Tag: Regional News

Mother Charged With Child Abuse After 2-Year-Old Hospitalized From Fentanyl

January 13, 2023
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A 30-year-old Irvine mother was charged with felony child abuse and endangerment Jan. 11 after her 2-year-old son was hospitalized from fentanyl exposure, according to authorities. Jacqueline Hunter was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one felony enhancement of causing great bodily injury to a child under the…

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Virginia Delegates All Want Improved Education Outcomes, but Not School Choice

January 13, 2023
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Virginia is trying to join the nearly dozen states that have implemented school choice programs to allow taxpayer funds to follow the families via education savings accounts by allowing parents to use an annual fund for the education package of their choice, with the ultimate goal being to improve students’ education outcomes. At the start…

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Florida Whale Strands Itself in Palm Coast

January 13, 2023
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A killer whale stranded itself Wednesday and died on a beach in Palm Coast, Florida. In the early morning hours of Jan. 11, the massive orca stranded itself on the beach in Flagler, County, Florida, about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. Messod Bendayan, public affairs officer for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, said removing the 21-foot,…

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Man Gets 15 Years in Prison for Killing Girlfriend’s Baby in Orange

January 13, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 31-year-old ex-Marine was sentenced Jan. 13 to 15 years to life in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 17-month-old daughter in the city of Orange. Christopher David Recio pleaded guilty July 7 to second-degree murder. Recio killed his girlfriend’s daughter, Claire Frickenschmidt, Jan. 5, 2019, in the mother’s apartment at 3099 W. Chapman…

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Anaheim Demolished Motel to Clean up Beach Boulevard

January 13, 2023
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The City of Anaheim demolished the Covered Wagon Motel Jan. 11, as part of a revitalization effort to rebuild 1.5 miles along Beach Boulevard. The city purchased the motel in December for $6.6 million to replace it with affordable housing as part of its “Rebuild Beach Boulevard” program, which started in 2022. “Sadly, this motel…

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Anaheim Demolishes Motel to Clean up Beach Boulevard

January 13, 2023
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The City of Anaheim demolished the Covered Wagon Motel Jan. 11, as part of a revitalization effort to rebuild 1.5 miles along Beach Boulevard. The city purchased the motel in December for $6.6 million to replace it with affordable housing as part of its “Rebuild Beach Boulevard” program, which started in 2022. “Sadly, this motel…

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Pennsylvania House in Turmoil as Political Maneuvers Halt Business

January 13, 2023
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For the first time in memory, the door to the Pennsylvania House chamber has been ordered locked when not in session. Democratic House Speaker Mark Rozzi issued the order after House Republicans shared a photo of them sitting in their places Monday, ready to work in a special session called by exiting Democrat Gov. Tom…

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Over 100,000 Los Angeles County Residents Live in a Flood Zone

January 13, 2023
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A new report published Jan. 12 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows 105,000 Los Angeles County residents—or nearly 4 percent—live near a designated 100-year flood plain, putting them in an “at risk” category. “Rising populations in flood prone areas exacerbate flooding risk. Impacts can be greater to the elderly or those with a…

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Newport Harbor Public Piers Prepare for Upgrades 

January 12, 2023
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Nine public piers in Newport Harbor will receive upgrades, including updated dock floatation devices, and in some locations, new rope cleats, after the work was approved by the city’s Harbor Commission on Jan. 11th. According to city spokesman John Pope, the work still needs approval from various regulatory agencies, which can be a…

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Los Angeles Continue State of Emergency on Homelessness

January 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The city council voted Jan. 10 to continue a state of emergency on homelessness in Los Angeles, reaffirming Mayor Karen Bass’s first official act last month that gives her the ability to confront the crisis more aggressively. Since the council approved the emergency last month, Bass has signed directives to streamline the approval of…

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