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Suspect in Over 30 Gas Station Store Robberies Facing Federal Charges

April 19, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A detention hearing is scheduled for April 20 in Santa Ana federal court for a 23-year-old man accused of committing 31 robberies or attempted robberies in Los Angeles and Orange counties in a 31/2-week period. Namir Malik Ali Greene was arrested April 17 following a chase that began in Ontario, according to Ciaran…

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Woman Gets Nearly 22 Years Prison for Maritime Killing off Dana Point

April 19, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old woman who helped her drug-trafficking friend kill a marijuana dealer who owed him money by taking the victim on her fishing boat off Dana Point Harbor to be beaten, shot and drowned was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison, prosecutors said April 18. Sheila Marie Ritze of…

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Coroner: Aaron Carter Drowned in Tub From Drug, Inhalant

April 19, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he’d taken and gas used in spray cleaners he had inhaled, a coroner’s report said Tuesday. Carter, the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, was found submerged and dead at age 34 in the bathtub of his…

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Late-Season Storm Brings More Snow to the Sierra Nevada

April 19, 2023
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TRUCKEE, Calif.—The winter that wouldn’t quit showed up again in the Sierra Nevada region of California and Nevada on Tuesday. The fast-moving, blustery storm wasn’t expected to last long, but it was enough to require chain controls on some trans-Sierra highways and add to staggering snowfall totals left by an exceptional series of winter storms….

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California Nixes Cigarette Ban for Stronger Flavored Tobacco Ban

April 18, 2023
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A California lawmaker has revised a bill that would have eliminated tobacco sales over time and replaced it with a measure that will close a loophole in the state’s flavored tobacco ban. The amended Assembly Bill 935, introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael), would authorize the California Department of Health and the attorney…

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California Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Woman, Dog, Burning Down House

April 18, 2023
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POMONA, Calif.—An Inglewood man who fatally stabbed a woman he had briefly dated and killed her dog before setting fire to her Pomona apartment was sentenced Tuesday to more than 66 years to life in state prison. Jurors found Chaumon Tyner, now 54, guilty last Sept. 19 of one count each of first-degree murder, animal…

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Dana Point Film Festival to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Town’s Surf Film

April 18, 2023
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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the film “The Endless Summer” shot in Dana Point, the city’s film festival will screen the surf flick May 5 at Salt Creek Beach Park, where the film’s famous promo poster was photographed. The surf documentary, directed by Bruce Brown was filmed in 1963 and followed surfers Mike Hynson and…

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Grieving Families, Frustrated Lawmakers Protest Decision to Kill Fentanyl Bills

April 18, 2023
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California families affected by fentanyl overdose deaths joined lawmakers in front of the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 18 to protest the Assembly Public Safety Committee’s recent decision to not hear bipartisan fentanyl bills proposed by legislators. Attendees were invited to place flowers in baskets commemorating fentanyl victims, and the group said it intends…

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Orange County to Spend $37 Million on Street Improvement Projects

April 18, 2023
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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) announced April 13 funding for street improvements, including widening busy streets and intersections and improving the timing of traffic lights, according to a news release. Three Orange County cities were awarded $33 million for improving and widening city streets and intersections, with an estimated $30.6 million for Santa Ana,…

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Carlsbad’s ‘Graze at the Fields’ Showcases San Diego’s Agricultural Diversity

April 18, 2023
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A few hundred people attended the annual Graze at the Fields in Carlsbad on April 13 to experience the variety of San Diego agriculture while interacting with local farmers and purveyors. Hosted by the San Diego County Farm Bureau representatives from a wide variety of agricultural industries shared with attendees information about the diversity and…

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