California state workers are challenging a new mandate requiring them to return to the office four days a week starting July 1, as lawmakers advance a bill to ensure telework options. A billboard off ...

According to the California Department of Public Health, several illnesses - including COVID-19 - are currently circulating statewide. "Many respiratory viruses, including flu, (respiratory syncytial ...

COVID-19 is once again on the rise in California. It remains to be seen whether this latest uptick foreshadows the sort of misery seen last year—when the state was walloped by its worst summertime ...

A COVID wave is washing over California, with the state seeing continued increases in the number of newly confirmed cases and hospitalizations as some officials urged the public to take greater ...

Bill Engels receives his COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Breiona Lang at the Kaiser Permanente Venice Clinic on Sept. 6, 2024. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) California's late summer COVID surge is ...

California faces COVID surge with test positivity rates doubling since late July, though hospitalizations remain relatively low compared with previous summers. Some counties show signs the wave may be ...

COVID-19 appears to be on the rise in some parts of California as a new, highly contagious subvariant — featuring “razor blade throat” symptoms overseas — is becoming increasingly dominant. Nicknamed ...

Respiratory viruses are more active from October through March. Use over-the-counter COVID tests and clinical tests to distinguish respiratory viruses. Health officials advise vaccines, testing and ...