SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 2,752 new positive COVID-19 cases and 78 more deaths Jan. 23. To date, there have been 221,493 coronavirus cases and 2,625 fatalities, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. There are currently 1,818 people hospitalized countywide with the disease, 482 of whom are in the intensive care unit. The county’s state-adjusted…
Teen’s Suicide Attempt Prompts Warning Over Pandemic’s Mental Health Dangers
January 23, 2021
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On Christmas night, a 14-year-old girl walked away from her family’s Orange County home and headed toward a bridge. When she arrived, she leaped from the 50-foot structure, shattering two back bones in an attempted suicide brought on by some inner demons she’s been fighting since the start of the pandemic. Sydney R., of Huntington Beach, is among…
US Marshalls Rescue 33 Missing Children in ‘Operation Lost Angels’
More than 30 children were rescued by U.S. Marshalls from human trafficking in Southern California, including eight who were being sexually exploited, the FBI announced Friday. The multi-day joint agency “Operation Lost Angels” involved more than two dozen partner agencies and was initiated on Jan. 11. The rescue operation recently culminated in the recovery of 33…
Orange County Career Counselors Reflect on Challenging Job Market
As Orange County looks toward economic recovery in the New Year, the industrial unrest it leaves behind has prompted some residents of the Southern California region to rethink their career choices. Some professionals are making riskier professional moves, while others are seeking out new fields, career counselors told The Epoch Times. The shakeup came after…
Orange County’s COVID-19 Metrics are Improving, Official Says
SANTA ANA—Orange County reported just one COVID-19 death Jan. 22 and there was additional good news in a declining number of cases and hospitalization rates. Orange County chief executive Frank Kim said the positivity rate has also declined—from 19.7 percent on Jan. 10 to 14.5 percent on Jan. 22. “It’s a continuation of the trends…
San Juan Capistrano Approves Design Contract for New Skate Park
A new skate park that’s half the size of a professional football field is expected to open in San Juan Capistrano by year’s end. Plans for the 28,300-square-foot facility moved forward during a Jan. 19 city council meeting, when council awarded a design contract to Grideline Skateparks Inc. “I think it’s important for our youth,”…
Suspected Killer Becomes Second Inmate to Die From COVID-19 Related Complications
January 22, 2021
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Orange County’s second inmate to die from COVID-19 related complications was awaiting trial for attempted homicide and suspicion of homicide charges. Ah Le Fang, 37, was arrested and booked August 2017 by the Fullerton Police Department after he was suspected of stabbing his mother and her boyfriend with a knife inside the apartment where they lived together with his older…
UCI Announces Plans to Break Ground on New Hospital
IRVINE, Calif.—Plans to build a world-class hospital and medical center estimated to cost more than $1 billion on the northern edge of the University of California—Irvine (UCI) campus were approved by the University of California Board of Regents Jan. 21. Construction of the 144-bed acute care facility, ambulatory care center and cancer center is expected…
Many Profit Off Worsening Homeless Situation in LA, Says Community Group
Commentary Consultants, architects, construction companies, and others profit from planning and building new housing for the homeless, says Soledad Ursua, who serves on the Venice Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles. “I see it as just a big racket where everybody has their hand in the pot. It turns out that the homeless are just big…
Suspended Attorney Ordered to do Community Service for Green Card Fraud Scheme
SANTA ANA (CNS)—A San Gabriel-based attorney who pleaded guilty to taking part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that sold temporary green cards to foreign investors was sentenced Jan. 21 to one day behind bars and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service. Victoria Chan, 38, of El Monte, pleaded guilty in November 2018 to…
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