Category: Orange County

Southland Police Department Flooded with Illegal Fireworks Calls

July 5, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Many neighborhoods sounded like war zones July 4 as people set off illegal fireworks to mark Independence Day despite repeated pleas from fire officials around Southern California to attend public pyrotechnic displays. Sheriff’s department dispatchers have fielded “nonstop calls,” said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies on patrol are citing…

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Will California Landlords Survive the Eviction Moratorium? 

July 5, 2021
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California small property landlords fear their time is running out after Gov. Gavin Newson extended the state’s eviction moratorium through Sept. 30. When announcing the extended deadline, which was previously set to expire June 30, Newsom said the move was necessary to protect struggling Californians. “California is coming roaring back from the pandemic,” he said in a June…

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New Guidelines for Cardiac Screenings in Youth

July 4, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In 2003, Lene and Jim Righeimer suddenly lost their four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, to an undetected genetic cardiac arrhythmia. Doctors knew that Rebecca had succumbed to a sudden cardiac death (SCD), but they couldn’t pinpoint why at the time. Lene Righeimer said her husband had sprayed for ants the day before. They thought maybe…

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New Guidelines Recommended for Cardiac Screenings in Youth

July 4, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In 2003, Lene and Jim Righeimer suddenly lost their four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, to an undetected genetic cardiac arrhythmia. Doctors knew that Rebecca had succumbed to a sudden cardiac death (SCD), but they couldn’t pinpoint why at the time. Lene Righeimer said her husband had sprayed for ants the day before. They thought maybe…

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Small Town Values Drive Generous Spirit

July 3, 2021
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Ross Minion is bringing the community-oriented, service-first values of his Midwestern hometown to the City of Newport Beach, Calif. The Elliott, Ill., native is doing so through his involvement in the Sunrise Rotary club and its affiliated foundation. Minion is going on his fourth year as president of the 28-member club, where he helps local…

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Reviving a Lost Art: Gallery Displays Student’s Traditional Paintings 

July 2, 2021
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Graduates of the Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) presented their final culminating artworks during a July 1 exhibition. LCAD is one of the few art schools in the country that transmits the type of classical painting that great artists of yesteryear knew: the fundamental skills of traditional realism art. Other art schools often heavily focus on contemporary and abstract art. “A…

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Orange County Reaches New Vaccination Milestone

July 2, 2021
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More than 70 percent of adults in Orange County, Calif. have been vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials say. The milestone was reached shortly before July 4, a date previously attached to the county’s Operation Independence. It aimed to have all eligible residents who wished to be vaccinated inoculated by the holiday. Public health officials said…

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Higher Surf, Stronger Rip Currents Forecast for Orange County Beaches

July 2, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH—Weather forecasters warned July 2 that higher surf and stronger rip currents are coming to Orange County and other south-facing beaches, increasing the danger for hordes of visitors expected during the Fourth of July weekend. The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazards Statement effective the morning of July 3 through the evening of…

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Cypress Mayor Pro Tem Steps Down

July 2, 2021
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Cypress Mayor Pro Tem Stacy Berry has stepped down from city council, marking the third time in recent months an Orange County, Calif. city has been faced with replacing a councilmember. Berry, citing personal reasons, submitted her resignation June 28 and will effectively resign from her position July 5. “I would like to thank Mayor Pro Tem Berry for her years of…

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Reward Offered to Solve Mystery of Violent Pelican Attacks

July 2, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In response to more than 32 Brown pelicans being attacked somewhere along the coast of Orange County, a GoFundMe page has been established to assist with the costs of treating the birds, all who have been taken to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach. In addition, the Animal Legal Defense…

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