Tag: Local News

Christmas Stage Shows and Entertainment in Ida, Michigan

The local community in Ida Township, Michigan, is hosting a series of Christmas stage shows and entertainment activities. The Epoch Times will livestream some of the events on Dec. 3. Schedule *All times in Eastern Time. Schedule may be subject to change. 2:30 p.m. Prince and Princess Crowning 2:50 p.m. Partner Introductions Art on the…


Indiana Judge Issues Gag Order in Case of 2 Slain Teen Girls

DELPHI, Ind.—An Indiana judge imposed a gag order on Friday in the case of a man charged in the notorious slayings of two teenage girls. Richard Matthew Allen, 50, of Delphi, is charged with murder in the killings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, whose bodies were found after they went on a…


Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Migos Rapper Takeoff

HOUSTON—A 33-year-old man was arrested on a murder charge in the shooting of rapper Takeoff, who police on Friday said was an “innocent bystander” when he was struck by gunfire outside a Houston bowling alley. Patrick Xavier Clark was taken into custody peacefully Thursday night, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. Clark’s arrest came one…


North Carolina Co-pilot’s Death in Fall From Plane Ruled Accidental

RALEIGH, N.C.—The death of a pilot who fell from a small airplane in flight in North Carolina in July has been ruled an accident, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The autopsy states that the death of Charles Hew Crooks, 23, was likely the result of falling from the back of the…


No. 4 USC Falls to Utah in Pac-12 , Damaging Playoff Hopes

LAS VEGAS—No. 12 Utah pounded a limping, bloodied Caleb Williams and roared past No. 4 Southern California 47-24 on Friday night to win the Pac-12 Championship and put USC’s College Football Playoff hopes in doubt. The loss by the Trojans (11-2) could open the way for Ohio State (11-1) to take their spot in the…


Largest Liquid Fentanyl Drug Bust in US Reported in South Texas: Report

Authorities have seized the largest amount of liquid fentanyl in the United States to-date in Nueces County, Texas. According to KIII-TV, the record drug bust was a result of a traffic stop on Interstate 77 on Nov. 30. “During the search we located a compartment built in the gas tank of this vehicle, and inside the gas tank…


UC San Diego Students Say Strike Disrupting Classes, Exams

As finals week commences, students at the University of California–San Diego say they are feeling the impact of the largest academic worker strike in U.S. history, now in its third week. After months of negotiating pay raises, 48,000 researchers and student employees across all 10 University of California (UC) campuses launched a strike Nov. 14,…


2 Poway Men Sentenced to Prison for Firefighter’s Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

SAN DIEGO—Two Poway residents were sentenced to federal prison terms Dec. 2 for supplying the fentanyl that led to a local firefighter’s fatal overdose. Justin Gale Mata, 41, and Everett Justin Curtis, 48, pleaded guilty to providing the drugs that killed Brian M. Parrish, a firefighter with Cal Fire in San Diego County. Mata received…


Creating Water Abundance in California

Commentary “And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.” Ezekiel 47:9 Water is…


Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson Makes Case for Traditional Conservatism

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.—Asa Hutchinson was a young lawyer when President Ronald Reagan first nominated him to serve as a U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas in 1996. As he wraps up his second term as Arkansas’ governor, the self-described common-sense conservative shared memories of the former president and called for the return of…