Southern California
December 15, 2022 | NTD Newsroom
Southern California School Board Votes to Ban Critical Race Theory
A Southern California school district voted to ban critical race theory (CRT), from its curriculum. Proponents of the ban say CRT is racist and that the history of racism can be taught in a more constructive way.
November 17, 2022 | The Associated Press
Powerful Santa Ana Winds Lash Southern California
Powerful Santa Ana winds lashed Southern California on Wednesday, toppling big rigs on highways and spreading a small fire that destroyed two structures. High wind warnings stretched across a wide swath of the region, and red flag warnings for high fire danger were posted in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The state Office of Emergency […]
September 17, 2022 | The Associated Press
Missing Woman Found Dead After Southern California Mudslides
YUCAIPA, Calif.—A woman who disappeared when a downpour in a recently burned area unleashed mudslides that tore through her Southern California mountain community was found dead under mud, rocks, and other debris, authorities said Friday. Thunderstorms late Monday triggered the mudslides carrying rocks, trees, and earth that washed away cars, buried homes and affected 3,000 […]
September 12, 2022 | Wire Service
Mudslide Traps Drivers in Southern California as Storms Bring Heavy Rainfall Over the Region
A mudslide trapped multiple drivers in Southern California as storms drenched the region and brought flash flood warnings Sunday evening. Several motorists were rescued after their vehicles became stuck in a mud and debris flow on Pine Canyon Road in the Lake Hughes area, about 65 miles north of Los Angeles, according to the Los […]
September 3, 2022 | The Associated Press
Judge Tosses Manslaughter Charge in Boat Fire That Killed 34
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles federal judge threw out an indictment Friday charging a dive boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people in a 2019 fire aboard a vessel anchored off the Southern California coast. The ruling came on the third anniversary of one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history […]
August 16, 2022 | Jackie Rios
Wife, Supporters Call for Lawyer’s Release
A woman in Southern California marked a tragic anniversary over the weekend. Her husband, a human rights lawyer in China, has been missing for the past five years and is believed to be imprisoned by the Chinese regime. Now, the woman is once again calling for his release.
August 5, 2022 | The Associated Press
Fiery California Crash Kills 6, Including Pregnant Woman and Unborn Child; Driver Arrested
LOS ANGELES—Authorities have arrested a driver after she allegedly sped through a red light Thursday and plowed into other vehicles in a crowded intersection, killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child, three other adults, and a boy in a fiery crash. The California Highway Patrol on Friday said Nicole Lorraine Linton, who sustained moderate […]