California Dolphin

A coalition of conservationists and tribes presented and 800,000 signature petition today. The petition asks the president to protect land and historic sites, including the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument and a potential expansion of Joshua Tree National Park.

Deserts

La Quinta City Council Update On Long Delayed Hotel Project

The project was initially set to open in 2019. It is planned to feature two luxury hotels, a conference center, and 84 turn-key single family homes and condos. Located off Avenue 52, just west of Jefferson Street at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains. The problem lies mainly with the securing of construction financing.

Deserts

Firebirds Plaza Party Celebration

The Coachella Valley Firebirds have a lot to celebrate and they held a big bash today. Party on Plaza was held today at the arena from 10am to 2pm and celebrated the Firebirds second consecutive trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs.

Oppenheimer español: ¿Cambio de sanciones de Estados Unidos a Venezuela?

A un día del 18 de abril, la fecha limité que se impuso Estados Unidos para anunciar si reactivara algunas sanciones petroleras a Venezuela, está ganando terreno la idea de que las sanciones individuales contra miembros del régimen venezolano podrían ser más efectivas que los castigos comerciales para obligar al régimen de Nicolás Maduro a permitir candidatos opositores en las elecciones del 28 de julio. La propuesta que circula en ambientes diplomáticos es que Washington y las democracias latinoamericanas y europeas impongan sanciones personales negándoles visas o confiscando los bienes a los más de 1,000 funcionarios y exfuncionarios del régimen de Maduro que tienen propiedades en Miami y otras ciudades de Estados Unidos, América Latina y Europa. Tan solo en el estado de Florida hay al menos 718 empresas de funcionarios o exfuncionarios venezolanos, según una investigación conjunta de 2022 del portal de periodismo investigativo Armando.Info y el Nuevo Herald. Al menos 232 de estos propietarios de empresas son militares activos o ex militares, según el informe. La mayoría de quienes aparecen en esa lista no están sujetos a ninguna sanción individual por parte de

Mookie Betts continues his torrid start to lead Dodgers past the Nationals

There was a lull in early April, when he went two games without a hit and seven games without a run batted in, but other than that, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts has been on an opening-month rampage, one that continued with a career-high-tying five hits in Tuesday night’s 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. A sellout crowd of 52,718 in Dodger Stadium saw Betts hit two doubles, three singles, score twice and drive in two runs to provide a jolt to a team that had lost four of five games. Betts now is batting .388 with a 1.190 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, six homers, five doubles, 18 RBIs and 22 runs in 20 games, “He’s pretty locked in right now–it’s fun to watch,” third baseman Max Muncy said. “He’s so locked in to what he’s trying to do with his defense that I feel like that’s carrying over to his offense. He’s fully in tune with what his body’s doing right now, and I feel that’s allowing him to get the most out of what he’s trying to do on both sides of the ball.” Betts is

Unhoused residents built home on side of Southern California freeway

Among the 46,000 people in Los Angeles experiencing homelessness, there are dozens living along the Arroyo Seco next to the 110 Freeway near Highland Park. Those living there have constructed a number of different makeshift structures, some with tents, tarps and other scrap materials, but at least one of the structures, complete with a stone wall, a walkway, a front door, electric-powered lighting and even a hammock for relaxing, stands out. The people living in the seemingly well-kept structure did not want to speak to KTLA, and as might be expected, those living near the riverfront domicile have differing opinions on the encampment. One woman who lives nearby told KTLA’s John Fenoglio in Spanish that unhoused residents don’t bother her, and that most of those living along the Arroyo are quiet and keep to themselves. Neighbor Mike Ancheta does not feel the same, though he admitted some of the handiwork on the structures is impressive. “I was just admiring the work that they’ve done,” he told KTLA. “Then, of course, you get violently attacked by these guys.” As far

Travis Kelce To Host Prime Video Game Show

Travis Kelce will host the game show, “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” on Prime Video, the streaming service announced Tuesday. The show is billed as a spinoff of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” which aired on Fox from 2007-09 and 2015, in syndication from 2009-11 and Nickelodeon in 2019. In the new version, an adult contestant will rely on a classroom full of celebrities from stage, screen and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of subjects, pulled from elementary curriculum, in an effort to win a $100,000 prize. For the final question, which will always be on the sixth-grade level, the contestant selects one celebrity to discuss the answer with before locking in. “I grew up loving game shows, and I’m excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons by hosting my very first one with `Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity,”’ Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end best known as the boyfriend of pop star Taylor Swift, said in a statement. “The original show is a great success, so to be bringing

Fire Knocked Down at Westlake Hamburger Restaurant in 14 Minutes

Firefighters extinguished a fire at a hamburger restaurant in the Westlake district in 14 minutes Tuesday evening with no injuries reported. The fire at Jim’s Burgers at 3033 Beverly Blvd., between Hoover Street and Rampart Boulevard, was reported at 9:34 p.m. and 32 firefighters were sent to the scene, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Prange said.

