| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Cal/OSHA Board Approves Relaxed COVID Rules for Workplace Mask-Wearing Fully vaccinated people will be able to ditch face masks in most workplace situations under relaxed COVID-19 rules approved Thursday by a state regulatory panel and immediately put into effect through an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The workplace rules approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board mostly align with regulations that […]
‘Delta’ COVID Variant A Growing Concern In LA County As Vaccine Rates Fall Young Black and Latino residents in Los Angeles County continue to lag behind the rest of the population in COVID-19 vaccination rates, a gap the public health director said Thursday could put the group more at risk as the state’s economy reopens, workplaces get more crowded and public gatherings increase. Creating further concern is the […]
OC Continues Encouraging COVID-19 Trends Orange County Thursday reported 43 more COVID-19 infections and a decline in hospitalization rates. Hospitalizations dropped from 54 on Wednesday to 50 on Thursday, with the number of patients in intensive care decreasing from 13 to eight. The county logged another fatality, which occurred in June, raising this month’s death toll to three. The death […]
Memorial Service Held for LA County Firefighter Killed in Firehouse Shooting Family, friends and a host of colleagues from the Los Angeles County Fire Department gathered at the Forum in Inglewood Thursday to bid farewell to firefighter Tory Carlon, who was fatally shot by a fellow firefighter inside the agency’s Agua Dulce station. Among those on hand for the 10 a.m. invitation-only memorial service was county […]
Princess Cruises Plans Fall Sailings Departing from LA, SF and Ft. Lauderdale Princess Cruises announced Thursday it intends to return to service in the United States this fall, sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Fort Lauderdale. Between Sept. 25 and Nov. 28, eight Princess Medallion-class ships will once again take guests to the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaii and California coast, according to the Santa Clarita-based […]
LASD Recovers Baby Boy from Lynwood Park Restroom, Seeks Info Authorities Thursday were searching for two women in connection with the discovery of a baby boy in a restroom at Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park in Lynwood. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it received a call about 8 a.m. Friday regarding the infant. “The baby was found by a park visitor as she […]
Convicted Killer Charged with DUI Fatal Crash in Irvine A 33-year-old felon pleaded not guilty Thursday to driving while impaired and causing a crash on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Irvine that killed an 18-year-old woman and injured another victim. Jim Christopher Rosado is charged with murder and driving under the influence of a drug causing injury, with a sentencing enhancement allegation of […]
Brush Fire Quickly Scorches About 100 Acres in Lancaster A fast-moving brush fire broke out Thursday afternoon in Lancaster, quickly blackening about 100 acres amid triple-digit temperatures. The fire was reported to be at about five acres in size just before 3 p.m. in the area of North 90th Street and Avenue K, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The blaze had […]
Netflix Zombie Heist Movie ‘Army of the Dead’ Tops Streaming Viewership The Netflix zombie heist movie “Army of the Dead” Thursday topped the weekly list of the most-watched programs on the four streaming services whose viewership figures are announced by Nielsen. Viewers spent 913 million minutes watching the film directed by “Justice League” director Zack Snyder in its first three days of release on Netflix, which […]
Online Auction Features Items from Carol Channing’s Rancho Mirage Estate Carol Channing’s Tony and Golden Globe awards, stage-worn costumes and other items from the entertainer’s Rancho Mirage estate were auctioned off Thursday. According to Abell Auction Co., Channing’s 1964 Tony Award for her lead role in the musical “Hello, Dolly!” sold for $22,000, and her 1968 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in “Thoroughly Modern […]
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