It’s Friday, July 17th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will host plenty of sunshine, with a high around 81 and a low tonight of 63. Our top story: More than 50,000 Black and Latino middle and high school students in Los Angeles did not regularly participate in their virtual classrooms after LA schools closed in March. That’s according to data the LA Unified School District analyzed in a July 7th report.

It’s Thursday, July 16th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly cloudy, with a high in the mid-80s and a low tonight of 62. Our top story: Latinos have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus. This comes as California sees a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Latinos make up nearly 40 percent of the state’s population and 55 percent of its COVID-19 cases.

It’s Wednesday, July 15th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s and a low tonight of 62. Our top story: The Trump administration dropped a new policy yesterday that would have required international students to leave the US if their colleges, or universities, were offering only online classes.

It’s Tuesday, July 14th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s and a low tonight of 63. Our top story: Amid a spike in coronavirus cases, California is largely closing again. Governor Gavin Newsom announced statewide restrictions yesterday to halt all indoor dining and close bars, zoos, and museums.

It’s Monday, July 13th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and warm, with a high around 90 degrees and a low of 64. Our top story: A 3-alarm fire onboard a US Navy amphibious assault ship docked in San Diego injured 17 sailors and 4 civilians yesterday morning. Multiple agencies battled the blaze throughout the day.

It’s Friday, July 10th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly sunny and warm, with a high around 90 degrees and a low tonight of 66. Our top story: Coronavirus hospitalizations have jumped 97 percent in Orange County over the past 3 weeks. And health experts say it is a clear indicator that the virus is spreading more rapidly in the region.

It’s Thursday, July 9th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly cloudy, with a high of 85 and a low tonight of 63. Our top story: The Supreme Court barred teachers who work at church-run schools from filing discrimination lawsuits against their employers. In a 7-2 vote, the court ruled that the Constitution’s protection for religious liberty exempts church schools from state and federal anti-discrimination laws.

It’s Wednesday, July 8th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and a low tonight of 63. Our top story: Limited availability of COVID-19 testing in LA County has stymied people who want to be tested. The largest testing facility — Dodger Stadium — reopened yesterday after a 4-day closure during the July 4th holiday.

It’s Tuesday, July 7th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and a low tonight of 64. Our top story: The federal government doled out more than $68 billion to more than 580,000 California businesses in the last 3 months through the federal coronavirus relief program for small businesses. That is according to data released by the Trump administration yesterday.

It’s Monday, July 6th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and very warm, with a high around 91 and a low tonight of 66. Our top story: Residential 4th of July firework displays lead to a surge in both air pollution and emergency service calls. The fireworks caused levels of fine-particle pollution to skyrocket, leading air quality to be ranked as hazardous in some areas well into Sunday.