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Los Angeles County public health officials reported  388 more cases of the coronavirus since Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,689,718 as of Monday, Feb. 13. Officials reported 10 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Sunday for a total of 35,470 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalizations numbers pending information from the California

The monumental task of counting the number of homeless in Los Angeles County has been completed, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced on Monday, Feb. 13. About 6,066 volunteers, plus employees from several cities and LAHSA staffers fanned out over the county from Jan. 24 through Jan. 26 and some in the weeks

Cannery workers pose in front of the French Sardine Cannery at Fish Harbor, Terminal Island circa 1939. French Sardine later became StarKist. (Los Angeles Maritime Museum Collection, Gift of Matt Matich). Star-Kist cannery on Terminal Island in San Pedro. (Photo Courtesy of Anthony Pirozzi) Exterior of the Star-Kist plant that once employed thousands in its

The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant could soon have new state rules to follow. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, will introduce a new state bill in the coming weeks that would possibly require the wastewater recycling facility and its operator, Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment, to do more to mitigate odors caused by hydrogen sulfide, which have

Family members look on as runners take to the course at the start of the 30K Students Run LA Friendship Run at at Hansen Dam Recreation Center Sunday morning. Thousands of middle and high school students and their volunteer leaders participated in the run as a part of the SRLA marathon training program.(Photo by Andy

Los Angeles City Council member Tim McOsker along with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass unveiled the intersection of West 3rd Street and South Mesa Street in San Pedro as NAACP SQUARE in honor of Americas oldest and largest civil rights organization. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett) Los Angeles City Council member Tim McOsker along

Former NAACP Chairwoman Myrlie Evers-Williams has donated her archival collection to her alma mater, Pomona College, the university has announced. Evers-Williams, 89, a leader of the civil rights movement, became nationally known after her husband, NAACP official Medgar Evers, was killed in the driveway of their Mississippi home by a white supremacist in 1963. After

Kathryn Barger, the Los Angeles County supervisor of the Fifth District, announced on Friday, Feb. 10, that she intends to run for another term on the powerful board. Barger, a registered Republican in a non-partisan seat, is the only member of the GOP on the five-person, all-female Board of Supervisors. But supporters say Barger knows

The call to the billing department at SoCalGas was made around 11 a.m. last Tuesday. It ended two loads of laundry and a car wash later while I waited on hold. “We apologize, but we’re experiencing high call volume. Your wait time is between one hour and five minutes and one hour and 38 minutes.

CHATSWORTH — A man was killed Thursday morning in a two-car crash at Winnetka Avenua and Nordhoff Street in Chatsworth. The collision occurred about 6:05 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The crash sent one vehicle — a Honda Fit — through a wrought-iron fence and into the yard of a home on

A deal appears to be in the works to provide temporary space for the San Pedro Fish Market somewhere within the 40 acres of the West Harbor waterfront development site. The business must vacate its long-standing waterfront premises by March 3, in San Pedro on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) A

Paul Andrade has been a cook at LAX for 11 years, but the pay isn’t enough so he moonlights as a security guard. He’s not alone. Scores of other cooks, cashiers, servers and bartenders who also work for concession operators at the airport are having a tough time as well. “I have friends at work

LAKE BALBOA — Two people were killed early Wednesday morning in a high-speed two-vehicle collision in Lake Balboa that police said was caused by a motorist who went through a red light at an intersection. The crash was reported about 3:45 a.m. at Balboa and Victory boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A

In an effort to reduce Black maternal and infant mortality rates, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to expand doula care in the county by creating a hub of supportive birthing and prenatal services for pregnant women of color. Doulas are non-obstetric trained professionals who work with pregnant and

A major tragedy in their hometown won’t stop these martial arts students in Monterey Park from practicing kata, or their forms. With every kick, swing and punch, these students at the Siu Lum Pai Kung Fu Association are learning forms of self-defense, rooted in traditional Chinese martial arts. In the school, students are taught the values

A more than decade-long plan to create an additional passenger cruise terminal in San Pedro’s Outer Harbor recently relaunched after being paused for about three years, a result of the coronavirus pandemic essentially shutting down the entire cruise industry. Now, the Port of Los Angeles, with its cruise business rebounding, is pushing forward again to

At least five homes in the Skyline housing development in Santa Clarita were under evacuation orders on Monday, Feb. 6, following a landslide that sent some backyard retaining walls tumbling down a hillside. Part of the hill behind the homes gave way, sending dirt and boulders to the street below, buckling the sidewalk — and

First Christian Church of North Hollywood on Colfax Avenue at Moorpark Street. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Feb. 4 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: Contemporary service, 5 p.m. Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Also, a traditional/blended service, 10 a.m. Feb. 5. The Rev. Titus Utecht

Regulars at Monterey Park’s Star Ballroom Dance Studio were line-dancing to a catchy version of the Chinese ballad “Light Rain in March” at around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, when a series of rapid pops rang out, signaling the start of one the most horrific chapters Los Angeles County history. At first, some patrons

He’s the closest person to a real life Indiana Jones I have ever met.” — Elliott Porter, retired personnel director for the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department, which oversees the city-owned and city-operated Griffith Observatory. After 2,200 expeditions to ancient and prehistoric medieval sites all over the world — hacking his way through thick