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Police respond to fatal Orange County motorcycle crash

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

SLATE HILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police responded to a fatal motorcycle crash on I-84 westbound in Slate Hill on Monday. Police say Austin Prey (23, Matamoras) was pronounced dead at the scene. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police responded to I-84 westbound in Slate Hill for a report of a motorcycle crash. Police say an investigation revealed Prey was driving a 2001 Honda motorcycle westbound on I-84 when for unknown reasons he lost control of the motorcycle, causing him to roll the bike over and strike a guide rail. Police say Prey was helped by Mobile Life at the scene. Shortly after, law enforcement says he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

Wildfire erupts overnight, prompting evacuations in Lebec area of Kern County

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

A wildfire erupted overnight in the Lebec area of Kern County, prompting officials to order mandatory evacuations for some residents. The fire was reported just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, west of the 5 Freeway at the Lebec Road exit, Kern County Fire Department Capt. Freeborn confirmed.The fire had burned between 30 and 50 acres as of 5 a.m. Tuesday with no containment in place. Summer showers fall in Claremont; T-storms could be next for Southern California A mandatory evacuation order was put in place for residents along Ridge Route Road which "begins near Lebec Service Road, West along Ridge Route Road and including the address 2855 Ridge Route Road," the Fire Department tweeted.Evacuation orders were lifted later Tuesday morning once crews managed to gain 20% containment on the blaze, according to an update from the Fire Department."Firefighters worked through the night and forward progress has been stopped," the Fire Department tweeted. The acreage of the fire was also updat...

Drake, Gigi Hadid, Kerry Washington and more remember Angus Cloud

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

Celebrities are mourning the shocking death of 25-year-old "Euphoria" actor Angus Cloud. He famously played drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO Emmy-winning series. ‘Euphoria’ star dies in California at 25 Rapper Drake, who also serves as an executive producer on the series, took to his Instagram story to honor the actor. He posted a photo of Cloud with the caption "Good Soul," along with a crying face and dove emoji. Javon "Wanna" Walton, who played Cloud's little brother Ashtray in "Euphoria" posted a photo of the two of them on Instagram. "Rest easy brother," his caption read. Model Gigi Hadid, who starred in a Ralph Lauren ad with Cloud this past December, posted a clip of the commercial to her Instagram story. She wrote, “Just saw the news about the loss of Angus. I only got to work with him a couple of times, but I was immediately drawn to his kind, gentle spirit. My deepest condolences to his closest and loved ones. May he rest in peace.”R&B singer Kehlani, who...

Teenager hospitalized after drive-by shooting in South Los Angeles 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

A boy was injured in a drive-by shooting in the Florence neighborhood of South Los Angeles on Monday night. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, shots rang out around 10 p.m. in front of a home on 79th Street near San Pedro Avenue. Video from the scene shows paramedics treating a teenager at the scene for a gunshot wound. Witnesses said he is 15 years old.  Man’s body found inside barrel at Malibu beach The teen was transported to a local hospital, where his condition is unknown. He is believed to have been the victim of a drive-by shooting, authorities said. It is unclear whether the teenager was the intended target. No suspect or vehicle description has been released. Anyone with information is urged to contact the LAPD. 

Man fatally shot in West Oakland

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

OAKLAND — A 25-year-old man was fatally shot Monday night at a West Oakland apartment complex, authorities said.His name has not yet been released. Police said he lived in the area of the shooting.The shooting happened about 11:24 p.m. Monday outside at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Eighth Street.Police said some kind of dispute happened at a gathering of people and the 25-year-old man was shot by another person. The wounded man was taken to a hospital where he died at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Lawyers for tech consultant Nima Momeni say he had no reason to kill Cash App founder Bob Lee Crime and Public Safety | Oakland: Body found after fire along Interstate 980 Crime and Public Safety | Two fires at Berkeley apartment building investigated as possible arsons Crime and Public Safety | Arizona man sentenced to 14 months for illegally trafficking guns to California Cri...

