Los Angeles

Watts teen attacked while eating a burger; teenage suspect is arrested

Jason Rios just wanted a burger. The 15-year-old from Watts sat down with a friend for dinner at an outdoor patio at Freedom Plaza off Century Boulevard on Tuesday when, without warning, three boys attacked Jason and his friend from behind, beating them as they scrambled for cover. No one intervened, according to Humberto Rios, Jason’s older brother. There were no security guards present as Jason fell to the ground and shielded his head with his arms while his attackers kicked and punched. The assailants seemed to single out the boys and did not try to rob them, according to family. “We don’t think he said anything to these other people before they attacked him,” Humberto Rios said. The straight-A student from Simon Tech High School underwent an eight-hour emergency surgery after the attack to stop bleeding in his brain. His friend was also hospitalized. On Wednesday, police arrested a juvenile on suspicion of attempted murder; two other suspects remain at large, Los Angeles police said in a news release. “There’s no explanation for why this happened,” Jason’s older sister Nayeli Rios said. “Jason never

Los Angeles

U.S. issues worldwide travel warning for LGBTQ community

The United States Department of State issued a Worldwide Caution aimed at “LGBTQI+ persons and events” on Friday, warning that there is increased potential for organized terrorist-inspired violence. Friday’s alert didn’t allude to any specific threats or locations but singled out the LGBT+ community as a potential target of attack. “Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution,” the alert reads in part. “The Department of State is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events and advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution.” Ricky Martin headlining 2024 LA Pride in the Park The State Department said people should stay alert while attending Pride celebrations. Though it wasn’t explicitly stated by the department, June, which is less than two weeks away as of Friday, is known in the U.S. and many other parts of the world as Pride month. FILE – Participants take part in the annual LA Pride Parade in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday, June 9

Los Angeles

Scottie Scheffler returns to PGA Championship after arrest

Scottie Scheffler returns to PGA Championship after arrest – CBS News Watch CBS News World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning in Kentucky on his way to the PGA Championship. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer and has since been released. Danya Baccus reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

Biden to visit Georgia in bid to court Black voters

Biden to visit Georgia in bid to court Black voters – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden is hitting the campaign trail in Georgia this weekend and focusing his energy on outreach to Black voters. The president will speak with voters Sunday before delivering a commencement address at Morehouse College. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

Houston begins cleanup after hurricane-force winds tear through city

Houston begins cleanup after hurricane-force winds tear through city – CBS News Watch CBS News At least four people are dead after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city of Houston this week. Officials warned residents that the cleanup may be slow, and those impacted by outages should prepare to be without power for days if not longer. CBS News’ Dave Malkoff reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison

Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison – CBS News Watch CBS News David DePape, the man convicted of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer inside their San Francisco home in 2022, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Bay Area

How to keep safe now that tick season has arrived

By Mike Stobbe | Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. “It’s very bad and has only been getting worse,” said Susanna Visser of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An increasing variety of ticks are pushing into new geographical areas, bringing unusual diseases. Exotic southern species like the Gulf Coast tick and the lone star tick are being detected in New York and other northern states, for example. But the tick that experts warn of the most is a common blacklegged tick, which is found mainly in forests and spreads Lyme disease. Infection rates begin to peak in May, and U.S. health officials estimate nearly half a million Lyme disease infections happen annually. Here’s a look at what’s expected this year and how you can protect yourself. TICK FACTS Ticks are small, eight-legged bloodsucking parasites — arachnids, not insects —

Bay Area

Capitola Wharf, wrecked in huge winter storms, set to reopen after $10 million upgrade

