Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency in order to help California respond to the fires burning across the state amid an extreme heat wave that brought more warnings about power outages on Tuesday. More than 30 , including nearly a dozen that started in the last two days, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and a Times analysis. While the containment of some fires is increasing, other blazes are being sparked and are growing amid a combination of and lightning from...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency in order to help California respond to the fires burning across the state amid an extreme heat wave that brought more warnings about power outages on Tuesday. More than 30 , including nearly a dozen that started in the last two days, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and a Times analysis. While the containment of some fires is increasing, other blazes are being sparked and are growing amid a combination of and lightning from...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Six months after California lost its , the state has recorded more than 10,000 deaths — occurring in Los Angeles County.Officials recorded 53 additional deaths in the county — bringing the total to 4,918 — and 3,116 new infections Friday, according to the public health department. L.A. County’s total case count now stands at . The high number of new cases is due in part to a backlog of test results received from one lab.Officials caution that ongoing technical problems with the used for gathering test results means that the county’s...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Six months after California lost its , the state has recorded more than 10,000 deaths — occurring in Los Angeles County.Officials recorded 53 additional deaths in the county — bringing the total to 4,918 — and 3,116 new infections Friday, according to the public health department. L.A. County’s total case count now stands at . The high number of new cases is due in part to a backlog of test results received from one lab.Officials caution that ongoing technical problems with the used for gathering test results means that the county’s...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A fiery crash early Sunday in Thousand Oaks left two people dead, and social media accounts indicate one of the victims was the younger brother of singer .Neither family members nor authorities have confirmed his identity, but friends on social media identified 18-year-old Ryan Breaux as one of two young men who died in the single-car crash. The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office was not immediately available for comment Monday. identified the other victim as Ezekial Bishop, a track and field student-athlete who enrolled in the...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A fiery crash early Sunday in Thousand Oaks left two people dead, and social media accounts indicate one of the victims was the younger brother of singer .Neither family members nor authorities have confirmed his identity, but friends on social media identified 18-year-old Ryan Breaux as one of two young men who died in the single-car crash. The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office was not immediately available for comment Monday. identified the other victim as Ezekial Bishop, a track and field student-athlete who enrolled in the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement /Newport Beach police enforce closures along the Wedge in Newport Beach, a popular surf spot.   /Spectators along the Wedge in Newport Beach, a surf spot, on July 4.  /A bicyclist rides along Highland Avenue with the pier closed to beachgoers on July 3 in Manhattan Beach.  /Peter Gratzinger of Pacific Palisades heads to the water at Santa Monica State Beach, which opened to the public at 5 a.m. July 6.  /A bicyclist with her child rides along the closed bike path on July 3 in Manhattan Beach.  /A police...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement /Newport Beach police enforce closures along the Wedge in Newport Beach, a popular surf spot.   /Spectators along the Wedge in Newport Beach, a surf spot, on July 4.  /A bicyclist rides along Highland Avenue with the pier closed to beachgoers on July 3 in Manhattan Beach.  /Peter Gratzinger of Pacific Palisades heads to the water at Santa Monica State Beach, which opened to the public at 5 a.m. July 6.  /A bicyclist with her child rides along the closed bike path on July 3 in Manhattan Beach.  /A police...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement COVID-19 has hit all walks of life in Los Angeles County, from wealthy neighborhoods, as well as prisons and nursing homes.Officials have warned that the most vulnerable individuals to developing serious effects from the novel coronavirus include women who are pregnant. But little is known about how pregnant women have fared since the pandemic began, as their numbers are not typically broken out in overall case counts.On Monday, L.A. County officials addressed this little-discussed segment of the population. In the county that has...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement COVID-19 has hit all walks of life in Los Angeles County, from wealthy neighborhoods, as well as prisons and nursing homes.Officials have warned that the most vulnerable individuals to developing serious effects from the novel coronavirus include women who are pregnant. But little is known about how pregnant women have fared since the pandemic began, as their numbers are not typically broken out in overall case counts.On Monday, L.A. County officials addressed this little-discussed segment of the population. In the county that has...WW…