ANAHEIM — As Rep. Kevin McCarthy was turning to Democrats for help passing a stopgap government funding bill, his fellow California Republicans were busy at the party’s state convention in Anaheim, bantering about the party’s platform and ogling presidential candidates. McCarthy’s deal to fund the government for the next 45 days passed the House with more…
Los Angeles firefighters responding to a small blaze along the 5 Freeway in Lincoln Heights early Saturday found a body, authorities said. Fire crews responded to the scene about 1:40 a.m. along the southbound side of the freeway near the North Broadway exit, officials said. As they extinguished the flames, they found the body, said…
The Iron Fire in northwest Colorado that ballooned to over six thousand acres within hours Friday is now burning at over 7,300 acres as of Saturday afternoon. The fire, which is about 18 miles northwest of Craig in Moffat County, is at 7,361 acres, Moffat County sheriff’s officials said in a 2:21 p.m. update, and…
A U.S. military plane was flying the body of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., to San Francisco on Saturday, accompanied by the senator’s longtime friend and colleague Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi boarded the flight for the journey home with the senator’s daughter, Katherine Feinstein, and chief of…
Gov. Gavin Newsom spent the past few days as one might expect, privately grieving his “dear friend” Sen. Dianne Feinstein as “a lifelong mentor and a role model not only for me, but to my wife and daughters.” But sooner rather than later, he’ll have to re-emerge and deal with the political mess that he’s…
A former Tennessee sheriff is claiming she shot a door-to-door salesman because she thought he was a gang-ordered hitman. Monica Johnson-Markwork, 51, of Cordova, told police that she had been in contact with her incarcerated son — who is serving a 20-year sentence for raping a child — and believed that a local gang put…
An RTD bus was involved in a crash with “serious injuries” in north Denver Saturday. #Traffic: #DPD is investigating a traffic crash with serious injuries involving a motorist and an RTD bus in the 4900 block of Race St. Three parties were transported to a local hospital. Race St is closed from 48th to 49th….
Former Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman, who became the city’s first openly gay council member after he was first elected in 2012, was found dead at his home Friday night, officials said. Police responded to Brandman’s home about 7:45 p.m. after receiving a request for a welfare check, according to a statement from the city….
WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy’s struggle to become House speaker should have been the most embarrassing moment in his political career. The U.S. House of Representatives had to vote 15 times before he was able to secure enough support in his party to lead the lower chamber. But months later, the fight over whether to fund or…
Lafayette police have evacuated the Lafayette Public Library due to an anonymous bomb threat. The Lafayette Public Library has received an anonymous bomb threat. The library has been evacuated while law enforcement search the building. The library should reopen upon completion of the search. pic.twitter.com/GQEw2fWtih — Lafayette CO Police (@LafayettePolice) September 30, 2023 Police reported…
