| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, July 19, 2024 |
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Excessive Heat in the Valley, Cooler Coastal Temps High temperatures will make for another warmer-than-usual weekend across the Southland, but forecasters said Friday a deeper-than-expected marine layer will keep temperatures lower than expected in coastal and lower-elevation areas. But the heat will still reach potentially dangerous levels in some inland areas, where excessive heat warnings will remain in place. An excessive heat warning […]
Despite Calls for Rodeo Bans, Bill Picket Rodeo Sold Out As Los Angeles moves closer to banning certain rodeo activities in the city, the 40th anniversary of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is set for the nearby city of Industry this weekend. The rodeo will have shows at 5 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 Sunday at the Industry Hills Expo Center, and tickets for both days […]
Firefighter Hospitalized Helping DTLA Fire A firefighter was hospitalized, two buildings were destroyed and five buildings were damaged by a raging fire that broke out in downtown Los Angles Friday morning. Fire crews responded at 2:07 a.m. Friday to 683 S. Kohler St, near Seventh Street, to an outside storage area that caught fire and spread to several nearby buildings, […]
Heat and Wind Spread Palmdale Brush Fire Amid high heat and gusting winds, a brush fire raced across roughly 100 acres of brush Friday in Palmdale, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or structural damage. The Deer Fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the area of North 35th Street and Avenue Q, according to the Los Angeles County Fire […]
United, American Flights Grounded Departing flights from Los Angeles International Airport, Hollywood Burbank Airport and Long Beach Airport were temporarily grounded Friday after the airlines asked the Federal Aviation Administration for a global ground stop on all flights, according to an alert from the FAA. Flights at John Wayne Airport in Orange county did not have a ground stops, […]
LaCO Donates $6.4M to Arts and Culture Nonprofits Nearly 320 nonprofit organizations will receive grants totaling more than $6.4 million as part of a Los Angeles County program, officials announced Friday. The L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture will award grants to arts, cultural, social justice and social service organizations through its 2024-25 Organizational Grant Program and Community Arts Impact Grant awards. […]
LBPD Investigates Fatal Hit-And-Run A motorcyclist who was injured in a collision on the border of Long Beach and Lakewood has died, police said Friday, and they asked anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward. The collision occurred around 6:10 p.m. June 4 at the intersection of Carson Street and Ostrom Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police […]
Street Merchants Reach Settlement with City of LA Related Over Vending Rules Street vendors have reached a settlement agreement with the city of Los Angeles after a lawsuit was filed challenging restrictions that violated state law, plaintiffs announced Friday. In December 2022, street vendors MerlÃn Alvarado and Ruth Monroy, along with three community organizations — Community Power Collective, East LA Community Corporation and Inclusive Action for the […]
Coast Guard Catches Two Illegal Vessels The U.S. Coast Guard halted two illegal vessels near Newport Beach and San Pedro earlier this week, officials said Friday. A Los Angeles-Long Beach Coast Guard crew responded to a 76-foot craft operating as an illegal charter in Newport Beach Monday with 14 passengers aboard and to a 35-foot craft operating in San Pedro as […]
Suspect of Fatal LB Hotel Shooting at Large A man was fatally shot in a Long Beach hotel room, and a search was continuing Friday for his killer. Officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting around 3:30 p.m. Thursday to a hotel in the 4100 block of Willow Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “Upon arrival, inside a hotel room, […]
Unemployment Rate Increases to 5.3% Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.3% in June, up from a revised 5.2% in May, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The 5.3% rate was above the rate of 4.8% from June 2023. The June 2024 unemployment rate in Orange County, where seasonally adjusted rates were […]
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