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The Leapfrog Group issues Top “A” Grade to Anaheim and Irvine Medical Centers for patient safety

Kaiser Permanente Anaheim and Irvine medical centers received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022. This national distinction recognizes these two medical centers’ achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital.  The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” Read More

John Wayne Airport offers Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Tips

As the busy holiday travel season quickly approaches, airports across the country are anticipating another year of record passenger volume. The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the most heavily traveled periods, and passengers traveling through John Wayne Airport (JWA) between Friday, November 18 and Monday, November 28 will experience higher-than-normal Read More

Weekend ramp closure at Avery Parkway on southbound I-5 Nov. 18-21, 2022

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in partnership with the Orange County Transporatation Authority (OCTA) is scheduled to conduct a weekend closure of the southbound Avery Parkway off-ramp on I-5 beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, November 18 through 5 a.m. Monday November 21. The on-ramp at Avery Parkway will also Read More

Former Fresno businessman sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for a classic car restoration scheme

Jeffrey Scott Hedges, 51, of Huntington Beach, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for committing wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme to defraud customers of his classic car business, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between November 2015 and January Read More

Rep. Young Kim helps introduce bill to apply quantum computing to critical manufacturing priorities

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04), House Science, Space and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (OK-03) and Rep. Jake Ellzey (TX-06) to help U.S. industries take advantage of emerging technologies by introducing the Quantum in Practice Act. This bill would facilitate federal research in quantum modeling Read More

Richmond man indicted in connection with attempted kidnapping and assault at Pelosi residence

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Richmond man with assault and attempted kidnapping in connection with the break in at the Pelosi residence on Oct. 28 in San Francisco. The indictment supersedes the federal criminal complaint filed on Oct. 31.  According to the indictment, David DePape, 42, Read More

Orange County Probation Department announces official opening of Multipurpose Rehabilitation Center

The Orange County Probation Department announces the official opening of the department’s Multipurpose Rehabilitation Center (MRC) located on the grounds of Orange County Juvenile Hall in the City of Orange. The initial inception of the MRC began on April 15, 2015 when the California Board of State and Community Corrections Read More

WalletHub: ‘Best Things to Buy on Black Friday’ Report reveals 27% of items offer no savings

With 28% of American consumers planning to spend less during the 2022 holiday season relative to 2021, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Best Things to Buy on Black Friday, along with expert commentary. WalletHub determined that 27% of items offer no savings compared with their pre-Black Read More