Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Hours-Long Standoff

A kidnapping suspect who had barricaded himself in a house in an unincorporated area bordering Montebello was taken into custody Wednesday evening after an hours-long standoff. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau personnel joined deputies at a home in the 800 block of Muscatel Avenue, near San Gabriel Boulevard, in South San Gabriel around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday after a neighbor called deputies to report that the suspect allegedly stole something from them, KCAL 9 reported. “I felt threatened when he said he was going to shoot me if I didn’t get out of his property,” the neighbor told KCAL. “That’s when I called the cop again and said, ‘Hey, I need you now.’” According to KCAL, deputies learned the suspect had several warrants for his arrest that included kidnapping. The suspect was taken into custody around 9:20 p.m. U.S. marshals assisted sheriff’s department personnel in the suspect’s capture. Anyone with information about the suspect was urged to call the Temple Sheriff’s Station at 626-285-7171. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

Judge Unsure if California Law Applies in Sexual, Racial Harassment Suit

A lawsuit filed against Lizzo by a former employee who accuses the singer of repeated sexual and racial harassment will have to be shored up in the area of whether California law applies to many of her claims, a judge ruled Wednesday. Plaintiff Asha Daniels’ Santa Monica Superior Court suit names as defendants the entertainer, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson; her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc.; Lizzo’s wardrobe manager, Amanda Nomura; and Lizzo’s tour manager, Carlina Gugliotta. Daniels was hired as an assistant to Nomura and held her job for less than three weeks, according to Lizzo’s attorneys’ court papers. On Wednesday, Judge Mark H. Epstein said in a written ruling that it is unclear what events linked to many of Daniels’ claims took place in California and that there even is an inference a portion occurred in Europe while the singer was on tour. “It is true that the complaint never actually alleges that the misconduct occurred in Europe, but at least some of the allegations are Europe-centric,” the judge wrote. “And the timing is such that it would at least

Two bodies recovered from vehicle underwater at Key Bridge collapse site

Local News By Rohan Mattu Updated on: March 28, 2024 / 4:56 AM EDT / CBS Baltimore Two bodies recovered near Key Bridge collapse site Two bodies recovered near Key Bridge collapse site 08:27 BALTIMORE — The bodies of two men were recovered Wednesday from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, officials said. Four people remain missing and are presumed dead.  Maryland State Police Col. Roland Butler Jr. said divers found the men — identified as 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes and 26-year-old Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera — around 10 a.m. in a red pickup truck 25 feet deep in the Patapsco River.  Maynor Suazo, one of the six construction workers recovered at the collapse site.  The search transitioned from a recovery mission to a salvage effort Wednesday because officials believe vehicles are encased in the bridge debris, and divers are no longer able to operate around the debris. Bodies of two people found during recovery at Key Bridge collapse site 02:03 The bridge  crumbled early Tuesday  after a support column was hit by a large container ship that had lost

Popular trail in Paso Robles park will be temporarily closed

A popular trail in Paso Robles will be entirely closed as it undergoes extensive maintenance work. The City of Paso Robles announced Wednesday that maintenance work on the Centennial Park trail will start in early April. A sign on the pathway says it will be closed from April 1 to 5. The entirety of the trail will be closed during this period. The closure encompasses the trailhead at the end of Lana Street to Nickerson Drive and from the trailhead at Andrea Circle. The city also said the expected closure date only refers to heavy maintenance work and does not take into account the application of sealcoat by a contractor. That should take an additional three days, according to the city.

Additional developments coming to a popular Santa Maria shopping center

Over the last 30 years, the Crossroads center off Betteravia Road in Santa Maria has transformed into a commercial destination for shopping and dining, but new restaurants, businesses and a hotel could soon be joining the block. I feel like it is a good idea, new opportunities for people to move over here! said Santa Maria resident, Anthony Martines. I think it would be good for the city to grow, added Celestiel Ming. Ming says she moved to Santa Maria just three days ago and is on board with the idea of more development on Betteravia Road. Other locals like Luna Birdsong are less enthused about the plans. My gut reaction to that is, don’t we already have enough? Birdsong asked. I mean, we have so many hotels, so many restaurants, a lot of which are priced out from people who live heres range. This week, Newport Beach-based company, Wester Associates, announced their acquisition of a three-acre property off Betteravia and west of the Highway 101 entrance, that would be home to the final phase of the massive Crossroads development project. Juan Hernandez, a manager

