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Extreme heat compounds risks for people with diabetes in this CA border county
Stephen Jaime remembers when a patient showed up to his diabetes education classes with a giant soft drink cup. But instead of holding a sugary soda, the patient was packing something unexpected: insulin on ice. His car didn’t have air conditioning, and he had to be out for hours in...
C-WIN: On the Brink: Repeat of Massive Sturgeon Die-Offs Likely
Warm Water in Delta Setting Stage for Another Catastrophe, Organization Warns. Press release from the California Water Impact Network. Huge die-offs of white sturgeon in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary over the last two years were so devastating that the California Fish and Game Commission recently moved to list the iconic gamefish under the state Endangered Species Act.
California cops apparently want Cybertrucks now
LOS ANGELES - Tesla patrol vehicles aren't something new in California. Police departments across the Golden State already use or are testing Tesla patrol cars. The Anaheim Police Department, for example, debuted Model Y patrol vehicles in April. "The Tesla Model Y was selected for its advanced features, including rapid...
State lawmakers offer views on homelessness, crime
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce held its annual State of the State forum on July 16 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, covering issues such as homelessness and crime that affect the local area as well as the entire city. State Sens. Ben Allen and María Elena Durazo, and California Assemblymen...
MedMen’s closure progresses as receiver oversees asset liquidation
MedMen’s properties in Illinois, Nevada, and New York are nearing sales, but the outlook in California and Massachusetts remains grim. The controlled shutdown of MedMen Enterprises continues under California-based receiver Richard Ormond. In a recent update, Ormond indicated that sales of most former MedMen dispensaries are in progress, with some locations being abandoned and four in Southern California still operational.
New CA rules could ban plants, certain objects within 5 feet of home
(KRON) — Protecting homes from wildfire risk is the idea behind a new set of rules in California. Some of the regulations could include limiting plants or items like a hot tub within five feet of your home. Those involved with the rules say they are backed by science and have been shown to make […]
California judge: first grader too young for free speech rights, family appeals
(The Center Square) - The mother of a first grader punished for handing an “innocent” drawing with the phrases “black lives matter” and “any life” to a classmate of color is appealing to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals after a lower court ruling declared first-grade students are too young to be protected by the First Amendment. After a first grade lesson on Martin Luther King Jr. and Black Lives Matter, a student who felt bad for her classmate of color drew a picture for...
Jury Finds Casino Security's Negligence Didn’t Cause Patron’s Death, Watch Gavel-to-Gavel via CVN
CVN screenshot of defense attorney Joshua Bordin-Wosk delivering his closing argument. Long Beach, CA - A California state court jury has spared a casino's private security staff from having to pay any damages in a wrongful death trial over a restraint hold used on an intoxicated patron, and the full trial was recorded gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
Mother of Raejonette Morgan meets with LA County sheriff and speaks out
The mother of Raejonette Morgan spoke out Wednesday after meeting with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, nearly two weeks after a deputy's response to her daughter's killing drew criticism from her and others.On July 2, Morgan was found shot to death inside a car riddled in bullet holes near the West Athens neighborhood in South Los Angeles. She was shot near the Vermont Avenue exit of the 105 Freeway around 7:30 p.m., sheriff's officials said.The 22-year-old college student was rushed to a hospital, where she pronounced dead two days later.But video surfaced online showing a Los Angeles County deputy...
Slim 400's Murderer Receives 32-Year Prison Sentence
The rapper was fatally shot in December 2021 outside of his home in Inglewood, California. Slim 400’s murderer has received a lengthy prison sentence. On Tuesday, July 16, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced in a press release that Michael Terry, who killed the rapper in 2021, was sentenced to 32 years in prison. Terry, 35, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on July 15.
Teen fatally shot while working at SoCal smoke shop: 'You took the most precious soul ever'
An 18-year-old who just graduated high school was shot and killed while working at a smoke shop in Lancaster, and the suspects on Wednesday remained outstanding.The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Smoke Hookah on West Avenue I, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.Homicide investigators are still trying to piece together what exactly happened, but it stemmed from some sort of argument between the victim and two men who entered the store.One of the suspects took out a gun and shot the victim before they both took off running. Authorities have not confirmed what the fight was...
Bodycam video shows moments before deputies open fire on rooftop gunman who shot at LASD helicopter
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department released dramatic body camera footage of a shooting in which deputies opened fire on a man who shot at an LASD helicopter while standing on the roof of a home in West Rancho Dominguez.The incident happened on the evening of June 13.According to the sheriff's department, deputies responded to a report of an armed man possibly under the influence in a backyard in the 14600 block of Cahita Avenue, just south of Rosecrans Avenue.The person who called 911 told dispatchers the man, who was identified by investigators as 30-year-old Jerman Magana, was "high on...
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