For the fourth consecutive year, City of Hope Orange County’s physician-scientists have been recognized as Physicians of Excellence by Orange County Medical Association (OCMA). Eight physicians earned the 2023 distinction, announced a few months after City of Hope opened Orange County’s most advanced comprehensive cancer center. City of Hope Orange Read More
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Nancy Ward as Director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), the first woman to hold the position. Ward has served in several positions at Cal OES since 2014 and brings decades of distinguished leadership in emergency management, including Read More
On Jan. 1, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Harbor Scenic Drive and Ocean Boulevard regarding a call to assist the Long Beach Fire Department with a pedestrian down in the roadway after being struck by a vehicle, which resulted in the death of Read More
With Americans’ top financial resolutions for 2023 being “to save more money” and “to fight back against inflation”, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Cities for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions, as well as expert commentary. This new report complements WalletHub’s list of the top New Read More
Weather in northwest Orange County for Tuesday, January 3, 2023: Today: A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a Read More
On Dec. 31, 2022, at approximately 6:44 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area of Pacific Avenue and 27th Street regarding injury hit-and-run traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, which resulted in the death of a pedestrian. Officers located a Honda Odyssey driven by a 78-year-old male resident Read More
The US Drought Monitor for California is updated every Thursday, so the graphic below displays information only through December 30, 2022. Rain and snow since then should further improve the drought outlook in Orange County and across the State of California. Even without the recent rains, at a moderate drought Read More
In April 2022, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and airport and environmental stakeholders in the aviation industry launched an Airports Climate Challenge to help achieve the administration’s goals of net-zero emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) economy-wide by 2050. Based on intensive outreach to aviation trade associations in 2022, FAA identified some Read More
A note from Blair Pietrini, Director of Grateful Hearts: Though I never anticipated the dramatic changes that both myself and Grateful Hearts would be experiencing this year, I can honestly say that God (through his grace and faithfulness) has made a way for us to continue helping those who are Read More
Reflecting on a year of progress and resilience, California experienced an 85% reduction in acres burned and a 78% reduction in structures destroyed in 2022 While Mother Nature played a critical role, strategic investments in firefighting equipment, aerial resources, fuels reduction and forest management projects, and the tireless hard work Read More
