Tag: Local News

Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes Northern California

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck 15 kilomters (9.3 miles) southeast of California’s Rio Dell region, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake last month. The latest earthquake was at a depth of 30.6 kilometers (19 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday. The California Department of Transportation said in a Twitter post that State…


Paul Arteta Sworn in as Sheriff of Orange County, New York

On the first day of the new year, Paul Arteta took oath as Orange County’s new sheriff and promised to build on the past to make the county a safer and better place. “We’ve done incredible things at the Sheriff’s Office, and it’s just going to get better and better in the future,” he said…


New Year’s Eve Street Party in Arizona Gives the Boot to 2022

PRESCOTT, Ariz.—It wasn’t the big ball dropping in Times Square, but the effect was just as spectacular in downtown Prescott, Arizona, on New Year’s Eve. The year 2022 got the boot, so to speak, as revelers by the hundreds rang in 2023 with the annual New Year’s Eve Whiskey Row Boot Drop. It’s been a…


1 Dead, 9 Hurt in Alabama Shooting Near New Year’s Eve Party

MOBILE, Ala.—One person was killed and nine hurt in a shooting a few blocks away from where thousands were in the streets for a New Year’s Eve party in downtown Mobile, Alabama, police said. TV news footage showed police officers running and on horseback rushing to the area where the shooting took place about 45…


Illinois Supreme Court Places Controversial Cashless Bail Law on Hold

The Illinois Supreme Court placed on hold portions of a controversial law know as the SAFE-T Act that would eliminate cash bail for some crimes. In a ruling on Saturday afternoon—just hours before the law was supposed to be enacted—the Supreme Court placed the cashless bail provision under the SAFE-T Act on hold for the…


LIVE NOW: Inauguration of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Attorney General Letitia James, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will be sworn in for their next term on Jan. 1. Hochul will deliver her first inaugural address. The Epoch Times will livestream the inauguration ceremony at 2 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page. …


LIVE 2 PM ET: Inauguration of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Attorney General Letitia James, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will be sworn in for their next term on Jan. 1. Hochul will deliver her first inaugural address. The Epoch Times will livestream the inauguration ceremony at 2 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page. …


Inauguration of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Attorney General Letitia James, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will be sworn in for their next term on Jan. 1. Hochul will deliver her first inaugural address. The Epoch Times will livestream the inauguration ceremony at 2 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page. …


New York Officers Attacked by Man With Machete Near New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square

NEW YORK—A man wielding a machete attacked three police officers at the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, authorities said, striking two of them in the head before an officer shot the man in the shoulder. The attack happened a little after 10 p.m. about eight blocks from Times Square, just outside of…


3 Officers Injured by Machete Attack Near Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration: NYPD

NEW YORK—A man wielding a machete attacked three police officers at the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, authorities said, striking two of them in the head before an officer shot the man in the shoulder. The attack happened a little after 10 p.m. about eight blocks from Times Square, just outside of…