Friday, November 15, 2024

Slain Marine who cradled baby at Kabul airport loved her job

A woman who cradled a baby in her arms at the airport and posted on social media that she loved her job. A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Slain Marine who cradled baby at Kabul airport loved her job

A woman who cradled a baby in her arms at the airport and posted on social media that she loved her job. A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin moves closer to freedom with help of 2 Kennedys

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s parole board voted Friday to free Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin after two of RFK’s sons went against several of their siblings' wishes and said they supported releasing him and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars. But the governor ultimately will decide …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole

SAN DIEGO (AP) — For 15 years, Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was denied parole by a California parole board that maintained Sirhan Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the enormity of his crime that rocked the nation and the world in 1968.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Slain Marine who cradled baby at Kabul airport loved her job

A woman who cradled a baby in her arms at the airport and posted on social media that she loved her job. A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin moves closer to freedom with help of 2 Kennedys

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s parole board voted Friday to free Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin after two of RFK’s sons went against several of their siblings' wishes and said they supported releasing him and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars. But the governor ultimately will decide …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole

SAN DIEGO (AP) — For 15 years, Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was denied parole by a California parole board that maintained Sirhan Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the enormity of his crime that rocked the nation and the world in 1968.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin Sirhan seeks parole; DA won't challenge release

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sirhan Sirhan faces his 16th parole hearing Friday for fatally shooting U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and for the first time no prosecutor will be there to argue he should be kept behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Slain Marine who cradled baby at Kabul airport loved her job

A woman who cradled a baby in her arms at the airport and posted on social media that she loved her job. A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin moves closer to freedom with help of 2 Kennedys

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s parole board voted Friday to free Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin after two of RFK’s sons went against several of their siblings' wishes and said they supported releasing him and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars. But the governor ultimately will decide …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole

SAN DIEGO (AP) — For 15 years, Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was denied parole by a California parole board that maintained Sirhan Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the enormity of his crime that rocked the nation and the world in 1968.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin Sirhan seeks parole; DA won't challenge release

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sirhan Sirhan faces his 16th parole hearing Friday for fatally shooting U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and for the first time no prosecutor will be there to argue he should be kept behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole

SAN DIEGO (AP) — For 15 years, Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was denied parole by a California parole board that maintained Sirhan Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the enormity of his crime that rocked the nation and the world in 1968.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin moves closer to freedom with help of 2 Kennedys

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s parole board voted Friday to free Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin after two of RFK’s sons went against several of their siblings' wishes and said they supported releasing him and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars. But the governor ultimately will decide …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin Sirhan wins parole with support of 2 Kennedys

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassin was granted parole Friday after two of RFK's sons spoke in favor of Sirhan Sirhan’s release and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK's son favors parole for father's assassin Sirhan Sirhan

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The youngest son of U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy spoke Friday in favor of paroling his father's assassin at a hearing in which prosecutors declined to attend to argue he should be kept behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Projected containment of fire near Lake Tahoe pushed back

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a stubborn California wildfire Friday near the Lake Tahoe resort region faced gusty winds and dry conditions that made vegetation ready to burn.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Lake Tahoe prepares for emergency as wildfire threatens

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Some 14,000 firefighters facing changing weather conditions battled more than a dozen large wildfires across California, including a growing blaze that was slowly pushing toward the Lake Tahoe resort region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin Sirhan seeks parole; DA won't challenge release

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sirhan Sirhan faces his 16th parole hearing Friday for fatally shooting U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and for the first time no prosecutor will be there to argue he should be kept behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

RFK assassin Sirhan seeks parole; DA won't challenge release

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sirhan Sirhan faces his 16th parole hearing Friday for fatally shooting U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and for the first time no prosecutor will be there to argue he should be kept behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee was ordered freed Friday on $250 million bail to face charges he secretly worked as an agent for the the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee was ordered freed Friday on $250 million bail to face charges he secretly worked as an agent for the the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee was ordered freed Friday on $250 million bail to face charges he secretly worked as an agent for the the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee was ordered freed Friday on $250 million bail to face charges he secretly worked as an agent for the the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s foreign policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles passes measure limiting homeless encampments

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council passed a sweeping anti-camping measure Thursday to remove widespread homeless encampments that have become an eyesore across the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles passes measure limiting homeless encampments

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council passed a sweeping anti-camping measure Thursday to remove widespread homeless encampments that have become an eyesore across the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles passes measure limiting homeless encampments

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council passed a sweeping anti-camping measure Thursday to remove widespread homeless encampments that have become an eyesore across the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles passes measure limiting homeless encampments

