PASADENA (CNS) - A man suspected of calling in a criminal threat against Huntington Hospital after being a patient there earlier today was taken into custody. The threat prompted the hospital to go on a lockdown, according to Pasadena spokeswoman Lisa Derderian. The suspect was arrested in Los Angeles and was expected to be brought to Pasadena, where he will be booked on suspicion of making criminal threats, Derderian said. It was unclear what motivated the suspect to phone in a threat to the hospital after his departure.

Ocean Water Quality Rain Advisory:

Advisory Extended for all Los Angeles County Beaches Until Monday, March 17, at 4:00 pm

RAIN ADVISORY: Due to current rainfall, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health advises beach users to avoid all water contact, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers due to potentially higher bacteria levels in these areas. This includes any runoff that may flow onto or pond on the beach sand.

Ocean and bay recreational waters, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks and rivers can be contaminated with bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash, and other public health hazards from city streets and mountain areas after a rainfall. Individuals who enter the water in these areas could become ill. Rain advisories remain in effect for 72 hours after the rainfall ends.

The ocean water quality rain advisory will be in effect until 4:00 pm, Monday, March 17, 2025.

This advisory may be extended depending on further rainfall.

OCEAN WATER ADVISORY DUE TO FIRE IMPACTS: Once the rain advisory is lifted, the ocean water advisory from Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach will remain in effect until further notice.

Beach goers may recreate on the sand but continue to be advised to stay away from fire debris and to stay out of the ocean water during any posted ocean advisory.

Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24-hours a day on the County’s beach closure hotline: 1-800-525-5662. To view map of impacted locations and for more information please visit: PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (626) 430-5360.

Santa Anita Sees Third Racehorse Death of 2025

Eds: A version of this story that ran Wednesday misstated the age of the horse. She was 3 years old, not 2. Santa Anita can be reached at Amy.Zimmerman@stronachgroup.com. Mike Marten, California Horse Racing Board spokesman, is at mikem@chrb.ca.gov.

ARCADIA (CNS) - A 3-year-old filly with no career races has died after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita Park, state horse racing officials said.

“Paprika Princess sustained an injury during training Monday morning at Santa Anita Park and was immediately attended to by an expert team of on-site veterinarians,” track officials said in a statement provided to City News Service on Wednesday.

“She was transported to her stall via equine ambulance, where she has been continually cared for and monitored by the team responsible for her care. This morning her condition changed and, sadly, the veterinary team recommended humane euthanasia. As is protocol, the horse will undergo a necropsy overseen by the University of California (Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine and the findings reported to the California Horse Racing Board.”

Paprika Princess is the third horse to die from a racing or training injury at the Arcadia track this year. Santa Anita had 14 horses die from racing or training injuries in 2024.

Amy Zimmerman, the track’s senior vice president and executive producer, said Santa Anita Park is “one of the largest racing and training facilities in the country, averaging 375,000 training sessions per year. It is also one of the safest, based on national statistics from the Equine Injury Database maintained by The Jockey Club and released just this morning.”