Los Angeles County is frantically setting up field hospitals and homeless shelters in an effort to stay ahead of the coronavirus.

The novel coronavirus attaches to specific receptors on lung cells that allow it to enter tissue where it can cause severe damage.

Glendale’s lone conference loss was on the road to L.A. Valley, 65-40. Glendale closed out conference play winning five straight and clinched its second consecutive title on a game-winning three-pointer from Rouse in a 51-48 win over Santa Monica on Feb. 19. “Coaching awards are a product of team success,” said Weiss, who was also named ...

Californians endured a weekend of stepped-up restrictions aimed at keeping them home as much as possible while health officials got ready for a week with a

Most of the county's individual coastal cities had already closed off beaches, parking lots and pathways over the last week, and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area closed of all its facilities on March 22. City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.

Early last week, Malibu closed its famous pier and all the restaurants that sit along it. The Santa Monica Pier has been shuttered since March 16. All parking lots at state beaches and parks – including nine in L.A. County – have been closed.

It may seem obvious that podcasting is one realm of the entertainment industry that will do just fine in the era of social distancing due to the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. Frequent listeners can probably rattle off a few shows that regularly record remotely,

Non-medical workers such as food delivery drivers and Amazon warehouse employees feel like they are at increased danger of exposure to coronavirus.

Santa Monica-based Aparavi, a provider of software used for data search and automation, says it has named Matt Carpenter as its Vice President of Platform Success. Aparavi said that Carpenter will head up teams that include solution architecture, support, QA, platform integrations, operations, and partnerships. Carpenter previously had been at ...

The public health order applies to all L.A. County beaches, beach bathrooms, piers, promenades and beach bike paths.