Map shows testing done by UCLA Health only.   The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed six new deaths and 344 new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus including 36 in the Santa Clarita Valley. The county no longer provides a community breakdown locally except for Castaic, which...

The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 4,643 confirmed cases. For more information on COVID-19 and California’s response visit the California Department of Public Health website.   COVID-19 in California by the...

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has instituted changes to various grading regulations throughout the 115-college system in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the latest in a series of measures to help students adjust to disruptions caused by the pandemic. “Our colleges are committed...

The National Rifle Association and other gun advocate organizations sued Los Angeles County and other officials, claiming the shutdown of gun shops in the county as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus outbreak violates the Constitution. “Shuttering access to arms necessarily shutters the...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday banning the enforcement of evictions of residential renters affected by coronavirus COVID-19 through May 31, 2020. The order prohibits landlords from evicting tenants for nonpayment of rent and prohibits enforcement of evictions by...

SACRAMENTO – California now has 3,801 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus COVID-19, the state Department of Public Health reported Friday. That’s an increase of 26% from the 3,006 confirmed cases reported Thursday. There were 13 new deaths, bringing the state total to 78, according to the latest...

While the statewide evictions moratorium signed by Governor Gavin Newsom Friday covers residential tenants only, the Santa Clarita City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, March 31, at 5 p.m. to consider an urgency ordinance to temporarily prohibit evictions of both residential and commercial...

March 27, 2020 – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed five new deaths and 257 new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus COVID-19, with 27 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley: 24 in the city of Santa Clarita and 3 in Castaic. The county no longer provides a breakdown by...

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Navy hospital ship Mercy docked at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday as medical facilities in Southern California prepare for a surge of coronavirus COVID-19 patients in the coming weeks. The USNS Mercy arrived in LA County as health officials announced the rate of infected people...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday used the Defense Production Act to order General Motors to begin mass ventilator production so hospitals across the U.S. have enough to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19. In an executive order issued Friday afternoon, Trump directed...