Shooting into vehicle leaves sleeping passenger in Paso Robles uninjured, police say

A person sleeping in a vehicle in Paso Robles did not wake up when the window was shot out early Saturday morning, according to Paso Robles police. Police say they responded to reports of a single shot heard at about 13 minutes after midnight along the 1300 block of Spring Street. Police say they located a parked vehicle with the right passenger window shot out and say the person sleeping in the passenger seat was uninjured and slept through the incident. While authorities were still on scene, police say another shot was heard a few blocks north at around 12:30 a.m. Police say officers were unable to locate where the shot was heard. A vague description of the possible shooter, identified as a male, was released. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the department at (805) 237-6464. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers 24/7 at (805) 549-STOP or by texting SLOTIPS and the message to CRIME (274637).

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Santa Maria

A pedestrian died after being hit by a car in Santa Maria Friday night. Santa Maria police say it happened shortly at around 9:25 p.m. on the 800 block of North Broadway. Police say the pedestrian, identified so far only as a male, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. No other information on the pedestrian or driver has been released by police. Police expected N. Broadway between Alvin and McElhaney to be closed until around 3 a.m. Saturday as part of the investigation.

Police in Southern California arrest man they say threatened business, showed up with automatic rifle

Police arrested a man accused of threatening an Orange County business while keeping a rifle in his car. In a post to Instagram on Friday, the Garden Grove Police Department said a man had been investigated for threatening employees of a local business in the midst of an apparent contract dispute. According to investigators, the man told the employees that he “had a gun” and would shoot them with it. Over the course of the investigation, police identified the man as 61-year-old Stephen Joseph Strigas and determined that he had multiple firearms registered in his name. The Garden Grove Police Department arrested a man on suspicion of criminal threats after he allegedly threatened a local business on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Garden Grove Police Department) Police arrested Strigas at his work in Fontana on Thursday, and in his vehicle at that time was an AR-10 rifle with ammunition, law enforcement officials said. Officers also recovered more guns and ammo while executing a search warrant in his San Bernardino County Home. Strigas was booked into Orange County Jail on suspicion of criminal threats, police said.

Pedestrian Injured by Red Line Train in Downtown LA

A pedestrian was struck by a Metro Red Line train in downtown Los Angeles Saturday and suffered minor injuries, authorities said. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 9:46 a.m. to 101 S. Hill St., the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The victim’s age and gender were not immediately reported, but the injuries were described as “non-life-threatening.” It was not immediately known if the person was taken to a hospital.

Southwestern Law School Drops Suit vs. Insurer Over Coverage Dispute

Southwestern Law School has dropped its lawsuit alleging an insurance company breached a contract to provide complete coverage in defense of a family’s claims of substandard conditions at an apartment building the school owns near its Mid-City campus, nearly two months after the parties announced a tentative settlement. In the underlying lawsuit, Carina Castaneda and her relatives alleged in their Los Angeles Superior Court complaint that they suffered severe emotional distress after Castaneda’s 3-year-old son, Isaias Melendez, contracted lead poisoning. The family’s suit alleged that Southwestern failed to properly own, operate and manage their Shatto Place apartment complex. The case later settled for an undisclosed amount. Southwestern’s suit against the insurer, United Educators Insurance, was brought last Oct. 2, also in Los Angeles Superior Court. It claimed that the school bought insurance from the company for more than a decade and that the policies provided at least $30 million in coverage each year with the promise to defend and compensate Southwestern against a broad range of legal actions. On Thursday, Southwestern attorneys filed court papers with Judge Teresa Beaudet asking that the suit be dismissed

Celine Dion shares health update in rare photo with sons

Entertainment By Kerry Breen Updated on: March 16, 2024 / 9:52 PM EDT / CBS News Celine Dion shares health update in rare photo Celine Dion shares health update in rare photo with sons 00:23 Singer Celine Dion shared an update about her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome alongside a rare photo of herself and her three sons.  In her post, Dion noted that March 15 was International Stiff-Person Syndrome Awareness Day, saying that “trying to overcome” stiff-person syndrome was “one of the hardest experiences” of her life. Dion announced her diagnosis with the condition in 2022, saying at the time that the illness had impacted her ability to sing and walk, and in May 2023, she canceled all upcoming performance dates . In December 2023, Dion’s sister Claudette told a French publication that the singer no longer had control of her muscles .  The disease is an  incurable neurological condition  with features of an autoimmune disease, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Fewer than 5,000 people in the United States are believed to have the illness, according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases

