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Over $1.2 million worth of meth discovered in Ventura County drug bust

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

A man was arrested after authorities found over $1.2 million dollars worth of methamphetamine in a Ventura County drug bust.The suspect was identified as Erick Montoya, 32, from Downey, by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.Detectives were investigating a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization that was responsible for transporting large amounts of meth, fentanyl and cocaine into the U.S.The drug ring would smuggle the meth in liquid form before converting it into a solid “crystal” form after arriving in the country, authorities said.Once crystalized, the meth was transported in bulk by drug couriers to wholesale customers across the Southland.On Aug. 18, investigators received information that a large drug shipment would be heading to Fillmore. A man was arrested after authorities found over $1.2 million dollars worth of methamphetamine in Ventura County on Aug. 18, 2023. (Ventura County Sheriff's Office)During the operation, investigators spotted Montoya parked in an SUV in fr...

4 killed at famous Orange County biker bar, including gunman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

(KTLA) --At least four people were killed and several more were injured Wednesday evening after shots rang out at a historic and popular Orange County biker bar. Among those killed was the suspected gunman, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon, according to authorities.Dozens of first responders were called to the popular biker bar, which is located at 19152 Santiago Canyon Rd.Photos posted to social media showed a chaotic and bloody scene inside the historic bar.Around 9 p.m., Sheriff’s Department officials confirmed that four people were dead at the scene and six people were taken to the hospital, with five needing treatment for gunshot wounds.Officials said deputies fired on the suspect, who was struck and killed. No law enforcement officers were injured.Cook’s Corner is a famous motorcycle pitstop located about six miles northeast of Lake Forest. The bar was built in 1884 and has hosted a nu...

Activist group installs barriers near Oracle Park after girl on stroller killed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Taking a swipe at SF officials, an activist group in San Francisco took matters into their own hands at an intersection where a 4-year-old was killed last week. On Monday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed directed staff to make changes to the intersection, but the group said the plans were going to take too long.The change just includes a few cones, but people who live in the area say it is significant. Mayor: ‘Homeless coalition has held SF hostage for a decade’ This is what the intersection of Fourth and King in San Francisco looked like Wednesday afternoon -- cones and plastic barriers now up blocking one of two turn lanes.It was here on Aug. 15 when a driver hit and killed a 4-year-old girl in a stroller. The girl's father was critically injured.A group calling themselves Safe Street Rebel on social media said they took action overnight citing the city's timeline of three weeks time to alter the intersection was too long to wait."This intersection is ve...

Adam Duvall hits 3-run homer in the 10th in the Red Sox’s 7-5 victory over the Astros

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Boston’s Adam Duvall was shaken up after fouling a ball off his foot in the 10th inning Wednesday night against the Houston Astros. After composing himself he was able to put a much better swing on the next pitch he saw.Duvall hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Red Sox to a 7-5 victory.Rafael Devers started the 10th as the automatic runner on second, and Kendall Graveman (3-6) walked Triston Casas with one out. Duvall fouled a ball off his foot for the second strike of his at-bat and took a couple of minutes to shake it off and was checked on by a trainer before stepping back into the box.He then smacked his 14th homer into the seats in left field to put the Red Sox on top 7-4.“Honestly, I don’t know how I hit it after what I did,” Duvall said. “It squared me up (but) I put a good swing on it.”It’s Duvall’s third home run of the series after he had a three-run home run Monday and a solo shot Tuesday.“I wanted to start driving the ba...

