| | | | | The news for Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
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More Than 50 New Coronavirus Deaths Reported in L.A. County More than 50 new deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Los Angeles County, with 43% of fatalities occurring in skilled nursing homes, new restrictions were imposed on all such long-term care facilities to bar visitors and ban communal activities inside. Another 52 deaths from the coronavirus were reported Friday by Barbara Ferrer, director of […]
USC Gets $4M Gift from Keck Foundation to Help Scientists Study COVID-19 A $4 million gift from the W. M. Keck Foundation will help scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC explore how the new coronavirus is transmitted, develop treatments and work with public health officials to curtail its spread, university officials announced. Alongside crucial scientific research into the biology and treatment of COVID-19, experts […]
Orange County Reports 33 New Cases, No Deaths Orange County has reported 33 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 1,845, with the death toll remaining at 36. The number of hospitalized patients decreased from 158 on Thursday to 150 Friday, with the number of patients in intensive care increasing from 59 to 63, Orange County Health Care Agency officials said Friday. Overall, […]
Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Blaze in Vacant Home in Hollywood Firefighters needed just 18 minutes Saturday morning to extinguish a fire in a vacant home in Hollywood that threatened nearby buildings. Crews responded to the 5900 block of Barton Avenue, between Gower and Vine streets, at 4:20 a.m. and found the home well involved in fire, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire […]
Heat Wave Pushes Temperatures into 90s Across Most of Southland A heat advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday for much of the Southland, including the coastal area stretching into downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica Mountains and the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel Valleys. National Weather Service forecasters said temperatures are expected to hit 95 degrees in many areas Saturday, with even […]
Streak of Dropping L.A. County Gas Prices Narrowly Extended to 55 Days The streak of decreases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was extended Saturday to 55 days, but barely, with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent to $2.855. The average price has dropped 70.4 cents during the streak, including four-tenths of a cent on Friday, to […]
Closure of I-5 Freeway in Burbank Area to Start Saturday Caltrans officials say this weekend’s 36-hour closure of a section of the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Burbank and Glendale areas will be accomplished with minimum inconvenience to motorists. The closure — starting at 2 p.m. Saturday and continuing through 2 a.m. Monday — is needed so crews can work on a project to […]
Weekend 105 Freeway Closures Near LAX Announced for Roadway Work Caltrans has announced that overnight closures are planned this weekend for the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway near Los Angeles International Airport so crews can re-stripe the roadway. The freeway is scheduled to be closed from 9 p.m. Saturday evening until to 8 a.m. Sunday between Sepulveda Boulevard and California Street. If the work is not […]
Chargers Have Four Picks on Final Day of Draft The Los Angeles Chargers have a selection in each of the four rounds in Saturday’s final day of the three-day 2020 NFL draft after not have a selection on the second day. The Chargers have the sixth pick in the fourth round, the fifth in the fifth round, the seventh in the sixth round and […]
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