LOS ANGELES—Thousands of Southland residents were suffering power outages Feb. 25 as a historic winter storm pummels the area, and some customers might not have their electricity restored until late Saturday or Sunday, utility officials said. Both the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Southern California Edison were reporting multiple large outages…
Thousands Without Power in SoCal Due to Massive Winter Storm
February 25, 2023
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Mysterious White Dust Sweeps Across Parts of America
Parts of the mid-Atlantic United States are reportedly seeing mysterious white dust falling in the region, with officials testing samples of the dust to identify its origin. “Several reports of an unknown WHITE POWDER OR DUST SEDIMENT falling out of the sky throughout West Virginia and Maryland … Local fire departments suggesting people shut windows…
Irvine Pushes Forward With Plans for Large Amphitheater
February 24, 2023
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The Irvine City Council voted Feb. 21 to continue forward with a 14,000-seat amphitheater for its Great Park rather than a scaled-down version. The decision was finalized in a 3–2 vote in a special meeting after the city briefly considered an 8,000 city-controlled seat venue, when its partner, concert promoter Live Nation, requested it provide…
2,000 ‘Sensitive’ Student Records Compromised in Los Angeles Unified Cyber Attack
February 24, 2023
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The cyberattack that hit the Los Angeles Unified School District last September was worse than initially reported—with hackers accessing about 2,000 sensitive student records, district officials confirmed Feb. 24 to The Epoch Times. A ransomware group stole a portion of the district’s records and threatened to publish the information if it did not pay a…
Tustin Man Gets 40 Years for Molesting 3 Boys
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 30-year-old Tustin man was sentenced Feb. 24 to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting three boys. Martin Tovar pleaded guilty July 29 to 21 felony counts of sexual assaults on the three boys dating from February 2012 through February 2015, according to court records. Tovar, who was ordered to register as…
Big Bear Receives More Snowfall This Week Than Average Year
February 24, 2023
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Big Bear Mountain—home to one of Southern California’s premiere ski resorts tucked in the San Bernardino National Forest—received more snowfall this week than it normally receives in a year, according to a spokesperson for the resort. During the week, snowfall exceeded more than 100 inches—the retreat’s yearly average—resort spokesman Justin Kern told The Epoch Times on Friday….
Man Stabbed in Encanto, Suspect at Large
February 24, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Police Department is investigating a stabbing Feb. 24 in Encanto. Just before 4 a.m. Friday, the department received a call about a man down in the roadway near 6700 Akins Ave. Officers arrived on the scene and found a semi-conscious man lying in the road with a stab wound to his…
Off-Duty San Diego Police Officer Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
February 24, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego Police Department officer was arrested in Mira Mesa for alleged domestic violence, the police department reported Feb. 24. Around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the department received a 911 call reporting a domestic violence incident involving an off-duty officer in Mira Mesa. On-duty officers arrived on the scene and arrested Officer James Walker…
Orange County Man Faces 140 Years in Prison for 1990s’ Rapes
February 24, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 57-year-old man was convicted Feb. 23 of raping a 9-year-old girl and a woman who was jogging in south Orange County in the 1990s, and sexually assaulting the 12-year-old daughter of his live-in girlfriend. Kevin Michael Konther, who is scheduled to be sentenced March 21, faces 140 years to life in prison….
School Districts Can’t Require COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: California Supreme Court
February 24, 2023
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The California Supreme Court rejected an appeal Feb. 21 to a prior ruling that said school districts cannot require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine. In October 2021, Let Them Choose—an initiative of education advocacy group Let Them Breathe—sued the San Diego Unified School District over its proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students over 16….
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