| | | | The news for Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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More Evacuation Orders Issued as Blue Ridge Fire Grows to 8,000 Acres  A wind-driven brush fire that broke out on the west end of Corona in Riverside County and quickly spread into Orange County, threatening homes in Yorba Linda and blackening 8,000 acres, was 0% contained Tuesday. Initially called the Green Fire and later renamed the Blue Ridge Fire, the blaze was reported at 12:55 p.m. Monday […]
  
Dodgers Seek First World Series Championship Since 1988 The Los Angeles Dodgers will get their first chance in 2020 to win their first championship since 1988 Tuesday evening when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series. Since winning their last championship in 1988, the only other time the Dodgers were within one victory of a championship was […]
LACo Hits 7,000 COVID Deaths, 300,000 Cases; Are Sports Driving New Cases? Los Angeles County has reached the grim threshold of 7,000 COVID-19 deaths and surpassed 300,000 cases as the county’s public health director suggested that a dramatic uptick in average daily cases over the past month is likely due in part to gatherings of sports fans. Barbara Ferrer said the county has seen a concerning increase […]
Fire Weather Threatens the Southland One more Day The risk of new wildfire outbreaks again threatened L.A. and Orange County Tuesday amid furious winds, very low humidity and an abundance of bone-dry vegetation. “The combination of a strong offshore pressure gradient, strong upper-level wind support, and significant cold air advection is producing the strongest Santa Ana wind event we have seen so far […]
Silverado Fire Possibly Sparked by Southern California Edison Equipment  Two Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were hospitalized Tuesday with severe burn injuries sustained while battling the Silverado Fire, which has blackened 7,200 acres and forced the evacuations of nearly 91,000 residents in the Irvine and Lake Forest areas and threatened structures and blocked key roadways. The injured firefighters are 26 and 31 years old. […]
Palm Springs City Council District 4 Race Pits Politicos Against an Outsider An incumbent, a former councilman and a self-described political outsider are vying for a seat on the Palm Springs City Council in the Nov. 3 election, while another sitting councilwoman is running unopposed. Christy Holstege, the city’s mayor pro tem, is facing off two challengers contending to represent District 4 — Mike McCulloch, a former […]
Riverside Supervisor Seeks Unified Front to Change State’s COVID Tier System Riverside County Supervisor Karen Spiegel will ask her colleagues Tuesday to support a proposal for the Executive Office to coordinate with neighboring counties in presenting a unified request to the governor to revise or drop the state’s current color-coded coronavirus tier system. “Riverside County has created or expanded 22 programs to mitigate direct and indirect […]
Hard Freeze Warning in Effect for Antelope Valley A hard freeze warning was in effect Tuesday morning in the Antelope Valley, where lows may fall to 25 degrees, National Weather Service forecasters said. The warning went into effect a 3 a.m. and was set to expire at 9 a.m. “Damage to outdoor plumbing possible,” warned the NWS. “Expect severe damage to crops or […]
Average L.A. County Gas Price Drops Slightly For Fourth Time in Five Days The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped four-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $3.174, its fourth slight decrease in five days. The average price has dropped eight-tenths of a cent over the past five days, including two-tenths of a cent on Monday, according to figures from the […]
Thousands Without Power In Los Angeles County Amid Santa Ana Winds  Thousands of people in Los Angeles County were without power Monday evening, as strong Santa Ana winds buffeted the Southland and blew tree debris into power lines. About 10,600 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power customers lost power throughout the city. The largest outages were reported in Woodland Hills, Westwood, Hollywood, Sawtelle and Studio […]
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