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12 bodies found as San Bernardino County mountain communities dig out from snow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

Authorities say 12 people have been found dead so far following the historic storms that buried the San Bernardino Mountains under several feet of snow, covering homes and paralyzing travel.“So far, we can only confirm (one), a traffic accident, as weather-related,” San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Mara Rodriguez said Wednesday. “The preliminary information in the other deaths does not indicate they are weather-related, but those investigations are ongoing.”“There’s going to be a lot more,” said Megan Vazquez, a volunteer. "It's been very cold here. It's been below freezing, so if somebody didn’t have electricity or gas to heat their home, they may have frozen to death. I mean, it's shocking."The storms blocked road access to mountain areas, leaving stranded locals to fend for themselves without power as supplies of food, medicine and fuel were dwindling.Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in the area on March 1.With another storm on the way this w...

Police to release new information about teen’s stabbing death in El Sereno

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department will hold a news conference on Thursday to release more information about the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old honors student and the suspect who was arrested following a standoff. 32-year-old David Anthony Zapatista was taken into custody in Alhambra on Wednesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of Xavier Daniel Chavarin, 17, and for also allegedly stabbing a 33-year-old father.The El Sereno attack, which occurred at about 4 p.m. Friday in the 4500 block of Valley Boulevard, left the Woodrow Wilson High School student seeking help at a local King Torta shop before he collapsed on the floor, witnesses said. Man accused of fatally stabbing high school student in L.A. taken into custody Police released video of the alleged attacker earlier Wednesday, and Zapata appears to be the same person depicted in the surveillance footage. The motive behind the stabbings remains unknown, but more information is expected to be released at the press conferenc...

3 LAPD officers in stable condition following shooting in East Los Angeles; suspect dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

Three police officers were hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday evening after they were shot by a suspect during an investigation in Lincoln Heights. The suspect was found dead several hours later, police said.The shooting took place some time after 6 p.m. near the intersection of Mission Road and North Broadway in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood.Video from Sky5 showed a large perimeter set up around the scene for what appeared to be a barricaded suspect.Police said that officers had been in the area as part of a felony investigation of a parolee at large. They observed the suspect walking down the alley, and then go into a residence.Police then set up a perimeter and a police K-9 unit was called to the scene.The suspect was located in a small room in the bottom of the main house. Officers called out to the suspect, but he refused to surrender. Eventually, a chemical agent was deployed in an attempt to get the suspect to come out peacefully. "Unfortunately, that suspect respo...

LAUSD releases safety app for anonymous reporting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

A new phone app released by the Los Angeles Unified School District aims to keep campuses and students safer from a variety of threats, perhaps the foremost among them the recent instances of opioid use and overdoses by students.The app, Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting or LASAR, lets anyone in "the Los Angeles school community" report anything that the Los Angeles School Police Department, Psychiatric Social Workers, other mental health support or the Los Angeles Police Department need to know in order to intervene, the LAUSD said in a news release. “The LASAR app represents an additional safety tool at our disposal to protect our students and be a leader in responding to safety incidents such as the opioid crisis among teens,” Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said in a statement. “Student safety will always be our top priority. Along with the mental health support and social-emotional focus in our curriculum, the anonymous reporting app rounds out our holistic approach to...

Making a Splash: The Aquadolls are living a charmed life

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

Making a Splash: L.A. treasures the Aquadolls are a glorious mass of contradictions. A walking dichotomy, covered in glass and glitter. On one hand, perhaps the most overt and obvious hand, they’re a joyful exercise in melodic pop-rock, kitted out in sparkles and mermaid tails. But life has a habit of reminding us that it’s not all sunshine, puppy dogs and rainbows, and the Aquadolls encapsulate that majestically. Their counter, the yin to the happy yang, is their ability to capture life’s angst with oft-caustic but never hopeless lyrics. And of course, they can ferociously hammer their instruments between more delicate moments.Singer and guitarist Melissa Brooks started the band a decade ago with an entirely different lineup, chopping and changing until she eventually linked up with bassist Keilah Nina and drummer Jacqueline Proctor in 2018. The band’s third album, Charmed, will be released this summer and it’s this trio’s first together. New single “Sneaky” is, literally, a sneak ...

