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Michael Plummer, 20; his girlfriend, Adah Pearson, 18; and his nephew, Julio Rangel Jr., about 22 months old were fatally shot in September 2000 in San Diego; prosecutors said it was over a $30 meth debt
Barbershop – and more – opens at San Diego City College
An Arizona grand jury indicted 18 people in connection with an alleged attempt to use alternate electors after the 2020 election.
Anaheim, CA — Desde 1955 cuando Walt Disney abrió su primer parque temático, el turísmo local e internacional fue cambiando año tras año, pero siempre fue en crecimiento hasta convertirse en sinónimo de las “vacaciones soñadas” para visitantes del mundo entero con visitas a parques temáticos en puntos estratégicos del planeta como lo son sus dos locaciones en los Estados Unidos (Anaheim y Orlando), uno en Europa (Paris) y tres en el continente asiático (Shanghai, Hong Kong y Tokio). Y ahora, tal y como lo publicó Los Angeles Times “hoy el gigante del entretenimiento de Burbank está redoblando su apuesta una vez más” con el planeamiento de hacer una inversión de 60 mil millones de dólares al término de 10 años tanto en parques temáticos, complejos turísticos, líneas de cruceros y mercancías temáticas. Para comenzar, aquí el Disneyland Resort de Anaheim, el primero que se creó en el mundo, acaba de recibir del ayuntamiento la aprobación para su plan de expansión que podría generar casi $1.9 mil millones para el desarrollo de nuevas atracciones, espacios para hoteles, más tiendas y más espacios para restaurantes. Pero
Fifteen people were arrested and $16 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a massive cartel bust in Southern California. The operation, nicknamed “Hotline Bling,” was a multi-agency investigation targeting a Sinaloa drug trafficking network operating in the Inland Empire. The investigation began in March 2023 and ended in April 2024. It involved the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Riverside District Office, the Riverside Police Department, and assistance from the United States Postal Inspection Service. During the large-scale operation, agents seized around 376 pounds of methamphetamine, 600,000 fentanyl tablets, 37.4 pounds of fentanyl, 1.4 kilograms of cocaine, and seven firearms. The estimated street value for the narcotics is around $16 million, Riverside police said. The amount of narcotics seized during the bust prevented the distribution of more than 10 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl within the Inland Empire and throughout the United States, officials said. Fifteen people were arrested and $16 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a massive cartel bust in Southern California in April 2024. (Riverside Police Department) Fifteen people were arrested and $16 million worth of illegal drugs were seized
A 43-year-old teacher in San Bernardino County has been arrested after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a 16-year-old girl and it’s believed he may have additional victims, authorities announced Wednesday. Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Investigations Division – Crimes Against Children Detail – responded to reports of the incident at Excelsior Charter Schools on April 24, according to a department news release. Authorities say that Victorville resident Brett David Dahl, a teacher at the charter schools, was identified as the suspect. Brett David Dahl, 43, of Victorville. (SBSD) “At the conclusion of the investigation, Dahl was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto,” the release stated. The 45-year-old teacher is facing charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony, meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, child endangerment and child abduction. Twerking vandals cause $25K in damage to Southern California business Dahl’s bail was set at $60,000. The suspect’s photograph was released because detectives believe there may be additional victims. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Det.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide. While tensions rose between police and protesters at USC earlier in the day, in the evening a few dozen demonstrators standing in a circle with locked arms were detained one by one without incident. Police officers encircled the dwindling group, which sat in defiance of an earlier warning to disperse or be arrested. Beyond the police line, hundreds of onlookers watched as helicopters buzzed overhead. The school closed the campus. While universities struggling to defuse unrest have quickly turned to law enforcement, the arrests in California were in sharp contrast to the chaos that ensued just hours earlier at the University of Texas at Austin. Hundreds of local and state police — including some on horseback and holding batons — pushed into protesters, at one point sending some tumbling into the street. Officers made 34 arrests at the behest of the university
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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The quality of life in the San Diego area makes it an attractive destination for those looking to settle down and find a home. Niche, a ranking and review website, conducted a study of nearly 100 of the best places to raise a family in the San Diego area. The company used a number of factors to determine the ranking such as the quality of local schools, safety, affordability and access to family amenities. Carmel Valley, a neighborhood with a population of 33,422, topped the list at the No. 1 spot with an overall grade of an A+. Categories like public schools, good for families, weather, health & fitness, diversity and outdoor activities all either received A+, A- or A grades. These public high schools are the best in San Diego: U.S. News and World Report Here are the other neighborhoods to make the list: No. 2: Pacific Highlands Ranch No. 3: Solana Beach No. 4: Torrey Hills No. 5: Del Mar Mesa No. 6: Black Mountain Ranch No. 7: Rancho Peñasquitos No. 8: Sabre Srpings No. 9: Encinitas No.