The ‘Sho’ goes on; mural of Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani unveiled ahead of home opener

As anticipation builds for the “Boys in Blue” this season, the excitement is also, well, on the building as a giant mural of Shohei Ohtani was unveiled today in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo just a day ahead of the Dodgers home opener.   Towering 11 stories over L.A., Ohtani, the newly minted Dodgers superstar, offers fans hope ahead of the season home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals.   “I have faith. I think they’ll take the [National League],” fan Julianne Crawford told KTLA’s John Fenoglio. “I think they’ll come out on top of the Braves.   Another fan, Kayoko, who was visiting L.A. from Japan says the two-way sensation is also huge in his home country.   “He’s great. He’s a superstar in Japan as well, and I’m very proud as a Japanese person,” she said. The mural was unveiled Wednesday morning in front of cheering fans. World-renowned Boyle Heights artist Rober Vargas painted the mural by hand and calls it “L.A. Rising.”   A mural of Dodger two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani in L.A. Little Tokyo was unveiled on March 27, 2024. (KTLA) “This

‘Dangerous’ felon captured after walking away from halfway house in Orange County

After a weeklong manhunt, a dangerous convicted felon who walked away from a halfway house in Orange County was captured in Mexico. The man was identified as Ike Souzer, 20, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. At the time of his escape, authorities said Souzer was considered “extremely dangerous and violent” and should not be approached. On March 20, Souzer was released from custody after pleading guilty to felony vandalism. He was sentenced to 90 days in county jail and placed on probation for two years afterward. He checked into a halfway house that day, called Project Kinship in Santa Ana, but left the premises and never returned. He did not notify his probation officer of where he may have been headed. On March 27, Souzer was located in Rosarito, Mexico where he was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials. When he was initially released to the halfway house on vandalism charges, prosecutors had “strongly objected to the 90-day credit time served sentence” due to Souzer’s criminal history. 3 SoCal residents stole over $2.5 million in Target gift cards

Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: “They have a point”

Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: “They have a point” – CBS News Watch CBS News The majority of Americans now oppose Israel’s military action in Gaza, according to a new Gallup poll. On Tuesday, President Biden acknowledged pro-Palestinian protesters who interrupted his speech in North Carolina. Semafor politics reporter Shelby Talcott and Washington Post national political reporter Hannah Knowles join “America Decides” with analysis. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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Rui Hachimura is bad luck for Memphis again as Lakers win

MEMPHIS, Tenn.  —  Maybe the Grizzlies haven’t learned? Despite them being ravaged by injuries and suspensions, their season largely a throwaway, Wednesday’s game with the Lakers was their first time this year hosting the team that ousted them last spring. But, somehow, Rui Hachimura was still open. “I got all the flashbacks from last year,” he said. After Hachimura set the tone in the playoff opener a year ago by drilling five three-point shots, he found himself, again, open in Memphis, two feet behind the line just off Beale. With the Lakers forced to play without Anthony Davis because of a hyper-extended knee he suffered his 52-minute masterpiece Tuesday in Milwaukee, Hachimura’s shooting and commitment on the glass helped the Lakers hold off the Grizzlies in a 136-124 win — the Lakers’ fifth straight. Since becoming a full-time starter on Feb. 3, Hachimura is averaging 15 points and shooting 57.3% from the field and 41% from three. The Lakers are 16-7 since the change. “Clarity always helps performance. And so once inserting him into the starting lineup, it gives him a chance where the defense

Sherri Papini, who faked being kidnapped, still owes $300,000 and prosecutors aim to collect

Sherri Papini, the woman who fabricated her own elaborate kidnapping and went to prison for mail fraud and lying to federal agents, still owes more than $300,000 in restitution, federal officials say. Papini, 41, was ordered to pay $309,902 in restitution when she was sentenced to federal prison in September 2022, nearly six years after she staged her own kidnapping and kicked off a frantic search that made national headlines. But as of March 22, federal officials say, Papini still owes nearly all of that money. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California filed an application for writ of garnishment worth $340,221.23 against Papini, which includes a 10% litigation surcharge. Also targeted in the writ is the law firm representing Papini in her divorce. The filing claims Papini has a “substantial nonexempt interest in property” that is in “the possession, custody, or control of” the law firm. Sacramento-based attorney William Portanova, who represented Papini in her federal case, acknowledged during her September 2022 sentencing hearing that she was unlikely to be able to afford the payments. “Sherri Papini was ordered to make

