Author: Artificial Intelligence

With President-elect Donald Trump promising to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants when he returns to the White House in January, California farmworkers, many of them undocumented, are worried about what could happen to their lives. We are preparing for certain changes. California farmers said they hope whatever the plan turns out to be, their workforce will not be hampered by the policies of the second Trump administration. “We’re waiting to see if he starts with deporting criminals or deporting people who just crossed the border,” said Joe Delbosque, CEO of Delbosque Farms in Central California. . Del Bosque…

A TikTok influencer who allegedly shoplifted about $500 worth of items from Target and posted the proceeds on the social media app where he has more than 360,000 followers has been arrested and charged with petty theft. Police said Marlena Velez, 22, stole items from a Target in Cape Coral, Fla., on Oct. 30 by scanning fake barcodes that were cheaper. The 16 items, including household goods and clothing, were valued at $500.32, the Cape Coral Police Department said in a news release. Velez regularly posts content about her life as a mother of two on her TikTok account. Last…

Prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old man with murder after allegedly shooting four people at a Lancaster home and then setting it on fire to cover his tracks. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that Miguel Diego Sandoval has been charged with fatally shooting Edwin Garcia, 24. Matthew Montebello, 23 years old. Brothers Jambi Makindan, 24, and Christine Akaaku, 29, in the early morning hours of November 16th. It is suspected that he entered the house while his roommate was sleeping and shot him to death around 1:30 a.m.Prosecutors said Sandoval then set the house on fire to…

The Beverly Hills Police Department asked people Tuesday to vote for a K-9 nominated for the prestigious Therapy Dog Award. Nami, a support worker for the Beverly Hills Police Department since kindergarten, is one of the runners-up in the First Responder Paw Therapy Dog Award, which recognizes therapy dogs who serve the community and support first responders. “America’s first responders are on the front lines of danger every day, saving lives and protecting the safety of our communities and nation, which can take a toll on their mental health,” the award states. one FHE Health says on its website. “The…

Los Angeles police say a 28-year-old rapper has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two women he sought as a tattoo artist, and authorities believe there may be more victims. Charles Wayne Wilkerson IV. (Los Angeles Police Department) Charles Wayne Wilkerson IV, an LA-based tattoo artist who goes by the rap name Franco Khalifa, was arrested on October 29, the Los Angeles Police Department announced in a news release Monday. Police say he is known as “Franco Khalifa” on Instagram and also uses the name “Franco.”Investigators released Wilkerson’s photo in hopes of encouraging other potential victims to come forward.…

LOS ANGELES – Organizers of the much-anticipated Latin music festival Besame Mucho, which was scheduled to take place at Dodger Stadium, have canceled the event weeks before major artists were to take the stage. Shakira, Pitbull and Los Tigres del Norte had been tapped to headline the Dec. 21 festival, but fans were disappointed to learn on Monday that it would no longer take place. This festival celebrates Spanish-language music. Festival organizers took to Instagram to explain what happened. “We regret that due to circumstances beyond our control, this year’s Besame Mucho Festival will not be held at Dodger Stadium,”…

He didn’t need any organs. He needed two. On a fateful day in October, Julian Ramos received a new lease of life after receiving both organs, becoming the first-ever dual organ transplant patient at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. “They said this is a disease that you have to live with for the rest of your life,” said Ramos, who just celebrated his 33rd birthday. Now, for the first time in nearly 20 years, Ramos can say he is neither diabetic nor on dialysis. “I feel like I won the lottery,” Ramos said. “This is as close to that…

A single mother in Watts received a special gift this Thanksgiving, courtesy of a local nonprofit. Gabriela Quiroz works at an adult day care center and loves her job, but inflation is making it more difficult than ever to prepare a feast for herself and her four children. “It’s really hard to buy food at the moment,” she said. In recent years, she said, she’s had to skip Thanksgiving entirely, so questions from children ages 4 to 23 are inevitable. “Why don’t we make dinner like everyone else?” they asked her. This is a painful question for mothers. “It’s sad,”…

Last week, authorities arrested or charged about 20 people involved in an illegal gambling operation in South Los Angeles. According to a Los Angeles Police Department news release, officials received multiple anonymous tips to LA Regional Crime Stoppers regarding possible illegal gambling and drug activity at 10122 S. Figueroa St. The address given by police is a small shopping plaza that includes a laundromat, a tire store and a smoking area. The exact location within the square where the illegal activity took place was not disclosed. Teen dead, another in critical condition after early morning shooting in Los Angeles County…

A portion of the 710 Freeway was completely closed early Tuesday morning after an accident involving two big rigs spilled fuel onto the road. The accident was reported around 12:20 a.m. on the southbound section of Highway 710, just north of the Alondra Boulevard exit in Compton, according to a preliminary CHP report. Video from the scene obtained by KTLA shows a semi-truck that was badly damaged and leaking fuel. Teen dead, another in critical condition after early morning shooting in Los Angeles County The second large rig involved in the accident had its shipping container overturned. The front end…