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A phlebotomist takes a finger prick blood sample at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Bolinas on April 22, 2020. Bolinas is attempting to test the entire town in conjunction with a UCSF study, one of the first efforts of its kind in California

Hit Or Miss: Californians Describe Vastly Different COVID-19 Testing Experiences

In a CalMatters survey, 170 respondents from Humboldt to San Diego counties shared a wealth of hit-or-miss testing experiences from “super easy!” to “a circus.”

Oregon Joins Legal Action Against ICE Over International Students

The Oregon Department of Justice and two of its largest universities have joined a legal fight against the Trump Administration over new limits on international students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Customers wearing face masks exit Costco in Tigard, Oregon, March 20, 2020.

Oregon's Mask Rules Expanding To Crowded Outdoor Spaces As COVID Cases Spike

Gov. Kate Brown is expanding Oregon’s statewide face mask policy, requiring that most Oregonians wear masks in outdoor situations when they cannot stay six feet from other people.

California restaurants such as Fabian Nahui's Peruvian establishment in Los Angeles must close their indoor operations. Gov. Gavin Newsom reimposed the restrictions on indoor businesses, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state.

California Closes Indoor Businesses Statewide As COVID-19 Cases Surge

Restaurants, movie theaters and museums are among the businesses required to suspend their indoor operations statewide under Gov. Gavin Newsom's Monday announcement. Bars must close entirely.

As It Was: Statue Honors Agnes Baker Pilgrim and Rogue Indians

A 19-foot-high statue carved from a single alder tree by Russell Beebe of Talent, Ore., greets those who enter the Hannon Library on the Southern Oregon…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has testified before Congress on the spread of the coronavirus. Reports that his relationship with President Trump had soured first surfaced in April.

Trump Again Casts Doubt On Fauci As COVID-19 Cases Surge

President Trump shares a tweet from game show host Chuck Woolery, who claimed the CDC is lying about the coronavirus pandemic to hurt the president in November's election.

Naya Rivera at the 2019 Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai annual luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif.

'Glee' Actor Naya Rivera's Death Ruled Accidental Drowning

Rivera was best known for her role as Santana Lopez, a take-no-prisoners cheerleader/singer on Glee for six seasons. She had disappeared while boating with her son on Lake Piru in Southern California.

Demonstrators with Black Lives Matter gather outside Sacramento City Hall to demand changes to the city's police department.

Should The State Investigate Local Police Shootings? California Rethinks Its Resistance

If California is the nation’s laboratory for progressive laws, why has it been unable to keep the police from policing themselves?

Federal law enforcement officers use tear gas and impact munitions to disperse protesters demonstrating against racism and police violence from in front of the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse. Earlier in the night, officers shot a demonstrator in the head with a less lethal impact munition, causing severe injury.

Federal Officers Shoot Portland Protester In Head With 'Less Lethal' Munitions

Federal law enforcement shot and severely injured a protester Saturday night during demonstrations in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Portland.

Cars line up for drive-through coronavirus testing in St. Petersburg, Florida. The state reported a record-breaking 15,299 new cases on Sunday.

Florida Smashes U.S. State Record Of Daily New Cases: More Than 15,200

Gov. Ron DeSantis has not ordered a statewide mask mandate, even as coronavirus cases set new records in Florida. Some local officials have imposed their own restrictions to try to slow the spread.

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