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California Reservoirs Fail to Fill Up After Weeks of Rain

January 24, 2023
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Most of California’s major reservoirs failed to reach full capacity after more than two weeks of rainstorms, according to the latest data from the state water department. As of Jan. 23, among the 17 major reservoirs, only the smallest one—the Cachuma Reservoir northwest of Santa Barbara—was nearly full, at about 1.5 times its historical average…

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Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown at High School in San Gabriel, but Nothing Found

January 24, 2023
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SAN GABRIEL, Calif.—Gabrielino High School was placed on lockdown and then evacuated Jan. 24 due to a bomb threat, but a police search turned up no threats to the campus. “Please be advised that Gabrielino High School is currently on lockdown due to a bomb threat investigation,” the city of San Gabriel said in a…

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High School in San Gabriel on Lockdown Due to Bomb Threat

January 24, 2023
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SAN GABRIEL, Calif.—Gabrielino High School was placed on lockdown Jan. 24 due to a bomb threat, authorities said. “Please be advised that Gabrielino High School is currently on lockdown due to a bomb threat investigation,” the city of San Gabriel said in a statement early Tuesday afternoon. “San Gabriel Police are currently on-site and available…

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Over 2 Years Later, Still No Sign of Missing Texas College Student Jason Landry

January 24, 2023
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It’s been more than two years since Kent and Lisa Landry have seen their son’s face, heard his voice, or even received a text message from him. Their son, Jason Landry, 21, disappeared on his way home from college for the holidays. On Dec. 13, 2020, the Texas State University student had packed up his…

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Man Sentenced 13 Years for Selling Fentanyl That Killed Coronado 15-Year-Old

January 24, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego man who sold a fentanyl-laced pill to a 15-year-old Coronado High School sophomore, leading to the teen’s death, was sentenced Jan. 24 to 13 years in prison. Kaylar Junior Tawan Beltranlap, 22, pleaded guilty last year to a federal distribution of fentanyl count for selling a counterfeit oxycodone pill that led…

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Gov. Noem Says Her Cell Phone Was Hacked Due to Jan. 6 Committee Leak

January 24, 2023
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said on Jan. 23 that her personal cell phone number has been hacked and used to make hoax calls, blaming the Jan. 6 committee for releasing her family’s Social Security numbers. “Callous mishandling of personal information has real world consequences,” Noem said in a press release. “If you get such a…

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Man Gets Life in Prison for Murdering Estranged Wife, Her Sister in Escondido

January 23, 2023
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VISTA, Calif.—A man who killed his estranged wife and her sister in Escondido was sentenced Jan. 23 to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 26 years to life in state prison. Juan Carlos Ortega, 38, was convicted by a Vista jury last month of first-degree murder for the August 2018 deaths of…

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Navy Pilot Who Beat out Seven Soviet Jets Awarded Navy Cross 70 Years Later

January 23, 2023
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Out-gunned and out-manned, one navy air pilot was awarded the Navy Cross–its second highest military honor–at a ceremony Jan. 20, some 70 years after he single-handedly shot down four Soviet fighter jets that ambushed him in a battle he’s been forbidden to discuss–per White House orders–for over 50 years. Receiving the honor was 97-year-old Royce…

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Navy Pilot Who Beat out 7 Soviet Jets Awarded Navy Cross 70 Years Later

January 23, 2023
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Out-gunned and out-manned, one Navy air pilot was awarded the Navy Cross–its second highest military honor–at a ceremony Jan. 20, some 70 years after he single-handedly shot down four Soviet fighter jets that ambushed him in a battle he’s been forbidden to discuss–per White House orders–for over 50 years. Receiving the honor was 97-year-old Royce…

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California Bill Seeks to Identify Agencies Making Social Services Phone Calls

January 23, 2023
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Californians applying for welfare would no longer receive blocked calls from social services under a new state bill. Assembly Bill 94, introduced earlier this month by Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel), would require a county social services program, such as Calfresh or CalWORKs, to display a telephone number or name identifier, rather than a masked…

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