A crew of burglars broke into a money storage facility in Los Angeles on Easter Sunday and got away with as much as $30 million in cash in what may be one of the largest heists the city has ever seen. The heist is believed to have taken place at a GardaWorld facility in Sylmar, a suburban neighborhood located in …
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California Democrat tied with challenger in wild congressional primary
A rare tied primary election result is set to put three candidates on the November ballot in California’s 16th Congressional District. Nearly one month after the March 5 election, unofficial results show that two Democratic candidates have tied for second place in the nonpartisan “jungle” primary. State Assemblyman Evan Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian each have 30,249 …
Read More »Trash-bag dressed package thief caught on camera; victim admits, 'That was a good one'
Sometimes people do trashy things, but it is unusual to see someone disguised as a garbage bag stealing a package that was left at a front door. That is exactly what happened outside Omar Gabriel Munoz’s home in Sacramento County, California, on March 29. Munoz’s door camera footage shows a person crouched underneath a garbage bag approaching the front door …
Read More »Squatting trend at tipping point as migrants coach others how to exploit laws; experts warn, 'Damage is done'
Squatting laws have become a frequent target of exploitation by savvy criminals who fraudulently move into vacant homes across the nation. Experts warn that the problem could be compounded by the ongoing immigration crisis, with migrants catching wind of the laws and taking advantage of them. “I have thought about invading a house in the United States,” migrant Leonel Moreno …
Read More »California teen with mental health issues wielding knife shot, killed by deputies
Southern California sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 17-year-old boy with mental health issues after he armed himself with a knife and locked himself inside a bathroom at a home, authorities said Wednesday. The teen was being transferred from a hospital, where he had been treated after cutting himself, to a mental health facility when he escaped on Tuesday, San …
Read More »Section of California's scenic Highway 1 that collapsed into ocean again closed, more rain is expected
As more storms approach California, officials have closed a scenic stretch of iconic Highway 1 where a giant section collapsed into the ocean following heavy weekend rains. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office had warned residents of parts of the coastal community of Big Sur to evacuate Wednesday before the road closed later that day. The road was expected to be …
Read More »Los Angeles 'trash house' drawing attention as eyesore, public safety hazard
A home in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood known as the Fairfax District has drawn attention for not just being an eyesore, but what neighbors say is a public safety hazard due to trash gathering outside of it. Junk can be seen in the front and backyards of the home, with most of it being inside white trash bags. The …
Read More »Sean 'Diddy' Combs accusers can't be silenced by nondisclosure agreements in trafficking probe: experts
Any potential nondisclosure agreements between Sean “Diddy” Combs and his accusers, or anyone else in his orbit who may have witnessed alleged wrongdoing, would not prevent any of them from speaking with federal investigators eyeing the hip-hop mogul in a sex-trafficking investigation, legal experts say. “They aren’t bound by anything, so they can sing like a canary,” said David Gelman, …
Read More »Border agents apprehend 182 Chinese citizens who crossed into US illegally in key sector: source
U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 182 Chinese citizens who crossed illegally into the U.S. through a key sector of the southern border on Tuesday, Fox News has learned. The Chinese nationals were caught after crossing into the San Diego Sector, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) source told Fox News, which has seen large numbers of Chinese migrants in …
Read More »Principles to live to 100, based on data from the 5 healthiest places around the world
More than half of the global population — at least 4.5 billion people — did not have coverage or access to essential health services in 2021. That’s according to the World Health Organization (WHO). April 7, 2024, marks the WHO’s annual World Health Day. Their chosen theme for this year? “My health, my right.” This international awareness day occurs every …
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