As part of the Dodgers’ weekend celebration to honor legendary left-hander Fernando Valenzuela and retire his No. 34, the Los Angeles City Council today proclaimed Aug. 11, 2023, as “Fernando Valenzuela Day.” Dodger fans from all across the city — including city staff and workers — filled the Council Chambers to see the beloved
Continue Reading
State Attorney General Rob Bonta today denounced the Murrieta Valley School Board’s decision to implement a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy similar to one adopted in Chino Valley last month that prompted a civil-rights investigation. The Murrieta Valley policy, adopted by the board Thursday night in a 3-2 decision following a lengthy and often-divisive public
Continue Reading
A bill seeking to have judges weigh a defendant’s race and potentially exempt him or her from some sentencing terms to “rectify racial bias” is a “straightforward measure” to correct past wrongs, according to one Riverside County lawmaker, while another characterizes it as an affront to “blind” justice that threatens equal due process of law.
Continue Reading
Joshua Tree National Park will be implementing fire restrictions beginning on Aug. 8. The restrictions will involve the entirety of the park due to severely hot and dry weather conditions. Fire restrictions will prohibit the following: Wood burning and charcoal fires, including campfires, warming fires, and charcoal barbeques. The use of liquid petroleum or LPG-fueled
Continue Reading
By TRÂN NGUYỄN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tensions are rising in California’s capital city as the Sacramento district attorney threatened to file charges against city officials over their handling of the homelessness crisis, saying they are too lenient in their approach and are failing to enforce the rules. District Attorney
Continue Reading
Rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet in the Hollywood Hills just over three years ago. Judge David Herriford of Los Angeles Superior Court handed down the sentence after a hearing that stretched over two days and saw prosecutors ask for
Continue Reading
As we continue to follow the fatal Cal Fire aircraft collision in Cabazon, we’re learning more about the challenges the Banning Pass area poses for pilots. We spoke to Palm Springs native and Chief Pilot of Soar Air, about the challenges he’s faced while flying in the region. “He’s having to use both hands both
Continue Reading
The family of a man who died after falling from a border wall near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government. The complaint filed in San Diego federal court alleges law enforcement refused to seek medical attention for 38-year-old Joel Reyes Munoz after he fell from
Continue Reading
July 2023 was HOT! Aside from going down as the hottest month ever recorded globally, July in the Coachella Valley was relentless with its heat. More than 75% of July this year saw daily high temperatures above the seasonal average. As well, three days either tied or broke the previous record high temperature for that
Continue Reading
A Navy sailor from Monterey Park pleaded not guilty today to federal charges of allegedly receiving bribes in exchange for sending sensitive military information — including plans for a large-scale U.S. military exercise in the Indo-Pacific Region and diagrams and blueprints for a radar system — to a Chinese intelligence officer. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao,
Continue Reading
Just about every thunderstorm has a similar origin story. It all comes down to air density – hot air rises and cold air sinks. For various reasons, a parcel of air near the surface may become warmer than its surroundings. This causes the warm air to rise, creating what meteorologists call an updraft. The parcel
Continue Reading
The First Alert Weather Team has tracked a significant improvement in the air quality outside today as compared to yesterday! We measure impacts to air quality using a tool called the Air Quality Index or AQI. A higher AQI value represents a higher level of that pollutant in the air. Some of the pollutants that
Continue Reading
Former President Donald Trump will make a rare visit to Democrat-dominated California next month, speaking at the state Republican Party convention in Anaheim. Trump will speak at a luncheon event on Sept. 29, the opening day of the convention at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, according to the California Republican Party. “We are thrilled to welcome
Continue Reading
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve this weekend as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds. The York Fire was mapped at roughly 120 square miles (284 square kilometers) on Monday with no containment. The blaze erupted Friday near the
Continue Reading
An ex-con whom authorities allege is associated with a racially motivated violent extremist group was charged today with federal drug and ammunition charges stemming from a search warrant that was served at his Reseda home. Ryan Scott Bradford, 34, is accused of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of ammunition,
Continue Reading
Federal and local law enforcement agencies carried out a series of raids today targeting a San Gabriel Valley gang as part of an investigation that began when a member of the gang killed a pair of El Monte police officers in 2022. Officers Joseph Santana and Michael Paredes responded to a report of a
Continue Reading
Wind chill, heat index, feel-like temperature, and apparent temperature… four names that essentially describe the same thing – how the temperature feels on your skin. The temperature you feel on your skin is often different from the actual air temperature. This difference can be attributed to how your body tries to cool off in various
Continue Reading
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old publication bankrupt. The newspaper became an online-only publication in April. But its last digital edition was posted Friday when owner Wendy McCaw filed for bankruptcy.
Continue Reading
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly crash of a Marine V-22 Osprey in California last year was caused by mechanical failure, according to an investigation that ruled out pilot and maintenance errors. The more than 400-page report released on Friday concluded that the Marines were doing routine flight operations when
Continue Reading
A 37-year-old man who shot at an off-duty police officer during an act of road rage on the Ortega (74) Highway near Lake Elsinore pleaded guilty today to felony charges. Keith Frederick Prante of Mission Viejo admitted shooting at an occupied vehicle and unlawfully carrying a firearm under a plea agreement with the Riverside County
Continue Reading