LIVE BLOG: The latest updates on the coronavirus
The Post staff will be updating this blog with the latest information and news on the coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
Police will start citing residents ignoring stay home orders this weekend
Luna said a citation for not following the order can cost up to $1,000 and is a misdemeanor, which would go on the violator’s record.
Recount costs soar as county begins tracking down Long Beach ballots
For the first time voters were allowed to cast their ballots from anywhere in the county and now the task of tracking down all of those ballots could be adding to a local recount effort.
VIDEO: ‘It’s always been about the people’: Pastor Gregory Sanders on how the church is coping with COVID-19
As Easter approaches on Sunday—the biggest observance of the year for Christians—Sanders said churches across Long Beach will be connected in new ways.
VIDEO: A classic look back at De Jong (Wilson) vs. Watson (Lakewood), 2012
The pitchers’ duel at Blair Field in May of 2012, featured about a half dozen players who would play professionally, four of whom still do.
Majority of Long Beach’s COVID-19 deaths connected to long-term care facilities
Officials also report that 38 people are hospitalized of the 285 positive cases in the city.
Quarantine Chronicles Day 24: Dumping the booze (well, not all of it) for cleaner living
Things saved: A bottle of 1995 Joseph Phelps Insignia wine, the last dram of a bottle of Early Times that was my granddad’s and a bottle of “emergency” Beefeater gin. Maybe a couple of swizzle sticks and some ashtrays in case I decide to take up smoking again.
Local liquor stores see booming alcohol sales amid coronavirus pandemic
Nationwide alcohol sales jumped 55% percent last month.
Man dies days after DUI crash that shoved stopped car into pedestrians, police say
Police today identified the man as 61-year-old Bryan Bogan. Bogan, they said, was on Del Amo Boulevard near Locust Avenue with a 71-year-old from Torrance just before the crash on March 24.
From Ironman to face shields; Long Beach engineers put 3D printing to life saving use
Their goal is to print 1,000 shields for healthcare workers in hospitals all over Southern California who are in dire need of personal protective equipment during this coronavirus health crisis.