It’s as long as San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid laid on its side. It has been there since before the Civil War, delighting millions of tourists and generations of local residents, a timeworn landmark surrounded by sea otters, pelicans and schools of fish. And now, after a recent rough patch, the Capitola Wharf, an 855-foot-long wooden structure that juts into scenic Monterey Bay and forms the backdrop for countless beach vacation photos, is nearly ready for a new chapter. A $10.6 million construction project to rebuild and strengthen the beloved wharf is nearly finished. Work began last September, after the structure was badly battered and torn in half by pounding waves during a “bomb cyclone” storm that pummeled the Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Mateo county coastlines in January 2023, and caused flooding and power outages across the Bay Area. Heavy construction is expected to be completed next month, and the wharf is scheduled to reopen to the public on Aug. 14. “It has been about 17 months since the damage,” said Capitola city manager Jamie Goldstein. “We’re looking forward to reopening it three months ahead

Bay Area

Putin wants buffer zone around Ukraine city of Kharkiv

By Illia Novikov | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but that there are no plans to capture the city. The remarks were Putin’s first on the offensive launched May 10, which opened a new front and displaced thousands of Ukrainians within days. Earlier Friday, a massive Ukrainian drone attack on the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula cut off power in the city of Sevastopol, after an earlier attack damaged aircraft and fuel storage at an airbase. In southern Russia, Russian authorities said a refinery was also set ablaze. Moscow launched attacks in the Kharkiv region in response to Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region, Putin told reporters while visiting the Chinese city of Harbin. “I have said publicly that if it continues, we will be forced to create a security zone, a sanitary zone,” he said. “That’s what we are doing.” Russian troops were “advancing daily according to plan,” he said and added there were no plans for now to take

Bay Area

Branham athletics saga: Board votes against hearing complaint supporting dismissed AD

SAN JOSE — After weeks of drama, the Branham High School athletics saga could be coming to an end. On a night in which school board members formally recognized Landon Jacobs for being named Branham’s Teacher of the Year, the same board unanimously voted on Thursday not to take action on a complaint that called for the longtime athletic director to be reinstated to the job he lost this spring. The complaint also demanded the reinstatement of associated student body bookkeeper Heather Cooper, who worked closely with Jacobs and lost her job last fall. Cooper is also the school’s volleyball coach and remained in that capacity. Superintendent Robert Bravo submitted his formal response to the complaint on May 1. According to sources, the Campbell Union High School District leader ruled that the complaint did not provide enough evidence to meet its personnel requests. The complaint also called for principal Lindsay Schubert’s removal, but she will be leaving anyway on July 1 to become an assistant principal at Los Gatos, a move announced last week. The authors of the complaint filed an appeal to Bravo’s response

Bay Area

Cupertino’s free Shakespeare in the Park to return this summer

The curtain will rise once again for Cupertino’s annual Shakespearean performances at Memorial Park. Organized by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, a nonprofit performing arts group, the 90-minute shows have been free to residents every summer for almost 30 years. But their future was until recently in jeopardy. This year, because of a major blow to the Cupertino budget, city staff didn’t set aside the usual $30,000 to finance the production. So the nonprofit begin fundraising efforts in October 2023 in a bid to avoid canceling this summer’s production of “The Tempest.” The festival was able to raise $30,400 by April, confirmed executive director Toby Leavitt. “It’s really so meaningful to be able to have the community involved,” she said. ” Not only in attending, but in supporting the performances.” A majority of the donations came from the Cupertino Rotary, Cupertino Library Foundation, San Jose Water District and Cupertino Mayor Sheila Mohan’s Mayoral Fund, a fund within the city budget that the mayor can use for community needs. An additional 27 individual donors made contributions ranging from $25 to $2,000, according to Leavitt. The performances

Los Angeles

Diddy Assault Surveillance Video Surfaces

Disturbing 2016 surveillance video taken in a Century City hotel, and which was made public Friday, appears to show rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, seemingly confirming abuse allegations she made in a lawsuit that was quickly settled last year. The video, obtained by CNN, was taken at the then-InterContinental Hotel in Century City, the network reported. The video shows Ventura exiting a hotel room and walking down a hallway toward a bank of elevators. Combs, wearing only a white towel wrapped around his waist and socks, is then seen following her down the hallway then forcefully grabbing her by the head or neck and throwing her to the ground. As she lies on the ground, Combs kicks her. After picking up a suitcase nearby, he kicks her again. Combs is then seen trying to drag Ventura back down the hallway toward the hotel room, but he lets go of her after pulling her into the hallway from the elevator area. He then continues back toward his room. Combs re-appears in the video and appears to shove Ventura again, before sitting in

