A California state assemblyman was arrested on child abuse charges Monday after his 7-year-old daughter reportedly told a teacher about a spanking he gave her. Joaquin Arambula told The Fresno Bee Wednesday that he spanked his eldest daughter because she “acted out.” He claims the following day, his daughter was angry about the spanking and …
A janitor was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison for molesting 10 girls at a California middle school he previously worked at. Per The Los Angeles Times, ex-janitor Michael Anthony Barry, 60, pleaded no contest last month to five felony counts of a lewd act upon a child, five misdemeanor counts of child molesting, …
Emergency personnel responded to a vacant restaurant in California this week to rescue a man trapped inside the grease vent. According to KGO, the owner of a nearby business reported hearing calls for assistance from inside the San Lorenzo Chinese food establishment. Igor Campus reported “hearing this ‘ah, ah’” on Wednesday morning before heading to …
Prosecutors and school officials are investigating after staff at a private school in California reportedly restrained a 13-year-old boy with autism who ultimately stopped breathing and died. A source told The Sacramento Bee that Guiding Hands School is being investigated for a ‘prone restraint’ staff used on the unidentified teen for about an hour. The newspaper …
A high school teacher in California is facing criminal charges after a video surfaced Wednesday which reportedly shows her forcibly cutting a student’s hair while singing the national anthem. Margaret Gieszinger, 52, was jailed on suspicion of felony child endangerment in connection with an incident that reportedly unfolded at University Preparatory High School in Visalia. A …
Actress Heather Locklear has reportedly admitted herself into an inpatient treatment facility, where she’ll stay for 90 days following her two-week stint under a psychiatric hold. According to Radar Online, Locklear, 57, entered rehab after an alcohol-fueled meltdown led to her hospitalization last month. “She’s now in rehab,” a source told the tabloid. “Everyone hopes she …
Authorities in California say the body of a man who had been missing most of this year was found by a local woman as she attempted to bury a deceased pet. According to the New York Post, the unidentified Modesto woman was in the backyard of the home she had recently moved into when she …
Authorities announced Wednesday that they’ve arrested a California woman who was allegedly filmed last month beating a McDonald’s manager because she didn’t get enough ketchup. Santa Ana police Corporal Anthony Bertagna said Mayra Berenice Gallo, 24, was jailed Tuesday in connection with the incident. Police previously released video apparently showing Gallo, a drive-thru customer, entering …
Investigators in Washington continue to investigate as 13 dead sea lions have reportedly washed ashore since September—six of which had gunshot wounds. Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network told The Seattle Times that the six shot California sea lions turned up in Puget Sound and Kitsap County. They said the other seven possibly died from “acute …
Authorities in California are hopeful a $10,000 reward will help them locate the suspect behind a shooting that left a dolphin dead on the shore of a Los Angeles beach earlier this month. According to USA Today, the animal washed ashore on Nov. 8 and sparked a probe into its cause of death. Marine Animal …
Authorities in California say a nonagenarian was arrested this week on suspicion of fatally shooting his son. According to Fox News, Richard Landis Peck, 92, walked out of the San Diego home he shared with Robert Landis Peck on Wednesday evening and contacted police to confess killing the 51-year-old man. Upon their arrival, officers reportedly …
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a Southern California bar and grill that killed 12 people (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Julie Hanson, who lives with her husband next door to the home of shooter Ian Long shared with his mother, says she always found Long odd and disrespectful. She …
