| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, August 2, 2021
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Comedian Kathy Griffin Announces She Has Lung Cancer  Comedian Kathy Griffin announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. “I’ve got to tell you guys something,” she wrote on Twitter. “I have cancer. I’m about to go into surgery to have half of my left lung removed. Yes, I have lung cancer even though I’ve never smoked.” Griffin, 60, added, “The […]
  
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach Levels Not Seen Since March  Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Orange County have reached levels not seen since March and officials are reporting nearly 2,000 new infections Monday and from the weekend. The 1,996 cases reported on Monday upped the cumulative to 266,167. Hospitalizations increased from 252 on Friday to 322 on Monday, with the number of intensive care unit patients […]
Off-Road Vehicle Crash Sends Three People to the Hospital  An investigation was underway Monday into an off-road vehicle rollover crash in the Santa Ana river bottom that left three people hospitalized. The crash occurred at about 7:35 p.m. Sunday near Mission Inn Avenue on the border between Riverside and Jurupa Valley, according to the Riverside Fire Department. One person was critically injured and two […]
UCLA: Evictions Expected to Spark Increase in Food Insecurity, Mental Duress Researchers expect an increase in food insecurity and mental duress sparked by the expiration of the federal moratorium on rental evictions, a study released Monday by the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate indicates. When the eviction ban went into effect in California in March last year as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, scarce household […]
Corona Theater Shooting Suspect Expected To Face Additional Murder Charge The suspected gunman in a double shooting at a Corona movie theater is expected to face two murder charges at his arraignment Thursday after a second victim died. Anthony Barajas, 19, of Corona — a TikTok influencer with nearly 1 million followers — died at Riverside Community Hospital early Saturday after being taken off life […]
Former Porto’s Bakery Worker Alleges Pregnancy Got Her Fired A former Porto’s Bakery Inc. employee is suing the popular chain, alleging she was wrongfully fired from the Glendale location in 2020 for getting pregnant despite having a stellar work record that earned her praise from fellow workers and management prior to becoming an expectant mother. Kimberly Flores’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges pregnancy […]
UCLA Study: Text Messages Boost Number Of People Who Get The COVID-19 Vaccine Text message reminders are an efficient way to successfully boost the number of people getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a UCLA-led study released Monday. Simple texts emphasizing the easy availability of the COVID-19 vaccines are effective in encouraging holdouts to get the shot, according to findings from researchers at the David Geffen School of […]
Judge Denies Defense’s Latest Bid for Mistrial in Robert Durst’s Trial A judge Monday rejected the defense’s emergency motion for a mistrial in Robert Durst’s murder trial based on the New York real estate scion’s health conditions. Superior Court Judge Mark Windham ruled there is “no basis for a delay,” marking the third time within recent months that he has denied the defense’s bid for either […]
Missing 24-Year-Old Man Last Seen Aboard Catalina Island Ferry Authorities Monday were searching for a missing 24-year-old man who was last seen on a ferry near Catalina Island in the Los Angeles County area. Keion Jamir Dade, of Moreno Valley, was last seen at about 5:45 p.m. on June 10 aboard the Catalina Channel Express ferry, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. […]
Man Killed in Anaheim Shooting A man was shot on an Anaheim street and died a short time later at a hospital, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at 9:24 p.m. Sunday at Laxore Street and Orange Avenue, Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer said. The victim, who was in his 40s, suffered at least one gunshot wound to the […]
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