Los Angeles

City Council Honors Dodger Star Shohei Ohtani

Dodger star Shohei Ohtani sparked excitement Friday as he entered the Council Chambers, and the Los Angeles City Council proclaimed May 17 in honor of the popular slugger. Council President Paul Krekorian and Councilman John Lee led the ceremony to recognize Ohtani and the “unifying” force the Los Angeles Dodgers has on the city. Ohtani, speaking through an interpreter, thanked the council for the proclamation. He also called it an “incredible honor” and felt humbled by the recognition he received Friday. “I also want to really thank the Dodgers organization for their continued support, as well as to the entire people in the city of L.A,” Ohtani said. The council members also recognized Dodger leadership, including Stan Kasten, president and CEO of the Dodgers; Andrew Friedman, president of baseball operations; front office executives Bob Wolfe, Lon Rosen and Brandon Gomes; and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who were all in attendance. “It was an enormous moment for this city earlier this year when the Dodgers were successful in completing the most important free agent acquisition, probably in baseball history, when they signed an athlete who has

Los Angeles

U.S. issues worldwide travel warning for LGBT+ community

The United States Department of State issued a Worldwide Caution aimed at “LGBTQI+ persons and events” on Friday, warning that there is increased potential for organized terrorist-inspired violence. Friday’s alert didn’t allude to any specific threats or locations but singled out the LGBT+ community as a potential target of attack. “Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution,” the alert reads in part. “The Department of State is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events and advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution.” Ricky Martin headlining 2024 LA Pride in the Park The State Department said people should stay alert while attending Pride celebrations. Though it wasn’t explicitly stated by the department, June, which is less than two weeks away as of Friday, is known in the U.S. and many other parts of the world as Pride month. FILE – Participants take part in the annual LA Pride Parade in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday, June 9

Los Angeles

Worldwide alert warns of violence against LGBTQ community

By Margaret Brennan, Andres Triay, Nicole Sganga, Olivia Gazis, Camilla Schick, Sam Vinograd May 17, 2024 / 6:11 PM EDT / CBS News 5/17: America Decides 5/17: America Decides 24:01 The State Department on Friday issued a worldwide caution security alert, warning of “the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.”  The threat warning is a result of intelligence citing threats by ISIS against Pride events in parts of Europe, three sources told CBS News.  The State Department bulletin cites “increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events.” The last such global threat warning was issued in October 2023. Friday’s alert follows one from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security last week that warned of the “potential targeting of LGBTQIA+-related events and venues.”  “Foreign terrorist organizations or supporters may seek to exploit increased gatherings associated with the upcoming June 2024 Pride Month,” it said.  June is PRIDE month with events and celebrations in much of the Western world, including the U.S.  While the State Department bulletin is meant for overseas travel, there is concern

Inland Empire

San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, May 9-16

Restaurants and other food establishments ordered to close and allowed to reopen by San Bernardino County health inspectors from May 9 to May 16. The Seafood Place, 16339 Arrow Blvd., Suite B, Fontana Closed: May 10 Reason: Expired health permit Whiskey Barrel, 12055 Mariposa Road, Suite A-E, Hesperia Closed: May 9 Reason: Expired health permit Reopened: May 9 This list is published weekly with closures since the previous week’s list. Status updates are published the following week. Source: San Bernardino County Department of Public Health — Ian Wheeler Related Articles Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, April 25-May 2 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, April 18-25 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, April 11-18 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, April 4-11 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, March 28-April 4