Statue Unveiled Depicting Iconic Handshake of Ex-L.A. Supervisor and MLK

A statue was unveiled Wednesday at a church in Compton depicting a moment in 1961 when L.A. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, father of current Supervisor Janice Hahn, greeted the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at LAX with a handshake — the only local official who would agree to welcome the civil-rights leader to the city that day. “That day that my father spent with Dr. King has always been a point of pride for me and my family,” Janice Hahn said Wednesday during the unveiling at the Archdiocese of North America Unitarian Universalist Church, formerly the Calvary Community Church of Compton. The bronze statue depicts a now-iconic photo of Kenneth Hahn and King shaking hands and smiling after King descended the steps of a just-landed plane. The two would spend the afternoon together, with Hahn — an ardent civil-rights advocate who died in 1997 at age 77 — showing King around his South Los Angeles district, visiting the L.A. Calvary Community Church and talking in Hahn’s downtown office. At Wednesday’s ceremony, Janice Hahn recalled how other local elected officials at the time had “scheduling

Walk of Fame Star Honoring Martha Reeves Unveiled

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Wednesday honoring Martha Reeves, the lead singer of the Motown group Martha and the Vandellas, known for such songs as “Dancing in the Street” and “Heat Wave.” Reeves said her brother Benny, a member of the Motown soul singing group The Contours who died in 2022, “is the reason I’m here on the stage.” “He took his little sister and protected her from all the bullies and told me to sing from my heart,” Reeves said. “And mama taught us all and said, `Always sing to the best of your ability. Don’t ever short stop God with this gift.” Fellow Motown stars Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, the company’s founder Berry Gordy and William “Mickey” Stevenson, the Motown executive who discovered Reeves and hired her as a secretary before Gordy signed her to a recording contract, preceded Reeves in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 7080 Hollywood Blvd., near La Brea Avenue. Reeves’ star is near those honoring Wonder and the Motown groups The Supremes, The Temptations and The Miracles. The star is the

Suspect at large after murdering grandfather in Los Angeles County

A reward is being offered as authorities are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a grandfather in South Gate. The victim was identified as Hector Ascencio Sr., 57, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On Sept. 16, 2023, Ascencio was inside his home on the 2500 block of Glenwood Place. Someone had knocked on his front door and when he went to answer it, he was shot and killed by an unknown suspect. Ascencio’s young granddaughter was home at the time and witnessed the murder, authorities said. The suspect or suspects drove away from the scene in a dark-colored four-door vehicle. It’s unknown how many people were inside the car. The motive behind the killing remains unclear. Hector Ascencio Sr., 57, in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Teens stole thousands of dollars worth of beauty products in Orange County A $30,000 reward is being offered by L.A. County officials for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call LASD’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500

DNA leads to arrest of ‘hot prowl’ suspect tied to cold case in California

A 46-year-old man in custody for burglary is facing additional charges after alleged DNA evidence was used to connect him to a nearly year-old cold case, authorities announced Wednesday.   In April 2023, deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a residential burglary on Charterwood Court in Thousand Oaks.   Southern California man arrested for alleged sexual assault of two victims Detectives with VCSO’s East County Investigations Career Criminal Unit assumed the investigation, but ultimately closed the case in July 2023 after failing to identify a suspect in the burglary.   In late February of this year, detectives caught a break when a suspect identified as Thousand Oaks resident Luis Alonso Parada was arrested for a “hot prowl” burglary — attempting to burglarize a home while at least one person is inside the residence — in the same area of Charterwood Court.   “Detectives recognized similarities between the two cases and reopened the closed burglary case,” a VCSO news release stated. “Through the use of DNA evidence obtained during both burglary investigations, detectives established Parada as the suspect for the burglary

Prep baseball/softball roundup: Brianne Weiss strikes out 19, throws no-hitter for Orange Lutheran

