| | | | | The news for Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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Dangerous Heat Wave Bakes Southland, Could Force Blackouts A heat wave has settled into the Southland, creating “dangerously hot conditions” that will create health-threatening conditions through the Labor Day holiday and cause an increased danger of wildfires. “The very hot conditions through Labor Day will bring an increased threat of large fire activity including fires with large vertical growth,” the National Weather Service […]
Protest Planned in South L.A. For Man Shot, Killed By Sheriff’s Deputies Demonstrators were scheduled to gather in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station Saturday afternoon to protest this week’s fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee by deputies in the Westmont area. The protest at 1310 W. Imperial Highway is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., according to Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. A post on […]
Cooling Centers Offer A Place To Escape The Heat With a heat wave gripping the Southland beginning Saturday and continuing through the holiday weekend, a host of cooling centers will be open across the region to help people escape the heat. Hours vary, and residents were advised to call ahead to ensure the centers are open. Capacity will also be limited at some centers […]
Angeles National Forest Visitors Urged to Spread out this Labor Day Weekend The U.S. Forest Service has urged those planning to enjoy the Angeles National Forest during Labor Day weekend to spread out, warning that traffic congestion can prevent emergency vehicles from reaching wildfires. “The Angeles National Forest is anticipating another record weekend turnout this Labor Day, as Southern California crowds flock to the forest to escape […]
LA County Reports 47 More Virus Deaths, But Beaches Stay Open For Holiday Los Angeles County health officials are pleading with residents to celebrate the Labor Day holiday safely and without large parties or gatherings, after reporting another 47 coronavirus-related deaths. The county also confirmed that beaches will remain open over the holiday weekend, despite concerns about large crowds that might flock to the sand to escape the […]
Orange County Expected to Move to Next Tier In Newsom Reopening Blueprint Orange County health officials have been told the county is expected to move up from the purple to the red tier by Tuesday as it has met the state’s metrics for two weeks. “This significant move to the red tier for Orange County indicates that we are hopefully getting the upper hand on COVID-19,” Supervisor […]
Judge Defers Ruling on County’s Request for Injunction Against Church Having lost four tries for a temporary restraining order directing a Sun Valley church to refrain from holding indoor church services, lawyers for Los Angeles County tried to convince a judge to impose a preliminary injunction, arguing it would protect the community from a spread of the coronavirus. After a hearing that lasted several hours […]
Canoga Park House Fire Extinguished in 20 Minutes Fire tore through a single-story home in Canoga Park Saturday morning, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to the 21600 block of Schoenborn Street at 2:18 a.m. and found fire coming from the home, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. A total of 26 firefighters were able to extinguish the […]
Two Injured in Separate Shootings in South Los Angeles Two men were hospitalized Saturday morning with gunshot wounds sustained in separate shootings in South Los Angeles. A 33-year-old man was walking near 85th and Wall streets in the Florence area when the suspect got out of a vehicle and opened fire, striking the victim, according to Officer Drake Madison of the Los Angeles Police […]
No USC Athletes Test Positive for the Coronavirus No USC athletes tested positive for the coronavirus in the most recent round of testing, the university announced Friday. If there are no positive tests among tests conducted Friday on football and men’s water polo players, workouts in those sports could resume as early as Tuesday. USC announced Aug. 26 it was pausing workouts in […]
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