| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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State Requires Vaccinations Or Testing For All School Workers  Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide policy Wednesday requiring all school teachers and school employees in the state to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. “We think this is the right thing to do and we think this is a sustainable way to keeping our schools open and to address the […]
  
Mike Richards, Mayim Bialik Tapped as Permanent `Jeopardy!’ Hosts  Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik will split hosting duties on “Jeopardy!” with Richards hosting the main nightly edition of the iconic quiz show and Bialik hosting prime-time and spin-off specials, producers announced Wednesday. Richards is an executive producer on “Jeopardy!” and a former executive producer for “The Price Is Right” and “Let’s Make a Deal.” […]
Cameraman Settles Suit Alleging Photography Director Sexually Harassed Him  A former “Criminal Minds” camera operator settled a lawsuit alleging that the show’s longtime director of photography subjected him to ongoing sexual harassment, including inappropriate touching. An attorney for plaintiff Todd Durboraw filed a notice of settlement July 13 with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green. No terms were divulged. Durboraw brought the complaint […]
Dozens of Dogs Confined on Winchester Property Seized Nearly 80 dogs caged illegally on a Winchester property without running water were seized Wednesday by Riverside County authorities. The seizure order was served just after 8 a.m. on Beeler Road, just north of Simpson Road, according to the Department of Animal Services. “The dogs were being kept in cages, four or five to a […]
Scam Callers Targeting Imperial Irrigation District Customers Scammers are targeting Imperial Irrigation District customers with what appear to be legitimate company numbers, the irrigation district announced Wednesday. Callers have been contacting district customers with legitimate company numbers over the last several days, threatening to cut power off if payments are not quickly made, according to district officials. When customers return these scam […]
Breathe Easy: Large Asteroid Dubbed `Bennu’ Still Unlikely To Hit Earth An asteroid considered one of the most hazardous objects hurtling through space remains highly unlikely to strike Earth in the next three centuries, although the chances have increased slightly, according to data collected by an asteroid-exploring spacecraft and released Wednesday by NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. The asteroid known as Bennu, with a […]
Felon Accused of Killing Girlfriend, Fleeing to Vegas Pleads Not Guilty A convicted felon from Lake Elsinore accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and then fleeing to Las Vegas, where he was apprehended holding his and the victim’s 2-year-old son, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder. Celestine John Stoot Jr., 42, allegedly killed 43-year-old Natasha Denise Barlow of San Jacinto last month. Along with murder, Stoot […]
LA City Council Backs Vaccine Requirement To Enter Indoor Public Spaces The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 Wednesday to have the city attorney prepare an ordinance requiring people to show proof of at least partial vaccination against COVID-19 to enter most public indoor spaces in the city, including restaurants, bars, gyms, concert venues, movie theaters and even “retail establishments.” Council President Nury Martinez and Councilman […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations on the Rise Again Orange County saw 34 more people hospitalized for COVID-19 Wednesday and seven more patients in intensive care since Tuesday, officials said. Hospitalizations due to the virus increased from 461 Tuesday to 495, and the intensive care unit number increased from 89 to 96, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported. Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and […]
UCLA: Trust in Governments and Health Care Workers Low Globally Trust in governments and health care workers is low around the world, influencing attitudes on vaccines, according to a study from UCLA researchers released Wednesday. “Trust is essential for effective health care delivery and health policy implementation,” said Dr. Corrina Moucheraud of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, a professor of health policy and […]
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