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An atmospheric river that dumped rain in Northern California and several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada crossed the state Friday, causing flooding and dangerous mudslides.The first major storm of the season appears to have moved over California as a bomb cyclone, rapidly intensifying before reaching land.Rain fell across the northern tip of the state Thursday and slowly moved south. On Thursday, 3.66 inches of rain fell in Ukiah, breaking the city’s record set in 1977 by half an inch. 4.93 inches of rain fell at Santa Rosa Airport on Thursday, breaking the single-day record of 0.93 inches set…

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, his campaign’s top fundraiser, to become Treasury secretary, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. . If confirmed, Mr. Bessent will lead fiscal policy for an economy that has weathered high inflation in recent years, an issue that many voters who helped return Mr. Trump to the White House in the election earlier this month remains a major concern. Trump’s pick will be tasked with implementing any tax cuts sought by the Republican-controlled Congress. And with President Trump proposing to impose aggressive tariffs on imports from countries around the…

Police arrested a man suspected of firing at officers in Orange City Thursday night. Video shows officers responding to the call cordoning off the intersection in the 2000 block of North Tustin Street around 7:15 p.m. Orange police later posted on their Facebook page that officers were searching for an armed male suspect in the area of ​​Highland Street and Del Mar Avenue. Police are searching for a man who opened fire on police officers in Orange on November 21, 2024. (OnScene.TV) “The suspect fired at the officers. No officers were struck by gunfire or injured,” the post reads. A…

A 31-year-old Desert Hot Springs man accused of having sex with a minor and producing child pornography was arrested this week in Palm Springs. San Bernardino County deputies began investigating a report of sex with a minor that occurred in Yucca Valley on Oct. 20, according to the sheriff’s department. Multiple warrants were issued for Dakota Lessnow after investigators determined she was responsible for several crimes against minor victims. On Nov. 20, deputies executed a search warrant at Lessnau’s home in the 12800 block of Amapola Avenue in Desert Hot Springs, the sheriff’s office said. Lessnow was not at the…

A reputed member of the Mexican Mafia was wounded in a shooting Saturday that left a second man dead in Los Angeles County, authorities said. At 11 pm, the Los Angeles County sheriff’s delegate responded to a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on Valley View Avenue in La Mirada, where they found two men with gunshot wounds in the parking lot, Lt. Steven De Jong said. Eric Ortiz, 34, died from gunshot wounds to the chest, De Jong said. The lieutenant declined to name the surviving victim, who remained hospitalized in critical condition. A law enforcement source who wasn’t authorized…

SACRAMENTO — Men have long outnumbered women in the California Legislature, even in a state known for enacting the nation’s first progressive laws and leading the way on reproductive rights.The male-dominated culture on Capitol Hill was evident as hundreds of women spoke out about sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement. Then shocking images emerged of a masked lawmaker carrying a newborn into the chamber in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic after a request to work remotely after giving birth was denied. The first time women were allowed to wear pants in the Senate chamber was in 1989, after a…

When James Sears returned to work at the Los Angeles Mall in the fall of 2022, he hoped he wouldn’t be alone. He had been away from his shoe repair shop for a year and a half.The Civic Center shopping mall across from City Hall was a wasteland, the aisles deserted and the food court and most restaurants locked or boarded up. The landscape was reduced to dirt, except for a few palms and other trees. The fountain was dry.Mr. Sears, 81, tried to hold on. He dusted off the counter and chairs. He cleaned the area where the water…

Jake, a 2-year-old tan mixed breed dog at LA’s West Valley Shelter, wasn’t feeling well.After 6 months at the shelter, he was jumping up and down in his kennel.So shelter officials put him on the euthanasia list in September. “With our current staff, we are unable to meet his enriching needs and continued housing in a shelter environment would be inhumane,” the worker’s memo said.The number of dogs euthanized at Los Angeles city-run animal shelters has skyrocketed this year.A Times analysis found 1,224 dogs were euthanized at the city’s six shelters from January to September, a 72% increase compared to…

Homicide detectives arrested a 19-year-old suspect after four people were shot and left inside a burning Lancaster home early Saturday morning, authorities said. Miguel Sandoval, of Lancaster, was arrested on suspicion of killing Edwin Garcia, Christine Akaaku, Matthew Montebello and Giambi Makidan, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. His charges will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for review on Monday, investigators said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to the call at 1:27 a.m. in the 44500 block of Tabler Avenue in Lancaster, authorities said. When they arrived, they found the…

The $254,000 Chispa spent in this year’s most expensive U.S. House race is just a drop in the proverbial bucket.Funds used by the Santa Ana-based nonprofit to support Democrat Derek Tran’s campaign against two-term Republican incumbent Michelle Steele in the 45th Congressional District were disclosed by the candidate and the Independent Expenditure Committee. That’s just 0.6% of the more than $46 million raised.But Chispa’s 250,000 yen and loose change paid for mail carriers, digital ads, phone bankers and recruiters targeting Latino voters in districts from Brea to southern Los Angeles County to Little Saigon. And it may be one of…