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A grief-stricken Los Angeles family endured watching a loved one die due to COVID-19, but what happened in the days after the death of 72-year-old Victor Alonzo has been a nightmare.

COVID-19 is the cause of a strange and serious disease that mainly affects Latino children, and if not treated in time could be fatal.

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who stole a pickup which he drove into a bicyclist, killing him Saturday in downtown Los Angeles.

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of military Humvee stolen on Friday in the city of Bell.

An emergency field hospital opened Saturday in Lancaster to help relieve the burden at Antelope Valley Hospital, which has been overrun with the surge in countywide coronavirus patients.

A young Latina from Los Angeles is celebrating with her family and friends after passing the bar exam to become a lawyer in the United States.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore reported some alarming numbers Saturday reflecting a surge in violent crime in South Los Angeles, continuing a recent trend that had seen crime rise across the city.

Just over a year ago, as the waning seconds ticked off the clock in the Green Bay Packers 37-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, Aaron Rodgers turned to his teammate and said, “I wish we could get one of these at home.” On Saturday, Rodgers got his wish. The well-rested Packers hosted the Los…

Officers pursued the driver of a van on Southern California freeways from northern San Diego County to Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley before a CHP officer sent the vehicle into a spin in the Pacoima area.

Rep. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, has tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced Saturday. “Yesterday, I tested positive for COVID-19. I will be responsible & self-quarantine, away from my family, for the recommended time,” Correa tweeted.

Public health officials are reporting 14,669 new cases of COVID-19 and 253 deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 1,003,923 cases and 13,741 fatalities.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is about to sign a new endorsement deal with a beverage partner. According to Front Office Sports, James is expected to sign a new sponsorship deal with PepsiCo after his 18-year deal with Coca-Cola expired last September. According to the report, James is also expected to become the face of Mountain Dew and ...

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has canceled Wednesday’s scheduled City Council meeting and urged City Hall staff to work remotely amid threats of violence surrounding the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden.

The family of Karen Ruiz, a 35-year-old woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in front of her 3-year-old daughter in Pacoima, is heartbroken and outraged by the death of their relative.

A brush fire burning near Mountain Center has burned 715 acres and was 20% contained Saturday morning.

The ShakeAlertLA app familiar to some Los Angeles resident will stop issuing earthquake warnings after Dec. 31. Here’s how you can still get quake warnings.

The FDA has fast-tracked the approval of three at-home tests that promise results in as little at 15 minutes. They’ll cost $5 – $50. One requires a doctor’s prescription, but you’ll be able to buy another one straight off store shelves.

A coroner’s office inquest into the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Gardena, upheld a previous conclusion by the office that his death was a homicide, officials announced Friday.

An off-duty Chino Hills deputy and group of good Samaritans helped pull a woman from a burning car Sunday.

LeBron James had 21 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Anthony Davis added 17 points against his former team in the Los Angeles Lakers’ fifth consecutive victory, 112-95 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points, and Montrezl Harrell also had 16 for the defendin...

Dodgers star Cody Bellinger agreed to a $16.1 million, one-year contract Friday with the World Series champions that avoided salary arbitration. Los Angeles also agreed to one-year deals with shortstop Corey Seager for $13.75 million and left-hander Julio Urías for $3.6 million, but couldn’t come to terms with ace Walker Buehler or catcher Au...

As the global death toll from coronavirus surpasses 2 million, Los Angeles faces the daunting and life-or-death problem of being the nation’s largest COVID-19 hotspot. In California’s most populous county, Los Angeles is approaching the 1 million case mark, with 10 people on average testing positive every minute. County public data also reports th...

Desperation to get your hands on the COVID-19 vaccine could lead some to accept risky offers just to obtain it before it is available through the official timeline order.

Vaccination sites are opening up after COVID-19 vaccines arrived in California in December. Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties have announced details about several sites — dubbed “super PODS,” an acronym for Point of Distribution — that have opened up. Check back here as we learn of more sites opening. This will be o...

With a continued surge in COVID-19 cases that has flooded hospitals with patients and led to deaths roughly every six minutes, Los Angeles County could face more business closures in an effort to slow the virus spread, with a decision potentially coming as early as Friday. The nonprofit online publication Capital & Main, citing unnamed county s...

An evacuation order has been issued due to a brush fire that erupted Friday morning in the unincorporated Mountain Center area east of Hemet.

Dodger Stadium reopened Friday as a COVID-19 mass-vaccination center, with Mayor Eric Garcetti saying it will have the capacity to vaccinate 12,000 people a day when it is running fully.

Santa Ana winds will pick up Thursday when a fire weather warning goes into effect and continue into Friday.

Cal State Fullerton police Thursday released a surveillance photo of a jogger who allegedly attacked a student following a racially charged conflict over the victim’s face covering.

At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions.

The dinos are coming! Over 70 life-like dinosaurs are returning from extinction to invade Southern California beginning Jan. 15.

The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Trump administration of failing to protect endangered whales from being struck by ships using ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach.

