Underworld Turns

Activists rally to raise $10 million to preserve land from luxury development near Jackie and Shadow’s nest in Big Bear

Activists and environmentalists in Big Bear are rallying to raise enough money to stop plans for a luxury housing and marina development less than a mile away from bald eagles Jackie and Shadow’s nest. The conservation group Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) said the proposed development would take over an undisturbed area known as […]
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Bookkeeper sentenced for embezzling more than half a million dollars from Ventura County employer

A woman was sentenced to four years and four months in state prison for embezzling more than half a million dollars while she was employed as a bookkeeper for a Thousand Oaks medical practice, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Ida Veronica Hernandez, 45, pled guilty on Jan. 21 to seven counts of […]
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Gladstones honors firefighters who protected Malibu from wildfires

The historic Gladstones Restaurant held a ceremony on Friday to unveil a memorial plaque and honor the firefighters who protected Malibu’s coastline, the surrounding community and the iconic oceanfront landmark during last year’s wildfires. The event brought together first responders, community members and local leaders for what organizers called a meaningful moment of reflection, gratitude […]
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US Olympic CEO addresses pressure to change leadership for LA 2028

The CEO of the United States Olympic Committee weighed in Friday on the pressure building on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic organizing team following revelations that the committee’s chair was linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Casey Wasserman has been a driving force of the L.A. Olympics since the bid was launched in […]
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Trump Wants You to Forget That George Washington Owned Slaves

Trump Wants You to Forget That George Washington Owned Slaves

On Thursday just before noon, bundled up couples and small groups of people wandered through the President’s House on Independence Hall, some snapping photos and others inquiring what was happening as four National Park employees worked in tandem, behind a barricade, to reattach panel after panel of the President’s House slavery exhibits. They worked in […]
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Chicken fried rice sold at Trader Joe’s, Canadian retailers recalled since it may contain glass

A frozen food manufacturing company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe’s stores nationwide and retailers in Canada because they may contain pieces of glass, U.S. Agriculture Department officials reported. Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc, notified the agency after four customers reported finding glass in the […]
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L.A. County health officials confirm fourth case of measles in person who traveled to LAX, other locations

Los Angeles County health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of measles in a person who recently traveled internationally and visited several public locations in Los Angeles County while infectious. This is the fourth case of measles reported by health officials this year. Health officials say the traveler potentially exposed others at LAX on Feb. […]
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Downey man accused of grooming girls into producing explicit, self-harm content

A Downey man has been arrested on federal charges accusing him of grooming minor girls online and coercing them into creating sexually explicit videos, including footage involving self-harm, that authorities say he later shared with others. Bryant Najera Gonzalez, 24, has since been charged with production of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office […]
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Thieves tunnel through wall, steal $180K in Pokémon cards from Anaheim shop

Surveillance video captured a brazen overnight burglary in Anaheim this week in which thieves broke into a neighboring business, tunneled through a wall and stole roughly $180,000 worth of Pokémon cards, police said. The break-in happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday into early Wednesday morning at DOWE Collectibles in the 1100 block of North Harbor Boulevard, […]
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