Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,436 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,457,672 as of Wednesday, Sept. 29. The total number of cases represents 14.4% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 31 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,078 deaths since tracking
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A local woman Thursday went public with a very personal and devastating fight in an effort to get her sister — who went from the girl next door to living on the streets — the mental health help she desperately needs.
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen | CNN Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of obstructing the Electoral College proceedings on January 6 — and in a surprise move, plans to cooperate with the Justice Department and potentially testify against other alleged rioters. The deal with Keller suggests prosecutors
With just 2½ weeks left for Los Angeles Unified employees to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, not all district staff are fully vaccinated, raising the question of how many might be placed on unpaid leave or fired if they don’t meet the Oct. 15 deadline for getting either the second of a two-dose vaccine
LOS ANGELES — Councilman Mitch O’Farrell was elected the City Council’s president pro tempore Tuesday, replacing Councilman Joe Buscaino, who is running for mayor. “I appreciate the vote of confidence — it’s a great honor,” O’Farrell said. He spoke about the work the City Council has done in the last year and a half of
A union of 24,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other workers who say they’re understaffed and facing a revamped pay system that would fuel more shortages announced their bargaining team will vote next month to authorize a strike if needed. The Southern California nurses, pharmacists, rehab therapists, social workers, physician assistants, speech therapists, midwives and optometrists
About 30 people gathered outside the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors offices on Monday, Sept. 27, to urge state and county officials to extend COVID-19-era tenant eviction protections. The rally, organized by Keep Los Angeles Housed, and Right to Counsel, came a day ahead of the supervisors’ meeting, where they will consider extensions, which
A boy underwent surgery after being hit by a stray bullet in what is believed to be a gang shooting in Inglewood. He is expected to survive. Dave Lopez reports.
Griffin Colapinto had a good feeling going into the U.S. Open of Surfing, an intuition that it was finally his time to win the title. The San Clemente surfer won a junior title at age 16 at the Huntington Beach event and has come painfully close at the main event, but it wasn’t until Sunday,
A new California law that allows judges to grant diversion to first-time misdemeanor DUI offenders has created a quagmire in the legal system, leaving criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors warring over its interpretation and judges conflicted over a lack of clarity. One attorney described the law, introduced last year as Assembly Bill 3234 by Assemblyman
Ja’Shar Bryant said he was shopping for curtains when he overheard the boy tell his mother that he lost his cellphone. The woman then accused Bryant of stealing the phone, which was later found to be still in the woman’s vehicle.
Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Los Angeles County have continued trending downward, health officials said Saturday, Sept. 25, providing some reassurance that higher vaccination rates and safety precautions at Labor Day celebrations helped avert the usual increase in cases experienced after major holidays. Health officials also reported Saturday that Los Angeles County had moved
Hermela Aregawi reports from Long Beach where a family is grieving over the shooting death of a husband and wife Saturday night, after what neighbors described as an argument over parking.
A clean white T-shirt and a black marker. Those are the only tools Doug Pitt needs — along with a smile on his face — to undertake his annual quest at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: Getting as many signatures as he can. Pitt, a Downey resident, has headed to downtown Long Beach
It’s official. Macho, the speedy, balloon-biting Russell Terrier is a world record holder. Macho became the fastest dog ever to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium, scooting around the basepaths in a time of 21.06 seconds at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Sept. 24. The tiny speedster was timed by a Guinness World
A cruise ship will set sail from the Port of Los Angeles Saturday afternoon, Sept. 25, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic nearly torpedoed the seafaring tourism industry. The 951-foot Grand Princess will department from the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center Berth 93 about a month after the 1,060-foot Carnival Panorama
Los Angeles County’s Civilian Oversight Commission, frustrated by Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s refusal to comply with its subpoenas and by his alleged intimidation of its members, is now asking county counsel and state attorney general to review whether Villanueva broke the law by launching criminal investigations into his most vocal critics. Though the commission subpoenaed Villanueva’s
A 19-year-old walking home from his job was struck and killed by a driver who has been previously convicted of drinking and driving. The driver has been booked on murder charges because of his past conviction.
Mayuka Yamamoto’s “Little Dog” oil painting is part of her exhibit “Monochrome, Apples and Animals,” Sept. 25 to Oct. 30 at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Sept. 23-30.
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,750 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,448,065 as of Wednesday, Sept. 22. The total number of cases represents 14.4% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 41 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 25,911 deaths since tracking