Heat Warnings Continue as California Sizzles Into the Weekend

Sizzling temperatures continued to bake some California cities July 5 and could stick around for another week in the central region of the state, according to the National Weather Service. “It’s going to be hot. There’s no doubt about it,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Carol Smith at the Oxnard office in Los Angeles County told The Epoch Times. The weather service issued excessive heat warnings during the ongoing heat wave for Los Angeles basin, which includes the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Lucerne Valley, Pasadena, and West Hollywood. Santa Clarita, about 30 miles north of Los Angeles, was expected to reach 118, Ms. Smith said....