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In what may be the first sign of the beginning of the end of the Omicron surge in Los Angeles, the 7-day average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus has fallen dramatically in the past week. Test positivity is considered a better measure of the rate of spread than raw case counts because it is a…

It’s not a great beach day in Southern California. But there’s no reason to panic at reports that a tsunami caused by a Tonga underwater volcanic eruption may hit. Government officials have issued an advisory that indicates residents should stay away from the famous Southern California beaches today. Orange and Los…

The incoming superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District visited with administrators, staff and students at an Elysian Heights elementary school campus today, saying there is no end in sight to the difficulties Covid-19 will present for the district and students. “I’m one who believes in science, and we…

4th UPDATE FRIDAY 4 PM: Novak Djokovic was detained by Australian border authorities again Saturday morning local time after the tennis player’s visa was canceled for a second time. Australia's Federal Court will hear detailed oral arguments in in the case on Sunday. 3rd UPDATE THURSDAY 11:50 PM: The Novak Djokovic…

Weeks after a search warrant was issued for Alec Baldwin’s cell phone, the Rust star has given the device to police for their probe into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last October in New Mexico. Sought by the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office to help determine what actually occurred on the Bonanza…

As students and staff of the 600,000-strong Los Angeles Unified School District returned to in-person learning this week, routine testing at schools across many districts identified thousands of Covid-19 infections. For the week of January 3 through January 9, 547,466 tests were administered across school districts in…

A group of 270 scientists, professors, doctors and healthcare workers wrote an open letter to Spotify recently expressing concern about “false and societally harmful assertions” on its most popular program, The Joe Rogan Experience. The letter, which Rolling Stone first reported on, asks the music streamer to…

EXCLUSIVE: Filming on Season 9 of the NBC drama Chicago P.D. has been suspended today after a number of positive Covid tests, including cases in Zone A, which includes the cast and those who directly interact with them, I have learned. Chicago PD, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, was among a number of…

Los Angeles Public Health officials reported a total of 39 deaths today, the highest number of Covid-related new deaths since September 22nd. The deaths are likely the result of the rise in case and hospitalization numbers in December, according to officials. Deaths related to the impact of the more recent record…

The police investigation into what really went down on the set of Rust in October 2021 when Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is still ongoing, but today the armorer in the spotlight of the troubled indie Western has launched her own legal action against the man she says supplied the fatal…

“We'll get through this last surge,” promised California Governor Gavin Newsom today while visiting a Southern California testing site. Newsom said that, while Covid cases and test positivity are hitting all-time highs and hospitalizations are forecast to surge beyond last year’s peak, the state is experiencing, “What…

“I think, in many respects, Omicron, with its extraordinary, unprecedented degree of efficiency of transmissibility, will, ultimately, find just about everybody,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci yesterday during a “fireside chat” with the Center for Strategic & International Initiatives. His comment came one day after the U.S…