33 Feared Dead in Diving Boat Fire Near Santa Cruz Island

33 Feared Dead in Diving Boat Fire Near Santa Cruz Island

Santa Barbara, CA…Coast Guard and partner agencies are responding to a vessel fire near Santa Cruz Island Monday. At approximately 3:15 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders overheard a mayday call via channel 16 of an engulfed 75-foot commercial diving vessel with 38 people aboard. Crews from the Coast Guard, Santa Barbara Fire […]

Governor Newsom Highlights New State Investments to Make Two Years of Community College Tuition-Free

Governor Newsom Highlights New State Investments to Make Two Years of Community College Tuition-Free

Sacramento, CA…This week, as young people return to California institutions of higher learning, Governor Gavin Newsom is traveling the state to highlight that California will provide for two free years of community college to first-time, full-time California students for the first time in decades. Just days after being sworn in, the Governor proposed that the […]

President Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Eugene Scalia to be Secretary of Labor.

President Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Eugene Scalia to be Secretary of Labor.

Washington, DC…President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration: Eugene Scalia of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor. Mr. Scalia, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, is a renowned labor, employment, and regulatory lawyer. He has previously held several positions in the […]

Johnson & Johnson To Appeal Opioid Judgment in Oklahoma

Johnson & Johnson To Appeal Opioid Judgment in Oklahoma

New Brunswick, NJ…Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies today announced they will appeal the $572 million civil judgment entered in Cleveland County District Court in the State of Oklahoma’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers. The Company is confident it has strong grounds to appeal this decision. The judgment disregards the Company’s compliance […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Big Creek Bridge, Vehicles Over Edge & At Least One Patient Critical

Traffic Update….Collision Near Big Creek Bridge, Vehicles Over Edge & At Least One Patient Critical

Big Sur, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Big Creek Bridge, Vehicles Over Edge & At Least One Patient Critical Incident: 00163 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 59080 Sr1 Loc Desc: SR1 AND BIG CREEK Lat/Lon: 36.067317 -121.595201 Detail Information 1:21 PM 23 [61] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CALIFORNIA FOR THE 3RD VEH 1:20 PM 22 [60] A27-014 […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders Visits Paradise, Announces $16.3 Trillion Climate Plan

Sen. Bernie Sanders Visits Paradise, Announces $16.3 Trillion Climate Plan

Paradise, CA…From ABC10…”Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released a $16.3 trillion climate plan that builds on the Green New Deal and calls for the United States to move to renewable energy across the economy by 2050 and declare climate change a national emergency. Paradise, the community ravaged last November by the state’s deadliest wildfire […]

Robert Joseph “Bob” Cousy Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Robert Joseph “Bob” Cousy Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Washington, DC…Today, President Donald J. Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Robert Joseph “Bob” Cousy. This prestigious award is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, which may be awarded by the President to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, […]