LA County Logs More Than 3,000 New COVID Cases as Hospitalizations Near 800
Los Angeles County’s slide into another winter surge of COVID-19 cases continues Thursday, with health officials reporting more than 3,000 new infections and the number of virus-positive patients in county hospitals climbing to nearly 800 in its latest data. The seven-day average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus also continued an upward […]
Attorneys: Garcetti’s Claims of Being Sexual Harassment Victim Are Irrelevant
Lawyers for a Los Angeles Police Department officer who alleges he was sexually harassed by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s former senior adviser want a judge to exclude any defense evidence during the upcoming trial of the plaintiff’s lawsuit that Garcetti himself may have been the victim of sexual harassment while in high school. Officer Matthew Garza […]
Black Friday Shopping in Orange County Will Have its Ups and Downs This Year
An uncertain economy that has shown signs of strengths, but also weaknesses, will likely have shoppers on Black Friday wary of splurging and retailers offering deep discounts to win back consumers, according to a Chapman University economics expert. On the one hand, the jobs market has been “very robust and very strong” with 260,000 jobs […]
Public Health Department Offers Tips to Avoid Spreading Viruses at Gatherings
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging the public Thursday to take “sensible health safety measures” to protect the most vulnerable people at Thanksgiving gatherings from COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus. The combination of being up-to-date on vaccines, testing, staying home when sick and increasing ventilation can help ensure a safe […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Set Thanksgiving Records
The average prices of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles and Orange counties were at their highest amounts for a Thanksgiving Thursday despite dropping nearly every day over the past 50 days. The Los Angeles County average price of $5.179 erases the previous Thanksgiving high of $4.712 set last year, according to […]
Orange County’s hospitals have seen a surge of patients with COVID-19 as positivity rates continue to climb, and nine more fatalities have been logged this month, according to the latest data from the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations of COVID-19-infected patients climbed from 143 last Wednesday to 203 Tuesday, with the number of intensive […]
Average Riverside County Gas Price Sets Thanksgiving Record
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County was at its highest amount for a Thanksgiving Thursday despite dropping 47 of the past 50 days. The average price of $5.051 erases the previous Thanksgiving high of $4.638 set last year, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price […]
More Santa Ana Winds, Wildfire Concerns on Tap for Thanksgiving
Another round of Santa Ana winds is in store for the Southland, with gusty conditions expected for Thanksgiving — again raising concerns of possible wildfires. A high wind warning issued by the National Weather Service will be in effect through 3 p.m. Thursday in the Santa Monica and Los Angeles County mountains, and Acton and […]
Thanksgiving Windstorm in Forecast for Inland Empire
A Santa Ana windstorm is in store for the Inland Empire on Thanksgiving, with the San Gorgonio Pass and other locations likely to receive gusts between 65 and 75 mph and a wind advisory effect until Friday night, the National Weather Service said. “An expansive surface high pressure system will stretch from Nevada to Colorado […]
Traditional Thanksgiving Meals to be Delivered to Homebound Residents
A Riverside church Thursday will serve Thanksgiving meals to thousands of Riverside County residents, distributing hot plates throughout the Riverside metropolitan area, as well as providing dinners outside the house of worship. “This is a meal for the homeless, senior citizens, families in need and those who will be home alone,” the Central Community Christian […]
One Year Ago Today (November 24, 2021)…Man Returned From Texas To Riverside To Face Sexual Assault Charges
One Year Ago Today (November 24, 2021)…A 20-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting two classmates at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside and another woman had his arraignment postponed for another month. Thailar Christian Patterson was arrested in Texarkana, Texas, on Monday and extradited back to Riverside County to face charges of sexually assaulting […]