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council passed a sweeping anti-camping measure Thursday to remove widespread homeless encampments that have become an eyesore across the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles considers stricter limits on homeless camping

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles city leaders are poised to pass sweeping restrictions Thursday on one of the nation’s largest homeless populations, making it illegal to pitch tents on many sidewalks, beneath overpasses and near parks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles considers stricter limits on homeless camping

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles city leaders are poised to pass sweeping restrictions Thursday on one of the nation’s largest homeless populations, making it illegal to pitch tents on many sidewalks, beneath overpasses and near parks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

California goes from worst to first in virus infections

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were drowning in patients, and ambulances were idling outside with people struggling to breathe, waiting for beds to open.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

California goes from worst to first in virus infections

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were drowning in patients, and ambulances were idling outside with people struggling to breathe, waiting for beds to open.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

California goes from worst to first in virus infections

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were drowning in patients, and ambulances were idling outside with people struggling to breathe, waiting for beds to open.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

California goes from worst to first in virus infections

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were drowning in patients, and ambulances were idling outside with people struggling to breathe, waiting for beds to open.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

'Mercenary' donor gets 12 years in campaign finance scheme

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A once high-flying political fundraiser who prosecutors said gave illegal campaign contributions to Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham and a host of other U.S. politicians was sentenced Thursday to 12 years behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Mercenary' donor gets 12 years in campaign finance scheme

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A once high-flying political fundraiser who prosecutors said gave illegal campaign contributions to Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham and a host of other U.S. politicians was sentenced Thursday to 12 years behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Some Uber, Lyft drivers sue over California ballot measure

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Some Uber, Lyft drivers sue over California ballot measure

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Congress, LA take divergent paths after COVID test warning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Congress, LA take divergent paths after COVID test warning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Congress, LA take divergent paths after COVID test warning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Congress, LA take divergent paths after COVID test warning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

LA, Congress take divergent paths after COVID test warning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hospitals struggle to keep up in COVID-19 hotspot California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is so swamped by coronavirus cases that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that have maxed out on intensive care beds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California orders surgery delays as virus swamps hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hospitals in California are so swamped by the coronavirus pandemic that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that are out of intensive care beds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California hospital, in midst of COVID-19 crisis, maxes out

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The crush of patients with coronavirus is so severe in Los Angeles that on Tuesday they exceeded the normal capacity at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, which serves many Blacks and Latinos in America's largest county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California orders surgery delays as virus swamps hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hospitals in California are so swamped by the coronavirus pandemic that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that are out of intensive care beds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California hospital, in midst of COVID-19 crisis, maxes out

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The crush of patients with coronavirus is so severe in Los Angeles that on Tuesday they exceeded the normal capacity at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, which serves many Blacks and Latinos in America's largest county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

LA hospital would be at capacity with just COVID-19 patients

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The crush of patients with coronavirus is so severe in Los Angeles that on Tuesday they exceeded the normal capacity at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. Overflow patients were moved to hospital hallways and gift shops, even a cafeteria. Refrigerated trucks were on standby, ready to store the dead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. Overflow patients were moved to hospital hallways and gift shops, even a cafeteria. Refrigerated trucks were on standby, ready to store the dead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California passes 25,000 deaths, finds 3 more variant cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic and officials disclosed Thursday that three more cases involving a mutant variant of the virus have been confirmed in San Diego County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California passes 25,000 deaths, finds 3 more variant cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic and officials disclosed Thursday that three more cases involving a mutant variant of the virus have been confirmed in San Diego County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California hospitals at 'brink of catastrophe'; 25,000 dead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone Thursday as an ongoing surge swamps hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors to the breaking point as they brace for another likely increase after the holidays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lockdowns extended in large swath of California amid surge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California extended its strict stay-at-home orders Tuesday in areas where intensive care units are running out of beds, coming after Gov. Gavin Newsom warned residents to brace for the effect of a “surge on top of a surge” of coronavirus cases from holiday travel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Surge on top of a surge' to challenge California hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations are stabilizing in parts of California, but patients are still overwhelming hospitals in a large swath of the state, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to warn Californians to brace for the effect of a “surge on top of a surge" from recent holiday travel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lockdowns likely to be extended as California hospitals fill

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California was expected Tuesday to extend strict stay-at-home orders in areas where intensive care units are running out of beds, after Gov. Gavin Newsom warned residents to brace for the effect of a “surge on top of a surge” of coronavirus cases from holiday travel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lockdowns likely to be extended as California hospitals fill