Man carjacked Mercedes-Benz at knifepoint, led officers on pursuit: LAPD 

Police arrested a man after he allegedly stole a vehicle at knifepoint and led officers on a pursuit throughout the Los Angeles area. According to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department, the carjacking occurred just before 3 a.m. near 6th and Flower streets in downtown L.A.  Long Beach residents on edge amid rise in dispute-related shootings, stabbings Preliminary information indicated that the suspect carjacked three occupants in the black Mercedes and then fled the area, traveling on the 105 Freeway before merging onto the 110 Freeway and exiting at Rosecrans Boulevard.  Police arrested a man after he allegedly stole a vehicle at knifepoint and led officers on a pursuit throughout the Los Angeles area on Mar. 16, 2024. (OnSceneTV) Police arrested a man after he allegedly stole a vehicle at knifepoint and led officers on a pursuit throughout the Los Angeles area on Mar. 16, 2024. (OnSceneTV) Police arrested a man after he allegedly stole a vehicle at knifepoint and led officers on a pursuit throughout the Los Angeles area on Mar. 16, 2024. (OnSceneTV) He kept driving on surface streets through Compton

Diners tip more when this little detail is added to the check, study suggests

A smile goes a long way — especially if it’s printed on your restaurant check. The results of a recent study published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management suggest that restaurant patrons can be encouraged to tip a little extra if there’s a smiley-face emoji printed alongside the suggested gratuity on their check. “We hypothesized that if we gave them this smiley face, or if it was kind of cute, it would elicit a more positive reaction,” co-author Sarah Lefebvre, Ph.D, an associate professor of marketing at Murray State University in Kentucky, told Nexstar of the study’s aim. Tornadoes kill 3 and leave trails of destruction in the central US Lefebvre and co-authors Laura Boman, Ph.D, and Marissa Orlowski analyzed tipping behavior in three different circumstances, which including on-site dining and online ordering. In each case, when the total bill was presented, the subjects were prompted to select from a set of suggested gratuities with different emoji printed next to each amount: the lowest suggested gratuity was paired with a neutral emoji (not smiling or frowning), and increasingly larger amounts were accompanied by happier-looking emoji.

U.S. government charter flights to evacuate citizens from Haiti

World March 16, 2024 / 1:09 PM EDT / CBS/AP Humanitarian crisis worsens in Haiti Humanitarian crisis worsens in Haiti 02:46 The U.S. government said on Saturday that it is arranging a charter flight from Haiti to the U.S. for those with valid passports.  The flight will leave from the Cap-Haitien International Airport, which can only accommodate limited travel amid violence in the country. The State Department instructed citizens and eligible family members interested in traveling to the U.S. to fill out an intake form.  Officials warned that the trip from Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital, to Cap-Haitien is “dangerous” and recommended that people consider the flight “only if you believe you can reach Cap-Haitien airport safely.” The government cannot currently provide overland transport to the airport, the State Department said, but is working “on options for departures out of Port-au-Prince.” The airport and the capital city are about 120 miles apart.  The  country has been overwhelmed by violent gangs  that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war. Some 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid

Police arrest man who allegedly told employees of Orange County business he would ‘shoot them,’ kept rifle in car

Police arrested a man accused of threatening an Orange County business while keeping a rifle in his car. In a post to Instagram on Friday, the Garden Grove Police Department said a man had been investigated for threatening employees of a local business in the midst of an apparent contract dispute. According to investigators, the man told the employees that he “had a gun” and would shoot them with it. Over the course of the investigation, police identified the man as 61-year-old Stephen Joseph Strigas and determined that he had multiple firearms registered in his name. The Garden Grove Police Department arrested a man on suspicion of criminal threats after he allegedly threatened a local business on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Garden Grove Police Department) Police arrested Strigas at his work in Fontana on Thursday, and in his vehicle at that time was an AR-10 rifle with ammunition, law enforcement officials said. Officers also recovered more guns and ammo while executing a search warrant in his San Bernardino County Home. Strigas was booked into Orange County Jail on suspicion of criminal threats, police said.

Meet Hansel Enmanuel, the NCAA standout who lets nothing get in his way

Meet Hansel Enmanuel, the NCAA standout who lets nothing get in his way – CBS News Watch CBS News Hansel Enmanuel gained worldwide recognition last year when he kicked off his collegiate basketball career at Northwestern State University. This year, he transferred to Austin Peay State University to nearly double his average playing time and rank second in blocked shots. And he’s doing it all with one arm. Dana Jacobson has more on his story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

