December 11, 2020

Orange County

Voice of OC: Orange County’s Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to shatter records

While critical care doctors at Orange County’s largest hospitals say they’re able to handle soaring coronavirus hospitalizations, local epidemiologists fear the virus trends will continue to worsen.

 

Voice of OC: OC Courts halt new civil trials until late January as virus surges

Starting Monday, the court wrote, “only statutorily mandated, time-sensitive jury trials will be conducted through January 1, 2021.” And all pre-trial proceedings in criminal cases will be heard remotely, with some exceptions.

 

Daily Pilot: Can at-home tests help Orange County get a handle on the pandemic?

The program began a little over two weeks ago when the county ordered 500,000 at-home tests. The first few weeks were reserved for residents of Santa Ana and Anaheim, the cities hit hardest by the virus.

 

Voice of OC: Teacher unions come together to call for full return to distance learning

With coronavirus hospitalizations rising, a growing number of Orange County Teacher Unions have come together to call for in person schooling to come to a halt.

 

State

KTLA: State DMV suspending behind the wheel driving tests for at least 2 weeks

The California DMV is suspending behind-the-wheel driving tests for at least two weeks because of the unprecedented surge in coronavirus infection numbers, officials announced Thursday.

 

KTLA: Navy searching for sailor, possibly overboard from USS Roosevelt off SoCal coast

Search crews combed the ocean off Southern California on Friday for a sailor who may have gone overboard from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.

 

Nation

CBS: Four states ask Supreme Court to reject lawsuit seeking to overturn their election results

The attorneys general for Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential election results in those four states, rebuking Republican efforts to disenfranchise millions of voters by attempting to reverse President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

 

Publication Date: December 11, 2020