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L.A. County deputy recruit dies months after being struck by driver in South Whittier

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

A deputy recruit who was struck by a wrong-way driver while jogging with a group of recruits in South Whittier died Friday night after being hospitalized for eight months.Alejandro Martinez, 27, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Recruit, died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family, friends, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna and other department members.The Army veteran and Cal State Northridge graduate was one of 75 recruits who were out on a training run at about 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2022.That’s when the suspect, Nicholas Gutierrez, 22, from Diamond Bar, plowed into the large group. The collision left 25 people injured at the time — five of them critically and three others severely injured.Martinez was rushed to the hospital after suffering broken legs, brain swelling and internal bleeding from the crash. He remained hospitalized until his passing on Friday night.Alejandro Martinez was among multiple L.A. County Sheriff recruits were struck by a ve...

Video released of fatal deputy shooting of hatchet-wielding man in Southern California

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

A man shot and killed by two Orange County sheriff’s deputies in June walked toward them with a hatchet and appeared to be getting close to them in the driveway of a Midway City home when they opened fire, video released by the department shows.Residents in the 14000 block of Van Buren Street called 9-1-1 about 4:55 a.m., June 14, to report a man wearing all black using what they thought was a crowbar to break windows on cars parked in the street and to try to break into a home, according to calls to dispatch played in a critical incident video released Friday, July 28.The critical incident video includes dispatch calls, body-worn camera footage from both deputies and surveillance video from cameras at the house where the suspect was found.When deputies arrive, the video shows, they find the suspect inside a car parked behind a fence in the driveway of a home.Surveillance video from the house shows the suspect opening the front gate, then opening the rear passenger door of a station...

Trader Joe’s recalls 2 more items over rocks — and now insects

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

Trader Joe’s recalls are starting to read much like a twisted version of the fable Stone Soup.The Monrovia-based grocery chain in the last two days issued two new recalls for food that might have non-food items in them.On Friday, the company said its fully cooked falafel (with the SKU number 93935) may contain rocks. Notably, the falafel was sold in 35 states and Washington, D.C., but apparently not in California.If the latest recall sounds familiar, just four days ago, the chain said two types of cookies also might have rocks, recalling both items. The cookies include Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies (SKU# 98744) and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies (SKU# 82752).Trader Joe’s said its supplier alerted them to the rocks in the treats and the falafel.Related ArticlesRetail | Second Harvest to launch ‘Food As Medicine’ initiative to screen people for food insecurity Retail | Oakland Zoo unveils a chocolate bar full of what ...

100th anniversary: A look at the Hollywood sign

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

The Hollywood sign is marking its 100th year. It is one of the most popular landmarks in the world.Hollywood is not just a place, it’s an industry. Before Hollywood became globally known for the movies, newspaper publisher Harry Chandler built the sign Hollywoodland to advertise his real estate development. Chandler spent $21,000 for the billboard he planned would only be around a year and a half.The exact date it was first lit, and even the year is was fully erected, has been the topic of historical debate, but many historians are celebrating its 100th birthday this year.The Hollywood sign is in a restricted area and attempting to get close to or touch the sign is prohibited. The closest you can hike to it is behind and above. The sign is protected by the Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments and Park Rangers. Trams that failed to beThere have been plans drawn up for an aerial tram near the sign since the 1940s. Nothing has been developed yet. Here are a couple other recent ...

‘That’s me!’: Turpin adult son makes rare appearance in open court

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

“That’s me!” Jonathan Turpin exclaimed, thrusting his hand into the air in a near-empty courtroom after being introduced by his attorney to Superior Court Judge Kenneth Fernandez.The appearance at the Historic Courthouse in Riverside on Friday, July 28, was a rare one by any of the 13 Turpin children in open Probate court since their rescue in January 2018 from years of torture and neglect by their parents in their Perris home.In April 2019, David and Louise Turpin were each sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison following guilty pleas to six counts of dependent adult abuse, four counts of false imprisonment, three counts of child endangerment and one count of torture.The plight of the 13 children, whose ages ranged from 2 to 29 at the time, came to light and shocked the country on Jan. 14, 2018, when 17-year-old Jordan grabbed a brother’s deactivated cell phone, snuck out a bedroom window and called 911. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies arrived to find two of the children...

