August 2020

American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs in October

August 25, 2020 9:42 AM The Associated Press

American Airlines said Tuesday it will eliminate 19,000 jobs in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic.

American Airlines to use new EPA-approved disinfectant for COVID-19

August 25, 2020 9:29 AM Dominique Newland

(KYMA, KECY) – American Airlines just added a new weapon to its arsenal for the ongoing fight against the pandemic: a disinfectant that kills COVID-19 on surfaces for a full week after it’s applied.

Search underway for 2 missing boaters who fell in Apache Lake

August 25, 2020 9:12 AM Dominique Newland

(KYMA KECY) – A search is underway for a man and woman who disappeared after their boat capsized Saturday night at Apache Lake. Reports from 12News state, MCSO says a flash flood happened near Alder Creek around 9 p.m. Saturday. While boaters scrambled to get away, a vessel with five people on board suffered a

Street outside Staples Center to be renamed Kobe Bryant Boulevard

August 25, 2020 8:54 AM Dominique Newland

(KYMA, KECY) – One of the main roads to get to a Los Angeles Lakers game, might look a lot different for people driving to get to the game. A nearly three-mile long portion of Figueroa street will be renamed to Kobe Bryant boulevard. That includes a stretch that flanks the Lakers’ home court at

Day 1 of RNC features passionate words from Trump insiders

August 25, 2020 8:42 AM NBC News, Lisa Sturgis

Members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle took the stage for the first night of the Republican National Convention (RNC).

Shooting of Jacob Blake sparks protests in Wisconsin

August 25, 2020 8:31 AM Sumiko Keil

Blakes’s family says he is paralyzed after being shot.

Local non-profit receives aid to help reduce teen pregnancy rate in South County

August 25, 2020 6:21 AM Joe Teposte

Campesinos Sin Fronteras has received funds from the Office of Population Affairs to educate youth.

Redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park

August 25, 2020 6:05 AM The Associated Press

The park only recently reopened after COVID-19 related closures and now is closed because of the fire. The road in is blocked by several large trees that fell across it, some waist-high, some still on fire.