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is expected Tuesday to extend strict stay-at-home orders in areas where intensive care units are running out of beds, after Gov. Gavin Newsom warned residents to brace for the effect of a surge upon surge upon surge of coronavirus cases from holiday travel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Surge on top of a surge' to challenge California hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As coronavirus hospitalizations stabilize in parts of California, patients continue to overwhelm hospitals in a large swath of the state and Gov. Gavin Newsom warned Californians Monday to brace for the effect of a surge upon surge upon surge from recent holiday travel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Historic heart of Los Angeles on life support from COVID-19

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nine nights culminating on Christmas Eve, the oldest street in Los Angeles typically comes alive with a festive re-enactment of the nativity story, as children playing Mary and Joseph go door to door seeking shelter where she can give birth to Jesus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Historic heart of Los Angeles on life support from COVID-19

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nine nights culminating on Christmas Eve, the oldest street in Los Angeles typically comes alive with a festive re-enactment of the nativity story, as children playing Mary and Joseph go door to door seeking shelter where she can give birth to Jesus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 models plot dire scenarios for California hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Gov. Gavin Newsom provided a dire view of California’s out-of-control surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations this week, he referred to projection models of future death and misery that he said were becoming “alarmingly” more accurate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 models plot dire scenarios for California hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Gov. Gavin Newsom provided a dire view of California’s out-of-control surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations this week, he referred to projection models of future death and misery that he said were becoming “alarmingly” more accurate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Protect me,' says nurse getting California COVID-19 vaccine

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As coronavirus surges out of control across California with an average of more than 31,000 cases reported a day, Gov. Gavin Newsom applauded Monday as he watched an intensive care unit nurse in Los Angeles receive one of the first doses of vaccine in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles restaurants win court battle over closures

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County's health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn't prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus cases surged last month, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case other businesses may use to try to overturn closures and restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles restaurants win court battle over closures

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County's health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn't prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus cases surged last month, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case other businesses may use to try to overturn closures and restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasadena.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasadena.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California church sees victory in order from high court

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for a church with more than 160 congregations across California said they would seek an immediate court order Thursday allowing indoor worship after the Supreme Court told a lower federal court to reexamine state coronavirus restrictions on church services.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasadena.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasadena.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pasadena bucks LA County order, keeps outdoor dining going

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasadena.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pasadena bucks LA County order, keeps outdoor dining going

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasadena.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California boat captain indicted in fire that killed 34

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The captain of a scuba diving boat that caught fire and sank off the coast of California last year, killing 34 people who were trapped below deck, was indicted Tuesday on federal manslaughter charges for one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles orders more restrictions as coronavirus surges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation’s most populous county, banning most gatherings but stopping short of a full shutdown on retail stores and other non-essential businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles issues stay-home order as coronavirus surges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation’s most populous county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California records new high in coronavirus cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported a record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday as Los Angeles restaurants prepared to close for three weeks and firefighters in Silicon Valley were being enlisted to help enforce public health rules to try to halt the spread of infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew

Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work — again — as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California records new high in coronavirus cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported a record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday as Los Angeles restaurants prepared to close for three weeks and firefighters in Silicon Valley were being enlisted to help enforce public health rules to try to halt the spread of infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew

Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work — again — as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California faces worrying Thanksgiving as coronavirus surges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters in Silicon Valley were sent out to enforce statewide business restrictions as the state faced a Thanksgiving shadowed by an out-of-control coronavirus surge and health officials begged people to avoid large family gatherings that could become “superspreader" events.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California records new high in coronavirus cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported a record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday as Los Angeles restaurants prepared to close for three weeks and firefighters in Silicon Valley were being enlisted to help enforce public health rules to try to halt the spread of infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Californians urged to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With California desperately battling an out-of-control coronavirus surge, the state's health secretary is urging families to avoid gathering for Thanksgiving and Los Angeles County appeared on the brink of issuing a stay-home order to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew

Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work — again — as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California official: just say 'no' to family Thanksgiving

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Thanksgiving two days away, California's health secretary on Tuesday urged people to say “no” to family and friends who want to gather, joining other officials in issuing dire warnings about the spread of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Californians urged to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With California desperately battling an out-of-control coronavirus surge, the state's health secretary is urging families to avoid gathering for Thanksgiving and Los Angeles County appeared on the brink of issuing a stay-home order to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California official: just say 'no' to family Thanksgiving

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Thanksgiving two days away, California's health secretary on Tuesday urged people to say “no” to family and friends who want to gather, joining other officials in issuing dire warnings about the spread of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California officials issue dire warnings about virus spread

