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California Teacher of the Year: ‘I Don’t Teach Music. I Teach Students.’

November 28, 2022
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It’s lunch period at Irvine’s Northwood High School, and the roar of student chatter is punctuated by the sound of woodwind instruments’ fluttering scales. Music teacher Ben Case—who was recently recognized as one of five California Teachers of the Year—was overseeing some students as they rehearse for their Dec. 1 winter performance. “My philosophy is…

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California’s Agricultural Industry Loses $1.2 Billion in 2022: Report

November 28, 2022
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California’s agricultural industry has lost $1.2 billion this year, up from $810 million in 2021, according to a report by the University of California–Merced and Public Policy Institute of California. Additionally, Industries that rely on farm products in the state lost about $845 million, which was about $255 million more than last year, according to…

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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert Two Days After British Tourist Dies of Fentanyl Overdose in Florida

November 28, 2022
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Two days after a British tourist died of a fentanyl overdose in Florida, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Public Safety Alert. On Nov. 20, 40-year-old British tourist Philip Weybourne died while vacationing at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. An autopsy revealed it was due to fatal levels of fentanyl in his system. Two…

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Man Stabbed During Fight in Old Town San Diego

November 28, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A fight between two men on an Old Town-area roadside escalated Nov. 28 into a stabbing that left one of them wounded, authorities reported. The 30-year-old victim had just left Old Town Transit Center and was standing at the intersection of Pacific Highway and Taylor Street when the other man, whom he did not…

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Number of Catalytic Converter Thefts Is Up in Middletown, New York: Police

November 28, 2022
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Over the past six weeks, the city of Middletown has seen 10 catalytic converter thefts, a significant jump from before, according to Police Lieutenant Jeffry Thoelen.  These crimes were committed randomly on the street or in a public parking lot between midnight and five o’clock, he told The Epoch Times on Nov. 28. Some were…

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California Police: Virginia Man Killed Family, Took Teenager

November 28, 2022
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RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The suspect in a triple homicide in Southern California who died in a shootout with police was a Virginia law enforcement officer who police believe drove across the country to meet a teenage girl before killing three members of her family. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, also likely set fire to the family’s home in…

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Newport Beach Public Library to Rename Courtyard, Lobby After Donors

November 28, 2022
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For just under $2 million, two locals will now get parts of the upcoming newly renovated Newport Beach Public Library named after them and their families, set to begin next year. The city approved the naming rights agreements for residents Elizabeth Stahr and Roy Woolsey during its Nov. 15 council meeting. Stahr, who committed $750,000,…

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Newport Beach Public Library to Rename Lecture Hall After Donors

November 28, 2022
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For just under $2 million, two locals will now have parts of the newly renovated Newport Beach Public Library named after them and their families. The city approved the naming rights agreements for residents Elizabeth Stahr and Roy Woolsey during its Nov. 15 council meeting. Stahr, who committed $750,000, will have the library’s courtyard at…

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Driver Arrested After Crashing Car into La Canada Flintridge House

November 28, 2022
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LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif.—A motorist was arrested after his car flipped over and crashed into a La Canada Flintridge house, authorities said Nov. 28. The crash occurred at 9:01 p.m. Nov. 27 at 5149 Angeles Crest Highway, Sgt. W. DeOlivera of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station told City News Service. The vehicle went off the…

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Kamala Harris Visits Arts Business in Culver City

November 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to depart from Los Angeles International Airport Nov. 28 aboard Air Force 2 for a flight to Washington, ending a seven-day visit to Southern California. The visit included one public appearance. Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff visited a Culver City-based business Nov. 26 to help encourage support…

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