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Ex-Tustin cops faked injuries, bilked workers' comp for $188K, OCDA says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

A few years ago, Tustin Police Department officers Kyle and Kendal Hurd encountered the same problem only months apart. After years of wearing their policing gear and duty belt, as well as getting into and out of patrol vehicles, the married couple said they were each left with chronic back pain. Kendal, 40, claimed she couldn't pick up more than 3 pounds unless she was under supervision at physical therapy, adding that standing for longer than five minutes caused severe pain.The Hurds received workers' compensation for their injuries, which they told their doctors caused pain that "increased with activity and improved with rest."However, according to a release from the Orange County District Attorney's Office, "they never disclosed to their doctors that they in fact were capable of doing much more than what they represented."In fact, they were able to mountain bike, scuba dive and perform home improvement projects while they raked in more than $188,000 in disability payments, the r...

This Thanksgiving favorite costs the most in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

It's a staple for Thanksgiving dinner: pumpkin pie. Americans consume about 50 million pumpkin pies every November. And this year, it could cost you more!New research reveals California is the most expensive place to buy a pumpkin pie. The least expensive place? Houston. The team at Strawberry Shortcake analyzed the cost of a pumpkin pie at five different retailers in 50 cities across the nation.San Francisco revealed to be home to the most expensive pumpkin pies this ThanksgivingRankCityStateAvg. cost of a pumpkin pie1San FranciscoCalifornia$9.872New York CityNew York$9.403SacramentoCalifornia$9.284OaklandCalifornia$9.145Los AngelesCalifornia$8.886BostonMassachusetts$8.687FresnoCalifornia$8.108San JoseCalifornia$8.079BaltimoreMaryland$8.0410PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$7.97San Francisco is the most expensive city for pumpkin pie ($9.87). On average, the data reveal that the cost of a pumpkin pie in the U.S. is $7.43. Houston is revealed to be the cheapest city for pumpkin pie in 2023, ...

Riverside detectives arrest two suspects involved in 'skimming' fraud

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

Detectives with the Riverside Police Department Economic Crimes Unit arrested two suspects allegedly involved in “skimming” schemes at various bank ATMs throughout Riverside.Santa Ana residents 29-year-old Nicolae Adrian Masu and 26-year-old George Daniel Mirica were arrested for identity theft, transferring stolen identifying information, and conspiracy to defraud on Nov. 15.Santa Ana residents 29-year-old Nicolae Adrian Masu and 26-year-old George Daniel Mirica were arrested for identity theft, transferring stolen identifying information, and conspiracy to defraud on Nov. 15. (Riverside Police Department) 5 men sought by FBI in Los Angeles for EBT scams The two men allegedly install skimming devices at various ATMs that capture card data and PINs, which can then be cloned onto another card. This scheme allows people to make fraudulent withdraws and transactions without the victims’ knowledge, a news release said.Detectives, who have been investigating this case and similar inc...

New 'luxury' movie theater replacing shuttered ArcLight in El Segundo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

Years after ArcLight theaters across the country screened their final films, a new movie theater chain is moving into one of the shuttered locations. This week, Cinema West announced plans to take over the space once occupied by ArcLight Beach Cities off Rosecrans Avenue in El Segundo.The new 16-screen theatre will feature "luxury recliner seating, full restaurant and bar and a streamlined ticket and concession-buying experience," the company said in a news release.Cinema West Beach Cities will replace the once-loved theater, which closed its doors for good in 2020 during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.The project will include a top-to-bottom redevelopment, transforming the space into what its new operators are calling a "luxury movie theater experience."Each auditorium will feature cutting edge laser projection and Dolby Atmos sound technology. Two of the auditoriums will feature "premium giant screens."An upscale woodfired pizza restaurant on site will serve craft beers, C...

