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LA extends cooling center operations for heat wave – NBC Los Angeles
Cooling centers across the city of Los Angeles will remain open through Monday as the Southland continues experiencing scorching heat and high temperatures.
L.A.’s Emergency Management Department activated six cooling centers on Tuesday prompted by a late-summer heat wave. Nearly 400 people have made use of the centers, according to Joseph Riser, a spokesman for the department.
Residents can find shelter from the heat at the following locations from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.:
- Lincoln Heights Senior Citizen Center, located at 2323 Workman St.;
- Lafayette Multipurpose Community Center, located at 625 South Lafayette Park Place;
- Sunland Senior Citizen Center, located at 8640 Fenwick St.;
- Mid Valley Senior Citizen Center, located at 8801 Kester Ave.;
- Fred Roberts Recreation Center, located at 4700 South Honduras St.; and
- Jim Gilliam Recreation Center, located at 4000 S. La Brea Ave.
Additionally, other recreation and parks facilities and more than 70 L.A. City Public Library branches are available as cooling centers during regular hours.
On Sunday, the city will activate the Chinatown Branch Library, located at 639 N. Hill St., and the Pacoima Branch Library, located at 13605 Van Nuys Blvd., as two dedicated cooling centers from 1 to 5 p.m. With extreme heat events forecast through next week, most regional branch libraries offer Sunday afternoon hours as well, such as the Central, Arroyo Seco, Expo Park, Hollywood, Mid-Valley, North Hollywood, Robertson, West L.A. and West Valley branches.
City park facilities are pet-friendly when activated as cooling centers, according to the Emergency Management Department. Dogs must be on a leash and accompanied by their owners at all times. Kennels can be provided upon request.
At libraries, only service animals are allowed in, according to the department.
If the operation of cooling centers are extended any further, the department will share information and notify residents on its social media accounts, @ReadyLA, via X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Nextdoor.
Earlier this summer, beginning on July 3, the department activated its cooling centers for 19 days, helping nearly 2,200 Angelenos and dozens of animals stay safe from the heat. Even more people found respite from the heat at parks and libraries, according to Riser.
An excessive heat warning took effect Tuesday morning in the western San Fernando Valley and will remain in force until 8 p.m. Monday. Forecasters said the area could see temperatures reaching as high as 118 degrees.
An excessive heat warning was also in effect through 8 p.m. Monday in the Santa Clarita Valley, the inland coastal areas stretching into downtown Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Calabasas, eastern San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, San Gabriel Valley, the Antelope Valley and Antelope Valley foothills and the 5 and 14 freeway corridors, which forecasters said could reach over 110 degrees.
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Driver killed in crash off freeway into El Monte riverbed – NBC Los Angeles
A driver died late Wednesday in a crash off a freeway and into a concrete structure in an El Monte riverbed.
The driver was ejected in the crash, reported just before midnight near the eastbound 10 Freeway and Santa Anita Avenue. The car flew off the freeway and into the Rio Hondo Watershed, ending up on top of the concrete structure.
The driver was later found in the wash. They died at the scene.
Details about the driver’s identity and what led to the crash were not immediately available.
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Video released in domestic assault case of former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías – NBC Los Angeles
The violent incident involving former MLB pitcher Julio Urías has surfaced, revealing troubling behavior that may have ended his baseball career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A 72-second recording by a bystander obtained by the LA Times and California Highway Patrol shows the moments the former MLB pitcher lost his cool.
In the video, Urías is seen charging at two women, one of whom is believed to be his wife. He grabs her and slams her against a fence, while multiple bystanders rush to intervene. Urias also takes a swing at her, cursing in Spanish.
This alarming incident occurred last September outside BMO Stadium in downtown Los Angeles after an LAFC game. Following the event, Urías was arrested, and the video aligns with the initial police report from that day.
Urías later pled no contest to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and required to complete a domestic violence counseling program, among other conditions. The Dodgers responded by placing him on administrative leave, and he has not played since, remaining a free agent.
Major League Baseball is currently conducting its own investigation and has not yet commented on the newly released video.
However, the footage has led some fans to conclude that Urías should not be allowed to play professional baseball again.
“He lost his opportunity by putting his hands on a woman. No man should ever put his hands to hit a woman,” said Dodgers fan Eddie Garcia.
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested Sunday on suspicion of domestic violence, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
This marks the second domestic violence incident involving Urias. In 2019, he faced a suspension for reportedly pushing a woman to the ground in a parking lot, though he was not criminally charged in that case.
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Boat goes up in flames in Marina del Rey – NBC Los Angeles
Fire crews were working to put out flames coming from a yacht docked in Marina del Rey.
The 100-foot vessel was engulfed in flames, coming from inside the cabin.
The call came in at around 8:30 p.m. of a vessel burning at 2201 Basin A in Marina del Rey, according to the LA County Fire Department.
It’s unclear what ignited the fire and if any people were injured.
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