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Nazi propaganda, explosive device, ammunition seized in L.A. raid, prosecutors say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

Authorities say a dangerous member of a white supremacist group is off the streets after local and federal agents raided his home in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley on Thursday.Ryan Scott Bradford, 34, faces charges of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.Bradford was arrested when local and federal authorities served a search warrant at his home on White Oak Avenue in Reseda where they seized 116 rounds of ammunition, firearm parts, two 3D printers, various Nazi propaganda, and what appeared to be an improved explosive device, prosecutors allege.Among the items seized from a Reseda home was a 3D printer with a swastika on its base on July 27, 2023. (KTLA)Many of the items, including a 3D printer with a swastika on its base, were spread out on the sidewalk in front of his home during the raid and visible in news helicopter footage.The discovery of the possible explosive also prompted the ...

Massive water main break floods Sherman Oaks neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

A massive water main break flooded a neighborhood in Sherman Oaks on Friday afternoon.Calls reporting the flood on the 5100 block of Matilija Avenue came in around 3:24 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.Sky5 video showed an intersection completely flooded with a running stream of water flowing down the long road.Moments after Sky5 arrived, a fire hydrant appeared to have burst, creating a forceful geyser that gushed water down the street to Riverside Drive. The water was spraying at heights of around about 6-8 feet with the asphalt underneath appearing completely destroyed.Water was shut off to residents in the neighborhood as crews from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the L.A. Fire Department arrived at the scene. Around 4:30 p.m., LADWP workers were able to shut down the water source and the massive geyser. Matilija Avenue is blocked from Magnolia Street through Riverside Drive. Drivers are asked to avoid the area at this time.It’s unclear what c...

Evacuations ordered as wildfire near Temecula grows to 1,200 acres

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

A brush fire burning near Temecula has charred more than 1,200 acres with very little containment as of Friday afternoon, authorities said.The Bonny Fire was first reported around 2:45 p.m. Thursday near the 44000 block of Bonny Lane in Aguanga, a city about 20 miles east of Temecula. The blaze initially burned about five acres of dry brush on a hillside but grew rapidly.The Bonny Fire burning near Temecula, California on July 28, 2023. (OnScene.tv)"We anticipate the number of acres is going to increase dramatically due to the way the fire is moving," CalFire spokesman Richard Cordova said Friday afternoon. "There's lots of open land for this fire to consume."An evacuation order was issued for all residents of the Terwilliger Valley Community.The evacuation area includes north of the San Diego County border, West of Anza Borrego State Park, south of Bowers, Bailey and Ramsey, and east of Bonny.The Bonny Fire evacuation zone as of 5 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023. (Twitter/@CALFIRERRU...

Santiago Ambriz-Cervantez Arrested after Fatal Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash on Bishop Avenue [Fresno County, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

32-Year-Old Man Arrested after Deadly Hit-and-Run Collision near Shields AvenueFRESNO COUNTY, CA (July 28, 2023) – Wednesday night, Santiago Ambriz-Cervantez was arrested after a fatal pedestrian crash on Bishop Avenue.Authorities responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m., near Shields Avenue after receiving multiple dispatch calls in the area.Per reports, Ambriz-Cervantez was driving and struck a pedestrian in the area. Upon impact, the driver fled the scene without rendering aid or contacting police.A witness followed Ambriz-Cervantez to Floyd Avenue where he was eventually arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail for felony hit-and-run.At this time, an active investigation to determine further information is still currently underway. Once available, more details will be provided.The team at Sweet James would like to offer their sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased pedestrian. May you find comfort and strength through the memories of your loved ...

Rider Killed in Motorcycle Accident on Applegate Road [Merced, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

Motorcyclist Pronounced Dead after Fatal Collision near Atwater Jordan RoadMERCED, CA (July 28, 2023) – Thursday morning, one rider was killed in a motorcycle accident on Applegate Road.Police responded to the scene around 8:00 a.m., near Atwater Jordan Road.According to reports, the rider of a northbound motorcycle veered into oncoming lanes and crashed head-on with a Dodge pickup-truck.Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the rider dead at the scene. Although, authorities have not yet released their identity.Meanwhile, the involved driver remained uninjured and cooperated with the investigation. Following preliminary duties, officers do not believe that drugs or alcohol were involved.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Once available, further details will be provided about the fatal motorcycle accident on Applegate Road.The team at Sweet James would like to offer their heartfelt condolences to the family...

