COVID Hospitalizations + Whittier Shooting + Kroger Hiring

Happy Monday, Monrovia! This is Andy Nguyen here with the latest edition of the Monrovia Digest. Our top stories include the dropping COVID-19 hospitalizing rate in Los Angeles County, an L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy fatally shooting a man in Whittie and Kroger looking to hire 2,000 people from across the Southland.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 71 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Monrovia:

1. Senator Bob Archuleta Celebrates $1M Budget Win for Smith Park Aquatic Center in Pico Rivera (Los Cerritos News)
2. COVID hospitalizations continue to drop in LA County; down from summer peak brought on by delta variant (KABC-TV)
3. City Terrace suspects carjack vehicle after shooting man (The Eastsider LA)
4. Sheriff's deputy fatally shoots man in Whittier (KABC-TV)
5. Kroger to Hire 2,000 in and Around LA County (Los Angeles Business Journal)
6. Some Colorado River farmers are paid to leave fields dry (Los Angeles Times)

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