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Agustin Martinez Injured in Deadly Solo-Car Crash on 15 Freeway [Murrieta, CA]

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

Car Accident Near California Oaks Road Kills 25-Year-Old Ramona ManMURRIETA, CA (August 22, 2023) – Saturday afternoon, Agustin Martinez suffered injuries in a deadly single-car accident along Interstate 15.The fatal incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at the southbound lanes of Temecula Valley (15) Freeway, north of California Oaks Road.According to California Highway Patrol, a 2006 Honda Civic made an unsafe turn while going south on the I-15 and lost control of the vehicle. Afterward, the Civic veered off in the west side part of the roadway and ended up on a dirt embankment.Investigators said the 25-year-old male passenger from Ramona –who was unrestrained– was ejected and thrown at the right shoulder of the freeway. Unfortunately, the man died at the scene despite the life-saving efforts of Murrieta Fire officials.Meanwhile, paramedics transported the 23-year-old driver, Agustin Martinez, to Inland Valley Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries. The CHP suspecte...

Metallica Double Up at SoFi

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

Metallica Double Up at SoFi: Alright, it’s not quite the six sold out nights that Taylor Swift managed. But still, two nights at the gargantuan SoFi Stadium for veteran thrashers Metallica is mighty impressive. They’re promising two different sets, so anyone who can afford both should go for it. There are two sets of opening acts too, with the reformed Pantera and Van Halen offspring Mammoth on the Friday, and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills on the Sunday. Lots to love.Metallica’s new album, 72 Seasons, was released back in April. Speaking on the concept of the album title, frontman James Hetfield said: “72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experi...

Victorious Fantasy 5 ticket sold in San Jose nets more than $330,000

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

SAN JOSE — A lottery ticket worth more than $300,000 was sold at a San Jose gas station Monday night, according to the California Lottery.The lucky winner can take home $336,358 after matching all five numbers on Monday’s Fantasy 5 drawing. The ticket was sold at the Robbie Rotten gas station on 1555 Saratoga Avenue in West San Jose, according to the lottery. The winning numbers were 1, 14, 26, 27 and 32.Related ArticlesLocal News | East Bay man pleads guilty in lottery ticket theft scheme Local News | Mega Millions $1.58 billion jackpot won on single ticket in Florida Local News | Tonight’s $1.58 billion Mega Millions drawing could bring largest jackpot in the lottery’s history Local News | A Northern California lottery player scored $500 on a scratchers ticket. He tried his luck again – and won $1 million Local News | $1.55 billion — and possibly higher: Mega Millions jackpot soars after no winn...

Curfew for Beyonce show at Levi’s Stadium gets pushed back one hour

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

Beyonce has a little extra wiggle room when it comes to the curfew for her Aug. 30 concert at Levi’s Stadium at Santa Clara.That’s because the show — which is set for a Wednesday night — won’t have to adhere to the regular 10 p.m. weeknight curfew at the venue. Instead, Beyonce can now plan on grooving right up until 11 p.m. at the house of the San Francisco 49erss.The extra hour comes courtesy of a weeknight curfew extension granted by Santa Clara city officials, according to a 49ers spokesperson. It’s one of five such curfew extensions for non-football events that the City Council granted the 49ers, which runs the venue, in a 4-3 vote in 2021.City officials have yet to respond to our request for comment on the curfew extension for the Beyonce show.This extension could be important, given that Beyonce and curfews haven’t traditionally gotten along all that well at Levi’s.The megastar, who visits the Bay Area with her blockbuster Renai...

Man charged in beating death of man found along Oakland freeway offramp

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

OAKLAND — A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the beating death of another man Aug. 1 along an Oakland freeway offramp, according to authorities and court records.In addition to the murder charge, the suspect, Raul Ramirez-Perez, of Oakland, is also charged with three counts of arson, for allegedly setting a fire near the dead man’s body and at two other sites, authorities said.Ramirez-Perez, who was arrested Aug. 18 and formally charged Monday, is accused in the killing of Nathan Kolasa, 47. No address was listed for Kolasa. Authorities said they do not believe the men knew each other.Kolasa was found dead about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 1 by firefighters who had extinguished a brush fire on an embankment near the 18th Street offramp from westbound Interstate 980, the California Highway said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot in East Oakland; fourth killing in two days Crime and Public Safety | Trial set for Fremont ...

