Tag: Local News

LIVE NOW: Arizona GOP Nominee Kari Lake’s Arizona First Rally in Phoenix, Arizona

The Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, Kari Lake, holds her Arizona First Rally featuring Blake Masters, Abe Hamadeh, and Kelly Cooper in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 3, at 10:30 p.m. ET. As a nonpartisan public charity, The Epoch Times does not endorse these statements and takes no position on political candidates. * Click the…


Community Speaks Out Against Use of Crisis Lines, LGBT Chatrooms in Santa Ana Schools

Parents and community members spoke out against the Santa Ana Unified School District’s referring students to the National Suicide Hotline, which they say surveys children about their genders and sexualities without parental consent, and The Trevor Project, a national LGBT organization promoting chatrooms with controversial topics for young people. At a Nov. 2 Orange County…


Man Charged in Fatal Trader Joe’s Shooting Can Act as His Own Attorney

LOS ANGELES—A man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of an assistant manager at a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake in 2018 will be allowed to act as his own attorney, a judge said Nov. 3. Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench noted that the case has “some…


National Retail Federation Forecasts 8 Percent Holiday Sales Growth

The National Retail Federation is forecasting holiday retail spending to grow 6 to 8 percent this year reaching up to $960 billion as many shoppers dip into savings or use credit cards to buy gifts for loved ones. “Our expectation is that we will have positive real [inflation-adjusted growth] for the holiday season,” association spokeswoman…


Stolen Big Rig Driver Surrenders After Cab Burst Into Flames on 5 Freeway

CASTAIC, Calif.—A man was taken into custody Nov. 3 after allegedly stealing a big rig cab that burst into flames on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic. California Highway Patrol units began pursuing the truck cab—which was reported stolen from Kern County—about 2:40 p.m. in the Gorman area. The driver refused to yield to…


Newsom, Foley Buying Votes with Tax Dollars

Commentary Who doesn’t like free money? With tax revenues overflowing from a $100 billion surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators “returned” $9.5 billion of that to taxpayers. The checks—really electronic transfers to bank accounts or debit cards—have been going out the last couple of weeks. About two-thirds of California households will receive the Middle…


Newsom, Foley Distributing Tax Dollars to Californians Before Election

Commentary Who doesn’t like free money? With tax revenues overflowing from a $100 billion surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators “returned” $9.5 billion of that to taxpayers. The checks—really electronic transfers to bank accounts or debit cards—have been going out the last couple of weeks. About two-thirds of California households will receive the Middle…


Los Angeles Sees 85 Percent Increase in Recovered ‘Ghost Guns’: Police

Los Angeles saw an 85 percent increase since 2019 in the number of what are known as ghost guns—non-serialized privately manufactured handguns and rifles—that have been recovered, according to Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore. The LAPD recovered more than 1500 ghost guns to date, Moore told the police commission Nov. 1. Additionally,…


Buses Down in Orange County as Mechanics Strike

ORANGE, Calif.—Thousands of Orange County bus riders found themselves without service Thursday, with the union representing Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) maintenance workers striking over what it calls stalled labor negotiations. The union called the walkout Wednesday—setting up picket lines at the agency’s Santa Ana and Garden Grove yards and forcing a shutdown in bus…


Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Wife’s Stabbing in San Diego

EL CAJON, Calif.—A man who fatally stabbed his wife at the couple’s Lemon Grove home pleaded guilty this week to a second-degree murder count. Jay Barcelon, 32, was arrested and charged for the slaying of 30-year-old Rhona Barcelon on April 16, 2021, at their home on Dain Court. Deputies responded to the home at about…