A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle and pinned down by federal agents who arrested him. George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, …
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US citizen says he was jailed for three days after California immigration raid – Reuters
US citizen says he was jailed for three days after California immigration raid Reuters Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone AP News Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says The Guardian ICE, CBP Arrest at Least 361 Illegal Aliens During Marijuana Grow Site Operation, Rescue at …
Read More »‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom jolts California with bid to throw out House maps – Politico
‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom jolts California with bid to throw out House maps Politico Texas lawmakers to consider congressional map redrawing after pressure from Trump KEYE Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority AP News Gov. Gavin Newsom eyes redraw of California congressional districts to send more Democrats to DC KCRA Trump shares more …
Read More »California couple investigated for possible surrogacy scam and child abuse
Twenty-one children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country. Fifteen children were removed from the couple’s opulent home in Arcadia after an abuse allegation in May, and another six living elsewhere were also located, Arcadia police Lt. Kollin Cieadlo said. They range …
Read More »SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California
SpaceX sent 26 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Tuesday (July 15), after a launch from southern California. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:05 p.m. PDT (10:05 p.m. EDT or 0205 GMT July 18), escaping the fog and cloud cover blanketing Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The satellites (Group 15-2, according …
Read More »Pentagon withdraws 2,000 California National Guard troops from LA – Axios
Pentagon withdraws 2,000 California National Guard troops from LA Axios 2,000 National Guard members released from duty following Los Angeles area protests CNN 2,000 National Guardsmen being withdrawn from Los Angeles mission, Pentagon confirms ABC7 Los Angeles Trump Releases About Half of the National Guard Troops in Los Angeles The New York Times Pete Hegseth orders the removal of 2,000 National Guard troops from …
Read More »COVID cases rise in California. Is this the start of 2025’s summer wave? – San Francisco Chronicle
COVID cases rise in California. Is this the start of 2025’s summer wave? San Francisco Chronicle A new summer COVID wave may be on its way Axios CDC Says COVID-19 Cases Rising in 25 States U.S. News & World Report COVID cases likely rising in half of states, CDC estimates CBS News National COVID-19 trends, July 15 The Sick Times Source link
Read More »Teddy bear made from fake skin leads to California arrest
A man in California has been arrested after police say he staged a “macabre teddy bear” made to look as if it were constructed from human flesh at a petrol station. Hector Corona Villanueva, 23, is accused of planting false evidence and causing an emergency by leaving the bizarre creation at an AMPM service station on Sunday afternoon in the …
Read More »Teddy bear made from fake skin leads to California arrest
A man in California has been arrested after police say he staged a “macabre teddy bear” made to look as if it were constructed from human flesh at a petrol station. Hector Corona Villanueva, 23, is accused of planting false evidence and causing an emergency by leaving the bizarre creation at an AMPM service station on Sunday afternoon in the …
Read More »California farm immigration raid biggest since January
Federal authorities now say they arrested more than 360 people at two Southern California marijuana farms last week, characterizing the raids as one of the largest operations since President Donald Trump took office in January. One farmworker died after falling from a greenhouse roof during the chaotic raids on Thursday after the Department of Homeland Security executed criminal search warrants …
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