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Catholic priest charged with possession of child porn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

A Catholic priest based in Ventura County is accused of possessing a large cache of child pornography, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.Father Rodolfo Martinez-Guevara, 38, of Long Beach, allegedly possessed more than 600 images of child sexual abuse material, including pictures and videos of minors under 12, officials said.Martinez-Guevara was a member of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and associated with several churches, including Our Lady of Guadalupe in Oxnard, authorities said. He has since been removed from his post, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.Authorities launched their investigation into Martinez-Guevara after several reports were made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the D.A's Office. "Investigators determined Martinez-Guevara was allegedly in direct possession of over 600 images and videos depicting child sexual abuse material – involving mostly boys," prosecutors said in a news re...

Authorities search for inmate who escaped Long Beach facility

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Long Beach facility on Wednesday.Dajuan King, 26, walked away from a Male Community Reentry Program facility around 9:30 p.m., according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.Agents were alerted after a door alarm was activated. Shortly after, staff received a tamper notification alert from King’s ankle monitor. An emergency person count showed King was missing, officials said. Staff members immediately searched the facility, but he was nowhere to be found.King is described as a man standing 6 feet tall and weighing 175 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. He is currently serving a 10-year sentence for robbery, including being a second striker. Dajuan King, 26, in a 2022 photo from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.He was admitted to the correctional facility on June 4, 2018.Anyone who has seen King or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement o...

2 bodies recovered after tubing accident in Lake Perris

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

The bodies of two men who disappeared into the water after a tubing accident in Lake Perris Wednesday afternoon has been recovered. Authorities have not released any details about the victims, but one body was pulled from the water around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, while the other was recovered around 5 p.m. California State Parks dispatchers received a distress call around 4 p.m. Wednesday reporting an accident in the boating zone just north of Alessandro Island. The person who called in the report told responders a man was tubing behind their boat when he fell into the water and could not swim back to the tube. Another man, who was a passenger on the boat, then jumped into the water to attempt to rescue the tuber and also began to struggle. Both men went under the water in distress and did not surface, a State Parks official confirmed. The unidentified men were about 45 years old, according to the official. Gas cloud prompts dozens of homes to be evacuated in West Whittier The men wer...

1 Killed, 3 Injured in Tow-Truck Rollover Collision on Caliente Bodfish Road [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

68-Year-Old Bakersfield Man Dies in Tow-Truck Crash near Caliente CreekBAKERSFIELD, CA (September 14, 2023) – Monday afternoon, one victim was killed in a tow-truck rollover collision on Caliente Bodfish Road.Authorities responded to the scene around 2:30 p.m., just north of Caliente Creek on September 11th.Per reports, the 68-year-old male driver of a Kenworth flatbed tow-truck was hauling a Mazda and lost control. As a result, the tow-truck veered off the roadway where it rolled over and landed on its roof.Paramedics arrived and pronounced the tow-truck driver who was pinned in the driver’s seat dead at the scene.Meanwhile, paramedics rushed a passenger from the Kenworth and two occupants inside the Mazda to a hospital for minor injuries.California Highway Patrol closed down Caliente Bodfish Road for several hours as officials investigated the scene. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be a factor. However, an active investigation is still currently underway.The tea...

Jones spends thousands as Sandy Hook families remain unpaid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

By Dave Collins | Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn. — As Alex Jones continues telling his Infowars audience about his money problems and pleads for them to buy his products, his own documents show life is not all that bad — his net worth is around $14 million and his personal spending topped $93,000 in July alone, including thousands of dollars on meals and entertainment.The conspiracy theorist and his lawyers file monthly financial reports in his personal bankruptcy case, and the latest one has struck a nerve with the families of victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. They’re still seeking the $1.5 billion they won last year in lawsuits against Jones and his media company for repeatedly calling the 2012 massacre a hoax on his shows.“It is disturbing that Alex Jones continues to spend money on excessive household expenditures and his extravagant lifestyle when that money rightfully belongs to the families he spent years tormenting,” said Christopher Mattei...

