Category: Local News

11th Circuit Asks Florida Supreme Court to Define Terms of Anti-Riot Law

Before it can decide whether a 2021 anti-riot law in Florida violates the U.S. Constitution, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is asking the Florida Supreme Court to define “public disturbance.” The “Combatting Violence, Disorder, and Looting, and Law Enforcement Protection Act” (pdf), also known as HB 1, was signed into law by Florida Gov….


Texas Brewery Cancels Kyle Rittenhouse Fundraiser Against Censorship

A Texas-based brewery recently decided to cancel a fundraising event featuring Kyle Rittenhouse, a man who rose to national media attention after he shot and killed two people during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, and who was found not guilty of murder after he argued he acted in self-defense. The Southern Star Brewing…


Texas Supreme Court Clears the Way for Education Agency Takeover in Houston

The Supreme Court of Texas has cleared the way for state-appointed managers to replace school board members in the state’s largest school district. On Friday, the state’s highest court reversed a temporary injunction that blocked the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from taking over the Houston Independent School District (HISD), according to a decision released by the…


LA Sheriff’s Deputy Suffers Medical Emergency While Driving, Dies in Torrance

TORRANCE, Calif.—A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) detective suffered an apparent medical emergency while driving and died, crashing his vehicle in the Torrance area, authorities said Jan. 16. The crash occurred about 10 p.m. Sunday on West Carson Street at Vermont Avenue, according to the sheriff’s department. “It is with our most profound sorrow…


Arizona Farmers Say Illegal Alien Traffic Through Fields Contaminates Crops and Threatens Food Security

Arizona farmers are warning that illegal alien traffic through farmland is contaminating crops and threatening the nation’s food security. The border crisis is putting the nation’s food security in danger, two Arizona farmers with fields near the southern border told Fox News in an exclusive. President Joe Biden promised Arizona residents earlier this month that he…


High School Teacher in Maryland ‘Accidentally’ Emailed Sexually Explicit Photos to Students

A high school in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, issued an apology on Friday after an employee accidentally emailed sexually explicit photos to the entire student body, according to school officials. The email, sent by an unnamed employee, contained seven sexually explicit thumbnails. School officials are asking students to stop spreading the email online. On Friday, Principal…


Los Angeles Police Chief Orders Removal of Thin Blue Line Flag From Police Station

The police chief of Los Angeles ordered the removal of a Thin Blue Line flag from a police station lobby due to concerns about “extremist groups” allegedly “co-opting” the flags. Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said he ordered the removal after a member of public complained about a Thin Blue Line flag being displayed…


Baby, Teen Mother Among 6 Killed in Shooting at California Home

VISALIA, Calif.—Six people—including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby—were killed in a shooting early Monday at a home in central California, and authorities are searching for at least two suspects, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. to reports of multiple shots fired at the residence in unincorporated Goshen, just east of Visalia,…


7 People Rescued from San Diego River Following Strong Rains

SAN DIEGO—Seven people were rescued Monday from the rain-swollen San Diego River, but none suffered any injuries. Just after 9 a.m., the San Diego Fire Department’s swift water rescue team responded to the area of the river near 4700 Pacific Highway. A swift water team rescues a woman whose car was submerged in the San…


Alabama Basketball Player, 2nd Man Charged With Murder

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. near campus. He said Jamea Harris, 23, of the Birmingham area was shot and killed….