A 15-year-old Simi Valley boy is believed to be the second child in LA County to die from MIS-C, the rare inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 in young people.

It is one of the few places many of us still go during the pandemic—the grocery store. But beware: the number of COVID-19 outbreaks at Southern California supermarkets continues to skyrocket.

Peter Mark Richman, a character actor who appeared in hundreds of television episodes and had recurring roles on “Three’s Company” and “Beverly Hills 90210,” has died.

Approximately 77 homes in Thousand Oaks were ordered to evacuate for their own safety after a brush fire broke out Thursday evening.

A Hollywood man pleaded guilty Thursday to unsafely operating a drone that hit a Los Angeles police helicopter and forced it to make an emergency landing.

Green Bay’s Davante Adams has caught more touchdown passes over the last five seasons than any other player. Jalen Ramsey of the Los Angeles Rams is one of the NFL’s premier cornerbacks. They finally will face each other in a game that matters Saturday when the top-seeded Packers (13-3) host the Rams (11-6) in an NFC divisional playoff game. T...

Jared Goff and Sean McVay say they had a healthy, productive disagreement last week about Goff’s readiness to return from thumb surgery. They’re in complete accord this week, however: Goff is the best choice to lead the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs. Goff will start the Rams’ postseason game at Green Bay on Saturday, while John...

Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger and his wife, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Dean Willow Bay, donated $5 million to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles in an effort to help 1,000 businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday.

In a push to bring journalism education to underrepresented groups, NBCUniversal is partnering with 17 historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and colleges with significant Latino, Asian, Black, Indigenous and tribal populations with NBCU Academy.

A pet dog was found dead late Thursday afternoon when firefighters put out a blaze in a Koreatown apartment.

A woman sued by a businessman who alleges she duped him for financial reasons into thinking he was dating a fashion model has been ordered by a judge to stay away from the woman, who said he will stop at nothing to get her back into a relationship.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected life expectancy, USC and Princeton researchers have found, according to a study published Thursday.

A man was arrested in Glendora Wednesday night in connection with the assault on the U.S. Capitol last week, marking the first arrest in Southern California related to the events in Washington D.C., law enforcement officials have confirmed to NBC News.

Orange County on Tuesday announced that it would immediately offer the vaccines to people 65 and older, acting in advance of the state’s revised guidance. Long Beach health officials announced Tuesday they will begin offering vaccines to residents 75 and older beginning Saturday, with clinics held weekly for people in that age group.

On Jan. 8, NBC4 and Telemundo52 in partnership with the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation announced the return of its annual Project Innovation grant challenge, providing eligible non-profit organizations in Southern California the opportunity to compete for $315,000 in funding through Feb. 12.

With the coronavirus pandemic leading to a drop in blood donations, officials at Cedars-Sinai Thursday urged residents to consider donating blood as an act of community service for the upcoming Martin Luther King junior Day holiday.

Disneyland Resort announced Thursday that the theme park planned to end its current annual passport program and issue “appropriate refunds” for eligible passholders.

Proclaiming his city to be free of the delays and vaccination backlogs that have plagued other jurisdictions, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia received a dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine Thursday to attest to its safety and said shots will be administered to a wide swath of the community in coming days.

Deputies Thursday chased a car occupied by a reported arson suspect from the Lakewood area to the Paramount area, where the vehicle stopped in a residential neighborhood and a standoff ensued.

A Chapman University law professor who has drawn criticism for assisting President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the presidential election result and speaking at a rally for Trump before last week’s insurrection at the Capitol agreed Wednesday to a settlement with the university to retire.

A Rancho Palos Verdes woman whose 2-year-old daughter died after being left in a car with the heater running was sentenced today to nearly 15 years in state prison.

Nearly one year after a helicopter crash in Calabasas killed Laker legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, the National Transportation Safety Board Wednesday scheduled an early February hearing to determine a probable cause of the crash.

A police pursuit of a vehicle that started in Norwalk ended in Whittier Wednesday night.

A child was injured in a shooting in La Puente Wednesday night.

One person is dead following a house fire in Long Beach late Wednesday night.

Michael Brockers’ time away from the Los Angeles Rams was tough on both the defensive tackle and his teammates and coaches, who all rely on their veteran leader for much more than his prowess on the field. So when Sean McVay heard Brockers’ trademark laughter booming through the team’s pregame breakfast room last Saturday in Seatt...

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur and Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay say their friendship and shared history shouldn’t have much of an impact on their teams’ upcoming NFC divisional playoff matchup. LaFleur was the Rams’ offensive coordinator in 2017 during the first year of McVay’s head coaching tenure after they spent four seasons as ...

Cam Akers grew up in Mississippi, and his football journey has taken him to Tallahassee and Los Angeles. So the Rams’ rookie running back hasn’t spent a whole lot of time in the type of frigid weather he’s about to experience in Green Bay, where it’s expected to be below 25 degrees at kickoff Saturday before the sun goes......

LeBron James scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-99 on Wednesday night for their franchise-record seventh straight road victory to start the season. “We just have a bunker mentality on the road — just us,” James said. “But obviously, it’s even more just us because of the restrictions, COVID, ...

