Immigration
Homeland Security Department issues waiver to accelerate border wall construction in California
The waiver issued Tuesday will enable construction of about 2.5 miles of new wall in California.
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Crime
K-9 border officers seize $1 million of methamphetamines stashed in charcoal shipment at southern California border
As CBP officers began sifting through hundreds of packages of charcoal, they found 119 that contained a total weight of 782 pounds of methamphetamine narcotics
Crime
CBP discovers 50 pounds of methamphetamines hidden in seized fish at border crossing
The activity that allowed this seizure is part of Operation Apollo, an interagency effort that began in October 2023 in Southern California
Law Enforcement
LAPD: California mother killed boyfriend and baby before crashing truck into tree and dying
Police learned of the chaos when they found an 8-month-old baby and a 9-year-old girl in the middle of the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles
Law Enforcement
Shocking new video suggests teenage kidnapping victim was accidentally shot to death by police during chase
Footage from Sept. 27, 2022 occurred after an Amber Alert was issued for 15-year-old Savannah Graziano, who is believed to have been kidnapped by her father
Culture
California teen dies days after brutal Los Angeles high school bathroom fight
The video shows Mejía being hit by another teenage girl when she suddenly hits her head against a bathroom stall and falls to the floor
Health
Beauty influencer dies at 36 from uterine cancer after misdiagnosis
In her July 31, 2023 post, which was her first in nine months, Jessica Pettway shared a couple of selfies while discussing her health crisis with her followers
Technology
Ex-Google engineer accused of AI theft for Chinese firms
If convicted, Ding faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine for each count
Crime
Jewish dentist shot to death in attack planned by 'disgruntled patient' in San Diego
One person was killed and two were injured Thursday afternoon when a man opened fire at a dental office in San Diego County
Immigration
10 people hospitalized after falling from southwest border wall in California
Emergency rescue teams found 10 injured people who were taken to the hospital with various injuries
Crime
California merchant sentenced for drug trafficking alliance with Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The authorities determined that the now convicted man imported more than 5 million kilograms of chemical compounds from the U.S. to the Aztec nation, including enough precursors to produce more than 700 million doses of methamphetamine and more than 2,000 million doses of fentanyl
