Tag: Local News

El Paso Mayor Warns 200,000 Illegal Aliens Waiting in Mexico to Cross Border Into US When Title 42 Ends

Roughly 20,000 illegal aliens are waiting to cross the border into El Paso, Texas, as soon as the Trump-era Title 42 program ends, Mayor Oscar Leeser said on Monday. Leeser made the comments at a press conference just two days after declaring a state of emergency amid an influx of illegal aliens that have crossed the southern border and…


El Paso Mayor Warns 200,000 Illegal Aliens Waiting in Mexico to Cross Border When Title 42 Ends

Roughly 20,000 illegal aliens are waiting to cross the border into El Paso, Texas, as soon as the Trump-era Title 42 program ends, Mayor Oscar Leeser said on Monday. Leeser made the comments at a press conference just two days after declaring a state of emergency amid an influx of illegal aliens that have crossed the southern border and…


El Paso Mayor Warns 20,000 Illegal Aliens Waiting in Mexico to Cross Border When Title 42 Ends

Roughly 20,000 illegal aliens are waiting to cross the border into El Paso, Texas, as soon as the Trump-era Title 42 program ends, Mayor Oscar Leeser said on Monday. Leeser made the comments at a press conference just two days after declaring a state of emergency amid an influx of illegal aliens that have crossed the southern border and…


Willie McGinest Jr Arrested in Alleged Assault in California

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Former NFL linebacker Willie McGinest Jr. was arrested Monday in connection with an assault at a Southern California nightclub, authorities said. The incident occurred Dec. 9 at a West Hollywood club and witnesses identified McGinest as one of the people who were involved, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement….


2nd Iowa Man Arrested in Street Race That Killed 4-Year-Old

DES MOINES, Iowa—Police on Monday arrested a second man in the death of a 4-year-old Iowa boy who was killed when a car that was racing on a city street crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into two vehicles. Des Moines police said in a news release that 47-year-old Keith Eric Jones, of Des Moines,…


Lemon Grove Woman Killed in 2-Car Crash, 2nd Driver Injured

EL CAJON, Calif.—An investigation was continuing Dec. 19 into the cause of a two-vehicle crash on the 8 Freeway in El Cajon that killed a 32-year-old woman from Lemon Grove. The collision on the eastbound highway at the Second Street off-ramp occurred about 4:30 a.m. Dec. 18, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman…


California Labor Secretary Abruptly Leaves Post

California’s Labor Secretary Natalie Palugyai abruptly left her post earlier this month under uncertain circumstances. Newsom appointed Palugyai, who was earning more than $227,000 a year, in July 2021 as the first Latina to hold the position. Her departure was unexpected, and the governor’s office has yet to publicly explain why she left. Undersecretary Stewart…


Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted Dec. 19 of sexually assaulting a woman in the Los Angeles area in 2013, but jurors acquitted him of charges relating to a second alleged victim and were unable to reach verdicts on charges relating to two other women. Weinstein, 70, was convicted of three of the…


Supreme Court Pauses Expiration of Title 42

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to pause the expiration of Title 42 after 19 states filed an emergency application for a stay. Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily stayed a lower court’s decision that would lift Title 42 on Wednesday. He called for an “administrative stay” that puts the order on hold while the…


One Dead, One Hospitalized in Santa Ana Shooting

SANTA ANA, Calif.—One person died and another was hospitalized after a shooting in Santa Ana Dec. 18. The Santa Ana Police Department reported it received a call from a hospital around 1:45 a.m. Sunday regarding a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. The man, who was expected to survive, had been…