LA County Has Given Out 51% Of COVID Vaccines Received So Far
Los Angeles County has administered about 51 percent of the coronavirus vaccines it has received so far, with more doses expected to come this week, health officials announced.
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Los Angeles County has administered about 51 percent of the coronavirus vaccines it has received so far, with more doses expected to come this week, health officials announced.
The continued rise in cases and deaths comes as the county's largest COVID-19 vaccine super site closed due to a Santa Ana wind event, leaving seniors like Monte Taylor out in the cold.
A group of nurses held a public demonstration demanding a hospital set to close for an unknown amount of time stay open in Los Angeles during a surge in COVID-19 cases that is overwhelming the local healthcare system.
Long Beach officials opened a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination center Tuesday at the city's convention center, allowing the city to expand the shots to grocery workers and other food handlers.
Three felons convicted of violent crimes, including murder, were charged Tuesday with ripping off the state for unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gina Bisignano was taken into custody by FBI agents in Beverly Hills Tuesday morning.
Funeral services were pending Tuesday for Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton who became known as one of the game's most durable starters during his time with the Dodgers.
A judge rejected a bid Tuesday by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to dismiss special circumstance allegations that could result in a life prison term without the possibility of parole for a woman charged, with her reported lover, in the stabbing death of her husband, a prominent hairdresser, at his Woodland Hills home four years ago.
A wind-driven brush fire was burning Tuesday near the westbound 10 Freeway in the San Dimas area.
The California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section has officially canceled Fall sports playoffs and championships for cross-country, football, girls volleyball and water polo due to the ongoing pandemic.
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez sent a letter Tuesday, urging all of the city's departments to work remotely on Jan. 20 to ensure their safety.
If the condor -- whose gender has not yet been determined -- is a male, it will be named Cal. If female, the condor will be known as Cali. For now, the condor is known as LA1720.
A fundraising campaign has been started to keep the doors open at Casey's Tavern in an attempt to "help keep jazz in Canoga Park alive."
As of 10 a.m., the largest outages were in Ventura County. More than 7,000 in Thousand Oaks and 2,000 in Simi Valley had their power shut off as a precaution.
The fire was between 3 and 4 acres in size, but appeared to be confined to the Santa Clara River bottom.
