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Replies(14) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 22: Travelers wait in line to check in for a flight at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a COVID-19 surge in Southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles. ( Mario Tama/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Countys lost more than 9,000 people to COVID-19, and a thousand of those deaths occurred in the last two weeks, health officials said Tuesday. Just days ahead of the Christma...

Reply A mugging Monday in the parking garage at the Stanford Shopping Center at 180 El Camino Real led to the arrest of three Oakland juveniles following a vehicle pursuit, Palo Alto police said. (Shutterstock) PALO ALTO, CA — A mugging Monday in the parking garage at the Stanford Shopping Center at 180 El Camino Real led to the arrest of three Oakland juveniles following a vehicle pursuit, Palo Alto police said. The robbery was reported about 8:20 p.m. and the victim, a woman in her 60s, s...

Reply MyShake will send record data from a network of phones to send out alerts, maps, and safety tips. (Shutterstock) LOS ANGELES, CA — The ShakeAlertLA app will stop issuing earthquake warnings after Dec. 31, and it was announced Wednesday that people can download a free statewide app that builds on the Los Angeles app. According to Mayor Eric Garcettis office, ShakeAlertLA was developed with personal privacy protections and communication methods, in addition to innovative software to alert...

UpdatedWed, Dec 23, 2020 at 8:31 am PT Reply The tri-valley is especially hard-hit, accounting for half of the current outbreaks. (Shutterstock) MARTINEZ, CA — Dozens of residents and staff members at one Contra Costa County assisted living facility are currently battling COVID-19, according to statistics from the California Department of Social Services. Neighboring Alameda County has 9 outbreaks in facilities, bringing the East Bay total to 10. The tri-valley is especially hard-hit, accoun...

Reply Disney VoluntEARS and the Power of One worked together to share the magic in the holiday season of 2020. (Disneyland Resort Photo) ANAHEIM, CA — Anaheim families have been hurting in 2020, amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the Disneyland Resort closure, and the ripple effect both have had on area businesses and restaurants. With so many out of work, businesses shuttered, and a town that typically is synonymous with the "Happiest Place on Earth" is shielded by masked smiles. On Tues...

Reply Dec. 22, 2020 End Hunger Connecticut! (EHC!) is excited to announce it was awarded a three-year "Policy and Advocacy Grant" in the amount of $130,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to implement its proposed project, "Improving SNAP Experience for Older Adults to Increase Food Security." Subscribe The award is one of 10 new community grants totaling $1.325 million to fund projects aligned with the Foundations commitment to advancing policies and practices that support healthy aging. Th...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 5:02 pm PT Replies(2) Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) SAN DIEGO, CA — Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday nominated Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, to serve as the next California secretary of state, a move that would make her the first Black woman to ever hold the position. Weber would replace Alex Padilla, who was appointed by Newsom earlier Tuesday to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamal...

Reply Ryder Feeley, 6, is a hero, a super hero. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Feeley.) NORTH HAVEN, CT — "Its a Christmas miracle," Nicole Feeley told Patch Tuesday after she was told by the team of oncologists — who have been treating her son Ryder, 6, after a section of a massive tumor was removed from around his brain — that the tumors inside the childs body "are not cancerous." While the first-grader will not require radiation, in two weeks, shell meet with his surgeon and he will begin ...

UpdatedWed, Dec 23, 2020 at 5:49 pm ET Reply(1) Those looking to help Medium Rare feed DC senior citizens in need are encouraged to donate at FeedTheFridge.org, a charity foundation established by Mark Bucher to specifically to battle food insecurity in the area. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, DC — After delivering almost 3,000 turkey dinners for Thanksgiving to senior citizens struggling with food insecurity, Medium Rare restaurants co-owner Mark Bucher has been busy serving another 3,000 Christ...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 11:40 pm ET Reply Brushes and Bouquets is a regular vendor at the Beach Market at Coquina Beach. (Nancy Ambrose) BRADENTON BEACH, FL — As the holiday shopping season winds down, last-minute shoppers have "one last chance to shop local" at the Beach Market at Coquina Beach, said Nancy Ambrose, the markets founder and manager. The outdoor market, which operates at Coquina Beach at 2650 Gulf Drive South in Bradenton Beach, will open one last time before Christmas Day....