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Portland’s Lents Neighborhood Becomes the Latest Scene of Outrage Against Police as a City Braces for What’s Next The crowd included Letha Winston, whose son Patrick Kimmons was killed by Portland police in 2018. A dumpster is set aflame in Lents on April 16, 2021. (Justin Yau) Updated April 16 at 11:15 PM A verdant Southeast Portland park and the streets surrounding it became the latest location for a standoff between protesters and police, in the wake of an officer shooting a man in the Lents neighborhood.
Santa Clarita Valley Issued Cold Weather Alert, Red Flag Warning, Wind Advisory
L.A. County Department of Public Health (LADPH) issued a Cold Weather Alert to the Santa Clarita Valley for Wednesday, Dec. 23, on top of the National Weather Service’s Red Flag Warning and Wind Advisory.
Santa Clarita is forecasted to have a windy and cool Wednesday, according to the Seven Day forecast from the National Weather Service, with a high around 64 degrees in the day and a low near 40 in the evening.
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25 to 30 mph winds are expected in the valley, with gusts up to 45 or 50 miles per hour. Thursday is expected to be cloudy with similar wind speeds.