A Dodger Stadium patron has sued the team over injuries he alleges he suffered after being attacked by fans and security officers in a parking lot after a 2022 game. Donald Williams’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges negligence, premises liability, negligent hiring, retention and supervision, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, assault battery,
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The California Reparations Tasks force voted to approve recommendations for reparations payments to Black Californians. As part of California’s continued efforts to pass Assembly Bill 3121 (AB 3121), the Reparations Task Force hosted a meeting in Oakland over the weekend to study and develop reparations proposals for African Americans. Here are some possible estimates of
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San Bernardino County officials have revealed that they paid hackers a $1.1 million ransom after their computer systems were breached in a cyberattack. The attack, which targeted the Sheriff’s Department, disrupted certain systems and hindered crucial tasks such as background checks for criminal suspects. A spokesperson for the county said insurance covered more than half
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A $1.1 million payment was made to resolve a ransomware attack on a California county’s law enforcement computer network, Southern California News Group reported. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced in April that a “network disruption” was being investigated by information technology staff and forensic specialists, and that the FBI and Department
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DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Northern California prosecutors on Friday charged a 21-year-old former university student with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder in connection with a series of stabbings in the college community of Davis. Carlos Dominguez is scheduled to be arraigned Friday afternoon in the Superior Court of California, County of
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A former Jurupa Unified School District teacher who alleges that she was dismissed because her religious beliefs formed the basis of her opposition to a district policy regarding withholding information from parents regarding children’s gender identity choices filed a civil rights lawsuit Wednesday. “People of faith should be allowed to maintain their personal beliefs without
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A felon who murdered his mother-in-law and her teenage son in a Riverside-area revenge attack stemming from the woman’s aiding her daughter in fleeing the domestic abuser died in state prison today. Micky Ray Cage, 54, was found dead in his cell at Salinas Valley State Prison about 7:30 a.m., according to the California Department
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Potentially reopening one of the Southland’s most notorious murder cases, attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez filed court papers today contending that newly surfaced evidence warrants the overturning of the brothers’ convictions for killing their parents in 1989. Jose Menendez and his wife, Mary Louise, or “Kitty,” were gunned down by their sons in their
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies such as Google and Meta might soon have to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content under a proposed California measure attempting to save local journalism. The bill, which cleared an important Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday with bipartisan support, would require
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, objected to a resolution
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By KEN RITTER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday that outlined two ways that seven Western states and tribes reliant on the overtapped Colorado River could cut their use, but declined to publicly take a side on the best option. One option would be more
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A California Highway Patrol sergeant and six CHP officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault under the color of authority in the death of a Burbank man who was restrained after refusing to have his blood drawn following a traffic stop on the Golden State (5) Freeway, Los Angeles County District Attorney George
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LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a reportedly stolen California Highway Patrol cruiser jumped out as it was pursued down a desert highway Tuesday. The driver hit the pavement hard and lay motionless in the middle of the road, as the scene was broadcast by Southern California TV news helicopters. CHP confirmed the man
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday approved the nation’s first penalty for price gouging at the pump, voting to give regulators the power to punish oil companies for profiting from the type of gas price spikes that plagued the nation’s most populous state last summer. The Democrats in charge of
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A helicopter crashed today at the base of hills in Lakeview, killing the two people on board. The fatal crash was reported at 12:40 p.m. near Chastity and Pulsar View roads, roughly 10 miles northwest of Hemet-Ryan Airport, according to the Riverside County Fire and Sheriff’s departments. Sheriff’s officials confirmed that the two people in
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the removal of some drought restrictions, while keeping other measures to bolster water supply for vulnerable communities and develop water resilience after a parade of atmospheric river storms pummeled the state and boosted water supply in recent months. Against the backdrop of the Dunnigan
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By JOHN ANTCZAK LOS ANGELES (AP) — A possible tornado touched down southeast of Los Angeles on Wednesday, ripping pieces of roofing off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky. The National Weather Service tweeted that it was sending teams to assess damage in Montebello and the southern Santa
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday to coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-rig after crossing the border into California two years ago. Jose Cruz Noguez, 49, of Mexicali, entered pleas in federal court to a charge of conspiracy
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Governor Gavin Newsom joined local leaders Monday morning for a visit to Imperial Valley. Newsom visited a Geothermal Plant near the beleaguered Salton Sea to get an update on progress being made toward lithium production. “We’re witnessing another moment in history with the creation of California Silicon Valley right here,” Newsom said. Watch his full
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By STEFANIE DAZIO LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked key provisions of a California law that drastically restricts the sale of new handguns in the state, saying parts of the legislation violate the Second Amendment. A lawsuit challenging the law was filed last year by the California Rifle & Pistol Association
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