A 23-year-old Beaumont man was charged today with groping a woman in Irvine — an assault that was caught on surveillance video. Brandon Dybdahl pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana to false imprisonment and sexual battery, both misdemeanors. He was ordered to return to court June 29
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Financial scams targeting the senior population of Riverside County and elsewhere are an ongoing concern, prompting authorities today to urge residents to be alert to potential fraud and use simple steps to prevent being victimized. “Bad actors continue to target seniors in fraudulent financial schemes,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said during a briefing at
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Mirroring recent moves by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a group of immigrants were bused from the Texas border area to Los Angeles and dropped off today at downtown’s Union Station, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “Texas’ small border towns remain overwhelmed and overrun by the thousands of people illegally crossing into Texas from
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Last Thursday, June 8th, 2023, the Climate Prediction Center, a division of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) issued an El Niño Advisory. An El Niño (or La Niña) advisory is issued when El Niño (or La Niña) conditions are both observed and expected to continue. Across the globe, there are a wide variety of
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. According to the DOJ, the two men from California – Chance Brannon, a corporal
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law gun regulations including universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21, his latest foray into national politics. Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment would also institute
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Pat Casey, the 29-year-old former X Games BMX star from Riverside, was killed in a motorcycle accident at a Ramona motocross park, authorities reported today. Casey was fatally injured shortly before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when he crashed his dirt bike at The Slayground, a riding center near the intersection of state Route 78 and Sutherland
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration said Tuesday that three dozen migrants whom the state flew from the U.S. southern border to California on private planes all went willingly, refuting allegations by California officials that the individuals were coerced to travel under false pretenses. Two planes arrived
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Disneyland Resort unveiled a summer discount ticket offer for California residents today, with prices as low as $249 for three days admission. Under the deal, California residents can purchase a three-day, one-park-per-day ticket for $249 for visits on Monday through Thursday, or $299 for visits on any day of the week. For an additional cost,
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Temecula Valley Unified School District teachers are expected to take part in rallies today in response to a recent school board vote rejecting textbooks and curriculum for an elementary school-level social studies program, a vote that made headlines when the board president referred to slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk as a “pedophile.” During its May
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California leaders lashed out at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and hinted at a criminal investigation Monday over the arrival of two flights of migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas and then were sent to Sacramento, allegedly at the direction of
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A protest by parents and others upset about a Pride Month assembly at Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood turned confrontational today, as protesters and LGBTQ advocates engaged in a tense standoff that led to some shoving and angry shouting before police formed a skirmish line to separate the sides. “It’s a sad morning,” Los
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN, ADAM BEAM and SOPHIE AUSTIN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced more than a dozen bills aiming to address the fentanyl crisis, including some that would impose harsher prison sentences for dealers, ahead of a critical deadline this week. Legislators in the Assembly and Senate debated measures on Wednesday as
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Dodgers legend, and Palm Desert resident, Steve Garvey is pondering a possible run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dianne Feinstein, it was reported today. Sources within the state Republican Party told the Los Angeles Times Garvey has been meeting with GOP donors and leaders to discuss the possibility of a run. Republican
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Originally Published: 30 MAY 23 17:03 ET By KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — In a split ruling Tuesday, a state appeals court panel reinstated a grant of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, overturning an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom to block
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law. Halting the use of the red slurry material could have resulted in greater environmental damage from wildfires, said U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in
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By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators say the state is unlikely to experience electricity shortages this summer after securing new power sources and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant during the drought. The nation’s most populous state normally has more than enough electricity
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More than 200 arrests were made and over 4,700 pounds of fentanyl were seized over the past two months, in what law enforcement officials described today as an “unprecedented” increase in enforcement actions against alleged drug smugglers, traffickers and dealers in the Southern and Central Districts of California. The law enforcement campaign dubbed Operation Blue
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Walmart will pay half a million dollars to settle allegations from California’s Department of Justice that it was selling brass knuckles on its website, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. Brass knuckles are classified as deadly and illegal weapons in a number of states, including California, which punishes their sale
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A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who was charged with committing lewd acts on four young boys at his Covina-area home has died while in custody, officials said today. Sheriff’s department officials said only that Paul Razo, 46, died of medical complications, but no further information was released. Razo was arrested May 10,
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