Tag: Regional News

Small Fire Erupts in Frontierland at Disneyland

December 30, 2022
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A small fire broke out and was quickly extinguished at Disneyland Dec. 29, Sgt. Jacob Gallacher with the Anaheim Police Department told The Epoch Times. The park was closed when the fire ignited at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a 12-by-12-foot structure next to the New Orleans Square train station in Frontierland. The structure that…

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Small Fire Erupts at Disneyland, Damages Water Tower

December 30, 2022
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A small fire broke out and was quickly extinguished at Disneyland Dec. 29, Sgt. Jacob Gallacher with the Anaheim Police Department told The Epoch Times. The park was closed when the fire ignited at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a 12-by-12-foot structure next to the New Orleans Square train station in Frontierland. The structure that…

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New California Fire Hazard Map Shows Increase in ‘Very High’ Risk Areas

December 30, 2022
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A proposed new fire hazard map from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could soon designate more of the state’s rural and unincorporated areas as “very high” fire hazard severity zones—a nearly 15-percent increase since when the map was last updated in 2007. The growing fire hazard areas show how much more…

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4 Vehicles In Drifting Sideshow Impounded in San Diego

December 30, 2022
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OTAY MESA, Calif.—San Diego Police Department (SDPD) Dec. 30 impounded four vehicles involved in a drifting sideshow on Dec. 25 that damaged roadways and private businesses at the intersection of Kerns Street and Drucker Lane and also in the city of Chula Vista. The city of San Diego Transportation Department estimated the cost of repairing…

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Irvine Stays with OCPA, For Now

December 30, 2022
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The Irvine City Council voted 3–2 Dec. 29 to remain with the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) following the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ decision to withdraw from the agency Dec. 20. The vote came in a special meeting agendized by councilmembers Mike Carroll, Larry Agran, and Kathleen Treseder. Agran and Carroll were the dissenting…

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8 Hospitalized, 3 Critical, in Alhambra Apartment Fire

December 30, 2022
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ALHAMBRA, Calif.—As many as eight people were hospitalized, including three in critical condition, from a fire in a two-story apartment complex in Alhambra Friday. The fire was reported about 8:30 a.m. at 324 N. Electric Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which assisted Alhambra’s department. Firefighters found multiple victims hanging from a…

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Los Angeles Unified Staff Union Prepares for January Strike

December 30, 2022
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A union representing thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) staffers are gearing up for a strike in January, according to union officials. SEIU Local 99 represents 30,000 LAUSD staff including cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and special education assistants. A strike could disrupt transportation, breakfast and lunch schedules, and special education classes for…

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Man Arrested In Suspect of Carlsbad Bank Robbery

December 30, 2022
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CARLSBAD, Calif.—Carlsbad Police Department detectives Dec. 30 arrested the man believed to have committed the Dec. 21 robbery of a US Bank in Carlsbad Village. The Carlsbad Pollice Department investigation, aided by the FBI and local community members, identified the robbery suspect as Steven Struhar, 24, of San Marcos. Struhar was arrested near his residence…

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2-Car Crash Traps One In Vehicle, Sends Another To Hospital in San Diego

December 30, 2022
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KEARNY MESA, Calif.—A two-car collision early Dec. 30 trapped one woman in her vehicle and sent another person to a hospital with minor injuries. A California Highway Patrol dispatcher said the incident occurred at 3:53 a.m. on southbound Interstate 805 at Mesa College Drive. “Two vehicles were involved, one was already broken down on the…

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New Year’s Events in Orange County

December 30, 2022
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Disneyland Park New Year’s Celebration Ring in the New Year with fireworks, music, and much more. Disneyland will once more be hosting a night of New Year’s celebrations featuring their iconic holographic castle show and glittery fireworks. For those unable to make it into the park, the display can also be viewed free from the…

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