Health Inland Empire

IEHP’s Second Annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K Recognizes I.E.’s Military Community

Meet your daily step goals while supporting the region’s military community at the second annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K on May 18 at Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP). Hosted each year by IEHP’s Military Veterans & Families (MVF) Committee to spotlight active military, veterans, and their families, the free event takes walkers and runners along a marked 3.5-mile course around IEHP’s Rancho Cucamonga campus at 10801 Sixth St. Organizers hope to increase participation this year by building on tradition. “Aside from the fitness aspect, military runs are for units to bond, build camaraderie and come together,” says Gary Scott, a U.S. Army veteran who serves as the health plan’s manager of instructional design and learning technology. “We wanted to recognize our military brethren by paying homage to those traditions while doing an actual run, and a 5K seemed like a good idea.” The MVF Committee is comprised of IEHP team members with ties to the armed forces. It works year-round to bring attention to military-related issues, from raising funds for local causes to hosting events such as last year’s inaugural Military Ball. Approximately 215,000

Inland Empire San Bernardino

East Valley Water District Commemorates New Source of Water at the Sterling Natural Resource Center

East Valley Water District (EVWD, District) celebrates a fully operational water reclamation facility, the Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC), located in San Bernardino, California. The new state-of-the-art facility provides a new source of water for over 650,000 region residents in Highland and portions of the City and County of San Bernadino. A ceremony was held on Friday, May 3, 2024, to commemorate facility startup and its capability of producing up to 8 million gallons per day of recycled water to recharge the local Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin. “Today, we commemorate a monumental milestone toward a sustainable future for our community and region,” said Michael Moore, EVWD General Manager/CEO. “East Valley Water District and design-build partner Balfour Beatty constructed the SNRC with the vision of becoming the first treatment plant in California to combine the most advanced technology in the industry to recycle water and maximize resources by producing renewable energy.” Water recycled at the SNRC undergoes a multi-step rigorous treatment process using advanced membrane bioreactors (MBR) and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology before being recharged into the local groundwater basin, where it will go through the

Education Inland Empire

Genesis Rodela Uriarte Appointed Colton Youth Commissioner

At the recent Recreation and Parks Commission meeting May 15, Council Member Dr.G (Dr. Luis S González) officially presented Genesis Rodela Uriarte, as the new Youth Commissioner effective through June 30, 2025. This unique appointment is indeed an honor, as the Youth Commissioner is required to attend all of the Recreation and Parks Commission meetings, in addition to other requirements of the program. In this position, she’ll be able to present information, ask questions and deliberate, but will not be a voting member. This appointment, experience, and training is an exceptional opportunity for any young person, such as Genesis, who has the drive and determination to broaden her educational experience. Over the past several months this position on the commission has been evaluated and put through the logistical and legal process to clear the way for this appointment. On May 7, the City Council received the nomination for Genesis by Council Member Dr.G. The Council considered this appointment, and unanimously approved Genesis as the next Youth Commissioner on the Recreation and Parks Commission. Genesis attends Colton High School, takes a full schedule of A.P. classes

Inland Empire

Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Rialto Fire Station, Causes Damage

On the evening of Saturday, May 11, 2024, a vehicle accident occurred at Rialto Fire Station 201 (Headquarters), at 131 S. Willow Ave. Rialto CA., causing significant structural damage to the crew personnel areas of the station. We are relieved to report that no fire personnel were injured in this incident.  Despite the damage, we want to assure the community that all fire and EMS operations will continue without interruption. The affected crew from Station 201 will be temporarily relocated, but all resources remain fully staffed and operational.  Additionally, please be informed that the Fire Administration staff will continue to operate during normal business hours without interruption.  We are committed to maintaining the safety and well-being of our community throughout this period. Further updates will be provided as necessary. Thank you for your understanding and continued support. The vehicle drove over a yellow cement pole before crashing into a window, which has since been replaced with an orange cone indicated in the photo above. Continue Reading