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Los Angeles

Metro train service disrupted in downtown Los Angeles by 2 structure fires 

Two separate fires are making the commute through downtown Los Angeles a messy one on Monday morning, with Metro rail service in the area disrupted and officials urging drivers to avoid the area. The fires were first reported at two separate buildings in the 1300 block of Flower Street just before 1:45 a.m. Monday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Officials stated that the boarded-up building where the first fire broke out was the site of a previous burn. By 2:15 a.m., crews were working in three commercial units and making good progress on the fires; it eventually took more than 100 firefighters an hour and 37 minutes to completely extinguish the flames, LAFD said.   3.3 magnitude quake rattles L.A. area where larger temblor struck Sunday Crews will continue to address remaining hot spots and conduct overhaul operations as the morning continues, and motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes while LAFD Arson investigators look into the causes of the fires. Metro train service was disrupted in downtown Los Angeles by 2 structure fires on Monday, Mar. 10, 2025. (KTLA) Metro train service was

Los Angeles

4 deputies hospitalized after inmate attack at Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail: LASD

Four deputies were sent to the hospital, including one who suffered a puncture wound, when multiple inmates were involved in an attack at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles on Sunday. The incident occurred during what was described as a “routine inmate movement,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release late Sunday night. “During the incident, a deputy was attacked by several inmates. Assisting deputies intervened and successfully stopped the assault,” the Sheriff’s Department said. It was unclear how many inmates were involved but they were all detained following the attack. Four deputies were taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. “One deputy sustained a puncture-type injury, but he is expected to recover,” the Sheriff’s Department said. Investigators said that a “jail-made” weapon was recovered following the incident. The inmates were also medically evaluated and will remain in custody at the Men’s Central Jail.

San Diego

Monday’s Forecast – Warmest day of the week! Enjoy the sunshine, rain coming our way tomorrow

Happy Monday San Diego! We had a great sunny weekend, and we’re starting off the week with great conditions, but expect them to change because we have some storms coming our way starting tomorrow. Today will be the warmest day of the week, the Coast of San Diego will be seeing clear and sunny skies today and comfortable temperatures in the high 60s, inland valleys will be slightly warmer temperatures in the mid 70s, the mountains are looking at slightly chillier temps in the 60s and the deserts saying warm in the 80s. Like mentioned those clear skies aren’t going to stay with us for long, we’re looking at a change of scenery in our skies starting tomorrow morning. We’re anticipating two storms coming our way, Tuesday will bring most of our county up to an inch of rain, and with it a drop in temperatures across the county. But Thursday will bring another storm, adding another inch and a half of rain to our county and a drop in temperatures, about 5-10 degrees cooler than today. As temperatures drop, so does the snow level

San Diego

San Diego City Council to discuss possible tax rate increase for cannabis businesses

Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Richard Vogel/AP SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego City Council Monday will consider increasing the tax rate on cannabis businesses in the city from 8% to 10% as San Diego faces a looming budget deficit. In 2016, voters in the city approved Measure N, which imposed a gross receipts tax of 5% on all non-medical cannabis businesses but also stipulated the tax cannot exceed 15%. This initial rate was later raised to the current 8%. In 2022, an ordinance reduced the tax rate for cannabis production facilities to 2%. Monday’s item would not change the rate for these businesses. Excluding the cannabis production facilities, 27 cannabis businesses operate in the city. During the last fiscal year, they generated $15.87 million in special cannabis taxes. If approved, the move would go into effect on May 1 and generate an estimated $3.97 million for the city. However, city staff admit, increasing the tax rate might reduce overall sales due to legal locations located outside the city and illicit

San Diego

Bills reward Allen with new contract after NFL MVP season. Deal is worth $330M, AP source says

Bills quarterback Josh Allen is now among the league’s highest-paid players. (Scripps News) NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded Sunday with a contract extension worth $330 million, including an NFL record $250 million of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players. The Buffalo Bills announced the agreement, while two people with knowledge of the deal revealed the contract’s value to The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills did not release that figure, which was first reported by ESPN.com. The new deal adds two years to Allen’s contract and locks the 28-year-old in through the 2030 season. RELATED STORY | Bills’ Josh Allen earns NFL MVP honors over Ravens’ Lamar Jackson Cleveland quarterback DeShaun Watson’s five-year contract signed in 2022 set the previous record in featuring $230 million in guarantees, per Spotrac.com. The total value of Allen’s new contract ranks second behind Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, who signed a 10-year, $450 million in 2020. Meanwhile, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott tops the NFL list in averaging $60 million per season after signing a four-year

