Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers today amid allegations he stole millions of dollars from the Japanese slugger to place bets with a purported illegal bookmaker, according to an online report. Attorneys for Ohtani, responding to inquiries from the Los Angeles Times, told the paper in a statement Wednesday, “In
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Originally Published: 19 MAR 24 13:10 ETBy Briana WhitneyClick here for updates on this story LA PAZ COUNTY, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Police in Arizona and California are asking for help as they investigate a missing 27-year-old who vanished at the end of February. Amanda Nenigar was last seen in Blythe, California and her car
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A pastor and his alleged cohort in a murder-for-hire plot purportedly hatched by the clergyman are slated to appear for a hearing at the Riverside courthouse next week, while authorities today continued searching for a third alleged conspirator. Samuel Davalos Pasillas, 47, of Victorville, and Juan Manuel Cebreros, 55, of Long Beach, were arrested
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A Camp Pendleton-based Marine who drove drunk and caused the death of a 12-year-old boy in an Oceanside car crash pleaded guilty today to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI charges. Edward Minot, 21, was arrested last summer for the crash that killed Santiago Gaspar and injured two others in the vehicle, including
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A suspect in a triple murder case out of North Carolina was arrested over the weekend near Salvation Mountain in Imperial County. Benjamin Joseph Taylor, 35, has been wanted for the murder of a mother and her two children earlier this month in Charlotte, North Carolina. Taylor was located and arrested in Imperial County on
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to end the Italian’s 19-match winning streak and advance to the BNP Paribas Open final on Saturday night. Alcaraz retained his world No. 2 ranking with the victory and extended his winning streak to 11 matches at Indian Wells, where he’ll play
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A man was convicted today in connection with the August 2019 killing of a part-time firefighter who disappeared from West Covina and whose burned body was subsequently found in Upland. Jurors found Shaun Cardarelli, 42, of San Gabriel, guilty of one count each of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit arson involving the beating and
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators this week proposed delaying new rules aimed at reducing how much water people use on their lawns, drawing praise from agencies that said they needed more time to comply but criticism from environmentalists who warn that the delay would damage the state’s already scarce
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A series of bogus bomb threats targeting San Jacinto High School originated from a teenager in Tennessee, who is now under investigation, authorities said today. Beginning March 5 and continuing to Wednesday, the school “received multiple bomb threats,” resulting in responses by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hazardous Devices Team, according to the agency. “On
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — California sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a teenager with autism who was holding a gardening tool over the weekend, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and a family attorney said. A “dramatic” incident that unfolded at 15-year-old Ryan Gainer’s family home had already calmed down before authorities arrived at the scene,
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The body of a former actress was found in an open space behind a San Jacinto business, but there were no indications of anything suspicious, authorities said today. The remains of Robyn Bernard, 64, of San Jacinto were located at about 4 a.m. Tuesday by passers-by in a field near the intersection of Commonwealth and
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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — An explosion during an indoor training exercise Wednesday sent 16 members of Southern California’s Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to the hospital, with one person requiring surgery for a leg injury, the department said. Two others had superficial wounds while the remaining 13 had dizziness and ringing in their ears.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023 that occurred weeks after the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The 39-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and
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California’s law that prohibits buying more than one gun per month was struck down this week by a San Diego federal judge. U.S. District Judge William Hayes ruled in favor of several gun owners, firearm advocacy organizations and gun retailers who sued the state. Hayes stayed his decision for one month so the state
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Coco Gauff gave herself an early birthday present by beating Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Gauff, who turns 20 on Wednesday, struggled early but found a way to hold her serve by saving 10 of 11 break points. She
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers say they’re planning to fix a handful of errors on the base of the statue of Kobe Bryant unveiled last month outside their arena. The names of former NBA players Jose Calderon and Von Wafer are misspelled on the base in a rendering of the box score
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A 53-year-old man has been charged with turtle trafficking after wildlife inspectors at a Torrance mail facility intercepted packages containing protected eastern box turtles allegedly addressed to one of the defendant’s aliases in China. Sai Keung Tin, of Hong Kong, was charged Friday in Los Angeles federal court with four counts of exporting merchandise
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APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old California boy armed with a bladed garden tool was fatally shot when he charged at a sheriff’s deputy responding to a report of an assault underway at a residence, authorities said. The shooting occurred Saturday afternoon in Apple Valley, a Mojave Desert city northeast of Los Angeles. Family
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have detected a 2.5-mile (4 kilometer) long oil sheen off the coast of Southern California. But they said it doesn’t appear to be a crude spill and are investigating the cause. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm said authorities spotted the sheen after daybreak Friday about 1.5 miles
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The father a Marine who was killed in a bombing during evacuations at a Kabul airport in 2021 was arrested by U.S. Capitol police for disrupting the State of the Union address. The Capitol Police said officers arrested Steven Nikoui, 51, after he disrupted the State of the Union Address by yelling. Video of the
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