Tag: Local News

Deputy in California Slayings Killed Self With Service Gun

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—A Virginia sheriff’s deputy who police say traveled to California to kill three family members of a 15-year-old girl he tried to sexually extort online killed himself with a government-issued firearm, authorities said Saturday. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, drove across the country and on Nov. 25 killed the girl’s mother and grandparents and set…


Karen Bass Takes Oath as Los Angeles’ New Mayor

LOS ANGELES—Karen Bass was sworn in as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles Dec. 11 at the Microsoft Theater. Bass was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California senator. Nearly every major city official, along with Gov. Gavin Newsom, attended the ceremony. “Making history with each of you today is a monumental…


Costa Mesa Receives $3.2 Million to Construct Café and Upgrade Skate Park

The City of Costa Mesa will receive $3.2 million in funds from Orange County’s American Rescue Plan Act, created to help state and local governments recover from COVID-19. The money will be used to construct a café in the city’s Lions Park as well as expand the city’s skate park. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley…


Costa Mesa Receives $3.2 Million to Construct Café at Skate Park

The City of Costa Mesa will receive $3.2 million in funds from Orange County’s American Rescue Plan Act, created to help state and local governments recover from COVID-19. The money will be used to construct a café in the city’s Lions Park as well as expand the city’s skate park. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley…


Texas Church Bus Accident Injures 16, Including 13 Kids

HOUSTON—Sixteen people, including 13 children, were injured on Sunday after a small church bus overturned near a Houston area apartment, according to authorities. The bus, belonging to a Baptist church, rolled over and landed on its side after the driver tried to make a left turn in a northeast Harris County neighborhood around 12:30 p.m.,…


Texas Church Bus Accident Injures 15, Including 12 Children

HOUSTON—Fifteen people, including 12 children, were injured on Sunday after a small church bus overturned near a Houston area apartment, according to authorities. The bus, belonging to a Baptist church, rolled over and landed on its side after the driver tried to make a left turn in a northeast Harris County neighborhood around 12:30 p.m.,…


12 Children, 3 Adults Hospitalized After Texas Church Bus Overturns

HOUSTON—Fifteen people, including 12 children, were injured on Sunday after a small church bus overturned near a Houston area apartment, according to authorities. The bus, belonging to a Baptist church, rolled over and landed on its side after the driver tried to make a left turn in a northeast Harris County neighborhood around 12:30 p.m.,…


3 Killed in Blast at San Antonio Construction Company

SAN ANTONIO—Authorities on Sunday continued investigating the cause of an explosion that killed three people at a San Antonio construction company. The explosion happened at around 11:30 p.m. Friday at K-Bar Services. Authorities initially found one person who died at the scene. Investigators later announced that two more people were killed in the blast. Authorities…


Santa Ana Woman Killed By Bullet Meant For 2 Teen Boys

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 36-year-old woman was fatally shot by a round meant for two teenagers who were running from a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana, authorities said. The victim was identified as Maria Del Rufugio Mora of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Police Department reported Dec. 10. Officers were sent to a parking lot at…


Storm System Moves Into Southern California, Flooding Some Streets

LOS ANGELES—Steady rain fell on the Southland Dec. 11, with minor flooding, mud, and debris flows closing some roads. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works reported Sunday morning that Lake Hughes Road, between Pine Canyon and Dry Gulch roads in Lake Hughes, was closed due to mud and debris on the roadway. The…