In a major schedule advancement, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that the fire-damaged Santa Monica (10) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles will reopen with five lanes in both directions by Tuesday of next week. The original estimate for the repair work was three to five weeks, with officials saying structural repairs were needed on not
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 A former San Diego-based Navy civilian employee who prosecutors say took bribes in the form of free meals and tickets to major sporting events from a defense contractor has been indicted by a federal grand jury, prosecutors announced today. The indictment charges the ex-Naval Information Warfare Center employee, 63-year-old James Soriano, and the owner of
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A man who allegedly tossed dismembered body parts into an Encino trash bin was charged today with three counts of murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife and in-laws. Samuel Bond Haskell, 35, of Tarzana, was charged with the killings of his wife Mei Haskell, 37, and her parents, 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang and
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 A San Diego County couple whose two-year-old daughter drowned at an Airbnb rental home in Mexico announced today that they are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Airbnb. Esmeralda Garcia and Ricardo Colin, the parents of Grezhia Colin, allege Airbnb failed to notify them that the Puerto Vallarta home they rented lacked safeguards that could
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An ex-CIA employee living in San Diego County pleaded guilty today to drugging and sexually abusing multiple women, as well as recording and photographing unconscious victims. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, who was charged in the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty to four federal counts, including abusive sexual contact and transportation of obscene material. Raymond’s plea
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A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested at work on Monday on suspicion of possessing narcotics, the agency announced on Tuesday. Samuel Espinoza, 35, of Fontana was employed as a San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff for the past five years and was assigned to the Transportation Division. He voluntarily resigned from the Sheriff’s Department
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A 39-year-old man accused of killing his fiance at her Woodcrest home and fleeing to Mexico, then returning to the United States where he was apprehended almost three years later, must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled today. Eduardo Avalos Escoto allegedly killed 42-year-old Brandie Frazier in 2019. Brandie Frazier (Courtesy of Riverside County
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Originally Published: 07 NOV 23 14:00 ET By Eric Resendiz Click here for updates on this story TUSTIN, California (KABC) — A massive fire ripped through a historic hangar at a former air base in Orange County Tuesday morning, prompting a large response from fire crews. The three-alarm fire was reported around 1 a.m. at
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Two Los Angeles men who allegedly supplied fentanyl-laced pills and methamphetamine for a drug trafficking organization that used the darknet and encrypted messaging to sell narcotics to people in all 50 states are facing federal charges, officials announced today.  The two-count indictment charges Omar Navia, 38, of South Los Angeles, and Adan Ruiz, 27, of
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Los Angeles officials expressed outrage today over the death of a 69-year-old man who was struck in the head Sunday at dueling demonstrations in Westlake Village concerning Israel’s war with Hamas. “We cannot turn away from this. For the fourth time this year, Los Angeles has suffered yet another major antisemitic crime,” Los Angeles City
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Third baseman Max Muncy and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Thursday to a $24 million, two-year contract that prevented him from becoming a free agent. Muncy gets a $5 million signing bonus and salaries of $7 million next year and $12 million in 2025. The
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Nearly $10 million worth of drugs were seized over a two-day period last weekend at ports of entry in San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Calexico and Tecate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced today.  CBP officers seized more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine fentanyl pills, cocaine and other drugs on Friday and Saturday, which the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amusement parks Six Flags and Cedar Fair are merging in an $8 billion deal that creates a theme park powerhouse across North America. The companies control 27 amusement parks and 15 water parks between them across the US, Canada and Mexico. Six Flags and Cedar Fair operate
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The Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. announced today it has reached a deal to acquire Comcast Corp.’s remaining 33% stake in the Hulu streaming service for an anticipated $8.61 billion. The exact purchase price could vary pending the outcome of a value assessment of Hulu, and if the value is determined to be higher, Disney will
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Los Angeles County’s zero-bail system, which was implemented Oct. 1 amid concerns from some law enforcement and elected officials, has worked “exactly the way it was intended” and has not decreased public safety, Superior Court officials insisted today as they released data on the system’s first three weeks of operation. Â Â Most notably, the report
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Health officials were working today to identify individuals who may have come into contact with a Riverside resident suffering from active tuberculosis in order to advise them to obtain TB screenings. According to the Riverside County Department of Public Health, the patient is affiliated with Cal Baptist University and was confirmed ill in recent weeks.
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety. The California Department of Motor Vehicles this week revoked the license for Cruise, which recently
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The state of California is set to distribute $40.5 million in federal funding to build electric vehicle fast-chargers around the state. Governor Gavin Newsom made the announcement this morning, adding the 270 EV chargers will be placed at 26 different sites along highways. The funding comes from President Biden’s “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act”, which
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San Diego County public health officials today encouraged residents to get vaccinated for Mpox, as a rise in cases across the state was mirrored with 11 new cases in the county so far this month. As of Saturday, the total number of cases in San Diego County is 492 since cases first emerged in July
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By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — As overdose deaths continue at a record pace, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a new government-wide strategy Thursday involving scores of agencies that will target the precursor materials used by traffickers to make fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. Under the plan, CBP will work with
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