Tag: Regional-Local News

University of California Professors Withholding 40,000 Grades After Strike: Faculty Association

The University of California (UC) must work out how it will return thousands of final grades for the fall 2022 semester in the aftermath of a six-week strike by 48,000 academic workers. The strike ended Dec. 23 when UC ratified its contract with leaders of the United Auto Workers, the union representing the strikers. But…


SoCal Woman Pleads for Help to Rescue Sister and Nephew Detained by CCP

A Southern California woman is pleading for help from local authorities, saying two members of her family have been detained by Chinese authorities due to a spiritual tradition they practice. “Since November, I have lost touch with my sister and nephew, but it turns out they’ve been kidnapped by the police,” Shuzhi Kang, of Rowland…


Four Reforms by Congress That Would Help California in 2023

Commentary With California Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally ensconced in the Speaker’s Chair in the U.S. House of Representatives, here are four reforms he and his colleagues from both parties can advance to help Californians especially. 1. Allow bankruptcy for college debt. Of course, people should pay their debts. But what if you run up $200,000…


4 Reforms by Congress That Would Help California in 2023

Commentary With California Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally ensconced in the Speaker’s Chair in the U.S. House of Representatives, here are four reforms he and his colleagues from both parties can advance to help Californians especially. 1. Allow bankruptcy for college debt. Of course, people should pay their debts. But what if you run up $200,000…


Bed Bath & Beyond to Close 6 Stores in Southern California

After Bed Bath & Beyond announced Jan. 10 it is closing six locations in Southern California, including in Valencia, Palmdale, Burbank, La Habra, Lakewood, and Buena Park. The popular department store is planning on closing 150 out of 708 stores across the United States and has thus far announced 126 of the locations set to…


Laguna Beach Approves Police Salary Increase, Expected to Be 2nd-Highest Paid in County

The City of Laguna Beach finalized a three-year labor agreement with the Laguna Beach Police Employee’s Association—which represents about 90 officers in the city—during a Jan. 10 city council meeting. The agreement received an “overwhelming” number of votes in favor from the association, according to a city press release on Jan. 4. It is now…


H Mart’s Newest Irvine Location Opens With Lines Around the Block

IRVINE, Calif.—Hundreds of shoppers lined up to be among the first at H Mart’s newest location in Northpark Plaza on Jan. 11. “We are excited to have an [H Mart] in the neighborhood now,” Irvine resident John Kim told The Epoch Times. “They have a lot of items other stores do not have.” H Mart…


Supreme Court Told Puerto Rico Control Board Can’t Refuse to Make Documents Public

Whether Puerto Rico enjoys the same immunity from lawsuits that U.S. states have was considered by the Supreme Court on Jan. 11 in a battle over media access to internal documents of a governmental body. The hearing came after a recent push by congressional Democrats for a statehood referendum in Puerto Rico failed in the…


Texas Tech Makes History With Nation’s First Full-Scale Operational Oil Rig on Campus

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…


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…