UConn students party during coronavirus pandemic, get kicked out of dorms

Several University of Connecticut students were kicked out of their dorm rooms this week after videos on social media showed them at a crowded party with no masks and even less social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Garcetti authorizes shut down of utility services at party house in Hollywood Hills

Mayor Eric Garcetti has authorized the shutoff of utilities at a home in the Hollywood Hills where several large parties were held in violation of the city's COVID-19 social distancing orders.

Sun Valley church pastor: 'We spread the word, not the virus'

Those words from Grace  Community Church’s Pastor John MacArthur, who joined FOX 11 for a rare sit-down interview to talk about his defiance of Governor Newsom’s orders and the LA County Health Department's guidelines not allowing in-person services in churches.

LA County seeks penalties vs. Sun Valley church over indoor services

Los Angeles County is asking a judge to impose penalties against a Sun Valley church that county health officials maintain has repeatedly violated public health and court orders needed to slow the spread of COVID-19.  

Orange County reports 295 new COVID-19 cases; 18 additional deaths

The Orange County Health Care Agency Wednesday announced 18 COVID-19 fatalities, hiking the region's death toll to 833, along with 295 newly diagnosed infections that raise the cumulative caseload to 44,507.

Another 61 Los Angeles County residents die from coronavirus

While reporting some general progress in addressing racial disparities in the impact of the coronavirus, another five dozen deaths from COVID-19 were announced in Los Angeles County Wednesday.

Coffee may protect your liver, new research suggests

"Consuming more than 2 cups of coffee per day may save hundreds of thousands of liver‐related deaths a year," the researchers said.

California health officials brace for mix of COVID, flu cases in upcoming months

Health officials in California are concerned about the confluence of the coronavirus and flu in the upcoming months, noting a substantial decline in child vaccination rates since the pandemic.

3 party home addresses sent to Los Angeles mayor's office for possible utility shut-off

Addresses of at least three homes that allegedly were the site of parties during the coronavirus pandemic were forwarded to Mayor Eric Garcetti's office to be considered for utility shut-offs, it was reported Tuesday.

Los Angeles County reports another 64 coronavirus deaths

Los Angeles County reported another 64 deaths due to the coronavirus Wednesday, but a lack of results from a large lab resulted in an unusually low number of 1,003 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.

FDA medical supply shortage list includes respirators, gloves, testing swabs

The FDA released a medical supply shortage list on the agency’s website, and the list features critical supplies in the fight against COVID-19, including testing swabs, certain respirators and hospital gowns.

Full-time working parents invest in learning pod as children begin kindergarten in virus era

A group of Southern California parents who work full-time is shelling out $1,400 a month to give their children as "normal" of a learning environment as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

L.A. councilman seeks federal assistance forgiving residents' COVID-19 debt

Councilman David Ryu introduced a motion Tuesday to create a program to forgive residents' rent and utility debt caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by seeking federal assistance.