Boutique Business Development House Say Say Experience Looking to Do More International Projects

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

Summary: Full-service business development, branding, and events agency Say Say Experience is broadening its international reach, with the help of the diversity provided by its globally distributed team.Say Say Experience, a full-service business development, branding, and events agency, has announced that it is looking to work on more projects with overseas clients, as it looks to broaden its reach and utilize its internationally distributed team of clients.The company was founded 10 years ago by Katharine Nicole Magsaysay, a Filipino-American entrepreneur, creative and project manager. Initially a social media-focused agency known as Katharine Nicole Magsaysay consulting followed by Room 2 RISE, Magsaysay expanded her scope of business to include simplified business development, full-service creative direction, and electrifying live-launch experiences. The company is a one-stop shop for mission-driven creatives who don’t know where to start in business, giving them a headstart thr...

UN stops deliveries of food and supplies to Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery and Lee Keath | Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel.Israel announced that it will allow two tanker trucks of fuel daily into Gaza for the U.N. and communications systems. The amount is half of what the U.N. said it needs to conduct lifesaving functions for hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza, including fueling water systems, hospitals, bakeries and its trucks delivering aid.Israel has barred entry of fuel since the start of the war, saying it would be diverted by Hamas for military means. It has also blocked food, water and other supplies except for a trickle of aid from Egypt that aid workers say falls far short of what’s needed.The communications blackout, now in its second day, ...

San Jose teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly running into group with a car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

SAN JOSE — A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of charges including attempted murder, after he allegedly ran over a group of people following a confrontation at an East San Jose restaurant in September, police said.One of the people struck by the vehicle remained hospitalized with injuries still considered life-threatening, police said Friday.The incident occurred Sept. 23 when a confrontation happened inside a restaurant near the intersection of Stewart and Alum Rock avenues. When the victims left the establishment, the teenager followed them in a vehicle and plowed into the group, police said.Police released a surveillance video from the scene on Friday, which showed the initial collision. The footage clearly shows a black sedan chasing a group of what appeared to be four people running through a parking lot on foot. The car eventually catches up to the group and appears to ram into two victims, police said.Authorities said the teen left the scene and later returned to hit...

Palestinians dig through Gaza rubble for relatives’ bodies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The wreckage goes on for block after devastated block. The smell is sickening. Every day, hundreds of people claw through tons of rubble with shovels and iron bars and their bare hands.They are looking for the bodies of their children. Their parents. Their neighbors. All of them killed in Israeli missile strikes. The corpses are there, somewhere in the endless acres of destruction.More than five weeks into Israel’s war against Hamas, some streets are more like graveyards. Officials in Gaza say they don’t have the equipment, manpower or fuel to search properly for the living, let alone the dead.Israel says its strikes target fighters and the infrastructure of Hamas, the militant group behind the deadly Oct. 7 attack that killed about 1,200 people in Israel. Hamas often operates in residential areas, and Israel accuses it of using the civilian population as human shields, though it does not expla...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Oakland in the week of Nov. 6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

A house that sold for $2.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.In total, 12 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.4 million, $783 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Nov. 6 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $918K, single-family house in the 3600 block of Kingsley StreetThe property in the 3600 block of Kingsley Street in Oakland has new owners. The price was $918,000. The house was built in 1914 and has a living area of 1,089 square feet. The price per square foot is $843. The house features two bedrooms and one bathrooms.Kingsley Street9. $1 million, single-family residence in the 300 block of Orange StreetThe 1,419 square-foot single-family home in the 300 block of Orange Street in Oakland has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in Septe...

Kool & the Gang drummer George “Funky” Brown dies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:49 GMT

Associated PressNEW YORK — George “Funky” Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang who helped write such hits as “Too Hot,” “Ladies Night,” “Joanna” and the party favorite “Celebration,” died Thursday in Los Angeles at age 74.Related ArticlesObituaries | A.S. Byatt dies at 87; award-winning author wrote best-seller ‘Possession’ Obituaries | Comedian Dex Carvey, son of Dana Carvey, dies at 32 Obituaries | San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler dies at 63 Obituaries | Maryanne Trump Barry dies at 86; former federal judge was ex-President Donald Trump’s sister Obituaries | Astronaut Frank Borman dies at 95; Apollo 8 commander helped pave way for 1969 moon landing Brown died after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released by Universal Music. He had retired earlier in the year, nearly 60 years after the band began, and revealed that he was diagnosed with ...