Category: State News

Man Charged With Driving Drunk, Causing Deadly Crash in Tustin

June 28, 2023
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A 25-year-old Santa Ana man was charged June 28 with driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a woman in Tustin earlier that month. Gerardo Joaquin Garcia Lopez was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, and driving under the influence with a blood alcohol content…

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Rapper Quando Rondo Bonds Out of Jail After Arrest on Drug, Gang Charges in Georgia

June 28, 2023
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Rapper Quando Rondo has bonded out of jail after he was indicted on drug and gang charges in his hometown of Savannah. Court records show a judge granted a $100,000 bond for the 24-year-old rapper, whose given name is Tyquian Terrel Bowman. He was released Monday, according to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. A…

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Armed Suspect Fatally Shot by Police in South Los Angeles

June 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Police shot and killed a man June 28 who allegedly fired gunshots near where officers were conducting a traffic stop in the Manchester Square area, and investigators were working to determine if the gunman was targeting the officers or someone else. The shooting occurred at about 12:50 a.m. near Florence and Western Avenues, according…

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California Medical Equipment Company Owner Found Guilty in $24 Million Medicare Scam

June 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A Redondo Beach woman was found guilty on June 27 of nearly two dozen felonies for billing Medicare more than $24 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment—mostly power wheelchairs—and repairs, many of which were never performed. Tamara Motley, 54, was found guilty by a federal jury in downtown Los…

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California’s Homelessness Can be Fixed by Changing These 2 Policies: District Attorney

June 28, 2023
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California continues to pour billions of dollars into addressing the state’s burgeoning homeless population, but that won’t solve the problem, according to the district attorney for El Dorado County, located east of Sacramento. The state’s drug and crime policies are mostly to blame, District Attorney Vern Pierson told California Insider in “Why Homelessness is California…

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Democrat Abstentions Temporarily Block Reappointment of Wisconsin Elections Chief

June 28, 2023
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The strategic abstentions of the three Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) resulted in the failure of a motion to reappoint embattled WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe to a second four-year term. Wolfe has been the highest-ranking state elections official since 2018. She has drawn criticism for her administering of the 2020 presidential and 2022…

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New York City Now Sheltering More Illegal Immigrants Than Homeless Citizens: Deputy Mayor

June 28, 2023
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New York City is now providing more shelter to non-citizens than to its own homeless resident population, according to the latest assessment from a city official. At a Wednesday press conference, New York City Deputy Mayor For Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom said the city is currently sheltering more than 100,000 people, the majority…

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Anaheim Gets $5 Million for Traffic Improvements

June 28, 2023
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Anaheim has received $5 million as of June 26 in federal funding for five transportation improvement projects as part of infrastructure legislation approved last year. Local leaders anticipate the projects will have significant local and regional impacts by improving transportation safety, equity, and access for local residents, according to a press release by Rep. Lou…

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Portland Mayor Backtracks on Proposed Bill to Ban Public Drug Use

June 28, 2023
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has backtracked on his proposed plan to ban public drug use, saying that the bill is no longer necessary. Under current state law, possessing a small amount of illicit drugs is treated as a civil violation, not a criminal offense, and a $100 fine. House Bill 2645 would have increased penalties for fentanyl…

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Arizona Governor Signs Executive Orders Authorizing ‘Gender-Affirming Health Care,’ Restricting ‘Conversion Therapy’

June 28, 2023
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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed two executive orders to ensure sex-change procedures for state employees and to restrict “conversion therapy” as harmful to the health and well-being of LGBT individuals. “Our LGBT community should never have to face hate and discrimination, and I will do everything in my power to fight for full equality,” Hobbs,…

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