| | | | | The news for Tuesday, August 18, 2020 |
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‘Extreme Heat,’ Wildfire Danger Continue Across Southland The National Weather Service warned Tuesday that excessive heat and a heightened risk of wildfires would last at least through Thursday, and Orange County temperatures are expected to reach triple-digit territory for the first time since the event began. An excessive heat warning, which has been extended since it was first issued last week, will […]
Golden State Killer Faces His Victims Before Sentencing The Golden State Killer will hear testimonials from many of the women he raped beginning Tuesday and through Thursday, when Orange County’s victims will have their say. Victim impact statements in the sentencing for Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., 74, begin Tuesday morning with his many rape victims when he was known as the Visalia Ransacker […]
LA County COVID-19 Trends Continue Improving, But Gatherings Threaten Recovery Los Angeles County’s public health director is warning against reckless behavior — large gatherings, parties and indoor church services — saying they could upend the work residents and businesses have done to slow the spread of COVID-19 at a time when the county meets five of the state’s six coronavirus-monitoring benchmarks. “We know that a […]
Man Killed in Drive-by Shooting in Whittier A man was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Whittier and a suspect was on the loose Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to a call of a gunshot victim in the 13300 block of Meyer Road, near Carmenita Road, about 6:45 p.m. Monday and found a man suffering from a gunshot would to his […]
OC Reports 216 New COVID-19 Cases; Hospitalizations Dropping The Orange County Health Care Agency Tuesday has announced 216 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections, raising the cumulative caseload to 43,925, but no new fatalities were reported, leaving the death toll at 810. The zero fatalities was welcome news following a week in which 89 deaths were reported between Aug. 9 and Saturday. On Sunday, just […]
Blood Drives Seek Coachella Valley Donors This Week LifeStream Blood Bank will hold two mobile drives Tuesday in the Coachella Valley, where donors also will be screened for COVID-19 antibodies. Drives are scheduled at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 47225 Washington St. in La Quinta, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and at Stater Bros. in Palm Springs, 1717 E. Vista Chino, from […]
Firefighters Battle Flames, Hot Temperatures in Azusa Wildfire The Ranch 2 Fire in Azusa was 19% contained Tuesday morning as it threatened radio repeaters on Pine Mountain Peak. The fire has blackened 3,050 acres since it erupted in a homeless encampment Thursday, according to the U.S. Forest Service. “Fuels and rugged steep terrain in the fire area are the main cause for upslope […]
Long Beach Mayor Among Keynote Speakers at Democratic Convention Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will be among 17 current and former elected officials delivering the keynote address Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention. “I’m excited to join some amazing Americans to talk about the future of our country and electing Joe Biden as president,” Garcia said about former Vice President Joe Biden and California […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Tuesday for the second consecutive day to $3.206, its highest amount since March 25. The average price has risen six consecutive days, increasing 1.9 cents, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. […]
Statewide Rolling Blackouts Averted at Last Moment Statewide rolling blackouts that could have affected nearly 1 million households Monday evening were averted, thanks to reduced demand due to consumer conservation and cooler than expected weather, the California Independent System Operator announced. California ISO declared a statewide Stage 2 Emergency at 4:25 p.m., saying it anticipated asking utilities to shed 1,400 megawatts of […]
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