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Court temporarily halts Chino school district's 'forced outing policy'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

Just nine days after California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his intention to halt what he described as a "forced outing policy" approved by a Southern California school board, his office scored a legal victory in blocking the regulation.The state secured a temporary restraining order in San Bernardino Superior Court on Wednesday that nullifies the requirement that Chino Valley Unified School District staffers notify parents if a student is transgender or gender-nonconforming, according to the Los Angeles Times."We’ve secured a temporary restraining order against Chino Valley Unified School District’s illegal and dangerous forced outing policy," Bonta announced on X, formerly known as Twitter. Bonta later added in a statement that "a temporary restraining order rightfully upholds the state rights of our LGBTQ+ student community and protects kids from harm by immediately halting the board’s forced outing policy."Hundreds attended a heated Chino Valley school board meeting as ...

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías placed on leave after domestic violence arrest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

Editor's note: This article has been edited to clarify Urías' status. We regret this error.Major League Baseball has placed Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías on administrative leave after he was arrested Sunday evening on a domestic violence charge, the team announced on Wednesday.Urías, 27, was taken into custody by officers with the Exposition Park Department of Public Safety and booked for an alleged violation of Penal Code 273.5 which involves “corporal injury” to a spouse or domestic partner.Exposition Park is the site of BMO Stadium, where Lionel Messi and Inter Miami played LAFC Sunday evening in a Major League Soccer match that was attended by countless celebrities.The Culiacan, Mexico native posted a $50,000 bond and was released from jail early Monday.His initial court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 27.“The Dodgers take all allegations of the kind in this case very seriously, and we do not condone or excuse any acts of domestic violence,” the Dodgers said in ...

Teen driver injures 11 kids at Fresno bus stop near school

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Multiple children were taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon when they were hit by a teen driver at a bus stop near Roosevelt High School in Fresno, according to the city's police department.Police say around 3:30 p.m. they responded to an incident near Tulare and Cedar Avenues.Upon arrival, officers say they found 11 children, all students, injured at the nearby FAX bus stop. The victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment.Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer says police learned a teenager was driving a black pickup at a high rate speed, described as reckless, going southbound on Cedar Avenue when he lost control, jumped a curb, and crashed into the 20 students who were waiting at the FAX bus stop.After the crash, officers say the driver and his 14-year-old sister fled the scene and were picked up by a family member - who drove them away from the scene. Thanks to witnesses and school staff, officers were able to pull the car over and take the suspe...

Missing Netflix engineer found dead

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

A Netflix engineer who was reported missing last month has been found dead, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. The Marin County Sheriff's Office Coroner Division was contacted by the California Highway Patrol last Tuesday, Aug. 29 at around 11:41 a.m. on a report of an unconscious/unresponsive person in the water of the San Francisco Bay.The body was spotted northeast of the Golden Gate Bridge by a passing boat, according to the sheriff's office. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified and responded to the area and located a lifeless male floating in the bay.The subject was recovered from the water and taken to Station Golden Gate in Sausalito where paramedics pronounced him deceased. No resuscitation was provided due to the subject's physiologic condition, police said. He was positively identified on Thursday, Aug. 31 as Yohanes Stefanos Kidane, 22, of San Jose. The cause of death was determined to be blunt impact injuries with drowning as a significant contributing conditi...

Male Rider Dead, Woman Hospitalized after Pursuit Collision on Washington Avenue [Escondido, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

22-Year-Old Lake Elsinore Man Pronounced Dead after Motorcycle Accident near State Route 76ESCONDIDO, CA (September 6, 2023) – Sunday afternoon, one man was killed and a woman was hurt in a pursuit collision on Washington Avenue.Around 12:04 p.m., the rider of a speeding motorcycle was heading south on the freeway near State Route 76.Investigators say the rider continued into Valley Center and continued west into Escondido where officers lost him.Shortly after, police located the rider traveling at a high rate of speed and running a red light on Washington Avenue.There, the motorcyclist struck the front bumper of a northbound vehicle that was heading through Harding Street on a green light. Upon impact, the rider lost control and struck the front of a westbound vehicle.Responding personnel declared the 22-year-old male motorcyclist dead at the scene. Although, authorities have not yet released his identity.Meanwhile, the female driver inside the second vehicle was hospitalized...

