Tag: Local News

Orange County Supervisors Extend RSV Health Emergency

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 29 to extend the county’s local health emergency for the respiratory virus known as RSV for another 30 days. The emergency allows the county to access federal and state resources for assistance and seek mutual aid from neighboring counties. The decision came after spokespersons for…


Southern Californian Remembers Life as a Pan Am Stewardess in Vietnam

Renée Chenette, who lives in Laguna Beach, California, was a young 24-year-old Pan Am stewardess the first time she landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in 1972. The flight attendant, who grew up just outside of Paris, flew for the airline for 17 years between 1970 and 1987—but it’s the flights into and out…


Mother Suspected of Abducting 19-Month-Old Daughter Arrested; Girl Safe

WEST HILLS, Calif.—A woman has been arrested for allegedly abducting her 19-month-old daughter in West Hills, and the girl was returned to the custody of her father, police said Dec. 1. Diana Robles, 31, allegedly abducted Kyra Mangayayam about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 20200 block of Keswick Street, according to the Los Angeles Police…


School Bus Crashes in New York Suburb; Injuries Reported

RAMAPO, N.Y.—Multiple injuries were reported Thursday when a school bus crashed into a house and another vehicle in a suburb north of New York City. The crash happened just before 9 a.m. in the village of New Hempstead in Rockland County, according to Ramapo Police Sgt. Andre Sanchez. Video broadcast by television news stations and…


US House Seat Could Flip to Democrat If Arizona County Officials Don’t Certify Election

An Arizona county’s refusal to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election could possibly cost Republicans a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, although one supervisor said it likely won’t come to that. As of Thursday, Cochise County has not yet certified its results, drawing a lawsuit from Secretary of State and Democrat…


Fire on US Aircraft Carrier Injures 9 Sailors; Cause Sought

SAN DIEGO—A fire broke out aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, resulting in minor injuries to nine sailors, military officials said Wednesday. The blaze broke out Tuesday morning as the USS Abraham Lincoln was conducting routine operations about 30 miles (50 kilometers) off Southern California, the Navy said in a statement. “The fire was quickly…


Florida Gators Quarterback Jalen Kitna Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography, Other Charges

Florida Gators quarterback Jalen Kitna has been arrested on child pornography charges, police have confirmed. Kitna, who is the son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was arrested on Wednesday by Gainesville police and charged with two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child abuse images, officials said in a statement. If found guilty,…


Man Sentenced for Faking Death to Avoid Sex Abuse Charges

MOBILE, Ala.—A man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for faking his own death in Alabama to avoid criminal charges of impregnating a teenage girl in his home state of Mississippi. Jacob Blair Scott was sentenced Monday in Alabama. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock set the federal sentence to run at the same…


Orange County Votes Republican in November, but Preferred Democrats Last Election Cycle

California’s Orange County voted for Republicans in the governor’s cabinet and senate seat this year—according to unofficial election results—a stark contrast with four years ago. In the last statewide General Election in 2018, the county’s voters opted for Democrats, save for one Independent insurance commissioner candidate. A professor at Chapman University in Orange, California, told…


South Texas Judge Asks Biden to Delay Repeal of Title 42, Invites Him to Visit Border

A South Texas county judge has asked President Joe Biden to delay the repeal of Title 42; a policy struck down by a federal judge two weeks ago. On Monday, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez sent a letter asking Biden to visit his county and address the “serious issue on the horizon” that border towns are…