At least 3 dead in shootings in Falls Township, Pa., suspect vehicle found

Local News By Joe Brandt, Alicia Roberts, Marcella Baietto, Iman Jones Updated on: March 16, 2024 / 12:05 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia CBS News Live CBS News Philadelphia Live FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — At least three people were shot and killed Saturday morning in Falls Township, Pennsylvania in what was described as a domestic-related incident, police sources confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia. Police were in pursuit of a suspect in the shootings and Falls Township residents received emergency notifications to shelter-in-place. Middletown Township police said a vehicle used by the suspect was located in Trenton, New Jersey just across the river from Falls Township. 🚨🚨 IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MESSAGE 🚨🚨 There has been confirmed shootings in Falls Township. There are several gun shot…Posted by Middletown Township Police Department on Saturday, March 16, 2024 They identified the suspect as 26-year-old Andre Gordon, who has ties to both Bucks County and Trenton. “Sources in Trenton are advising that they have the vehicle, but not the suspect. Suspect is Andre Gordon, a 26 year old male who has ties to addresses in Bucks and Trenton. It’s believed he

Blind 750-pound alligator named Albert seized from New York home

U.S. By Cara Tabachnick March 16, 2024 / 11:49 AM EDT / CBS News A 750-pound, 11-foot-long alligator named Albert was seized from a New York home this week, setting the stage for a confrontation between the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation and the animal’s self-proclaimed owner.  The alligator lived in an in-ground pool in the backyard of owner Tony Cavallaro’s Hamburg, New York home, and has multiple health problems, including blindness in both eyes and spinal complications, officials said. Cavallaro allegedly allowed members of the public “to get into the water to pet the unsecured alligator,” according to the department.  Albert was seized on Wednesday in “the interest of public safety and the health, safety, and protection of the alligator,” the department said. He has been placed with a specialized caretaker who can care for him while the damage was assessed.  Cavallaro refuted claims that he had not properly cared for the animal, writing in an online petition calling for Albert’s return that he treated the alligator better “than most people take care of their kids.” He also criticized the department for the way the seizure was

El maratón de Los Ángeles es el domingo. Aquí están las vías que se deben evitar

Aproximadamente 25.000 corredores recorrerán las calles de la ciudad, pasando por lugares emblemáticos, todo con el objetivo de completar la edición 39 del Maratón de Los Ángeles del domingo. El recorrido de 26.2 millas comienza en el Dodger Stadium e inicia a las 7 a.m. pasando por varias comunidades, incluidas Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood y Century City. Algunos de los íconos más famosos por los que pasarán los corredores incluyen Chinatown Dragon Gate, el Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles, Echo Park Lake, Capitol Records Building, el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood, el Teatro Chino TCL, Rodeo Drive y la histórica Ruta 66. La meta de la carrera está en Santa Monica Boulevard y Avenue of the Stars en Century City. La carrera termina oficialmente 6 1/2 horas después de que el último corredor cruza la línea de salida. Alrededor de 3,500 participantes representan a Students Run LA, un programa de tutoría y acondicionamiento físico después de la escuela para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria en riesgo del área de Los Ángeles. También participan 95 Legacy Runners: atletas que completaron

Friday’s prep baseball and softball scores

Baseball Alhambra 9, Schurr 2Aliso Niguel 9, Peninsula 5Alta Loma 2, Claremont 1Anaheim 13, Santa Ana Valley 1Animo Leadership 15, Hawthorne 7Apple Valley 11, Hesperia 9Arcadia 10, Hoover 0 (5 innings)Argonaut 11, Sonora 1 (6 innings)Arroyo 9, Mountain View 0Ayala 8, Glendora 2Banning 5, Coachella Valley 1Bell Gardens 4, Keppel 2Beverly Hills 4, Westchester 2Birmingham 6, El Camino Real 5Bishop Amat 6, Bishop Montgomery 0Bonita 2, Colony 1Bosco Tech 16, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 2Brentwood 6, Viewpoint 3Buena Park 5, Montclair 1Burbank Burroughs 9, Muir 3Camarillo 4, Simi Valley 1Castaic 6, Golden Valley 0Cathedral 4, St. Bernard 1Chaminade 5, Windward 1Chino Hills 9, Don Lugo 0Cleveland 4, Chatsworth 3Corona 9, Norco 8 (8 innings)Corona Centennial 4, Corona Santiago 2Corona del Mar 8, Fountain Valley 0Costa Mesa 6, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 2Crean Lutheran 3, La Palma Kennedy 0Crescenta Valley 6, Pasadena 1Cypress 10, Tustin 4Diamond Ranch 12, Arroyo Valley 1Eastvale Roosevelt 9, Riverside King 2El Modena 5, Villa Park 0El Segundo 5, Wiseburn Da Vinci 3Elsinore 3, Canyon Springs 0Esperanza 2, Anaheim Canyon 1Estancia 15, Santa Ana 3Flintridge Prep 2, Providence 1Fremont 11, Contreras 2Ganesha

