Tag: Local News

17 Dead, Boy, 5, Missing as Major Atmospheric River Sweeps Across California

A major atmospheric river that struck California has destroyed homes and killed 17 people, while a five-year-old boy is missing, according to officials. The adverse weather event that began on Monday was the latest in a number of storms that began in December and has prompted evacuation orders and school closures amid flash flooding, strong winds,…


Texas Executes Ex-Cop Who Hired 2 People to Kill Estranged Wife

A former Houston police officer was executed on Tuesday for hiring two people to murder his estranged wife over 30 years ago. Robert Fratta, 65, was executed by lethal injection at the state jail in Huntsville for the fatal shooting of his 33-year-old wife, Farah Fratta, in November 1994, during a contentious divorce and custody…


Landslides, Sinkholes, Floodwaters Plague Soggy California

LOS ANGELES—Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday. Millions of residents faced flood warnings, nearly 50,000 people were under evacuation orders, and more than 110,000 homes and…


H Mart Opens New Location in Irvine

H Mart, the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States—is opening its newest store in Irvine on Jan. 11. It is located in Northpark Plaza—an Irvine Company property—taking the place of a recently-closed Albertsons grocery store. The new 53,000-square-foot supermarket location is the 16th location in California, fifth in Orange County, and third in…


Los Angeles County Declares Local Emergency on Homelessness

Following in the footsteps Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass put forth last month, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 10 to declare a local state of emergency on homelessness. Authored by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Janice Hahn, the motion aims to address this “critical crisis” through the expansion of its response…


Illegal Immigration Overwhelming Already Fragile California: Former Mayor

Illegal immigration is overloading already fragile systems in California—including that of healthcare, housing, and education—and is depressing wages, KRLA radio co-host Jim Righeimer of “The Weekend Answer” said on a recent episode of EpochTV’s California Insider. Righeimer, who served on the Costa Mesa City Council in 2010 for eight years, including as the city’s mayor…


38 Orange County Schools Recognized as ‘Distinguished Schools’

Thirty-eight Orange County elementary schools made this year’s California Distinguished Schools Program, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Jan. 6. “California Distinguished Schools represent examples of not just excellent teaching, learning, and collaboration, but also highly successful, data-driven school efforts ranging from professional development for educators to mental health and social-emotional wellness strategies…


Northern California Seeks Recovery After Being Battered by Storms

Across California, residents are cleaning up fallen trees and mudslides, evacuating their homes, and rescuing trapped people after the recent series of storms. The death toll from the storms has increased to 16. Governor Gavin Newsom visited Santa Cruz County on the afternoon of Jan. 10 to survey storm damage. The governor got an update…


San Diego County Board of Supervisors Votes in Chairwoman

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously elected Nora Vargas to serve as chairwoman Tuesday, while Terra Lawson-Remer was chosen as vice chair and Joel Anderson as chair pro-tem. First elected in 2020 to represent District 1, Vargas replaces Nathan Fletcher, who served two terms as chair. Last month, Fletcher announced that he wouldn’t…


Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Sentenced to 5 Months’ Jail Over Tax Fraud Scheme

Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, was sentenced to five months in jail on Tuesday for his involvement in a tax fraud scheme at the real estate company. Tuesday’s sentence comes after Weisselberg entered a plea deal and admitted that he, as well as several other top-level employees, had received…