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Lawsuit highlights experience of women subjected to invasive searches at state prisons
This article was republished by All Of Us None Newspaper produced by Legal Services for Prisoners with Children. Christine de los Santos regularly visits her husband at Kern Valley State Prison. He’s incarcerated for life, so these visits are his only contact with family. On a visit in 2019, de los Santos said she was pulled aside by officers. She was taken into a utility closet. While separated from her young three year old granddaughters and five year old niece, who waited outside the door, de los Santos said two female officers put a flashlight in her vagina and grabbed her body.
Helping HART hosts 2nd annual Gala in downtown Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The non-profit “Helping prevent Hit and Run Tragedies” hosted its second annual gala Friday night to benefit victims and families of hit-and-run crashes. The event took place at The Marriott Downtown and attendees were able to help raise money to assist the Bakersfield Police Department and its traffic department when solving […]
Wildfires: 1 home burned as flames descends on a Southern California neighborhood
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — At least one home burned Sunday when flames descended on a Southern California neighborhood as wildfires popped up across the state amid soaring temperatures. Evacuations were ordered when the Hawarden Fire grew to more than 230 acres (93 hectares) and spread to a residential area...
This Popular California City Was Declared as the ‘MOST DANGEROUS’ in the State Due to an Alarming Rise in Crime Rates and Violence
According to recent crime figures and examinations, San Bernardino, California is the state’s “Most Dangerous City”. This designation raises serious concerns about regional safety, as San Bernardino deals with high crime rates and growing violence. The city, which has long suffered from economic and social issues, is...
Biochemistry senior receives $20K NIH scholarship
Samira Diaz De Leon, a Washington State University senior from California, is one of 12 new recipients nationwide of a $20,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship given to those pursuing future careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science research. A first-generation student, Diaz De Leon is majoring in...
Southern California girl, 15, vanishes while riding bike to relative’s home
Family members are growing increasingly desperate in their search for a 15-year-old Monterey Park girl who disappeared while riding her bike to a relative’s home on Tuesday. Allison Jillian Chao was last seen on surveillance video on the evening of July 16 riding a blue GT mountain bike from her father’s house in the 200 […]
Mega Millions ticket worth $540,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $279 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be a half-million dollars richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $548,195 was sold at a Vons on North Figueroa Street in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.
AB1955: Elon Musk, Sen. Scott Wiener have heated debate over new CA law
(KRON) - A heated exchange between Elon Musk and Senator Scott Wiener ensued on X over AB1955, a law that supports LGBTQ youth by increasing support for students, including allowing California school districts to choose not to disclose a child's sexual orientation to their parent. The exchange started on Tuesday. Musk reposted an article announcing […]
2 dead, 1 injured in head-on crash south of Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two people are dead and one person was hurt after a head-on crash south of Bakersfield Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. It happened on Buena Vista Boulevard, west of Adobe Road on July 20, 2024, at around 1:59 a.m. Officers said the...
California secures federal assistance to support response to Hawarden Fire
SACRAMENTO – Working quickly to bring in additional funding and resources to help fight the rapidly burning Hawarden Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Riverside County.
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