Tag: Local News

Man Gets Over 8 Years in Prison for $6.6 Million COVID Loan Fraud

November 15, 2022
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A Riverside County man was sentenced Nov. 14 to 102 months in federal prison for falsely obtaining over $6.6 million in COVID-19 small business relief funds. Muhammad Atta, 39, of Corona, was also ordered by the judge to pay about $6.64 million in restitution. “It’s important that the sentence imposed today sends the message that…

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Arches, Beaches, and Butterflies in Santa Cruz, California

November 15, 2022
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On a sunny autumn day in Santa Cruz, California, my friend and I walked the paved path along West Cliff Drive. Our route lay between Natural Bridges State Park to the west and the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse to the east. During our four-mile out-and-back walk, we viewed sandstone arches, beautiful beaches, and wintering monarch…

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Los Angeles Chargers Donate $10,000 to Garden Grove Unified Schools

November 15, 2022
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—In an effort to promote healthy diets and physical activity, the Los Angeles Chargers has teamed up with the Dairy Council of California—a state agency aimed at providing nutrition education to children—to award $10,000 to the Garden Grove Unified School District on Nov. 15. During an assembly at Ethel M. Evans Elementary School,…

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Port of Los Angeles Sees Huge Drop in Imports as Holidays Arrive

November 15, 2022
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Imports at the Port of Los Angeles plummeted 28 percent in October as shippers continued to divert to other ports, prompting officials to scramble in their efforts to recoup lost business. In all, the Port of Los Angeles processed one-quarter fewer imports, exports, and empty containers last month, compared to the year before. This was…

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Concedes to Opponent

November 15, 2022
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva won’t be given a second term, conceding Nov. 15 as his opponent former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna’s lead continues to grow, according to the latest election results from the county registrar. Villanueva, who was elected in November 2018, said he wanted to “wish the incoming sheriff well”…

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Legislation in Texas Could Make Voter Fraud a Felony

November 15, 2022
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Several Republican lawmakers have filed bills in the Texas House of Representatives that would increase the penalty for election fraud from a Class A misdemeanor to a felony. One such bill authored by State Rep. Craig Goldman (R-Fort Worth) would make illegal voting a “felony of the second-degree unless the person is convicted of an…

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Irvine Schools Recognized as No. 1 Again in Standardized Testing

November 15, 2022
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The Irvine Unified School District won top recognition as the best district in the state last month regarding standardized testing, according to a press release from the school district. The ranking was based on results from last spring’s testing of students in grades 3 through 8 and those in 11th grade for science, mathematics, and…

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Driver Convicted in High-Speed Fatal Mission Viejo Crash

November 15, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 28-year-old man was convicted Monday of a speeding death that killed a driver in Mission Viejo five years ago. Jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes before convicting Afiff Kevin Doaifi of second-degree murder in the March 25, 2017, death of 33-year-old Judith Noval. Doaifi, who is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 13,…

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DeSantis Responds to Trump, Says Florida the ‘Blueprint’ Now

November 15, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Nov. 15 responded to former President Donald Trump, saying that he’s focused on leading his state. “One of the things I’ve learned in this job is when you’re leading, when you’re getting things done, you take incoming fire, that’s just the nature of it,” DeSantis said at an unrelated press…

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Texas Governor Declares Invasion at US–Mexico Border

November 15, 2022
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he made an emergency declaration that illegal immigration from Mexico is an invasion, which would allow his administration to use the National Guard to repel illegal immigrants, construct a border wall, and deploy gun boats. Abbott, a Republican, said that he will now “fully authorize Texas to take unprecedented measures…

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