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A Los Angeles County senior has died amid a nationwide recall for carrots found to be contaminated with E. coli.Two additional local cases are under investigation, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. As of Sunday, at least 39 people in the U.S. had contracted the virus, with 18 hospitalized in 15 states.The Centers for Disease Control said in a statement that the affected products, bagged whole carrots and baby carrots grown in Bakersfield and sold by Grimway Farms in various grocery stores, are no longer on store shelves. He said there was no line up.However, the…

Just two weeks after his death, music legend Quincy Jones was posthumously awarded an honorary Oscar at the 15th Annual Governors Awards. The annual awards ceremony is just one of many star-studded events leading up to the Oscars. Four of Jones’ seven children, Rashida Jones, Martina Jones, Quincy Jones III and Kenya Kinski-Jones, attended the ceremony Sunday night at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. , accepted this honor on behalf of Jones. Quincy Jones’ cause of death revealed Martina accepts Quincy Jones’ posthumous honorary award at the 15th Annual Governors Awards Ceremony held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in…

Law enforcement officials and animal rights groups are searching for the person or group responsible for shooting and killing several wild parrots in the San Gabriel Valley. Cleo’s Critter Care, a non-profit organization specializing in animal assistance, has taken in at least 11 injured parrots in the past few weeks. Cleo Watts, who runs the group, said the birds had been shot and injured with pellet guns. “They’re using guns to hurt animals. It’s already inhumane,” Watts said. Some of the parrots adopted by the nonprofit organization died from their injuries. In some cases, birds have been shot in the…

A Hawaiian woman disappeared after missing her connecting flight to New York at Los Angeles International Airport after sending a cryptic message to her family, according to her family and police. Hannah Kobayashi, 31, was last seen at LAX on Nov. 8 and last contacted her family by phone on Nov. 9, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. . She is described as 5-foot-10 tall, weighing 140 pounds, and having brown hair and hazel eyes. She has a “knife” tattoo on her forearm and freckles on her face.A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed Friday…

Officials announced Monday that more than $5 million in grants have been allocated to Inland Empire health systems to address the physician shortage. In a statement released Monday by U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino), his office said the funding will go to SAC Health System’s Educational Health Center Graduate Medical Education Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychology programs. announced that it would be profitable. This support will enable residents in many disciplines to improve their skills to provide quality care, especially in underserved areas. Southern California city cracks down on free-ranging dogs “Ensuring that the Inland Empire’s underserved and rural…

The most powerful atmospheric river to hit California in months will dump rain and snow across the northern half of the state this week, as well as strong winds and the possibility of flooding, before eventually moving south, forecasters say. .”This will be the first major storm of the season,” said Dial Huang, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Monterey. The low pressure system off the northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean that is driving this storm will begin rapidly gaining strength starting Tuesday, reaching the bomb cyclone threshold and significantly increasing its moisture and strength.Parts of northwestern California will…

Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized leisure travel by publishing a guidebook called “Europe on Five Dollars a Day” and persuading average Americans to travel abroad on a budget, has died. He was 95 years old. Frommer died of complications from pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer announced Monday. “My father opened up the world to so many people. He believed deeply that travel can be an enlightening activity and one that doesn’t require a huge budget,” she said. . Frommer began writing about his travels while serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s. After the guidebooks he wrote for…

California’s 6 million illegal immigrants, including 3 million in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, could be affected by a mass deportation plan touted by President-elect Donald Trump and border czar-elect. “We’re already working on that plan. We’re going to go to Mar-a-Lago this week to put the final touches on the plan,” Tom Holman said on Fox News. “We’re going to remove the handcuffs from ICE.” Homan said the administration will focus first on threats to public safety and national security, and plans to double the number of ICE officers in sanctuary cities if that doesn’t help the administration’s efforts.…

Parents at a West Los Angeles elementary school on Monday called for cameras to be installed after someone spray-painted racist graffiti on the school’s sign. Graffiti that may have been tagged over Veterans Day weekend at Richland Avenue Elementary School included racist language at the school, which is headed by a Black woman. Neighbors said police went door to door looking for witnesses and video evidence, but it was unclear whether any were found. Although the graffiti had been removed by Monday, many in the neighborhood and school officials said they were upset. Kat Miller, a parent of a student…

The Food and Drug Administration allows licensed compounding pharmacies to manufacture copies of certain medicines that are in short supply, including the main two FDA-approved diabetes and weight loss drugs. It contained the ingredients semaglutide and tirzepatide. “I did some research and found what appeared to be a reputable pharmacy through a telemedicine company,” said the patient, who asked to be identified as Lena. She turned to compounded tirzepatide after insurance coverage for FDA-approved Zepbound was discontinued. Her doctor agreed that a new type of weight loss drug might help her. “For two years, I went through different types of…