Flip-flops in January? High temperatures meet strong winds in SoCal, sparking fire warnings
Santa Ana winds are expected to pick up force Thursday amid near-record temperatures, creating fire risks.
<div>Renie Bardeau, photographer who captured Disneyland’s early evolution, dies</div>
Bardeau, credited with documenting Disneyland’s every nook and cranny for nearly four decades, had contracted COVID-19.
<div>Don’t expect fast rollout of COVID-19 vaccine for elderly as California faces logistical woes</div>
California’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has already been slowed by supply shortages and logistical woes.
1 in 3 L.A. County residents have been infected by coronavirus, new estimate shows
A ‘tragic, upsetting and frankly overwhelming’ situation unfolds as COVID-19 deaths soar in L.A. County.
LAPD sergeant dies of COVID-19 as virus rages through department
A 53-year-old sergeant has died from complications related to COVID-19 — the second such death in a week for the Los Angeles Police Department.
2 inmates who escaped from Merced County jail arrested in San Diego County
Six men escaped shortly before midnight Sunday using a homemade rope to scale the side of the building. Three are still at large, officials said.
How close is California to bending the coronavirus curve?
The state has seen morgues filled, hospitals overwhelmed and oxygen in short supply. That is beginning to change, but it’s far from clear whether California is fully rebounding.
<div>What’s open and closed in SoCal under state’s latest COVID rules</div>
Santa Monica Pier will close on weekends. Boat service to Channel Islands National Park has been suspended.
<div>A deputy testified falsely. Was he lying or just ‘sloppy’?</div>
After an L.A. County sheriff’s deputy testified falsely, an investigation cleared him of lying. His case highlights a trend under Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
<div>Column: His business is body bags. Thanks to COVID-19, it’s booming</div>
Salam International is in the business of death. For the last 12 months, body bags have made life hectic for the Laguna Hills supplier. COVID-19 has been “good for our business, but it’s not good for the community,” owner Abdul Salam said. “Record earnings, yes, but the emotional toll is more.”