Imperial Valley News Center
CDPH Confirms First Flu Death of an Infant this Season
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today announced that CDPH has received the first report of an influenza-associated fatality in a person under the age of one year for the 2015-2016 flu season. The death occurred in Stanislaus County and serves as another somber reminder that influenza can cause serious illness or death.
More California Mothers are Breastfeeding in the Hospital
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today announced California’s in-hospital breastfeeding initiation rates are on the rise according to annual California In-hospital breastfeeding data published by CDPH.
Scottish Citizen Indicted for Twitter-Based Stock Manipulation Scheme
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San Francisco, California - A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted James Alan Craig today with securities fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.
Former Sergeant with Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison in Civil Rights Case Stemming from Beating of Jail Visitor
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Los Angeles, California - A former sergeant with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD), who was previously found guilty of federal civil rights offenses related to the beating of a handcuffed visitor to the Men’s Central Jail, was sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison.
Border Patrol Discovers Cocaine, Meth in Fuel Tank
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Salton City, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a couple suspected of drug smuggling at the Highway 86 checkpoint after they discovered packages of methamphetamine and cocaine hidden in their vehicle’s fuel tank Thursday morning.
Owner of Los Angeles Medical Supply Company Convicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
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Los Angeles, California - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a Los Angeles man and owner of a medical supply company today for his role in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme.
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