Carlos Vela’s goal and assist lead LAFC past the Rapids 4-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Vela had a goal and an assist to lead LAFC past the Colorado Rapids 4-0 on Wednesday night.LAFC (11-6-7) has won all five of its home matches against Colorado, outscoring the Rapids 14-2 in those matches. Colorado (3-11-10) still only has 16 goals through 24 games this season. Vela, who returned from an injury, had a goal and an assist in the opening 30 minutes to help give LAFC a 2-0 lead. Vela secured a loose ball near midfield and raced the other way to find Mateusz Bogusz, who curled a shot into the net in the 19th minute.Vela was left wide open at the top of the box for a through ball and he slotted it inside the post in the 29th. Vela has scored seven goals in 10 career matches against the Rapids, including a pair of hat tricks in 2019 and 2022.LAFC made it 3-0 in the 36th on Ryan Hollingshead’s shot from a difficult angle. Cristian Olivera capped the scoring in the 83rd.___AP MLS: https://apnews.com/hub/major-league-soccerSource

Authorities say 4 people dead in shooting at California biker bar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed in a shooting Wednesday at a Southern California biker bar and the shooter also died, Orange County Sheriff’s officials said.The shooting was reported at around 7 p.m. at Cook’s Corner in rural Trabuco Canyon in Orange County.Another six people were transported to hospitals, five of them with gunshot wounds, the sheriff’s department posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.“Incident scene at Cooks Corner is static,” the department posted just after 9 p.m.Cooks Corner is a popular, longtime watering hole for the biker community in Southern California. Many motorcycle riders and enthusiasts gather there weeknights and during the weekend for live music, open-mic nights or just a cold beer after a long ride.Hours before the shooting, several patrons were stopping by for an afternoon drink and meal. Rows of motorcycles and bikes framed the gravel entrance where plaques describe the storied history of the bar built in ...

Police: Father killed after chasing scooter thieves from his home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police say a man killed in an early morning drive-by shooting at an Aurora home had just chased down two people he found stealing scooters in his backyard.According to the Aurora Police Department, the 49-year-old man and his son were awoken to the thefts in progress and confronted the two people, who rode away on the stolen scooters."The man and his son chased the suspects in their pickup. During the chase, shots were fired at the pickup. The man and son returned home, at which point they noticed a vehicle drive by the front of the house and fire several rounds into the home. One bullet struck the man, fatally wounding him," police said in a release Wednesday afternoon.Police responded around 4:39 a.m. to the home in the 900 block of Paris Street, in the Del Mar Park neighborhood.According to APD, the officers performed life-saving actions, but the victim died at the scene.SkyFOX flew over the scene where multiple police cars were lined up on the street. A handful o...

GOP candidates fight each other — and mostly line up behind Trump — at first debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN J. COOPER (Associated Press)MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the type of experience needed to manage an expansive federal government during the first debate of the 2024 campaign. But when it came to arguably the most consequential choice facing the party, virtually everyone on the debate stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday night lined up behind Trump, who declined to participate, citing his commanding lead. Most said they would support Trump as their nominee even if he is convicted in a series of cases that range from his handling of classified documents to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in making hush money payments to a porn actress and other women.“Let’s just speak the truth,” said tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. &...

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ‘s operator says it began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan’s battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile.In a live video from a control room at the plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings showed a staff member turn on a seawater pump with a click of a mouse, marking the beginning of the controversial project that is expected to last for decades.“Seawater Pump A activated,” the main operator said, confirming the release was underway. TEPCO later confirmed that the seawater pump was activated at 1:03 p.m. (0403 GMT), three minutes after the final step began. TEPCO said an additional wastewater release pump was activated 20 minutes after the first. Plant officials said everything was moving smoothly so far. Japanese fisher groups have opposed the plan for fear it will further dam...

3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:08 GMT

AL-QABUN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian hamlet of al-Qabun in the central occupied West Bank was silent this week — the grazing fields for sheep deserted, the empty schoolhouse locked, the makeshift homes left as steel carcasses.The last families living there packed up two weeks ago, driven from their homes of nearly three decades by what they said was a year of intensified attacks and harassment by armed Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts on neighboring hilltops.“I feel like I’m a refugee here, and settlers are the owners of our land,” said Ali Abu Kbash, a shepherd who fled al-Qabun with his four children and 60 sheep for the rocky slopes of a neighboring village. He said life had become unbearable as settlers tried to take over his fields with their sheep, tampered with the village’s water supply, and routinely burst into his village to harass residents.The exodus from al-Qabun, a small Bedouin village northeast of the city of Ramallah that numbered 89 people befo...