A proposal to make the city of Irvine, CA and the Vietnamese city of Nha Trang “friendship cities” drew an explosive response from the Vietnamese community in and around Irvine, local news agencies report. More than 180,000 Vietnamese live in
Kevin and Sam Sorbo are throwing their support behind a documentary exposing what they call the “crime of the century,” one they say both Hollywood and the mainstream media gave too little attention. Kevin Sorbo, currently starring in the surprise
A study conducted by Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff in Arizona, concluded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may not be successfully deporting a significant percentage of arrested illegal immigrants. ICE initially requested that Maricopa County carry out the study, which analyzed
Two alleged members of the Folk Nation/Gangster Disciples gang in El Paso pled guilty in a sex trafficking case that could land the pair in federal prison for up to twenty years, according to local news reports. Kiry Hakeem Nalls
Pedro Alvarado and his son Arnoldo, both from Hargill, Texas, were convicted on two of three charges pertaining to an armed conflict with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Kelton Harrison, according to local news reports in south Texas. They were previously charged
In response to Democrats Steal Tea Party Symbol to Promote Obamacare: Democrats co-opting the patriotic Gadsden flag to promote government-controlled healthcare is obnoxious on so many levels one hardly knows where to begin. Let’s start with the gross hypocrisy aspect.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS–Texas Tech University Chancellor Kent Hance and real estate developer the McDougal Company have proposed the development of a monorail to connect the downtown Central Business District to the Cultural District two miles away. Given municipal budgetary constraints, the
Local news anchors different reactions as a 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area on Monday morning… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Update: Austin Police Department identified the suspect as 21-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens of Killeen to the Associated Press. The vehice used was reported stolen from a Ft. Hood soldier. The AP confirmed new details for the deceased victims. One woman was
TEXAS–Federal investigators and Texas Rangers executed a search warrant at the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office Monday in connection to a corruption investigation allegedly involving former Sheriff’s Office Commander Jose Padilla. Padilla was indicted in December 2013 on charges related to
CONWAY, TEXAS – Leira Cota, 18, from Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 east of Amarillo for the alleged possession of 36 pounds of methamphetamine. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers made a traffic stop
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Just days after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an aggressive plan to prevent traffic deaths, CBS 2 cameras caught the driver of a car carrying the mayor violating a number of traffic laws. But the NYPD
An obscure 1920 regulation is preventing 40,000 tons of rock salt to reach icy New Jersey, forcing local authorities to toss pickle juice onto the roads and hope for the best. According to local news reports, the ship holding the
KATU: PORTLAND, Ore. – In a brief interview with KATU in early January, Gov. John Kitzhaber made an incredible claim about the failed launch of Cover Oregon’s website. “In late October was when I first learned about the problems,” Kitzhaber
A lawyer who deposed Hoboken, New Jersey, Mayor Dawn Zimmer told a local news outlet this week that the mayor told attorneys under oath that she did not keep a diary. Zimmer, who is accusing Governor Chris Christie of sending
Kevin Baker, a 19-year-old student at Harold Washington College, was the kind of kid who focused on his schoolwork, despite all the dangers and distractions of the South Side. He followed the rules and didn’t take any risks when two
KATU Exclusive Interview: PORTLAND, Ore. – Gov. John Kitzhaber’s staff hastily ended his scheduled one-on-one interview with KATU News on Thursday morning barely four minutes after it had begun when KATU began asking about problems with Cover Oregon’s website. Kitzhaber
From Jimmy Kimmel Live: Whenever the weather in LA drops below seventy degrees our local news stations go nuts. This is some of the ridiculous weather reporting that has been going on here.
