Orange County's COVID-19 Hospitalizations Keep Climbing
Orange County's COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to climb Saturday, rising to 875 -- up from 779 on Friday and 724 on Thursday, according to the latest state figures.
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Orange County's COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to climb Saturday, rising to 875 -- up from 779 on Friday and 724 on Thursday, according to the latest state figures.
For the third time in a week and second time in two days, Los Angeles County has set a record for new COVID-19 infections, reporting more than 43,000 new cases and 28 virus-related fatalities.
Scientists tracking two local mountain lion populations, one in the Santa Monica Mountains and another in the Santa Anas, have identified the first reproductive signs of inbreeding among these groups, which are cut off from breeding options by busy freeways.
Los Angeles County reported 34,448 new positive COVID-19 tests and 16 additional deaths associated with the virus Saturday, amid an accelerated surge in transmission driven by the Omicron variant.
Officials Saturday released the name of a 13-year-old girl who was killed in a high-speed crash in Norwalk that also claimed the life of her mother.
A body was found burned on top of a pallet near a freeway connector road in Long Beach Saturday morning, authorities said.
LAPD officers were involved in a pursuit with a DUI suspect on Friday evening. Two people were taken into custody.
Friends and family of Darci Hooker, the Long Beach woman who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run in December, gathered to remember her life - and to seek justice against the suspect who fled the scene.
LAFD crews extinguished a Greater Alarm status fire on Laurel Canyon Boulevard at a one-story commercial building on Friday evening.
The United States Geological Survey has a 3.5 magnitude earthquake that shook the Southland on Friday evening.
Santa Ana Police Department detectives arrested Nicholas Nunez on Friday evening for his role in a double-stabbing on Thursday evening, that resulted in one fatality.
Governor Newsom announced Friday that he was activating the National Guard to help with staffing at testing facilities.
A single-vehicle collision in San Pedro resulted in one fatality on Friday evening, when a car crashed into a residence.
The Los Angeles Lakers remain undefeated in 2022 with their victory over the Atlanta Hawks, 134-118 with four players scoring 20 or more points.
Morgan Freeman, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and others took to social media Friday to remember groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier who died at 94 years old.
