Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler told The Epoch Times that his office’s top priority in 2023 is illegal handgun prosecution. The number of illegal gun cases at the office saw a slight uptick in 2022 from the previous year, from 96 to 99, after having been on a downward trajectory in years, he said…
Orange County, New York, District Attorney Makes Illegal Gun Prosecution a Top Priority
Idaho Supreme Court Upholds State Abortion Laws, Dismissing Challenge From Planned Parenthood
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the state’s near-total ban on abortion in response to a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood, pointing out that the procedure is not an inalienable right according to the state’s traditions. Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky filed the lawsuit against three abortion laws in the state: one banning most abortions…
Man Found Dead on Roadside in Vista
VISTA, Calif.—A man was found dead on the side of the road Jan. 5. Shortly after midnight, authorities responded to a radio call of a person lying down on the road in the 1900 block of West Vista Way, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. When deputies arrived on the scene, a man believed…
Republican AG Candidate, RNC File Motion for New Trial to Challenge Election
Republican Arizona candidate Abe Hamadeh filed a new motion with the Republican National Committee in Mohave County to again challenge the Nov. 8 election results in the attorney general’s race and claimed there is new evidence of voter disenfranchisements after hundreds of ballots were located in Pinal County. Hamadeh, who was backed by President Donald Trump…
Florida Mom Warns About Transgender Activism in Schools: ‘A Pathway to Being a Patient for Life’
Transgender activism, now prevalent in schools and medicine, is putting struggling children who could otherwise be helped with ethical, evidence-based treatment on a pathway of “being a patient for life,” warned January Littlejohn, a mental therapist turned parental rights advocate. In 2021, Littlejohn made national headlines when she sued her daughter’s Florida school district after…
NYC Mayor Upset Over Democratic-Led Colorado Busing Migrants to City
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday accused Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a fellow Democrat, of behaving like the Republican governors across the United States who’ve sent thousands of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers to his city since last spring, often without coordination or collaboration. According to the New York Post, as of Jan….
Florida Takes Steps to Save Endangered Citrus Production, Protect Valuable Farm Land from Foreign Buyers
In an aerial view of a fruit loader harvesting oranges at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla. on Feb. 1, 2022. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) In an aerial view of a fruit loader harvesting oranges at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla. on Feb. 1, 2022. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Florida lawmakers are taking steps to save…
High Surf Warning Issued Along Orange County Coastline
The National Weather Service Jan. 5 extended a high surf warning for Orange County through the evening of Jan. 6. Forecasters for the service said they are expecting 8-to-13-foot waves along the region’s beaches. “These large waves can be erratic and unpredictable,” the weather service said. “Use extra caution as these large waves will be…
Officer Injured After Patrol SUV Collides with Trolley in Downtown San Diego
SAN DIEGO—A San Diego Police officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries Jan. 5 when her patrol vehicle collided with a trolley in downtown San Diego. Just before 8 a.m., the collision was reported at First Avenue and C Street, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). The injured policewoman was taken to a hospital. The officer…
California Trying to Find, Compensate Sterilization Victims
SACRAMENTO—About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government sterilized them either against their will or without their knowledge, and now the state is trying to find them so it can pay them at least $15,000 each in reparations. But after a year of searching, the state has approved just 51 people for…
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