During the 2009 meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, famed financier Warren Buffett disparaged the idea of investing in newspapers saying that such investment would only result in “unending losses.” But since 2009 Buffett has bought up dozens of papers despite
On Sunday, a terrorist detonated a bomb at a busy Russian train station in Volgograd, killing at least 16 people and injuring over 50 more. This is the second terrorist attack in the last two months in the city, raising
A recent battle between Mexican authorities and a cartel in the popular Mexican resort town of Puerto Penasco, also known as Rocky Point, involved Blackhawk helicopter gunships, according to the Mexican government. The operation was reportedly aimed at a Sinaloa cartel
First, let me wish all of you a Merry Christmas. I want to clarify some things–about my calling Die Hard a “secularist’s” Christmas movie. Let’s put aside for the moment that it is one of the top action films of all
You couldn’t turn on the television or radio Monday without seeing or hearing a discussion of drones delivering packages to your home. Monday was “Cyber Monday,” the day set aside as the highest volume sales day of the year. Every
During their Small Business Saturday story the Los Angeles NBC affiliate, KNBC featured a smoke shop which sells bongs and pipes for smoking legal or medical substances…
This morning, a Tweet by Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) caught my eye, reading: “17-year-old boy in coma, fighting for life after Texas cop tasered him for breaking up a school fight.” Shocked, I clicked on the link provided in the Tweet, leading
A woman and a little girl were trampled and injured during a Black Friday frenzy at the local Walmart in New Boston, Ohio, officials say. According to Portsmouth Ambulance crew person Judy Boggs, a little girl was sent to the
A CBS News affiliate in Virginia tells the story of a cancer patient losing her employer-based insurance. Townhall’s Guy Benson calls the segment “unsparingly brutal,” and that it is: [Debra] Fishericks is (a) fighting kidney cancer, (b) loves her soon-to-be-canceled
Thomas Dougall has a warning for Obamacare website users: Your “information may not be secure.” Dougall, a South Carolina attorney whose personal information was misdirected by the Obamacare website to a stranger in another state, says “I just want my
UPDATE: The suspect in the LAX shooting on Friday, Paul Ciancia, hailed from Pennsville, New Jersey, according to the Associated Press. He was living in Los Angeles, according to his family. The AP reports that Ciancia wore fatigues and carried a
Ohio Senator Rob Portman told a local news affiliate on Wednesday that he felt changes needed to be made to Leadership campaign PACs. Portman’s statement comes in the wake explosive allegations detailed in a new book,”Extortion“, by Breitbart Senior-Editor-at-Large Peter
Because of Harry Reid and Barack Obama’s insistence on using Shutdown Theater as a means to put pressure on Republicans, Senate Democrats have refused to take up legislation that would allow the District of Columbia access to its own local
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Known for shaping some of the most promising young minds in the country, Yale University now finds itself at the center of an unspeakable crime spree. Yale junior Staci Cummins composed herself long enough to
WATERLOO – According to a local news report, a Waterloo Village Judge, Roger W. Barto, has been hospitalized for several days after being choked and then struck on the back of the head with a toilet tank lid. Waterloo Judge,
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) reportedly procured an earmark in the Fiscal Year 2009 Interior Appropriations bill for a museum that would use taxpayer resources to travel around the state with an exhibit on Alexander’s political career. “Senator Alexander inserted a
Patch is the brainchild of AOL. The idea is to have hundreds of news outlets spread out across the country; separate bureaus, if you will, where the news reported in a hyper-local way in individual communities. People from inside and
The Washington Times reported on Wednesday that renters at an apartment complex in Douglas County, Colorado were told that they were prohibited from keeping firearms in their apartments by the management company: Renters at an apartment community just south of
DEER TRAIL, Colo. – The town board of Deer Trail, Colorado, will soon be voting on an ordinance that would create drone hunting licences and also offer bounties for unmanned aerial vehicles. A local resident, Philip Steel, drafted the ordinance
A Florida woman named Lori Tankel has reportedly been receiving death threats intended for the family of George Zimmerman, who was recently acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The woman said she began receiving death threats immediately after Zimmerman
Drew Cribley stood in front of windows at the Flora Restaurant and Bar where he works to keep protesters from breaking them. He never imagined one of the protesters would swing a hammer at his face. Cribley was injured Monday
On Thursday, July 11, police discovered the rotting body of 17-year-old Darryl Green, a black child from the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Green’s body was found behind a boarded-up house in the 6500-block of South Damen, face down on basement
