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‘We’ve been watching our California dream degrade’: San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner addresses rise in violent crime 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

Violent crime in the Inland Empire and California as a whole has increased, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner, and now he's addressing the issue head on and asking state and federal legislators and the public to help combat the rise in criminal activity. “We’ve been watching our California dream degrade with increased crime, homelessness and substance abuse,” said San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Shannon Dicus in an op-ed. The San Bernardino County Homeless Outreach and Proactive Enforcement Team estimates that there are 2,100 homeless individuals who are “adverse from help and suffer from extreme mental health and substance abuse issues” in San Bernardino County alone.  Data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows that California had 6,987 parolees at large as of December 2022, with 552 of them at large in San Bernardino County. Dicus believes that the spike in violent crimes is directly correlated with the high number of at-...

Solar panels to be installed at Six Flags Magic Mountain

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

New solar panels will be installed at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the theme park announced Tuesday. The installation will be considered the “largest single-site commercial renewable energy project in California,” officials said.“Here in California, innovation and climate action go hand-in-hand – our success as America’s economic powerhouse and the world’s fourth largest economy is built on our ambitious transition to a cleaner, greener future.,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement.“Six Flags’ commitment to clean energy is the type of work that will power our future and ensure our kids have a healthy planet to call home.”Six Flags Entertainment Corporation will partner with Solar Optimum and DSD Renewables to install solar panels at the “Thrill Capital of the World.” US invests in alternative solar tech, more solar for renters According to a news release, the solar panels will provide the following benefits:Produce 20.8 million hours of energy annually, equivalent to the...

Angelique Zarate Pronounced Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash on 60 Freeway [Industry County, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

Hit-and-Run Collision near Crossroads Parkway Left 12-Year-Old Girl DeadINDUSTRY COUNTY, CA (April 25, 2023) – Wednesday morning, a multiple-vehicle wrong-way crash on 60 Freeway claimed the life of Angelique Zarate.The accident happened around 4:00 a.m. According to police, the initial crash occurred on March 22nd when an unidentified driver of a Hyundai Sedan collided with a big rig and fled the scene.The suspect continued eastbound in the westbound lane before causing a five-vehicle wrong-way collision.The suspect then escaped the crash scene on foot and is still at large.Despite life-saving efforts, paramedics pronounced Angelique Zarate, a 12-year-old passenger in another vehicle involved in the second crash, dead on the scene.Another person, Rafael Zarate sustained injuries from the crash and was transported to the hospital for treatment. His current condition is still unknown.Meanwhile, police officials continue to ask anyone who has information about the suspect driver...

Festivals (F)rock: The Hottest Coachella Party Fashion

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

A Back Look at Coachella Party Fashion: Festival season is warming up, especially after Coachella weekends one and two. Flipping through the plethora of party pics and step and repeat poses that came through our email inbox, one thing is very clear: skin is still in!As a reporter who covered the festival (and the Coachella party scene) for several years, we always seem to find common threads in terms of different fashion eras at Coachella, and at the biggest off-site bashes.From American Apparel jogger getups to Indian headdresses (now considered problematic), feathers and fringe to the ubiquitous floral head garlands and boho dresses to full-on beachwear (swimsuits and speedos), trends may vary over the years, but certain things never change.Attendees want to look sexy, colorful and fun. Comfort is important too, though the people come out for the party scene alone can get away with looks festival-goers cannot, like high heels and non-breathable fabrics.So what’s everybody we...

Past firings carry lessons for Fox after Carlson

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

By David Bauder | Associated PressNEW YORK — Before ousting Tucker Carlson, Fox News had twice fired wildly popular hosts – and both times the network recovered better than the stars it cut loose.Fox’s dismissals of Glenn Beck in 2011 and Bill O’Reilly in 2017 offer lessons in what the post-Carlson fallout might be. Carlson was let go on Monday, less than a week after Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787 million for airing bogus claims of voter fraud following the 2020 election.Fox’s two most popular programs last year — Carlson’s being one of them — were the replacements for Beck and O’Reilly.“It seems like the parts are interchangeable,” said SiriusXM and CNN personality Michael Smerconish. “They’ve built a machine over there that seems to function even when the pistons are replaced.”Still, Carlson’s ability to connect with supporters of former President Donald Trump could benefit him wherever he lands.Bec...

