Coronavirus

Los Angeles County will close its beaches Friday and ban fireworks displays in anticipation of the Fourth of July holiday, a move health officials say is necessary in light of an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.Although it was a “difficult decision to make,” the closures are crucial because so many people gather to celebrate, “a…

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered the closure of bars, gyms, movie theaters, nightclubs and water parks across the state for 30 days in an effort to combat a spike in coronavirus cases."Our numbers continue to increase," Ducey said at a Monday news conference in Phoenix. "In Arizona, they're going in the wrong direction and we're…

FIRST. THIS IS KCRA 3 NEWS AT 6:00. TONI: I AND TONI VALLIERE. TY: I AM TY STEELE. WE WILL CHECK IN WITH DEIRDRE AND TEO LATER. TONI: WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM SA SACRAMENTO COUNTY OF OFFICIALS ASKING THE COUNTY TO SHUTDOWN THE BARS. TY: WE WILL HEAR FROM THE GOVERNOR FOR THE FIRST…

New photos of Huntsville Hospital. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com). Joe Songer | jsonger@al.comA 16-year-old patient is on a ventilator at Huntsville Hospital due to the novel coronavirus as the pandemic begins to hammer north Alabama.Hospitalizations in the Huntsville Hospital Healthcare System across north Alabama are soaring, CEO David Spillers said Monday, including 38 patients at…

Los Angeles County health officials issued a dire warning Monday that conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic are deteriorating rapidly and the highly contagious virus is spreading swiftly in the nation’s most populous county.They said they are now faced with one of their biggest fears: that the reopening of L.A. County would coincide with sudden jumps…