Tag: Regional-Local News

Fentanyl Overdose Antidote Required at California Colleges Under New Law

A new law went into effect in California Jan. 1, requiring public universities to provide opioid reversal medication instruction and education during campus orientation. The new rules come after Sentate Bill (SB) 367 was introduced last year by California State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield). The bill was signed into law in August. Public universities are…


Police: Father Killed 4 Relatives, Self in Weekend Shooting

HIGH POINT, N.C.—A shooting that left five dead in North Carolina occurred when a man shot and killed his wife and three children and then himself, police said Monday. The High Point Police Department issued a news release saying that Robert Crayton Jr., 45, shot the other four and then died of a self-inflicted gunshot…


Extensive Home-Heating Electrification Sparked Rolling Blackouts in California and Other States: IER

The rising trend of electrifying home-heating systems triggered rolling blackouts in late December’s winter storm, mainly in states such as North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and California, according to the Institute for Energy Research (IER). Electrification policies pursued by President Joe Biden and other Democrats like California Governor Gavin Newsom aim to make the U.S….


Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot by Tustin Police

TUSTIN, Calif.—Tustin police officers killed a bloodied, knife-wielding man Jan. 9. The officers responded at about 8:35 a.m. to a call about a suspicious subject holding a large knife with blood on his hands and clothing in the area of Warner and Red Hill avenues, according to Tustin police Sgt. Colt Kirwan. Arriving officers located…


SCOTUS Directs Texas Appeals Court to Reconsider 2011 Murder Conviction Based on Faulty DNA Analysis

The Supreme Court ordered a Texas appeals court on Jan. 9 to reconsider the murder conviction of death row inmate Areli Escobar because the DNA evidence used to convict him was later discovered to be unreliable. Texas had admitted in court papers filed with the Supreme Court that some of the evidence against Escobar was…


Man Stabbed to Death in East Village, Suspect Arrested

SAN DIEGO—A 57-year-old man was in custody Monday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a man believed to be homeless in the East Village area. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the attack occurred around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of 17th Street in East Village. Officers found a man lying in the…


Ex-VT Soccer Player to Get $100K Settlement After Defying Pro-BLM Kneel: Attorney

The attorney for former Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening said she will receive a $100,000 settlement after she alleged she was punished for refusing to kneel during the reading of a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2021, Hening filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer head coach Charles…


Biden Approves State of Emergency in California After Deadly Storms

President Joe Biden approved California’s request for a state of emergency on Jan. 9 after a series of storms hit the Golden State, leaving about a dozen people dead. Several storms, as part of an “atmospheric river,” have hit California over the past two weeks and caused hundreds of thousands of customers to lose power, according to…


Biden Declares State of Emergency in California After Deadly Storms

President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in California after a series of storms hit the Golden State, leaving around a dozen people dead. Several storms, as part of an “atmospheric river,” have impacted California over the past two weeks and caused hundreds of thousands of customers to lose power, according to Poweroutage.us. As of Monday…


Thousands of NYC Nurses Officially on Strike After Negotiations Collapse

Negotiations between a large New York nursing union and two major New York City hospitals fell through on Monday as more than 7,000 nurses went on strike. “After bargaining late into the night at Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospital yesterday, no tentative agreements were reached,” the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said in a…