West Nile In Monrovia + Whittier Narrows Fire + COVID Booster

Happy Friday, everyone. This is Andy Nguyen, your local Patch editor, with the latest edition of the Monrovia Digest. For this edition of the newsletter we have the return of the West Nile Virus to the Monrovia area, a brush fire in the Whittier Narrows and COVID-19 booster shots.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories in Monrovia today:

1. Mosquito Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In Monrovia (Monrovia Patch)
2. Pasadena celebrates group that has elevated Latinos for 40 years, provided hundreds of scholarships (KABC-TV)
3. Rosemead Fire: Crews battle small brush fire in Whittier Narrows area (KTLA Los Angeles)
4. Altadena missing: 2 young boys found after LASD asks for public's help in locating them (KABC-TV)
5. LA County Starts Administering Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shots to Seniors, Those With Underlying Conditions, At-Risk Workers (Pasadena Now)
6. Governor Signs Senator Portantino's Poway Gun License and DOJ Investigations Bill Inspired by Two Tragic Events (Pasadena Now)
7. Smoke from California wildfires affects LA County (Spectrum News 1)

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Today in Monrovia:

• Boys Water Polo (VR) vs. La Salle (Events) (3:30 PM)
• Football (VR) vs. San Dimas (Events) (7:00 PM)

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— Andy Nguyen

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