Two men were shot by an assailant who attempted to rob them in a Banning park, from which he fled, his whereabouts unknown today. The attack happened about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday at Repplier Park, near the intersection of George Street and North San Gorgonio Avenue, according to the Banning Police Department. The agency said
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A 25-year-old man suspected of carjacking and threatening to shoot someone who gave him a ride while he was out of custody in a separate vehicle theft case is due back in court in late February. Alexis Israel Lizarraga of Mecca pleaded not guilty Feb. 2 to one felony count each of carjacking, taking a
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Investigators are asking for the public’s help identifying men possibly from the Cathedral City area wanted in connection with setting a stolen boat on fire in Corona. The fire was set on Dec. 11 at the Von’s supermarket at 369 Magnolia Ave in the city of Corona. According to the Corona Fire Dept., witnesses reported
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — At least nine Los Angeles city firefighters have been injured in a semi-truck explosion and two are in critical condition, fire officials said Thursday. The semi-truck was fueled by compressed natural gas and one of the two 100-gallon tanks aboard exploded as firefighters attempted to put out a fire, Los Angeles Fire Capt. Erik
Continue ReadingFULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A driver who plowed into a crowd on a Southern California sidewalk in 2019, injuring nine people, was convicted Thursday of hit-and-run crimes, but jurors deadlocked on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs. A mistrial was declared over the DUI charge in the trial of 27-year-old Christopher Solis,
Continue ReadingFULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A driver who plowed into a crowd on a Southern California sidewalk in 2019, injuring nine people, was convicted Thursday of hit-and-run crimes, but jurors deadlocked on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs. A mistrial was declared over the DUI charge in the trial of 27-year-old Christopher Solis,
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of fans watching Tiger Woods in his 2024 debut missed out on the best golf Thursday at the Genesis Invitational. In the group ahead of Woods was Patrick Cantlay, looking as though he wants to be the next Southern California native to win at
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women’s career scoring record, making a long 3-pointer in the first quarter for No. 4 Iowa against Michigan on Thursday night. Clark went into the game needing eight points to pass Kelsey Plum’s total of 3,527. She wasted no
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, SCOTT McFETRIDGE and JOSH FUNK Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, killing one person and wounding almost two dozen others, appeared to stem from a dispute between several people, authorities said Thursday. Police Chief
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association and its ex-CEO were caught “with their hands in the cookie jar,” a lawyer with the New York Attorney General’s Office said Thursday, at the conclusion of a civil trial accusing the gun rights group’s executives of wildly misspending millions of dollars
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov falsely reported to the FBI in
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump and 14 of his allies took a stunning turn Thursday when two top prosecutors testified under oath about their romantic relationship at a hearing triggered by allegations of self-dealing that have the potential
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump and 14 of his allies took a stunning turn Thursday when two top prosecutors testified under oath about their romantic relationship at a hearing triggered by allegations of self-dealing that have the potential
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump and 14 of his allies took a stunning turn Thursday when two top prosecutors testified under oath about their romantic relationship at a hearing triggered by allegations of self-dealing that have the potential to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois lawmaker and candidate for governor has abruptly pleaded guilty to nine counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion in federal court. Sam McCann’s reversal Thursday halted a three-day-old bench trial accusing him of misusing up to $550,000 in campaign contributions.
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed legislation censuring a conservative member of the state Board of Education whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player triggered a firestorm of derogatory comments. The board had voted unanimously Wednesday to reprimand and
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh and Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — Members of Congress pressed the CEO of the nation’s largest credit union for answers about racial disparities in its mortgage lending during a Capitol Hill meeting Thursday but said they left unsatisfied with her responses. Mary McDuffie, the CEO of Navy Federal Credit Union, met with
Continue ReadingINDIO, Calif. (AP) — A former Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a mentally ill man who attacked him in a Costco store won’t be retried for voluntary manslaughter, prosecutors said. Salvador Sanchez won’t face a second trial for killing 32-year-old Kenneth French and wounding his parents in 2019 during a confrontation at
Continue ReadingINDIO, Calif. (AP) — A former Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a mentally ill man who attacked him in a Costco store won’t be retried for voluntary manslaughter, prosecutors said. Salvador Sanchez won’t face a second trial for killing 32-year-old Kenneth French and wounding his parents in 2019 during a confrontation at
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale has ended his bid for Senate less than a week after launching his campaign, citing former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of his Republican primary opponent. “I have long been a supporter of the President, and remain so. But I have been forced to calculate what
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