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San Bernardino County exceeded 40,000 confirmed coronavirus cases while its COVID-19 death toll rose by seven to 568 in an update posted by the county on Saturday, Aug. 15. The county now has 40,338 cases, up 964 cases or 2.4% from Friday. The county also reported seven new deaths from COVID-19. The number of tests…

Los Angeles County reported 2,103 new cases of COVID-19 and 35 more deaths on Saturday, Aug. 15, bringing the county’s totals to 220,762 cases and 5,245 fatalities. In a continuing sign of hope, the number of people hospitalized continued to decline, county health officials said. Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health…

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia released this message on Saturday, Aug. 15, an update on the city’s status amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. As you probably know, this has been a difficult couple of weeks for me personally. The loss of my mother to COVID-19 was followed by my stepfather’s death, and my brother and…

EL DORADO HILLS (CBS13) – Jennifer and Paulo Borges are restocking their fridge after their lights went out late Friday afternoon in El Dorado Hills. The outages were part of rolling blackouts called for by the California ISO as the electrical grid was under extra strain amid excessive heat. “I think it was just scary…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A missing teen swimmer was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being rescued from the American River on Saturday, the Sacramento Fire Department said. The department said the female swimmer was pulled from the river near 28th and B streets shortly before 9:15 p.m. A witness on the scene said…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Downtown Sacramento set a new record-high temperature of 111 degrees on Saturday, during what is the biggest heatwave of the year so far in the area. The National Weather Service said the last time downtown reached 111 degrees was on July 23, 2006, during a record 11-day stretch of triple-digit temperatures. Downtown…

California reported 5,975 new cases of the coronavirus, on Saturday, Aug. 15, bringing the cumulative total since tracking began to 617,572. There were also 92 new deaths reported Saturday, making for a total of 11,371 people who have died, according to unofficial counts from county websites. COVID-related hospitalizations across the state continued to decline Saturday.…

Bruce Flanders, the legendary public-address announcer who became the longtime “Voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix” and entertained racing fans for more than 40 years, died Friday. He was 74. Flanders, who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for years, died peacefully at his home in San Bernardino on Friday, Aug. 14, said a…

Two women were arrested on suspicion of trespassing during an anti-mask rally in Costa Mesa Saturday afternoon, Aug. 15, authorities said. Costa Mesa police were called to Mother’s Market, at 1890 Newport Blvd., by a manager reporting the trespassers before 2:15 p.m., police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said. It was unclear what the protesters did to…