Tag: Regional News

2 People Killed in LA Train-Vehicle Collision ID’d

February 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Two people who were killed when a Metro A (Blue) Line train slammed into a car in the central Alameda area of Los Angeles were identified Feb. 21. The crash took place at about 6:15 p.m. Monday at 1629 E. 24th Street, several blocks south of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, according to Nicholas…

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Rain, Snow, Cold Storm Advances Toward Southern California

February 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A cold storm slowly advanced toward the Southland Feb. 21, with forecasters warning of windy, chilly, and wet conditions that will persist well into the weekend. National Weather Service forecasters called the system “a very complex storm event” that will bring “significant impacts” to the region, “some not experienced in decades.” “A strong cold…

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Massive Winter Storm Bringing ‘Widespread Hazardous’ Conditions Across US

February 21, 2023
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The National Weather Service warned Tuesday there will be “widespread” hazards from the western United States to the Great Lakes region starting Tuesday. “Several weather systems will stretch impacts from Coast to Coast,” said a Tuesday afternoon bulletin issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), which said there will be “widespread hazardous travel” conditions. “Heavy snow…

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Austin Street Racing ‘Takeover’ Results in Damaged Police Vehicles, Fire; 2 Arrested

February 20, 2023
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The Austin Police Department (APD) is investigating a series of street racing “take overs” that occurred over the course of five hours on Saturday night, resulting in damaged police vehicles, onlookers throwing rocks and bottles, an injured officer, and fireworks setting spectators ablaze. “Last night’s street racing in Austin injured one APD officer and damaged…

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Nixon Library Brings History to Life at Presidents’ Day Celebration

February 20, 2023
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The Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, celebrated Presidents’ Day Feb. 20 with day-long festivities with free pie, presidential re-enactments, and half-off tickets. Visitors are greeted by president lookalikes of George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Andrew Jackson—each sharing memorabilia from the former leaders’ lives, followed by…

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‘Parents, Not Partisans’: California Policy Center Hosts Parent Summit

February 20, 2023
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Parent rights and school board accountability were the highlights of a two-day conference in Sacramento earlier this month focused on California schools. The issues were discussed as part of the California Policy Center’s “Parents, Not Partisans,” summit Feb. 8–9, where more than 100 parents, grassroot organizers, education reformers, and school board members attended. It is…

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Laguna Niguel Mayor Publicizes Local Businesses to Spur Economy

February 20, 2023
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Get a free donut, or 20 percent off a meal at a Laguna Niguel restaurant for saying the “mayor sent you.” That’s after the city began promoting two local businesses every month through its new program called “Mayor’s Mention.” Mayor Sandy Rains launched the program last month to support the local businesses, she said, and…

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California to Consider Not Working With Banks That Do Business With Gun Makers

February 20, 2023
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A California state senator introduced a bill last week that would prohibit the state from working with banks that also do business with gun manufacturers. State Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) introduced SB 637 to force banks to make a choice between what he called “blood money offered by the gun industry” and doing business with the…

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California AG’s Lawmaker Wife Recuses Herself from Overseeing Husband’s Budget

February 20, 2023
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Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) recused herself Feb. 19 from overseeing discussions on her husband Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Department of Justice budget after a media and public firestorm erupted over her refusal to do so last week. Bonta issued a statement Sunday removing herself as chair of a budget subcommittee from all matters directly pertaining…

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Another Death After Fall from Disneyland Parking Structure

February 20, 2023
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A woman died Feb. 18 at Disneyland after falling from the Mickey & Friends parking structure, the same location where an Orange County High School principal committed suicide almost three months ago. At about 6:50 p.m. Saturday officers responded to a call, finding Marney Schoenfeld, 46, of Scottsdale, Arizona injured after she jumped or fell…

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