Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The state has lifted its COVID-19 indoor mask-wearing requirement for vaccinated people, effective Feb. 16, but Los Angeles County […]
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County mask mandate to remain despite state action
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The state will lift its COVID-19 indoor mask-wearing requirement for vaccinated people next week, but the move won’t have […]
COVID myths still ravaging L.A.’s Black community
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Black and Latino communities have been the most impacted during the two years that COVID-19 has […]
COVID hospital numbers drop for eighth consecutive day
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell for the eighth consecutive day Feb. 1, while […]
Supervisor calls for reexamining mask mandates
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — One day after Mayor Eric Garcetti and Gov. Gavin Newsom were caught posing for mask-less photos inside SoFi Stadium, […]
South L.A. boarding school seeking students for August opening
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A boarding school that will open at the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Vermont Avenue in […]
Daily COVID numbers trending downward, official says
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Local COVID-19 daily case numbers and the testing-positivity rate are trending downward, indicating Los Angeles County appears to have […]
Cosmetologist goes mobile to keep cutting hair during COVID
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The COVID pandemic has forced many business owners to generate ways of staying afloat and some […]
County expands COVID testing as surge continues
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continues to rise, reaching a level Jan. 17 nearly […]
Head of Black Business Association is stepping down
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer After almost five decades leading the Black Business Association, Earl “Skip” Cooper II quietly retired as its president and CEO […]