Not a single big city in California makes it easy for Gen Z to break into the homeowner club, a recent study shows. The report published by Point2, an online real estate marketplace, determined the places where Gen Z has the best and worst chances of buying a home using earnings, employment data, and examining […]
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Man posted child porn ‘menu’ on Snapchat, California cops say. More victims possible
A 20-year-old man accused of selling explicit images of children online and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old now faces charges, according to California officials. And police fear there might be more victims. Victor Manuel Avalos, Jr. of Oxnard is accused of going online and obtaining child pornography before posting it under a “menu” on Snapchat for […]
California homeless found living in furnished caves 20 feet below street level
Homeless people in California were found living in caves along the Tuolumne River before they were cleared out by the Modesto Police Department and volunteers over the weekend. Volunteers with Operation 9-2-99 and the Tuolumne River Trust worked with police to clear them out, removing some 7,600 pounds of garbage from the area, authorities said. […]
California relaxes COVID isolation guidance. What you need to know
With COVID-19 no longer the widespread public health emergency it was in years past, public health officials at both the state and Los Angeles County levels have relaxed their guidance on how long individuals need to isolate from others after they are infected. Both agencies note that earlier guidelines were implemented to reduce the spread […]
4.2-magnitude earthquake rattles Southern California
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake shook San Bernardino County and parts of Southern California on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered about 2 miles from San Bernardino but occurred at a depth of nearly 10 miles, which likely limited […]
Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Steve Garvey swings for long shot US Senate win in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long-suffering California Republicans will see something on the March ballot that might shock them: a U.S. Senate candidate whose name they recognize. The state’s Republican Party has been in a decades-long tailspin in heavily Democratic California, where a GOP candidate hasn’t won a U.S. Senate race since 1988 and registered Democrats […]
4.2-magnitude quake rattles Southern California, seismologists say. ‘Kind of sharp’
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook the San Bernardino area in Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 10-mile deep quake hit nearly 2 miles from San Bernardino at 7:43 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, according to the USGS. More than 7,000 people from as far away as Los Angeles and San Diego reported feeling the tremor […]
Idaho prisoner Thomas Creech, convicted of 5 murders, suspected in California cold case
Idaho death row prisoner Thomas Creech claimed for years to have killed dozens of people but, as of a week ago, said the real number was fewer than 14. California law enforcement now thinks they’ve confirmed yet another of his victims. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Creech is suspected of the […]
Kidnapped woman rescued after waving for help from stolen SUV, California cops say
After deputies pursued a speeding, stolen rental car, they learned the passenger had been kidnapped, according to a California sheriff’s department. A deputy noticed a speeding SUV on an Interstate 15 overpass shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. After running the license plate, […]
Man escapes flames, but dies going back for his belongings, California officials say
A man died after dashing back inside a burning duplex he’d just escaped to retrieve his belongings, California firefighters reported. Four residents initially escaped the fire around 3 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Mission Hills neighborhood, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a news release. When firefighters summoned by a neighbor’s 911 call […]
California woman who got high and stabbed boyfriend 108 times will not go to prison, judge rules
A California woman who fell into a pot-fueled psychosis after getting high on drugs and stabbed her boyfriend 108 times before slicing her own neck as police tried to stop her will not serve any prison time, a judge has ruled. Jurors found Bryn Spejcher, a 32-year-old from Ventura County, guilty in December of involuntary […]
California Authorities Blast Rockslide Debris Off Mountain Road
Authorities in Placer County, California, reopened a roadway that had been closed for four days due to a January 18 rockslide. Footage released on January 23 showed the process of removing the large rocks from Old Foresthill Road, which Placer County said had been “cleared, repaired and reopened.” The large rocks had to be blasted […]