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Car ripped apart in violent Santa Ana crash; 1 dead at scene

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

Police are investigating a crash that tore a car apart, leaving one person dead in Santa Ana Monday night. The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 11 p.m. in the 3900 block of Flower Street. Officers arrived to find the mangled wreckage of a BMW 528i. SoCal woman sues after she was struck by garbage truck An unidentified occupant of the BMW was pronounced dead at the scene, a Santa Ana Police Department spokesperson confirmed. A SigAlert was issued in the area while police conducted their investigation.No further details about the crash were immediately released.

Sale closed in Saratoga: $6.3 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

20405 Thelma Avenue – Google Street ViewA 3,945-square-foot house built in 2017 has changed hands. The spacious, recently built property located in the 20400 block of Thelma Avenue in Saratoga was sold on July 27, 2023, for $6,250,000, or $1,584 per square foot. This single-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring five bedrooms and five bathrooms. The property is equipped with forced air heating. In addition, the house comes with a two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space. The property encompasses a generous 0.3-acre of land.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:In March 2023, a 2,411-square-foot home on Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga sold for $4,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,721. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Chalet Lane, Saratoga, in September 2022, a 2,862-square-foot home was sold for $3,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,310. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 2,541-square-foot ho...

Opinion: Decoding former VP Mike Pence: The words he just can’t say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

Mike Pence is not ruling out testifying against former President Donald Trump. But could the jury crack the code he uses when talking about his onetime boss?Exactly how the former vice president really feels about Trump’s past actions and his fitness to again be commander-in-chief requires a legal decoder ring and a political magnifying glass. Trouble is, neither accurately measures courage or fortitude.Despite headlines declaring Pence as having broken with the thrice-indicted Trump, the former vice president still pulls punches and minces words when talking about the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.Parsing Pence the candidate is a murky task, and one jurists in a coming federal criminal trial about Trump’s actions after the 2020 election and before the Jan. 6 insurrection must undertake when considering Trump’s guilt or innocence. Next year, voters will have to do the same — especially independent and some moderate Republicans in the six or eight swing...

California woman sentenced to 26 years for fatal pruning shears attack on 2 neighbors

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

A 35-year-old Anza woman who attacked a mother and daughter with pruning shears, killing both, has been sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison.Karina Sara Moreno Valdivia had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of murder in the deaths of Suzanne Martinez, 89, and Karen McCoy, 58, in 2020. But on July 18 at Southwest Justice Center in French Valley, she withdrew that plea and admitted to one count of murder and one count of voluntary manslaughter, said Amy McKenzie, a spokeswoman for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.Karina Sara Moreno Valdivia withdrew a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity before admitting guilt in the deaths of two of her neighbors in Anza in 2020. (Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) “This was a plea agreement with our office, and it was approved by the victims’ families,” McKenzie said. “The plea agreement held Ms. Valdivia accountable for both deaths and ensured that she serve an appropriate amount...

During murder trial, California man claims that he accidentally strangled his girlfriend in 2018

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

A La Habra man testified Monday during his murder trial that he strangled his girlfriend in 2018 and left her body in an Anaheim trash bin before attempting to flee the country, but he denied prosecutors’ contention that he believed she was pregnant at the time.Amer Alhasan, during testimony late last week and early this week in his ongoing murder trial, told an Orange County Superior Court jury that Tiyanie Ly instigated the fight that ended with her 2018 death and said he panicked after realizing she was dead.Alhasan claimed that an angry Ly grabbed him by the testicles and wouldn’t let go, leading him to grab her by the neck until she fell unconscious.“Did you believe you had murdered Tiyanie?” asked Michael Bruggeman, Alhasan’s attorney“No,” Alhasan responded.“What did you think it was?” the defense attorney asked.“It was an accidental death,” Alhasan said.At the trial’s outset, Deputy District Attorney Janine Madera accused Alhasan of killing Ly when she refused to get an abort...

