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• California to add nearly 1,400 firefighters amid fears of another devastating wildfire season By ADAM BEAM | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday said the state will hire nearly 1,400 additional firefighters as an unusually dry winter stokes fears of another devastating wildfire season. California depends on snowfall in the mountains for much of its water. But the latest snow survey recorded a statewide “snow water equivalent” of just 15 inches, or about 54% of average for April 1, when the state’s snowpack is the deepest. The state…
• Body of missing Kearns woman found as 4 more charged in her death The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed that the remains of Conzuelo “Nicole” Solorio-Romero, 25, of Kearns, have been recovered. | Unified Police Department The remains of a Kearns woman missing since Feb. 6 who police say was kidnapped and killed were recovered on March 26, according to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office. That announcement was made Friday as four more people were charged in connection with the killing of 25-year-old Conzuelo “Nicole” Solorio-Romero. Carolina Marquez,…
• Photos: Christians rose early for Revive LA’s Easter sunrise service at Will Rogers State Beach Val Bure joins in an Easter Sunrise service at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades on Sunday April 4, 2021. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Members of several church congregations and area residents participate in an Easter Sunrise service at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades on Sunday April 4, 2021. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Pastor Will Bredberg, who has been helping to lead the Easter Sunrise service at…
• Utah man, 74, charged with violently attacking woman in their senior living center The Davis County Courts Complex in Farmington is pictured on Friday, March 19, 2021. On Wednesday, a 74-year-old man was charged with five felonies accusing him of attacking a 75-year-old woman at a senior living center in Layton. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News Criminal charges have been filed against an elderly man accused of violently assaulting an elderly woman at a senior living center in Layton where they both live. David Scott Watson, 74, was charged Wednesday in 2nd District…
• Coronavirus: Here are vaccination totals and county tier levels in California on March 30 As of Tuesday, March 30, the California Department of Public Health’s vaccine dashboard showed about 22.3 million doses have been shipped throughout the state (3.01 million in the past week) and of those, 17.64 million have been administered (2.54 million in the last week). According to Bloomberg’s dashboard tracking vaccine distribution, 30.2% of California’s population has received at least one shot and 15.8% of residents are fully vaccinated. California has the highest daily rate of doses administered in the country…
• Man charged with smuggling after Southern California crash kills 13 By ROBERT JABLON | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A Mexican man was charged Tuesday with coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-rig after crossing the border into California. Jose Cruz Noguez, 47, of Mexicali, was arrested Monday night as he crossed into the United States at the Calexico Port of Entry. He appeared Tuesday in federal court in El Centro and faces conspiracy and smuggling charges involving…
• YouTubers Alex and Alan Stokes plead guilty to two misdemeanours over bank robbery prank videos The Stokes twins pleaded guilty to two misdemeanours (Picture: CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)YouTubers Alex and Alan Stokes have pleaded guilty to two misdemeanours after they pretended to be bank robbers for stunt videos in 2019. The 23-year-old twins each faced a felony count of false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud, or deceit and one misdemeanour count of falsely reporting an emergency, after their prank video resulted in an Uber driver being held at gunpoint by police. They each…
• Man charged with smuggling after California crash kills 13 A Mexican man was charged Tuesday with coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-rig after crossing the border into California. Jose Cruz Noguez, 47, of Mexicali, was arrested Monday night as he crossed into the United States at the Calexico Port of Entry. He appeared Tuesday in federal court in El Centro and faces conspiracy and smuggling charges involving serious injury or placing lives in danger, according to a…
• California gasoline price rose by the smallest amount in 12 weeks California drivers got a bit of good fuel-price news: The cost of an average gallon of gasoline rose by the smallest amount in 12 weeks. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s yardstick for reformulated regular gas as of March 29 was up just 1 cent in a week to $3.77. Fuel is $1.13 pricier since the pandemic era low of $2.64 last May. That’s a 43% increase. Last time higher? Nov. 18, 2019. Pump prices statewide have increased for 15 consecutive…
• When football was electric, hockey was tabletop and tennis was Pong Michael Landsman of Miggle Toys, a maker of electric football, demonstrates a game in 1996. | Sun-Times fileKids of another generation loved their old-school sports games — with one exception. Every time I see a story about a cutting-edge video baseball game such as “Out of the Park Baseball 22” or “MLB the Show 21,” I envy the kids (and the adult kids) who can master these and other sports video games — but I also think: Yeah, but we…