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In Bomb Threat on LA's City Hall, a Most Surprising Suspect

LAPD names Brian Williams, city's deputy mayor for public safety, in incident from earlier this year

(Newser) - A bomb threat was made against City Hall in Los Angeles earlier this year, and the LAPD is now releasing some details, including the name of a surprising suspect. "Our initial investigation revealed that the source of the threat was likely from Brian Williams, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety,...

US Has First Serious Case of Bird Flu in a Human: CDC

California declares emergency over outbreak in cattle

(Newser) - A patient hospitalized in Louisiana is battling the nation's first severe illness caused by bird flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, after coming into contact with sick and dead birds on the person's property. That makes the case the nation's first of H5N1...

DOJ to Pay $116M to Victims of 'Rape Club'

100-plus current, ex-prisoners say they were abused, mistreated at women's federal prison

(Newser) - The US government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "Rape Club" due to rampant sexual misconduct by the staff, reports the AP...

California DMV Taking Some Heat Over a License Plate

'LOLOCT7' is seen as perceived mockery of Hamas attack; owner's family says it's unrelated

(Newser) - The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an "unacceptable and disturbing" personalized truck license plate that the agency said displayed hate speech related to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But as the AP reports, a relative of the vehicle's owner said the whole controversy was...

Tribe to Reclaim a National Park Gateway

Yurok to gain 125 acres at southern entrance to Redwoods National and State Parks

(Newser) - Colonial settlers forced the Yurok Tribe from their ancestral homelands in modern day California during the 1800s while exploiting natural resources, from gold to lumber. "As the natural world became completely decimated, so did the Yurok people," Yurok descendent Rosie Clayburn tells CBS News . But in a sign...

5 Injured in Rare California Tornado

Storm in Scotts Valley came after San Francisco received its first-ever tornado warning

(Newser) - Five people were injured over the weekend in severe California weather, but not the type you'd typically associate with the state. A rare tornado touched down Saturday afternoon in the small city of Scotts Valley, about six miles north of Santa Cruz and 70 miles south of San Francisco,...

A New Theft Scheme Hits Buyers of Apple Laptops
A New Theft Scheme Hits
Buyers of Apple Laptops
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Dec 14, 2024 4:35 PM CST

A New Theft Scheme Hits Buyers of Apple Laptops

Impersonators are using fake IDs, QR codes to retrieve computers before customers do

(Newser) - Consumers who recently purchased Apple laptops in Southern California were in for an unpleasant surprise when they arrived for pickup. The Los Angeles Times reports that some customers who'd placed their orders online showed up at their local Apple Store only to find that scammers had already picked up...

Former Rep. TJ Cox to Take Plea Deal on Fraud Charges

24 of 26 charges against California Democrat will be dismissed, lawyer says

(Newser) - Former Rep. TJ Cox might be able to avoid jail time under a plea deal on fraud charges. Mark Coleman, an attorney for the California Democrat says 24 of 26 charges will be dismissed under the deal with federal prosecutors, the AP reports. Coleman says Cox, whose one term in...

Mega Millions Winner Sues for Other Half of Jackpot

Faramarz Lahijani says he bought both winning tickets a year ago

(Newser) - A Mega Millions winner who already has collected $197 million in a drawing a year ago would like the other half of the jackpot. Faramarz Lahijani filed suit last week claiming that he had both winning tickets for the $394 million jackpot but that the California Lottery has only forked...

Truck Fire Melts 40K Pounds of Chocolate

California's I-580 really could have used a pile of marshmallows, graham crackers

(Newser) - A mechanical issue with a transport truck's brakes caused a raging fire which the driver safely escaped Friday in California, per UPI . But as the truck burned to the ground on westbound Interstate 580, its cargo soon escaped, too. The truck had been carrying between 30,000 and 40,...

Sheltering University Students See Flames Before Their Eyes

California's Pepperdine University says worst of the Franklin Fire appears to have passed

(Newser) - Firefighters battled a brushfire early Tuesday in Malibu, near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations amid dangerous fire conditions because of Southern California's notorious Santa Ana winds. It was not immediately known how the blaze, named the Franklin Fire, started but Los Angeles County Fire Department officials estimated that at least...

Feds: Man on the Run for 8 Years Is Captured

Eric Pree, who vanished from California federal prison in 2017, is back in custody

(Newser) - The last time Eric Pree was seen behind bars was right after Donald Trump's first inauguration, in late January 2017. The California man vanished on the 29th of that month from US Penitentiary Atwater, and he remained on the run for almost eight years—until October, when he was...

Disneyland 'Gangs' Struggling to Afford the Theme Park

Social clubs are increasingly settling for different, cheaper gatherings

(Newser) - Times are getting hard for the so-called "social clubs" made up of adults who love to gather at Disneyland (sometimes called Disneyland "gangs" due to their tendency to wear biker vests and dub themselves things like the "Nightmare Crew" ). With the California theme park frequently raising...

Suspect Dead After California School Shooting
Suspect Dead After
California School Shooting
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Dec 5, 2024 12:30 AM CST

Suspect Dead After California School Shooting

2 students injured at California elementary school

(Newser) - The two students hurt in a shooting at a Northern California school Wednesday are 5- and 6-year-old boys, both of them kindergarten students, and they remain hospitalized. Both were listed as being in "extremely critical" condition as of Wednesday night, ABC News reports. Meanwhile, police said the gunman was...

UK Band Robbed at Gunpoint on First Day of US Tour

Sports Team says robbers targeted their van at a Starbucks in Vallejo, California

(Newser) - UK indie-rock band Sports Team was excited to set off on its US tour on Tuesday, kicking it off with a Starbucks run in Northern California. That coffee stop didn't end well: The band now alleges it lost a bunch of personal items during an armed robbery that targeted...

California Has a Plan to Save Iconic Trees

Joshua trees face multiple threats

(Newser) - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state's iconic Joshua trees, which are imperiled by wildfires, human development, and climate change. The 294-page draft plan includes calls for avoiding or minimizing direct and indirect impacts from overgrazing, pesticide use, and unauthorized...

Teacher Dies After Suspected Bat Bite in Classroom

It's first rabies death in California's Fresno County in 30-plus years

(Newser) - A California educator has died from rabies after she was reportedly bitten by a bat at her school in nearby Merced County. Per the Fresno Bee , Fresno County's Department of Public Health last week noted that an individual had been exposed to rabies and was hospitalized for treatment. On...

Rescuers Pull Dog Out of 50-Foot Mine Shaft

Firefighters helped rescue the beleaguered canine from mine shaft in California's El Dorado County

(Newser) - There are almost 2,000 abandoned mines in California's El Dorado County, according to FOX40 , which details the tale of "one poor dog" who ended up 50 feet deep in one. Per an online statement , firefighters responded to a middle-of-the-night call last Thursday at an area about 70...

3K+ Guitars Part of 'Massive Attempt to Con' US Consumers

They may have looked like real Gibsons worth $18M, but authorities say they're phonies

(Newser) - If they'd been actual Gibson guitars, the 3,000-plus musical instruments seized recently in California would've been worth around $18 million. They were phonies, however, and their interception at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport is now what the Los Angeles Times is calling "the largest counterfeit musical...

Newsom Plans to Counter Trump on Electric Cars

California governor promises to restore $7.5K rebate in state if next president kills it nationally

(Newser) - President-elect Trump isn't in office yet, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom is already planning to counter an expected move on electric vehicles. On Monday, Newsom promised that if Trump killed the $7,500 federal rebate to buyers of EVs, California would restore it for state residents, reports the Los ...

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