San Diego

House catches ablaze in Vista, no injuries reported

The fire was reported around 5 p.m. on Eucalyptus Avenue near Alta Vista Drive Tuesday

Anaheim police debut Tesla patrol cars in pilot program

The Anaheim Police Department will be introducing Tesla vehicles into their patrol fleet through a pilot program. The department said they’ve purchased six Model Y SUVs directly from Tesla. The vehicles, which are specially outfitted with the necessary equipment to become patrol vehicles, were completed by a third-party vendor called Unplugged Performance. Anaheim police said the department is facing a severe shortage of dependable and reliable patrol cars. “National supply chain issues, aging patrol vehicles, and delivery delays of newly purchased patrol cars have caused a significant vehicle shortage in the Anaheim Police Department’s fleet,” officials said. Anaheim Police Department launches specially outfitted Tesla Model Y SUVs into their patrol fleet. (Anaheim Police Department) Anaheim Police Department launches specially outfitted Tesla Model Y SUVs into their patrol fleet. (Anaheim Police Department) Details on the specially outfitted Tesla Model Y SUVs introduced into Anaheim’s police patrol fleet. (Anaheim Police Department) Anaheim Police Department launches specially outfitted Tesla Model Y SUVs into their patrol fleet. (Anaheim Police Department) Anaheim Police Department launches specially outfitted Tesla Model Y SUVs into their patrol fleet. (Anaheim Police Department) Anaheim Police

Mookie Betts and the bullpen lead Dodgers past the Nationals

Mookie Betts continued his opening-month rampage with a career-high-tying five hits, and a struggling bullpen closed the game with six scoreless innings to lead the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in front of a sellout crowd of 52,718 at Chavez Ravine on Tuesday night. Betts doubled twice, singled three times, scored twice and had two RBIs, and is now batting .388 with a 1.190 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, six homers, five doubles, 18 RBIs and 22 runs in 20 games, but the score would have been more lopsided if the Dodgers’ $700-million man had delivered in the clutch. Three times, Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate with runners in scoring position, and three times the slugger swung at the first pitch, producing a 108-mph groundout to second base in the second inning, a routine grounder to second in the fourth and a fly ball to center field in the seventh. Ohtani is now one for 19 (.053) with runners in scoring position on the season, paltry numbers for a player who entered Tuesday with a .289 career average, a .618 slugging percentage, 1.036

California farming area placed on probation over declining groundwater and sinking land

SACRAMENTO — California water regulators took the unprecedented step of cracking down on one of the state’s major farming regions for failing to take steps to curb growers’ excessive pumping of groundwater, which has sent water levels into rapid decline and is causing the land to sink. The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to place the Tulare Lake basin on “probationary” status for failing to adopt sufficient measures to address chronic overpumping. Aggressive and impactful reporting on climate change, the environment, health and science. Falling groundwater levels have caused the ground to sink as much as 6 feet in parts of the area over the last decade, and state officials have determined that a local plan for managing groundwater would allow the free fall to continue. They say that without stronger measures, hundreds of household wells are at risk of running dry. It’s the first time California officials have used their authority to intervene in a community to force stronger measures to rein in the depletion of groundwater, as required under the state’s decade-old Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). “The goal here is

Anaheim police debuts Tesla patrol cars in pilot program

Season-low Coliseum crowd of 3,296 watch Oakland A’s fall 3-2 to St. Louis Cardinals

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lance Lynn earned his first win for the St. Louis Cardinals in seven years, a 3-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night before a season-low crowd of 3,296 at the Oakland Coliseum. Lynn (1-0) allowed two runs — one earned — and five hits in seven innings, lowering his ERA to 2.18 in four starts. The 36-year-old right-hander went 72-47 for the Cardinals from 2011-17. After pitching for five other teams, he returned to St. Louis during the offseason for an $11 million, one-year contract. “From the get-go, they weren’t going to let me try to get to two strikes or get them in a strikeout situation,” Lynn said. “So then you just mix and match early and let them have some weak contact. We had some great plays behind me. All in all, that’s a good recipe.” JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley each got three straight outs, with Helsley earning his major league-leading seventh save in eight chances. St. Louis won its second straight over the A’s and got back to .500 at 9-9. Masyn Winn and Jordan Walker

