Holiday travel at Orange County, California’s John Wayne Airport appeared grounded as officials reported a 75 percent drop in the preliminary number of passengers for December. “John Wayne Airport has faced unprecedented challenges in 2020,” airport director Barry Rondinella said in a statement. “Through it all, the airport team has gone above and beyond to…
Orange County Cities, Water Districts File Lawsuit Against 3M, DuPont Over Contaminated Water
The Orange County Water District and cities throughout the county have filed a joint lawsuit against 3M, DuPont, and other companies, claiming the defendants deliberately contaminated groundwater and water systems throughout the Southern California region. The plaintiffs—including the cities of Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Tustin, along with the water districts of…
Teen Brings Happiness to Seniors With Handmade Bears
“Even one small bear can impact someone’s life in wonderful ways,” William Pugmire, 16, told The Epoch Times. He would know. Since March, Pugmire has personally given about 100 bears he made to senior citizens around his home city of Carlsbad, California. “They love them so much,” he said. “They have said it makes them…
Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee Talks Hopes for the New Year
December 30, 2020
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As many others do, Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee longs for a better world in 2021—sort of like the one he was living in before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. “I’m dreaming that our resort areas get open and recover, and the tourism that comes with it,” Chaffee told The Epoch Times during an end-of-year…
Mom Struggles to Get Son’s Cancer Treated Amid Pandemic, Insurance Problems
December 30, 2020
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After living week-to-week in the cheapest hotel she could find, Wendy Onofre, 27, was relieved to find a two-bedroom apartment in Anaheim, California, where she now resides with her fiancé, Davi Johnson, 26, their newborn son, and her five other children. The family hit a rough patch, having lost their jobs amid the pandemic cutbacks…
California Supreme Court Renders Human Trafficking Decision Based on Orange County Case
December 30, 2020
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In a ruling based on an Orange County conviction, the California Supreme Court ruled Dec. 28 that human traffickers who attempt to prostitute minors will receive the maximum prison sentence allowed under state law, even if they are actually communicating with undercover law enforcement personnel. The decision reverses an earlier ruling by the state’s Fourth…
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,…
Fairview Developmental Center Opens Unit for COVID-19 Patients With Dementia
December 29, 2020
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Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa, California, began accepting COVID-19 patients with dementia Dec. 28, as Orange County officials attempted to lighten the strain on local hospitals overbooked as the result of the surging pandemic. The center has created a special ward for the patients, with 50 beds housed in a separate building from its…
Orange County Paramedics Tapped to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
December 29, 2020
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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,…
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