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Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot an L.A. motorcycle deputy in the back while the uniformed officer was sitting at a stop light in West Covina on Monday. The incident unfolded at around 2:45 p.m. in the area of Barranca and Garvey avenues, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said during a press conference later that evening.   The nearly 20-year veteran of the department, who was on his way to training, put out an emergency broadcast after he was shot.  The deputy was rushed to the hospital where he is expected to recover.  “Thank God, the bullet did not penetrate his bullet-proof vest,” Luna said. “Based on the examination of his vest, he was struck once and I’m very grateful to say that he is currently listed in stable condition. ” During the initial manhunt for the suspect, authorities worked to track down a vehicle, described only as a white van with a black roof rack, in the 600 block of Mangate Avenue, along Valinda Avenue in La Puente.  Aerial footage captured by Sky5 showed a heavy presence of several law enforcement agencies

First there was Jackie and Shadow, now there’s Lucy and Ricky. A pair of bald eagles that have called a wetlands habitat in Riverside County their home for several years has been given formal names and officials say they’ve welcomed three new eaglets. Lucy and Ricky reside at Prado Wetlands, a constructed wetlands habitat near Corona that is owned and managed by the Orange County Water District. It’s the largest such man-made wetlands on the West Coast, officials say. Lucy and Ricky, an eagle pair that has resided at Prado Wetlands for several years, sit in a tree in this undated photo. (OCWD) In observance of Earth Day, the OCWD has given formal names to Lucy and Ricky, as well as announced the successful hatching of their three eaglet offspring. “Seeing our bald eagle family flourish underscores the importance of our environmental stewardship programs,” said Water District President Cathy Green. “OCWD has a critical mission to manage and protect the groundwater basin here in Orange County and our work out in Prado supports this.” Lucy and Ricky’s eaglets sit in their nest at Prado Wetlands

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department is advising beachgoers to avoid all water contact at three beaches in the region. The three locations are: Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach. (Near Will Rogers Tower 18, 100 yards up and down the creek in both directions) Marie Canyon Storm Drain and Puerco Beach. (The entire swim area) Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. (The entire swim area) Officials say the ocean water quality has deteriorated in these three areas due to high levels of bacteria. The Department of Public Health adds that the danger of elevated bacteria levels is especially high around discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers. The health department tests ocean water bacteria levels regularly and advisories will be lifted once the levels meet standards set by the state of California. For a map and the latest information on beach closures and warnings, check the L.A. County Department of Health’s website or call the county’s hotline at 1-800-525-5662.

A woman in her 40s or 50s has died following another violent incident involving public transportation in Los Angeles. The latest incident occurred around 5 a.m. Monday morning. The victim was stabbed as she exited the Universal City B Line Station at 3901 Lankershim Blvd, close to the major tourist attraction, Universal Studios. The attacker fled the scene, but a combination of surveillance cameras and witness descriptions about the man and his distinctive clothing helped Los Angeles Police Department officers locate and arrest the suspect a short time later near Ventura Boulevard and Vineland Avenue. Authorities say it appears that the suspect and the victim did not know each other. “This does appear to be completely unprovoked from what witnesses have told detectives,” LAPD Det. Meghan Aguilar to KTLA 5’s Rachel Menitoff. “There was no altercation prior to this violent attack.” Train service was halted for several hours as officers investigated at the Studio City station. A bus bridge service was available to riders between the North Hollywood and Hollywood-Highland stations, L.A. Metro spokesperson Dave Sotero said. Some Metro riders say they have an elevated

A person has been arrested in connection with a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy who was reportedly shot in the chest and rushed to the hospital Monday.   Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly how the shooting unfolded, but authorities responded to the motorcycle deputy’s call for help in the area of Barranca and Garvey avenues in West Covina.   After launching a manhunt for the suspect, authorities worked to track down a vehicle, described only as a white van with a black roof rack, in the 600 block of Mangate Avenue, along Valinda Avenue in La Puente. A man was taken into custody in La Puente in connection with the shooting of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy in nearby West Covina on Monday, April 22, 2024. (KTLA) The wounded officer is seen being treated in an ambulance in West Covina, California on April 22, 2024. (KTLA) Authorities say the deputy was on-duty and riding his motorcycle when he was shot. April 22, 2024. (KTLA) The scene at Barranca Street & Garvey Avenue where a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was shot in

By Camilo Montoya-Galvez April 22, 2024 / 8:48 PM EDT / CBS News Ukrainian refugee family on moving to U.S. Ukrainian refugee family reflects on nearly 2 years of living in U.S. 06:17 Pennington, New Jersey — Yana, a 10-year-old fourth-grader from Ukraine with a bright smile and big dreams, said she has felt welcomed in New Jersey, calling the U.S. “very, very, very nice.” “I like the flowers here,” Yana said in English, which she has learned remarkably quickly. “People aren’t, like, being mean to anybody. They’re being nice to everybody.” Asked if she feels safe in America, Yana said, “Yeah.” Roughly two years ago, Yana and her family had their lives suddenly upended by Russia’s invasion of their native country. Olena Kopchak, Yana’s mother, remembers the very moment their neighborhood in the port city of Mykolaiv was shelled by the Russian military. “We heard powerful explosions,” Kopchak said in her native tongue. “We could not believe it at the beginning … our house was literally moving. It started to shake. We thought it was the end.” Olena Kopchak and her daughter Yana. Courtesy

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Authorities Monday released the name of a woman killed in a suspected DUI crash in Santa Ana. The victim was identified as 27-year-old Jocelyn Janet Campos of Paramount, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Campos was a passenger killed in the solo-vehicle crash that occurred about 2 a.m. Sunday near 800 S. Main St., police said. The driver of the pickup and another male passenger were taken to an area hospital and were expected to survive, police said. The driver was going south on Main when he lost control, slammed into a palm tree and then rammed into a pole, police said. Police booked the driver, whose name was not released, on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter.

James Alvarez Monday recalled the chilling moment he saw a sport utility vehicle careening toward him and his pregnant wife on their nightly walk in Anaheim nearly four years ago. The couple had taken to daily walks on their health kick during the pregnancy the two had worked so hard for after a couple of years of trying, he said. “I remember seeing her glow,” Alvarez said. “The only difference that day was we took a different route… We took the long way home.” Then he could hear “screams” from the nearby shopping center as a “white SUV was losing control.” Clutching the hand of his 23-year-old wife, Yesenia Lisette Aguilar, “I closed my eyes, thinking this is how our lives would end.” Then, she was ripped away, he told his audience at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office’s annual ceremony for crime victims outside its office in Santa Ana Monday. “I see it so vividly,” he said, choking up. “Seeing her, the person I expected to spend the rest of my life with suddenly gone… I could not register what was going on.” When