O.C. supervisors vote to keep county's beaches open

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to keep the county’s beaches open as an incoming heat wave was expected to hit Southern California starting Wednesday.

2 deaths, 72 confirmed COVID-19 cases at Huntington Beach nursing home

Two residents died of coronavirus complications and 72 other residents and staff members tested COVID-19 positive at a nursing home in Huntington Beach, officials said.  

First COVID-19 deaths occurred in Bay Area in early February

The first known death from COVID-19 in the U.S. was believed to have occurred in Washington State in late February 2020, but the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner revealed on Tuesday that two individuals had died on Feb. 6 and Feb. 17 at home with coronavirus making them the first deaths recorded in the nation.

Amoeba Music struggling to stay afloat during COVID-19 crisis

Empty streets in Hollywood. The iconic Amoeba Music Store on Hollywood Boulevard is closed. A much different vibe from better days.

Former UCLA men's soccer coach agrees to plead guilty in college admissions scandal

The former men's soccer coach at UCLA has agreed to plead guilty in connection with his involvement in the college admissions scandal, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

LA County reserve deputy loses mom to COVID-19

Reserve L.A. County Deputy Sheriff Bruce Cardenas, retired LAPD, lost his mother to COVID-19.

Child abusers eligible for immediate release under California’s new $0 cash bail emergency mandate

The San Bernardino County Sheriff is blasting California’s new $0 cash bail emergency mandate after he says he was forced to release a repeat felony child abuse suspect immediately after his arrest, and will have to release hundreds of potentially dangerous criminals back into the public under the new rules.

Hundreds of thousands of LA County residents may have coronavirus, USC antibody study suggests

Researchers at the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Monday released their initial findings from an antibody study, which suggests that hundreds of thousands of L.A. County residents may have developed coronavirus antibodies.

Garcetti warns of budget cuts, employee furloughs from COVID-19 pandemic during State of the City address

Delivering an unusual State of the City address in an unprecedented time of coronavirus social restrictions, Mayor Eric Garcetti on Sunday evening called for stepped-up federal funding for cities while warning that municipal services will be reduced due to spiraling revenue and many city employees will be furloughed for about a month.

Bolinas to offer free coronavirus tests to all residents

Bolinas in Marin County is pioneering an effort to test all residents and first responders in the secluded small town for the coronavirus.

California reports first prison COVID-19 inmate death in San Bernardino County

California reported the first prison inmate death from COVID-19 on Sunday as the state steps up efforts to prevent outbreaks among vulnerable populations, including people living in nursing homes, on the streets or in homeless shelters.

ER nurse searching for stolen puppy, theft caught on camera

Max is the newest member of Shaila Mahler's family. She had the Belgium Malinois for two weeks when the puppy was snatched from her home in Concord on Saturday morning.

Hundreds of OC protesters demand an end to stay-at-home order

A protest against the state-mandated stay-at-home in downtown San Clemente drew a crowd of hundreds of people on Sunday.

Ex-California mayor who quit after criticizing Trump dies in plane crash

The former mayor of a Northern California city who stepped down after he harshly criticized President Donald Trump and his supporters died Saturday in a plane crash, the Sacramento Bee reported.