How L.A. County became coronavirus epicenter: Slower shutdown, density, poverty among theories
Theories abound as to why L.A. County has the bulk of the state’s confirmed coronavirus cases, but a clear explanation has been elusive.
Theories abound as to why L.A. County has the bulk of the state’s confirmed coronavirus cases, but a clear explanation has been elusive.
Many Southern California parks, beaches and trails will be open over Memorial Day weekend, but social distancing is being urged amid the coronavirus.
A fire broke out before dawn on San Francisco’s Pier 45 and tore through a warehouse, causing its walls to collapse, but a historic ship was saved.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Friday night 54 miles from Clovis, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday afternoon in Palm Desert for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. Leaf, 44, was arrested about 2 p.m. on Grapevine Street in Palm Desert, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The exact location was not released. Leaf was booked for domestic battery and held at the Larry…
A 44-year-old Santa Ana man walked into a La Mirada bank on Friday and slipped the teller a note that said he intended to rob the bank. But also on the note, the man made an odd request: he demanded fake money. The teller walked straight to the back of the bank, rang a silent…
Two women and two children were injured when a vehicle crashed into a chicken restaurant in Anaheim on Friday afternoon, police said. At 1 p.m., officers responded to the crash at a shopping center on Lincoln Avenue near Empire Street, said Anaheim Sgt. Shane Carringer. The vehicle did not strike anyone but hit a glass…
A former Hollywood executive was arrested on suspicion of pocketing coronavirus relief funds for personal expenses after he received more than $1.7 million in loans that he falsely claimed would go toward business operations, federal prosecutors said Friday. William Sadleir, 66, of Beverly Hills, was fired from Aviron Pictures late last year but claimed he…
A Covina man who authorities say crashed a stolen plane into a fence after landing at Fullerton Airport earlier this week was charged Friday, May 22, with felony counts of grand theft and taking and operating an aircraft. Christian Estoque, 32, was found shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, by police after landing a…
Sunny skies and warm temperatures will greet Southern Californians for most of the holiday weekend, with temperatures climbing gradually into Memorial Day and beyond. Overhead clouds may visit coastal areas in Los Angeles and Orange counties but should burn off by late mornings on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, forecasters said. High temperatures…