Category: State News

Supreme Court Rejects Oil Industry Challenge to Reverse Offshore Fracking Ban in California

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with environmentalists and rejected a challenge by the oil industry to reverse an offshore fracking ban in California on June 5. The Environmental Defense Center filed its original lawsuit in 2014 to stop offshore fracking in federal waters, arguing the fracking chemicals could cause environmental issues and kill marine life….


Colorado Bans Controversial Court-Ordered Reunification Camps

Colorado has become the first state to ban court-ordered camps that places children into a relationship with a parent who has been accused of abusing them. The camps, known as reunification camps, are ordered by family court judges in private custody disputes or divorces involving minors. As part of the order, workers with private transport…


East Coast Air Quality Hits Dangerous Levels

As of Wednesday morning, at least 13 states have issued air quality alerts in some areas due to wildfires in the province of Quebec, saying that the smoke has blocked the sky. Meanwhile, the federal National Weather Service has issued a range of air quality advisories and warnings for New York state, Vermont, New Hampshire,…


LIVE NOW: East Coast Air Quality Hits Dangerous Levels

As of Wednesday morning, at least 13 states have issued air quality alerts in some areas due to wildfires in the province of Quebec, saying that the smoke has blocked the sky. Meanwhile, the federal National Weather Service has issued a range of air quality advisories and warnings for New York state, Vermont, New Hampshire,…


Nick Fitzpatrick Awarded Most Valued Partner by Orange County Partnership

Nick Fitzpatrick, president of Aden Logistics, was named the most valued partner by Orange County’s frontline economic development organization on June 6. Orange County Partnership President Maureen Hallahan said at the award ceremony that Fitzpatrick was behind some of the largest land sales in the county in the past few years, resulting in almost half a…


3 Arrested at Southern California Parent Protest Over Pride Month, LGBT Curriculum

Three people were arrested after a brawl broke out between demonstrators and counter-protestors in opposition of the Glendale Unified School District’s recognition of Pride Month and policies on LGBT content in classrooms. Several hundred people gathered for a demonstration on June 6 outside of Glendale Unified’s board meeting, where the board voted unanimously to proclaim…


Three Arrested at Southern California Parent Protest Over Pride Month, LGBT Curriculum

Three people were arrested after a brawl broke out between demonstrators and counter-protestors in opposition of the Glendale Unified School District’s recognition of Pride Month and policies on LGBT content in classrooms. Several hundred people gathered for a demonstration on June 6 outside of Glendale Unified’s board meeting, where the board voted unanimously to proclaim…


Federal Judge Denies Attempt to Block Washington State’s New Gun Restrictions

On Tuesday, a federal judge denied an attempt to block Washington state’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic rifles, one of three firearm control measures signed by Gov. Jay Inslee. Inslee signed the law in April, which went into immediate effect, prohibiting the sale, distribution, manufacture, and importation of thousands of guns, including AR- and AK-style…


Air India Plane From Delhi to San Francisco Lands in Russia After Engine Problem

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON—An Air India plane flying from Delhi to San Francisco was forced to divert and land at an airport in Russia’s Far East after it developed a technical issue with one of its engines, the airline said on Tuesday. The 216 passengers and 16 crew onboard were being offered support on the ground and accommodated…


Missing Mount Rainier Climber’s Body Found in Crevasse; He Was Celebrating 80th Birthday

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash.—Search crews on Mount Rainier have found and recovered the body of a man matching the description of an 80-year-old solo climber reported missing last week, Mount Rainier National Park officials said. Dawes Eddy of Spokane, Washington, embarked on a solo climb on May 30 and was last seen that night…