Tag: Local News

Lake Issues 1st Major Update in Arizona Since Hobbs Declared Victory

Arizona Republican candidate Kari Lake said on Nov. 17 that she’s still fighting in the state governor’s race, in her first major update since Democrat Katie Hobbs declared victory. “I wanted to reach out to you to let you know that I am still in this fight with you,” Lake, a former television anchor, said…


Montana Supreme Court Lets Stand Law That Bans Vaccine Mandates in Most Workplaces

The Montana Supreme Court has refused to issue a preliminary injunction on a law that currently bans vaccine mandates in most workplaces in the state. The state high court’s decision on Wednesday concurs with the Seventh Judicial District Court, a lower court, which had in February denied a request by Netzer Law Firm to block the law, pending…


Oklahoma Executes Man for 1993 Killing of 3-Year-Old Boy

McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the torture slaying of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993. Richard Stephen Fairchild, who turned 63 on Thursday, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead at 10:24 a.m. Fairchild, an ex-Marine, was convicted of killing Adam Broomhall after the child…


Oklahoma Prepares to Execute Man for 3-Year-Old’s Killing

McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma plans to execute a man Thursday for the torture slaying of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993. Richard Stephen Fairchild, who turns 63 on Thursday, is set to receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Fairchild, an ex-Marine, was convicted of killing Adam Broomhall after the child wet the…


LIVE NOW: DHS Secretary and FBI Director Testify on Threats to US

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid will testify on security threats to the United States during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter:…


DHS Secretary and FBI Director Testify on Threats to US

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid will testify on security threats to the United States during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter:…


LIVE: DHS Secretary and FBI Director Testify to Senate Committee on ‘Threats to the Homeland’


San Francisco to Give $1,200 a Month to Low-Income Transgender Residents

San Francisco has launched a new pilot program offering guaranteed monthly income to a number of low-income transgender residents of the city, Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday. Known as the Guaranteed Income for Transgender People (G.I.F.T.) program, the new plan will provide “economically marginalized transgender people with unrestricted, monthly guaranteed income as a way to combat poverty…


Powerful Santa Ana Winds Lash Southern California

Powerful Santa Ana winds lashed Southern California on Wednesday, toppling big rigs on highways and spreading a small fire that destroyed two structures. High wind warnings stretched across a wide swath of the region, and red flag warnings for high fire danger were posted in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The state Office of Emergency…


12 Injured in Explosion at Maryland Apartments

Twelve people were injured Wednesday morning when an explosion rocked an apartment building in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Investigators say two of those hurt were critically injured. Fire crews say at least one of the buildings has partially collapsed and several nearby buildings had to be evacuated. Heavy smoke could be see from miles away as crews…