In Little Saigon, this newspaper has been giving a community a voice for 40 years
Nguoi Viet Daily News enters its 41st year as witness to Little Saigon’s evolution. It faces new challenges than those that confronted its founder, my father.
From the Archives: Nixon and Eisenhower go golfing
In 1965, former Vice President Richard M. Nixon joins former President Eisenhower at Eldorado County Club in Palm Desert.
Man suspected of breaking into vacant Metrolink train in Fullerton is charged with felonies
FULLERTON — Felony charges were filed Wednesday against a 27-year-old man accused of forcing his way onto an idled train in Fullerton and assaulting a conductor and another employee. Easton Deli Bunch is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on one count each of assault with a deadly weapon on a transportation worker, criminal threats and…
Happy 106th Birthday Ruth MacFarlane, an Orange County denizen since 1918
Ruth MacFarlane gets a kiss from Bill Grant, 103, at her 106th birthday celebration at Sunrise at Tustin on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The pair took a photo with Edith Cunningham, 102, right. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Ruth MacFarlane celebrated her 106th birthday at Sunrise at Tustin on Wednesday, March 20,…
ICE, immigrant rights advocates dispute hunger strike at Adelanto facility
There’s a dispute over whether there is or isn’t a hunger strike in California’s largest immigrant detention center. Immigrant rights advocates said a strike began last Thursday with some 150 detainees at the Adelanto Detention Facility, with demands for better treatment, including adequate medical care and better food. It was unclear how many detainees were…
710 Freeway reopens near Compton after intense rain and hail move out of area
Intense bursts of rainfall and hail closed the 710 Freeway at the 91 Freeway on Wednesday. Street flooding was reported in the Compton and Long Beach areas due to the downpours. Several motorists found themselves trapped. The freeway and connector roads were reopened about 5:45 p.m., but the California…
Bernie Sanders returns to California, fires up striking workers at UCLA
WESTWOOD — Campaigning in California for the first time in his second run for president, Bernie Sanders flashed familiar themes Wednesday in a speech to UCLA workers staging a one-day strike amid stalled contract negotiations. Carrying her 11-month-old baby Daisy Lynette Bell, a UCLA occupational therapist who has not had a raise in three years,…
Lightning strikes, hail and rain falls, and floodwaters flow throughout patches of Southern California
Unstable rain clouds scattered throughout the Southland on Wednesday pelted residents, bringing thunder and lightning, flooding a major freeway, and in some places, dropping rarely seen hail. The inconsistent rain poured intensely in some metro areas, while creating only a light mist in others. A driver plows through a flooded portion of Del Amo Blvd…
USC selects Carol Folt as new president as university tries to move past scandals
Carol L. Folt, the recently departed chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be the next president of USC, a choice underscoring the university’s desire to turn the page on myriad scandals that have defined it in recent years. Folt, whose appointment was approved by…
Young woman with cerebral palsy connects with others on a global scale
If you’re a long-time reader, you may recall a young woman from seven years ago with cerebral palsy who dragged her foot yet managed to run like the wind when it came to helping others. Well, look out world. Katy Fetters has continued to bloom, will soon receive a master’s degree in media and public…