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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 9 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A mother and daughter from Norfolk, Nebraska, are facing felony charges for an alleged illegal abortion and subsequent burial of a fetus. Prosecutors say Jessica Burgess, 41, helped her daughter Celeste Burgess with an abortion earlier this year when medical records indicated she was more than 23 weeks pregnant – beyond the period during which the practice is legal. Celeste was 17 at the time, but is being tried as an adult. "I don’t think I’ve ever had a case like this," Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith said Friday, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. "Usually, abortions are performed in hospitals, and doctors are involved, and it’s not the type of stuff that occurred in this case." Smith's office charged Jessica Burgess with performing or … [Read more...] about Nebraska mother, daughter facing charges over allegedly performing illegal abortion, burying fetus

Photo: Ron Adar/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Yuh-Line Niou is used to running in a crowd. In 2016, she defeated five other candidates to win the Democratic nomination for the Assembly seat vacated by Speaker Sheldon Silver when he was indicted on corruption charges. Six years later, she is running for Congress against a dozen other candidates, including fellow front-runners City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera , former House impeachment counsel Dan Goldman, and Representative Mondaire Jones, in the newly redrawn Tenth District . It includes Chinatown and the Lower East Side, which she represents in Albany. If she wins, 39-year-old Niou — whose parents emigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan when she was a child — would become only the second Asian American elected to Congress from New York, after Grace Meng. She has been endorsed by progressive heavyweights like the Working Families Party and the Sunrise Movement, as well as by some of her fellow state lawmakers, like progressives Julia … [Read more...] about Yuh-Line Niou on Her Especially Personal Run for Congress

0 Crime & Safety If you smell smoke in Rancho Santa Margarita, chances are it's coming from a fire burning in Camp Pendleton Thursday. Miranda Ceja , Patch Staff Posted Reply RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Do you smell smoke in Lake Forest? Smoke from a fire currently burning in Camp Pendleton is drifting into parts of inland Orange County, prompting air quality in Rancho Santa Margarita to drop down to "moderate," according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The fire poses no threat to Orange County residents, an Orange County Fire Authority spokesperson said. No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Thank Reply Share To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit … [Read more...] about Smell Smoke In Rancho Santa Margarita? It’s Not What You Think

0 Crime & Safety Orange County residents may have been receiving messages from someone claiming to be a part of the OC Fire Authority. Here's what to know. Miranda Ceja , Patch Staff Posted Reply RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Orange County residents were notified of a new scam by the Orange County Fire Authority Thursday afternoon. According to an OCFA spokesperson, OCFA personnel, local 3631 members and members of the public have been receiving text messages about T-shirt purchases. However, the text messages are not affiliated with the OC Fire Authority, reports said. No further information was immediately available. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Thank Reply Share To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items [email protected] . Scam … [Read more...] about Scam Alert: OC Fire Notifies Residents Of T-Shirt Scam

0 Traffic & Transit Gas prices have soared amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Rancho Santa Margarita residents are feeling the crunch at the pump. Andy Nguyen , Patch Staff Posted Reply RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Fuel costs across Orange County and California continue to skyrocket amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices soared to more than $100 a barrel on Thursday, and Americans are already feeling pain at the pump as gas prices continue to climb. In Rancho Santa Margarita, the lowest gasoline prices found Thursday morning were at Arco at 29880 Santa Margarita Parkway for $4.63 per gallon of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline, according to GasBuddy.com . In Orange County, the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline Thursday recorded a 2.5 cent increase to $4.827. Amid a historic inflation rate, the price for gasoline shot up in recent months — and prices for regular gas keep … [Read more...] about Gas Prices Near Highs: Where To Fill Up In Rancho Santa Margarita

0 Traffic & Transit The look on drivers' faces at the pump ranges from disbelief to anger as gas prices top $6 a gallon and higher in Rancho Santa Margarita. Miranda Ceja , Patch Staff Posted Reply RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Orange County set a record Friday for the 14th consecutive day, rising 1.7 cents to $6.406, extending its streak of increases to 15 consecutive days. It has risen 34.7 cents over the past 154 days, including six- tenths of a cent Thursday. In Rancho Santa Margarita, residents can find the closest cheap gas at the Arco gas station on Santa Margarita Parkway at $6.19 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com. The Orange County average price is 16 cents more than one week ago, 57.2 cents higher than one month ago and $2.208 greater than one year ago. The Los Angeles County average price has increased $1.649 since Russia's invasion … [Read more...] about Rancho Santa Margarita Gas Prices Soar As Summer Arrives