The California Department of Public Health has penalized three hospitals in Southern California with fines totaling $167,775, after investigators determined the hospitals had committed safety violations that led to the injury or death of patients. Among the hospitals fined were Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, UCI Medical Center in Orange and Eisenhower Medical…
Help Albert find love and a new forever home this Valentine’s Day. (Courtesy of Basset Hound Rescue of SoCal) Breed: Basset hound Age: 10 years Gender: Male Size: About 45 pounds Albert’s story: Albert arrived at Basset Hound Rescue of SoCal a few months back, sadly having lost his senses of sight and sound. He…
National Republicans in 2020 plan to take extra effort to reclaim all seven California House seats they lost to Democrats last year, a challenging undertaking in what’s likely to be a contentious presidential election. The seven districts – five of which are in Southern California – are a significant portion of the 55 Democrat-held congressional…
The South Coast Air Quality Management District is pursuing a one-half cent sales tax measure that would raise about $1.4 billion each year to pay for clean-air projects such as zero-emission cars, trucks, trains and cargo equipment. Some compare the proposal to ballot measures recently passed by voters benefitting transportation districts across Southern California, upping…
Recent storms have brought tons of mud and debris down Trabuco Creek, at times swallowing up the Trabuco Canyon Road bridge between Rose Canyon and Trabuco Creek roads. A crew of 10 to 15 worked into nights after last week’s rains to clear the narrow bridge again. “The bridge has held up very well for…
By David W. Hart, Ph.D. Contributing writer Let’s experiment for a moment. Imagine society is divided between two types of people: those who painstakingly build mountains out of molehills and others who graciously transform lemons into lemonade. Obviously, these poles are extremes and most of us would fall somewhere in the middle. But who do…
Legal experts say the National Enquirer has undoubtedly pushed the envelope far when comes to its dealings with Jeff Bezos and his team, but proving a crime of extortion might prove difficult. What is Bezos alleging? Bezos, the Amazon.com chief executive who also owns the Washington Post, took…
Prosecutors in New York are looking into whether the National Enquirer’s parent company violated a cooperation agreement with the government in its dealings with Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, sources told The Times on Friday. The move comes a day after Bezos publicly accused the Enquirer of…
A 5-ton crane that fell onto the 101 Freeway on Friday morning has been removed and all lanes are open, the California Highway Patrol said. Crews used other heavy equipment to remove the crane, which fell from a construction vehicle, blocking several lanes on the southbound side of the 101 near…
A 10-year-old boy riding in his mother’s vehicle through the Cajon Pass was seriously wounded by a bullet Thursday night in what California Highway Patrol investigators called a possible road-rage incident. He was struck in the head, CHP officials said. Initial reports indicate the boy may have been grazed by the bullet, however he was…
