Tag: Southern California

Missing Airplane Found in Beverly Crest, Pilot Dead at the Scene

May 1, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The pilot and sole occupant of a small, single-engine airplane was found dead on a steep hillside above a home on the 3000 block of Beverly Glen Circle in Beverly Crest hours after the aircraft was reported missing April 29, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). No other deaths or injuries were…

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Southern California to See Cooler Temps, Some Light Rain This Week

May 1, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Cooler temperatures are on the way to the Southland this week, along with some rain, forecasters said May 1. Light showers and drizzle began falling early Monday morning, with wind and a 40 percent chance of rain in the forecast. An unseasonably cold storm system will move over the region between May 1–4, bringing…

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Coast Guard Rescues 4 Passengers from 3 Cruise Ships

April 30, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Four separate passengers were evacuated by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews based in San Diego from three separate cruise ships off the Southern California coast during a 24-hour period beginning Friday night. At 7:10 p.m. Friday, a 47-year-old woman suffering from a progressive acute illness was hoisted off the cruise ship Carnival Panorama, 100…

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Coast Guard Rescues 4 Passengers from 3 Cruise Ships Near San Diego

April 30, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Four separate passengers were evacuated by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews based in San Diego from three separate cruise ships off the Southern California coast during a 24-hour period beginning Friday night. At 7:10 p.m. Friday, a 47-year-old woman suffering from a progressive acute illness was hoisted off the cruise ship Carnival Panorama, 100…

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One Killed When Plane Slams Into Hillside in LA Neighborhood

April 30, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—One person was killed when a single-engine plane slammed into a grassy hillside above homes in a Los Angeles neighborhood amid dense fog, authorities said. The Cessna C172 crashed around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on the city’s west side, about 8 miles southeast of Van Nuys Airport, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Federal Aviation…

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Landslide in San Clemente Continues to Interrupt Train Service

April 30, 2023
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Train service surrounding San Clemente, California, is still out of service, and the Casa Romantica Cultural Center and nearby residents have been evacuated due to a landslide that occurred on April 27. Metrolink’s railway transportation has been suspended from Laguna Niguel to San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, and Oceanside, without any alternate transportation in place…

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Ex-San Diego Resident Sentenced for Tax Crimes, Fleeing Country Over 20 Years Ago

April 29, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A former San Diego resident who fled the United States more than 20 years ago to avoid being sentenced for tax crimes was sentenced April 28 to over five years in federal prison. Robin McPherson was slated to appear for a March 2001 sentencing hearing following his convictions for tax evasion and conspiracy, but…

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Newborn With Umbilical Cord Attached Found Dead in South El Monte Park

April 29, 2023
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SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif.—Authorities April 29 were still searching for a woman who abandoned a newborn child found dead with his umbilical cord attached in the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. Homicide detectives were sent to the 1200 block of Lerma Road at about 8 a.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s…

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California Man Found Guilty of Killing 3 After Doorbell Prank

April 29, 2023
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RIVERSIDE, Calif.—A Southern California man accused of killing three teenage boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him was found guilty Friday of murder. Anurag Chandra was convicted in a Riverside County courtroom of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. “The murder of these…

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California Adopts Rules to Cut Train Emissions, First in US

April 29, 2023
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California adopted new rules on April 27 to reduce emissions created by locomotives, becoming the first state to do so in the United States. “Locomotives are a key part of California’s transportation network, and it’s time that they are part of the solution to tackle pollution and clean our air,” California Air Resources Board (CARB)…

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