After weeks of watching the spread of the coronavirus, the anxiety of a global threat has started to settle in across Southern California, creating a strange amalgam of emotions.
Despite coronavirus concerns, the L.A. Marathon is expected to go on as scheduled Sunday morning. But with precautions from county health officials.
GARDEN GROVE — A suspect in a vehicle reported stolen out of Upland was taken into custody after being chased into Garden Grove on Saturday. The chase ended about 6 p.m. in front of a Crunch Fitness gym in a shopping plaza parking lot in the 9800 block of Katella Avenue, near Brookhurst Street, just…
A carjacking suspect was arrested in Arcadia after leading authorities on a long pursuit through three counties Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The suspect was arrested after fleeing from the vehicle, a red minivan, following a collision on Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre. The suspect then walked onto the 210 Freeway using the…
Inland Empire-based radio station KOLA 99.9 announced Friday it was suspending its popular cruise giveaway contest due to health concerns related to the novel coronavirus. “We share the concerns and we would never want to place our listeners in harms way,” the Redlands-based radio station said in a Facebook post on Friday morning. For now,…
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s civilian oversight panel has agreed to examine the agency’s policies on taking photographs at crime and accident scenes in response to the controversy over deputies sharing photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others. Sheriff Alex Villanueva asked the panel…
A Los Angeles County resident who recently returned from a conference in Washington, D.C., became the 14th case of coronavirus in the county, officials said Saturday, March 7. Los Angeles County Public Health officials were working to identify anyone who may have had close personal contact with the individual, including friends, family members or health…
Travelers on a cruise ship docked in Long Beach were blocked from disembarking on Saturday while a woman who had been aboard the ship was being tested at a local hospital for coronavirus. As the passengers remained stuck on the ship for hours, hundreds of others milled about nearby, waiting to board the Carnival Panorama…
A man riding his bike along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington beach died Friday night after colliding with a car, authorities said. The man had been riding his bike south on PCH and then crossed into the northbound lanes, Huntington Beach police said in a news release. While crossing to the other side of the…
Spread of coronavirus on Grand Princess ship raises public health alarms