Teen who inspired JW House would appreciate families’ connection

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

The guests at Wednesday’s Celebration of Hope breakfast in Campbell — a fundraiser for JW House – are about to be treated to an amazing story about the surprising connection between two families. It’s a tale that would have been appreciated by the teenager who dreamed of creating JW House as a home away from home for families whose kids were undergoing medical treatment.For Racy Ming Copley, the story started last year when her 12-year-old daughter, Sophia Copley, discovered a lump on her side that was diagnosed in December as Ewing sarcoma — a cancerous tumor that grows on the soft tissue around bones. In Sophia’s case, the tumor was on one of her ribs, and doctors wanted her to begin chemotherapy right away, scuttling plans for an end-of-year family vacation to celebrate the 50th birthday of her dad, Myles Copley. “Instead of going to Hawaii, we went to chemo,” Racy Copley said.Sophia is on a compressed chemotherapy schedule, meaning...

Ginnie Newhart dies; inspired classic ending to husband Bob’s sitcom ‘Newhart’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Ginnie Newhart, who was married to comedy legend Bob Newhart for six decades and inspired the classic ending of his “Newhart” series, has died. She was 82.Publicist Jerry Digney said Newhart died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long illness. No further details were available. The couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.Ginnie Newhart is credited with providing the idea for the 1990 “Newhart” finale that included a clever callback to her husband’s “The Bob Newhart Show.” The later show, which featured Newhart as a Vermont innkeeper, ended with him waking up in Chicago next to his on-screen wife from “The Bob Newhart Show,” revealing the second series to be dream.Ginnie Newhart suggested the idea to her husband at a Christmas party that was also attended by Suzanne Pleshette, his on-screen wife in “The Bob Newhart Show.” That series ran for six seasons from 1972 to 1978 and ...

Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case goes to the jury

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

By Michael Kunzelman | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants went to the jury on Tuesday after dozens of witnesses over more than three months in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.The jury will begin deliberating Wednesday to decide whether onetime Proud Boys national chairman and four co-defendants are guilty of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors allege was a desperate plot to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after the Republican lost the 2020 election.Prosecutors in Washington have shown jurors hundreds of messages exchanged by Proud Boys in the days leading up to Jan. 6 that show the far-right extremist group peddling Trump’s false claims of a stolen election and trading fears over what would happen when President Joe Biden took office.Defense attorneys say there was no conspiracy and no plan to attack the Cap...

Tucker Carlson’s misogyny and use of vulgar word were a ‘key factor’ in his firing, reports say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

It may not have been Tucker Carlson’s racist statements or his dissemination of election denialism that sealed his fate and led to his surprise firing from Fox News Monday.The “leading theory” for why Rupert Murdoch and other Fox executives finally decided it was time to part ways with the provocative face of their network was his misogynistic behavior, according to reports from New York magazine and the Daily Beast. While Fox News settled the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for a record $787.5 million last week, the network is still mired in a suit brought by former producer Abby Grossberg, who alleges Carlson encouraged a toxic, sexist work environment.Both the Dominion lawsuit and Grossberg’s allegations “showcased Carlson and his staff’s penchant for misogyny — a tendency that reportedly didn’t go over well with top executives,” New York Magazine said.Fox News has offered no explanation for why it fired its top-rate...

Single family residence in Saratoga sells for $3.9 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:00 GMT

13962 Shadow Oaks Way – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 13900 block of Shadow Oaks Way in Saratoga has a new owner. The 2,629-square-foot property, built in 1974, was sold on April 10, 2023, for $3,850,000, or $1,464 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 0.5-acre lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:On Heritage Oak, Saratoga, in March 2023, a 3,744-square-foot home was sold for $5,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,549. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 1,856-square-foot home on Baroni Court in Saratoga sold for $3,130,000, a price per square foot of $1,686. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 3,402-square-foot home on the 14000 block of Shadow Oaks Way in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $4,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,426. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.