This evening: A COVID wave is washing over California

The latest from the Los Angeles Times  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT September 03, 2025 | View in browser This Evening's Big Stories COVID wave washes over California. Some officials urge residents to mask up A COVID wave is washing over California, with the state seeing continued increases in the number of newly confirmed cases, the viral test positivity rate and hospitalizations attributed to the disease. Read More ADVERTISEMENT NBA probing allegations that firm paid Kawhi Leonard $28 million to evade the salary cap. Clippers strongly deny claims Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was paid millions to do no work for a tree-planting company as a way for the team to circumvent the NBA salary cap, an investigative journalist alleged. Read More 'Ketamine queen' pleads guilty in federal court over drugs that killed Matthew Perry Jasveen Sangha supplied the ketamine that actor Matthew Perry injected on the day of his death, according to a plea agreement. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Online sleuths or streaming ghouls? Baby Emmanuel case unleashes army of Internet vigilantes In the last couple of weeks, the case of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro has been the clarion call for independent journalists, online sleuths, and criminal case followers, some traveling across the country to California to chronicle developments. Read More Wildfire burns into historic California Gold Rush of Chinese Camp as well as old mining town Wildfire in Northern California has scorched more than 12,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, burning homes in the Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now U.S., Mexico pledge deeper ties as Trump defends strike on alleged cartel boat U.S. and Mexico agreed to boost security cooperation as Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump's decision to strike a boat in the Caribbean. Read More This California highway is a lifeline, and deadly. Can it be fixed before it falls into the sea? A $2 billion tunnel has been proposed to bypass "Last Chance Grade" — a landslide-plagued portion of Highway 101 in rural Northern California. Read More The cost of expanding L.A.'s Convention Center keeps growing. Can the city afford it? Despite cost-cutting efforts, the tab for expanding the facility has gone up again, reaching $2.7 billion — an increase of $483 million from six months ago. Read More Think attendance is bad at the Rose Bowl? It may be worse than you imagined Attendance at the Rose Bowl for UCLA football games is diminishing even faster than you might think. Read More 'Wizard of Oz' at Las Vegas' Sphere feels more like a ride than a movie (with Disneyland-level pricing) The cherished 1939 fantasy has been expanded by generative AI to fit the giant parameters of the Las Vegas immersive venue. Has too much creative license been taken? Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading This Evening's Big Stories from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com