MLB cancels 2020 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium; LA will host in 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has already disrupted the entire sports world, has forced league officials to rule out an all-star game for the first time since World War II.

Riverside County man dies one day after posting about contracting virus at party

“Don’t be a (bleeping) idiot like me,” wrote Thomas Macias on his Facebook page. It was a message full of regret. He was warning people about going to parties without wearing a mask.  

California creates ‘strike teams’ to enforce coronavirus guidelines

California is creating “strike teams” from 10 state agencies to enforce guidelines designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.

TV legend Carl Reiner dead at 98, reports say

Carl Reiner, a comedy legend best known as creator and star of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” has died at 98.

COVID-19 infection triggers growth of arm-like tentacles in cells, microscope images show

New electron microscope images released in a study from a team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco appear to show cells infected with COVID-19 growing arm-like tentacles to infect other cells. 

Golden State Killer pleads guilty to murders, said inner person drove him

DeAngelo, 74, has never publicly acknowledged the killings, but offered up a confession of sorts after his arrest that cryptically referred to an inner personality named “Jerry” that had apparently forced him to commit the wave of crimes that ended abruptly in 1986.

Cubs say it hasn't been decided if rooftops along Waveland, Sheffield will open

Across the country, some bars are getting ready for a flood of baseball fans, since their locations might be the only way to see a game in person this season. In Chicago, the Cubs said that it hasn't been decided yet whether the rooftops along Waveland and Sheffield will be open.

Two dead, four wounded in shooting at Walmart distribution center in California

Two people were dead and at least four others wounded in a mass shooting at a Walmart distribution center north of Sacramento, California. Police dispatchers say the shooter had an "AR-type weapon."

New push to remove John Wayne's name from airport in light of racist, homophobic comments

In 1971, John Wayne said "I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility." He used a slur to describe the stars of "Midnight Cowboy." And now there's a new push to remove his name from a California airport.

Disneyland delays reopening of theme parks

Disneyland has postponed the reopening of its theme parks, officials announced Wednesday.

Driver detained after police pursuit ended in El Monte, California

Police were in pursuit of a suspect in a reported stolen Lexus who had been driving around the streets of Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon.

A 5.8M earthquake shook between the Sequoia and Death Valley National Parks

A preliminary 5.8M earthquake shook about 10 miles south/southeast of Lone Pine, California Wednesday morning. Lone Pine is located between Sequoia National Park and Death Valley National Park.

Adult film star Ron Jeremy accused of raping 3 women, sexually assaulting another

Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Tuesday.