California governor expects $7 billion in virus spending

The news came Thursday as state lawmakers held their first oversight hearing of the more than $2 billion Newsom has already spent, questioning administration officials about a nearly $1 billion contract with a Chinese-owned company to provide up to 200 million masks per month.

American Flag projected onto Matterhorn in Swiss Alps in show of coronavirus solidarity

A projection of the Stars and Stripes lit up the face of the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps in a show of solidarity with the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday night.

Animal rescue group helps pet owners affected by pandemic

A local woman who runs a pet rescue in Thousand Oaks is helping people and animals impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Los Angeles airport businesses receive relaxed time frame to pay rent

Airlines, car rental companies and concession businesses will have a bit of leeway for paying rent at Los Angeles airports due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced Thursday.

Riverside County’s early mandate proving to flatten curve

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are handing out voluntary compliance pamphlets, letting residents know they need to wear a mask when out on essential errands and they have the authority to ticket or arrest anyone who violates the order but they haven’t needed to.

‘She didn’t have a mask’: Husband believes Florida ICU nurse found dead in home had COVID-19

The husband of a Florida nurse who recently died of what he believes were complications of COVID-19 says his wife did not have the proper safety equipment while dealing with sick patients. 

Company looking to pay 5 people $1,000 to binge-watch every Harry Potter movie

Self-isolation under a pandemic may be the perfect opportunity to binge-watch your favorite movies, and one company is willing to pay you to do it. 

Laguna Hills sues to stop the housing of COVID-19 affected homeless people in local hotel

An Orange County Superior Court judge has stopped short of granting Laguna Hills' request for a temporary restraining order to block the county's plan to house transients infected with COVID-19 at the Laguna Hills Inn.

A look at the Wuhan laboratory at the center of China's coronavirus controversy

The mystery surrounding a top-secret Chinese laboratory at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has been growing in recent days as speculation about what goes on behind its closed doors swirls.

Friends and family celebrate couple’s wedding from their cars in drive-thru ceremony amid pandemic

One Utah couple wasn’t going to have the wedding they dreamed of because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but that wasn’t going to stop them from celebrating the happiest days of their lives. 

Essential food workers getting 2 weeks of paid leave

Newsom called out those who pick, serve and deliver food for doing such essential work during this time, and he credited the Latino Caucus for bringing the matter to his attention. 

18 bodies found piled up in nursing home; NJ investigating

More than a dozen bodies were discovered jammed into a nursing home morgue in Andover, New Jersey, during the coronavirus pandemic.

Six COVID-19 deaths reported in two days in Orange County as coronavirus cases continue to rise

Three more COVID-19 deaths were reported by health officials Thursday, making it six dead from the disease in two days in Orange County, and upping the total death toll here to 25.