The coronavirus pandemic kept UCLA coach Mick Cronin from visiting Johnny Juzang even though they were only miles apart. On Wednesday, Juzang officially became a Bruin.

Former UCLA backup quarterback Austin Burton is transferring to Purdue, he confirmed Monday.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin believes the Bruins will be playing basketball next fall, but he says the coronavirus could keep fans from attending games.

UCLA lost its top recruit in Daishen Nix when the five-star point guard from Las Vegas decided to join the G League academy team.

Firefighters rescued a woman from the ground floor

One man was taken to hospital, where he sadly died

Four fire engines were at the scene

One caravan and a van were destroyed by fire.

Part of the balcony of a flat on the first floor was damaged by fire.

Sadly a man died at the scene

Firefighters rescued a man from the second floor of the building using a fire escape hood

Firefighters issue reminder for residents to test their smoke alarms

Ten fire engines were at the scene

The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 13 calls to the fire

Four fire engines were at the scene

The Russian dissident and author Eduard Limonov, who vocal opposition was a persistent thorn in the Kremlin's side, dies at 77.

Terrence McNally, whose varied and prolific career as a playwright, musical librettist and screenwriter earned him five Tony Awards and an Emmy, died Tuesday.

Holocaust survivor Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman spent three years at Auschwitz-Birkenau as a teen. He then spent decades teaching others about the atrocities.

Dr. Murray led the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at UC San Francisco for 23 years and helped set up the study of lung disease as its own field.

Mark Blum, who was in several recent episodes of 'You' and was known for his role in 'Crocodile Dundee,' died from coronavirus-related complications.

His fight to enroll his son in a largely white school sparked the use of busing as a means of desegregation

Joe Diffie, a country music star who enjoyed a career high in the 1990s, died Sunday of complications from COVID-19.

Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85.

Hal Willner, Grammy-winning record producer and longtime "Saturday Night Live" sketch music producer, has died from complications from COVID-19. He was 64.

Irene Hirano Inouye, a prodigious fundraiser who led the nation's premier Japanese American museum in Los Angeles and built bridges across cultures and countries, has died.

Thai Thanh, who reigned over Vietnamese American popular music for nearly six decades, died in March. Her legions of fans have mourned from home.

A local poet and lifelong environmental activist, MacAdams dedicated his life to restoring the Los Angeles River.

That night, when I ran away, he had grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me hard and there was anger in his voice when he said, "You're drinking too much and you have to stop."

Brookside is an enclave in Mid-Wilshire that is named for the water that runs from the Hollywood Hills through the neighborhood and out to Ballona Creek.

Ruggable's two-part rug system is driving social media crazy — in a good way. We talk to the Los Angeles-based entrepreneur behind it all, and she explains how it all started with her dog, and an accident. And a rug empire was born.

A new outfitter brings all-inclusive camping to the 67-mile Backbone Trail.

We raised four kids in this old house. There were birthdays and proms, bloody knees and Scout meetings. We changed a million diapers here. We matched a lot of socks.

Gardeners: There's so much to do outdoors right now. No need to wait for Spring. Let's get started.

Ghosting gets a worse rep than it deserves, in my opinion. As both a former ghoster and a ghostee, I find it way more merciful than a text with stupid excuses.

Like any good fighter, kickboxer Kendra Smith figured out a way to tackle the insane L.A. housing market: Move into a storefront where she could live and work.

A conundrum: Your boss says you're all supposed to work from home, but you really don't want to. Do you have to work from home?

As consumers panic-buy toilet paper in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, bidet sales spike.

I wasn't going to plead or beg her to stay. I felt my actions of the past week — and during the more than three years we had been together — had done all my talking for me.

Plant nurseries are now offering curbside service: 'A resurgence of victory gardens'

Goodwill SoCal has closed its doors and appealed to Los Angeles residents to stop leaving discarded items at donation centers. It can create a health hazard.

Garden Calendar: Virtual edition! Yes, there is still plenty to see during this time of coronavirus.

People are decluttering while hunkering down at home. An expert shares tips on how to get organized during the coronavirus pandemic.

I am in Florence, Italy, at culinary school, in a country besieged by the virus. Should I stay or should I go? There is no wrong answer.

My daughter would've been married this weekend. Like a lot of life events, it was postponed. But when it comes, what a day it will be.

Celebrate World Bee Day by participating in a global count of pollinators, including honeybees, with a free app available May 1.

You'll have to declare brutal warfare on the ants in your yard while embracing a tiny parasitoid wasp that eats its living prey from the inside out.

I would make the drive nearly every weekend, braving the Friday traffic and returning late Sunday night. I did this willingly and savored the time in L.A. with him. But how did he feel? Was I just an easy ride?

Local health officials give catastrophic estimates of potential coronavirus deaths if stay-at-home orders aren't followed.

We want to protect our loved ones from the coronavirus. For many of us, that includes our pets. Here's what experts know about the risks they face.

How does the Los Angeles Times coronavirus tracker work? The people who built and maintain it explain.