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California High School Teacher Arrested for Lewd Texts With Minor

November 23, 2022
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NORTH TUSTIN, Calif.—Foothill High School history teacher Roger Kavigan, 55, of Long Beach was arrested Nov. 23 for allegedly sending lewd text messages to a minor, authorities say. This comes after a video surfaced on social media Nov. 18 of a male subject confronting Kavigan over the alleged inappropriate text messages, according to the Orange…

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Orange County Toll Roads CEO Resigns Amid Ongoing Misconduct Investigation

November 22, 2022
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Orange County Transportation Corridor Agency CEO Samuel Johnson resigned Nov. 18 amid an ongoing misconduct investigation. Johnson has worked at the TCA—which manages the county’s toll roads—since 2015 and became CEO in 2020. He has been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 5, when the TCA’s board of directors voted to hire an outside firm…

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Man Pleads Guilty to Train Station Bomb Threat in Laguna Niguel

November 22, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 64-year-old man pleaded guilty Nov. 21 to making a bomb threat against the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink station and was sentenced to time served in jail. Norman Emil Simpson was accused of making the bomb threat while at the train station at 28200 Forbes Road about 8:30 a.m. Oct. 22, according to…

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$1 Billion Expansion to Irvine Hoag Hospital Underway

November 22, 2022
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Construction has begun on a $1 billion expansion of Hoag Hospital in Irvine, which will add two hospitals specializing in women’s health, digestive illnesses, and cancer. “Having a hospital provide services for complex issues, here locally, is beneficial for everyone,” Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan told The Epoch Times. The new facilities will be named the…

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Navy Training Torpedo Found Off Dana Point Shore

November 22, 2022
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DANA POINT, Calif.—A lightweight torpedo used for training was found by a boater off Dana Point Nov. 21 and recovered by U.S. Navy and Orange County Sheriff’s Department bomb experts. Sean Sheehan told The Orange County Register he was out on the water looking for dolphins and whales when he spotted the torpedo about 30…

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Driver Killed, 2 Passengers Critically Injured In Newport Beach Crash

November 21, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The driver was killed and two passengers were critically injured after a Mercedes-Benz slammed into the rear of a parked box truck. The crash occurred just after 8 p.m. at 3334 westbound Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Newport Beach Fire Department. All westbound lanes of the highway between Hoag and Riverside drives…

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UC Leaders Say Union’s Demands Could Have ‘Overwhelming’ Fiscal Impacts

November 20, 2022
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University of California (UC) leaders said the demands of the 48,000 researchers and student employees who launched a strike across all 10 UC campuses earlier this week could cost the university up to several hundred million dollars per year. United Auto Workers had been in negotiations with UC leaders for months over four academic units:…

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Huntington Beach Moves Toward Legalizing Cannabis Businesses

November 18, 2022
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The Huntington Beach City Council approved on Nov. 15 to continue discussions about lifting the citywide ban on cannabis businesses. The council voted 4–1 in favor of it, with councilman Erik Peterson and Mayor Pro Tem Mike Posey opposed and Mayor Kim Carr absent. The current council majority—excluding Peterson and Posey—voted in favor of putting…

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Disneyland Ends Sales of Annual Passes a Day After Resuming

November 18, 2022
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Disneyland resumed sales of its annual passes on Nov. 16, following a six-month suspension, before stopping all purchases just one day later. The theme park’s annual Magic Key passes available for purchase in less than a 48-hour window were the Inspire Key for $1599, Believe Key for $1099, and the Imagine key for $499,…

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Kelly Ernby’s Husband Axel Dead, Cause of Death Undisclosed

November 18, 2022
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Just four days after speaking to a crowd at a Santa Ana state and local office candidate Nov. 8 election forum, Axel Mattias Ernby, the husband of Orange County Republican leader Kelly Ernby—who died at age 46 in January of COVID complications—was found dead around 7 p.m. Nov. 6 according to a spokesperson for the…

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