| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, August 23, 2021
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Five People Critically Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Wilmington  A multi-vehicle crash in Wilmington Monday left five people critically injured, authorities said. Paramedics were sent to the 1000 block of North Wilmington Boulevard about 10:45 a.m. and took all five patients to hospitals for treatment of serious injuries, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The circumstances of the crash were under investigation. >> […]
  
Poll of LA Voters Shows Advantage For Rep. Karen Bass If She Runs For Mayor  A poll released Monday by a California-based public opinion research firm found that Rep. Karen Bass would have an early edge in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election if she decides to run, with more than a quarter of a sample of the city’s Democrats supporting her against other current and potential candidates. Along with […]
Harvey Weinstein Arraignment On New Indictment Delayed  Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein — who is charged with sex-related counts involving five women — appeared in court Monday in connection with a new grand jury indictment, which restores a count that had been dismissed by a judge. One of Weinstein’s attorneys, Alan Jackson, told reporters that the defense asked for Weinstein’s arraignment to […]
Local Leaders: FDA Approval Of Pfizer Shot Should Increase Vaccinations Local and state officials expressed hope Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and over will encourage people who have been hesitant about vaccination to finally get the shot. “Although millions of people across the country and the county have already received this vaccine […]
Riverside County COVID Hospitalizations Pass 600 Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients have climbed past 600 in Riverside County, which also reported 2,027 new coronavirus infections and four additional deaths Monday. According to data released Monday by the Riverside University Health System, 64 new COVID-related hospitalizations were reported over the weekend, bringing the countywide number to 621. The number of patients admitted to […]
UCI’s Center for Critical Korean Studies Receives Two International Grants The Center for Critical Korean Studies at UC Irvine announced Monday it was awarded a pair of grants totaling more than $1 million to fund research and educational programs while also funding a new faculty position. The Academy of Korean Studies, a division of the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Education, awarded UCI $800,000 in […]
Animal Shelters Offer Pets at Minimal Cost for Monthlong Adoption Drive Starting Monday and for the next month, homeless dogs and cats are being offered for adoption at lower rates to encourage Riverside County residents to open their hearts and homes to new four-legged friends. The county’s two busiest animal shelters are participating in the “Clear the Shelters” event, during which abandoned and neglected canines and […]
LA County Again Reviewing COVID Guidelines For Youth Sports Athletes, Staff Los Angeles County health officials Monday were taking another look at COVID-19 safety rules for youth sports, just days after posting guidelines that mandated weekly testing for players and staff, regardless of vaccination status, and required mask-wearing during indoor athletic events. The county Department of Public Health posted youth sports guidelines on its website Friday, […]
Pedestrian Killed on Orange (57) Freeway in Fullerton A pedestrian was struck by several vehicles Monday morning on the Orange (57) Freeway in Fullerton, and the fatality resulted in the closure of all southbound lanes through the morning rush hour period, authorities said. The pedestrian, who was not immediately identified, died at the scene at 5:05 a.m. on the southbound 57 Freeway at […]
Orange County Logs 2 More COVID Deaths, 1,855 Cases Orange County recorded another 1,855 COVID-19 cases over the past three days, while logging two more fatalities from the virus, according to figures released Monday. The number of people hospitalized, meanwhile, fell by one, reaching 570 as of Monday. Of those patients, 116 were in intensive care, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. […]
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