‘Get an ambulance here. Now!’: 911 call reveals frantic moments after Bronny James collapsed

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

The caller was frantic — someone at USC’s palatial Galen Center was suffering a serious medical emergency.“We need an ambulance. Immediately,” the man on the phone said.“Listen,” he repeated. “Listen, listen, listen, listen, OK? Get an ambulance here. Now!”The 911 dispatcher remained calm. He let the man know paramedics were on the way.“Alright sir, we’re going to send help,” the unnamed dispatcher said. “Don’t hang up, sir. Don’t hang up.”The dispatcher stayed on the phone with the caller for less than a minute, but that was all that was needed to ensure Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA superstar Lebron James who recently joined USC’s men’s basketball team, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, July 24.The younger James was “successfully treated for a sudden cardiac arrest,” the hospital said in a statement.Hospital officials also credited USC athletics’ medical staff for a “swift and effective response” when James collapsed on Monday during a basketball prac...

US unveils $345M arms package for Taiwan, in move sure to anger China

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

The Biden administration announced a $345 million weapons package for Taiwan on Friday, the first tranche in a total of $1 billion the U.S. has allotted to be transferred directly from Pentagon stockpiles to the island this year.The move is sure to anger China as Washington has been trying to rebuild relations with Beijing. Senior administration officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, recently visited China, but the outreach has done little to quell tensions over a range of issues, from U.S. support to Taiwan to Beijing’s spy balloon program.“We take our responsibilities to Taiwan and to improving their self-defense capabilities very, very seriously,” John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, told reporters ahead of the announcement on Friday.The package marks the first time the U.S. has used new authority from Congress to transfer military equipment directly from Pentagon inventory to Taiwan. The transfer is do...

Orioles beat Yankees, 1-0, behind Anthony Santander’s walk-off homer, Grayson Rodriguez’s stellar start

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

The Orioles welcomed the Yankees to Camden Yards on Friday for their final series of the season under vastly different circumstances than normal.Baltimore is atop the American League East, while New York is in its cellar. Friday’s rain-delayed contest didn’t display the disparity between the clubs — that is, until Anthony Santander stepped to the plate in the ninth inning.With the game scoreless, Santander sent the announced crowd of 34,558 home with a walk-off home run to right field. The switch-hitter clobbered a 2-0 changeup from Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle 425 feet for the Orioles’ fifth walk-off win of the season.Before Santander’s solo shot — his second walk-off homer and third walk-off hit of his career — the AL East matchup was a pitcher’s duel between Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez and Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Both bullpens followed to keep the game scoreless until Santander’s 18th home run of the season.Baltimore is...

Burning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsided

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Salvage crews were preparing Saturday to tow a car-carrying cargo ship that has been burning for days to an anchor point in the North Sea after flames and smoke on board subsided, the Dutch government said.Fire erupted in the Fremantle Highway late Tuesday night near a chain of islands in the northern Netherlands and has been blazing ever since. The ship is carrying 3,783 new vehicles, including 498 electric vehicles, the company that chartered the vessel said.One crew member died and others were injured after the fire broke out on the ship that was heading from Bremerhaven in Germany to Singapore. The crew was evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday. The cause of the fire has not been established.Measurements Friday showed that heat, flames and smoke had subsided enough for salvage experts to board the ship for the first time and establish a strong towing connection with a tugboat, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management said.It wil...

Shooting in Seattle parking lot injures 5 people, including 2 critically, police chief says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:45:25 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A shooting in a Seattle parking lot Friday night wounded five people, including two who were in critical condition, the city’s police chief said.The Seattle Police Department responded to a reported shooting around 9 p.m. in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South.The shooting started in the parking lot of what was formerly known as King Donuts and was directed at a community event occurring nearby, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said at the scene.The five victims included two who were listed in critical condition and three who appeared to be stable. Four victims were transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and the fifth was treated at the scene, Diaz said.“We know that there’s dozens and dozens of rounds that were fired,” said Diaz, who noted police were not sure of a possible motive.“Right now, we’ve really got to get guns off the streets,” Diaz said, explaining the number of shootings in the city has fluctuated but remains an issue.Se...