A 58-year-old woman being treated for cancer at Newport Beach’s Hoag Hospital may lose her breasts because of a flaw in a new Xoft Inc. radiation system at the hospital, according to a news report. The unidentified woman was undergoing treatment to her left breast when a shield used with the system shed tiny tungsten…
A 23-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to killing two sisters when she crashed into them in her truck after driving the wrong way on the 91 freeway while intoxicated has been sentenced to six years in prison, according to a news report. Jessica Lynn Shekell entered a guilty plea to two counts of vehicular manslaughter…
Five people were killed when the twin-engine plane they were in crashed during take-off from Long Beach Municipal Airport, according to a news report. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air was headed for Salt Lake City, and was owned by local developer Thomas Fay Dean, the owner of most of…
State health inspectors say that UC Irvine’s kidney dialysis center has failed to provide quality care in a safe environment, according to a news report. Inspectors from the Department of Public Health conducted an inspection last November as part of the facility’s recertification process for Medicare and Medicaid. The inspectors found a number of violations…
The city of Huntington Beach is being sued by the driver of a 2004 Jetta that was t-boned by an ambulance running without lights and sirens that ran a red light. According to a news report, 29-year-old Adam Tomalas of Huntington Beach claims that a Huntington Beach ambulance ran the red light at Beach Boulevard…
An unidentified 61-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a car while crossing an Anaheim street. According to a news report, the woman was in the north crosswalk of Harbor Boulevard at Katella Avenue when a car going north on Harbor struck her. The car reportedly stopped, but then drove away,…
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a driver who struck and killed a 57-year-old Laguna Niguel woman and fled the scene, according to a news report. Hyun Sheen was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened on northbound I-5 just south of Lake Forest Drive. According to the CHP, Sheen struck…
A 17-year-old Costa Mesa boy died after being pulled from a burning garage apartment, according to a news report. Luke Upton died in a fire that officials believe began in a garage that had been turned into an apartment. Four other people escaped unharmed; an 18-year-old and a two-year-old were taken to a local hospital…
Owners of model year 2009 and 2010 Honda Fit subcompacts are being urged to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer to replace parts in the engine that can break and cause damage, noise or stalling, according to the automaker. More than 97,000 Honda Fit cars are involved in the product recall, which involves a…
A 50-year-old Riverside man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing his truck into a car and leaving the scene of the accident, according to a news report. Witnesses told Huntington Beach police that Augustine Mendoza crashed his Mazda pickup truck into a compact car while driving southbound on Beach Boulevard. When the driver…
