Category: Regional News

California’s Suburban Coastal Communities Might Vanish Soon Due to State Policies: Huntington Beach City Attorney

As some coastal towns in California are forced to build more housing while some rural areas are escaping the state’s aggressive housing laws, some local leaders are taking a stand to stop high density development from altering their suburban idyllic beach towns. “The state’s basically coming in with these housing mandates and saying, hey, local…


Enjoy Awarding-Winning Movie and Meet the Cast While Touring a Hudson River Castle

With summer arriving, give yourself a relaxing weekend on an island in the Hudson River, visit an old Scottish castle, and watch an award-winning crime movie. An island on the Hudson River, a castle, and a crime movie? The three things together sound a little outlandish. But on Saturday June 17, it’s happening. The director…


Federal Weather Agency Predicts How Long Toxic Air Will Blanket Portions of the US

The smoky haze from Canadian wildfires that’s blanketing the Northeast and New York City could persist until this weekend, predicted the U.S. National Weather Service on Thursday. The low-pressure system that is driving the apocalyptic-looking smoke over the East Coast is lingering over Nova Scotia, Canada, and Maine, said a meteorologist in a new report….


CDC Warns of Lethal Bacteria Detected Across US Gulf Coast

The CDC issued a warning about a deadly bacteria that can kill up to 50 percent of people it infects, saying that it has been declared endemic along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The CDC confirmed three cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei, otherwise known as B. pseudomallei, which can cause the potentially deadly condition known as melioidosis if not treated. The…


One in Four Border Agents Plan to Quit in Coming Year, Survey Says

Roughly one-quarter of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who responded to a survey plan to quit their jobs in the coming year, according to Department of Homeland Security Office Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. Cuffari said neither agency has a plan to deal with staffing issues that may…


DeSantis Orders Suspension of North Miami Mayor After His Arrest for Voter Fraud

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended the mayor of North Miami Beach on June 5 after the civic leader was arrested for voter fraud. The Republican governor ordered the suspension via Executive Order 23-118. It is in the “best interests of the City of North Miami Beach residents and citizens of the State of Florida that…


Another Insurance Company Stops Offering Policies to Homeowners in California

Another major insurance provider has announced it’s no longer selling new policies for personal and business properties in California, becoming the latest insurer to reduce its footprint in the state amid inflationary pressures and growing exposure to wildfire risks. Allstate, the fourth-largest provider of casualty and property insurance in California, said in a statement obtained…


Los Angeles Dodgers to Honor LGBTQ Anti-Christian Group

The Los Angeles Dodgers invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of LGBTQ people dressed as hedonistic nuns, to be honored in an upcoming pride game. The group uses extravagant Christian imagery as a form of mockery to scorn religious beliefs. This would never be tolerated if directed at Muslims or Jews, but our…


3 Arrested in Seal Beach Robbery

SEAL BEACH, Calif.—One man was in custody May 30 and two others are facing charges in a Seal Beach robbery. Police were dispatched about 11:30 p.m. Friday to the Seal Beach Pier and the 10th Street parking lot regarding the robbery, Seal Beach Police Department Lt. Julia Clasby said. The suspects pulled in behind another…


Facing Sweltering Summers, California’s Newsom Floats Plan for State to Buy Energy

SACRAMENTO—For most of the year, California’s quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar, and water provides much of the power for homes and businesses. Then it gets hot, and everyone in the nation’s most populous state turns on their air conditioners at the…