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A preteen boy remained at large today after shooting a 15-year-old girl to death Saturday in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles, the LAPD said. The shooting was reported at about 12:15 p.m. at 14114 S. Vermont Ave., according to Officer Michael Chan of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section. Police were looking for a girl between…

LAPD officers responded to the shooting where they found the victim. Gil Leyvas reports for NBC LA at 6 p.m. Saturday July 11, 2020.

Los Angeles County reported 2,916 new cases of COVID-19 and 57 more deaths Saturday, providing further evidence that the coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down this summer. The latest figures bring the county’s totals to 130,242 cases and 3,793 fatalities. Hospitalizations continue to rise as well, with more than 2,000 people currently hospitalized, 27% of them in…

Los Angeles County reported another 1,584 cases of the coronavirus Monday, bringing the county’s total to 116,570. There are currently 1,921 people hospitalized. The actual case figure is likely higher as a weekend backlog of results are processed. On Sunday, county health officials said a total of 7,232 new coronavirus cases were processed since Thursday amid an explosion in the number…

Essentially all events planned in Los Angeles County Saturday to mark the 244th anniversary of the nation’s independence have either been canceled or switched to a virtual format because of the coronavirus pandemic. Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party was billed last year as Los Angeles County’s largest July Fourth event. It has been...

It is almost impossible to get a COVID-19 test appointment right now at the dozens of public test sites run by the city and county of Los Angeles, according to a new NBC4 I-Team investigation. The lack of appointments comes at the same time new COVID-19 cases are surging in Southern California. “What is the use of telling people to...

The city and county testing sites do not have appointments available. Joel Grover and the I-Team investigated on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

Responding to continued spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday ordered a halt to indoor dining and barred other indoor activities at businesses such as wineries, museums and casinos in counties that have been on the state’s COVID-19 “watch list,” including Los Angeles and Orange. “The bottom line is, the spread of this virus continues at...

Nearly half of all California beaches earning spots on Heal the Bay’s annual Honor Roll for excellent year-round water quality are in Orange County, while Los Angeles County claimed three entries on the list, according to the environmental group report released Tuesday. According to Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay, 42 out of more than 500 beaches across the state earned…

A judge Monday approved a $5.5 million settlement of a lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County on behalf of a teenage girl who was sexually abused by a former sheriff’s detective in 2017. Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Detective Neil David Kimball, 47, of Agoura, pleaded guilty last July to child molestation charges. Kimball was sentenced last August by…

Another 20 deaths and 2,542 cases were confirmed related to COVID-19, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Sunday, as the county amended its order to require all bars, breweries, brew pubs, pubs, wineries and tasting rooms close unless they offer sit-down dine-in meals. The cumulative deaths related to the COVID-19 hit 3,305, with confirmed cases jumping to…

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all bars and nightlife to close in seven counties, including Los Angeles County, and recommended that eight other counties close their nightlife as well on Sunday due to the rising spread of coronavirus. The eight other counties included Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Newsom tweeted the message Sunday afternoon. “Californians must remain vigilant against this…

Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2020.

The Major League Baseball deadline for teams to submit their initial summer camp player pool was on Sunday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers publicly announced 51 players that would be uniting at Dodger Stadium on July 1 for the second edition of spring training. Each team’s player pool can include up to 60 players, but as Dodgers’ President of Baseball…

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the closure was due to the rising spread of coronavirus. Kim Tobin reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Sunday June 28, 2020.

Darsha Philips reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2020.

LA county residents and business owners describe what it means to dine outdoors since restaurant reopening. Kim Baldonado reports. June 26, 2020

A former Los Angeles County official who took nearly $300,000 in bribes from an electrical contractor was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison, the U.S. attorney’s office announced. Mohammad R. Tirmazi, 51, of Upland, also was ordered to pay more than $420,000 in restitution to the county and the Internal Revenue Service. Federal prosecutors said…

The coronavirus continued its rapid advance through Los Angeles County Tuesday, with health officials again announcing more than 2,000 new confirmed cases of the virus, along with 34 new deaths. The county Department of Public Health also reported another increase in the number of people hospitalized — now 1,515, which is above the recent averages of between 1,350 and 1,450,…

Los Angeles County set another record Monday for the daily number of new coronavirus cases as the public health director confirmed the area is seeing a rise in community transmission of the illness. Health officials have warned that the reopening of businesses and recreational amenities that began about a month ago — combined with mass protests against police brutality —…