Tag: Regional News

Santa Ana Woman Killed By Bullet Meant For 2 Teen Boys

December 11, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 36-year-old woman was fatally shot by a round meant for two teenagers who were running from a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana, authorities said. The victim was identified as Maria Del Rufugio Mora of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Police Department reported Dec. 10. Officers were sent to a parking lot at…

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Storm System Moves Into Southern California, Flooding Some Streets

December 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Steady rain fell on the Southland Dec. 11, with minor flooding, mud, and debris flows closing some roads. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works reported Sunday morning that Lake Hughes Road, between Pine Canyon and Dry Gulch roads in Lake Hughes, was closed due to mud and debris on the roadway. The…

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Kevin de León Fights With Activist at Christmas Event

December 10, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles police have launched an investigation into an altercation between Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León and a community activist who have accused each other of assault during the embattled councilman’s appearance at a Christmas tree lighting in Lincoln Heights. De León—who has refused intense pressure to resign from colleagues and activists…

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Ex-Laguna Beach Cop Pleads Guilty to Holding Gun to Fellow Officer’s Head

December 10, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—An ex-Laguna Beach police officer pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to a day in jail and 20 days of Caltrans work for holding a gun to a fellow officer’s head during a night of partying. Luke Christian Gilbertson pleaded guilty to a felony count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and…

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Former Anaheim Controller Expected to Plead Guilty to Embezzlement

December 10, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former controller for two Anaheim-based companies accused of embezzling more than $3 million is expected to plead guilty Dec. 12 in federal court. Rosalba Meza, 48, of Coto de Caza, is accused of transferring nearly $3.1 million from Trilogy Plumbing Inc. and Matrix Management LLC to her accounts from May 2017 through…

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Multiple American Flags Set on Fire in Long Beach, Suspect Arrested

December 9, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A man was arrested Dec. 8 on suspicion of setting multiple American Flags on fire, anchored on the porches of homes in Long Beach. Firefighters were dispatched about 3:30 a.m. to a reported vehicle fire in the 2800 block of Iroquois Avenue, said Capt. Jack Crabtree of the Long Beach Police Department. “We…

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Feds Lease First Offshore Wind Sites on California Coast

December 9, 2022
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The U.S. government held its first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy development rights off the coast of California Dec. 7, drawing more than $757 million in high bids from five companies. In all, 43 companies bid for the chance to build massive floating wind turbines in two regions: Morro Bay in central California and Humboldt…

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UC to Withhold More Than 37,000 Grades Amid Strike: Faculty Association

December 9, 2022
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A University of California (UC) faculty association estimates members will withhold more than 37,000 student grades for the fall semester in solidarity with an academic worker strike that carries into the end of finals week. After months of negotiations, 48,000 researchers and student employees across all 10 UC campuses launched a strike Nov. 14, demanding…

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Ex-TSA Officer Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison in LAX Drug Case

December 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was sentenced Dec. 9 to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed was meth through Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for $8,000. Michael Williams, 39, of Hawthorne, pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of attempting to distribute methamphetamine. Williams was arrested…

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UC Workers Agree to Mediation in Hopes of Resolving Strike

December 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The union representing striking University of California graduate student workers agreed Dec. 9 to enter into a mediation process in hopes of resolving a stalemate in negotiations with the university system. “We feel that in order to make progress, it is time for somebody else to step in,” Tarini Hardikar, a member of the…

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