Tag: State News

Panelists Discuss Orange County Advantages at Chamber of Commerce Event

At the July membership meeting of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, four panelists from different sectors discussed what drew people to live, study, work, and do business in the county.  “It is a topic that we have run for many years, and I’d like to say why not Orange County—the growth of this county…


Schumer Introduces Bipartisan Measure to Declassify UFO Records

New legislation for creating a commission for disclosing information related to unidentified aerial phenomena is having bipartisan support, as whistleblower claims of governmental agencies withholding critical information attracted public interest recently. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is going to introduce the new legislation as an amendment to the defense policy bill, with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)…


Homicide Suspect Captured After Using Bed Sheets to Escape Pennsylvania Jail

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa.—Looking dirty, wet, and “worn out” from living in the wilderness to evade arrest, a homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape a northern Pennsylvania jail has been captured, authorities said. Michael Burham, 34, fled the Warren County jail in the late evening hours of July 6 by climbing on exercise equipment, going…


Murder Suspect Captured After Using Bed Sheets to Escape Pennsylvania Jail

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa.—Looking dirty, wet, and “worn out” from living in the wilderness to evade arrest, a homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape a northern Pennsylvania jail has been captured, authorities said. Michael Burham, 34, fled the Warren County jail in the late evening hours of July 6 by climbing on exercise equipment, going…


85-Year-Old Man Killed, Grandson Injured by Hit-and-Run Motorist in South LA

LOS ANGELES—Authorities sought the public’s help on July 14 to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for killing an 85-year-old man and injuring his adult grandson as both men were crossing a street in the Baldwin Hills area. Paramedics sent to the 4200 block of Santa Rosalia Drive about 9:30 p.m. Thursday took both men to…


85-Year-Old Man Killed, Grandson Injured by Hit-and-Run Motorist in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Authorities sought the public’s help on July 14 to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for killing an 85-year-old man and injuring his adult grandson as both men were crossing a street in the Baldwin Hills area. Paramedics sent to the 4200 block of Santa Rosalia Drive about 9:30 p.m. Thursday took both men to…


Felon Jailed for Killing Woman in Drunk Driving Collision in Riverside

RIVERSIDE—A convicted felon who killed a 65-year-old woman while driving drunk in Mead Valley was bound for state prison on July 14 to serve a sentence of 25 years to life after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and other charges. Lawrence Michael Dileva, 39, of Nuevo admitted the murder count, along with DUI gross vehicular…


Alaska Volcano Spews Ash Cloud High Enough to Draw Weather Service Warning for Pilots

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—An erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent a towering cloud of ash into the air Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an inflight warning to pilots. The Shishaldin Volcano began erupting July 11, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. A U.S. Coast Guard overflight confirmed lava erupted the same day within…


2 Teens Arrested, One Officer Injured After Pursuit in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Two teenage suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle and prompting a brief pursuit and colliding with a police motorcycle, injuring the officer, authorities said on July 14. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Valley Traffic Division received a report from a witness about a stolen vehicle Thursday around 3:30 p.m.,…


Massachusetts Excludes Wealthy Sanctuary Cities From List of Communities to House Illegal Immigrants

Amidst an illegal immigration crisis so bad in Massachusetts that some have been sent to Logan International Airport in Boston, the absence of affluent communities on a newly released list of communities slated to absorb the influx is raising some eyebrows. Among the communities missing from Gov. Maura Healey’s list is Martha’s Vineyard, the ultra-liberal…