California’s ‘high risk’ inmates among first to get COVID-19 vaccinations

Three of six inmates who escaped from a California prison in a late-night jailbreak were captured Tuesday, according to authorities.  Fabian Cruz Roman, 22, and Andres Nunez Rodriguez, 21, were "apprehended without incident" in the San Diego area and were taken into custody Tuesday night, the Merced County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.  Roman was facing murder charges, and Rodriguez was in jail on attempted murder charges, police said.  Edgar Eduardo Ventura, 22, was captured earlier in

A manhunt is underway for six inmates who broke out of a California prison by climbing to the 20-foot-high roof, an escape that wasn't discovered until the next morning.  "They used a makeshift rope out of braided sheets and were able to come down the side of that building," Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said of the incident, which occurred on Saturday night, according to reports by ABC 30.

A San Jose man remained missing on Monday after he was swept out to sea off the Point Bonita Lighthouse trail near the San Francisco Bay entrance, the National Park Service said. The man, who was described as being in his 30s, was swept away after going off the trail to climb down some cliffs and got trapped by high surf.

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Six inmates have escaped from Merced County Downtown Jail, according to an announcement Sunday afternoon by the Merced County Sheriff's Office in California. Jail staff discovered the inmates were missing at around midnight.

Acknowledging that California has repeatedly missed its stated Covid-19 vaccination targets, Governor Gavin Newsom made a bold commitment on Friday.

A California woman pleaded guilty to making bomb threats against a historic Catholic high school in Washington D.C. two years ago after school officials announced same-sex marriage announcements would be included in its alumni letter, the Justice Department said Monday.

New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif.: Time for a parade, right? Some Trump supporters thought so Friday after the Tournament of Roses Parade – a long-standing Southern California tradition to kick off each year -- was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. At least 600 vehicles participated in the event along the usual Rose Parade route.

New Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s decision to backtrack on criminal enhancements will come into play in the hate crime slaying of a praying coronavirus patient. Jesse Martinez, 37, is accused of beating 82-year-old David Hernandez-Garcia to death on Dec.

Also Read: Mutated Coronavirus Strain Detected in Southern California, Gov Newsom Says“The original proposal was 20 million doses — 40 million doses for 20 million people, by the end of December, where you would give 20 million doses and hold 20 million back for the second shot,” Fauci said. “So they’ve delivered 11 million doses, and there have been about two to three million people who have been vaccinated.

California Governor Gavin Newsom spent much of his Wednesday Covid-19 briefing discussing new plans to reopen schools. But amidst those details, he also reported the news that the state had recorded a shocking 432 Covid-related deaths over the past 24 hours.

People do some ridiculous things to get viral fame, but one aspiring mommy influencer may have taken the cake.

As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations continued its record ascent in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, 30% of the respondents to a recent survey indicated they had visited a friend, neighbor or relative or had visitors at their residence. The survey was conducted by the University of Southern California’s Center for Social and Economic Research, which does a weekly representative survey of L.A. County residents about their actions through the pandemic.

Rick Squire, a marketing executive for NBC, CBS and Fox, died Thursday of heart failure at his home in Long Beach, California, a family spokesman said. He was 68.

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