The Chaffey student who was arrested earlier this year for reporting a false bomb threat - resulting in thousands of dollars spent on special forces, helicopters, vehicles, and Sherriff’s - has recenlty plead guilty. Jonathan Nicks, now former Chaffey student, plead guilty to a false bomb report to a peace officer, media, etc... on Sept. 28. Nicks was held in...

"This is what I'm passionate about," Bettina Aschenbrenner, House of Ruth volunteer representative domestic violence expert said. "I Especially, care about the kids."Aschenbrenner, also an adjunct criminal justice professor explained that House of Ruth is an advocate for victims of domestic violence. Several non-profit organizations were on campus representing their local chapters during a volunteer fair on Oct 22. House...

President Obama takes his time figuring out what to do about the threat to Americans in Iraq. ISIS, which controls hundreds of square miles where state authorities have disappeared, has beheaded yet another American journalist. On Aug. 19 the world saw the gruesome video of James Foley being beheaded by a masked member of ISIS. In the video, Foley was...

On August 21, 27 year old Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was arrested for 16 fellony counts including rape, indecent exposure, forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery, stalking, and burglary. There are 8 alleged victims in this case, with more sure to surface, as is the case with most sex crimes. Holtzclaw had been targeting black, middle age women, all...

The data revolution has finally jumped the shark. Before we dive into why or how that is possible, it is only appropriate to set up what 'jumping the shark' is. In the fifth season of the highly popular television sitcom "Happy Days," one of the main characters, Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, also known as the "Fonz," literally jumped a shark while...

The simple question, Paper or plastic? has politically uprooted to a deeper meaning: economy or environment?On Sept. 29 Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 270 banning the use of plastic bags throughout the entire state of California. Over 100 cities and counties in California were one step ahead of the legislature, having already enacted this type of ban. The bulk...

The news has broken, state legislature just passed the statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, known as bill SB270. Advocates including CLCV worked to change votes of assembly members who had voted "no" or abstained during an earlier vote on the bill. However the public, with elected representatives, brought the victory by bringing up more than 15,000 contacts, 13,503 emails...

Recent events such as the Ferguson protests, the San Diego Vice scandal, and the beating and asphyxiation death of Kelly Thomas have brought implacable scrutiny upon the issue of police misconduct. Inevitably, the outrage in our public discourse has dissipated, giving way to discussions about reform, change, the status quo, and the damage done. However, some of the most proactive...

Friends of recently missing student Vernon Cody Matthews are continuing the search to bring Matthews home. Matthews is 23 years old, 6-foot-2 with long blonde hair and beard. He went on a hiking trail in Pollack Pines, California but never called his parents to notify them when he returned. The trail is notorious for misleading hikers into the national forest...

Jackie Chan is internationally famous for his action moves, but he is also very well known in China for being a part of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which is a legislative force behind the harsh drug laws set in China. So it was a little ironic when 32 year-old Jaycee Chan, Jackie Chan's son, was arrested for consumption...