Is city status right for East Los Angeles?

The introduction of Assembly Bill 2986 in Sacramento has resurfaced the long-standing challenge of cityhood for East Los Angeles and sparked a fight over how to consider the issue in 2024. The most populous unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, East Los Angeles is home to about 120,000 people. What's feasible? What's fair? We reached […]

Biden Official Admits Devastating Controlled Burn Of Derailed East Palestine Train Cars Wasn’t Necessary

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy acknowledged Wednesday that a controlled incineration at the site of the train derailment that devastated the East Palestine town was not necessary. On February 3, 2023, a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as authorities tried to deal with the […]

Middle East Attacks Could Be Behind Global Internet Slowdown

HGC Global Communications said in a press release on Monday that damage to undersea cables in the Red Sea has negatively impacted about 25 percent of internet traffic between Asia and Europe. The telecommunications company emphasized the seriousness of the situation as follows: press release Note that 4 out of more than 15 submarine cables […]

Girl dies after being hit by car in East Valley, two years after near-drowning

SANTAN VALLEY, Ariz. — Tragedy has struck an East Valley family as they mourn the death of their young daughter. On Friday evening, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a child being hit by a vehicle from a residence near Combs Road and Painted Desert Drive. The boy was taken to […]

‘Running Out Of Hope’: East Palestine Residents Slam Biden’s Long-Awaited Visit, Say They Still Can’t Drink Tap Water

Three residents of East Palestine, Ohio, denounced President Joe Biden's long-awaited visit on Friday's FOX Business show, saying many people died after a train transporting toxic materials derailed in the area on February 3, 2023. claimed that they still cannot drink tap water. Residents Zuza Guinness, Linda Murphy and Chris Albright appear on “The Bottom […]

‘Too Little, Too Late’: East Palestine Residents Needle Biden’s Response To Toxic Derailment, Protest Ahead Of Visit

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, gathered for a protest ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the town on Friday, demanding the administration's response to the toxic train derailment that occurred more than a year ago. On February 3, 2023, a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place orders […]

2 East Valley teens accused of assault

PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Attorney's Office filed charges against two juvenile violence suspects Wednesday. William Owen Hines, 18, and a 17-year-old boy are two of five people charged with aggravated assault. MCAO announced this week. According to MCAO, the two assaulted the victim at a party on November 22, 2022. According to the Gilbert […]

East Coast students identify body found in Yavapai County in 2011

Students in Ramapo College's Investigative Genealogy Certificate Program have identified remains found in northern Arizona in 2011, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday, February 6, 2024. (Facebook Photo/Yavapai County Sheriff's Office and Ramapo College of New Jersey) (Facebook Photo/Yavapai County Sheriff's Office and Ramapo College of New Jersey) PHOENIX – University of New Jersey […]