Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control have been quietly making the rounds after California's limited overnight curfew went into effect Saturday night. "ABC Agents have been out each day," the agency's public information officer, John Carr, said via email. The curfew, announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom through the California...
Travelers Coming to Los Angeles Will Have to Sign Quarantine Form Starting Wednesday
[aggregation-styles] NBC Los Angeles Travelers coming through Los Angeles International and Van Nuys airports and Union Station beginning Wednesday will be required to sign a form acknowledging California's recommended 14-day self-quarantine in response to rising coronavirus rates. The form will be available at travel.lacity.org, Mayor Eric Garcetti said during a...
Military Teams Unavailable to Help with New COVID Surge, Local Health Officials Warn
In recent weeks, Fresno County has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations which has significantly impacted the health care system. At the beginning of November, 100 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized countywide. That number now stands at 268. "We're just seeing a lot more activity nationwide. And that's what...
City of Phoenix To Host 500-Team Soccer Tourney Over Holiday Weekend
[aggregation-styles] The Center Square Public officials in Arizona have told residents to take proper precautions for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, including eating outdoors when possible, but the city of Phoenix has approved a 500-team youth soccer tournament set to bring thousands of families to the valley this weekend.Phoenix officials said...
Over 100 Gather in Downtown Fresno To Call on Officials To ‘Open California Safely’
[aggregation-styles] KGPE FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) — On Saturday, more than 100 people rallied in downtown Fresno, calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom and Fresno County to “Open California Safely.” “I believe that we can do the best to protect the most vulnerable in our population, while simultaneously keep our businesses alive,”...
Man Walks Into a Bar. Leaves $3K Tip for Beer Before COVID Closure.
CLEVELAND — A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The man walked into Nighttown on Sunday in Cleveland, ordered the beer and asked for the check, which came to $7.02, owner Brendan Ring wrote on Facebook. Ring said...
COVID Hospitalizations Worry Fresno’s Top Doc. County Surpasses 35,000 Cases.
Fresno County passed a sobering 35,000 COVID-19 cases on Friday with the latest health department report. Since the pandemic began, 35,278 COVID cases have been reported, with 463 deaths and 171 patients currently hospitalized. "We've been watching those hospital numbers very closely. They're ticking up," said Fresno County interim health...
District Attorney: ‘No Authority’ to Enforce Curfew Order
Add Lisa Smittcamp to the list of local law enforcers who plan to ignore a statewide curfew order set to go into place Saturday night. The Fresno County District Attorney joins Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and other regional sheriffs in saying they will not enforce the curfew. "The Order...
Fresno Pastor on COVID-19: “You’re Gonna Get It, Eventually”
Churches are supposed to move all their worship services outside under state COVID-19 rules for counties, like Fresno, in California's 'purple' reopening tier. 'The Well Community Church' said it will continue meeting indoors this weekend, but will require people who attend in person to wear masks. In a video posted to...
Fresno Bishop Urges Catholics Not to ‘Jump on the COVID-19 Vaccine Bandwagon’
[aggregation-styles] The Los Angeles Times Citing ethical concerns about the use of embryonic stem cells in vaccine development, Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno is urging Catholics not to “jump on the COVID-19 vaccine bandwagon.” In a video shared by the diocese this week, Brennan said the race...