A Laguna Beach couple is appealing a court order to remove a seawall from its beachfront property and pay a $1 million fine. The latest ruling, in which a panel of three judges in an appellate court unanimously upheld an earlier order by the California Coastal Commission that required the couple to take down the…
Stay-at-Home Order Extended Indefinitely in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (CNS)—As expected, a regional stay-at-home order in effect across Southern California due to surging COVID-19 hospitalizations was formally extended Dec. 29, continuing a ban on all gatherings of people from different households and in-person dining and setting strict capacity limits at many businesses. The state’s regional order, which covers an 11-county Southern California…
Social Services Agency Closes Orange County Offices to Fight COVID-19
Orange County’s Social Services Agency (SSA) closed its public assistance lobbies Dec. 28 to help mitigate a rise in COVID-19 cases throughout Southern California. The agency has asked the public to use the SSA’s website to access necessary services—but for those needing critical assistance, staff will be stationed outside its four regional offices in Anaheim,…
Orange County Paramedics Tapped to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
Some fire department paramedics in Orange County, California, are being trained to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, in a move officials hope will help alleviate the workload of hospital nurses and doctors. “Because hospital staffing is overworked, they don’t have the [manpower] to inoculate people,” Supervisor Doug Chaffee told The Epoch Times. “We are getting paramedics trained,…
Orange County Walmarts Close for Deep Cleanings
Walmart temporarily shut the doors to its San Clemente, California, location Dec. 29 to deep clean the store. The Walmart Supercenter at 951 Avenida Pico was expected to reopen at 7 a.m. Dec. 30. A third-party cleaning service was hired to clean and sanitize the building after shelves were cleared of merchandise. “Everything we’re doing…
OCFA Rescues 2 Adults From Santa Ana Flood Channel After Heavy Rain
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) rescued two people Dec. 28 in Santa Ana after they were swept away in a flood control channel following heavy rain in Southern California. Authorities responded to a call about a person trapped in the flood channel at 4:53 p.m. near South Raitt Street and Edinger Avenue. When rescuers…
The Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in Orange County
Irvine is the safest city in Orange County, California, according to a recently-released study. The same report names Santa Ana as the county’s most dangerous city. The study, conducted by financial website MoneyGeek, reached its findings by analyzing FBI crime statistics, and ranked cities based on the cost of crime per resident. Not all U.S….
Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail by Judge Who Says She Poses a Flight Risk
Longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail on Monday, with a judge saying she is a risk to flee the country if she were released. “The court concludes that the government has met its burden of persuasion that the defendant poses a flight risk and that pretrial detention continues to be warranted,” District Judge…
Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail by Judge Who Says She Poses Flight Risk
Longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail on Monday, with a judge saying there would be a risk of her fleeing the country if she were released. “The court concludes that the government has met its burden of persuasion that the defendant poses a flight risk and that pretrial detention continues to be warranted,”…
Orange County’s First Responders Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 vaccinations are underway for first responders throughout Southern California, including firefighters and police officers in Orange County. The county’s first 100 firefighters were inoculated Dec. 26 with the Moderna vaccine at the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Regional Fire Operations and Training Center in Irvine. Vaccinations for the OCFA are scheduled to continue during…
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