Tag: Los Angeles

LA mayor announces free COVID-19 testing for essential, frontline workers showing no symptoms

EAGLE NEWS — As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, Los Angeles county accounts for 19,133 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Nearly half of the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state of California, at 42,810. In an effort to flatten the curve more quickly, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, coordinated with nonprofit emergency response organization, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) and LA Fire and Personnel departments (LAFPD), to expand free testing […]

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In California, early coronavirus action ‘makes a difference’

by Laurent BANGUET Agence France-Presse Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Swift and strict containment measures in California appear to have succeeded in reducing hospital overcrowding and mass deaths from coronavirus, according to health experts in the country’s most populous state. California, one of the first states struck by the deadly disease, has been under lockdown for nearly four weeks. During that time its confirmed case and death tolls have been rapidly overtaken by various eastern […]

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WATCH: Over 1-M unemployment claims filed in California

Eagle News — While the number of reported COVID-19 positive patients are continue to rise in the state of California, so does the number of Californians claiming unemployment due to the “shelter in place.” EBC Los Angeles Bureau Correspondent, Mayely Villanueva with the full report.

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Shaking took about 2 minutes: Eagle News correspondent in California reports right after 6.4 magnitude quake

  LANCASTER, Calif. (Eagle News) — Eagle News Correspondent Ivan Sanchez reports from Lancaster, California after experiencing a 6.4 earthquake. The quake was originally reported as a magnitude 6.6 earthquake but later the United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed it as a 6.4 . “The shaking was for about two minutes,” Sanchez said, reporting 10 minutes after the quake. Sanchez described the movement as a “side-to-side sway.” California is one of US states with a […]

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Southern California rocked by strongest quake in two decades; 6.4 magnitude quake causes “minor” injuries

  by Laurent BANGUET Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Southern California was rocked by its largest earthquake in two decades on Thursday, but the 6.4-magnitude tremblor caused only “minor” injuries. The shallow quake, which was followed by dozens of aftershocks, struck in a sparsely populated portion of the Mojave Desert, six miles (10 kilometers) from the city of Ridgecrest at 10:33 am (1733 GMT). It was felt 160 miles away in […]

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DFA still checking if Filipinos among casualties in Los Angeles shooting

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is still checking if Filipinos were among the casualties in a shooting incident in a bowling alley in California last Friday. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles was coordinating with the authorities of Torrance, where the shooting incident took place, for this. Consul General Adelio Angelito Cruz said that there were approximately 4,000 Filipinos in the coastal city. The shooting allegedly took […]

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‘Don’t be around when my patience runs out,’ warns LeBron

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Superstar LeBron James warned his young Los Angeles Lakers teammates that his patience was wearing thin after a third narrow loss less than two weeks into the new regular season. “You probably don’t want to be around when my patience runs out. I’m serious,” James said after the Lakers lost 124-120 at Minnesota on Monday night, leaving them with five defeats from their opening seven games. “We talk about […]

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Lakers’ Ingram, Rondo and Rockets’ Paul suspended after NBA punch-up

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA came down hard on Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram Sunday, suspending him four games while banning teammate Rajon Rondo three games and Rockets guard Chris Paul two for their roles in a fourth-quarter melee. The league said in a statement that Ingram “has been suspended for aggressively returning to and escalating the altercation and throwing a punch in the direction of Paul, confronting a game official […]

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‘Fortnite’ frenzy reigns at E3 gaming expo

  by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse   LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) wrapped up in Los Angeles on Thursday with the video game “Fortnite” knocking out other contenders to emerge as the star of a show which highlighted the surging interest in competitive eSports. “Fortnite” maker Epic Games has found a groove with its “battle royale” title in which scores of players fight against each other to be the […]

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‘Iron Man’ suit worn by Robert Downey Jr. stolen

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Call in The Avengers — someone has stolen Iron Man’s suit. Los Angeles police said the gold and red suit worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the original 2008 superhero smash hit was reported missing on Tuesday from a storage facility. Officer Christopher No told AFP the owners of the warehouse believe the iconic costume, valued at $325,000 (274,000 euros), vanished between February and April 25 from the prop […]

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