14-year-old boy suspected of stabbing fellow student at restaurant near California campus

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

A 14-year-old student at Chino Hills High School was arrested Friday, Aug. 11, after he was suspected of stabbing another student at a restaurant near the campus, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | California woman sentenced to 26 years for fatal pruning shears attack on 2 neighbors Crime and Public Safety | During murder trial, California man claims that he accidentally strangled his girlfriend in 2018 Crime and Public Safety | FBI-led task force targeting major Bay Area fentanyl operation underway Crime and Public Safety | Judge in Trump’s hush-money case won’t step aside Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man gets 35 years to life for murdering his uncle before police shot him A fight had broken out among students just before 4 p.m. on Friday at a Wendy’s restaurant along the 15000 block of Pomona Rincon Road, a few blocks away from the campus, leading to the suspec...

Ex-California law school dean John Eastman, who advised former President Donald Trump, indicted on 9 counts

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

Ex-Chapman Law dean John Eastman, the architect of a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in office, was indicted along with Trump and 17 others in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday, Aug. 14.Eastman was part of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act count of an indictment issued by a grand jury and presented by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.The attorney was indicted on eight additional counts:Solicitation Of Violation Of Oath By Public Officer;Conspiracy To Commit Impersonating A Public Officer;Conspiracy To Commit Forgery In The First Degree;Conspiracy To Commit False Statements And Writings;Conspiracy To Commit Filing False Documents;Conspiracy To Commit Forgery In The First Degree;Conspiracy To Commit False Statements And Writings;Filing False Documents.Willis said those indicted have until Aug. 25 to turn themselves in voluntarily.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddl...

Opinion: Increased security is a must for nation’s election workers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

A county election worker in Oregon recently found himself in an unsettling situation during his rounds collecting ballots from drop boxes. A disgruntled woman, driving erratically, had been following him for hours. As the situation escalated, the woman began shouting that she had a gun and would continue filming him doing his job. Unfortunately, this election worker is not alone.One in six local elections officials in America have experienced threats while on the job. The dedicated citizens who keep our elections running smoothly face an increasingly hostile political environment. While they’ve repeatedly sounded the alarm about the need for increased security funding, their calls for help have mostly fallen on deaf ears.Election workers serve on the front lines of our democracy, helping to ensure every American can exercise their freedom to vote. They do the often thankless work while acting as facilitators of our elections — from collecting ballots from drop boxes to opening polli...

On the water in the friendly community of New Almaden

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

Surrounded by the mountains and rolling hills of Almaden Quicksilver County Park and within walking distance to trailheads is a private retreat bordering Alamitos Creek.This hidden gem, a community of homes embraced by its peaceful surroundings and rural setting at the south end of San Jose’s Almaden Valley, is also conveniently located within 3 miles of top-rated schools including Graystone Elementary, Bret Harte Middle, and Leland High School, freeway access, and many shopping options.The park-style setting of the .37-acre property at 21581 Bertram Road showcases almost 2,000 square feet of living space and fabulous ultra-private indoor-outdoor living with a wrap-around upper deck, a spacious front deck under the canopy of a gorgeous shade tree, gardens with multiple fruit trees, grapevines, a gazebo, and more room to customize for your lifestyle. A paver patio under a pergola offers an ideal outdoor dining venue near a spacious patio and barbecue area.The open, light-filled floor...

Pakistan anti-graft court allows questioning of deputy at Imran Khan’s party amid political turmoil

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:26 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An anti-graft tribunal in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday allowed authorities to interrogate the president of former premier Imran Khan’s political party in a corruption probe, prosecutors and a defense lawyer said.The latest development comes a day after the National Accountability Bureau arrested Pervez Elahi in the garrison city of Rawalpindi after his one-month detention expired. Elahi was detained under a law that allows the government to arrest any suspect to ensure law and order in the country.Elahi is the president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI. Khan, who is imprisoned, is the chairman.Khan was arrested on August 6 after a court sentenced him to three years for corruption in a move that analysts say could halt his future in politics, for now. The court ruled that Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022 but remains the country’s leading opposition figure, had concealed assets after selling state gifts. Khan denies t...