DeSantis, Trump to address key GOP dinner in Iowa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

By Michelle L. Price and Hannah Fingerhut | Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump and rival Ron DeSantis are appearing for the first time at the same Iowa presidential campaign event, both addressing a major Republican dinner Friday night as they each face critical moments that could reshape the direction of the race.Trump, the early front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination, is making a rare appearance with the rest of the field at an Iowa Republican Party fundraiser a day after he was charged with additional counts over his retention of classified documents. He is also bracing to be charged soon in Washington over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.Trump frequently avoids attending multicandidate events in person, questioning why he would share a stage with competitors who are badly trailing him in polls.But Iowa leads off primary voting and, with its caucuses less than six months away, Trump and a dozen other GOP hopefuls are taking advantage of the chance to spea...

Convicted by his missing teeth: Oakland man guilty of murdering pot dispensary owner during robbery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

OAKLAND — An Oakland man has been convicted of first degree murder and attempted robbery during an incident where he was shot in the jaw by the victim and left his own teeth at the scene, court records show.Edward Twine, 27, was convicted of murdering 35-year-old Halia Gebrezghi in the July 10, 2021 Oakland shooting, a chaotic incident that ended with Gebrezghi’s brother driving up to the scene, grabbing a gun from the sidewalk, and fired at the men he’d just watch rob and kill his brother.Twine was arrested a month after the shooting, linked by DNA tests done on three human teeth allegedly found at the crime scene. He was also picked up on surveillance footage at a San Francisco hospital, where Twine arrived — while still wearing a ski mask from the robbery — to seek treatment of his gunshot wound, prosecutors said.During Twine’s trial, which started on the two-year anniversary of Gebrezghi’s death, his attorney argued that Oakland police c...

Single-family home sells in Los Gatos for $2.1 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

235 Kensington Way – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 200 block of Kensington Way in Los Gatos was sold on July 6, 2023 for $2,125,000, or $1,545 per square foot. The house, built in 1964, has an interior space of 1,375 square feet. This single-story home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from composition shingles. Inside, there is a fireplace. In addition, the house features a two-car garage. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 6,000 square feet and features a pool for added enjoyment.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:On Howes Drive, Los Gatos, in April 2023, a 1,272-square-foot home was sold for $1,880,000, a price per square foot of $1,478. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,461-square-foot home on the 200 block of Thomas Drive in Los Gatos sold in March 2023, for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,711. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In October 2022, a ...

Biden jokes the GOP will impeach him because inflation is cooling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

By Josh Boak and Seung Min Kim | Associated PressAUBURN, Maine — President Joe Biden — buoyed by new signs the economy is continuing on the upswing — took a swipe on Friday at House Republicans’ flirtations with an impeachment inquiry, quipping that GOP lawmakers may decide to impeach him because inflation is cooling down.Standing in a textile manufacturing facility in Auburn Biden pointed to inflation statistics that showed the U.S. has the lowest rate of price increases among the world’s biggest economies. Though he was careful to say he was not taking a victory lap on the economy, Biden suggested that his Republican opponents in Congress may need to find a fresh line of attack against him because of improving economic circumstances.“Maybe they’ll decide to impeach me because it’s coming down,” Biden said. “I don’t know. I’d love that one.”Earlier this week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made his most direct remarks yet th...

Closing arguments loom in San Jose State athletics trainer sexual assault trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:26 GMT

SAN JOSE – Defense lawyers for San Jose State’s former head athletic director rested their case Friday, leaving only closing arguments next week before a jury decides whether Scott Shaw was using legitimate medical treatment when he touched the private areas of female athletes.Neither Shaw, who resigned from the university in 2020 at the height of the scandal, nor Sage Hopkins, the whistleblowing swim coach who kept up a decade-long crusade to oust him, took the stand during the defense’s case.The criminal trial in a San Jose federal courtroom marks the closing chapter in an ongoing saga that rocked the university’s athletics department and led to a Department of Justice investigation, more than $5 million in legal settlements and the ultimate resignations of the school’s athletic director and president.On Friday, defense lawyer Jeremy Blank attempted to undermine one of the more shocking allegations in the case – that while performing a hamstring stretch on a soft...