California COVID-19 benefits fraud could reach $9.8 billion

California may have paid out nearly $10 billion in phony coronavirus unemployment claims with some of that money going to organized crime in Russia, China and other countries.

Ice cream from China contaminated with coronavirus: report

Officials believe the coronavirus was able to survive in the ice cream due to the cold temperature and was likely transferred from a person who had the disease. 

Underground party busted by LASD superspreader task force

All dressed up but nowhere to go. An underground party was once again shut down in Los Angeles County.

Dodger Stadium transforms into COVID-19 vaccination site

Dodger Stadium reopened Friday as a COVID-19 mass-vaccination center, with Mayor Eric Garcetti saying it will have the capacity to vaccinate 12,000 people a day when it is running fully.

Business owners relieved after no new restrictions in LA County

Although coronavirus cases continue to be worrisome, Los Angeles County Public Health did not issue new restrictions on Friday.

Woman's kidney transplant surgery delayed due to COVID-19 surge

Laura Walker, 35, of Temecula, always knew her kidneys were compromised, but it wasn’t until the end of 2019 that this mother of two and wife of a Marine ended up in the hospital, diagnosed with kidney disease.

Woman's kidney transplant surgery delayed due to COVID-19 surge
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When the coronavirus surge hit in November, Laura was told her transplant surgery would be delayed indefinitely because it?s an elective surgery.

More than 2 million people dead globally from COVID-19

The number of dead from the virus is about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna.

CDC warns UK coronavirus strain may become dominant in US, COVID-19 death toll could reach 477K by February

More than 470,000 Americans could die from COVID-19 by early February, while a new and far more infectious strain of coronavirus could dominate in the country by March, the CDC warned.

More COVID-19 restrictions possible in Los Angeles County

With a continued surge in COVID-19 cases that has flooded hospitals with patients and led to deaths roughly every six minutes, Los Angeles County officials were continuing today to weigh possible new business restrictions in hopes of slowing spread of the virus.

Long Beach expands COVID-19 vaccine access

The city of Long Beach announced that it is expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine to grocery store workers, seniors, and teachers in phases beginning this weekend.

Long Beach rolls out Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine plan

With its own health care department, Mayor Robert Garcia says they’re able to use guidance from the state and make decisions more quickly.

Attorneys urge California to move incarcerated to front of vaccination line

There have been about a dozen bigger outbreaks in the last month, accounting for about a third of the 167 inmate coronavirus deaths. Corrections officials said active cases peaked Dec. 20 at 10,721 systemwide.