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Tesla semi-truck fire on Northern California freeway leaves people stranded for hours
PLACER COUNTY — Crews have fully reopened Interstate 80 in Northern California following a Tesla semi-truck fire near Emigrant Gap.It started when a big rig went off the road and crashed into the trees around 3 a.m. Monday. This caused major delays for people traveling in both directions."So far, we're doing just fine, we drove to Colfax no problem. Here we are. We're going to get a sandwich. We don't know what's going to happen from here on in," Richard Bernstein, traveling to Tahoe, said.Some people were trying to make it to a camping trip."We were really looking forward to...
California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports
Crime rates in California dropped dramatically after the state implemented reforms aimed at reducing incarceration, a new report shows. The report from the Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice shows that the impacts of three critical reforms between 2011 and 2016 are associated with lower crime across almost every category.
Michael Madsen Arrested For Domestic Violence
Michael Madsen was arrested over the weekend for misdemeanor domestic battery after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to call of a disturbance between the actor and his wife at their Malibu home, Deadline has confirmed. Michael Madsen, Jaime King & Michael Milligan Join Tanner Beard in Dramatic Thriller 'Blood Behind Us' Deputies were called to the home shortly after midnight Saturday by a female adult who alleged Madsen pushed her and locked her out of the house, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Adam Zeko told Deadline. When they arrived the woman was safely with a security team, Zeko said. Madsen...
Amber Alert issued for two young children abducted in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — The California Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for two young children abducted out of Los Angeles. The children, identified as Wyman Bryant and Willow Bryant, were reportedly taken by two individuals: David Walker James and Tiffany Bryant. Details of the Children:
At least 2 killed in gruesome Lake Los Angeles car crash
At least two people died Monday after a traffic collision in Antelope Valley’s Lake Los Angeles, authorities confirmed. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the crash was reported at 11:39 a.m. in the area of 152nd Street and East Palmdale Boulevard. Authorities said multiple vehicles were involved. At least two people killed, and […]
FOUND: LASD Searching For Missing Santa Clarita Woman With Dementia
UPDATE: A missing Santa Clarita woman has been found safe, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). At-risk missing person Donna Lee Puglisi was found safe by the San Bernadino Sheriff’s Department, according to Deputy Robert Jensen with the Santa Clarita Valley LASD Station. Original Story: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons ...
Man killed on I-5 identified
A man killed on the northbound side of Interstate 5 at the Calgrove Boulevard exit in the early hours of Saturday has been identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as Roberto Adolfo Flores, 24, of Los Angeles. On Saturday, the California Highway Patrol responded to a traffic collision...
Firefighters Respond To Newhall Brush Fire
A Santa Clarita brush fire broke out near Newhall Sunday afternoon. The brush fire, named the Posey Fire, was reported at about 12:38 p.m. near Newhall Avenue and the 14 Freeway , according to initial reports from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The southbound 14 Freeway’s No. 2 and No. 3 lanes have been ...
Truckee River water quality could be impacted due to Gold Ranch Fire, experts say
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Gold Ranch Fire, which burned more than 600 acres along Interstate 80 near the Nevada-California state line, might have an impact on one of the main water sources in the Truckee Meadows. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) tells News...
Bill aims to ban plastic bags at grocery stores
Environmentalists gathered at a beach in Encinitas over the weekend, to push for the passage of a better plastic bag ban in California. In other news, a California bill would prohibit public libraries from banning books solely because of their topics or views. Plus, San Diego has the only zoo outside of Australia with platypuses, and now, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is partnering with an Australian zoo to study how climate change is affecting them.
Public Expects Racing to Keep Equine Safety a Priority
As ideas were bounced back and forth about different paths forward for racing at last week's Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., California Horse Racing Board executive director Scott Chaney reminded everyone that going forward any idea has to include equine safety as a priority. Chaney offered that...
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