Friday, December 27, 2024
The Mega Millions jackpot is huge!!! This week, that lottery game money pot jumped to a billion dollars and is still climbing. Today, it stands at $1.22 billion, but it will most likely be even more by draw time tonight. In the most recent draw, Tuesday, December 24, one lucky California winner got five of the winning numbers. That ticket […]
Thursday, December 26, 2024
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently confirmed a human case of H5 bird flu in an adult. The person involved was exposed to livestock infected with H5 Bird flu at a worksite. Officials say the victim experienced mild symptoms and has been treated with antiviral medications. This is the first human case of H5 bird flu […]
Sunday, December 22, 2024
A government agency that protects consumers has sued JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. The three major banks and the operator of Zelle, a popular payment app, were sued last Friday, December 20. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused them of allowing fraud to fester on Zelle’s peer-to-peer network. The CFPB says shoddy safeguards on the network […]
Saturday, December 14, 2024
One Southland lottery player is enjoying a weekend as a multi-millionaire! That person bought a SuperLotto Plus ticket for last Wednesday’s December 11 draw in southeast Los Angeles County. They purchased it at Fresh Catch Seafood Market, 11618 South Street in Artesia. Wow, what a bargain that one-dollar ticket turned out to be. It won the $47 million jackpot! Here […]
Friday, December 13, 2024
If you’re feeling really lucky today, Friday the 13th, you might want to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket. Today’s jackpot is an estimated $695 million and could get even larger by the draw. Meanwhile, a couple of players in California got a windfall in the Mega Millions draw last Tuesday. Those players had all the winning numbers except […]
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Former Burbank Mayor Nick Schultz has moved on. Schultz officially stepped down from his position as mayor/council member on Monday, November 25. In the November 5 general election, Schultz won the race to represent the 44th District in the State Assembly. Schultz beat Republican opponent Tony Rodriguez by a landslide. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Office certified the election […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
