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Smash-and-grab thieves fired on by jewelry store employee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

One of five smash-and-grab suspects has been arrested after the group hit a Manhattan Beach jewelry store in broad daylight last Friday, prompting a store employee to fire a gun inside the shop to scare the suspects off, authorities announced Monday.  Officers with the Manhattan Beach, Gardena and El Segundo police departments responded to the robbery at Prestige Jewelers in the 3000 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard at around 12:40 p.m. on Oct. 6 on reports of the robbery.  “Five suspects, who were described as wearing hooded sweatshirts, used hammers to smash jewelry showcases, and an employee of the store responded by using a firearm to shoot toward the suspects,” Manhattan Beach police said in a news release. The group of robbers fled the store and were last seen traveling southbound on Sepulveda Boulevard.  While no one was injured during the incident, the suspects were able to make off with some of the store’s merchandise, police said.  This is not the first time the sto...

$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Orange County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

While no one matched all six numbers in Monday’s record setting $1.56 billion Powerball drawing, a ticket with more than $1 million was sold in Orange County, and the next jackpot climbs to $1.73 billion. The winning numbers for the $1.56 billion Powerball jackpot, drawn on Monday, Oct. 9, were: 67, 34, 46, 55, 16. The Powerball number is 14, and the PowerPlay Multiplier is 3X. Only one ticket matching five of those numbers was drawn. It was sold at a Lake Forest 7-Eleven and is worth $1,064,543, according to the California Lottery.  There has been no winner for 35 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19. That streak trails the record of 41 draws set in 2021 and 2022. The largest jackpot ever was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize hit by a player in California in November 2022. The scarcity of Powerball jackpot winners reflects the game’s daunting odds of 1 in 292.2 million. The $1.73 billion prize is for a sole winner who...

Bicyclist dead after fatal hit-and-run in Rialto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

A bicyclist is dead after a fatal hit-and-run collision on Saturday in Rialto. At approximately 7:05 p.m., Rialto police responded to reports of an unknown traffic collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist in the area of 2400 South Riverside Avenue. The vehicle involved fled before officers arrived. Paramedics performed life saving measures on the bicyclist, who was pronounced dead several minutes later. According to a Rialto Police Department news release, the suspect, identified as 46-year-old Santos Lopez-Rosales of San Bernardino, was driving southbound in the #2 lane of Riverside Avenue approaching Santa Ana Avenue when he crashed into the rear of the bicyclist who was southbound in the middle of the #2 lane approaching Santa Ana Avenue. After hitting the bicyclist, Lopez-Rosales then fled.After an extensive investigation, authorities located the suspect vehicle, a white 2008 Hyundai Elantra, in the city of Bloomington. The vehicle contained evidence that tied the 46-y...

Diamondbacks jump all over another Dodgers starter and beat LA 4-2 for a 2-0 lead in NLDS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and the surprising Arizona Diamondbacks made quick work of another Dodgers starter, beating Los Angeles 4-2 on Monday night behind Zac Gallen for a 2-0 lead in their NL Division Series.The young Diamondbacks, who earned the final National League wild card despite losing their last four regular-season games, improved to 4-0 in these playoffs — all on the road against division winners.They'll try for a stunning sweep of the 100-win Dodgers when the best-of-five series shifts to Arizona for Game 3 on Wednesday.Gallen allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings for his second win of the postseason. Gurriel laced an RBI single to cap a three-run first, and the Diamondbacks chased rookie starter Bobby Miller in the second — two days after Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw was tagged for six runs while getting only one out during Arizona's 11-2 rout in Game 1.Gurriel added a solo homer in the sixth to make it 4-1.

SF businessman in Israel amid war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco businessman Manny Yekutiel of Manny’s in the Mission District is in Israel visiting his family. KRON4 spoke with him about being in what’s now a war zone.“Imagine a missile rains down from the sky to 18th and Castro and blows up badlands. Imagine having to go to bed at night knowing that that’s possible. And that’s what people are living with here,” he said. “And they’re scared. I have nine nieces and nephews. My sisters both have new babies that are just a couple of weeks, a couple months old. They need to be near a bomb shelter. It’s serious.” Berkeley native missing after Hamas invades Israeli music festival Manny had been visiting his family in the mountains of Bet Shemesh but left for Tel Aviv Monday morning to help with relief efforts.“There were probably 1,000 people, all ages. Folks were coming in with shopping carts full of things. And then those things were sorted and moved to various stations, and then boxes were packed that were goi...

