Tag: Local News

2 Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Hotel Near San Diego Airport

SAN DIEGO—A man and a woman were found dead of gunshot wounds Nov. 16 in a hotel room near San Diego International Airport and police were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide. San Diego Harbor Police Department officers were called about 2:20 p.m. to the hotel in the 1900 block of North Harbor Drive after…


Orange County Water Polo Coach Convicted of Sex Assaults on 9 Girls

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A well-known water polo coach has been convicted of sexual assaults on nine girls he coached and a misdemeanor assault on a 10th, according to verdicts announced Nov. 16. Bahram Hojreh, 46, was convicted Tuesday of 22 felony counts including lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14, lewd acts on a…


How the Government Union Machine Conquered California and Corrupted the Election Process

Commentary With the Nov. 8 election already one week ago, we already are conditioned to accept that some final results will not be known until Dec. 16, five weeks later. Counting proceeds at a crawl in counties up and down the state, and those among us with housebroken political sentiments are expected to be impressed…


Sudden Firing of a Florida School Superintendent Sparks Controversy

The sudden firing of a Florida school superintendent has generated debate on whether the move violated state law. In a surprise move, Broward County Schools superintendent Vickie Cartwright was fired during the district’s scheduled Nov. 14 school board meeting. The firing was immediately challenged by school board vice chair Lori Alhadeff as a possible violation of Florida’s…


LA Council District 5: Katy Young Yaroslavsky Set to Win as Sam Yebri Concedes

LOS ANGELES—Katy Young Yaroslavsky, a former political aide, is set to represent the Los Angeles City Council’s 5th District after her opponent, Sam Yebri, conceded Nov. 15. Yaroslavsky will replace termed-out Councilman Paul Koretz. As of Tuesday morning, Yaroslavsky led Yebri by more than 10,000 votes, garnering over 58 percent of the ballots counted so…


LA Council District 15: Tim McOsker Declares Victory

LOS ANGELES—Tim McOsker, an attorney and a veteran of City Hall as a former advisor to Mayor James Hahn, is set to return to Spring Street representing the Los Angeles City Council’s 15th District after declaring victory Nov. 15. McOsker will replace Councilman Joe Buscaino, who has represented the district since 2012 but did not…


LA Council District 13: Soto-Martinez Declares Victory, O’Farrell Concedes

LOS ANGELES—Labor organizer Hugo Soto-Martinez has defeated two-term Councilman Mitch O’Farrell in the race for the Los Angeles City Council’s 13th District seat, with O’Farrell conceding Nov. 15. Soto-Martinez led O’Farrell by nearly 5,000 votes after Tuesday’s vote-counting update, holding more than 55 percent of the vote. He has been ahead since Election Day after…


Boy, Woman Stabbed in Downtown LA Target Store; Suspect Shot and Killed

LOS ANGELES—A 9-year-old boy and 25-year-old woman are hospitalized in critical condition Nov. 16 after being stabbed at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers arrived at the store at the FIGat7th shopping center shortly after 6:20 p.m. Tuesday to find two stabbing victims and a third victim who…


35 Discarded Ballots Will Be Processed Even After Deadline, Santa Clara Registrar Official Says

Discarded ballots found in a ravine near California’s Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains are now under review by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Spokesperson Michael Borja told NTD, a sister media of The Epoch Times, in an email that the U.S. Postal Service turned in approximately 35 ballots, which are being…


Texas to Execute Man for Killing Ex-Girlfriend and Her Son

HOUSTON—A Texas inmate seeking to stop his execution over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs is scheduled to die Wednesday evening for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago. Stephen Barbee, 55, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in…