Bay Area

San Francisco homicide: Man shot in Bernal Heights

San Francisco homicide: Man shot in Bernal Heights A man was fatally shot Friday morning in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood, the police said. The shooting was reported shortly before 7 a.m. March 7 in the 900 block of Ellsworth Street, in the Alemany Apartments complex. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds, police said; he was pronounced dead at the scene. No information on a suspect was released.

Bay Area

Cat’s constant presence on the kitchen cabinets ruining Cupertino woman’s appetite

DEAR JOAN: A loved one has an active adult cat, and she allows him to jump up and walk all over the kitchen counters and dining table. She insists the cat is not “dirty” because he cleans himself thoroughly. I say that cat litter and traces of urine and feces from the litter box remain on the cat’s paws, which then get transferred to cooking and eating surfaces. As things are, I am most uncomfortable eating at her house now. My question is, are cats that clean and should they be allowed and encouraged on kitchen counters and dining tables? — L., Cupertino DEAR L.: Cats themselves are very clean animals, spending the majority of their time self-grooming. But that doesn’t mean they are antiseptic and sterile. All living creatures carry around with them an assortment of bacteria. If we stopped to think about it, we’d probably wrap ourselves in plastic wrap and avoid allowing anything or anyone to come in contact with our bare skin. But not all bacteria is bad or harmful. Cat mouths are cleaner, generally, than those of humans and dogs. We have

Bay Area

Police: Before arrest in child porn case, California man drilled hard drive — and his fingers, too

A Yucaipa man compounded his problems on Thursday, March 6, when he injured himself while trying to destroy a hard drive containing illegal images of children as Redlands police closed in to arrest him, the Redlands Police Department said. Police showed up at the 26-year-old man’s trailer in a mobile home park in the 13000 block of 5th Street in Yucaipa around 12:30 p.m. to serve a search warrant. Seeing this, the man drilled through a hard drive but injured his fingers doing so, a police news release said. He was arrested but declined treatment for his injuries. Detectives had recovered more than 100 files of images of child sexual abuse from the electronic devices they seized as of Friday, the release said. The man was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on suspicion of possession of obscene matter, distributing obscene matter and destroying evidence, according to the San Bernardino County jail log. He has a March 10 court date. Police ask anyone with information about this case or incidents of child sexual abuse to call Detective Dale Peters at 909-798-7659. The

Bay Area

Trial starts for California man charged with killing 2 when his gang graffiti was painted over

“I just made the news. Can’t really say what I did.” That note was written on April 15, 2023 by Jamal Jackson, who is accused of killing two people and trying to kill two others as he saw men painting over his gang graffiti, a prosecutor told the jury in opening statements at Jackson’s trial on Friday, March 7. One of the men killed was hired to paint over the tag for $100. Jackson, 26, of Panorama City, is charged with murder and attempted murder in shootings by the wall of an ice cream shop in Northridge, where he painted the graffiti.  “He intended to kill these targets and then he boasted about it,” said Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Nicholas Kang. In his opening statement, Jackson’s defense lawyer said his client did not intend to kill the men he shot. He mistook them for rival gang members, Ilya Alekseyeff, the attorney, said. He is contesting the attempted murder and first-degree murder charges. What Jackson has admitted to would be second-degree murder, Alekseyeff said on Saturday, and he said lesser charges than attempted murder

Sacramento

The etiquette of digital debts among friends

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal looked at the “unspoken rules” of digital payment apps like Venmo and tried to decipher the proper etiquette for requesting money back from friends. The author of that report, Annabelle Williams, joined CBS News to discuss what she found.

