OC Could Move To Orange Tier By Mid-October If Trends Continue
Orange County officials Thursday reported seven coronavirus-related deaths along with 158 newly confirmed cases.
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Orange County officials Thursday reported seven coronavirus-related deaths along with 158 newly confirmed cases.
Irvine Unified confirmed that one student each at Woodbridge High and College Park Elementary tested positive for coronavirus, and are under quarantine.
Working Wardrobes, a nonprofit organization that assists the unemployed, opened its new success center in Santa Ana Wednesday after being forced out of its Irvine facility earlier this year due to a February fire.
Orange County officials Wednesday reported 19 coronavirus-related deaths along with 194 newly confirmed cases.
Orange County did not make it out of the red tier of the state's COVID-19 monitoring system on Tuesday, but officials said that the county's numbers continue to trend in the right direction.
The reporting of fewer than 200 new cases was a good sign as the county continues to eye the case rate in hopes to move up from the red tier to the less restrictive orange tier.
At one point, counter-protesters crossed the six-lane highway and confronted the Black Lives Matter group, which is when things took a violent turn.
NMUSD said in a statement that the district is implementing several layers of health and safety procedures to keep faculty, staff and students safe.
Officials were hoping that trends would improve enough to boost the county into the state's orange tier by Tuesday, when they post their new rates of positivity and cases per 100,000 people.
Officials say the county's COVID-19 numbers are improving enough to move up to the orange tier of the state's monitoring list within a week.
Nine schools in Los Angeles County and five in Orange County were named National Blue Ribbon Schools Thursday.
Orange County reported 156 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 52,538. The county also reported 26 additional coronavirus-related fatalities, increasing the death toll to 1,176.
Orange County reported 22 additional coronavirus deaths and 181 new cases Tuesday as county officials anticipated an upgrade to the less restrictive orange tier of the state's monitoring system.
Orange County reported an additional 138 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 52,201.
The driver, who police said maintained legal speeds at first, did not pull over and led police on a pursuit through the downtown Huntington Beach area before accelerating to more than 100 miles per hour.
Hospitalizations in Orange County are also down and is currently at 194 patients. Of those, 65 are in the intensive care unit.
One more person has been hospitalized since Friday, increasing the hospitalization count to 202. The number of ICU patients also rose from 64 to 65.
According to the sheriff's department, an Asian man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Orange County reported an additional eight coronavirus-related fatalities on Friday, bringing the death toll to 1,123.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 16.1% in August, down from 17.9% in July, according to figures released Friday by the Employment Development Department.
Orange County reported another four coronavirus-related fatalities on Thursday, raising the death toll to 1,115.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said that the state will "soon" announce guidelines for theme parks to begin reopening.
The illustrator said she wanted to convey that Hispanic heritage is American heritage.
All Orange County schools will be allowed to reopen for in-class instruction next Tuesday, Orange County health chief Director Dr. Clayton Chau told the county's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
Officials in Orange County are calling on Sacramento for guidance on preparing to reopen Disneyland and other theme parks as the number of coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline.
Erik and Lyle Menendez face separate California parole board hearings this week after spending decades in prison for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
The bridge shut down in 2020. It was demolished, and the two-year rebuild started in 2023. While it's a quarter mile long, the detour to bypass it can be more than three miles long.
Crowley seeks more than $25,000 in damages for emotional distress, according to the claim.
Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and students gathered outside of the district's headquarters on Tuesday to rally in support of a high school student who is currently in the custody of federal immigration agents.
Temperatures are expected to reach triple digits in parts of the Inland Empire on Wednesday, parts of L.A. and Orange counties by Thursday
Crowley seeks more than $25,000 in damages for emotional distress, according to the claim.
Erik and Lyle Menendez face separate California parole board hearings this week after spending decades in prison for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
The bridge shut down in 2020. It was demolished, and the two-year rebuild started in 2023. While it's a quarter mile long, the detour to bypass it can be more than three miles long.
Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and students gathered outside of the district's headquarters on Tuesday to rally in support of a high school student who is currently in the custody of federal immigration agents.
Temperatures are expected to reach triple digits in parts of the Inland Empire on Wednesday, parts of L.A. and Orange counties by Thursday
Erik and Lyle Menendez face separate California parole board hearings this week after spending decades in prison for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
The bridge shut down in 2020. It was demolished, and the two-year rebuild started in 2023. While it's a quarter mile long, the detour to bypass it can be more than three miles long.
Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and students gathered outside of the district's headquarters on Tuesday to rally in support of a high school student who is currently in the custody of federal immigration agents.
One person was seen being airflited from the scene in an LAFD helicopter.
A Sig Alert was issued for the 215 Freeway between the 60 Freeway and Eastridge Ave/Eucalyptus Ave.
Firefighters and first responders are taking proactive steps as sweltering heat descends on Southern California this week, hoping to have an advantage due to elevated fire danger.
Anaheim police have released images of a car they believe was involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in early August as they continue searching for the suspect.
Police fatally shot a woman in South Gate on Monday afternoon, hours after she was allegedly involved in a shooting at a Huntington Beach business that left a man hospitalized.
