Texas Tech University in Lubbock recently made history with the nation’s first full-scale and fully operational, on-campus oil rig. On Jan. 6, a 140-foot mast was raised on the oil drilling rig at the East Campus Oilfield Technology Center, the university announced on social media. “The first full-scale, fully operational oil rig on a university…
Texas Tech Makes History With Nation’s First Full-Scale Operational Oil Rig on Campus
January 11, 2023
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2 Children Killed in Mississippi Hostage Situation, Suspect Charged
Two children in Mississippi were shot and killed and a third child was held at gunpoint in what officials said was a hostage situation at an apartment complex. The Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office in Clarksdale, Mississippi, said the department received calls on Jan. 9 with reports of a child shot at an apartment complex. An…
Los Angeles County Requires Narcan at Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion Jan. 10 to make Naxalone readily available at juvenile rehabilitation hall centers. Naxalone, sold under the brand name Narcan, is administered as a nasal spray or injection to reverse an opioid drug, like fentanyl, overdose. The supervisors’ action is part of a larger effort…
DeSantis Eyes Ban on China-Based Entities From Purchasing Florida Property
January 11, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is mulling a move to ban Chinese entities from purchasing property in the state due to the economic and security risks posed by China’s communist regime. “If you look at the Chinese Communist Party, they’ve been very active throughout the Western Hemisphere in gobbling up land and investing in different things,”…
Former UCLA Linebacker Mentors Underserved Kids in Los Angeles K–12 Schools
After struggling to adjust to his own busy college and football practice schedule, a former UCLA linebacker-turned-grad student dedicates his spare time to mentoring young students in his childhood school district. Now pursuing his graduate degree in legal studies at UCLA Law, former linebacker Shea Pitts coordinates his fifth consecutive year of volunteering with K–12…
San Diego Mayor to Deliver State of City Address
January 11, 2023
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San Deigo Mayor Todd Gloria will deliver his third State of the City Address Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the San Diego Civic Theatre, where he will likely focus heavily on the city’s twin homelessness and housing crises. In his 2022 address, Gloria pinpointed chronic homelessness, housing shortages, rising crime, and increasing infrastructure needs…
California Storm Death Toll Reaches 17, Another to Hit This Weekend
January 11, 2023
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Powerful rainstorms hitting California in the past two weeks have killed 17 people, the state’s emergency department reported Jan. 11. “It’s been a very dangerous and deadly series of events,” Brian Ferguson, deputy director of the Office of Emergency Services, told The Epoch Times. The victims lived in nine different counties with the number of…
Fire Rages at Illinois Chemical Plant, Residents Ordered to Shelter
A chemical plant in northern Illinois went up in flames on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of black smoke and prompting officials to advise nearby residents to shelter in place as emergency crews responded to the blaze. The fire broke out at the Carus Chemical Company complex in LaSalle, a city of less than 10,000…
The Dystopian Roots of California’s COVID-19 Misinformation Law
January 11, 2023
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Commentary It is late 2024, and the special agent in charge of the COVID Misinformation Compliance Task Force begins her daily brief by disseminating a list of the days’ five targets to her team of ten sworn peace officers on special assignment from local law enforcement agencies. The team reviews the targets’ criminal histories and…
Judge Denies California Endowment Petition on Dodger Stadium Gondola
LOS ANGELES—A judge has formally denied a challenge to an agreement between Metro and a private company concerning the possibility of a proposed private, multimillion-dollar aerial tram to transport riders on gondolas between Union Station and Dodger Stadium. The California Endowment’s Los Angeles Superior Court legal action targeted the gondola project headed by Aerial Rapid…
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