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….
Orange County’s First Responders Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
December 28, 2020
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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…
Orange County Continues to Increase COVID-19 Hospitalizations
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County continued its record-setting pace of COVID-19 hospitalizations Dec. 28 with 2,031 patients, including 453 in intensive care, as officials worry about another holiday-related surge on top of the spike related to Thanksgiving. The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) also reported 2,144 newly diagnosed infections, raising the county’s cumulative case…
Orange County Continues to Smash COVID-19 Hospitalization Records
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County continued its record-setting pace of COVID-19 hospitalizations Dec. 28 with 2,031 patients, including 453 in intensive care, as officials worry about another holiday-related surge on top of the spike related to Thanksgiving. The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) also reported 2,144 newly diagnosed infections, raising the county’s cumulative case…
Orange County Health Care Agency Set to Roll Out Vaccine Tracking App
The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) will unveil a new tool Dec. 29 that will help monitor COVID-19 vaccination trends while simplifying the inoculation process. The smart phone app, called Othena, will allow residents of the Southern California county to register for vaccination appointments online. Meantime, health care providers can use the app to…
Orange County Sheriff Defends ICE Transfers Before Board, Public
December 27, 2020
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Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, who has been ordered by a Superior Court judge to cut the county’s jail population in half, recently defended his department’s policies regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transfers in front of the Southern California county’s Board of Supervisors. Barnes said state regulations are responsible for releasing dangerous criminals out…
Orange County Reports 3,200 New Cases of COVID-19
December 27, 2020
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County reported 3,200 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death Dec. 27, bringing the county’s totals to 147,463 cases and 1,846 fatalities. The county continues to set records for COVID-19 hospitalizations, as that number rose to 1,990 on Dec. 27, with 443 of those patients in intensive care units (ICU),…
Orange County’s Homeless Shelters Hit by Wave of COVID-19
Orange County officials have converted the Fullerton Navigation Center into a COVID-19 treatment facility as surging infection rates have spread to the county’s homeless population. The navigation center will serve as a living area where the county’s homeless population with the disease can isolate, reducing the risk of healthy people being infected at more crowded…
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