A KCAL News Next Weather Alert has been declared for much of Southern California because of a late-summer heat wave. It will go into effect on Wednesday and last through Saturday.
The shooting was reported at Skylab Road and Springdale Street around 7:15 a.m. Aerial footage showed investigators responding to an outdoor area of a California Closets building.
Firefighters and first responders are taking proactive steps as sweltering heat descends on Southern California this week, hoping to have an advantage due to elevated fire danger.
As the search for missing seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro continues in San Bernardino County, with some fingers pointing towards his parents, the family's attorney is speaking out to shoot down speculation that they stopped cooperating with detectives.
Dozens of people gathered outside of the San Bernardino Police Department on Monday to denounce officers seen during an immigration operation over the weekend, which was
Mother Rebecca Haro said someone attacked her and kidnapped her baby, Emmanuel Haro last Thursday.
A KCAL News Next Weather Alert has been declared for much of Southern California because of a late-summer heat wave. It will go into effect on Wednesday and last through Saturday.
New data shows a dramatic increase in immigration arrests in our area. As Senior Reporter Ross Palombo found, we can now see exactly where these detainees are going.
Residents in the Rancho Palos Verdes have been living in fear that one day their homes might slide down the edge of the slope. Just when they thought they were going to be receiving funds to help, it got ripped away. Jeff Nguyen reports
Ross Palombo breaks down the latest numbers from ICE.
KCAL News reporter Ross Palombo reviews the charging documents, which outline the suspect's criminal history.
Senior Investigative Reporter Ross Palombo checks into the safety record of the LA County Sheriff's training facility following a deadly explosion that killed three deputies.
Jo Adell hit a three-run homer in the first inning and kicked off a six-run tenth with an RBI single as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Athletics to avoid a three-game sweep.
The shark attack happened near Big Grand Cay on the island of Abaco, Bahamas, on Sunday, police said.
Luis Morales struck out five in his second career start, Brent Rooker and Colby Thomas hit home runs, and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2.
Lionel Messi made a triumphant return from injury, leading Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over the LA Galaxy.
Ryan Wardwell of California planned to rappel down waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on Sunday, officials said.
Republican state legislators have filed an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court to put a Democratic-led mid-decade redistricting effort on hold.
Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California's dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.
President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a rare meeting Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
As Texas hurtles toward a flashpoint on a GOP effort to redraw congressional districts, California Democrats are answering with a plan of their own.
The trial over President Trump's deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this summer reached its third and final day Wednesday.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" where bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
A proposal brought on by Northern California lawmaker is seeking to improve the process of cleaning up abandoned shopping carts in the state, which are often a source of blight on streets and waterways.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
Head Colorado Buffaloes football Coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders revealed his bladder cancer diagnosis for the first time on Monday morning.
Health officials at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital say that they have noticed a spike in pediatric cases of Valley Fever in recent months.
The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
Dr. Timothy Johnson says that by cutting more than $1.8 billion in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Trump administration risks destroying America's medical research infrastructure and prompting a "brain drain" of scientists to other countries.
Some of the free supplies being provided include at-home COVID-19 test kits, condoms, fentanyl test strips and naloxone.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a pause to the enrollment of more low-income immigrants without legal status for state-funded health care benefits in 2026 as California faces a steep budget deficit.
California is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
At an Oakland hearing Tuesday, attorneys for State Farm Insurance made their case for an emergency rate hike that could impact insurance rates for millions of Californians.
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" where bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
Hunter Greene had 12 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings, Noelvi Marte homered, doubled and drove in two runs, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 44th home run and Alex Call matched a career high with four hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4.
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.
Gavin Lux hit an early two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds used three leadoff triples to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1.
Warming Bernabel hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning as the Colorado Rockies rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Monday night.
The Oscar-nominated actor famously played arch-villain General Zod in "Superman" and "Superman II."
Playboy will move its global headquarters from Los Angeles to Miami Beach and open a new club with a restaurant and members-only section.
Taylor Swift's upcoming album release and her love of all things orange isn't lost on her fans — or businesses clamoring for a piece of the action.
Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg will help represent Los Angeles as the Community Chairman for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The home where cult classic horror film "Poltergeist" took place is available for rent in Southern California. It's been redesigned to mimic the set from the movie, where visitors are advised to "Stay away from the light!"
Ian James, LA Times writer, discusses his “The Future of Water” article and some of the projects water officials are considering to avoid a water shortage.
A look at expected hot temperatures in Santa Clarita and how community members are scheduling their day around peak heat.
Much of Southern California braces for extreme heat as triple-digit temperatures expected over next few days. Weather officials warn about elevated fire danger and risks.
Laurie Perez reports from Lancaster, where investigators are still looking into the disappearance of 33-year-old Sheylla Cabrera, who was found dead in the Angeles National Forest days after she was reported missing. Investigators believe that her husband, who was seen dragging a large object from their home, has fled to Peru.
In this episode of Look At This!, Desmond Shaw takes us to the Villa Del Sol d'Oro in Sierra Madre, which was designed by renowned Pasadena-based architect Wallace Neff.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
