Between holiday vacations and a rapid spread of COVID through the newsroom, Nexstar’s KTLA is just trying to plug holes right now in their schedule.

Insiders tell FTVLive that at least 8 people in the newsroom are out with COVID, or as a precaution after being exposed to COVID.

That along with holiday time off and it has people pulling double and triple duty at the LA station.

Reporter Lauren Lyster was tapped to solo anchor 4 hours of news, from 11a-2 PM, 3-4 PM.

Hope she can still talk after that marathon session.