Far North

Theater Tonight: Monday, March 10

I don’t have any children and by the time you are reading this, I will have carved another notch into my early 40s. Age, my general temperament and economic status puts the likelihood of offspring ever lower on the actuary board. Which is fine; I’m at least one special niece’s favorite uncle and a fairly decent cat dad, which works fine with my disposition. That being said, I’m going to drift into some unknown territory here and recommend a gig that’s strictly for the kiddos and their patient parents. Apparently, there’s a very popular series of children’s books illustrated and co-written by a chap named James Dean — not that one, obviously — called Pete the Cat , and the enterprise has turned into a minor industry including live musical storytelling, as far as I can tell. Anyway, a certified production of said material will be rolling through the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts today at 6 p.m. Tickets are $23 for kids 16 and under (although I can’t imagine too many surly teenagers will be in a froth to fill the seats) and

San Diego

Measles case confirmed in Maryland resident who recently travelled abroad

(The Hill) – A Maryland resident with recent international travel has confirmed to be infected with a case of measles. The Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials announced Sunday that a person who recently traveled internationally was confirmed to be infected. The case was not associated with the current measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. “Out of an abundance of caution, health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed, including contracting potentially exposed passengers on specific flights,” the officials said. The department said anyone who was at Washington Dulles International Airport in Terminal A, on transportation to the main terminal and in the baggage claim area, on March 5 from 4 to 9 p.m. could have been exposed. People could have been exposed if they also were at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department from March 7 at 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Early symptoms include a fever higher than 101 degrees, a runny nose, cough and red, watery eyes. A person will experience a red rash one to four days after early

San Diego

What to know about Mark Carney, elected next Canadian prime minister

(The Hill) — Mark Carney, a former central banker, won his Liberal Party’s election in a landslide on Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada. He will be sworn into office in the coming days. Carney will enter office as a political outsider. Having never held political office, Carney’s win was credited largely to his strong economic credentials — which are seen as a significant asset for Canada as the country finds itself in a trade war with President Donald Trump’s administration. Carney is a two-time central banker. He ran the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and earned praise for helping the nation recover from the 2008 financial crisis faster than many other countries did. Mark Carney: ‘Canada never, ever, will be part of America’ He was then recruited to run the Bank of England — which he did from 2013 to 2020 — becoming the first non-British person to do so in the institution’s more than 300-year history. In 2020, he became the United Nations’ special envoy for climate action and finance. Carney graduated from Harvard University in 1988

Los Angeles

Inmates attack deputies at Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail; 4 deputies hospitalized: LASD

Four deputies were sent to the hospital, including one who suffered a puncture wound, when multiple inmates were involved in an attack at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles on Sunday. The incident occurred during what was described as a “routine inmate movement,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release late Sunday night. “During the incident, a deputy was attacked by several inmates. Assisting deputies intervened and successfully stopped the assault,” the Sheriff’s Department said. It was unclear how many inmates were involved but they were all detained following the attack. Four deputies were taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. “One deputy sustained a puncture-type injury, but he is expected to recover,” the Sheriff’s Department said. Investigators said that a “jail-made” weapon was recovered following the incident. The inmates were also medically evaluated and will remain in-custody at the Men’s Central Jail.

Los Angeles

Noem says DHS is polygraphing staffers suspected of leaking immigration raid plans

Noem says DHS is polygraphing staffers suspected of leaking immigration raid plans – CBS News Watch CBS News Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says polygraph tests are being used to find staffers in the department who may be leaking information about impending immigration raids. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

Mark Carney to be Canada’s new prime minister after Justin Trudeau resignation

Mark Carney to be Canada’s new prime minister after Justin Trudeau resignation – CBS News Watch CBS News Members of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party have elected economist Mark Carney to take over for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports on the election and Bryan Passifiume, national politics reporter for the Toronto Sun, joins CBS News to discuss Carney and the state of Canadian politics. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Sacramento

Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs. It was a great time for the rich but not for the many

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat. It was the Gilded Age, a time of rapid population growth and transformation from an agricultural economy toward a sprawling industrial system, when poverty was widespread while barons of phenomenal wealth, like John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan, held tremendous sway over politicians who often helped boost their financial empires. “We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That’s when we were a tariff country. And then they went to an income tax concept,” Trump said days after taking office. “It’s fine. It’s OK. But it would have been very much better.” The desire to recreate that era is fueled by Trump’s fondness for tariffs and his admiration for the nation’s 25th president, William McKinley, a Republican who was in office from 1897 until being assassinated in 1901. Though Trump’s early implementation of tariffs has been inconsistent — with him imposing them, then pulling