Death toll from flooding in Brazil rises to 31

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

By Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Duarte Mendonca | CNNOver thirty people are dead after heavy rains and floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state governor Eduardo Leite said Wednesday.Leite visited the disaster area on Wednesday morning and pledged on social media that no effort would be spared to rebuild the homes and infrastructure destroyed by the rising waters.The storm is expected to continue impacting the region for the rest of the week.According to CNN’s regional affiliate CNN Brasil, this week’s rains are the worst natural disaster to hit the state in 40 years.Brazilian meteorologist Dr. Maria Clara Sassaki told CNN Brasil that within a week the state had received the average amount of rainfall expected for the entire month of September.This week’s rains are the fourth extreme weather event in Rio Grande do Sul in the last three months, according to Leite.Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of Social Development (MDS) said at least 50 municipalities in th...

Oakland man gets 55 months for selling meth by the pound

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

OAKLAND — A Bay Area man was sentenced to four years and seven months in federal prison for selling multiple pounds of methamphetamine to someone who was secretly working for the Drug Enforcement Administration, court records show.Hector Arteaga, 42, of Oakland, was sentenced last month by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Last year, Arteaga met up with confidential DEA informants at various retail parking lots in San Leandro to sell the person either one or two pounds of methamphetamine on multiple occasions, prosecutors said.Arteaga became a target of the DEA after an investigation identified him as a “supplier of large amounts of crystal methamphetamine,” a DEA agent wrote in a sworn statement filed in court. Before that, he was a low-level drug runner in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, according to court records.In a sentencing memo, Arteaga’s lawyer described Arteaga as “a Honduran migrant who grew up in extreme poverty in ...

Pedestrian struck by truck, killed in Santa Rosa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was killed after being struck by a truck in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. The crash happened on the 500 block of Sebastopol Road, just after noon. A police investigation revealed that a pedestrian was crossing Sebastopol Road outside of a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a black 2013 Chevrolet Silverado, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital at approximately 12:45 p.m. He was identified as a white man estimated to be in his 30s. Police standoff with armed suspect near SF high school resolved The driver of the truck was a 70-year-old Santa Rosa resident. They remained at the scene and cooperated with police. The crash happened just west of Dutton Avenue. Sebastopol Road between Dutton Avenue and Avalon Avenue was closed for about two hours while police investigated, but it has since reopened. The cause of the collision has not yet been determined. SRPD is asking for the community's help as it gathers in...

D-backs promote top prospect Jordan Lawlar for stretch run, DFA veteran Nick Ahmed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks promoted top prospect Jordan Lawlar to the big leagues Wednesday as they fight for a playoff spot.The 21-year-old Lawlar was the No. 6 overall pick in the 2021 draft. The shortstop — who is the No. 7 prospect in the sport, according to MLB.com — was recently promoted to Triple-A Reno and has been hitting extremely well, batting .359 with five homers and 19 RBIs.“He’s going to play,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “I don’t know what the menu is. We’ve had so many moving parts to what’s been happening over the last 12 hours, that I haven’t had a chance to sit down and think about how I’m going to inject him into this lineup.”To make room on the roster, the D-backs designated two-time Gold Glove shortstop Nick Ahmed for assignment.Lawlar is joining the team as it reaches a crucial stretch. The D-backs are about to embark on an eight-game trip that includes four games against the Chicago Cubs, who are also ...

Partying results in night time closure of Gord Downie Pier

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:22 GMT

New restrictions are in place at Gord Edgar Downie Pier and Breakwater Park Beach as City Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police try to control large unsanctioned partying along the pier.According to a release by City officials, the beach will be closed to the public nightly, from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on September 7, 2023, until the morning of September 10, 2023. This comes after the declaration of multiple Nuisance parties being declared in recent days.“The decision to close the park follows the declaration of multiple Nuisance Parties in the University District, including one at the Pier on the evening of Sunday, September 3. Large unsanctioned gatherings in this area pose major safety risks, especially at night, necessitating the closure of the park and pier,” City officials said on Wednesday.Throughout the nightly closures, City Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police say that they will continue to monitor and patrol the park and surrounding areas during this time. Active video surveil...