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Thousands In LA Apply For Prepaid Debit Cards Despite Site Issues
More than 56,000 LA residents applied for prepaid debit cards offered during the coronavirus crisis, although the website crashed early on.

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More than 56,000 LA residents applied for prepaid debit cards offered during the coronavirus crisis, although the website crashed early on.

Starting Wednesday, all LA County businesses must provide employees with face coverings, and customers will also be required to wear them.
The coronavirus abruptly ended the 25-year romance of a Hollywood couple, who, in the words of widow Lynne Lerner, "lived for each other."
Federal authorities in LA returned $300 million in funds stolen from Malaysia in a case also involving a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills.
Los Angeles County is opening a new coronavirus testing center Wednesday at the Bellflower Civic Center, one of 27 launched in recent weeks.
LA County supervisors approved an emergency rental assistance program that would provide monthly subsidies to families who have lost jobs.
LA County supervisors created a relief fund for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus, and said they've already secured $28 million.
An LA City Councilman partnered with The Original Farmers Market to buy meals from local restaurants and serve them to first responders.
Los Angeles County confirmed 670 new coronavirus cases and 40 additional deaths Tuesday, the highest single-day increase so far.
A construction worker was rescued and hospitalized Monday after falling down a steep hillside in the Hollywood Hills, authorities said.
A Los Angeles city councilman is proposing opening some streets to non-drivers during the coronavirus outbreak, as other cities have done.
Ballots were mailed Monday for the May 12 special election to fill the remainder of Katie Hill's term in LA's 25th Congressional District.
The body of a man who may have been electrocuted was found Monday afternoon after fire crews extinguished a garage fire in Sunland.
LA County will offer low-interest loans of up to $20,000 to small businesses affected by COVID-19, officials announced Monday.
Caltrans said Monday it will issue special permits allowing "overweight" trucks to deliver emergency coronavirus supplies across California.
A 50-year-old woman will face a murder charge in the alcohol-fueled crash that killed a 61-year-old Long Beach man last month.
Los Angeles County on Monday reported its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since early March, but deaths surged above 300.
QueensCare, an LA community health provider, is converting a mobile dental care unit into an emergency room to be used at a local hospital.
A man was arrested Monday after a standoff with SWAT officers in Hollywood, following a report of a disturbance on New Hampshire Avenue.
A man suspected in a fatal January shooting at the Westfield Century City mall was arrested in Baltimore and extradited to LA, police said.