District Attorney Todd Spitzer made the decisions after his office and the Sheriff’s Department jointly reviewed more than 22,000 cases that led to convictions, a statement from the DA’s office said.

California is immediately allowing residents 65 and older to get scarce coronavirus vaccines. Gov Gavin Newsom’s announcement Wednesday puts seniors in line before emergency workers, teachers, childcare providers and food and agriculture workers even as counties complain they already don’t have enough doses to go around. Health care workers a...

It’s being called Operation Independence because Orange County Health officials are determined that by the Fourth of July they will be able to vaccinate every resident who wants one.

A fifth Los Angeles Police Department employee has died of complications from COVID-19, Chief Michel Moore announced Wednesday. Sgt. Amelia “Terry” Martinez, who was assigned to the Hollenbeck Division, died Tuesday. She was 53.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to increase mask enforcement amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance laying out repercussions for people who refuse to cover their faces or confront others without wearing face coverings.

More than 10,000 people scheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointments Tuesday night as Orange County opened a vaccine shot super site at Disneyland.

Firefighters battled a fire early Wednesday morning at a building near the Venice Beach boardwalk.

Long Beach police are launching an investigation after several women reported being sexually assaulted and attacked.

Covered California’s enrollment declined three years in a row until 2020, when a new state law took effect that imposed a tax on people who don’t have health insurance. That same year, California spent millions of dollars on subsidies to help middle-income earners pay their monthly health insurance premiums — the first and only state to...

A homeless man is suing a woman who allegedly promised to bathe his service dog, Boots, in December, but never returned with the animal after taking it from the Sherman Oaks store where the plaintiff works. James Michael Nicholos brought the lawsuit Wednesday in Van Nuys Superior Court against Nicole Lawrence, alleging breach of contract, fraudulen...

It wasn’t the enormous jackpot that has been building for months, but someone is holding a Mega Millions ticket worth more than $900,000 that was sold at a Burbank liquor store.

A vessel from Mexico carrying 333 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $915,750 was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard near Huntington Beach and two Mexican nationals were taken into custody, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Tuesday.

Health officials on Tuesday also again warned businesses about the need to adhere to current operating restrictions, most notably on capacity at retail stores. According to the county, 83 citations were issued to businesses between Jan. 3-11 for infection-control violations.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has approved an investment of more than $233 million in voter-approved bond funds to conduct massive upgrades at Lincoln High School.

Mayor Robert Garcia said Tuesday that the Long Beach Convention Center will become a coronavirus vaccine distribution site, the first of several that will become available throughout the city in the coming weeks and months.

Annette Rios sat with her brother and son to talk about her mom, Fabiola Rios, who was 85 years old when she became another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I made a promise to my dad that I’d take care of Ronnie and my mom,” she said. “She was the light of our lives. She had the biggest heart. She…

The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity.

A body was found Tuesday night on the northbound 5 Freeway transition road to the eastbound 10 Freeway in Boyle Heights.

A driver was leading a chase in the Inland Empire area Tuesday afternoon.

One LAPD officer notified the department Tuesday that he was in Washington, D.C. for the events last week.

 LeBron James scored 26 points in just more than three quarters and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 117-100 rout of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. Anthony Davis added 19 points and 10 rebounds in three quarters to help the Lakers to their second straight blowout over the Rockets after a 120-102 victory Sunday night. Los Angele...

Some Southern California jurisdictions are already moving ahead with a wider availability of the vaccines. Long Beach health officials announced Tuesday they will begin offering vaccines to residents 75 and older beginning Saturday, with clinics held weekly for people in that age group. Orange County officials announced that they will immediately b...

Los Angeles police said Thursday they were investigating possible hate crimes during a rally Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles police Monday asked for the public’s help in finding two people involved in an alleged hate crime involving a Black woman that occurred in front of LA City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Relatives of a 10-year-old Lancaster boy who died after allegedly being subjected to extensive torture by his mother and her boyfriend lost a round in court today when a judge ruled they cannot seek punitive damages against a Pasadena agency that provided mental health services to the child. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams Court ...

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez will introduce a motion Tuesday to expand the city’s Emergency Renters Relief Program using additional funding approved by Congress to assist tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The death reports are staggered and sometimes takes weeks to be logged, but it’s clear now that December was the deadliest month for the county since the pandemic began, with 410 fatalities reported so far.

California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking lot into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms hospitals and sets a deadly new record in the state.

The LA unified school community is mourning the loss of two long time teachers who died after contracting COVID-19.

More than 180 adults were arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Super-Spreader Taskforce at a weekend party in Los Angeles, the department announced Monday.

On that Tuesday, Andrew Summerfield left the family’s Inglewood home like he did every day, making the short drive to the Martin Luther King Community Center at Darby park. He played basketball with friends on the court.

As of this week, according to official figures from the California Department of Health, more than a million of the COVID-19 cases in the state are Latino, and up to 12,800 have not survived, as is the case of the mother of a family who lost her battle just as she gave birth to her sixth child.