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'Gone Girl' Kidnapper Charged in Other Home Invasions

California prosecutors say DNA tests tied Matthew Muller to crimes in Mountain View, Palo Alto

(Newser) - Matthew Muller, who pleaded guilty in the 2015 case that became known as the "Gone Girl" kidnapping, has been charged in two other home invasions and assaults in California. Both crimes took place in 2009, ABC News reports. Prosecutors said Muller broke into a woman's home in Mountain...

Buying the Ski Resort Closest to LA Is a Gamble

It could be a cash cow, if Mother Nature plays along

(Newser) - Climate change has thrown a wrench in the operations of many a ski resort, Southern California's Mount Waterman among them. The New York Times reports the modest ski hill managed to open for just a few dozen days during the droughts that hit the state from 2011 to 2017;...

'Adorable, Fluffy' Predator Is Decimating a Habitat's Invaders

Surging population of native sea otters has almost wiped out invasive green crabs in one California ecosystem

(Newser) - The West Coast has been plagued by an invasive crab species for decades—but scientists now say a native resident is helping to remedy the issue, at least in one California ecosystem. That helper is an "adorable, fluffy, and hungry friend," per USA Today —the resident southern...

Theft Suspect With a Lengthy Record Claims to Be Age 12

Cops say she's actually 29-year-old Corenesha Brooks, who was hit with new felony charges

(Newser) - A 29-year-old woman with a long track record of arrest thefts was discovered with more stolen property last week, then claimed to be a 12-year-old girl, according to California police. As a result, Corenesha Brooks of Antioch not only faces felony charges of organized retail theft and conspiracy, but also...

Wild California Storm Kills One, Pulls Another Out to Sea

Man was still missing as of Monday night

(Newser) - A major storm pounded California's central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean , the AP reports. In Watsonville along the Monterey Bay,...

California Has Reversed Population Decline

Census Bureau figures show first growth in years

(Newser) - Californians are still moving away from the state in large numbers, but the state has reversed its population decline, according to the latest US Census Bureau figures. The state, which lost population during the pandemic, gained 232,570 people from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, the Los Angeles ...

San Diego Official Abruptly Resigns for 'Safety' Reasons

Nora Vargas had backed 'sanctuary' initiative

(Newser) - A member of the San Diego County board of supervisors abruptly resigned for safety reasons, after backing efforts to implement "sanctuary" immigration policies in California's second-largest county. The San Diego Union-Tribune and other outlets called the move "shocking." Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas was reelected...

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,...

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...

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