San Diego, CA–Due to a significant drop in demand for COVID-19 vaccines, the county is phasing out some of its vaccination sites, but the push to vaccinate San Diegans continues. Some county vaccination sites have closed or will be closing at the end of this month; however, people who have not been vaccinated still have […]
Archives for June 2021
COVID-19: Reduced sense of taste and smell lingers
(Newswise)–Patients with mild Covid-19 infections experience a significantly increased longer-lasting reduced sense of taste and smell. This is also the case for long-term shortness of breath, although relatively few people are affected. And women and the elderly are particularly affected. This is shown by new research findings from Aarhus University Aarhus University Hospital and Regional […]
Virus that causes COVID-19 can find an alternate route to infect cells
(Newswise)–Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells, which requires a receptor called ACE2. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that […]
Four CA residents convicted of COVID-19 relief funds fraud
A federal jury convicted four California residents on June 25, for scheming to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan COVID-19 relief funds. After an eight-day trial, Richard Ayvazyan, 42, his wife Marietta Terabelian, 37, and his brother Artur Ayvazyan, 41, all of Encino, were […]
UC San Diego Extension welcomes new dean July 1
San Diego, CA–Dr. Hugo O. Villar, associate dean for professional and continuing education at UC San Diego Extension, has been selected as the next dean of UC San Diego Extension after a nationwide search, effective July 1. Dr. Villar will succeed Dean Mary Lindenstein Walshok, who will be stepping down in order to focus exclusively […]
IRS urges caution with email, social media and phones as part of ‘Dirty Dozen’ series
Washington, D.C.–The Internal Revenue Service continues its “Dirty Dozen” scam series with a warning to taxpayers to watch out for unexpected schemes in the form of emails, text or social media messages and phone calls. Unscrupulous individuals seek to obtain personal information for the purpose of tax-related identity theft. Whether through a telephone call, text […]
Border Patrol agents seize meth at El Centro checkpoint
Salton City, CA–El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two individuals attempting to smuggle 46.76 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated value of $128,590 through an immigration checkpoint Sunday evening. Agents arrested the vehicle’s driver, a 45-year-old man, and the passenger, a 62-year-old woman, both Legal Permanent Residents from Mexico. The incident occurred at about […]
County adopts $7.23 billion budget
San Diego, CA–The County Board of Supervisors adopted a $7.23 billion revised budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 after public deliberations on Tuesday. The adopted budget responds to voices in the community and follows a Framework for the Future that will fundamentally change county operations, with significant funding to address justice system reform, racial justice, health […]
Oceanside police search for missing 15-year-old girl
Oceanside, CA–Oceanside police are asking for the public’s assistance in searching for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen in an Oceanside neighborhood on Monday. Isabella Rose Peralta, last seen at 2 a.m. in the 4700 block of Calle Los Santos. Peralta is Hispanic, 5-foot-4 inches tall, 155 pounds with long brown hair and […]
Feds arrest smugglers, discover a loaded firearm
Jamul, CA– San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two men on Sunday who attempted to smuggle four undocumented migrants through a checkpoint on June 20. Agents arrested two U.S. citizens – a 28-year-old man who was driving, and his 36-year-old passenger. The pair could face human smuggling charges. The incident occurred about 9:30 a.m. when a […]
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