Tag: Regional News

California’s Agricultural Industry Loses $1.2 Billion in 2022: Report

California’s agricultural industry has lost $1.2 billion this year, up from $810 million in 2021, according to a report by the University of California–Merced and Public Policy Institute of California. Additionally, Industries that rely on farm products in the state lost about $845 million, which was about $255 million more than last year, according to…


DEA Issues Public Safety Alert Two Days After British Tourist Dies of Fentanyl Overdose in Florida

Two days after a British tourist died of a fentanyl overdose in Florida, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Public Safety Alert. On Nov. 20, 40-year-old British tourist Philip Weybourne died while vacationing at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. An autopsy revealed it was due to fatal levels of fentanyl in his system. Two…


Man Stabbed During Fight in Old Town San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A fight between two men on an Old Town-area roadside escalated Nov. 28 into a stabbing that left one of them wounded, authorities reported. The 30-year-old victim had just left Old Town Transit Center and was standing at the intersection of Pacific Highway and Taylor Street when the other man, whom he did not…


California Police: Virginia Man Killed Family, Took Teenager

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The suspect in a triple homicide in Southern California who died in a shootout with police was a Virginia law enforcement officer who police believe drove across the country to meet a teenage girl before killing three members of her family. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, also likely set fire to the family’s home in…


Newport Beach Public Library to Rename Lecture Hall After Donors

For just under $2 million, two locals will now have parts of the newly renovated Newport Beach Public Library named after them and their families. The city approved the naming rights agreements for residents Elizabeth Stahr and Roy Woolsey during its Nov. 15 council meeting. Stahr, who committed $750,000, will have the library’s courtyard at…


Newport Beach Public Library to Rename Courtyard, Lobby After Donors

For just under $2 million, two locals will now get parts of the upcoming newly renovated Newport Beach Public Library named after them and their families, set to begin next year. The city approved the naming rights agreements for residents Elizabeth Stahr and Roy Woolsey during its Nov. 15 council meeting. Stahr, who committed $750,000,…


Driver Arrested After Crashing Car into La Canada Flintridge House

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif.—A motorist was arrested after his car flipped over and crashed into a La Canada Flintridge house, authorities said Nov. 28. The crash occurred at 9:01 p.m. Nov. 27 at 5149 Angeles Crest Highway, Sgt. W. DeOlivera of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station told City News Service. The vehicle went off the…


Kamala Harris Visits Arts Business in Culver City

LOS ANGELES—Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to depart from Los Angeles International Airport Nov. 28 aboard Air Force 2 for a flight to Washington, ending a seven-day visit to Southern California. The visit included one public appearance. Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff visited a Culver City-based business Nov. 26 to help encourage support…


Fire Damages Two-Story Residential Structure in Irvine, 8 Displaced

IRVINE, Calif.—Fire Nov. 27 damaged a two-story multi-family residential structure in Irvine. Eight people were displaced by the fire, according to KABC. Firefighters dispatched at 4 a.m. to the 300 block of Deerfield Avenue extinguished the blaze in under an hour and a half, the Orange County Fire Authority reported. “A mayday was declared during…


Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Volcano Erupts; US Agency Issues ‘Code: Red’ Warning

The world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, erupted for the first time since 1984, which prompted a warning from the U.S. Geological Survey. Mauna Loa, located on the island of Hawaii, erupted at around 4:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Nov. 28, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a recent alert. The USGS, which…