Two counties in Northern California were set to allow many businesses to reopen Monday as a direct challenge to Newsom's order. Yuba and Sutter counties north of Sacramento would join Modoc County, which began allowing hair salons, churches, restaurants, and the county’s only movie theater to reopen Friday as long...
Appeals Court: California City Bound by Sanctuary Law
SANTA ANA — A California appeals court on Friday ruled that a state law limiting police collaboration with federal immigration agents doesn't interfere with a charter city's right to run its own police force. The decision reverses an Orange County judge's 2018 ruling that cities that create their own charters,...
Vice President Mike Pence Coming to California for 2 Days
COSTA MESA — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to arrive in California today for a two-day visit to support President Donald Trump and tour a NASA facility. The Office of the Vice President said Pence would arrive at Orange County’s John Wayne Airport in the late morning and head...
Missing Hiker Found Dead in Kings Canyon National Park
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK — Authorities say a man found dead at the base of Mount Darwin in Kings Canyon National Park is missing hiker Alan Stringer. The Inyo County Sheriff's Office said searchers found the body of the 40-year-old Huntington Beach man atop a glacier at about 2:30 p.m....
Bulletproof Backpacks Are Hot Ticket For New School Year
Backpacks are usually used by students to hold things like pencils, notebooks, and textbooks. But some students returning to school this month will tote backpacks with a feature that's a sign of our violent times. Their backpacks are capable of stopping bullets. Due to the increase in school shootings in the...
What California County Is Big & Beautiful Yet Small & Ugly?
Why does a place as big and beautiful as Orange County behave in ways so small and ugly? In recent weeks, county supervisors first voted to oppose state sanctuary laws, thus aligning themselves with President Trump, who has targeted California in a campaign of lies and mass deportation, and against...