Tag: Southern California

Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed Woman in Anaheim

April 22, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—A man was arrested about eight hours after abandoning a speeding, stolen SUV that struck and killed a woman in Anaheim early April 22. Officers were dispatched about 1:20 a.m. to the 700 block of North East Street, after the Anaheim Police Department was notified by the Placentia Police Department that a traffic collision…

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One Killed, Another Hospitalized in San Diego Trailer Fire

April 22, 2023
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RAMONA, Calif.—One person died April 22 and another person was hospitalized in a travel trailer fire in Ramona, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 1:16 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found the structure in the 17000 block of Voorhes Lane fully engulfed in flames when they arrived, according to Captain Mike Cornette of Cal Fire…

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‘Leaving California: The Untold Story’ Explores Reasons Behind the State’s Mass Exodus

April 22, 2023
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“People are leaving [California] to go to places that once were known as ‘hell hot Texas’ or ‘desert Nevada’ that have become paradises in their mind—and we took paradise and turned it into hell,” said one researcher in EpochTV’s new documentary “Leaving California: The Untold Story,” which premiered on April 21. More than 700,000 people…

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Rescued Sea Lion ‘Freeway’ Euthanized by SeaWorld San Diego

April 22, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—The rescued sea lion Freeway has been euthanized by SeaWorld San Diego after contracting a progressive disease in 2022, officials said. “Before he was rescued last year, he had contracted a progressive disease that our animal care experts diagnosed,” SeaWorld said April 21 on Facebook. “Despite extensive treatment, the disease caused his health to…

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4-Year-Old Twin Boys Found in Porter Ranch Swimming Pool; One Dies, One Critical

April 22, 2023
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PORTER RANCH, Calif.—Two 4-year-old twin boys were pulled unresponsive from a backyard swimming pool in Porter Ranch April 21 and taken to a hospital, where one of them died and the other was listed in critical condition. Paramedics were sent to the 10000 block of Des Moines Avenue, just east of Tampa Avenue north of…

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Man Killed During Alleged Theft of Catalytic Converter in South El Monte ID’d

April 22, 2023
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SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif.—A 48-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in South El Monte—allegedly in the act of stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle—was identified April 22. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified the man as Juan Alarcon, who died at the scene. Deputies were called at 2:51 a.m. Thursday to the 1100…

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California to Provide 100 Percent Water Allocation From the State’s Water Project

April 22, 2023
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The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will be increasing water supplies to 100 percent for Californians from the State Water Project, the DWR announced Thursday. The increased water supply comes after record winter storms with heavy amounts of rainfall hit the state and filled up reservoirs, which saw an increase from 75 percent to 100…

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Tesla Wins Bellwether Trial Over Autopilot Car Crash

April 22, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc. a sweeping win, finding the electric vehicle maker’s Autopilot feature did not fail in what appeared to be the first trial related to a crash involving the partially automated driving software. Tesla has been testing and rolling out its Autopilot and more advanced “Full…

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Abrupt About Face From California Lawmakers, Fentanyl Bills to Be Heard April 27

April 21, 2023
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Pressure from the public following a press conference in Sacramento earlier this month protesting the Assembly Public Safety Committee’s shelving of a series of bipartisan fentanyl bills has led the committee to reconsider its decisions, with a special hearing now scheduled for April 27. “I was so incredibly happy and relieved,” Pamela Smith, mother of…

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Former San Diego-Based Marine Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug Trafficking

April 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A former San Diego-based U.S. Marine who coordinated the trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs into the United States was sentenced Friday to 12 years in federal prison. While stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Roberto Salazar II recruited people to work as couriers—including fellow former Marines—to transport drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border,…

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