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Optum laying off 364 employees in California, many at urgent care facilities
Optum, a health care company owned by UnitedHealth Group, is laying off 364 workers in California, many of them at urgent care facilities.The company is laying off 525 people nationwide.According to a letter from Optum sent to the Employment Development Department, layoffs and departmental closures are being carried out in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.Locations include Glendora, Montebello, Covina, Pasadena, Long Beach, Redlands, Highland, Los Angeles, Beaumont, Irvine, Hayward, El Segundo and Cerritos.Optum didn't give a reason for the layoffs and didn't say if severance pay is being offered. The layoffs will take place in series of eight "waves," starting in September and ending in January.
Park Fire drift smoke clearly spotted from space
(FOX40.COM) — In only a matter of hours, the Park Fire exploded into California’s largest fire of 2024 and a column of drift smoke visible from space is now entering neighboring states. The National Weather Service shared timelapse images from the GOES-West satellite that clearly show the plume of drift smoke being blown into southern […]
Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden’s legal team over ‘false statements’ in a court filing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in California is threatening to sanction Hunter Biden’s lawyers, saying they made “false statements” in a court filing asking the judge to throw out the tax case against President Joe Biden’s son. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi accused lawyers...
Whoopi Goldberg Honored For Launching First Branded, Tested Woman-Owned Cannabis Brand In California
Whoopi Goldberg is being honored. The veteran-actress-turned-television-host has received the Key to West Hollywood! The honor was a result of her commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community and for her work as an entrepreneur, owning the first branded and tested woman-owned cannabis brand in California, Gold Derby reports. Goldberg’s foray into cannabis dates back to 2016.… Continue reading Whoopi Goldberg Honored For Launching First Branded, Tested Woman-Owned Cannabis Brand In California
‘Thread that needle’: Kamala Harris’ criminal justice policies in California angered progressives and police
As the new Democratic standard bearer, Vice President Kamala Harris has described her contest with former President Donald Trump in blunt terms — tough prosecutor versus civil and criminal defendant. “I took on perpetrators of all kinds, predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke...
Group calls for courses on genocide, Holocaust in Nevada classrooms
Ethan Cohen recalls learning about the Holocaust in “fifth or fourth grade, briefly” and “then in middle school more in depth.” But his experience isn’t the standard in Nevada. “I attended a Jewish day school for most of my life,” said the high schooler, who serves on the Nevada Youth Legislature. “I had that with...
PRC Commissioner says DeJoy did not reveal impact of changes to mail processing and distribution centers
WASHINGTON D.C. (KOLO) - PRC Commissioner Ashley E Poling revealed during a Congressional hearing that Postmaster Louis DeJoy did not provide the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission with data or information on the impacts on mail delivery from proposed changes to local mail processing and distribution centers. The allegation was made...
Reno breaks daily record for maximum rainfall, storm chances moves east with increased fire danger north
Up until recently, it’s been a dry summer in the Truckee Meadows. Hot too with 16 triple digit days recorded so far this season at the Reno Airport. This breaks the old record for July in Reno, which was 14. We had one triple digit day in June this year, but 15 in July so far. Reno also broke its daily record on July 24th for maximum rainfall, with a total of .46 inches. The old record was .23 inches, set back in 1944.
News and notes from Nevada football's first fall practice of the 2024 season
For first-year Nevada football coach Jeff Choate, the move from spring camp to fall camp was monumental. Spring camp was all about giving each of the Wolf Pack players a chance to show their abilities. Fall camp, which began Wednesday, is about getting ready for the season. "We're out of...
22-Year-Old Cold Case Cracked: 47-Year-Old Ricky Lee Trader Arrested for 2003 Murder of Theresa Romano
Ricky Lee Trader Arrested in Reno for Cold Case Murder of Theresa Romano in Henderson. DNA Evidence Links Ricky Lee Trader to Crime Scene in Decades-Old Murder Case. According to the report of Fox 5 Vegas, a man named Ricky Lee Trader was arrested in Reno for the murder of Theresa Romano in Henderson more than 20 years ago. The police found evidence connecting him to the crime scene, where Romano was found dead with injuries showing a violent struggle. Despite Trader’s denial, recent DNA evidence led to his arrest for open murder.
LCSO: Suspect who prompted shelter in place charged with domestic violence
DAYTON, Nev. (KOLO) - Update at 1:01 p.m.: The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is providing more information about a manhunt for an armed suspect. At around 10:00 p.m. Thursday, deputies with the LCSO responded to the 400 block of Brookfield Court in Dayton for a report of a disturbance. An initial investigation revealed the subject in question was 49-year-old Paul Carnahan of Dayton.
Stockade Canyon Fire northwest of Gerlach is more than 10K acres; 3 homes threatened
GERLACH, Nev. (KOLO) - JULY 26 9 P.M. UPDATE: The Stockade Canyon Fire 19 miles northwest of Gerlach has grown to more than 10,000 acres and is 5 percent contained. Three primary residences are now threatened as well as corrals and historical structures, the Bureau of Land Management said. Washoe...
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