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday against allowing restaurants to remain open for dining during a surge in coronavirus cases that has the nation's most populous county on the brink of a stay-home order just days ahead of Thanksgiving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew

Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work — again — as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't bar Los Angeles County restaurant restrictions

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has rejected a request from a restaurant industry group to block the nation’s most populous county from reinstating a ban on outdoor dining, a plan the group said would devastate businesses and workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Restaurants workers out of work again as virus surges anew

Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work – again – as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles to consider stay-home order as virus spreads

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials in the nation’s largest county will discuss a possible stay-home order just days before Thanksgiving after a spike of coronavirus cases surpassed a threshold set by Los Angeles public health officials to trigger one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles to discuss stay-home order as COVID cases rise

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials in the nation’s largest county will discuss a possible stay-home order just days before Thanksgiving after a spike of coronavirus cases surpassed a threshold set by Los Angeles public health officials to trigger one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles to discuss stay-home order as COVID cases rise

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials in the nation’s largest county will discuss a possible stay-home order just days before Thanksgiving after a spike of coronavirus cases surpassed a threshold set by Los Angeles public health officials to trigger one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

LA on the brink of a stay-home order as COVID cases rise

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s largest county was on the brink of a stay-home order just days before Thanksgiving after a spike of coronavirus cases Monday surpassed a threshold set by Los Angeles public health officials to trigger one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus surge has LA on the brink of a stay-home order

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation's largest county was on the brink of a stay-home order after a surge of coronavirus cases Monday surpassed a level set by Los Angeles public health officials to trigger such an action.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California pub tries to keep calm, carry on with virus rules

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — By most measures of what keeps a pub afloat, the coronavirus pandemic should already have Ye Olde King's Head on its last kegs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California pub tries to keep calm, carry on with virus rules

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — By most measures of what keeps a pub afloat, the coronavirus pandemic should already have Ye Olde King's Head on its last kegs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

California pub tries to keep calm, carry on with virus rules

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — By most measures of what keeps a pub afloat, the coronavirus pandemic should already have Ye Olde King's Head on its last kegs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

California pub tries to keep calm, carry on with virus rules

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — By most measures of what keeps a pub afloat, the coronavirus pandemic should already have Ye Olde King's Head on its last kegs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles virus surge raises specter of stay-home order

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s coronavirus cases are rising so fast they could average more than 4,000 a day within three weeks and leave the nation’s most populous county on the cusp of a lockdown and curfew, a public health official said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Los Angeles virus surge raises specter of stay-home order

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s coronavirus cases are rising so fast they could average more than 4,000 a day within three weeks and leave the nation’s most populous county on the cusp of a lockdown and curfew, a public health official said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

California businesses hit with new virus restrictions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California gym owner D'Lee Daleo has spent months following ever-changing rules to keep her struggling business afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, so the prospect of tighter state regulations has her feeling demoralized.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

California businesses hit with new virus restrictions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California gym owner D'Lee Daleo has spent months following ever-changing rules to keep her struggling business afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, so the prospect of tighter state regulations has her feeling demoralized.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

California governor imposes new restrictions in pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was pulling the “emergency brake” Monday on reopening the state's economy as coronavirus cases surge at the fastest rate since the start of the outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

California businesses hit with new virus restrictions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California gym owner D'Lee Daleo has spent months following ever-changing rules to keep her struggling business afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, so the prospect of tighter state regulations has her feeling demoralized.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

California businesses brace for new virus restrictions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California gym owner D'Lee Daleo has spent months following ever-changing rules to keep her struggling business afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, so the prospect of tighter state regulations has her feeling demoralized.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

California governor imposes new restrictions in pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was pulling the “emergency brake” Monday on reopening the state's economy as coronavirus cases surge at the fastest rate since the start of the outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

West Coast governors urge COVID quarantine after travel

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The governors of California, Oregon and Washington issued travel advisories Friday urging people entering or returning to their states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the coronavirus as infections spike across the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

West Coast governors urge COVID quarantine after travel

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The governors of California, Oregon and Washington issued travel advisories Friday urging people entering or returning to their states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the coronavirus as infections spike across the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