Sacramento

Warriors’ season ends unceremoniously with blowout loss to Kings in play-in

SACRAMENTO — Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson didn’t even get a chance to spend what might be their final moments in the same uniform on the court. In a blowout play-in loss to the Kings, the dynastic trio checked out together with 2:13 left in a game that was already decided. The three legends are used to playing deep into May and June. Instead, their season ended on April 16. The Warriors were healthier and well rested. Their four future Hall of Famers had exponentially more playoff experience than the young Kings. They finished the season strong, while Sacramento stumbled. But Thompson picked a bad time to play the worst game of his career. Andrew Wiggins, who had turned around his season, registered a minus-25 in 25 minutes. Steph Curry, who ended Sacramento’s season with 50 points last spring, grinded against double and triple teams to reach 22 points. And the Warriors’ much-improved defense — led by Green — let Keegan Murray unload eight 3-pointers for a game-high 32 points. “We just couldn’t stay with them,” Steve Kerr said postgame. “They dominated us

Prep roundup: Serra’s Josiah Rodriguez provides pop as Padres rout Bellarmine

Baseball No. 3 Serra 7, Bellarmine 0 Josiah Rodriguez had himself a game on Tuesday. The Serra standout hit two home runs, had three hits overall, knocked in four runs and scored three runs to lead the first-place Padres to a victory over visiting Bellarmine in a West Catholic Athletic League game. Serra led 2-0 through four innings. The Padres stretched the advantage to 3-0 with one in the fifth and 6-0 with four in the sixth as they upped their record to 16-3 overall and 7-1 in the WCAL. Sam Kretsch scattered eight hits and struck out eight while pitching a complete-game shutout for Serra. The Padres also got two hits apiece from Jake Downing and Ian Josephson. Bellarmine lost its fifth in a row to fall to 10-10, 3-5. Sawyer Stout had two hits for the Bells. No. 4 Valley Christian 3, St. Francis 1 Valley Christian completed a two-sweep of St. Francis, winning on the road behind 6 1/3 strong innings from ace Quinten Marsh and an RBI apiece from Jordan Ortiz and Brock Ketelsen. Marsh and Hunter Fujimoto each had two

Body pulled from East Bay estuary identified as one of two San Pablo murder victims

SAN PABLO – A body pulled from an East Bay estuary last fall has been identified as an elderly San Pablo woman that authorities believe was killed by her son-in-law. A DNA profile of the body matched that of 74-year-old Que Thi Tran, the San Pablo Police Department said Tuesday. Tran’s son-in-law, 41-year-old San Pablo resident Phuc Hong Vo, has been charged with her murder, as well as the murder of his wife, 40-year-old Tho Ngoc Ly. Ly’s body has not been recovered. Authorities on Tuesday searched an estuary in the city of Alameda, where Tran’s body was found on Sept. 30, 2023, according to police. “This is an active and ongoing investigation and the location of victim Tho Ly’s remains are not confirmed,” police said. Tran and Ly were reported missing on Sept. 13. In December, police called on the public to help find them. A news release at the time said the mother and daughter “reportedly traveled to the Southern California region following a family argument.” Their most recent confirmed sighting was at the Sutter Avenue home where Vo and both victims lived.

Five-bedroom home in Saratoga sells for $3.6 million

19848 Veronica Drive – Google Street View The spacious property located in the 19800 block of Veronica Drive in Saratoga was sold on March 29, 2024. The $3,550,000 purchase price works out to $1,409 per square foot. The house, built in 1970, has an interior space of 2,520 square feet. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and three baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage. The property occupies a sizable 9,775-square-foot lot. Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby: In March 2024, a 2,860-square-foot home on Kane Court in Saratoga sold for $3,475,000, a price per square foot of $1,215. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. A 2,479-square-foot home on the 19800 block of Kane Court in Saratoga sold in February 2024, for $4,050,000, a price per square foot of $1,634. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. On Garnett Court, Saratoga, in April 2023, a 2,687-square-foot home was sold for $3,550,000, a price per square foot of $1,321. The

Sacramento

Video shows elephant walking through traffic after escaping circus in Montana

By 6abc Digital Staff Wednesday, April 17, 2024 5:17AM Video shows elephant walking through traffic after escaping circus in Montana BUTTE, Montana — This is not something you see every day. Video captured an elephant walking through the streets of Butte, Montana. It escaped from a traveling circus. The elephant, reportedly a 58-year-old Asian elephant, stopped traffic and knocked over a fence before her trainers corralled her back to safety. She was in the parking lot of the city’s civic center being washed ahead of a performance Tuesday when a car backfired and spooked her. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Sacramento

Bulldog Breakdown: 1-on-1 with Vance Walberg