Long Beach residents on edge amid rise in dispute-related shootings, stabbings 

A group of people were shot at outside of a bar in Long Beach overnight, underscoring the rise in crime plaguing the area and causing more worry for residents and city officials.  Saturday’s shooting occurred just after midnight; Long Beach Police Department officers were in the area of Pine Avenue and First Street when they heard gunshots and radioed for backup, preliminary information indicates.  1 dead, 1 hospitalized after violent crash in North Hollywood Shell casings were found in an alleyway off Pine near several crowded bars. Officers located four victims, who told them they were shot at following a verbal dispute but were not injured. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact the Long Beach Police Department. Officers on the scene of a no-hit shooting in Long Beach, CA on Mar. 16, 2024. (OC Hawk) The no-hit shooting took place just blocks away from where a food truck vendor was almost stabbed to death while defending an elderly woman being robbed on Mar. 11.  The vendor, Bryan Tecun, was driving his food truck home when he spotted the woman being assaulted

Eye on America: Successful eye transplant, and the healing power of breathing

Eye on America: Successful eye transplant, and the healing power of breathing – CBS News Watch CBS News In New York, we speak with the patient and medical team behind the first successful eye transplant. Then in Arizona, we get a firsthand look at a breathing technique that proponents claim can create a healing psychedelic state without any drugs. Watch these stories and more on “Eye on America” with host Michelle Miller. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Multiple people shot in Falls Township, Pa.: residents asked to shelter-in-place

Local News By Joe Brandt, Marcella Baietto, Iman Jones Updated on: March 16, 2024 / 10:54 AM EDT / CBS Philadelphia CBS News Live CBS News Philadelphia Live FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — Residents of Falls Township, Pennsylvania received emergency notifications to shelter-in-place after multiple people were shot Saturday morning, according to local police. Middletown Township police said on Facebook that there have been multiple shootings in Falls Township with several victims. “There are several gun shot victims and it is unknown at this time if they are targeted or random,” Middletown police’s Facebook post read. “MTPD is monitoring our traffic and borders and it does not seem that the shooter has entered our township limits.”  🚨🚨 IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MESSAGE 🚨🚨 There has been confirmed shootings in Falls Township. There are several gun shot…Posted by Middletown Township Police Department on Saturday, March 16, 2024 Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says law enforcement are pursuing a suspect and investigating a carjacking connected to the suspect. There is an active shooter alert in Falls Township — we are monitoring a carjacking and a shooting in two sections of Falls Township.  I’m

Colman Domingo Takes 3 Individual Nods into NAACP Image Awards

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo has a leading three individual acting nominations heading into Saturday evening’s presentation of the 55th NAACP Image Awards, including a nod for entertainer of the year. Domingo, who was nominated but lost a lead-actor Oscar for his work in “Rustin,” will compete in the entertainer of the year category with Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey, Keke Palmer and Usher. The Image Awards celebrate outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in categories including film, television, music, literature and podcasts. Domingo is also nominated as outstanding actor in a motion picture for “Rustin,” and as a supporting actor in “The Color Purple.” “Rustin” and “The Color Purple” are both nominated for outstanding motion picture, along with “American Fiction,” “Origin” and “They Cloned Tyrone.” Also nominated for best actor in a motion picture are Denzel Washington for “The Equalizer 3,” Jamie Foxx for “The Burial,” Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction” and John Boyega for “They Cloned Tyrone.” For best actress, nominees are Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor for “Origin,” Barrino for “The Color Purple,” Bailey for “The Little Mermaid,” Teyana Taylor for “A Thousand And One”

Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in North Hollywood

A 25-year-old woman was killed when she collided with another vehicle Saturday in North Hollywood. Los Angeles Police officers were called at approximately 12:40 a.m. to Tujunga Boulevard and Sherman Way where they learned the victim was driving north on Tujunga when she collided with another vehicle driving east on Sherman Way, an LAPD spokeswoman told City News Service. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were called and pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Police said the driver of the second vehicle remained at the scene to cooperate with officers. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

Chef at Manhattan’s premier Nordic restaurant makes new opportunities for others

Chef at Manhattan’s premier Nordic restaurant makes new opportunities for others – CBS News Watch CBS News Chef Emma Bengtsson is the first Swedish female chef to earn 2 Michelin stars and the most recent recipient of the organization’s Mentor Chef Award. Born in Sweden, Bengtsson developed a taste for her grandmother’s cooking and takes pride in sharing it with those lucky enough to get a seat at her Manhattan restaurant Aquavit. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On