The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is closing gun stores Thursday in unincorporated areas of the county and the 42 cities where it provides law enforcement, after suspending efforts earlier this week following the county counsel’s office declaring gun stores essential businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak. “We’re going to shut down gun sales and ammunition sales outside of law...

The sheriff department’s announcement comes after some back-and-forth on whether gun stores would be deemed essential. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020.

More than 1,200 people experiencing homelessness in California will likely die due to the coronavirus, according to research released Wednesday. That number is a large chunk of the total of 3,400 homeless people expected to die from COVID-19 across the United States, said the study’s authors, which included researchers from UCLA, Boston University and the University of Pennsylvania. The report…

As people heed stay-at-home orders issued in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the number of crimes committed in Los Angeles County has declined, officials said Wednesday. “We took a pulse of the overall county crime numbers yesterday, and it was for violent crimes…a 10% drop and for overall crime throughout the county it was a 6%…

Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

Los Angeles County has released approximately 1,700 inmates to lessen the inmate population during the COVID-19 crisis, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Tuesday. With these releases, the county’s jail population was lowered by about 10%, according to Villanueva. The update comes after the first California State Prison inmate tested positive for the coronavirus in Lancaster on Sunday. He has been in isolation...

After too many people failed at social distancing over the weekend, Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation trails are being shut down, LA County Supervisor Katheryn Barger announced Monday. Barger said the action was being taken due to “overcrowding this weekend.” Crowds were visible at beaches and on hiking trails throughout Southern California, with many people failing to practice social…

One day after Los Angeles County officials issued a stronger stay-at-home order that prohibits all public and private gatherings, the public was being urged to follow social distancing guidelines when enjoying the outdoors, as large crowds were seen at Southland beaches and hiking trails during California’s first weekend under the governor’s shutdown order to slow the spread of COVID-19....

A Culver City resident who was over the age of 65 became the fifth person to die of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, public health officials said Sunday. The total number of cases in the county also rose to 409, the Department of Public Health said. Over a 48-hour period, there were 132 new confirmed cases in…

The coronavirus pandemic appears to be spreading and growing deadlier in Los Angeles County, with public health officials announcing two more deaths and 59 new cases Saturday. The two deaths both occurred in people over the age of 65 with underlying health conditions, the Department of Public Health said in a statement. As a result, the death toll related to…

Gov. Gavin Newsom urged people today to take social precautions, but some people continue to gather. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 21, 2020. 

A man in the hospital, his family and loved ones are feeling the ripple effects of coronavirus. You can donate to their GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ceviche-project-staff-relief-fund. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday Mar. 19, 2020. 

Family members of the first and only person in Los Angeles County known to have died due to coronavirus are sharing their heartbreak and frustration. They lost their aunt, but the family said even her husband, who administered CPR to try to save his beloved wife, struggled to find a test for the virus that has killed more than 10,000…

Patricia Matias says she thought it was strange that her boyfriend was throwing up in the restroom at 2 a.m. He had been feeling sick and having migraines for weeks, and when she went to go check on him, she found him on the floor. Jose Figueroa, 25, was rushed to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center on Tuesday. He was…

The Los Angeles County Office of Education announced Thursday it has secured a $250,000 donation from the Ballmer Group to support local school districts and families struggling with the coronavirus emergency. “LACOE has been dedicated to assisting our districts through this crisis, working with philanthropic organizations to help schools get the support they need to meet this unprecedented challenge,” said Superintendent...

Family members of a the first woman killed by the coronavirus in LA County can’t get tests. Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The LASD is considering how the virus will affect the arraignment and court system. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis Wednesday announced the start of the county’s first campaign devoted to supporting the Latino community’s foster children and connecting them with loving families through the program Juntos con los Ninos, which in Spanish means “Together with the Children.” “Families that primarily speak Spanish are a valuable resource for children in our foster care...

Sending mail ballots to all voters was posed as a possible solution, but others said that tactic had issues of its own. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

A white former United Parcel Service employee deserves more than $12 million in damages after he was wrongfully fired in 2017 to appease a Latino employee, his attorney told a jury Tuesday. Lawyer J. Bernard Alexander, on behalf of plaintiff Mason McConn, said during his closing argument in the trial of his client’s Los Angeles Superior Court case that UPS…