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Long Beach man was sentenced in federal court Monday to nine years in prison for taking two teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, to San Diego to engage in prostitution, prosecutors said. According to a release Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, one of the girls had been reported missing from Arizona before 26-year-old Deonathan Gaston of Long Beach transported her to Los Angeles and then to San Diego. Missing Camp Pendleton Marine contacted, NCIS says, but family still searching The release said Gaston had known one of the victims since she was 14. On August 13, 2023, the victims were found by the National City Police Department during a traffic stop. Authorities said they encountered Gaston in an area known for prostitution. At the time, he had no driver’s license and was not allowed to drive the car. Gaston called someone he referred to as his “girlfriend” to come pick up the car, who turned out to be the missing girl from Arizona, the release said. The other victim was later found
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) (KFSN) — The lawsuit, filed in March, stems from a Ladies Night promotional event, that happened when the Grizzlies were taking on the Stockton Ports on May 25 last year. The 23-page complaint claims that the Grizzlies violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination regardless of age, race, religion, disability, sex or sexual orientation. Legal Analyst Kevin Little said that type of promotion can be a gamble when it comes to legal challenges. “But if it’s a ladies night, and it clearly entitles women,” said Little. “Just by virtue of being women, to get in at a free, either free or at a reduced price relative to men. You run the risk of these sorts of lawsuits.” The plaintiffs on the case are Christine Johnson and Harry Crouch. The complaint said that Crouch paid $18 dollars to get into the stadium, while Johnson got into the game for free. They’re now seeking $5 million in damages. “But if as the complaint indicates, it was an event that was promoted as providing a differential entry fee for men versus women, it
WEATHER ALERT High Wind Warning WATCH LIVE Welcome, Manage MyDisney Account Log Out Thursday, April 25, 2024 2:06AM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Xavier Worthy is one of the top prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft with some mock drafts projecting the former Central Grizzly to be a first round draft pick. Ahead of draft night, he had a special surprise for a former coach in the Central Valley. In partnership with TCL, Worthy surprised his childhood coach Chris Maxey with a 98″ TV. Worthy calls Maxey a father figure who convinced him to run track, something that set Worthy on his way to breaking the record for the 40 yard dash at the 2024 NFL Combine. “Just having the opportunity to be in his life and help him and he chose me,” Maxey said of the donation. “I think that that’s very, very special.” As a junior at Central HS, Worthy helped the Grizzlies win the 2019 D-1AA state title before COVID-19 took away his senior season. “I was a football player before track,” Worthy said of Maxey. “Him giving me that aspect to get
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Some local students are getting the opportunity of a lifetime to work on a supercar, helping them advance their skills in technology and manufacturing. It’s called the Trion Nemesis, an advanced supercar that aims to be a first-of-its-kind in many ways. “A lot of the things that we are still using today, such as the stowaway seat in the caravan that folds into the floor, he designed that,” explained Kie Fair with Trion Supercars Group. The team from Trion Supercars Group touched on some of the auto innovations their founder and CEO, Richard Patterson, has brought to the table and what he is looking for from students. “No more plugging up. We are going to be doing removable batteries, and you heard it first here at Trion,” said Fair. Several entities will be partnering to bring the Trion Supercar build to Fresno. That includes (CTEC) the Career Technical Education Charter High School, Duncan Polytechnical High School, (CART) the Center for Advanced Research and Technology, and Fresno State. “I’m really surprised that our goal is to make a replaceable battery because that
Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:50AM One person has died following a house fire in Visalia. VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — A Visalia family is mourning the loss of a mother, grandmother and wife, as her life was tragically taken in a house fire. The Visalia Fire Department says the victim, who was in her 60s, was sleeping in the bedroom where the fire started. Her husband did what he could to try to rescue her but when first responders arrived it was already too late. “Vicky was a very sweet, kind, person-lady. She was really kind and helpful,” says Candice, who remembers her boyfriend’s mom Vicky as a loving person. Around 5 am Wednesday, flames engulfed her bedroom at a home on Howard Street. Barely able to walk because of health conditions, she was unable to get out. The Visalia Fire Department says she died because of her burns. “It’s a very unfortunate situation. We are just glad the husband did what he could and was able to get out because this could’ve been much worse, this could’ve been a double fatality fire,” explains Visalia Fire
WASHINGTON — Back in the spring, Gavin Lux’s biggest problem was throwing the ball. Then the regular season started, and the Dodgers’ once highly touted infielder suddenly looked unable to hit. A month into his return from missing 2023 with a knee injury, Lux arrived at Nationals Park this week with just nine hits in 19 games, a .148 batting average that ranked 10th-worst in the majors among hitters with 50 at-bats, and a seemingly dwindling amount of time to reaffirm his place as a core member of the team. Manager Dave Roberts hadn’t lost faith in Lux, the former first-round draft pick who underwent knee ligament surgery last March after a spring training injury. But Lux’s own self-belief seemed to be wavering, after his defensive struggles in camp this year cost him his starting shortstop spot, and his poor start at the plate raised questions about his role as the regular second baseman near the bottom of the lineup. “Baseball is so much mental,” Lux said Which is why, in an 11-2 Dodgers win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night, Lux’s pair of ground-ball