De locura: nadie acierta al premio mayor del Powerball; hay $1,730 millones en juego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

El sorteo del Powerball llegó este lunes a 35 oportunidades consecutivas sin ganador del premio mayor que para el miércoles 11 de octubre pondrá en juego $1,730 millones.Los números ganadores del sorteo del este lunes fueron 16, 34, 46, 55, 67 y la Powerball fue el 14.Se trata del segundo premio acumulado en la historia de las loterías de Estados Unidos y quien lo gane podría optar por dos opciones para recibir el premio: una de ellas le daría la posibilidad de acceder a $756.6 millones.Aunque nadie se llevó el premio mayor, hubo cinco boletos que se llevaron premios considerables. En Florida, una persona acertó a cinco números más el Power Play y ganó un premio de $2 millones, mientras que en California, Indiana, Oregon y Virginia cuatro personas acertaron a cinco bolas blancas que les premia con al menos $1 millón. El secreto del Powerball y del Mega Millions: por qué ahora es más difícil ganar el premio mayor ¿A quién contarle y ...

Israel supporters united at SDSU in 'Walk for Peace' amid dark realities in Middle East

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- People from across San Diego County rallied together at San Diego State University Monday afternoon to show their support for Israel and the Jewish community in a "Walk for Peace." “I woke up Saturday morning to absolute horrors. Children being kidnapped. Mothers being murdered in front of their families," shared Alpha Epsilon Pi President and Hillel Ambassador Ori Lerer. He and hundreds of other students, faculty, parents and children gathered together walking hand in hand all with a message rooted in unity amid a dark reality. "Men, women, children, elderly and Holocaust survivors being paraded around as their dead bodies are dragged on the streets," said Lerer in an emotional speech to other demonstrators Monday evening. Several walked with T-shirts, signs and flags reading "End Jew Hatred" and "Fighting with Love" as they made their way both on and off SDSU grounds in solidarity as horror continues to unfold in the Middle East. "I was nursing my baby in the middle o...

Tax deadline one week away for San Diegans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- If you live in San Diego County, next Monday, Oct. 16 is the deadline to file your state and federal taxes.“If you don’t file by Monday, there’s a late filing penalty associated with not filing a return correctly and that penalty is not going to get waived,” said Sam Brotman, managing attorney at Brotman Law.Harsh winter storms led to the six-month extension. The extension applied to almost all counties across California, including San Diego. It was meant to give taxpayers time to recover from any damage and to claim any deductions for disaster loss.Brotman says whether you make the deadline or not, accuracy will help you avoid an audit.“If it’s a choice between just turning something in and or filing something that’s going to be accurate, you probably want to take the penalty and wait to file something that’s accurate,” he said. California campsite reservation bill signed by governor. Here’s what changes it makes With seven days or less, does the average person still...

Gov. Newsom signs bill to ban hidden fees in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

Hidden fees, which sellers use to mislead customers with an artificially low headline price before imposing additional unavoidable charges later in the buying process, will no longer be allowed in California.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 478 (SB 478) that will ban hidden fees, or "junk fees," in the state starting on July 1, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release Saturday.“These deceptive fees prevent us from knowing how much we will be charged at the outset. They are bad for consumers and bad for competition. They cost Americans tens of billions of dollars each year," Bonta said.Bonta added that these fees "hit families who are just trying to make ends meet the hardest." California campsite reservation bill signed by governor. Here’s what changes it makes "And, because a growing list of websites, apps, and brick-and-mortar businesses are using them, they penalize companies that are upfront and transparent with their ...

Motorcyclist killed in SR-94 crash identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:41 GMT

DULZURA, Calif. -- A motorcyclist who was killed in a crash on State Route 94 in late September has been identified, local medical officials said.Drexel Ivan Autor Orgeta, 28, of Chula Vista, was announced as the deceased, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said on its website.On the morning of Sept. 23, Orgeta was driving a 2024 Kawasaki ZX-6R westbound on SR-94, east of Roma Road in the unincorporated area of Dulzura, when he failed to negotiate a curve and crossed into the eastbound lanes, according to California Highway Patrol. While traveling in the wrong direction, he hit a sign and was ejected from the motorcycle. 4 ‘glamping’ sites for fall camping in San Diego County First responders airlifted Orgeta to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The manner of his death has been determined as an accident, per the medical examiner's office. Anyone with further information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Officer Jared Grieshaber at (619) 401-2000.