7 California counties get approval to more quickly reopen

Gov. Gavin Newsom moved to further ease the coronavirus choke-hold on California’s economy Tuesday by allowing more businesses to reopen and following through on his promise to swiftly approve requests from counties to move ahead more quickly if they have been minimally harmed by the pandemic.

LA County will likely keep some stay-at-home restrictions in place through July

Los Angeles County's stay-at-home order will likely be extended until the end of July, unless county health officials see "dramatic change in this virus or in the tools" available to fight COVID-19, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the county's top public health official, told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Olvera Street merchants want help from city of LA

Olvera Street is known as the "Birthplace of Los Angeles," but merchants are fearful they won't be able to save the businesses there because of the pandemic.

Family turns home into aquarium for grandma with dementia

“I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it and it’s so beautiful,” Hendrika van Genderen said in a video featuring the homemade aquarium.

How to keep kids safe online during quarantine
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Kids are now spending so much more time online during quarantine? So how do we talk to them about things that can go wrong online? Family therapist and single mom Edit Alaverdyan has suggestions on how to keep your kids safe online during quarantine.

California healthcare workers to be honored with fighter jet flyovers

The famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will be honoring frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with flights over Southern California on May 15.

Video shows how quickly COVID-19 can spread in buffet-style restaurant setting

An experiment filmed by Japan’s public broadcasting organization NHK shows how easy it is for a virus like COVID-19 to spread on a cruise ship or in buffet-style restaurant.

FOX 11 Investigates: Dentists' struggle for PPE during COVID-19 crisis

'Personal Protective Equipment' or PPE is already a part of a dentist’s wardrobe with the mask, the gloves, and eye protection.    

LA Sheriff to close down two stations amidst $400 million budget deficit

UPDATE 5/12: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to direct Sheriff Alex Villanueva to immediately cease his plans to close the Altadena and Marina del Rey stations.

Fauci warns of 'suffering and death' if US reopens too soon

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will bring “needless suffering and death.”