Brianne Weiss is sometimes unhittable pitching for Orange Lutheran’s softball team. It happened again Wednesday when she threw her sixth career no-hitter and struck out 19 in a 7-0 win over Rio Mesa at the Michelle Carew tournament. In a second game on Wednesday, Vista Murrieta defeated Orange Lutheran 5-1. Norco 7, Gahr 4: Savannah Gonzalez had two hits and three RBIs for Norco. Baseball San Clemente 4, San Juan Hills 2: Mike Erspamer of San Clemente hit a walk-off two-run home run in the 10th inning to beat San Juan Hills (13-2). Tanner Kessler had three hits for San Juan Hills. Erspamer also threw six innings for San Clemente. Calabasas 2, Newbury Park 1: AJ Seidel delivered a two-run triple in the sixth inning and Luc Olsen got the save for Calabasas. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 11, Camarillo 0: John Trainor had three hits and five pitchers combined on a one-hitter for Notre Dame. Harvard-Westlake 4, Chaminade 1: Duncan Marsten threw six scoreless innings with nine strkeouts for Harvard-Westlake. Bryce Rainer, Cade Goldstein and Jack Laffittee each had two hits. El Dorado 2, Murrieta

Sherri Papini, who faked being kidnapped, still owes $300,000 and prosecutors are coming for it

Sherri Papini, the woman who fabricated her own elaborate kidnapping and went to prison for mail fraud and lying to federal agents, still owes more than $300,000 in restitution, federal officials say. Papini, 41, was ordered to pay $309,902 in restitution when she was sentenced to federal prison in September 2022, nearly six years after she staged her own kidnapping and kicked off a frantic search that made national headlines. But as of March 22, federal officials say, Papini still owes nearly all of that money. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California filed an application for writ of garnishment worth $340,221.23 against Papini, which includes a 10% litigation surcharge. Also targeted in the writ is the law firm representing Papini in her divorce. The filing claims Papini has a “substantial nonexempt interest in property” that is in “the possession, custody, or control of” the law firm. Sacramento-based attorney William Portanova, who represented Papini in her federal case, acknowledged during her September 2022 sentencing hearing that she was unlikely to be able to afford the payments. “Sherri Papini was ordered to make

Southern California man arrested for alleged sexual assault of two victims

A 45-year-old man has been arrested and is facing charges of attempted rape after allegedly sexually assaulting two women this week in Riverside County, authorities announced.   Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Lake Matthews Station responded to the 3700 block of Harvill Lane in an unincorporated area of Corona known as Home Gardens at around 5:45 p.m. Mar. 24 on reports of female victims asking for help, according to a department news release.   At the scene, the victims told deputies that a man, later identified as Alexander Armenta, had sexually assaulted them.   Alexander Armenta, 45, of Jurupa Valley. (RCSD) Authorities were able to locate the 45-year-old Jurupa Valley resident and take him into custody. Armenta was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on two counts of attempted rape.   The investigation into the incident is ongoing and officials are urging anyone with information about this case to contact Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Investigator John Negrete at the Lake Matthews Station at 951-272-5600.  

California State Bar recommends former Trump attorney be disbarred

The State Bar of California is recommending John Eastman, a former attorney for Donald Trump, be disbarred from practicing law. The recommendation was made in a 128-page ruling that found Eastman “culpable” of ten disciplinary charges filed by the State Bar’s investigative authority. Among those charges, he’s accused of failing to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and intentionally attempting to mislead the court. Unless Eastman challenges the ruling, his case will be presented to the California Supreme Court and he will be placed on involuntary inactive status, keeping him from practicing law in California while the case is reviewed. Eastman’s role as the former president’s attorney and his alleged involvement in obstructing the Jan. 6, 2021 certification of the Presidential Election was the focus of the case and what led to the recommendation. The Office of Chief Trial Counsel, which investigates and prosecutes attorney misconduct on behalf of the public, investigated Eastman’s actions and presented its findings to the State Bar. “Every California attorney has the duty to uphold the constitution and the rule of law,” said Chief Trial Counsel George

3/27: Prime Time with John Dickerson

3/27: Prime Time with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News Jeff Glor reports on the NTSB’s focus in the Baltimore bridge collapse investigation, an interview with the family of the Boeing whistleblower, and how misinformation about birth control is spreading online. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On