Can CBD Help With Whiplash Injury?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

View the original article about CBD For Whiplash Injury at CBD Isolationly.Whiplash injury is a condition that can result in chronic pain. A sudden blow to the neck or motor vehicle accident can result in whiplash injuries. It can take about 17 weeks to recover from a whiplash injury, but medical intervention can help to cure it in less time.People suffering from the symptoms of whiplash injury usually take pain medications to control the severe pain resulting from this condition. But if you prefer natural pain-relieving methods, then CBD can be a great aid for you. This compound can even relieve the chronic pain resulting from a whiplash injury because of its powerful analgesic effects. Therefore, by using CBD for pain, you can effectively control the acute pain caused by a whiplash injury without using other pain medications.Symptoms Of Whiplash InjuryA whiplash injury can result in severe pain and many other chronic symptoms including:Loss of neck movementNeck stiffnessNeck painH...

Map: Where it’s raining in the Bay Area as atmospheric river rolls in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

Thursday morning’s showers in the Bay Area are a prelude to the main event: an atmospheric river storm expected to start around noon and continue into Saturday. The updating radar map above shows areas of precipitation in green, with greater intensities indicated by yellow and orange.For updates on chain controls and road closures in the Sierra Nevada, see the Caltrans website or mobile app or call (800) 427-7623.Related ArticlesWeather | Bay Area Storm: Atmospheric river set to arrive Thursday afternoon; heavy rainfall expected Weather | Snow falling on telescopes: Astronomy shut down on Mount Hamilton Weather | How storms will impact San Jose residents’ water bills Weather | 81-year-old California man survives nearly a week stuck in snowbank on croissants and candy Weather | Atmospheric river storm: When it’s arriving and which areas will be hit hardest

Bay Area Storm: Atmospheric river set to arrive Thursday afternoon; heavy rainfall expected

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

A strong atmospheric river storm system rapidly approached the Bay Area Thursday morning, sending agencies into a frenzy as a three-day long flood watch issued by the National Weather Service was set to go into effect at 1 p.m.Thursday’s storm, expected to peak in the afternoon through Friday morning, was forecast to bring the Bay Area’s wettest conditions since early January, when a series of nine atmospheric river systems ravaged parts of the region with historic amounts of rainfall and wind.Quick science lesson ahead of the atmospheric river! What is an AR? In short: A relatively narrow band of water vapor originating from the tropics that redistributes water to higher latitudes on Earth. They are responsible for most of the moisture transport out of the tropics. pic.twitter.com/3ELzVYINNC— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) March 9, 2023NWS forecasts predicted one to three inches of rain Thursday for inland regions, with the lower totals occurring in San Jose and the ...

‘Rich, white anti-housing men’: ACLU calls censure of Los Gatos commissioner for using “divisive” language unconstitutional

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

Los Gatos Town Council’s censure of a planning commissioner for using “divisive” language caught the attention of First Amendment advocates who say the council’s disciplinary process violated the commissioner’s constitutional rights and was “plain and simple, illegal.”The Northern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wrote a letter to the town council March 1, urging them to revoke Commissioner Kylie Clark’s censure — a formal disapproval of her comments which she was given after calling out the “rich, white anti-housing men” in Los Gatos.“That’s just pure and utter censorship. They’re saying, ‘We don’t like this speech, and that’s why we’re going to discipline it,’ and that’s exactly what you can’t do,” said Shilpi Agarwal, legal director of the ACLU of Northern California.This letter is the first step in what could turn into a lawsuit between the ACLU and the town over Clark’s First Amendment rights. The ACLU argued that the censure was “flagrantly illega...

Bay Area Outdoors: Riding the electric mountain bike revolution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:53:27 GMT

At the height of the pandemic, I yearned, like most folks, to get outdoors for some much needed fresh air. I’ve always loved to mountain bike, and I’ve ridden my knobby-tired steed for decades on the dirt trails of Marin County, considered by many the birthplace of mountain biking. But as lockdown claustrophobia set in, I realized that my bike was well-used and in need of an upgrade — a really good upgrade — and my knees were feeling a bit tired and knobby themselves. So I took the plunge and went electric. Then I hit the trails once more — and how.There are many places to ride in Marin, but I tend to gravitate to two spots: scenic, bayside China Camp State Park and the wide-open terrain of the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Why here? Besides the obvious — natural beauty, heart-stopping vistas and tempting trails — these local parks allow my new type of ride: an electric, pedal-assist mountain bike or e-MTB, which I think is the best bike ever inv...