Blog

It’s back to school for many kids around the nation. And once they hit the classroom, you may notice more runny noses and other symptoms associated with viral and bacterial infections. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, says you might not be able to stop some of these illnesses, but…
Read more

Federal law enforcement officials have disrupted a malware known as Qakbot — a computer code used by cybercriminals to commit ransomware, financial fraud and other cyber crimes leading to massive losses worldwide, with a Southern California food-distribution company among the victims, they announced on Tuesday, Aug. 29. The Qakbot malware infected more than 700,000 victim…
Read more

As light streams through the tree canopy at Descanso Gardens, brothers Lee and Tod Goldberg pause to survey the lush, sun-dappled landscape. “This,” says Tod as he takes in the idyllic view, “would be a great place to bury a body.” The brothers Goldberg agreed to meet on a July morning at the La Cañada…
Read more

Taylor Sisk | (TNS) KFF Health News CARROLLTON, Ala. — Annie Jackson can’t know whether her sister Grena Prude might have survived had an ambulance been more readily available when she went into cardiac arrest on May 10. But Jackson is convinced her sister would have at least had a chance. Prude, 55, died at…
Read more

The Left Coast Luau festival will make its debut at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado on Saturday, Sept. 9. Headlined by rockabilly group Reverend Horton Heat, the single-day event is set to deliver a heavy dose of fun and rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s also raising money for a good cause. Following the devastating wildfires…
Read more

Politicians will say and do whatever it takes to advance their own careers. Accordingly, it is up to a well-informed public to keep the cynical plays of politicians in check. Senate Bill 799, introduced by Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, would illogically extend unemployment benefits to striking workers. That is, workers who aren’t unemployed, but who…
Read more

Chapman University‘s law school was recently awarded a multimillion-dollar gift, one that will fund student scholarships. The $15 million gift from Board of Trustees Chair Parker S. Kennedy is one of the most substantial in the school’s history, Chapman said in a news release. Of that, $10 million is for scholarship funds for students at…
Read more

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls athlete of the week: Name: Brooklyn Drumwright School: Santa Margarita Sport: Volleyball Year: Junior Noteworthy: The outside hitter tallied 17 kills and earned MVP honors to help Eagles defeat Palos Verdes and Beckman in the semifinals and finals of…
Read more

As Orange County leaders begin to dial in a climate action plan, Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento are hosting an investigative hearing on climate resiliency on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to hear from climate change experts, they said, on addressing infrastructure and community challenges and receive recommendations for moving forward. There will be several panels…
Read more

There was something at once refreshing and frustrating about GOP presidential candidates’ discussion about education during their Donald-Trump-less debate. As news reports have noted, Ron DeSantis, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy and Mike Pence vowed to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education while Chris Christie and Tim Scott vowed to take on the teachers’ unions. It…
Read more