Southern California

A coronavirus outbreak has spread across the globe and throughout Southern California. Below, you’ll find county-by-county updates on the latest cases that have been confirmed by health departments in Southern California. Note that significant increases in the number of cases may be partially due to a increase in the availability of COVID-19 tests. Los Angeles County The number of...

The family of a 13-year-old says he complained to an administrator that he was being bullied at his Southern California middle school days before the assault that was caught on cellphone video that killed him.

It’s that time of year again: it’s time for barbecuing, basking in the sun, and of course, fending off annoying bites from mosquitoes. What’s worse, in Southern California, is the presence of an aggressive ankle-biter mosquito that will bite multiple times, and doesn’t wait for dusk — they’ll attack right in the middle of the day, or even inside your...

Garden Grove police said recently released sex offender Cary Jay Smith left that city Tuesday after being met with protests by residents, adding that local authorities “are continuing to monitor him” and will notify the public if he returns. Smith has bounced around the Southland for the past week after being met with repeated protests by residents during brief stays…

The numbers are going in the wrong direction. Hospitalizations, ICU’s and the positivity rate are up across the state. Patients from Southern California and San Quentin are being sent here, so what does it mean for Bay Area hospitals? Janelle Wang spoke to Chair of UCSF’s Department of Medicine Dr. Bob Wachter for his take.

A Southern California man who grew up as the only Black child in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood fell so deeply in love with Mexican music and culture that, today, he’s made a name for himself in the mariachi world.

Los Angeles County’s first West Nile virus positive mosquito sample of the season was reported Monday, while vector control in Palm Desert also reported mosquito samples testing positive for WNV and St. Louis Encephalitis. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District said the mosquitoes were collected from a trap in Hacienda Heights, where populations of adult mosquitoes and tests groups...

The criminal case against a Mexican megachurch leader on charges of child rape and human trafficking was dismissed Tuesday by a California appeals court on procedural grounds.

The Guide Dogs of America’s Canine Development Department held a mock airport simulation to train puppies on helping their visually impaired human companions through their flights.

Hundreds of goats trotted out of a truck Tuesday and bounded into the hillside surrounding the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to do what they do best — eat.