| | | | The news for Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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UC Irvine Graduate Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry  David MacMillan, who earned his doctorate from the University of California, Irvine, is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, an honor he is sharing with Benjamin List, who is a former student and assistant professor at Scripps Research in La Jolla, it was announced Wednesday. MacMillan and List were awarded the Nobel Prize […]
  
Report: Oil Rig Operators Waited 3 Hours to Shut Off Damaged OC Pipeline Operators of an oil rig in Huntington Beach waited more than three hours to shut down a ruptured pipeline despite receiving a low-pressure alarm early Saturday morning, and it appears a ship’s anchor may have hooked the pipe and caused the leak, according to preliminary findings by federal investigators. Meanwhile, divers contracted to investigate the […]
Woman Shot by Safety Officer in Long Beach Donates Organs Mona Rodriguez, the woman reportedly shot in the head by a Long Beach Unified School District safety officer and later died from her injuries, donated organs to five people, the family’s lawyer released in an email statement Wednesday morning. Rodriguez donated her heart, lungs, liver and both kidneys during medical procedures performed at Long Beach […]
Two Wounded in Huntington Beach Shootings  At least two suspects are in custody Wednesday in connection with a double shooting in Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach Police officers were called at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday to Walnut Avenue and Third Street where they found two men with gunshot wounds, said Jennifer Carey, a police spokeswoman. Soon after the shooting, police stopped a vehicle […]
COVID-19 Rate Falling in LACo, Prompting Reconsideration of Mask Mandate With the rate of COVID-19 transmission declining in the county and vaccination numbers slowly climbing — likely boosted by current and upcoming inoculation requirements — the county’s public health director said she can foresee a time when residents will no longer have to wear masks in most indoor settings. But dropping the county’s mask-wearing mandate […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Weekly Averages Decline Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continued sliding down, according to the latest data, as weekly averages released reflected the receding of the Delta variant-fueled summer surge. The county’s weekly case rate per 100,000 residents improved from 9.7 to 8, while the positivity rate fell from 3.4% to 2.9%. The county’s Health Equity Quartile positivity rate — […]
LA City Council to Consider Proof of Vaccination Requirement Ordinance The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday will consider an ordinance to require people to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before entering indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, entertainment venues and personal care establishments beginning Nov. 4. “We’ve spent too much time placing restrictions on people who did their part by getting vaccinated and wearing […]
Riverside County Reports Increase in COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Riverside County reported 19 more deaths related to COVID-19, according to the latest data, along with 913 new cases and an increase in the number of people hospitalized with the virus. A total of 5,036 deaths from virus-related complications have been recorded in the past 18 months, according to the Riverside University Health System. COVID-related […]
Students Countywide to Join `Walk to School Day’ Elementary and middle school students throughout Riverside County will forgo riding to school Wednesday and take a stroll instead in recognition of “Walk to School Day” — part of an effort to promote youth exercise and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods. Youths from dozens of schools countywide are expected to take part in the annual event, during which […]
LA Metro Offering Free Service Wednesday For California Clean Air Day  Metro Wednesday is offering free access to its bike share program and free rides on its trains and buses to encourage people to reduce their vehicle trips on California Clean Air Day. “Metro remains dedicated to reducing tailpipe emissions and air pollution by providing more sustainable ways to get around the region,” said Metro Board […]
One Year Ago Today (October 6, 2020)…Judge Issues Mixed Ruling For Both Sides in Suit Against Church, Actor One Year Ago Today (October 6, 2020)…A judge issued a mixed ruling in a lawsuit filed against the Church of Scientology and Danny Masterson by four women who allege they were stalked and harassed after filing sexual assault allegations against the actor with Los Angeles police. In August 2019, plaintiffs Chrissie Carnell Bixler, Bobette Riales […]
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