Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — County health officials marked a significant milestone Dec. 14, announcing that more than 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine […]
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Supervisors declare local emergency over Carson odor
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency Nov. 2 as residents of the Carson area continue to endure […]
City to host youth Halloween carnival Oct. 23
Independent Staff Report WEST HOLLYWOOD — The city will host its annual free youth Halloween carnival from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 on the […]
County sees drop in COVID cases in health care workers
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Southland hospitals continued to see drops in the number of COVID-positive patients Sept. 7, while infections among health care […]
Official says COVID surge will continue through September
Wave Wire Service LOS ANGELES — Saying the area is enduring an “explosion” of COVID-19 infections, Los Angeles County’s public health director warned Aug. 7 […]
Sewage spill notification was late due to ‘multiple failures’
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The failure to more quickly notify the public of a 17-million-gallon sewage spill that ultimately closed beaches from El […]
Delta variant continues to spark increase in COVID cases
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 hospitalization numbers and testing positivity rate continued their steady climbs, as the county marked its […]
New coronavirus cases top 1,000 mark for four straight days
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — For the fourth day in a row, the number of new COVID-19 infections reported in Los Angeles County topped […]
Local McDonald’s offering COVID-19 vaccination clinics
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer Local McDonald’s operators are offering popup COVID-19 vaccination clinics through July 30. With more than 70 owner-operators volunteering their locations for […]
New COVID strain concerns county health officials
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Breaking from current guidance allowing residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to shed their face masks in most […]