Goodbye Staples Center, Crypto.com Arena signage is up – KTLA Los Angeles

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a string of armed robberies Monday evening that detectives believe could be connected.

The locations hit were all in strip malls, and were mainly vape or smoke shops or small stores that sell liquor and cigarettes in the Southeast region of L.A. County.

Look for mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies for the first day of winter Tuesday.

More clouds roll in to the region on Wednesday before showers arrive Thursday.

Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty — for travelers, shoppers, party-goers and their economies as a whole.

The Rockettes have canceled their Christmas show in New York. Some London restaurants have emptied out as commuters avoid the downtown. Broadway shows are canceling some performances. The National Hockey League suspended its games until after Christmas. Boston plans to require diners, revelers and shoppers to show proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, bars and stores.