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After nearly two weeks of fearing the worst, a family from Northern California says their daughter is safe and sound after disappearing in Los Angeles. Kellie Lynch — whose daughter Noelle Lynch — wrote a statement on Facebook saying that the 23-year-old has contacted the family. “We would like to extend our gratitude for all of your prayers for locating our daughter Noelle. Those prayers have been answered and Noelle has reached out to us,” Kellie wrote on the social media platform. “Please, we ask that you respect our family’s privacy at this difficult time. And know that we will share updates with you when we can. Thank you for your love and support.” On April 8, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that Noelle was missing, after not being seen or heard from since April 3. Authorities say Lynch was last seen leaving an apartment building around 5 p.m. on foot in the 900 block of East Redondo Avenue in Inglewood. Noelle Marie Lynch was reported missing in early April after she left the family home in Northern California. The 23-year-old disappeared in Los Angeles

Rescue crews in San Bernardino County have recovered the body of a man killed when his plane went down Saturday night, authorities announced Sunday.   Preliminary information from the FAA indicates the aircraft, a twin-engine Gulfstream AC95, crashed near Palm Avenue and West Verdemont Drive in the Verdemont neighborhood of San Bernardino around 8:21 p.m.  Authorities confirmed to KTLA that witnesses heard a plane sputtering and the sound of a loud crash followed by a red flash.   “Deputies from the Central Station and officers from the San Bernardino Police Department conducted a search of the area,” the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. “However, the mountain area in question was not accessible via vehicle or on foot. The Sheriff’s Aviation Division attempted to assist, but the weather restricted their ability to fly.”   Video from the scene obtained by KTLA shows police tents set up near the scene of the crash. (OnSceneTV) On Sunday morning, rescue crews spotted the debris field in the mountains north of Devil’s Canyon from the helicopter.   A search and rescue team, along with an investigator

After another cold, wet, and windy weekend, temperatures are expected to rise across Southern California this week. The Southland dealt with more rainfall and gusty winds Saturday and Sunday, while parts of the mountain areas were hit with snowfall. But, the forecast calls for sunshine and warmer temperatures as we get into Tuesday, and the dryer conditions are expected to last through next Saturday and Sunday. “By Tuesday, into Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and, next weekend, we’re looking forward to above normal temperatures,” said KTLA 5’s Kaj Goldberg. “It will be nice and warm.” Monday looks like the coolest day of the week, with highs expected to be in the upper 60s. It will be hotter in Southern California from Tuesday through Sunday, with temperatures set to hit the low-to-mid 70s, and up to the 80s in certain parts of the Southland. It will be a welcome change for the region, with numerous storms passing through SoCal since the start of 2024. March saw several wet weather patterns impact the area, with temperatures being below seasonal norms. February was one of the wettest months on record

A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday night after fleeing from Pasadena police officers and crashing into a resident’s parked Tesla, police say. Around 8:40 p.m., the department said officers discovered a parked white pickup truck facing the wrong direction on a one-way street on Hudson Avenue in Pasadena, not far from the California Institute of Technology campus. As the officers were talking with the driver, he suddenly sped away, “narrowly” missing hitting an officer, according to a release sent out by the agency. Police pursued, saying in a statement the driver was now wanted for “assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.” The suspect, identified by police as Ricardo Guade Andrade of San Fernando, soon crashed into the frontyard of a nearby home, police said. Ring doorbell camera footage of the incident shows a white truck crashing into a Tesla parked in the driveway. John Kelleher, a 20-year resident of Pasadena, said he was relaxing at home with his dogs when he heard “the mother of all booms” emanating from his frontyard. “He went over my hedges, across my front lawn, and

“Civil War” toppled “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” from its perch atop the box office, opening with $25.7 million this weekend to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday. Writer/director Alex Garland’s drama stars Kirsten Dunst, and imagines a near future in which the United States is embroiled in sectarian conflict under an authoritarian president. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” grossed $15.4 million after spending its first two weeks in first place, Comscore reported. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” was third with $5.8 million Friday through Sunday in its fourth week in theaters. “Kung Fu Panda 4” was in fourth place with $5.5 million in its sixth week, followed by “Dune: Part Two” with $4.3 million in its seventh week. Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Monkey Man” ($4.1 million), “The First Omen” ($3.7 million), “The Long Game” ($1.39 million), “Shrek 2” ($1.35 million) and “SUGA – Agust D Tour `D-DAY’ The Movie,” which opened Wednesday and grossed $990,881. This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $74.3 million. The year-to-date total is $1.887 billion —

