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Winter Vomiting Virus Explodes in California
California health officials announced this week that the state is seeing a excessive uptick in the number of “winter vomiting disease” or norovirus cases from prior years.
Solimar Fire 60% Contained
The Solimar Fire, which started Friday and exploded when overnight 50 mph winds turned it into a 1,236 acre blaze that caused the closure of highway 101, was 60% contained by 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Highway 101 was closed Saturday until 2 p.m. PST.
Police Seek Suspect Who Doused Pomona Woman In Gas, Burned Her To Death
Pomona Police are seeking 51-year-old Clarence Duwell Dear, whom they believe doused a woman with gasoline and burned her alive on Friday.
Man Falls Off Cliff to His Death While Distracted by Electronic Device
Distracted walking while using an electronic device lead one man to a deadly 60-foot fall off a San Diego cliff on Christmas Day
Massive Wildfire Burns in Ventura, Highway Shutdown, Residents Evacuated
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (UPI) — A major highway along the coast of California was shut down and dozens of homes evacuated in a brush fire that has consumed more than 1,200 acres.
Apple Pay Failure Has Undermined Apple’s Invincibility
After failing to capture even 3 percent of iPhone users’ purchases on Black Friday, Apple Pay will try to relaunch next year in Europe and Asia in an effort to rescue Apple’s reputation for invincibility.
Ski Resorts in California Doing ‘Insane’ Business
Business is booming at Southern California ski resorts following disappointing snow seasons over the last few years.
Christmas Eve Carjacking Ends with a Maserati Bang
A Christmas Eve car jacking had the makings of a Hollywood thriller, with a luxury vehicle winding up smashed and stuck on a curb on Santa Monica after a high-speed police chase involving helicopters.
Mammoth Cargo Ship to Arrive Saturday in Los Angeles
On Saturday, the Benjamin Franklin, one of the world’s largest cargo ships, will anchor at Port of Los Angeles as it continues its maiden global voyage that started December 10 in China.
Sorry, America is Now Broke
Google Consumer Surveys found that almost two-thirds of Americans are “savings poor,” with less than $1,000 in their savings accounts. About one in five are so broke they have nothing saved.
Church Abandons Plans For Gun Control Nativity Scene
Claremont United Methodist Church abandoned the gun control nativity scene they had planned for this year; a scene which was supposed to depict “eight guns pointing at baby Jesus’ manger.”
Unto Us El Niño Is Born: Tornados in California
The forecasts were right: New York is officially warmer than Los Angeles on Christmas Day, thanks to El Niño.
Elon Musk, SpaceX Launch Era of Space Militarization
The December 21 reusable recovery of a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has improved the economics of commercial activity in space, but it has fundamentally changed the military balance of power and, perhaps inadvertently, launched the era of space militarization.
Raiders Beat Chargers 23-20 in OT in Possible Oakland Farewell
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime and the Raiders got a defensive stop to seal what might have been the final game ever in Oakland with a 23-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night.
101 Years Ago Today, Christmas Truce Halted World War I
One hundred and one years ago, the Christmas Truce of 1914 was a spontaneous cease-fire and a day of Christian brotherhood for both sides of the No Man’s Land along the Western Front. The event was kept secret by senior military officers and government censors as an embarrassing breakdown in military discipline.
VA Accidentally Labels 115 Beneficiaries Dead
At least 115 living veterans were declared dead in error over a nine-month period ending April 2015, each losing health benefits until the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs could be convinced that he or she was in fact, not dead.
Robert Downey, Jr. Gets Christmas Eve Pardon from Gov. Jerry Brown for ’90s Drug Conviction
Robert Downey, Jr. received an official pardon from California Gov. Jerry Brown on Christmas Eve for his 1996 drug conviction in the state.
NPR Host Who ‘Schlonged’ Attacks Donald Trump
Neal Conan, the former host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation from 2001 to 2013, is repenting for the fact that he had used the word “schlonged” four years before Donald Trump.
Federal Judges OK Law Requiring Pregnancy Centers to Inform about Abortion
Federal judges in Oakland and Sacramento will not strike down a California law forcing “crisis pregnancy centers” to offer information to clients about where they can obtain an abortion.
Mayor Blames Donald Trump for Inciting Hate Crime
On Wednesday, a Contra Costa County judge refused to reduce bail for a Richmond man who is facing hate crime charges and who the media have described as a “Donald Trump supporter” on the basis of his Facebook posts–even though he also admired Hillary Clinton.
Sierra Snow: Good for Drought, Bad for Christmas Travel
Plentiful snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains this week has brought good tidings for drought-ravaged California–but less pleasant news for millions of motorists who will take to the state’s main interstate for Christmas travel. Snowpack levels for the mountain range
Black Christmas: Black Lives Matter Blocks 405 Freeway
Black Lives Matter spread its Christmas cheer in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon–one of the busiest travel days of the year–with what it dubbed a “Black XMas” by briefly shutting down the southbound 405 Freeway in Westchester. The move was part
Democrats Turn to Trump Hats to Raise Cash
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is trying to raise money for 2016 House races with its own version of Donald Trump’s infamous “Make America Great Again” hat.
US Strategic Command: UFO Was Russian Space Debris
US Strategic Command says strange lights in the Northern California sky on the night of December 22 were “some kind of Russian space debris.”
Royce, Congress Blast Kerry for Iran Visa Waiver
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) has sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry protesting his offer to allow Iran to bypass a new law restricting travel from countries that sponsor terror.