Forty years ago, future Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell threw a no-hitter for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame against rival Crespi. On Wednesday, Erik Puodziunas, the Michigan-bound pitcher for Notre Dame, came close to duplicating that performance from 1984. He had a no-hitter for six innings against the Celts before giving up a leadoff double to Krystan Bell in the bottom of the seventh. He finished with a one-hitter in Notre Dame’s 6-0 Mission League victory. Levi Sterling hit a two-run home run and double. Chaminade 15, St. Francis 2: Vinny Van der Wel hit a grand slam and finished with four hits and four RBIs and Greg Rangel added a home run, four hits and four RBIs in the Mission League win. Harvard-Westlake 4, Bishop Alemany 2: Bryce Rainer struck out three in an inning of relief and was walked three times in the Wolverines’ Mission League win. Loyola 11, Sierra Canyon 4: Augie Lopez hit his fifth home run of the year and finished with three RBIs. James Dell’Amico added two hits and two RBIs. Donnie Morgan had two doubles. Agoura 2, Calabasas
It’s absurd that in the 21st century, the Supreme Court is debating how close to death pregnant women need to be before doctors can perform a medically necessary abortion. But that’s where we are nearly two years after this same court in the Dobbs decision overturned the constitutional right to an abortion — and launched a profusion of state abortion laws that range from repressive to downright dystopian. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging a law in Idaho that falls into the latter category. It outlaws all abortions except in the case of rape and incest (and then, only in the first trimester of pregnancy) or when a patient is in danger of dying if they don’t have an abortion. Doctors who violate that could face up to five years in prison. But that death exception conflicts with the 1986 federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act — known as EMTALA. Under the law, emergency rooms in hospitals that receive Medicare funding (which most do) must treat and stabilize a person who has an urgent medical condition. A patient can
The state attorney general’s office is going to court to stop the Chino Valley Unified School District from enforcing its revised parent notification policy. On Wednesday, April 24, the office filed a motion asking the court to make a final decision in its lawsuit against the district’s parent notification policy and is trying to block a revised policy approved by the school board in March. “Today’s motion seeks to ensure no child becomes a target again by blocking Chino Valley Unified from ever adopting another forced outing policy,” California State Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release. Chino Valley revised its parent notification policy March 7 in an effort to address some of the court’s concerns about the original policy, Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, which is representing the school district, said in a Wednesday email. In October, San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Michael Sachs granted a preliminary injunction requested by Bonta, preventing the district from implementing portions of the policy. The original policy, adopted by the board in July, would have required schools to notify parents if students requested to change their name or
SAN JOSE – The former president of an association that supports enrichment programs at an elementary school in San Jose has been arrested on suspicion of writing more than $400,000 worth of unauthorized checks to herself, authorities said. The San Jose Police Department launched an investigation last July after it received an online report about a potential theft from the Schallenberger Home and School Association, police spokesperson Stacie Shih wrote in a news release Wednesday. The association backs enrichment programs at Schallenberger Elementary School, located at 1280 Koch Lane. The probe uncovered suspicious financial transactions that occurred between 2019 and 2023, Shih said. The association’s president at the time was identified as a suspect. The suspect – identified as a 51-year-old San Jose woman – wrote approximately 45 fraudulent checks to herself totaling more than $400,000, Shih said, adding that the checks were purported to be reimbursement for services that were not rendered. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect and a search warrant for her home. She was arrested Tuesday and booked into Santa Clara County jail on grand theft and forgery charges.
SAN JOSE — The trial for Cain Velasquez — the former mixed-martial arts champion charged with trying to kill a man accused of molesting his child and instead shooting the man’s stepfather after a lengthy South Bay car chase — is set to start September 9, a judge ruled Wednesday. The scheduled start date in Santa Clara County Superior Court would be nearly two years after another judge determined there was enough evidence for Velasquez, who fought professionally out of San Jose, to stand trial on attempted murder and nine gun assault charges. It would also be more than 2½ years after the shooting, which occurred in late February 2022. Judge Elizabeth Peterson on Wednesday also set a pre-trial hearing for June 26 to determine whether the prosecution and defense will be ready to go to trial in September. Velasquez has been out of jail custody since he was granted $1 million bail and monitored release after the November 2022 preliminary examination that sent his case to trial. Since then, he has been allowed to participate in wrestling and mixed-martial arts events in California and
OAKLAND — A third suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 46-year-old man who police say was beaten with high heels and stabbed in the buttocks. Miah Newman, 19, of San Jose, was charged this week with murdering Roy Ramsey in a March 29 stabbing and beating. Her co-defendant, 23-year-old Kimberly Burgos, was charged earlier this month, as was a 17-year-old girl who is facing charges as a juvenile. Two of the five females allegedly involved have not been identified. One of the suspects allegedly sent a text message saying that Ramsey was intoxicated and started the altercation by “slamming” Newman to the ground, authorities said. Both Newman and Burgos have been released from jail, per court orders that require them to wear GPS monitors, report to a job training program and not engage in prostitution or loiter in areas associated with it. Prosecutors did not contest their release from jail, court records show. According to authorities, Ramsey was seen arguing with a group of five suspected sex workers around 2:20 a.m. on the 1500 block of International Boulevard