Tropical Storm Hilary: Reality or hype? Weather stories covered it all

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

Hurricane! Tropical storm! … Fierce drizzle?From late last week until midday Sunday, Southern California prepped for a weather event billed as Tropical Storm Hilary. Emergency alerts were declared. Roads and beaches were closed. Shoppers jammed supermarkets in the hunt for pre-storm supplies and DoorDash stopped delivering in parts of Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.Then, as night came and the heaviest part of the storm churned through the region, we collectively rode the weather ride.The results of all that Hilary prepping and riding were mixed.RELATED: Surfers chase down tropical swell from Hurricane HilaryIn communities hit hardest, mostly in the Inland mountains and deserts and parts of northern Los Angeles County, the rains and wind were powerful enough to swamp streets, churn up mud and tear trees, literally, limb from limb. Though the full extent of the damage isn’t known, experts believe pre-storm preparation saved money and probably some lives....

California house hunters face record $4,359 monthly payment

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends.Buzz: A California house hunter has to find a record-high $4,359 monthly payment to buy the median-priced single-family home.Source: My trusty spreadsheet analyzed the California Association of Realtors statewide homebuying data for July and its database of stats dating to 1990.Fuzzy math: Sales of existing, single-family houses dropped to a 277,000-a-year pace – 13th slowest on record.ToplineSo, how did this yardstick for California house payments get so high — for the second month in a row?First, there’s the $832,340 median selling price in July, the eighth highest as tracked by Realtors. Even though it was down 1% for the month, it’s essentially flat over the last 12 months after recovering from an 18% crash between May 2022 and February 2023.Plus, note that mortgage rates skyrocketed to an average 6.84% for 30-year home loans in July. That’s well above 5.41% a year ago and the 5.96%...

Former California law school dean John Eastman surrenders to authorities in 2020 election subversion case

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

By KATE BRUMBACK | Associated PressATLANTA — John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss.Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail before being released by authorities. He’s expected later face a judge to be arraigned in the sprawling racketeering case brought last week.Eastman is charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others, who are accused by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a desperate bid to keep Democrat Joe Biden out of the White House.RELATED: Trump indictment makes clear ‘Co-Conspirator 2’ is ex-Chapman Law dean John EastmanEastman, a former dean of Chapman University law school in Southern California, was a close adviser to Trump in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump ...

Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can’t adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail without proper access to computers, necessary medications to help him concentrate, and a better diet than bread, water and peanut butter, his lawyers told a magistrate judge Tuesday.The lawyers made their complaints at a Manhattan federal court hearing after Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to seven charges he'll face at his Oct. 3 trial, including wire fraud and multiple conspiracy counts. Missing Netflix employee was last seen in SF, police say Bankman-Fried was extradited from the Bahamas in December after prosecutors said he stole billions of dollars in FTX customer deposits, spending tens of millions on his businesses, speculative venture investments, charitable donations and on illegal campaign contributions aimed at influencing cryptocurrency regulation in Washington.The 31-year-old California man was making his first court appearance in a drab beige prison uniform si...

Maluma has a new alter ego. Meet Don Juan, also the title of the Colombian superstar’s new album

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On New Year’s Eve 2022, Colombian superstar Maluma bid farewell to his musical alter ego Papi Juancho, created during the coronavirus pandemic. “Fue un placer,” he wrote on Instagram. “It was a pleasure.” Then he teased a new era: Don Juan, coming 2023. The wait is over. On Friday, Maluma will release his highly anticipated album, “Don Juan.” The choice of title is both a clever reference to the infamous 17th century literary Lothario and a reference to Maluma’s birth name, Juan Luis Londoño Arias.It’s a rich place to pull from, and that matches the listening experience: “Don Juan” may very well be Maluma’s most dynamic album to date, a collection of familiar sounds and new collaborations spanning different genres — a more expansive listen than 2020’s “Papi Juancho,” and just as enjoyable.“’Don Juan’ is a part of me,” Maluma, 29, said. “Of course, ‘Don Juan’ is a character that I’ve been building for the last two years ...