Tag: Southern California

Scuba Diver Reported Missing in Laguna Beach Dies in Hospital

March 26, 2023
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—A scuba diver reported missing off Shaw’s Cove Beach in Laguna Beach March 25 was located in the ocean and rushed to a hospital, where he died. Lifeguards were dispatched at 12:32 p.m. to the beach to search for the 46-year-old man, Marine Safety Captain Kai Bond said. They located him about 100…

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Driver Found Shot Dead at End of High-Speed Chase in Los Angeles ID’d

March 26, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities are piecing together clues after a motorist was found shot dead with a handgun on his lap March 25 at the end of a high-speed freeway chase and crash in East Hollywood. Roberto Iglesias III was a 20-year-old resident of South Gate, according to the coroner’s office. An autopsy was pending. Officers on…

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Driver Killed When Vehicle Plunges Off Bridge Onto I-5 in Boyle Heights

March 26, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A motorist was killed March 26 morning when his vehicle went off a bridge in Boyle Heights and landed on its roof onto the Golden State (5) Freeway, authorities said. The vehicle landed on the southbound 5 Freeway at Whittier Boulevard at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, the California Highway Patrol reported, adding that it…

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Boy Wounded From Stray Round in Long Beach

March 26, 2023
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A boy suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound from a stray bullet fired from a group of men arguing near a business in Long Beach, authorities said March 26. Officers were dispatched at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday to the 400 block of East Shoreline Drive regarding a juvenile disturbance call, the Long Beach Police…

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Driver Found Shot Dead at End of High-Speed Chase in Los Angeles

March 25, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities are piecing together clues March 25 after a high-speed freeway chase ended with a crash on Melrose Avenue, where officers arrested a fleeing suspect and discovered the motorist shot dead and a handgun on his lap. Officers on a routine patrol driving northbound on the Hollywood (101) Freeway, just south of Cesar Chavez…

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‘Tastes Like Chicken’ Wins Annual Frog Jumping Contest in San Juan Capistrano

March 25, 2023
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—The excitement of dozens of children and parents was audible at Los Rios Park as volunteers prepared three frogs for the city’s 7th annual Frog Jumping Contest. “Okay, you guys ready to race?” asked Jim Taylor, president of San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association—the hosting organization and the largest volunteer group in the…

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Man Gets 55 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting at La Mesa Motel

March 25, 2023
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EL CAJON, Calif.—A man convicted of gunning another man down in the parking lot of a La Mesa motel was sentenced March 24 to 55 years to life in state prison. Lorenzo Bogus, 26, was convicted by an El Cajon jury of second-degree murder and a firearm-use allegation in the Sept. 10, 2021, shooting at…

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Man Gets 7 Years to Life for Attack on Janitor in Irvine

March 25, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 25-year-old man was sentenced March 24 to seven years to life in prison for attempting to sexually assault a woman cleaning officers in Irvine after hours. Eduardo Godoy Gonzalez attacked the victim about 1:30 a.m. Feb. 6, 2019 in an office building at 17877 Von Karman. Orange County Superior Court Judge Terri…

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Man Accused of Smashing and Killing Cat on Windshields in Huntington Beach

March 25, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 38-year-old man was behind bars March 24 on charges of slamming a cat against the windshields of cars in Huntington Beach, killing the animal. Beau Browning Watson pleaded not guilty Thursday to cruelty to animals and two counts of vandalism, all felonies, in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana. He was next…

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Cal State System to Launch Dual Enrollment Program for Community College Students

March 25, 2023
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The California State University (CSU) system is creating a program that allows community college students to enter a dual-admission agreement with one of CSU’s campuses—a program that the system is also hoping will boost its community college transfer enrollment numbers. The so-called Transfer Success Pathway program guarantees students’ admission to a CSU campus once they…

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