]
Pasadena Man to be Arraigned in Cyberstalking Case A Pasadena man accused of using fake identities to threaten to rape, torture and kill women who refused to date him after they met at networking events or at work is set to plead not guilty Thursday to more than two-dozen federal charges. Sam Hughes, 31, is expected to enter his plea in Los Angeles […]
Venice Family Clinic Expanding Free Food Service During Pandemic Venice Family Clinic, the nonprofit community health center that has been distributing free food during the coronavirus pandemic, is expanding food distribution operations at its Culver City site starting Thursday. The clinic has been providing “free, healthy food” to about 200 pregnant, pediatric and diabetic patients for several months at Colen Health Centers, 4700 Inglewood […]
L.A. Council District 13 Small Business Grant Applications Available Thursday Applications will be accepted starting Thursday for a coronavirus-related small business grant program in Councilman Mitch O’Farrell’s district. “Our small businesses continue to experience serious hardships and profound uncertainty because of the pandemic,” O’Farrell said. “This financial assistance helps retain workers while enabling some small and independent business owners to survive.” The Emergency Small Business […]
Felons Accused of Robbing Pool Cleaner in Cathedral City Due in Court Two convicted felons who allegedly robbed a pool cleaner at gunpoint at a Cathedral City home were scheduled to return to court Thursday for a preliminary hearing at which a judge will decide whether a trial is warranted. Joseph Palomino, 27, and Arturo Colin, 23, both of Sky Valley, are accused of robbing the 49-year-old […]
Average L.A. County Gas Prices To Highest Amount Since March 25 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose a half-cent Thursday to $3.192, its highest amount since March 25, one day after remaining unchanged. The average price is seven-tenths of a cent more than a week ago and 7.2 cents higher than one month ago but 41.9 cents […]
Brush Fire Quickly Scorches 10,000 Acres in Lake Hughes, Prompting Evacuations A fast-moving brush fire quickly scorched about 10,000 acres in the Lake Hughes area Wednesday, burning some structures and prompting a multi-agency effort and mandatory evacuations for at least 100 homes. The Lake Fire was reported at about 3:30 p.m. near North Lake Hughes Road and Pine Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest, according […]
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