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Estranged Husband Kills Mom of 7 and Her Date

Gloria Zamora spoke of her divorce on a podcast days before she was gunned down

(Newser) - A mother of seven in the midst of a messy divorce went out on a date Saturday only to be gunned down along with her date. Authorities say the estranged husband of fitness influencer Gloria Zamora shot the pair outside a sushi restaurant in Fontana, California, before he was shot...

Fertility Clinic Bombing Suspect Dies in Custody

Daniel Park, 32, was accused of shipping chemicals to Palm Springs bomber

(Newser) - A suspect accused of being an accomplice in last month's bombing of a fertility clinic has died in federal custody. The Bureau of Prisons said Tuesday that Daniel Park, 32, was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles and employees were unable to resuscitate him, CBS...

Music Shop in Wayne's World Closing After Nearly 80 Years

Ed Intagliata, owner of Cassell's Music, is retiring, ending a San Fernando tradition

(Newser) - Cassell's Music, a longtime San Fernando fixture and a filming location for the 1992 comedy Wayne's World, is shutting its doors after nearly 80 years. Owner Ed Intagliata, now 71, is retiring, leaving behind decades spent helping budding musicians, per the Los Angeles Times .
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At Remote Waterfall, a Triple Drowning

3 hikers who died at Rattlesnake Falls near Lake Tahoe are identified

(Newser) - Three hikers jumped into a waterfall—and never made it out. The leap into a remote waterfall near California's Lake Tahoe proved fatal. The three men, part of a group of six that had hiked to the isolated Rattlesnake Falls near Soda Springs on Wednesday, did not resurface following...

Tarp-Covered Poop Lagoons Could Be a Climate Solution

California study shows digesters dramatically lower dairy farm methane output

(Newser) - A new study out of California suggests a simple fix could make a big dent in methane emissions from dairy farms: just cover manure lagoons with a tarp. Researchers with the University of California, Riverside, tracked methane emissions at a large dairy operation in Tulare County before and after...

MLB Team Donates $1M for Families Hit by Migrant Raids

'We have heard the calls for us to take a leading role,' says LA Dodgers President Stan Kasten

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California. The defending World Series champions also said Friday that they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and other organizations...

Vance Calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose,' Rips Cali Leaders

Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass push back as National Guard deployment sparks a legal fight

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, sharply criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their opposition to recent federal immigration raids. Vance accused both leaders of making it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs and claimed their rhetoric encouraged violence...

100 Yards Apart, Trader Joe's Takes on ... Trader Joe's

Second location opened up across the street from the first

(Newser) - Trader Joe's has opened a new store in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood—right across the street from an existing Trader Joe's. Social media users voiced confusion about why the company would put two locations so close together, with some calling the move "actually insane" or...

Court Sides With Trump on Use of National Guard Troops in LA

Trump can keep control of troops as lawsuit continues to unfold

(Newser) - An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids, the AP reports. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found Trump acted illegally when he activated the soldiers over opposition...

Actor Accuses Tyler Perry of Sexual Harassment, Assault

Derek Dixon's $260M lawsuit alleges actor used career promises to silence his accuser

(Newser) - Tyler Perry is facing a $260 million lawsuit over allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former actor on one of his BET shows. In court documents filed last week in Los Angeles, actor and screenwriter Derek Dixon accuses Perry of making repeated unwanted advances, attempting to...

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist
7 Nabbed in Largest
US Jewel Heist
Jun 18, 2025 8:01 AM CDT

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist

Suspects allegedly tailed Brinks truck 300 miles before stealing $100M in gold and gems

(Newser) - Seven residents of the Los Angeles area stand accused of pulling off what federal prosecutors say is the largest jewelry heist in US history—allegedly making off with nearly $100 million in gold and gems from a Brinks truck after a 300-mile pursuit. Authorities say the men aged 31...

New State Proposal Would Charge Officers Covering Faces

California bill would charge law enforcement with misdemeanor for wearing masks, other coverings

(Newser) - Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday. If approved, the bill would require all law enforcement officials to show their faces and be identifiable by their uniform, which should...

Car Plows Into Crowd in Los Angeles
Car Plows Into Crowd
in Los Angeles
Jun 16, 2025 2:30 AM CDT

Car Plows Into Crowd in Los Angeles

Multiple people injured, including teenager

(Newser) - A number of people were injured Saturday night in California when a car plowed into a group of LA-area pedestrians. Reports conflicted on the details; ABC 7 reports at least six were injured while NBC 4 puts the number at 10. A 14-year-old was among those hurt. The crowd was...

Why California's Earthquake Faults Stand Out From the Rest

Nearly half of state's faults are overdue for major earthquakes, study finds

(Newser) - California's earthquake faults are more likely to be "overdue" for a major quake than those elsewhere in the world, new research reveals—a finding that could have implications for how earthquake risk is modeled worldwide. Led by Vasiliki Mouslopoulou of the National Observatory of Athens, the research...

Cops: Dead Burglar Was Shot by One of His Own

Authorities in LA County say 5 men all in black entered home in Lynwood; only 4 made it out

(Newser) - In today's "with friends like these" files, a California burglary gone wrong left one of the suspects dead—and cops now say he was shot dead by one of his own crew, reports the Los Angeles Times . Per a release from the LA County Sheriff's Department, deputies...

There's Good News, Bad News About Breakfast

Egg prices have cooled, but now the cost of bacon is soaring

(Newser) - As egg prices cool off, bacon is now sizzling, with nearly 20% price hikes since last year. According to grocery price data from NIQ, the average price of pork bacon jumped 18% between May 2023 and May 2024, with a 5.7% increase from April to May alone, reports...

Rail Workers Jailed for Building Apartments in Train Stations

Caltrain employees embezzled public funds to build secret homes

(Newser) - Two former Caltrain employees have been sentenced to jail for using public funds to build secret apartments inside two Bay Area train stations. Seth Andrew Worden and Joseph Vincent Navarro were charged in March 2024 with felony theft after office space at the historic Burlingame station was converted into...

Trump Blocks California's Rule on Gas-Powered Cars

He calls state's regulations 'crazy' but praises Tesla

(Newser) - President Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California's first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The state quickly announced it was challenging the move in court, with California's attorney general holding a news conference to discuss the lawsuit before Trump's signing...

Newsom Tests New Message Against Trump

California governor is repeatedly attacking the president's mental fitness at age 79

(Newser) - With protests in his state leading to frequent sparring with President Trump , California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying what Axios describes as a "new line of attack"—he's going after Trump's mental fitness. "He is not the same person that I dealt with just four...

ICE's Immigration Focus Turns to California's Farms

Agents were reported in Ventura County on Tuesday

(Newser) - Federal immigration authorities appear to be expanding their footprint in southern California. The Los Angeles Times reports "farm fields and packinghouses from the Central Coast to the San Joaquin Valley" saw immigration agents turn up on Tuesday, an about-face from the largely hands-off approach officials had taken to the...

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