It’s Wednesday, October 14th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be sunny and very hot, with a high around 95 degrees and a low tonight of 67. Our top story: LA County agreed to pay $14 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the Sheriff’s Department routinely held people in jail beyond their release dates due to pending immigration investigations.

It’s Tuesday, October 13th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be hot with plenty of sunshine. Highs will be around 92 degrees with a low tonight of 67. Our top story: California elections officials sent a cease-and-desist letter yesterday, demanding Republicans stop using private ballot collection containers as "official" drop-boxes. The officials say the boxes are illegal.

It’s Monday, October 12th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be sunny, with a high of 92 and a low tonight of 68. Our top story: Several Southern California suburban counties are failing to meet COVID-19 benchmarks for communities of color. Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and 8 other counties aren’t meeting the new metric.

It’s Friday, October 9th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly sunny, with a high around 76 degrees and a low tonight of 62. Our top story: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to protect nearly a third of California's land and coastal waters. He also directed state agencies to pursue actions that will use the state's lands and waters to absorb climate-warming carbon from the atmosphere.

It’s Thursday, October 8th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly cloudy, with a high around 77 degrees and a low tonight of 60. Our top story: LA County has reported its highest daily coronavirus case count in 6 weeks. With more than 1,600 cases, officials are unclear whether yesterday's number signifies a trend or if it is a one-off linked to a backlog.

It’s Wednesday, October 7th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high around 84 degrees and a low tonight of 61. Our top story: Although a handful of counties advanced in the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan yesterday, 2 moved backward — the first time since California launched its tiered system that parts of the state have regressed.

It’s Tuesday, October 6th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and very warm, with a high around 89 degrees and a low tonight of 63. Our top story: Despite some promising numbers, Los Angeles County is not expected to move into the next phase of relaxing coronavirus restrictions this week. The county recently reported an adjusted case rate of 7-point-3 cases per 100,000 residents, placing it within Tier 1.

It’s Monday, October 5th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92 degrees and a low tonight of 64. Our top story: California wildfires have now burned more than 4 million acres. That's more than double the state’s previous record. Before this year, 2018 was California’s biggest year for wildfires, with more than 1-point-8 million acres burned.

It’s Friday, October 2nd. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be very sunny and hot again, with a high around 100 degrees and a low tonight of 67. Our top story: California's larger counties will not be permitted to reopen their economies further unless they can reduce coronavirus infections in the hardest hit places. Those include where the poor, Latinos, Black people, and Pacific Islanders live.

It’s Thursday, October 1st. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and very hot, with a high near 102 degrees and a low tonight of 69. Our top story: Shopping centers and nail salons in Los Angeles County will soon be allowed to resume indoor operations with restrictions. The decision, announced yesterday, comes after a months-long closure due to the coronavirus.