southern california
Disney Planet Possible: Young climate activist helps heal environment with 1K days of trash cleanups
PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — As we celebrate Earth Month this April, a young climate activist is helping to raise awareness by making a positive impact on the environment, taking on a monumental task. Edgar McGregor, whose singular focus is to clean up Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, has been cleaning up trash others have left behind, …
Santa Monica Prowl Suspect Accused of Breaking Into Home – NBC Los Angeles
A woman came home to her Santa Monica residence to find a homeless man in her living room holding a stick, police said Tuesday. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed one count of burglary against Raymond Harry Purnell, 36, in connection with the prowling report. The Santa Monica Police Department began investigating March 24 …
Newsom’s stay-home order set to take effect in SoCal this weekend after ICU capacity drops
by: Mary Beth McDade, Erika Martin, with additional reporting from Chip Yost Posted: Dec 4, 2020 / 10:20 PM PST / Updated: Dec 4, 2020 / 11:32 PM PST The new statewide stay-at-home rules unveiled by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this week are expected to take effect in Southern California over the next few days …
Gov. Newsom to Address Homelessness, Mental Health – NBC Bay Area
California’s governor is expected to call for better mental health care to help the state’s huge homeless population when he addresses one of the state’s most pressing problems in his second State of the State speech. Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom offered what he called “a little preview” of his Wednesday speech. “We’re committed to …
How New DNA Technology Confirmed Grandmother’s Death in Calimesa Fire – NBC Los Angeles
When a body was found at a mobile home park during the Sandalwood Fire in Calimesa last October, family members of 89-year-old Lois Arvickson feared it was her. They were on the phone with the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother when the line went dead. They searched nearby shelters to see if Arvickson had survived, but …
San Diego County’s Freezing Temps Break Records – NBC 7 San Diego
Records were broken overnight Wednesday as temperatures plummeted into the 20s and 30s in most parts of the county due to a cold front passing through Southern California. Four of the National Weather Service’s San Diego County stations reported record-breaking temperatures amid an overnight freeze warning: Ramona’s low temperature of 19 degrees broke its 2002 …
Health Officials Confirm 2nd, 3rd, 4th Cases of Coronavirus in Bay Area and Neighboring County – NBC Bay Area
A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area who became ill after returning from a trip to China has become the ninth person in the U.S. to test positive for a new virus, health authorities said Sunday. Within hours, two more cases of the virus were confirmed in San Benito county, just below Gilroy, bringing …
Claris Health Leads Mobile Health Unit to Underserved Communities – NBC Los Angeles
Monica Mendez and Jessica Chow both faced unplanned pregnancies at a young age. Each made a different choice. “When I saw the pregnancy stick, I thought my life was over,” said Chow, who decided to have an abortion. “I don’t want to do this, I want to keep my child,” Mendez, who had her child, …
Parents Say Son’s Death Inside Unlicensed Residential Mental Health Home Could Have Been Prevented – NBC Los Angeles
Brandon Nelson was a straight-A student in high school, a UCLA grad and worked as an aerospace engineer. But shortly after college, he experienced a mental breakdown. The 26-year-old was hospitalized and released to a residential mental health home in Southern California. He took his own life 24 hours after being admitted. His parents say …
Girl with measles visited Disneyland amid worst outbreak in US in 25 yrs | world news
A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month, possibly infecting others, local government health officials warned. The alert comes amid the worst outbreak of measles in the United States in a quarter century, with more than 1,200 cases reported across 30 …
