A 21-year-old man is the first person in the state of California to be convicted of murder in a fentanyl death. The Placer County District Attorney says that Nathaniel Cabacungan was found guilty of second-degree murder for supplying a Roseville teen with the deadly drug. Cabacungan is set to be sentenced in august. This conviction
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Ozone is a chemical compound consisting of three Oxygen atoms (O3). The Oxygen we breathe is made of two atoms (O2). Ozone is primarily found in the Ozone Layer in the stratosphere, however, it can also form near the surface (in the troposphere) under certain conditions. Credit: NASA In the upper atmosphere, Ozone is incredibly
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced today it will not challenge a state appellate court panel’s ruling that clears the way for the release of former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on parole. Van Houten, now 73, is serving a potential life prison sentence for taking part in the killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca
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Five transportation projects in Riverside County will receive a total $11.5 million in state funds for further development, it was announced today. The Southern California Association of Governments — SCAG — Regional Council awarded the money, which was made available under a $237 million California Department of Transportation Housing & Development award disbursed to agencies
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Three boys injured in a single-engine plane crash at French Valley Airport that killed their dad remained hospitalized today in stable condition, all of them expected to recover. The youths, publicly identified by family as Caleb, Connor and Elijah Newman, were seriously hurt when the Cessna 172 that their father, 39-year-old Jared Alan Newman of
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Assemblymember Greg Wallis (R- Bermuda Dunes) and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) secured a $1 million appropriation for DAP Health in the 2023-24 state budget, their offices announced on Thursday. DAP Health serves more than 10,000 residents of the Coachella Valley. That number is sure to grow as DAP Health completes its acquisition of Borrego Health,
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By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — Officials are searching for a hiker who went missing in California’s Yosemite National Park last weekend. Hayden Klemenok was backpacking with a group of friends at Upper Chilnualna Falls when he entered Chilnualna Creek near the trail junction Sunday afternoon, according to a Wednesday Facebook post from the park.
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California Highway Patrol reported 68 people were killed in crashes throughout the state during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. CHP said nearly half of the total people who died were not wearing a seatbelt. CHP conducted a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) over the weekend through the holiday. That’s when all available uniformed members of
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If you thought that the Fourth of July was extra hot this year, you might be onto something. Both Monday (7/3/23) and Tuesday (7/4/23) broke the unofficial record for the hottest days ever recorded on Earth. The Coachella Valley was one of many regions which saw temperatures over 100°F. While 111°F in Palm Springs isn’t exceptionally hot,
Continue Reading A student pilot who was killed when the single-engine airplane he was flying crashed while departing French Valley Airport with three passengers on board was identified today. Jared Alan Newman of Temecula was fatally injured just before 2 p.m. Tuesday when the Cessna 172 went down in the 37300 block of Industry Way, less than
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By STEFANIE DAZIOAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says a bystander’s cellphone footage showing a deputy violently tackling a woman while she filmed her husband being handcuffed and then pepper-spraying her in the face is “ disturbing,” and community groups on Wednesday called for the department’s new sheriff to
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the rush to cut California’s pollution and rid the state of fossil fuels, the most intriguing confrontation hasn’t involved business leaders or the oil industry. Instead, it’s simmering tensions between the state’s robust environmental advocacy wing and California’s progressive governor who considers himself one of
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Originally Published: 04 JUL 23 13:10 ET By DEVIN FEHELY Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — For nearly two decades, a South Bay construction crane company has carried on a flag-raising tradition during the most patriotic holidays, hoisting a massive American flag hundreds of feet above their business. “On
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To put it simply, June of 2023 was mild! This June only saw five days above the average temperature for that given day, one day at the average, and 24 days below average. That brings the overall average low for the month to 68.9° while the average high was 97.8°. To compare, the average low
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Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 22:44 ET Updated: 30 JUN 23 23:02 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A union representing about 160,000 actors has put plans to go on strike against major studios and streaming services on hold. The contract between the actors and an alliance of studios had been due
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Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 18:20 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A union representing 15,000 workers at 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties are set to go on strike early Saturday in a push for significantly improved wages. The current labor contract expires at 12:01 am PDT Saturday.
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Originally Published: 29 JUN 23 17:28 ET By Nicole Chavez, Stephanie Elam and Anna-Maja-Rappard, CNN (CNN) — A task force examining reparations for Black residents in California released its final report Thursday with more than 115 recommendations for how the state should compensate those harmed by slavery and “historical atrocities.” Recommendations in the landmark report,
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Here in the Coachella Valley, we are no stranger to high heat. The highest average temperature for our airports is 109°F for Palm Springs and 107°F for Thermal and occurs in July. It’s not uncommon for us to see temperatures in the 110s and even the 120s during the summer months. This pegs the questions
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Originally Published: 28 JUN 23 17:16 ET By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man who has been on the run for almost four decades for a 1984 murder has been caught in California and extradited back to Florida, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Donald Santini was wanted for
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Human remains discovered over the weekend near Mount Baldy were confirmed today to be those of actor Julian Sands, who disappeared while hiking in the area in January. According to the San Bernardino County coroner, a cause of death for the 65-year-old North Hollywood resident is still pending the results of further tests. The remains
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