It’s Monday, December 28th. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be cloudy and cool with a couple of showers, a thunderstorm, snow, and hail. Highs will also be around 59 degrees before dropping to 46 in the evening. Our top story: The first significant storm of the season is expected to bring rain and snow to Southern California today. Ventura and Los Angeles counties will see the first wave of early morning rain.

It’s Thursday, December 24th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be cloudy, with a high of 68 and a low tonight of 50. Our top story: California has now recorded more than 2 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. This is according to a county-by-county tally conducted by The Times.

It’s Wednesday, December 23rd. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and a low tonight around 50 degrees. Our top story: Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Alex Padilla (Pah-Dee-Yah) to serve in the US Senate. That’s what the governor announced yesterday. Padilla (Pah-Dee-Yah) will become California's first Latino US senator and replaces Kamala Harris.

It’s Tuesday, December 22nd. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny but not as warm, with a high of 68 and a low tonight of 49. Our top story: Stay-at-home orders will likely be extended across a wide swath of California. Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley are technically eligible to emerge from the state orders beginning next week.

It’s Monday, December 21st. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be sunny and pleasant, with a high around 79 degrees and a low tonight of 51. Our top story: LA County is investigating ongoing coronavirus outbreaks at 490 businesses. According to county data, that number increased from 173 businesses a month ago. Grocery stores have been hit especially hard by coronavirus infections.

It’s Friday, December 18th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will host plenty of sun, with a high of 67 and a low tonight of 47. Our top story: The availability of intensive care unit beds throughout Southern California hit an alarming low yesterday, with zero percent open. It's the latest sign of how the worst wave of the coronavirus is pushing healthcare systems to their limits.

It’s Thursday, December 17th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly sunny, with a high of 65 and a low tonight of 48. Our top story: California is opening temporary field hospitals to help with overflow patients as COVID-19 surges fill intensive care units across the state. The field hospitals will care for non-ICU patients in places such as Porterville, Sacramento, and Imperial.

It’s Wednesday, December 16th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and a low tonight of 50. Our top story: The number of available intensive care beds is critically low across Southern California. In Los Angeles County, there are fewer than 100 beds available. And experts say the worst of the COVID-19 surge is yet to come.

It’s Tuesday, December 15th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and a low tonight of 47. Our top story: 5 healthcare workers at Hollywood's Kaiser Permanente were among the first Californians to get the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. It marked a new phase of a pandemic that has killed more than 21,000 people in the state. After each vaccination, cheers broke out from nearby masked observers.

It’s Monday, December 14th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly sunny, with a high around 65 degrees and a low tonight of 47. Our top story: California will begin providing the COVID-19 vaccine as early as today. The vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech (Buy-On-Tech) was cleared yesterday by a group of scientists and experts that endorsed its safety.