Saturday, November 30, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Groups fighting to improve access to health care are asking the U.S. Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer who ran for president, then threw his support to Donald Trump in August. Objections to […]
Saturday, November 30, 2024
A SuperLotto Plus player in the Media City has something extra special to be thankful for this week. The player bought a SuperLotto Plus ticket for the Wednesday, November 27, draw. It turned out to be one of two tickets that had all the winning numbers except for the Mega Ball. The Burbank ticket was purchased at La Paz Liquor, […]
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Glitches last winter with federal student aid forms, known as the FAFSA, led the feds to temporarily relax document verification standards – creating fertile ground for bad actors seeking to defraud California colleges. State data first reported by EdSource show that fraudsters have stolen more than $7.5 million […]
Monday, November 25, 2024
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is climbing into the really big money zone. No one picked all the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw. Here are those winning digits: 13, 20, 26, 32, 65, and the Mega Ball 2. So, the jackpot rolled over. It now stands at an estimated $489 million! Earlier this month, someone in the Golden State […]
Monday, November 18, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. A new rebate program could save California families up to $8,000 on an electric heat pump for home heating and cooling. The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program is funded by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Deana Carrillo, director of the Reliability, Renewable Energy and Decarbonization Incentives […]
Monday, November 18, 2024
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two local cases of E. coli linked to organic carrots. The investigation is associated with a multistate outbreak linked to multiple brands of recalled organic whole-bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms. According to a news release, one local case related to this outbreak resulted in the […]
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. This weekend, a new coalition called “We Are California” is holding meetings up and down the state, preparing to resist what it sees as anticipated attacks from the incoming Trump administration. Hundreds of nonprofits have joined the coalition, which promotes inclusion, community, and democratic norms. Angelica […]
Saturday, November 16, 2024
The Burbank Police are seeking information about a woman impersonating a nurse. 44-year old Amanda Leeann Porter, of Virginia, reportedly obtained a nursing position at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank earlier this year. For about a month, Porter oversaw the care of about 60 patients. However, according to a news release from the BPD, hospital staff soon discovered […]