Misspelled  ‘wecome’ sign at Michigan school ‘won’t cost district one dollar’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

Trenton School Supt. Doug Mentzer said everybody makes mistakes and he has no intention of singling out who made the mistake in this sign. (Jason Alley — MediaNews Group) The sign was supposed to welcome all to Trenton High School, but when it turned out to be a “wecome” sign, the Trenton School District needed a quick do-over.It was a social media circus created by a typo in big, block letters in the Welcome to Trenton High School sign.The sign stretches the entire length of the football stands.When the sign was put up over the weekend, district officials immediately spotted the welcome was missing a little something — the block letter  “L.”And then, the calls started.Related ArticlesEducation | Defense: Jury may feel San Jose State trainer deserved to be fired for touching female athletes. But is he a criminal? Education | Harvard is getting scrutinized for legacy admissions. What does this mean for Stanford and other California colleges? Educa...

Saratoga resident loses $1.3 million in cryptocurrency scam

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

JULY 18Theft by false pretenses: Between May 2 and July 18, someone contacted a Saratoga resident through a messaging application and ultimately convinced the victim to invest money in cryptocurrency using a specific coin-based wallet. The victim complied but then could no longer access the money for a total loss of about $1.3 million.Theft by false pretenses: Between July 16 and 18, someone contacted a Saratoga resident through a social media application asking to paint a portrait of the victim, claimed payment would be provided, and then sent checks to the victim, which the victim deposited into their bank account. The victim then wired money to the suspect(s) and later learned the checks were fraudulent for a total loss of about $3,000.Possession of a stolen vehicle, controlled substances and drug paraphernalia; reckless evading; assault with a deadly weapon on peace officer: At 3:27 a.m., deputies responded to an automated license plate reader notification for a stolen vehicle a...

Los Gatos resident reports stranger with candy banging on door

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

July 24TRAFFIC HAZARD: 4:36 p.m. at Posh Bagel on West Main Street and North Santa Cruz Avenue: A man in all black clothing was dancing in middle of the street and stopped traffic for a bit.July 25PETTY THEFT: 10:54 a.m. on Belblossom Way. Someone stole speakers from a vehicle.July 26TRAFFIC HAZARD: 6:57 a.m. at North Santa Cruz Avenue and Blossom Hill Road. A man in all black clothing was standing in middle of intersection waving his arms and wouldn’t let motorists pass. He was arrested.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 2:45 p.m. at Los Gatos Saratoga Road and Highway 17. A man was standing near the northbound entrance to Highway 17 trying to get people to pull over and buy jewelry from him. The reporting party thought it was dangerous and illegal.MUNI CODE VIOLATION: 3:48 p.m. at West Main Street and Broadway. Someone was posting door hangers for tree trimming and cutting, saying they needed to cut trees due to PG&E wires. The reporting party thought they were falsely representing PG&a...

Bed Bath & Beyond is officially back from the dead

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

By Parija Kavilanz | CNNNew York  — A month after Overstock.com announced it bought Bed Bath & Beyond’s brand out of bankruptcy, the company has dumped its name and morphed its website and app.On Tuesday, Overstock’s website relaunched as BedBathandBeyond.com, a move that merges Overstock’s online business model and merchandise categories with popular branded products favored by Bed Bath & Beyond shoppers.“All of Overstock’s categories will transition over and new products will also come in,” Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock, said in an interview with CNN.“Since this deal was announced, we have added over 600,000 new products to the site,” he said, adding that a lot of the new products “are the name-brand products that people have always bought and expected to buy at the old Bed Bath & Beyond.”Overstock, which sells furniture, home furnishings, bath, lighting, rugs and an array of other products online at discounted prices, acquired Bed Bath & Beyond’s name, intell...

Bed Bath & Beyond is back, this time as an online retailer

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:12 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Overstock has officially relaunched the Bed Bath & Beyond domain online Tuesday in the U.S., after acquiring the bankrupt retail chain’s intellectual property assets for $21.5 million last month.The online retailer Overstock.com said in late June that it was dumping its name online and it will become Bed & Bath & Beyond, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year. The name change was made in Canada on June 29, but at the time the Midvale, Utah-based company didn’t specify a date for the U.S. relaunch.Overstock.com’s CEO Jonathan Johnson told The Associated Press in a phone interview last week that the relaunch in Canada has “run without a hitch.” The company has added roughly 600,000 bed and bath items since its bid for the retailer became public last month, Johnson said.The company has still not made any decisions on a corporate name, he said.Johnson had said that the name change was necessary because Overstock still confuses some customers and su...