DeSantis rips Trump over Fauci commendation remarks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

By Kit Maher | CNNFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump for claiming he doesn’t know who gave Dr. Anthony Fauci a presidential commendation that the former president awarded him.“It literally says President Trump awards commendation. Is this the immaculate commendation or something like that? Did this just happen out of thin air?” DeSantis said in a radio interview with Jimmy Failla on “FOX Across America.”It was DeSantis’ latest attack on Trump over Covid-19 management – a key issue to the Florida governor’s own presidential pitch. The governor has argued that Trump, as president, ceded control to Fauci, the long-time top federal infectious disease expert.On January 19, 2021, Trump awarded Fauci and 51 other people who served on the Operation Warp Speed task force during the Covid-19 pandemic presidential commendations.“Give me a break, people need to take responsibility for their actions. They need to they need to own what they did. And here’s the thing that’s importan...

Letters: Ukraine comparison | AI firms | Lack of policy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Ukraine comparisonis way off baseRe: “Ukraine seems like another phony domino” (Page A6, Sept. 13).It is hard to imagine a more historically and politically ignorant comparison than that of Ukraine with the “phony” domino theory espoused concerning Vietnam. The accurate comparison is to that of Adolf Hitler who launched a campaign to dominate Europe.Hitler lied to cover his intent. Vladimir Putin, a brutal murder boss, has not even bothered to lie. Putin explicitly said he desires to rebuild the Soviet Union and demonstrated his resolve by invading Georgia in 2008 and now Ukraine twice, including with Russian “volunteers” in 2014. Like the Soviets, Putin would not even be happy within the former Soviet borders, as he has demonstrated in Syria and Africa.World War II was the result, with over 30 million deaths in Europe, because Hitler was not stopped. Putin must be.Another note: Donald Trump has never cr...

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton the week of Sep. 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

A house in Pleasanton that sold for $4.7 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the past week.In total, 28 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.1 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $764.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 4 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.3 million, single-family home in the 5100 block of Persimmon DriveThe sale of the single family residence in the 5100 block of Persimmon Drive in Dublin has been finalized. The price was $2,300,000, and the new owners took over the house in August. The house was built in 1999 and has a living area of 3,151 square feet. The price per square foot was $730. The house features four bedrooms and four bathrooms.Persimmon Drive9. $2.4 million, detached house in the 2700 block of...

Zelenskyy to visit DC as Congress debates more Ukraine aid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Lee | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill and at the White House next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly.Zelenskyy’s trip comes as Congress is debating providing as much as $21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.An administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive visit, said Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House next Thursday. The trip to the Capitol was confirmed by two congressional aides granted anonymity to discuss the plans.The Ukrainian president made a wartime visit to Washington in December 2022 and delivered an impassioned address to a joint meeting of Congress.At the time Zelenskyy thanked Americans for helping to fund the war effort and told lawmakers the money is “not charity,” but an “investment&#...

What’s up Christian McCaffrey’s sleeve in his LA encore for the 49ers?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey was more than just an X-factor in his 49ers starting debut last year in Los Angeles. He was the X, Y and Z, seeing how he produced touchdowns as a passer, receiver and rusher.“Obviously it was a good one last year,” McCaffrey said Thursday at his locker. “Each year is a new year, so we’ve got to come in ready to go.”Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris knows all too well McCaffrey’s capabilities. Morris was an Atlanta Falcons assistant in McCaffrey’s first four years on the Carolina Panthers.“He is a pain in the neck. I feel like he’s following me,” Morris told Los Angeles reporters Thursday. “He was in the NFC South, then he followed me to the West, just to torture me a little bit more, right? You’re talking about one of the best who’s played in our game from a dual standpoint.”Or from a triple-threat standpoint.Last Oct. 30, in a 31-14 win over the host Rams, McCaffreyR...