Black, female bull rider breaks barriers – CBS News Watch CBS News Laithan Leavy is a 7-year-old bull rider in Arkansas. Her father says she’s the youngest in the state, and also the only Black, female rider. CBS affiliate KTHV’s Sarah Horbacewicz reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Two San Francisco County jails were locked down over the weekend because of increasing assaults of deputies and other staff by inmates at the facilities, officials said. Since late March, seven jail staffers have been injured in altercations with the incarcerated people they were hired to oversee, said Tara Moriarty, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. “Some of these assaults have resulted in serious injuries,” Moriarty said in a news release on Saturday. “The lockdown went into effect for the protection of all who work or reside in, or visit our jails.” The lockdown, which is expected to end next week, means any visits and programs are canceled, keeping the more than 1,100 incarcerated people at the two Bay Area jails sequestered to their cells. Affected jails include the county’s only women’s facility and its San Bruno location. “We are actively investigating these incidents to ascertain their root causes and any potential correlation,” Moriarty said. “It is imperative that we identify and address the factors contributing to these assaults to prevent future occurrences.” The San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs Assn., the union that represents

Napa police are investigating the fatal shooting of two people Saturday night, a rare instance of such violence in this wine country community popular with tourists. Officers found the two female victims about 8:10 p.m. in the 400 block of Riverside Drive, the Napa Police Department said in a news release. They appeared to be teenagers, reported KTVU-TV Channel 2, which cited a witness to the shooting. One person died at the scene and the other at a local hospital, police said. Anyone with information was asked to call Det. Dustin Dodd at (707) 257-9568. Napa Police Lt. Chris Pacheco declined to say whether a suspect had been identified, but he said that there was “no indication of any threat to public safety,” according to the Press Democrat. Napa is the largest city in Napa Valley, and homicides there are uncommon. The killings were the first two recorded in the city this year, Dodd said. More to Read

(The Hill) — People who frequently consume seafood may face a heightened risk of exposure to toxic “forever chemicals,” a study has found. Of all species tested — fresh from a market in coastal New Hampshire — shrimp and lobster had the most alarming levels of these PFAS compounds, according to the study published Friday in Exposure and Health. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are released into the environment from a variety of sources, including industrial discharge, certain types of firefighting foam and common household products. Linked to several different types of cancers, these synthetic compounds have contaminated the nation’s water resources — as well as the species that inhabit them. While scientists have long been assessing the presence of PFAS in freshwater fish, the study authors noted that seafood has thus far come under less scrutiny. “Most existing research focuses on PFAS levels in freshwater species, which are not what people primarily eat,” corresponding author Megan Romano, an associate professor of epidemiology at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine, said in a statement. To draw their conclusions, the authors paired an analysis of PFAS

The owner of a novelty gaming store in San Bernardino County is speaking out after his store, which has been open less than a year, was robbed a third time, with the latest thief threatening his employees at gunpoint.   Surveillance cameras at the store, Into the Retroverse, located in the 800 block of West Valley Boulevard in Colton, captured a man dressed in dark clothing, including a hoodie and mask, stroll into the store and walk directly behind one of the display cases.   “He just started taking stuff and said, ‘I need the money,’ and that’s when my buddy Alex went and tried to attack him,” store employee Arturo Garcia told KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw. “That’s when we started doing it in all out brawl.   The April 12 incident occurred at around 8 p.m. and it’s not the first time thieves have targeted the gaming store. Into the Retroverse was robbed on Nov. 6th and Thanksgiving Day last year as well.   Footage of the incident shows the robber in a tussle with two of the store’s employees, one of which was the

By Nidia Cavazos April 14, 2024 / 8:05 PM EDT / CBS News Kamala Harris campaigns in Arizona Kamala Harris campaigns in Arizona, blames Trump for abortion ruling 02:29 During a campaign stop in Las Vegas on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris will promote Nevada’s ballot measure to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution. The Biden-Harris campaign will help collect signatures for the ballot initiative, a Biden-Harris campaign official told CBS News. In Nevada, the initiative is being led by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom political action committee. If enough signatures are obtained, Nevadans will get to vote during the general election on enshrining abortion access for up to 24 weeks in the state’s constitution. According to the campaign official, Vice President Harris will encourage Nevada voters to support the efforts, as they are “an important step to protect against extremist state lawmakers who may try to adopt another ‘ Trump abortion ban ‘ in the future.'” As of early April, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom announced the collection of over 110,000 signatures ahead of the June 26 qualification deadline. In order to be on the

April 14, 2024 / 7:33 PM EDT / CBS News The most upsetting thing about the attack The most upsetting thing about the attack for Salman Rushdie 00:55 Author Salman Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini called for his assassination in 1989, declaring Rushdie’s novel, “The Satanic Verses,” blasphemous and an insult to Islam. After 10 years Rushdie came out of hiding and moved to the United States, where he felt safe. Then, on Aug. 12, 2022, at a literary festival in Chautauqua, New York, he was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant. Rushdie was stabbed 15 times and nearly died. He lost his right eye in the attack. He has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing about it in his new book. “Knife” comes out this week. Rushdie read several excerpts from “Knife” for 60 Minutes. Why Salman Rushdie wrote “Knife” 00:24 “I would answer violence with art,” says author Salman Rushdie. He initially didn’t want to write his new book “Knife” about the attack, but he felt he needed to