Orange County officials have announced a toddler has contracted measles, though spread is not anticipated due to the family’s isolation. This news comes amid a national rise in measles cases, with 1,514 cases reported. Measles is a highly contagious virus, especially dangerous to young children, and the best protection is vaccination, though vaccine hesitancy is contributing to recent outbreaks. Experts note that this is a sign of the times.
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A Costa Mesa woman, Laura Lee Yourex, has been charged with five felonies by the U.S. Department of Justice for illegally registering her dog, Maya, to vote in California elections in 2021 and 2022. The dog’s vote was counted in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election but was rejected in the 2022 primary. Prosecutors uncovered social media posts featuring the dog with an “I voted” sticker and ballot, along with Yourex’s self-reporting of the actions to the Orange County Registrar of Voters. The charges include perjury, procuring a false document, registering a non-existent person, and casting a ballot when not entitled to vote, with a minimum of six years in prison if convicted.
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Matthew Inman, 39, Orange County Democratic Party Treasurer and Rainbow Democrats president, has been arrested and charged with transportation of child sex abuse material. Authorities allege Inman possessed CSAM videos on his phone and attempted to delete them upon FBI arrival with a warrant. He allegedly engaged in online conversations expressing interest in sexually assaulting a fictional 9-year-old boy. If convicted, Inman faces five to twenty years in federal prison, and both the Orange County Democratic Party and the Rainbow Democrats have suspended him.
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John Q. Hosedrinker