SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Public Health announced Thursday the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 48,917 confirmed cases and 1,982 deaths. Testing in California As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, the California Department of Public Health...

The Greatest Generation brought prosperity to our doorstep. Unfortunately, these same older adults statistically have a higher coronavirus mortality rate than the general population. Therefore, as social isolation and separation ebbs, the last group to be freed will be seniors. Some in this population...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed 1,541 new cases of COVID-19 and 56 new deaths from the disease, with 467 cases identified to date in the Santa Clarita Valley. This is the highest number of new cases reported in the county in a day in the pandemic so far. Public...

California has had 46,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,887 deaths caused by the disease to date, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. As of April 28, local health departments have reported 5,015 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 28 deaths statewide. New...

As of Tuesday, CalFresh recipients may now use their EBT card to buy groceries online at Walmart and Amazon for home delivery. Shoppers who spend $35 or more on groceries will get home delivery for free. CalFresh is California’s food stamps (SNAP) program. Approved applicants may receive up to...

SACRAMENTO — California Governor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday the state is mulling ways to make up for lost time and may reopen schools as early as July, even as the nation marks a grim milestone with 1 million known coronavirus cases. A potential head start on the next school year will only happen if...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced plans Tuesday to conduct a full audit of the largest recipients of emergency small business loans through a COVID-19 relief program. Established to quell financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, forgivable loans provided through the $660...

According to news stories published across the State of California, hundreds of thousands of students are without any device that is required for Distance Learning as a result of novel coronavirus campus closures. School districts are just not able to provide a device to help these students. Not so in...

Here are some questions you should ask doctors or nurses on the phone when your loved one is hospitalized. First, be prepared. Have a notebook and pen ready. Be sure to write the date, time, and the name of the doctor or nurse: Do they have coronavirus? Are they intubated? On a ventilator? Are they getting...

Old Town Newhall. Photo credit: SCV Chamber. Supervisor Kathryn Barger authored a motion that guides the directors of Public Health, Health Services, Mental Health and other appropriate departments to develop an action plan detailing measures needed to contain COVID-19 and outlining the prerequisites...