| | | | The news for Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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OC Edging Up to Orange Tier for COVID-19  Orange County officials say COVID-19 numbers are improving enough to move it up a level to the orange tier within a week if trends continue. The overall positivity rate is expected to go from 3.9% to 3.1% and the daily case count per 100,000 people is expected to drop from 4.7% to 3.6%, Orange County […]
  
Southland Gas Prices Drop Slightly The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped three-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $3.216, after changing by two-tenths of a cent or less for nine consecutive days. The average price is a half-cent less than one week ago and 57.9 cents lower than one year ago but […]
LA County Concerned Over Uptick In Virus Cases; Could Labor Day Be To Blame? Los Angeles County’s public health director says officials will be closely monitoring data this week to see if the region is beginning to see a feared post-Labor Day spike following an unsettling four-day increase in daily coronavirus case numbers. Daily numbers reported over the last four days of last week showed a rise in COVID-19 […]
Riverside County’s Coronavirus Hospitalizations Continue Dropping Riverside County health officials have reported 738 confirmed coronavirus cases and nine additional deaths since Friday, while the number of hospitalizations continued to fall. The aggregate number of COVID-19 infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 57,419, compared to 56,681 at the end of last week, according to the […]
At Least 29 Structures Destroyed or Damaged By Bobcat Fire, Could Rise To 85 The Bobcat Fire is 13% contained Tuesday morning after scorching 106,719 acres and destroying or damaging 29 structures, with authorities fearing the number could rise to 85. “On Friday, on the 18th, we incurred structure loss … the fire came off of the Angeles National Forest down into the communities of Cima Mesa, Juniper Hills, […]
Supervisor Seeks to Expedite Lifting of Public Health Lockdowns Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt Tuesday will ask his colleagues to support a proposed two-month plan to lift all public health regulations that have locked down large swaths of the regional economy, resulting in thousands of job losses and other impacts that he said will be felt “for years to come.” “The state’s lack of […]
Three Mobile Blood Donation Events Set For Coachella Valley Tuesday LifeStream Blood Bank will hold a series of mobile blood donation events Tuesday at three Quick Quack Car Wash locations in the Coachella Valley, where donors also will be screened for COVID-19 antibodies. From 4 to 9 p.m., LifeStream staff will set up at car wash locations in Cathedral City, 68620 Ramon Road; Desert Hot […]
$50,000 Reward for Info That Leads to Driver in Chinatown Hit-and-Run Police plan Tuesday to release security video and photos, along with a composite drawing, in announcing a $50,000 reward for tips that help investigators track down a motorist responsible for a Sept. 4 hit-and-run collision that severely injured a 70-year-old woman in Chinatown. A morning news conference will be held at Blossom Plaza Quad at […]
Full Containment Expected Oct. 1 For Snow Fire Burning Near Palm Springs The Snow Fire burning northwest of Palm Springs has blackened 6,013 acres and was 52% percent contained Tuesday morning as firefighters cut additional lines around the perimeter of the flames. The fire erupted Thursday afternoon in the 15000 block of Snow Creek Road, sparked by a vehicle fire, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. […]
Entertainment Unions, Studios Reach Agreement on Coronavirus Protocols Unions representing casts and crews Monday announced they have reached an agreement with the major studios on protocols to allow the entertainment industry to safely re-open. The agreement calls for comprehensive, mandatory testing regimens, dedicated COVID-19 safety monitoring and enforcement, diligent use of personal protective equipment, quarantine pay and sick pay. The testing regimen requires […]
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