Between fireworks shows and backyard firecrackers, air across the region is expected to have unhealthy levels of particulate matter.
With millions unvaccinated — including children — a wave of coronavirus outbreaks is still possible, said county health officials.
The spread of the coronavirus — especially the contagious Delta variant — is what prompted county health officials to urge masking.
Many essential workers hail from communities with low vaccination rates, and the spread of COVID-19 increases the chance it could mutate.
Los Angeles County health officials "strongly" recommended wearing a mask in indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status.
Over the past several days, the daily number of new cases has reached levels not seen in about six weeks, officials said.
Ninety-nine percent of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles are unvaccinated, according to county health officials.
People who receive a vaccine at McDonald’s will also get a coupon for one free menu item as a thank you for doing their part.
No surge is feared yet in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.
Kids 12-18 who have received at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine can receive a free two-month gym membership.
As the highly infectious Delta variant spreads, county health officials are warning the previously infected not to count on natural immunity
Los Angeles County's public health director urged employers Monday to verify workers' vaccination status.
The program aims to help underserved communities while also increasing the state's number of Black med school grads by 30 percent.
Disneyland and the Angels have welcomed full crowds, offering a test of whether low transmission rates will hold up under normal conditions.
Hospitals became a central front against a disease that, more than a year later, has killed nearly 4 million human beings and counting.
California has two of the children's hospitals with the highest-rated pediatric facilities nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report
The state is reopened and summer holidays are here, but so is the Delta COVID-19 variant.
The county's vaccine gap leaves young Black and Latino residents, as a group, more vulnerable to the concerning COVID-19 variant.
Formula helps new moms get back on their feet faster
California reopened this week, but some experts and healthcare workers are concerned about confusing guidelines and the threat of variants.
Officials are urging residents to get vaccinated because the highly contagious variant is spreading locally as July 4th gatherings near.
While nationwide uproar brews over hospitals requiring staff to get the COVID-19 vaccination, LA area hospitals have no such policy.
Retailers and restaurants are joining the push for herd immunity by offering deals for people who've been vaccinated in Los Angeles County.
Researchers at UCLA discovered a cancer-fighting benefit in a class of drug commonly prescribed to treat depression.
Los Angeles health officials will align with the state in allowing vaccinated residents to go maskless most places come June 15.
As the state prepares for full economic return to normal, 65 percent of eligible Angelenos have already been investigated.
California has the lowest coronavirus infection rate nationwide. Infections among the state's fully vaccinated, though troubling, are rare.
While CA began handing out $50,000 checks as part of a COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, L.A. County was dangling a carrot of its own.
Researchers at UCLA need 5,000 volunteers for a study on the long-term symptoms of COVID-19.
The move signals a shift toward smaller targeted neighborhood clinics as well as the challenge ahead in inducing holdouts to get the shot.
About 1.1. eligible million people in Los Angeles County still need to get their first shot to get LA to the goal of 80 percent vaccinated.
CA's workforce regulators may want to hold onto some pandemic restrictions for the workplace. We asked readers to share their thoughts.
The incentives offered for adults getting vaccinated in LA County come as researchers warn of long-term side effects in COVID-19 patients.
"We are all glad this Memorial Day will look so different from last Memorial Day," Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
Dr. Mark Ghaly: As a father and a pediatrician, I know how much California's kids and young people have suffered during this pandemic.
Much of California is already drier than at the end of the last seven-year drought. It's time to conserve water and brace for fires.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Saturday confirmed seven new deaths and 220 new cases of COVID-19.
The 50 cities where pest control company Orkin got the most calls include four in California including the city in the number one spot.
The $75 Target gift cards being given out at four LA County vaccine sites Friday are part of several giveaways to encourage vaccinations.
Black residents have the lowest vaccination rate in LA County and, as a result, now have the highest rates of infections and deaths.