Tag: Regional News

San Marcos Elementary School Safe After Bomb Threat

SAN MARCOS, Calif.—San Marcos Elementary School students and staff were attempting to recover today after the school received a false bomb threat. Just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, a phone call was made about a bomb threat, which led to the evacuation of students and staff, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies arrived and…


Huntington Beach Police Department Unveils Newest Patrol Helicopter

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Inside the hangar of the Huntington Beach Police Department Air Support Bureau, city officials gathered Feb. 8 for the inaugural flight of its first of three new helicopters. “Our police department currently has the best equipment so they can protect our residents,’’ Mayor Tony Strickland said. With airspeeds of up to 150 mph,…


Elderly Couple Found Dead in Lake Forest Home, Investigation Underway

LAKE FOREST, Calif.—Orange County sheriff’s investigators were working Feb. 8 to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of an elderly couple found in a Lake Forest home. Deputies were called at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the 22000 block of Bywater Road, Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle said. The deputies found the…


LA County Approves Record Budget for Homeless Initiatives

LOS ANGELES—Following its Jan. 10 declaration of a countywide homeless emergency, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Feb. 7 authorized its largest-ever annual budget allocation for the county’s Homeless Initiative—$609.7 million. “Budgets reflect priorities and I’m pleased this year’s allocation includes funding our city partners so they have adequate resources to do their part,”…


Irvine to Consider Including Citizens in Discussion on Districting

A subcommittee formed to discuss switching the City of Irvine to district representation at the city council elected its chair Feb. 7 and will consider at its next meeting the possibility of creating an advisory board, with some members drawn from the public, to advise them on the issues. The city council started the discussion on increasing…


North Carolina House Approves Anti-Riot Bill Formerly Vetoed by Gov. Cooper

The North Carolina House has approved an anti-riot bill initially put forth in 2021 but vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper. House Bill 40 (pdf) would increase penalties for those who engage in riots that result in damage to property, injury, or death. In a mostly party-line vote, the bill was approved 75–43, with six Democrats…


Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Lake Balboa ID’d

LAKE BALBOA, Calif.—Authorities Feb. 9 identified a motorist who died when her car collided with a Corvette that police say was driven at high speed by a man who went through a red light at an intersection in Lake Balboa. The crash was reported about 3:45 a.m. Wednesday at Balboa and Victory boulevards, according to…


Woman Hurt After SUV Plunges From Hospital Parking Structure in Orange

ORANGE, Calif.—A woman was injured Feb. 8 when her Toyota SUV crashed at a hospital parking structure in Orange. The crash was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday in the parking garage for Children’s Health of Orange County at 1201 W. La Veta Avenue, according to Sgt. Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department. The…


Elderly Couple Found Dead in Lake Forest Home

Orange County sheriff’s investigators were working Feb. 8 to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of an elderly couple found in a home in Lake Forest, California. Deputies were called at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the 22000 block of Bywater Road, Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle said. The deputies found the…


New California Bill Targets Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers for Alleged ‘Misinformation’

A California lawmaker introduced a bill that would enable Californians to sue pro-life pregnancy centers for speech or advertisements they deem to be “false or misleading.” Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Livermore), introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 315 on Jan. 26, and has accused such centers of luring unsuspecting women seeking abortions into their crisis pregnancy centers, and…