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A California pastor has promised to keep his church’s doors open for worship, bucking a new mandate from the governor ordering houses of worship to close once again as cases of the coronavirus spike across the state. Pastor Greg Fairrington of Destiny Christian Church in the northern California city of Rocklin announced last week that …

Three California churches are bringing a federal lawsuit against the state over Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on singing as a part of religious services, claiming that the coronavirus restriction is being applied to them in a discriminatory manner. The Calvary Chapel of Ukiah, Calvary Chapel Fort Bragg, and River of Life Church say that the …

Controversial YouTube star Jake Paul is in the hot seat again, this time for hosting a massive party at his California mansion Saturday — despite renewed COVID-19 restrictions in the Golden State. Wild video footage from the bash posted to social media and later by obtained by FOX 11 in Los Angeles shows dozens of …

Naya Rivera was remembered by her family Tuesday as an “amazing talent” and “even greater person” a day after her body was recovered from a Southern California lake. “While we grieve the loss of our beautiful legend, we are blessed to honor her everlasting legacy and magnetic spirit,” Rivera’s family said in a statement to …

Jane Krakowski and other VIPs pulled up for a drive-in premiere at journalist Jill Rappaport’s Hamptons ranch this week. The screening, hosted by Cinema Society guru Andrew Saffir, was of Ron Howard’s doc “Rebuilding Paradise,” about the devastating California wildfires and their aftermath. Introducing the film via video, Howard said: “There’s tremendous value in having …

More than 1,500 Tesla workers have been infected or come in contact with someone who was infected with the coronavirus in recent months, according to a new report. The majority of the cases popped up at Tesla’s Fremont, Calif. factory, according to Tesla blog Electrek. The facility was the focal point of a standoff between …

“Glee” actor Kevin McHale said he believes his late co-star Cory Monteith helped “find” Naya Rivera — because her body was recovered on the anniversary of his death. “I’m not religious by any means, but you’d be hard-pressed to convince me that Cory didn’t help find our girl today,” McHale wrote on Twitter late Monday. …

California on Monday announced a major rollback of its reopening process as the state’s average daily caseload of coronavirus cases passed double what it was a month ago. During a news conference Monday afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is ordering bars to shut down and said other businesses including wineries, breweries, movie theaters, …

The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts announced Monday that they will not return to in-person classes next month but will begin the school year with online-only classes over coronavirus concerns. In Los Angeles, students will start virtual classes on August 18 but will not be called back to the physical classroom, Los Angeles …

Officials believe that former “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, whose body was found in a California lake Monday, managed to save her son by getting him on their drifting boat. “We believe it was mid-afternoon when she went swimming, the idea being, perhaps, that the boat began drifting… and that she mustered enough energy to get …