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An investigation continued Thursday into the arrests of about 75 undocumented migrants in connection to an alleged large-scale illegal marijuana operation in Thermal. The Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Division said it led a multi-agency effort to seize more than 700 acres of marijuana on Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Agency released these images of its operation that led to the arrest of 75 undocumented immigrants Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at an alleged large-scale illegal marijuana operation in Thermal. (Photo courtesy of DEA) The Drug Enforcement Agency released these images of its operation that led to the arrest of 75 undocumented…
By Keith Naughton, Bloomberg Car buyers will bear the brunt of the $30 billion cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, driving up already high US auto prices by almost $2,000 per vehicle, according to consultant AlixPartners. The firm expects auto companies to pass along 80% of the cost of Trump’s tariffs — which it calculates as $1,760 more per car. AlixPartners, as part of its annual global automotive outlook, also cautioned that the administration’s anti-electric vehicle policies risk relegating American automakers to bit players in the global EV market. “These tariffs bring a big wall of cost,” Mark Wakefield, global…
A Jake Paul lookalike contest is coming to Huntington Beach. The internet persona, turned Disney Channel star, turned boxer, is teaming up with local restaurant chain Dog Haus for a variety of events leading up to his match against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday, June 28. On June 26, Dog Haus will host a Jake Paul lookalike contest at its Bella Terra location in Hunting Beach. The event will be hosted by MC Betr Jojo and begin at 6 p.m. Judging will begin at 7 p.m. and contestants will be judged by Pam Stepnick and Jasper. Each participant must…
In law enforcement, we face a broad spectrum of responsibilities every day – from investigating violent crime to helping victims, managing public events, and ensuring safety on our roads. Among these duties is a growing, heartbreaking challenge: responding to individuals experiencing mental health crises, including those who find themselves in danger on or near our freeway overpasses. In the past eight months, deputies have responded to 24 calls for service at seven different freeway overpasses throughout the city of Rancho Cucamonga. During that time, there have been at least ten separate incidents involving individuals either falling or attempting to fall…
As the wave of immigration sweeps across Southern California shows no signs of letting up, are undocumented immigrants who have been arrested, jailed and charged with unrelated state crimes suddenly at increased risk of ending up in federal custody? Undocumented immigrants already caught up in the local legal system — for crimes that have nothing to do with their immigration status — have long been an enticing target for federal immigration officials who would rather take someone into custody in a secure jail than grab them during potentially chaotic sweeps out in the community. Direct cooperation with U.S. Immigration and…
Historically, the annual process of writing a state budget has often stumbled over how much money California should spend on its public school system and its nearly 6 million students. However, as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders negotiate a final budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, dealing with a multi-billion-dollar deficit, they have only small disagreements on school finance. Both Newsom’s latest budget and the Legislature’s alternative draft would peg state spending on schools at $80.5 billion, including transitional kindergarten, a new education subcategory. That’s $4.5 billion less than the current budget allocates, but with anticipated increases in education’s…
Adrian Andrew Martinez of Pico Rivera is the type of person who would help a homeless person or bring home animals he saw on the street, his older sister said. On Tuesday, federal officers arrested the 20-year-old Martinez on suspicion of punching a Border Patrol agent in the face when he allegedly interfered while they were trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant at the Lowe’s parking lot in the 8600 block of Washington Boulevard in Pico Rivera. Martinez’s sister, Alyssa Garcia, said he didn’t know the man. “He was trying to help him,” she said. “All he was doing was…
RIVERSIDE — The nameplate on the office door will stay the same. Riverside City College announced Kevin Craft as its next football coach on Wednesday. Riverside City College football head coach Tom Craft, right and son Kevin Craft, offensive coordinator at Wheelock Stadium in Riverside on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Riverside City College football offensive coordinator, Kevin Craft talks with quarterbacks during practice at Wheelock Stadium in Riverside on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Kevin Craft (Riverside Community College athletics) Riverside City College football offensive coordinator, Kevin Craft talks…
Is your home your castle? Not when eminent domain law lets politicians confiscate your property if they claim it’s for “public use.” Politicians say they need the power to take property to build public projects like roads and railroad tracks. OK. Seems reasonable. But now, developers collude with politicians to use the law unfairly, to force people to give up their land for private projects. In 1994, Donald Trump tried to use eminent domain to take a woman’s house so he could create parking spaces for limos outside his casino in Atlantic City. I confronted him about it, saying: “You’re bullying…
By GABE LEVIN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers with possible links to Israel have drained more than $90 million from Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, according to blockchain analytics firms. The group that claimed responsibility for the hack leaked on Thursday what it said was the company’s full source code. “ASSETS LEFT IN NOBITEX ARE NOW ENTIRELY OUT IN THE OPEN,” the group wrote on its Telegram account. The stolen funds were transferred to addresses bearing messages that criticized Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic wrote in a blog post. It said the attack likely was not…