Tag: Local News

Top Arizona Election Official Moved to ‘Undisclosed Location’ Amid Online Threats

Bill Gates, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, confirmed that he was moved to an undisclosed location for safety reasons amid security concerns in connection to the 2022 midterm elections. While speaking on KTAR News 92.3 FM’s “Arizona’s Morning News” on Nov. 21, Gates noted that the condition hasn’t interfered with his work in…


Top Arizona Election Official Moved to ‘Undisclosed Location’

Bill Gates, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, confirmed that he was moved to an undisclosed location for safety reasons amid security concerns in connection to the 2022 midterm elections. While speaking on KTAR News 92.3 FM’s “Arizona’s Morning News” on Nov. 21, Gates noted that the condition hasn’t interfered with his work in…


After Two Years, Some New York Nurses Still Haven’t Seen Hazard Pay for COVID Duty

Goshen, N.Y.—As the pandemic fades away and society opens up, nurses at Valley View Center are still wearing masks and caring for COVID-19 patients every day. The center is the only county-owned nursing home in Orange County, New York. The masks serve as a daily reminder to Doreen Tice, a veteran licensed practical nurse at…


Florida’s Largest HOA Placed Under Receivership After Board Members Allegedly Steal $2 Million in Fees

A judge has placed Florida’s largest Homeowners Association under receivership after past and current board members were arrested for allegedly stealing $2 million in association fees. On Nov. 17, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko called for a receiver to handle the Hammocks operations until board elections are held. She further ordered the members of the…


Florida’s Largest HOA Placed Under Receivership After Board Members Steal $2 Million in Fees

A judge has placed Florida’s largest Homeowners Association under receivership after past and current board members were arrested for allegedly stealing $2 million in association fees. On Nov. 17, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko called for a receiver to handle the Hammocks operations until board elections are held. She further ordered the members of the…


RNC Attorneys That Surveyed Maricopa County Voting Sites Confirm Widespread Problems

A memo detailing the findings of nearly a dozen attorneys who visited voting sites in Maricopa County, Arizona, on election day describes widespread problems with tabulation equipment, long lines, and voters leaving in frustration. According to the memo—written by attorney Mark Sonneklar who summarized the findings of 11 roving attorneys working with the Republican National…


UCSD Institute To Study Blood Stem Cell Aging Aboard NASA Mission

SAN DIEGO—The UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute will launch blood stem cells into space aboard a NASA support mission to the International Space Station Nov. 22 in an effort to study the impact of lack of gravity on human cellular aging. According to NASA studies, when astronaut Scott Kelly returned from a year-long…


$1 Billion Expansion to Irvine Hoag Hospital Underway

Construction has begun on a $1 billion expansion of Hoag Hospital in Irvine, which will add two hospitals specializing in women’s health, digestive illnesses, and cancer. “Having a hospital provide services for complex issues, here locally, is beneficial for everyone,” Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan told The Epoch Times. The new facilities will be named the…


Navy Training Torpedo Found Off Dana Point Shore

DANA POINT, Calif.—A lightweight torpedo used for training was found by a boater off Dana Point Nov. 21 and recovered by U.S. Navy and Orange County Sheriff’s Department bomb experts. Sean Sheehan told The Orange County Register he was out on the water looking for dolphins and whales when he spotted the torpedo about 30…


Republican Who Voted to Impeach Trump Wins Another Term

A Republican congressman who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump narrowly won his bid for another term, an unusual development for a GOP member who supported the Trump impeachment. Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) is projected by The Associated Press to beat Democrat Rudy Salas in the race to represent California’s 22nd Congressional District. “The Central…