By Carla K. JohnsonAssociated Press The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 […]
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County Announces Search for Researchers to Study Impacts of Aliso Canyon Leak
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has released requests for proposals to seek researchers to conduct a health study on the long-and short-term health […]
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Mayor Eric Garcetti Nominates First Woman to Lead LA Fire Department
By Margaret ShuttleworthCity News Service LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley to be the first woman to lead the Los Angeles Fire Department […]
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Ex-Con Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for Deadly Crime Spree
By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH City News Service LOS ANGELES (CNS) — With a judge calling him “evil personified,” an ex-con was sentenced to life in prison today without the possibility […]
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Free at-home Covid-19 Test Distribution
Americans will be able to order free at-home Covid-19 tests under the Biden Administration, a half-billion tests will be available, in a bid to increase access to free testing and […]
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Weekly Update of Valley Area COVID-19 Cases
Health Department officials have listed the latest number of confirmed novel COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County at 2,257,502 (as of Jan. 16). A breakdown of cases in Valley area […]
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Questions About Future of Whiteman Airport Return After Latest Plane Crash
The fate of Whiteman Airport, located in Pacoima, is once again called into question after a single-engine aircraft crashed in the middle of a train crossing, scaring nearby residents. On […]
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LAUSD Makes its Case at Sylmar’s Olive Vista Middle School for Bringing Students Back to Campus
Olive Vista Middle School in Sylmar had the enviable position — or unenviable position, depending on your view — of being the prime location for the Los Angeles Unified School […]
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LA County Officials Warn of Fake COVID-19 Tests, Identity Theft
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — As the demand for COVID-19 tests surges along with infections due to the Omicron variant, officials are warning of fraudulent tests online and at pop-up locations. […]
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What’s Next in Investigations into LAPD Shooting of 14-Year-Old Girl
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — One day after 14-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta was laid to rest, the Los Angeles Police Commission heard a status update on the LAPD’s internal investigation into […]