Orange County

Gregg Reese  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 18 2013

Boston bombings intensify the spirit of global discontent

Regardless of political ideology or level of sophistication, the terrorist apparatus has succeeded in spawning a network of crisis preparatory organizations and stroking our national paranoia.

The recent tragedy in Boston has law-enforcement organizations across the globe rethinking their security protocols while simultaneously hammering home the fact that today, almost two years after the death of Osama bin Laden, terrorism still looms in the American psyche.

Mar 22 2013

Trade, transportation and utilities sector take biggest hit

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Los Angeles County increased to 10.4 percent in January, up from a revised 10.3 percent in December, the state Employment Development Department announced today.

The 10.4 percent unemployment rate was below the 11.6 percent rate in January 2012, according to the EDD.

In Orange County, where seasonally adjusted numbers were not available, the unemployment rate was 7.1 percent in January.

Feb 19 2013

Gunmen commits suicide

TUSTIN, Calif.—Three people were killed today when a gunman went on a rampage through multiple Orange County cities, beginning with the shooting death of a woman in a Ladera Ranch home and continuing with two other killings during carjackings in Santa Ana and Tustin before the suspect committed suicide in Orange.

Jan 9 2013

12th time in 13 days

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose today for the 12th time in 13 days, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $3.67.

The average price is 5 cents more than one week ago but 3.2 cents less than one month ago and 5.8 cents lower than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price has increased 8.5 cents over the past 13 days, including three-tenths of a cent on both Monday and Tuesday.

Nov 21 2012

Brea police say no evidence of a hate crimes

YORBA LINDA, Calif.—A Black family of four, led by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy and Inglewood police officer, said they were chased out of Yorba Linda because of repeated acts of racism, prompting the Orange County Human Relations Commission today to pledge new outreach efforts to Blacks in the county.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.