West Coast governors urge COVID quarantine after travel

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The governors of California, Oregon and Washington issued travel advisories Friday urging people entering or returning to their states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the coronavirus as infections spike across the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Unwelcome milestone: California hits million COVID-19 cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A month ago, Antonio Gomez III was a healthy 46-year-old struggling like so many others to balance work and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Unwelcome milestone: California nears million COVID-19 cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A month ago, Antonio Gomez III was a healthy 46-year-old struggling like so many others to balance work and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Criminal justice reformer wins LA district attorney’s race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Advocates for criminal justice reform who have elected a wave of progressive prosecutors nationwide captured the crown jewel Friday as former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon defeated Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the courts to preserve their business model by keeping drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the courts to preserve their business model by keeping drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Challenger in LA district attorney's race holds early lead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A progressive prosecutor promising major criminal justice reforms for Los Angeles jumped out to an early lead in the bitter race to run the nation's largest district attorney’s office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Uber, Lyft prevail to keep California workers independent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services prevailed at the ballot box in their expensive gamble to keep drivers classified as independent contractors.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

California leaning to keep app-based drivers contractors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California ballot measure that would exempt Uber, Lyft and other app-based delivery drivers from being classified as company employees eligible for benefits and job protections had a strong lead Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Opponent in LA district attorney's race takes early lead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A progressive prosecutor promising major criminal justice reforms for Los Angeles jumped out to an early lead Tuesday in the bitter race to run the nation's largest district attorney’s office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

LA district attorney's race a timely test of justice reform

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bitter contest to determine who will run the largest prosecutor's office in the U.S. will show how willing Los Angeles County residents are to reform criminal justice following months of protests focused on police brutality and racial inequality.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Voters decide employment fate of state's app-based drivers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters are behind the wheel as they navigate the employment future for Uber, Lyft and other app-based delivery drivers in the most expensive ballot measure in state history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Church: California city violated its rights during pandemic

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When other church leaders protested coronavirus shutdown orders, saying they were following the word of the Lord, pastor Joe Garcia said he followed the word of the law.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Church: California city violated its rights during pandemic

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When other church leaders protested coronavirus shutdown orders, saying they were following the word of the Lord, pastor Joe Garcia said he followed the word of the law.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

California utility slow to pull plug before wildfire erupted

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Utility: Winds too weak to cut power before California fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

California utility slow to pull plug before wildfire erupted

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Utility: Winds too weak to cut power before California fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Race for Los Angeles district attorney increasingly bitter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a scrappy debate that Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey believed lifted her campaign and was a “disaster” for her opponent, she got a text message from the LA mayor with unwelcome news: He was switching his endorsement to her challenger.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Race for Los Angeles district attorney increasingly bitter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a scrappy debate that Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey believed lifted her campaign and was a “disaster” for her opponent, she got a text message from the LA mayor with unwelcome news: He was switching his endorsement to her challenger.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks

The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests, has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.”
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Mask or no mask? California officials’ directives conflict

The virus is transmitted in droplets that can be spread through coughs or sneezes
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Governor: California bought time to prepare for virus peak

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's extraordinary efforts to keep people home have bought the time needed to prepare for an expected peak surge of coronavirus cases in coming weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Retired docs, nursing, med students: California wants you

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is recruiting thousands of retired health care workers along with medical and nursing students to help as emergency hospitals that could include sites like the Los Angeles Coliseum and other sports arenas handle an anticipated flood of coronavirus patients, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus cases hit 2 largest US cities differently

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of the disease.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus cases hit 2 largest US cities differently

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of the disease.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

California awakes to new reality: Homebound amid outbreak

LOS ANGELES (AP) — While California awoke Friday to the reality of a near lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it was business as usual for Rick Curnutt and his family, who were hunkered down in China during the outbreak and spent two weeks in self-quarantine when they returned …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Battle between big city prosecutors in Los Angeles DA's race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey took a commanding early lead Tuesday against two criminal justice reformers looking to unseat the two-term career prosecutor who found herself in an ill-timed controversy on Election Day.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Climbing stars cope with falls on way to El Capitan record

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two of the world's best rock climbers coped with frightening falls and the deaths of two fellow climbers on the same rock in a monthlong quest to shatter a mythical record in Yosemite National Park.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Climbing stars cope with falls on way to El Capitan record

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two of the world's best rock climbers coped with frightening falls and the deaths of two fellow climbers on the same rock in a monthlong quest to shatter a mythical record in Yosemite National Park.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ranchers who inspired Oregon occupation report to prison

THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

California oil spill gushed like hose 'without a nozzle'

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline operator defends its shutdown procedure

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Finger-pointing, lawsuits likely to follow 'superbug' scare

LOS ANGELES - With an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" outbreak connected to its facility, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center stopped short of pointing a finger at the manufacturer of a medical instrument believed to have spread the deadly germs. The maker of the product was careful not to blame the hospital as …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Who can safely be released?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'We are not going to push on blindly'

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO