West Hollywood Sheriff’s Deputy Opens Fire on Suspect

At least one Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy opened fire on a man in West Hollywood Saturday, sending him to a hospital for treatment. The shooting occurred at 5:57 p.m. Saturday in the 7100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, near La Brea Avenue and the West Hollywood Gateway shopping mall, Deputy Gabriela Robles of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau told City News Service. The suspect was taken by ambulance to a hospital and had stable vital signs, sheriff’s officials said. It was unclear what the man was suspected of doing, and there were no immediate reports of a weapon being recovered. All the deputies were safe, Robles said. Multiple streets in the area were closed for the shooting investigation. Sheriff’s homicide detectives were on the scene conducting one of the investigations that result when a deputy wounds a person, officials said.

Sheriff’s Office identifies San Diego police snipers who killed armed man in Scripps Ranch

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office  has released the names of San Diego Police Department SWAT team members involved in the shooting death Tuesday of a 59-year-old man who reportedly brandished a gun in a residential neighborhood north of Scripps Ranch. The officers are identified as Brandon Jordan, a 17-year veteran of the San Diego Police department and SWAT sniper assigned to Central Division Patrol, and Chris Lingenhol, a SWAT sniper who has been with the force for 10 years, currently assigned to patrol at the Mid City Division.   The March 25 shooting came after police responded to a 911 call of a man reportedly pointing a gun at people near Angelique Street and Cypress Canyon Road south of the Scripps Parkway. The area is known as Miramar Ranch North. San Diego police snipers kill armed man near Scripps Ranch A perimeter was set up around the gunman to protect neighbors and help evacuate a pest control worker who had taken cover in his work vehicle. According to the Sheriff’s Office, as SWAT officers approached the alleged gunman, the suspect pointed a firearm in the

Protests against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man. The protesters were trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Musk’s role as the head of the newly created Department of of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, where he has gained access to sensitive data and shuttered entire agencies as he attempts to slash government spending. The biggest portion of Musk’s estimated $340 billion fortune consists of his stock in the electric vehicle company, which continues to run while also working alongside Trump. After earlier demonstrations that were somewhat sporadic, Saturday marked the first attempt to surround all 277 of the automaker’s showrooms and service centers in the U.S. in hopes of deepening a recent decline in the company’s sales. By early afternoon crowds ranging from a few dozen to hundreds of protesters had flocked to Tesla locations in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New

Surveillance shows suspect returns stolen car twice to owner

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Mira Mesa man was shocked to discover that his car had been stolen—not once, but twice—before being returned both times by the same suspect, surveillance footage shows. San Nguyen, the owner of a 2006 Honda Civic, said he was unaware his vehicle had been taken on March 23. Surveillance video shows an unidentified man getting into the car and driving away, only to return it hours later. “This video, you just see the guy walking — that’s when he returned the car,” Nguyen said. Nguyen initially didn’t notice anything unusual, aside from his electronic key fob failing to unlock the vehicle. Luxury boxing gym, the BXNG Club, closes all locations amid bankruptcy “I thought maybe the car had some battery problems,” he said. “I was in a rush, so I didn’t think more about it and I took our other car to work.” Later that day, the same surveillance camera captured the suspect approaching the car again. The video shows him holding an object in his right hand and pointing it at the Honda. Immediately, the doors unlocked, and

San Diegans once again rally outside Tesla dealerships across the county

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Part of ongoing protests in opposition to “funding cuts and the actions of Trump and Musk,” the Tesla Takedown movement once again organized rallies at Tesla dealerships on Saturday. Protests took place across the country and world, with at least three happening in San Diego County. Here in San Diego, the Tesla Takedown Action Network coordinated three separate protests across the county on Saturday — outside the UTC Westfield Mall in La Jolla, at the Tesla Dealership in Encinitas and outside the Tesla Showroom in Carlsbad. Protesters rally outside Tesla dealership in San Diego County The protests were part of Tesla Takedown’s “Global Day of Action” where protests were planned at all 277 U.S Tesla dealerships and more than 500 around the world. Around 200 people were in attendance at the La Jolla protest Saturday afternoon. Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms San Diegans once again rally outside Tesla dealerships across San Diego County on Saturday, March 29, 2025, part of the Tesla Takedown’s “Global Day of Action” (FOX 5/KUSI) San Diegans once again

Family searching for hit-and-run driver who killed 21-year-old Orange County man 

Loved ones are desperate for answers as they search for the suspect driver who killed a 21-year-old man in Orange County before speeding away. Joshua Cervantes, 21, of Tustin, was killed by the driver on April 2, 2023 at around 2 a.m. as he and a friend, Amber Khan, were leaving a house party. They had stood next to a car near the intersection of Ross Street and St. Gertrude Place for several minutes when a speeding SUV struck them and fled the scene. Joshua Cervantes, 21, is seen in a photo provided by his family. Friends and family gathered on March 29, 2025 to honor Joshua Cervantes near the spot where he was killed. (KTLA) Joshua Cervantes and his best friend Amber Khan are seen in a photo provided by family. The intersection of Ross Street and St. Gertrude Place in Santa Ana where Joshua Cervantes and Amber Khan were struck by a hit-and-run driver on April 2, 2023. (KTLA) The suspect’s vehicle (similar to the one pictured) is a silver or gold-colored 2000s-era Ford Expedition SUV. (Santa Ana Police Department) A reward between

Drug dealer headed to trial in Ventura County’s first fentanyl murder case

An accused drug dealer is officially heading to trial in Ventura County’s first fentanyl murder case. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that Rodney Rey Yanez, 56, of Oxnard, has been held to answer for the second-degree murder of a gas station employee. This decision came after a four-day preliminary hearing where 16 witnesses were called, officials said, including a firefighter paramedic and several law enforcement narcotics experts. In addition to the murder charge, officials said Yanez was also charged with nine felonies and four misdemeanors related to his alleged drug possession and sale activity. According to the DA’s Office, it was on Sept. 20, 2023, when Yanez allegedly sold fentanyl to Dylan Rusch at an Oxnard gas station. Rusch, who was working at the gas station, then overdosed in the restroom. Officers and paramedics later found Rusch and, despite life-saving efforts, pronounced him dead at the scene.  The victim’s toxicology results showed a lethal level of fentanyl was the cause of death. The DA Office’s initial report did not include whether Rusch knew what he was taking. Officers with the Oxnard Police

Todd Golden celebrates Final Four berth with his Saint Mary’s mentors

SAN FRANCISCO – As Todd Golden made his way to the blue ladder to cut down Chase Center’s nets Saturday, Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett snuck up and gave his former point guard a bear hug. Soon joining them was Stanford coach Kyle Smith, another of Golden’s mentors. The trio posed for pictures and rejoiced until Bennett shooed Golden away, telling him they’d celebrate next weekend, when the Golden-coached Florida Gators appear in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four in San Antonio, Texas. “Amazing. Just incredibly proud,” Golden said amid the on-court celebration after beating Texas Tech 84-79 and winning the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional. “The staff and players did an incredible job all year getting us to this point, and when it wasn’t looking good for us, they did a great job staying the course, staying confident, making winning plays.” Top-seeded Florida (34-4) was down 10 points with 5 ½ minutes left before closing in triumphant fashion. Walter Clayton Jr. scored 13 of his game-high 30 points in that stretch run, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 1:47 remaining and then a go-ahead 3-pointer that secured

A food lover’s guide to Jagalchi, the new Korean culinary center

Walking into Jagalchi in Daly City feels like entering an edible wonderland handcrafted for K-foodies. The complex, a much-anticipated project of the Mega Mart USA Korean retail chain, celebrates the rich abundance and variety of hansik (traditional Korean cuisine) and trendy K-foods, inviting everyone to dig in, learn more and cook at home. The first customers packed the place Friday and today, with crowds expected again Sunday — and for the foreseeable future. The 75,000-square-foot emporium, converted from a former JC Penney, is a wormhole to the food court of any baekhwajeom (department store galleria) in Seoul’s glitzy Gangnam district. The food hub’s name, however, honors the historic Jagalchi Fish Market, South Korea’s largest seafood center in Busan. Shoppers watch as a tuna is carved inside Jagalchi, the Korean food complex that opened on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Serramonte Center in Daly City, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)  Jagalchi’s director, Bum-suk Ha, said that the namesake is a shoutout to the Southeastern port city where Nongshim, the multinational giant that produces Shin Ramyun and runs Mega Mart, has a manufacturing plant and is

Thriller! Florida completes second-half comeback, beats Texas Tech to advance to Final Four

 SAN FRANCISCO — Florida is Final Four bound.  The top-seeded Gators overcame a 10-point second half deficit to defeat No. 3 Texas Tech 84-79 at Chase Center Saturday afternoon. Florida will advance to its sixth ever Final Four and first since 2014, where it will play the winner of Sunday’s Auburn-Michigan State game next week in San Antonio. Florida star Walter Clayton Jr. knocked down the game-tying 3-pointer with just over two minutes to go and hit the go-ahead long ball just a few possessions later to give Florida a one-point lead. Florida finished the final six minutes of the game on a 18-4 run.  Clayton finished with a game-high 30 points while teammate Thomas Haugh had 20 points and 11 rebounds.  “It’s incredible,” said Florida coach Todd Golden, a former Saint Mary’s player and USF head coach. “To be able to be here in Year 3 and to get Florida back to the Final Four is something that’s incredibly special.” Texas Tech’s Darrion Williams led the Red Raiders with 23 points and five rebounds, and JT Toppin finished with 20 points and 11 boards.

