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24 men, including one Filipino, arrested in New Jersey sex sting operation
Sep 19, 2018TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced the arrest of 24 men, including one Filipino, in a sex sting operation called “Operation Open House.” It’s an undercover operation that targeted men who are using social... -
Hurricane Florence dumps 40 inches of rain on North Carolina
Sep 17, 2018NORTH CAROLINA — At least 23 dead, tens of thousands of homes damaged, and 700,000 homes and businesses without power. The wrath of Hurricane Florence could be felt in the southeast, particularly in North Carolina, where already... -
Hurricane Florence makes landfall in the Carolinas
Sep 14, 2018Forecasters and officials are still warning residents in the Carolinas and Virginia that the impact of the now category 2 storm can be catastrophic....Read More -
Hurricane Florence brings heavy rains, winds to coastal Carolinas
Sep 13, 2018Hurricane Florence will potentially devastate the Carolinas tonight. Local businesses like Athena’s Bar and Grill, a Filipino American restaurant in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, are preparing for the storm. Florence had maximum sustained winds of 130 miles... -
Hurricane season: East Coast braces for Florence
Sep 11, 2018Millions of Americans throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia bracing for the impact of hurricane Florence, a category 4 storm that’s expected to be the strongest storm to hit the area in 60 years. Meteorologists... -
Supertyphoon Mangkhut hits Guam and Northern Marianas
Sep 11, 2018The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are calling on President Donald Trump to a declare a state of emergency to free up disaster funds, after Supertyphoon Mangkhut wreaked havoc in the U.S. Western... -
Filipino family charged with allegedly running a human trafficking ring out of Bay Area daycare center
Sep 11, 2018DALY CITY — Four Filipino family members from the Bay Area are accused of human rights violations, worker rights, and possession of illegal weapons. As owners and operators of care facilities, authorities say this family-targeted the Filipino... -
Filipino Chicago hero police officer hopes to fight city’s crime rate
Sep 6, 2018CHICAGO, IL — 24-year-old David Paul de Leon, a new Chicago police officer who has been praised by the community for his life-saving work, recently getting attention for saving the life of a gunshot victim. Chicago’s South... -
On Labor Day, San Francisco Marriott employees push for better wages
Sep 4, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — These are just some of the people who were arrested after protesting for better pay from Marriott hotels. According to San Francisco police, an estimated 75 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic on Powell... -
Chicago cop saves gun-injured teen’s life with a tourniquet
Sep 4, 2018CHICAGO — A Filipino-American cop is being credited with saving a teen’s life with a tourniquet. Last Tuesday, Chicago police officer David De Leon and his partner rushed a South Side neighborhood to help a 15-year-old boy,...
