New York joins California in asking residents to stay home to contain COVID-19
New York state moved to join California on Friday in ordering nearly all residents to stay in their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught of patients that has caused southern Europe to buckle.
Governor Newsom issues statewide order for people to stay at home amid virus outbreak
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the state’s 40 million residents to stay at home, restricting non-essential movements to control the spread of the coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state’s medical system.
LA County officials announce new ‘Safer at Home’ order
Los Angeles County officials have issued a “Safer At Home'' order, calling on people to remain at home as much as possible in response to the coronavirus.
California governor calls for closure of all bars and wineries
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for the temporary closure of all bars and wineries throughout the state. As well as suggested home isolation of everyone 65 and older due to the coronavirus.
Coronavirus outbreak cuts short cruise from San Francisco to Mexico after passenger dies
Officials confirmed on Wednesday that a previous passenger who was exposed to the virus on a Grand Princess cruise ship has died.
Homeowner uses motion-activated sprinkler with 'impressive amount of pressure' to thwart thieves
A California homeowner set up a motion-activated sprinkler to deter potential thieves in her neighborhood.
Hearse stolen outside Pasadena church with woman's corpse inside crashes on 110 Freeway
A hearse that was stolen outside a Pasadena church with a woman's corpse inside was involved in a short pursuit before it crashed on the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles Thursday morning, officials said.
Officials working to ID health care workers exposed to Solano Co. coronavirus patient
Health officials are working to identify health care workers who came into contact with a coronavirus patient from Solano County now being treated at UC Davis Medical Center.
California library fire that killed 2 firefighters leads to arrest of 2 teens on arson, manslaughter charges
Two 13-year-olds were arrested Wednesday, accused of starting a fire in a California public library that resulted in the death of two firefighters.
Daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes dies after rocket crash near Barstow
A well-known daredevil has died while conducting a rocket launch near Barstow.
Large bear spotted roaming in Monrovia second day in a row
A large bear was spotted early Friday morning in Monrovia, only a day after a bear was reported roaming around the nearby campus of Mayflower Elementary School.
Officials: California inmate who killed 2 convicted child molesters says he warned prison counselor he would it
A California prison inmate confessed in a letter that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars just hours after his urgent warning to a counselor that he might become violent was ignored, a newspaper chain reported Thursday.
20-year-old rapper Pop Smoke gunned down at Hollywood Hills home connected to reality star
New York rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed Wednesday morning during a home invasion at a Hollywood Hills home, officials said.
Drew Carey's ex-fiancée Amie Harwick murdered, ex-boyfriend arrested, police say
Dr. Amie Harwick, the ex-fiancée of comic and "The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey, was found dead in a Hollywood Hills neighborhood, and an ex-boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of murder, police told multiple news outlets Sunday.
California man free after DNA site leads to new arrest in murder
A man who spent about 15 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in the slaying of his housemate has been exonerated after authorities used extended DNA links developed through publicly available genealogical websites to build a family tree that led to the arrest of a new suspect.
Officials: 3 die in California after illegally crossing border
Three women died and two other people were detained after federal agents were called to rescue a group who had crossed the border from Mexico illegally and got lost in frigid weather near a Southern California mountain, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said.
Brad Pitt wins first acting Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards
Brad Pitt won his first acting Oscar, Laura Dern collected best supporting actress and Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" has already made history at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Robert Conrad, star of "The Wild, Wild West," dies at 84
Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series "Hawaiian Eye" and "The Wild, Wild West," has died. He was 84.
Orson Bean, 91, actor and game-show panelist, struck and killed by vehicle in LA: reports
Orson Bean, a veteran actor known in the 1950s and 1960s for appearances on “The Twilight Zone” and other shows, then later as a panelist on TV game shows such as “To Tell the Truth,” died Friday night in Los Angeles, according to reports.
Staples Center to host public memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, 7 other helicopter crash victims
A public memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, along with the seven other victims who died in a helicopter crash on a mountainside in Calabasas, will be held at Staples Center on Feb. 24.