Students from across SLO Co. connect at first-of-its-kind robotics tournament

Central Coast students competed in a unique kind of match-up this weekend one that involved engineering and robots. Old Mission School (OMS) hosted the first-ever OMS Friendship Robotics Tournament on Saturday in San Luis Obispo. The event invited teams from Atascadero Fine Arts Academy, St. Patrick’s School, and OMS to compete in several robotics matches and a creative engineering challenge. Organizers say the goal of the tournament was to connect students from different schools who shared the same passion. “Them being able to start it here, I think it’s an easier access point and you’ll get more kids involved in it because it’s starting at that lower level, and they’re just so curious and so excited and really delightful to work with at this age,” Amy Fraser, a robotics coach at OMS, told KSBY. This is the school’s first year of having its own competitive robotics team. School officials say they are proud to facilitate and host an event of this size at its San Luis Obispo campus.

$2.1 million allocated for slope repairs along Highway 46 near Cambria

$2.1 million will be used to improve two embankments along Highway 46 East near Cambria. The California Transportation Commission recently allocated $1 billion for projects across the state, including a portion of Highway 46. Storms from November and December of last year caused two slipouts along the highway, five miles east of Cambria. That is the ground underneath the edge of the roadway which had given way and we had damage to the pavement, said Kevin Drabinski, Daltrans District 5 spokesperson. Typically, we are going to get a slipout on the edge where there is less support under the road, Drabinski said. Drabinski says the funding will allow them to rebuild the slope. And then were going to add rock slope protection to keep off rainwater intrusion slipping off the road and eroding that slope. We are also going on top and fixing the roadway itself and installing a drainage system, Drabinski said. With the expectation of remediation that they are undergoing at the present time, I dont expect that to remain an issue, said James Herrington of Cambria. Work on one of the slipouts

Body of missing L.A. firefighter found off Long Beach waters 

The body of a missing Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter who went missing at sea while diving over three months ago has been recovered. On Saturday, LAFD announced the body of Connor J. Lees, 29, was found in the waters off Long Beach on March 26.  On Dec. 4, 2024, Lees, who was off duty, went free diving with three other men in the Port of Long Beach off Pier J. Free diving involves holding one’s breath for as long as they can while diving without scuba gear. The men called for emergency help just before 10 p.m. when Lees did not return to their boat, launching a multi-agency search with divers from the U.S. Coast Guard, LAFD, L.A. County Fire, Long Beach Police and the L.A. Port Police. More than 19 hours after the search began, officials made the decision to transition from a search and rescue mission to a recovery mission.   “The decision to transition operations to a recovery mission is not taken lightly,” LBFD said in an Instagram post on Dec. 5, 2024. “As we make this transition, our thoughts and prayers

Northbound lanes of 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles reopened following shooting investigation

All lanes on the 101 Freeway have reopened after a shooting prompted the closure of the northbound lanes near downtown Los Angeles for several hours. Officials with the California Highway Patrol told KTLA that officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 101 Freeway at Alameda Street at about 1:51 p.m. One person was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition. Their age and gender are yet to be revealed publicly. Around 4:38 p.m., the Sigalert was canceled and all lanes on the 101 were reopened. No additional details were immediately made available.

Man Killed in Crash Involving Two Big Rigs at Freeway in Pomona

A 47-year-old man killed in a crash involving two big rigs on a freeway transition road in Pomona was publicly identified Saturday. Jagdeep Sangha died from traumatic injuries in an accident, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. His city of residence was not provided. The crash occurred about 8:40 a.m. Thursday on the freeway transition road connecting the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway to the northbound Orange (57) Freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported. Sangha was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fight, Shooting Shuts Down 101 Freeway in Downtown LA for Three Hours

A fight followed by a shooting prompted the California Highway Patrol to shut down all northbound lanes of the Hollywood (101) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles Saturday afternoon for a crime scene investigation. The fight was reported to the CHP at 1:35 p.m. Saturday on the northbound side of the freeway at Mission Road, Officer Erik Larsen told City News Service. An argument broke out between two people followed by a shooting, Larsen said. One person was taken to a hospital by ambulance for treatment of minor injuries, he said. The CHP reopened the right lanes of the northbound freeway about 3:30 p.m. and reopened the remaining lanes about an hour later.

Small plane crashes into home in Minneapolis suburb, FAA says

By Victoria Arancio and Ivan Pereira Sunday, March 30, 2025 3:25AM A small plane crashed into a home Saturday in the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb, the Federal Aviation Administration said. BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A small plane traveling from Iowa crashed in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, suburb Saturday, investigators said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the SOCATA TBM7 crashed in a residential area in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, around 12:20 p.m. local time. Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway said that after reviewing the scene, they do not believe that anyone on the plane survived after it crashed into a home in the Brooklyn Park suburb. The number of those on board is still unknown. Firefighters were on the scene fighting a major fire at the crash site and at least one home caught fire, according to ABC affiliate KTSP. All of the residents of the home are safe, the fire chief said. A small plane crashed in a residential area in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on March 29, 2025. Mike Deyo The plane departed from Des Moines International Airport in Iowa and was headed to