Tag: Local News

Judge Orders Arizona’s Cochise County to Certify Election Results

An Arizona county’s board of supervisors certified their jurisdiction’s midterm elections results on Thursday at the order of a judge three days after they missed the statutory deadline of Nov. 28. Judge Casey McGinley of the Pima County Superior Court instructed Cochise County’s board of supervisors to convene and declare the results official by 5 p.m. MT…


California State University Poised to Drop Proposal Requiring 4 Years of Math for Applicants

After six years of deliberation, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees signaled last month it is likely to drop a proposal, which some critics have said could discourage low-income students from applying to the university, for a fourth-year math or science requirement for applicants. At a meeting last month, CSU officials recommended the…


California State University to Drop Proposal Requiring 4 Years of Math Courses for Applicants

After six years of deliberation, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees signaled it is likely to drop a proposal for a fourth-year math or science requirement for applicants—a plan critics say may discourage low-income students from applying for college. At a trustee meeting last month, CSU officials recommended the board reject the proposal,…


Average SoCal Gas Price Drops Under $5 for First Time Since March

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Southern California dropped under $5 Dec. 1 for the first time since early March, offering some respite for drivers during the holiday season. The Los Angeles County average price has decreased for 21 consecutive days—falling to $4.972—since rising to a record of $6.494 on Oct….


Uvalde Survivors File $27 Billion Lawsuit Against Texas Officials, Officers Over Response to Mass Shooting

Survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a $27 billion class-action lawsuit against multiple law enforcement officials in the state. This comes six months after the killings, which were the deadliest U.S. school shooting in almost a decade. Nineteen children and two teachers we killed by the gunman in May. The lawsuit was filed…


Lawmaker Proposes Using a Portion of Texas’ $27 Billion Surplus for Property-Tax Relief

The state of Texas is sitting on a hefty $27 billion surplus. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday laid out a list of priorities he would like lawmakers to consider in the next budget. Patrick, a Republican who resides over the state Senate, emphasized that it would be up to the members, but he believes…


10 Los Angeles School Students Treated for Possible Cannabis Edibles Overdoses: Police

Ten students aged between just 12 and 15 years old at Van Nuys Middle School in Los Angeles, Calif., are suspected of having overdosed, police said on  Thursday. Authorities were called to the school shortly after 10:30 a.m. The school is located just a short distance away from another school where a 15-year-old girl died, and three teenagers…


San Clemente City Council Approves Senior Housing in Split Vote

The San Clemente City Council voted 3 to 2 Nov 15, to approve new senior housing operated by the MemorialCare Health Care System to replace an abandoned hospital in the northwestern corner of the city. The project will be located at 654 Camino De Los Mares and consist of 250 apartments for residents aged 55…


2 Men Killed in Plane Crash at Torrance Airport Identified

TORRANCE, Calif.—Authorities Dec. 1 identified the two men killed in the crash of a single-engine plane as it attempted to land at Zamperini Field in Torrance. The Arion Lightning airplane with two aboard crashed just after 11 a.m. Nov. 30, according to Eva Lee Ngai of the Federal Aviation Administration. Video from the scene showed…


Bass Stepdaughter Hurt in Hit-and-Run While Driving

LOS ANGELES—One of Karen Bass’s stepdaughters suffered minor injuries Dec. 1 when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a hit-and-run driver, the Los Angeles mayor-elect said in a statement. “While driving today, one of my daughters was the victim of a hit-and-run,” according to Bass’s statement. “Thankfully, she was not seriously hurt and…