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Watch live: Wildfire erupts in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

Authorities are battling a brush fire that has erupted near homes and roads west of Perris in Riverside County. Structures appear to be threatened. Sky5 is overhead.Sky5 view of a brush fire west of Perris in Riverside County, Calif. June 27, 2023. (KTLA)This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA for updates.

CHP officer taken to hospital following crash on 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

A California Highway Patrol officer was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a crash on the 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore.The crash happened around 1:55 p.m. on the southbound side of the freeway, just south of Nichols Road.The officer, who was riding a CHP motorcycle, crashed at some point and suffered undisclosed injuries, officials said.The officer's condition is unclear, but authorities confirmed the injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.Check back for details on this developing story.

Couple found dead inside San Juan Capistrano home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

An investigation is underway after the bodies of a man and woman were found inside a home in San Juan Capistrano Tuesday morning.The bodies were found around 8 a.m. by civil deputies who were serving an eviction notice at the home, which is located on the 30000 block of Paseo Santiago. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, which is contracted to provide law enforcement services in the city, homicide detectives are investigating the deaths.Additional details about the two people found, including their ages and relationship with one another, were not immediately available.The cause of death was not released, but Sgt. Mike Woodroof with the Sheriff's Department said the county coroner's office is investigating.Check back for details on this developing story.

Roseanne Barr slammed for Holocaust comments on podcast; host says it was 'sarcasm'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

Roseanne Barr is under fire for comments she made while speaking to comedian Theo Von. The disgraced actress and comedian appeared on Von's podcast "This Past Weekend" about a week ago.In an over two-minute clip posted to Twitter, Barr and Von are seen talking about former President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. "That's all a lie, the election was not rigged," Barr explained.When Von asked if the election was rigged, Barr exclaimed "Of course not! Thirty-six counties have 81 million people in them. That's the truth and don't you dare say anything against it or you'll be off YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and all the other ones. Because there's such a thing as the truth and facts and we have to stick to it."Then, the "She-Devil" actress seemingly compared claims of election fraud to those that deny the Holocaust happened. “Nobody died in the Holocaust, either. That's the truth. It should happen. Six million Jews should die right now because they cause all the problems in...

Mason Young Pronounced Dead Following Motorcycle Collision on Whitewood Road [Menifee, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

23-Year-Old Pronounced Dead after Motorcycle Collision near Hellebore StreetMENIFEE, CA (June 27, 2023) – Thursday evening, Mason Young was fatally struck in a motorcycle accident on Whitewood Road.Police responded to the scene around 6:30 p.m., near Hellebore Street on May 18th.Per reports, the 17-year-old female driver of a sedan struck a motorcyclist as they attempted to turn left onto northbound Whitewood Road. The southbound rider then failed to avoid the sedan and struck the side of the vehicle.Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics pronounced 23-year-old Young dead at the scene.At this time, failure to yield right-of-way is the main factor of the collision. Impairment and speed were ruled out.Further investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information is to contact Murrieta Police Traffic Investigator Anthony Datil at 951-461-6397 or [email protected], you can contact Traffic Bureau Sergeant Steve Whiddon at 951-461-6323 or [email protected]...

A compromise on access to police misconduct records and other state budget takeaways

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

A budget compromise reached Tuesday gives the state agency newly empowered to decertify police officers for misconduct more time before it must disclose all records related to those proceedings, including those produced by local law enforcement agencies.The deal between state lawmakers and the governor’s office ended a budget dispute over access to police records that civil rights, social justice and free press groups argued was a key transparency provision of a landmark 2021 law allowing the state to decertify rogue officers for misconduct.It was among several consequential deals — including one that streamlines the state’s environmental quality law — hashed out in recent days as the Democrat-controlled legislature and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office worked out differences in their budget plans through a series of implementation “trailer bills” for the 2023-2024 budget that becomes effective in July.“This budget increases our fi...

John Goodenough dies at 100; Nobel-winning scientist’s work led to creation of lithium-ion battery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

By Elizabeth Wolfe | CNNJohn B. Goodenough, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer whose contributions to developing lithium-ion batteries revolutionized portable technology, has died. He was 100.He died Sunday, according to a release from the University of Texas at Austin, where Goodenough served as a faculty member for 37 years. His cause of death was not provided.“John’s legacy as a brilliant scientist is immeasurable — his discoveries improved the lives of billions of people around the world,” UT Austin President Jay Hartzell said in a statement Monday.Goodenough is credited with the crucial discovery and development in the 1980s of materials that would allow for a more stable and powerful rechargeable battery.He became the oldest Nobel Prize winner at 97 when he was awarded the 2019 prize in chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries, alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino.Together, the trio’s individual breakthroughs in battery technology “created a rechargea...

Images released of suspect, vehicle in fatal Oakland hit-and-run crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

OAKLAND — Police on Tuesday released images of the driver and vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and run collision June 16 in East Oakland that left a 58-year-old woman dead.Police identified the woman Tuesday as Santu Maya, of Oakland.The fatal collision happened about 7:05 p.m. June 16 at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Vicksburg Avenue.Maya, who lived in the area, was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk when she was hit by a black Mercedes that was going westbound on Foothill and failed to stop for a red light, police said. Police said they believe the Mercedes was involved in a street race and the driver was speeding when the car hit her. She died later at a hospital.The driver fled in the vehicle.Oakland police released this image of a man they suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in East Oakland on June 16, 2023. He was driving the black Mercedes seen here. (Courtesy of the Oakland Police Department) Traffic investigators canvassed ...

Warriors: Donte DiVincenzo to decline player option, become free agent

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

Donte DiVincenzo is declining the player option on his two-year deal with the Warriors and will become an unrestricted free agent, according to media reports.The 26-year-old guard played a key role off the bench for Golden State last season, averaging 9.4 points and 3.5 assists while shooting 39% from 3 in 26 minutes per game. He played in 72 of the Warriors’ 82 regular-season games and all 13 of their playoff games.DiVincenzo came to the Warriors last season after a troublesome stretch with the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings. He injured his foot during the Bucks’ 2021 NBA championship run, underwent foot surgery that offseason and was traded to Sacramento the next season.DiVincenzo signed a two-year, $9.3 million deal with a second-year player option on the second day of free agency last offseason. His departure was somewhat expected as it’s likely the guard will field a more lucrative contract in free agency. Golden State’s trade of Jordan Poole for v...

Children’s Discovery Museum earns a badge for fun with gala

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

There were robots and rockets and even a little freestyle rapping at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose on Saturday night. There also were Girl Scouts showing off their ingenuity around downtown’s famed Purple Museum, and more than 350 grown-ups having fun like they were kids again.The occasion was CDM’s Keep on Playing gala, where Sylvia Acevedo — a rocket scientist, tech entrepreneur and former CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA — was honored with the Legacy for Children Award. Keeping with the fun theme of the night, which included people making kaleidoscopes in the LeRoy Neiman Art Studio and launching rockets in Discovery Meadow, most attendees were wearing their best sneakers.Legacy for Children Award recipient Sylvia Acevedo poses with Children’s Discovery Executive Director Marilee Jennings in the museum’s outdoor amphitheater at the Keep on Playing gala on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Sal Pizarro/Bay Area News Group) After all...