Huntington Beach false alarm: City's civil defense sirens mistakenly warn of tsunami

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
ABC7 San Francisco
Source
ABC7 San Francisco
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Huntington Beach's civil defense sirens sounded early Friday morning in a false alarm that warned residents of a non-existent tsunami. "There is no current threat to our community and we are working to determine exactly how/why the sirens were activated," the city's fire department said on Twitter. The police ...
0 comments

4 A.M. Emergency Tsunami Alert in Huntington Beach Was ‘False Alarm,’ Officials Say

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
KTLA
Source
KTLA
Some Huntington Beach residents got a rude awakening Friday morning when an emergency tsunami alarm sounded at multiple locations in the city, authorities said. Despite the alarm that went off about 4 a.m., “there is no current threat to our community,” the Huntington Beach Police Department said on Facebook. “We are working to determine ...
0 comments

Bankrupt satellite-launch startup Vector to be auctioned off

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
Got To Article
Vector employed about 100 people at a headquarters office and manufacturing facility near downtown Tucson and a test facility in Marana, along with about 80 people at an engineering center in Huntington Beach, California. In bankruptcy documents, Vector said it was able to pay off its employees and owed about $1 million in secured debt and $4 ...
0 comments

4 Southlanders Named In OC- Based Prescription Cream Scheme

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
Got To Article
Medical professionals & marketers were paid to write prescriptions for medically unnecessary creams costing $15,000 a tube, prosecutors say. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA —An Anaheim Hills man and a Pacific Palisades woman were arrested Wednesday on federal charges of money laundering,
0 comments

Huntington Beach Mourns Local Woman Who Died in Bryant Helicopter Crash

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
Got To Article
Thousands of people crowded on the Huntington Beach Pier Saturday in honor of a local woman who lost her life along with Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and six other people in a helicopter crash in the hills above Calabasas last weekend.
0 comments

High Stakes: D'Amore Healthcare Offers Gambling Addiction Treatment

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
YAHOO!
Source
YAHOO!
Many people see gambling solely as a way to raise the stakes on major sporting events or kill some time on vacation. You may like to get an office pool together to bet on the Super Bowl or to see who builds the best Final Four bracket.
0 comments

Fryer: Another chance for football players to get noticed at California Showcase

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
Orange County Register
Source
Orange County Register
O.C. teams that attended were Cypress, El Toro, Huntington Beach and Mission Viejo. It was a fine opportunity for some of us media people, presently hyper-focused on the winter sports, to get informed about the coming baseball season. It also gave the players in attendance some public-speaking experience that might help later in life if they ...
0 comments

Memorial service for Christina Mauser scheduled for Feb. 16 at Edison High

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
Got To Article
Source
Orange County Register
A memorial service for Christina Mauser, one of the nine people killed in the helicopter crash that included Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, will be held at her alma mater, Edison High School in Huntington Beach, on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. The public service will be held in the school’s gym. Mauser, 38, served as Bryant’s top assistant coach ...
0 comments

False report of tsunami approaching Huntington Beach triggers sirens, alert

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
Mercury News
Source
Orange County Register
A report of a possible tsunami approaching Huntington Beach Friday morning that caused an alert to be issued and sirens to sound turned out to be a false alarm. Authorities were working to determine how the inaccurate report was sent out in the city.
0 comments

What you need to know about sleep apnea and how to prevent it

Promote to front page slideshow
Off
URL TEXT
Orange County Register
Source
Orange County Register
More Americans escaping China virus zone quarantined in U.S. Tokyo Olympics CEO: “I’m seriously worried” over new coronavirus Japan quarantines cruise ship as toll of new coronavirus grows Orange County coronavirus patient released, in good condition, health officials say Huntington Beach High senior trains teachers how to save lives in ...
0 comments