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Whooping cough, a highly contagious and potentially dangerous disease, has soared in California this year, rebounding to levels not seen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.All across California, fewer than 300 cases of pertussis (also known as whooping cough) were reported last year. According to the California Department of Public Health, 1,744 cases had been reported across the state this year as of the end of September. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infants under the age of 1 are most at risk for whooping cough. Other people at higher risk of severe illness include…

For years, many residents of Sun Valley and Pacoima’s working-class, primarily Latino communities have been suffering from frequent headaches, nausea, and nosebleeds because doctors can’t figure out why they think they’re crazy. That’s what I was thinking.It turns out they were being gaslit.Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials concealed knowledge of a long-standing methane leak at the utility’s Valley Power Plant for at least a year. Lawyers claim the information was hidden for several years.Seven years after elevated methane levels were first detected at the plant, about 1,200 people who lived, worked or went to school near the…

Since its inception as a hashtag in 2012, Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for U.S. nonprofits. Giving Tuesday estimates that Giving Tuesday raised $3.1 billion for charities in both 2022 and 2023. This year’s Giving Tuesday is December 3rd. How did Giving Tuesday start? The #Giving Tuesday hashtag began in 2012 as a project at the 92nd Street Y in New York and became an independent organization in 2020. It has grown into a worldwide network of local organizations that promote giving in their communities. Local relevance such…

An old rivalry enters a new chapter on Saturday when USC and UCLA meet for the first time as members of the Big Ten Conference. Both teams are struggling to overcome disappointing seasons as they head into a rivalry game with city pride, victory bells and postseason aspirations at stake. All will be decided under the lights of one of college football’s most respected venues. Here’s what you need to know about the Trojans and Bruins matchup. When is the USC-UCLA game? The Trojans (5-5, 3-5 Big Ten), who lead the series with a 52-34-7 record, and the Bruins (4-6,…

Authorities announced Thursday that they have arrested a 19-year-old man accused of fatally shooting four people during a house fire in Lancaster. The shooting was reported Saturday at a home in the 44500 block of North Tabler Avenue in the northern Los Angeles County community. Firefighters were dispatched around 1:30 a.m. and extinguished the fire. Three people died at the scene. The fourth person died at the hospital. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified two of the shooting victims as Christine Asa-Ka, 26, and Edwin Garcia, 24. On Tuesday, the coroner’s office identified the third person who…

An investigation is underway after six people, including two young boys, allegedly vandalized a San Bernardino County smoking and vaping store. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of vandalism at My Generation Smoke & Vape, 14666 7th Avenue in Victorville, around 7 p.m., officials confirmed to KTLA. The store’s manager, Hasan Zakka, said the adult woman entered the store to purchase several items before demanding the items for free. Zacca said when store employees told her they couldn’t give away the items for free, the women left the store and went to their cars, then directed…

A 19-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday after a shooting left four people dead and was found inside a burning Lancaster home. The suspect was identified as Miguel Sandoval, 19, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In the early morning hours of Nov. 16, deputies were called to a shooting at a residence in the 44500 block of Tabler Avenue. Authorities believe a party was being held at the residence when the fatal incident occurred. Heavy smoke and flames were seen engulfing the house. Five victims were found inside, three were rescued by sheriff’s deputies and two were rescued…

Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley Thursday to tout upcoming jobs plans, but California’s economic strength is a “cold consolation” for regions that feel under-participating in the state’s muscle production. ”. The content of the governor’s announcement was progressive. But the set piece, in which liberal politicians stand in front of heavy machinery and talk about blue-collar jobs in counties that support President-elect Donald Trump on November 5, is a reaction to an election in which Democrats suffered a major blowback. It seemed to be. After critics said it did not address economic issues. “Some people say, ‘This…

California Highway Patrol troopers encounter many dire situations on the job, but I’d wager that helping a driver safely deliver a newborn is not the most common. In what CHP officials called a “freeway miracle” on social media, a 38-week pregnant woman was seen doing just that by three people on Highway 15 in San Bernardino County on Nov. 20. Police officers assisted. The new mother and her sister, identified only as Mrs. Accardo, were on their way to the hospital while in labor. On November 20, 2024, three CHP officers assisted a woman in labor on the shoulder of…

A nearly $60 million settlement has been reached over claims that a gas leak at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Sun Valley power plant sickened more than 1,200 people, lawyers announced Thursday. The lawsuit alleges that LADWP’s failure to stop the methane gas leak endangered neighborhoods with large Black and Latino populations in Sun Valley and Pacoima. For years, residents were exposed to toxic fumes that caused chronic headaches, nosebleeds, shortness of breath and nausea, according to the lawsuit. Leticia Tashian, a plaintiff in the case, remembers noticing an unpleasant odor when she first moved to the…