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LA teacher, 44, accused of drugging, raping boy, 14, prosecutors say

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a middle school teacher, Colleen Jo Matarico, is charged with sexually abusing a male student who was…

John McCarthy August 26, 2025

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California teacher, 46, locked boy, 14, in her classroom and raped him

GRIDLEY, California – A former Gridley school teacher was sentenced to four years in state prison today for having sex with a 14-year-old boy who was her student in June…

John McCarthy August 24, 2025

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Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for PLAGUE after being bitten by infected flea while camping

A person in Lake Tahoe has tested positive for the plague after seemingly being bitten by an infected flea while camping. On Tuesday, Aug. 19, El Dorado County health officials…

John McCarthy August 21, 2025

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$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store this week, authorities said. The incident took place early…

John McCarthy August 10, 2025

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California high school Spanish teacher accused of ‘inappropriate relationship’ with former student

RIVERBANK — A California high school teacher was arrested after an investigation into a report of her having an inappropriate relationship with a former student, authorities said. The Stanislaus County…

John McCarthy August 6, 2025

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Teacher charged with raping student, 13, had ditched husband for boy she called her ‘crystal meth’

The Los Angeles-area special ed teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old student in her car had ditched her husband for the teen – whom she referred to as her “crystal meth,” according to…

John McCarthy August 1, 2025

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Accused drunk boater, a sheriff’s deputy, crashes into another boat, killing one

SAN BERNARDINO — A fatal collision between two boats on the Colorado River led to the arrest of a deputy sheriff accused of boating while intoxicated, California sheriff’s officials reported.…

John McCarthy July 27, 2025

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Who is Robert Shinn, ‘TikTok cult’ leader whose home was raided in federal sex-trafficking probe?

LOS ANGELES — Investigators from at least four federal agencies raided a California home Friday linked to mysterious “TikTok” cult Pastor Robert Shinn, the founder of a so-called talent agency that allegedly…

John McCarthy July 27, 2025

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California high school choir teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with student

SANTA ANA, California (CNS) — A 38-year-old female choir teacher at Santa Ana High School was arrested on suspicion of having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male student, authorities said Saturday.…

John McCarthy July 16, 2025

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L.A. ‘under siege’: Brown-skinned people targeted, tackled, taken, and it must stop, federal suit says

LOS ANGELES — Masked, unidentified agents have been “systematically” cornering brown-skinned people in a show of force across Southern California, tackling those who attempt to leave, arresting them without probable…

John McCarthy July 2, 2025