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Ontario warehouse arsonist was angry about pay, prosecutors say. So are others in the industry
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1248+ words) Arson is not the way to demand a raise, but that's how the man accused of burning down an Ontario warehouse went about it, prosecutors allege. While the Tuesday, April 7, fire spread quickly, complaints about warehouse worker wages in the…...
Man accused of torching California toilet paper warehouse, causing $500 million-plus in damage, pleads not guilty
2+ week, 4+ day ago (420+ words) A judge on Monday, April 13, entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of a Highland man charged with seven arson-related counts in connection with last week's fire that destroyed an Ontario warehouse and the $500 million in contents. Chamel A. Abdulkarim, 29, was…...
Huge lizard found in vacated Alameda home
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (70+ words) East Bay Times A huge pet lizard was found left behind in a recently vacated home, Alameda police said. The initial call said the animal was a Komodo dragon " the world's largest reptile. It turned out to be an ornate…...
Who is accountable? ICE killing in Minnesota reignites Bay Area debate over police shootings of drivers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (922+ words) The entire encounter " a law enforcement officer standing briefly in front of a vehicle, then to its side while firing multiple fatal shots at its driver " lasted less than 30 seconds. Video captured it all, down to the motorist going limp…...
The murder that ended a young Bay Area editor's crusade to save the redwoods
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) Ten days before 31-year-old newspaper editor Ralph Sidney Smith was shot and killed by an angry reader on the streets of Redwood City, he enjoyed a final visit to his favorite place on Earth. Dramatic news accounts of Smith's life…...
ICE agent points firearm at woman in car filming in Southern California, prompting police response
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (443+ words) An ICE agent pointed a weapon at a woman in Santa Ana who the agent said followed and recorded him on Sunday, Nov. 9, Fullerton police said. Fullerton police released a statement clarifying that a Fullerton police officer had pulled over…...
Man shot by California ICE officer was following orders, not assaulting him, attorney says
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (892+ words) The Ontario man who reversed his car toward federal officers, prompting one to shoot him, was not attempting to assault an officer as authorities claimed, but was maneuvering so he could drive away from the encounter as the officer ordered,…...
Northern California truck driver accused in 10 Freeway crash that killed 3 was not driving under the influence, DA says
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (259+ words) A 21-year-old semitruck driver who caused a crash that killed three people and injured two others in Ontario was determined to have not been driving under the influence at the time of the crash, the San Bernardino County District Attorney's…...
Trump's attack on Ontario's Reagan ad helped amplify its reach
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (726+ words) By Danielle Bochove | Bloomberg News In the global portfolio of political ads that changed history, a handful stand out. In the UK, the famed "Labour Isn't Working" poster of 1978 has long been credited for helping Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government sweep…...
Northern California man accused of causing collisions that killed 3 on the 10 Freeway was in the country illegally, fed officials say
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) Federal authorities have lodged an immigration detainer for the truck driver accused of causing Tuesday's eight-vehicle10 Freeway crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario that killed three people, including a former Pomona High School coach and his wife, they said on…...