Wearing a facial covering in public remains strongly recommended in San Bernardino County but is no longer required, officials announced Friday. Businesses, however, may still require their

The newsletter will include the latest news involving Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

Beach-goers yearning for a day in the sand and surf were greeted with limited parking, still-shuttered lots, and a new set of rules aimed at keeping people moving.

Orange County health officials confirmed 146 new coronavirus cases Saturday, and three more deaths from COVID-19.

Even as OC beaches have reopened, Huntington Beach is pressing forward with a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom's order earlier this month.

A COVID-19 patient in Pasadena infected at least four others at a large birthday party after the city issued its safer-at-home order in March, officials said Saturday. That patient neither wore a

With another hot weekend on tap, more beaches as well as other outdoor space will be open this weekend than in previous weeks. But officials stressed social distancing rules still apply. Many beaches in Orange,

The Los Angeles International Airport has suspended the construction of its new electric train system for two days after a column apparently collapsed early Saturday, killing one worker. A rebar

Richard Wayne Penniman, the rock and roll icon known as Little Richard, has died at age 87, his son confirmed with Rolling Stone magazine on Saturday. The cause of death is unknown. Check back for

New York City, where Ground Zero has taken on another, equally horrible meaning, avoided the nightmare Italian scenario in which doctors had to deny care to some in order to save others. Nationwide, the curve was not so much bent as flattened.

Major League Baseball will hold a five-round draft in June, a big reduction from the usual 40 rounds. Many Southland players are expected to be taken.

John “Lucky” Domingue stood by the pier in Seal Beach sipping coffee and gazing at the blue ocean Friday morning. It was nearly 10 a.m. The beach was empty and so was the tree-lined street behind him.

After nearly seven hours of debate, Riverside County officials voted unanimously late Friday to rescind all of the county’s stay-at-home orders that go beyond the governor’s restrictions. The

Nearly half of all federal prisoners infected with coronavirus are in Southern California, with massive outbreaks uncovered at Lompoc and Terminal Island after authorities expanded testing. As of

Three days after the beaches of intransigent cities such as Huntington Beach and Dana Point were reopened, there was a glimmer of hope for L.A. County residents, whose sand has been closed since

For the second straight Friday, a protest was held near the Huntington Beach Pier. This one was far smaller in scope than the stay-at-home protest last week that brought at least 2,500

Vanessa Bryant has filed a claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over deputies sharing “unauthorized” photos of the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her

Shopping centers in Orange County sprang to relative life Friday as locals took advantage of deals and offers presented by businesses. California entered Stage 2 of reopening with the permission of Gov.

A 54-year-old skier who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and given a 1% chance to live, left a Burbank hospital Friday after battling the respiratory illness for two strenuous months. The man and 12 of

Major League Baseball will hold a five-round draft in June, a big reduction from the usual 40 rounds. Many Southland players are expected to be taken.