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California stabbing victim's friend blasts 'failed' justice system over illegal immigrant suspect's release

August 17, 2026

California stabbing victim's friend blasts 'failed' justice system over illegal immigrant suspect's release

A friend of Todd Stewart says the Golden State's judicial system "failed" by releasing illegal immigrant Marcos Iriarte-Valdez before the stabbing.

LA teachers patrol for ICE before class as DHS blasts enforcement ‘false narrative’

August 17, 2026

LA teachers patrol for ICE before class as DHS blasts enforcement ‘false narrative’

Los Angeles Unified School District teachers conduct early-morning ICE patrols near schools, photographing license plates and alerting families.

Trump can protect California avocado farmers and take a bite out of Mexican cartels, too

August 17, 2026

Trump can protect California avocado farmers and take a bite out of Mexican cartels, too

Trump's Make America Healthy Again push promotes avocados, but California growers face a 32% surge in Mexican imports this year, posing a threat to domestic production.

CEO says doing business in state ‘sucks’ as company heads to Texas amid California exodus

August 17, 2026

CEO says doing business in state ‘sucks’ as company heads to Texas amid California exodus

Hil Davis moved Digital Brands Group more than 1,300 miles to Round Rock, Texas, citing California's high cost of living and business expenses.

Berkeley math professor sounds alarm on liberal 'test-blind' policies, warns many students badly behind

August 16, 2026

Berkeley math professor sounds alarm on liberal 'test-blind' policies, warns many students badly behind

A Berkeley professor attacked the University of California system's "test-blind" policies as calamitous, noting students were arriving on campus unable to do basic math.

The only map you need to see as California's billionaire tax fight heats up

August 16, 2026

The only map you need to see as California's billionaire tax fight heats up

Mark Cuban warns he'll pull startup investments from California if the proposed billionaire wealth tax passes, calling founders who stay "idiots."

Routine California traffic stop leads to seizure of 30 pounds of cocaine worth more than $800K

August 16, 2026

Routine California traffic stop leads to seizure of 30 pounds of cocaine worth more than $800K

A California Highway Patrol canine officer stopped a Honda CR-V in Merced County and allegedly found 30 pounds of suspected cocaine worth $817,200.

Alaska runner hospitalized after using bear spray to fight off brown bear on Alaska trail

August 15, 2026

Alaska runner hospitalized after using bear spray to fight off brown bear on Alaska trail

A runner on Anchorage's Wolverine Bowl trail used bear spray to fend off a brown bear and was hospitalized, marking the second attack in the area in weeks.

Nevada man funneled 140 guns to violent Mexican drug cartels, including powerful 'military-style' rifles: DOJ

August 15, 2026

Nevada man funneled 140 guns to violent Mexican drug cartels, including powerful 'military-style' rifles: DOJ

Luis Alberto Osorio admitted to buying 140 firearms, including military-style rifles for violent Mexican drug-trafficking organizations, in a straw purchase scheme.

$Ex-detective who served fraction of 102-year sentence faces new charges after cold case review$

August 15, 2026

Ex-detective who served fraction of 102-year sentence faces new charges after cold case review

Former Los Angeles vice detective Michael Douglas Brambles, paroled in 2020 under California's elderly inmates law, faces new kidnapping charges.