Jaclyn Cosgrove is the L.A. County government reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Her coverage focuses primarily on human services, including mental health, child welfare, homelessness, criminal justice reform and indigent care. Previously, she worked as the health reporter at the Oklahoman. She was selected for a 2015-16 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism. For her fellowship project, she explored the barriers that low-income, uninsured people with mental illnesses face in finding treatment. Cosgrove is originally from Arpelar, Okla., and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Send her tips privately on Signal at (213) 222-6625.
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Two men are found dead hours apart in the Beverly Grove area on Monday. Police are investigating the connection.
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L.A. County will allow theaters, restaurants, gyms and more to more widely reopen Monday. The changes come as COVID-19 cases continue to plummet.
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Breweries, wineries and distilleries can again operate outdoors statewide under new health guidance released Thursday.
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Restaurants, gyms, museums and movie theaters in Los Angeles County will be allowed to reopen for indoor activity, according to a public health order announced Thursday that marks the first major reopening of businesses since the start of the pandemic.
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L.A. County’s COVID-19 vaccine supply is expected to tighten just as more people become eligible, because of a shortage of Johnson & Johnson shots.
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