Tag: Local News

Local Heroes Boost Morale For Cancer Patients in San Diego

Thanks to one small group of volunteers, sick patients at Moore’s Cancer Center at the University of California–San Diego have been emotionally uplifted by the joy of reading donated books over 15 years. After reading an article on how cancer patients can boost their health and morale when reading to their children, San Diego-based social…


California Braces for Unprecedented Wave of Migrants at the Border

California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned this week a long-expected flood of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border into the United States could “break” the state. He visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Dec. 12, nine days before the anticipated end of Title 42, which is set to expire on Dec. 21. The policy, created as part…


California Man Faces Life in Prison for Killing Girlfriend and 2 Sons

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old man was convicted Dec. 14 of stabbing his girlfriend to death and killing their two young sons in the city of Orange about a decade ago. Shazer Fernando Limas, who was scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 3, was convicted of three counts of murder with special circumstances allegations of committing more…


Transient Pleads Guilty to Skateboard Beating Death in Anaheim

FULLERTON, Calif.—A 30-year-old transient pleaded guilty Dec. 14 and was immediately sentenced to four years in prison for beating another homeless man to death with a skateboard in Anaheim. Daniel Ramos Salazar pleaded guilty to a felony count of voluntary manslaughter. As part of the plea deal, a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of…


10-Year-Old Accused of Killing Mom Makes Court Appearance

MILWAUKEE—A judge has refused to lower the $50,000 bail imposed on a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy accused of intentionally killing his mother because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset. The boy’s attorney argued during his initial court appearance Wednesday that the bail should be lowered from $50,000 to $100 because he has no…


Legislation to Watch in the Next Session of the Pennsylvania House

Pennsylvania lawmakers have been busy preparing memos pitching new legislation for the 2023–2024 session. Before laws are made and before a bill is written, legislative ideas start as a memo offering a rationale for the proposed legislation. A bill based on the memo is presented at the committee level and rewritten if committee discussion calls…


Katie Hobbs Lawyer Moves to Dismiss Kari Lake’s Lawsuit

Republican candidates for two of Arizona’s top offices had their initial hearings in election-related legal challenges Tuesday, setting the schedule for the next steps that need to be taken. GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem, respectively, argue that they won during the Nov. 8 midterm election and asked…


NetChoice Suing California for ‘Subjective’ Online Safety Law for Kids That Violates First and Fourth Amendments

Tech industry group NetChoice has filed a complaint challenging California’s Age Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273) law that is aimed at protecting kids from online harm. AB 2273, passed in August and signed into law by state Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom a month later, requires companies to analyze and address how their products impact…


Man Who Killed 2 Women in Pennsylvania Charged in Michigan

BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—A man who pleaded guilty to killing two women in Pennsylvania was extradited to Michigan to face a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of a pregnant woman who disappeared more than 17 years ago. Harold David Haulman III was charged Wednesday in Calhoun County District Court in the death of 21-year-old Ashley…


Nurse Sues Veterans Affairs Over Abortion Rule at Texas Facility

A Texas nurse sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday over a new abortion rule, alleging it violates the law and her religious beliefs. First Liberty Institute, a conservative legal firm, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on behalf of nurse Stephanie Carter, who…