| | | | The news for Sunday, July 12, 2020
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Fire Destroys Much of 249-Year-Old San Gabriel Mission  A multi-agency investigation was underway Sunday following a four-alarm fire that caused “extensive damage” to the historic 249-year-old San Gabriel Mission. The fire at 4:25 a.m. Saturday sent firefighters to 428 S. Mission Road, where the first to arrive reported a large column of smoke and flame coming from the corner of the roof, said […]
  
Sun Valley Commercial Building Engulfed in Flames A one-story commercial building in Sun Valley went up in flames Sunday. The structure at 9009 N. Laurel Canyon Blvd. caught fire around 2:45 a.m., according to Margaret Stewart with the Los Angeles Fire Department. The about 20-foot by 40-foot facility was already “fully involved” as crews worked to get the flames under control, she […]
Firefighters Contain Two-Story Apartment Blaze in Van Nuys Firefighters coordinated a multi-pronged attack battling flames in an apartment fire in Van Nuys Sunday, but no injuries were reported. The two-story structure at 9800 N. Vesper Ave. caught fire at 2:25 a.m., according to Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson. Video from a Citizen news app user showed smoke pouring from the […]
One Hospitalized in East Compton Crash One person was transported to a local hospital following a crash on the Long Beach (710) Freeway in the East Compton area, authorities confirmed. At 12:06 a.m., firefighters responded to reports of a three-vehicle collision along the southbound portion of the roadway at Rosecrans Avenue. Crews found at least one person who was trapped in […]
Protests Continue Despite Heat Wave and Surge in COVID-19 Infections  More demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality are scheduled Sunday despite a National Weather Service forecast of triple-digit temperatures in some parts of the Southland and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The nationwide movement sparked by the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continues more than six weeks after he was killed while […]
L.A. County Reports Another 57 Deaths, 2,916 New Cases of COVID-19 Los Angeles County health officials have reported 2,916 new cases of COVID-19 and 57 more deaths, providing further evidence that the coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down. The latest figures, released Saturday, bring the county’s totals to 130,242 cases and 3,793 fatalities. Hospitalizations continue to rise as well, with more than 2,000 […]
Garden Grove Shooting Claims Life of Local Resident A man was shot and killed in Garden Grove, police said Sunday. The man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound at 11:25 p.m. Saturday, according to Sgt. Mario Martinez with the Garden Grove Police Department. He was discovered lying on the sidewalk in the 10200 block of Stanford Avenue, he said. His name […]
Weekend Heat Wave Continues in the Southland The Southland was sweltering under an early-summer heat wave this weekend, with temperatures reaching triple-digits in some valley communities and posing a health threat. Saturday’s high reached 89 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, 99 in Pasadena, 105 in Van Nuys and 104 in Palmdale and Lancaster. In neighboring Orange County, Fullerton reach 98 degrees by […]
Pac-12 To Announce Revised Football Schedule by July 31  The Pac-12 Conference will announce details on conference-only schedules in football and several other fall sports no later than July 31. The decision Friday by the Pac-12 CEO Group to limit the conference’s football teams to playing only Pac-12 opponents means the cancellations of three games for each team. The decision means USC’s scheduled games […]
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