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California coronavirus outlook worsens: Infection rate rises, more counties on watch list July 6, 2020

In Los Angeles County, officials said the holiday weekend saw the highest single-day count of new cases since the pandemic began: 3,200 on Friday.

Rong-Gong Lin II, Maria L. La Ganga, Kristi Sturgill

L.A. County coronavirus cases hit a record one-day high over 4th of July weekend July 6, 2020

The number of hospital patients with confirmed coronavirus infections jumped 41% in the last three weeks in Los Angeles County.

Laura Newberry

Santa Clarita brush fire burns 1,100 acres, closes 14 Freeway July 6, 2020

In Santa Clarita, a brushfire that broke out near Soledad Canyon Road jumped the 14 Freeway around 4 p.m. Within hours it had spread to 1,100 acres.

Laura Newberry

Hit-and-run driver kills man who tripped in street after lighting firework, police say July 5, 2020

A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday in Lennox when he tripped in the street after lighting a firework, police said.

Alex Wigglesworth

L.A.'s extreme fireworks bring terrible air quality, increased calls for fire service July 5, 2020

Despite a ban on Fourth of July fireworks displays due to the coronavirus, L.A. firefighters responded to thousands of emergency calls on Saturday.

Alex Wigglesworth

10 spectacular scenes from Southern California's July 4 celebrations July 5, 2020

The beaches were closed and many fireworks shows were canceled, but Southern California still celebrated July 4.

Los Angeles Times Staff

Earthquake: 4.0 quake reported near Clearlake, Calif. July 5, 2020

The quake was reported Sunday morning at 9:14 a.m. Pacific time 11 miles from Clearlake, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Earthquake: 3.5 quake registered near Alpine, Calif. July 5, 2020

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Sunday morning at 5:17 a.m. Pacific time 27 miles from Alpine, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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California megadrought? Not if you look at precipitation July 5, 2020

Climate change is increasing California's wet-to-dry extremes, but average precipitation is not declining.

Bettina Boxall

'You started the corona!' As anti-Asian hate incidents explode, climbing past 800, activists push for aid July 5, 2020

As more Californians report anti-Asian hate incidents, activists push Gov. Gavin Newsom for aid.

Anh Do

Do L.A. politicians who pushed for reopening now have regrets as coronavirus cases climb? July 5, 2020

How will L.A. County move forward in combating the coronavirus outbreak? Leaders from the Board of Supervisors offer a mixed bag of answers.

Jaclyn Cosgrove

LAPD responds to a million 911 calls a year, but relatively few for violent crimes July 5, 2020

A decade of 911 calls to the LAPD reviewed by The Times helps explain the possibilities and challenges of reimagining police.

Joel Rubin, Ben Poston

L.A. County sees 'alarming' rise in coronavirus hospitalizations, infection rates July 5, 2020

In what officials Saturday described as an "alarming" increase, hospitalizations of patients with confirmed coronavirus infections in Los Angeles County have jumped 41% in the last three weeks.

Rong-Gong Lin II

Kanye West tweets that he's running for president July 5, 2020

Kanye West tweets that he's running for president

Jack Dolan

With coronavirus surging, California marks a subdued, socially distant July 4 July 5, 2020

Amid the coronavirus, this year's Fourth of July celebrations took a different tone across Southern California

Stephanie Lai, Andrew J. Campa, Jake Sheridan, Sarah Parvini

Indigenous groups, Black Lives Matter join forces to decry historical 'sins' on July 4 July 5, 2020

Members of indigenous groups joined Black Lives Matter organizers and other demonstrators Saturday in L.A. for a peaceful, masked protest and march.

Andrew J. Campa

Death row inmate Scott Erskine, who murdered two boys in San Diego, dies of COVID-19 July 4, 2020

The 57-year-old had been on death row since 2004 for murdering two boys he abducted and tortured in 1993. The case went unsolved for eight years.

Greg Moran

First LAPD officer dies of COVID-19 July 4, 2020

Another 287 LAPD employees are currently quarantined at home after having been exposed to the novel coronavirus.

Jack Dolan

Woman who went on anti-Asian tirades facing arrest on separate battery charge July 4, 2020

A woman, whose racist, anti-Asian tirades last month shocked the public and the city of Torrance, has a warrant out for her arrest in connection to a confrontation separate from those recently captured on cellphone videos at a park.

Rosanna Xia

Lancaster will defy county ban and hold fireworks display tonight July 4, 2020

The City Council voted to move forward with the display at an emergency meeting Saturday, granting Mayor R. Rex Parris' request for authority to issue a permit and sign a contract with a fireworks vendor for a show set for 9 p.m.

City News Service

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Coronavirus: How 'three musketeers' helped Georgia fight virus July 6, 2020

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