Category: Regional & State News

Train Fatally Strikes Pedestrian at Old Town Transit Center

SAN DIEGO—A passenger train fatally struck an unidentified man at Old Town Transit Center on July 11. The southbound Coaster train hit the pedestrian at the rail depot in the 4000 block of Taylor Street in San Diego at about 2:45 p.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The victim, who appeared to…


Train Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in San Diego Old Town

SAN DIEGO—A passenger train fatally struck an unidentified man at Old Town Transit Center on July 11. The southbound Coaster train hit the pedestrian at the rail depot in the 4000 block of Taylor Street in San Diego at about 2:45 p.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The victim, who appeared to…


California Legislature Taking Up Job Killer Bills

Commentary With a recession likely hitting California, now is the worst time for the Legislature to pass bills costly to state businesses. But that’s just what’s happening. Here are four of the worst bills currently on the 2023 Job Killer List of the California Chamber of Commerce. Senate Bill 399 is by Sen. Aisha Wahab…


More Than 350 Rescues Made in Huntington Beach in a Week Due to Rip Tides

An increase in rip tides and dangerous shore breaks has led to an increase in rescues at Huntington Beach, with more than 350 last week, according to a July 11 Instagram post by Huntington Beach lifeguards. In the post, lifeguards said they also had to take 10,250 preventative actions, like informing beachgoers of the ocean’s…


NY Sen. James Skoufis Announces $2.5 Million Grant for Middletown Parking Garage

New York State Sen. James Skoufis announced a $2.5 million state grant on July 12 to build a new parking garage in downtown Middletown.   The money will fund the first-phase construction, adding 90 new parking spots just across the historic Paramount Theatre on Washington Street.  “It is probably fair to say that a project…


One Dies When SUV Goes Over Cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes

One person died on July 11 when an SUV plunged over a cliff in the Rancho Palos Verdes area and landed on a rocky beach about 150 below. Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics responded to the area near Palos Verdes Drive and West Calle Entradero around 2:40 p.m. to a report of a vehicle…


One Person Dies When Vehicle Goes Over Cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes

One person died on July 11 when an SUV plunged over a cliff in the Rancho Palos Verdes area and landed on a rocky beach about 150 below. Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics responded to the area near Palos Verdes Drive and West Calle Entradero around 2:40 p.m. to a report of a vehicle…


San Juan Capistrano Man Fatally Stabbed; Suspect at Large

Orange County sheriff’s investigators released a surveillance video photo of a suspect on July 12 in a fatal stabbing at the beginning of the year in San Juan Capistrano in the hopes it will prompt leads for an arrest. Investigators were looking for a suspect in the Jan. 14 killing of 30-year-old Jorge Marvin Guadarrama…


High Heat Arrives in Southland; Triple Digits Likely Through the Weekend

LOS ANGELES—More high temperatures and dangerously hot conditions are expected on July 13 in Southern California and will last through the weekend. “A prolonged heat wave is expected across the region Thursday through at least this weekend thanks to a sprawling ridge of high pressure,” according to the National Weather Service. “A stubborn marine layer…


High Heat Arrives in Southern California; Triple Digits Likely Through the Weekend

LOS ANGELES—More high temperatures and dangerously hot conditions are expected on July 13 in Southern California and will last through the weekend. “A prolonged heat wave is expected across the region Thursday through at least this weekend thanks to a sprawling ridge of high pressure,” according to the National Weather Service. “A stubborn marine layer…