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California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36, which increases penalties for some theft and drug possession crimes. With vote count exceeding 40%, more than 5 million voters said yes to Proposition 36, accounting for 70% of the ballots cast. With the passage of Prop. 36, California replaced Prop. 47, which voters passed in 2014 to classify some theft and drug-related crimes as misdemeanors and address prison overcrowding. Some of the important provisions will be rescinded. Here’s what Prop 36 does Turning some misdemeanors into felonies: Under Proposition 47, property crimes such as shoplifting and robbery involving items valued at less than…

Hello, this is Antelope Valley!Detectives at Lancaster Station are investigating a series of thefts of expensive electrical wires. The suspects stole thousands of feet of copper communications cable over multiple incidents. These thefts occur in sparsely populated, unincorporated county areas with no surveillance cameras, no witnesses, and minimal actionable information. The impact of the theft of these communications lines can cause communication outages, such as 911 service lines, with dire consequences for local residents in need of emergency response.In late September 2024, a witness saw an adult male suspect cut wires and get into a white van. On October 31,…

What you need to knowDemocrats control all of California’s major state offices and outnumber Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin in registered representation, but that means little in the region’s U.S. House races. There are several races that could play a role in determining the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives, but adding to the uncertainty, several California Republicans represent districts won by President Biden in 2020. It becomes. Control of the U.S. House of Representatives could come down to several key races decided by Southern California voters. Now that the dust has settled on the California primary…

Two people are confirmed dead and several more are missing after two separate boats capsized in increasingly dangerous winds off the coast of Northern California’s Bodega Bay in recent days. Forecasters warned that the strong winds were expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with multiple warnings in place across the state for both shore and mariners. On Saturday night, around 10 p.m., authorities responded to concerns about a 21-foot boat that was not returning as expected. According to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, three adults and three minors were on board the boat, who were out crabbing. After 3…

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted on Florida’s abortion bill and is coming down hard about it. After casting his vote Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, the former president was asked twice about the issues voters in the state are considering. If approved, state legislatures would no longer be able to pass laws that penalize, ban, delay or restrict abortions until the fetus is viable, which doctors say will be after 21 weeks. If the bill is rejected, the state’s six-week abortion restriction law would apply. When asked the question for…

Los Angeles police are searching for two motorcyclists who hit a motorcyclist who was ejected from his vehicle and lying in a driveway in Northridge last month. Police said just before 10 p.m. on Oct. 17, the motorcyclist, whose identity has not been released, was heading east on Devonshire Street at a “high rate of speed” when he ran a red light at Louise Street and turned northbound. Collided with a vehicle. In a news release. The motorcyclist was ejected and two vehicles heading west in Devonshire struck him without stopping for rescue or identification. Video shared by the Los…

Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride won the state’s only House seat on Tuesday, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, NBC News reports. McBride, a Democrat, received 57.6% of the vote and defeated Republican John Whalen III with 63% of the vote. McBride’s key priorities in running for Congress were expanding access to affordable health care, protecting reproductive rights, and increasing the minimum wage. She told NBC News in September that her goal in Congress was to work with her colleagues to break the partisan deadlock and actually pass the bill. He became famous for this when he was…

California has reached a $100 million settlement agreement with Kroger, the parent company of grocery chain and Ralphs, to resolve lawsuits over the company’s role in the opioid crisis and the way its pharmacies dispensed prescription painkillers to customers. He will receive $22 million.The payment completes a deal the company entered into last year to resolve nearly all of the opioid-related claims filed against it. Kroger did not admit wrongdoing or liability in the settlement, but agreed to pay California and other plaintiffs nearly $1.4 billion over the next 11 years.Kroger grocery stores operate in 35 states, and in addition…

(NEXSTAR) – Voters are heading to the polls to cast their votes in the 2024 presidential election, which will be historic if either Harris or Trump wins. If Vice President Kamala Harris wins, she will become the country’s first female president, while if Donald Trump wins, he will become the first former president to lose the White House and return to power nonconsecutively since 1892. If Trump is re-elected, he will become the first U.S. president to hold office after being convicted of a crime. If my ballot is mailed to me, can I vote in person? Emotions have been…

When polls close at 8 p.m. across Los Angeles County on Election Day, the process of counting millions of ballots begins almost immediately, but continues for days and possibly weeks. The California Secretary of State estimates that approximately 5.6 million Californians are registered to vote as of January 2024. What happens after voting ends? Immediately after voting centers close on Election Day, election workers will deliver ballots to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies at designated check-in centers. Sheriff’s deputies then transport the ballots to a secure ballot processing center in Industrial City. The first vote count report will be released…