| | | | | The news for Thursday, August 27, 2020 |
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COVID-19 Deaths Among Working-Age Latinos Skyrocket in California Deaths from coronavirus among working-age Latinos in California have increased nearly five-fold in the past three months, according to research released Thursday by professors at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Research by Professors David Hayes-Bautista and Paul Hsu showed the increase in death rates in all Latino age groups: young adult, early middle […]
Black-Owned Banks in LA, DC Announce Merger Broadway Federal Bank, a Los Angeles institution, and Washington, D.C.’s City First Bank are merging to form the largest Black-led bank in the U.S., underscoring the challenges such banks have faced in generating enough capital to effectively serve their communities, it was reported Thursday. Black-owned and black-led banks have long been caught in a difficult […]
Missing 81-Year-Old San Dimas Woman Found An 81-year-old woman who suffers from a variety of medical conditions and was reported missing Thursday morning after last being seen in San Dimas has been found. Erlinds Ongpauco was last seen in the 300 block of West Fifth Street about 8 a.m. Wednesday driving a green, four-door, 1994 Toyota Corolla with California license plate […]
LA County, State Buck New CDC Guidelines, Push For Continued COVID-19 Testing Los Angeles County officials persist in pushing residents to be tested if they think they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 — a policy at odds with new federal guidance downplaying the need for testing of people without coronavirus symptoms. The county’s attitude was echoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said flat-out, “I do not agree with […]
Fire Damages Commercial Building in South Los Angeles A commercial building in Historic South-Central Los Angeles was damaged by fire Thursday morning. Los Angeles firefighters responded to the 2600 block of South Broadway, near West Adams Boulevard, about 1:30 a.m. and encountered flames shooting from the building. About 80 firefighters needed about an hour to extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported and […]
Missing 24-Year-Old Palmdale Woman Has Diminished Mental Capacity A 24-year-old Palmdale woman with diminished mental capacity is reported missing Thursday morning. Kennedy Ann Chatterton was last seen in the 6000 block of Bertillion Street about 10 p.m. Tuesday and was possibly headed toward downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Chatterton is white, 5 feet 7 … 300 pounds, […]
Triple-Digit Heat Expected in Two LA County Valleys Two L.A. County Valleys again will swelter in triple-digit highs Thursday, and the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the region. Woodland Hills is forecast to hit 102 degrees and Palmdale and Lancaster 101. National Weather Service forecasters say that the weather L.A. County is experiencing this week is fairly typical August weather […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since March 24 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose four-tenths of a cent Thursday to $3.218, its highest amount since March 24. The average price has risen three consecutive days, increasing 1.1 cents, including four-tenths of a cent on Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price […]
Heat Wave Continues Thursday in Riverside County, Relief Will Arrive Friday Triple-digit temperatures are expected again Thursday throughout Riverside County, but relief will arrive on Friday in most areas and temperatures are expected to keep dropping over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. High pressure centered over the Four Corners region will begin moving east on Friday as a trough of low pressure moves […]
3rd Night of Protests in Downtown L.A. Over Police Shootings Protests in downtown Los Angeles against police brutality turned violent late Wednesday evening as demonstrators and officers clashed in the Third Street tunnel and an unknown number of arrests were made. Officers set up skirmish lines at both sides of the tunnel and corralled protesters, who began fighting with police in riot gear for a […]
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