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Woman found dead on Riverside County freeway nearly 30 years ago ID’d through genetic genealogy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

A woman who was found dead along the 60 Freeway near Moreno Valley 27 years ago was finally identified using genetic genealogy, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.Juana Rosas-Zagal was 41 years old when her body was found along the freeway east of Gilman Springs Road on Jan. 27, 1996.The Los Angeles resident was the victim of a homicide, though no further information was given about how she died, and the case remains unsolved.The case lacked investigative leads and the victim had not been identified for decades.Authorities had developed a composite sketch of her likeness, but who she was remained a mystery.A sketch of Juana Rosas-Zagal was provided by the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. Last December, however, the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team was able to identify Rosas-Zagal and four of her daughters who had lost hope of knowing their mother’s whereabouts.“Using current DNA technologies, such as Forensic Investigative Geneti...

Dodgers' Freddie Freeman notches 2,000th hit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman got his 2,000th hit, reaching the milestone with a double in the eighth inning of a 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros in 11 innings Sunday night.With a sizable family contingent in attendance, Freeman’s sharp line drive to right field was his second double of the game and drove in Mookie Betts, making him the 295th player in major league history to reach the mark.“It’s special,” Freeman said. “I seem to get these milestones in losses. … But, no, just seeing how happy my dad, my stepmom, my wife, my kids were for me, it just makes it special. And obviously the fans have embraced my family and I since the day we got here, so they made another special memory for the Freeman family again. Dodger fans usually never disappoint, so another special day. One I’ll never forget. Took long enough, but I’m glad it happened at home.”Freeman picked up his 300th home run earlier this season in a 16-8 loss at St. Louis on May 18th. Combining the two fea...

Worker 'ingested' into plane's engine after L.A. flight lands in Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

Federal officials say they are investigating after a ground crew member died after being "ingested" into a plane's engine at San Antonio International Airport last week. The Delta flight had arrived in San Antonio from Los Angeles International on Friday at around 10:25 p.m. and was taxing to its gate with one engine on, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement. As the plane was taxiing, "a worker was ingested into that engine," NTSB explained."The NTSB is continuing to gather information about the event," the statement continued. The San Antonio International Airport said it is working with authorities in the investigation."We are heartbroken and grieving the loss of an aviation family member’s life in San Antonio. Our hearts and full support are with their family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time," Delta Airlines said in a statement to Nexstar. The individual was an employee of Unifi Aviation, which said in a statement, "From our initial invest...

Ashley Godinez and Man Killed in Head-On Car Accident Dillard Road [Elk Grove, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead, Child Hospitalized after 2-Vehicle Collision near Highway 99ELK GROVE, CA (June 26, 2023) – Tuesday evening, Ashley Godinez and another man were killed in a head-on car accident on Dillard Road.Authorities responded to the scene around 9:20 p.m., just east of Highway 99 on June 20th.Per reports, the 27-year-old driver of a 2017 Nissan Rogue was traveling unsafely on the westbound lanes. The Rogue then made a left turn onto the eastbound lanes directly into the path of an oncoming 2016 Nissan Altima, driven by Godinez.As a result, 37-year-old Godinez was unable to avoid striking the Rogue, and they collided head-on.Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics pronounced both drivers dead at the scene. In addition, paramedics transported the 2-year-old child inside the Altima to a nearby hospital for further treatment.Investigators say Godinez and the toddler were wearing a seat belt, but the other driver was not.Following preliminary duties, officers bel...

Fox unveils new primetime lineup with Jesse Watters in Tucker Carlson’s former time slot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

Jesse Watters will host an opinion show in the time slot formerly occupied by Tucker Carlson, Fox News Channel announced Monday.Watters will remain a co-host on “The Five,” an evening roundtable discussion show that is hugely popular on the network.“Jesse Watters Primetime” will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern on July 17 as part of a revamped weekly nighttime lineup on Fox News. Laura Ingraham’s show will air at 7 p.m., with Sean Hannity’s popular program remaining at 9 p.m. Greg Gutfeld’s late-night show will move up to the 10 p.m. hour that was previously Ingraham’s time slot.Watters’ show previously aired at 7 p.m. Eastern.Related ArticlesTV Streaming | Human remains found by hikers on Mt. Baldy TV Streaming | Actor Julian Sands still missing after weekend search on Mt. Baldy TV Streaming | Popular ABC7 TV personality announces she is leaving station and Bay Area TV Streaming | Plane crash kills ‘Flying Wild Alaska’ pilot Jim Twe...

Meghan Markle’s lack of talent explains Spotify failure, says CEO of top Hollywood agency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

It looks like the public autopsy continues over the death of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s dreams to earn $20 million hosting podcasts for Spotify.It certainly didn’t help that Harry reportedly made the outlandish suggestion to interview Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump for a podcast about childhood trauma. Now the CEO of one of the world’s top talent agencies has suggested another reason that the renegade royal couple couldn’t make it in the industry.“Turns out Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent,” Jerry Zimmer, the CEO of United Talent Agency, said in an interview with the global news site Semafor.  “And, you know, just because you’re famous doesn’t make you great at something.”Zimmer should know something about talent. His agency is considered one of Hollywood’s most powerful talent agencies and is a rival to WME, which recently signed Meghan, an American former cable TV actor-turned Duche...

Five arrested in Rodeo home invasion robbery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

RODEO — Five people, including two kids, have been arrested in connection with an armed home invasion robbery that occurred here last month, court records show.The robbery on the 200 block of Garretson Avenue was reported around 5 p.m. on May 27. Police say a 9-1-1 caller reported seeing several masked gunmen enter a home on that block after pulling up in a BMW.A responding Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy located the BMW at a liquor store on Parker Avenue after the robbery, but two passengers ran out when he attempted to pull it over, including one who dropped a revolver as he escaped. The deputy completed the traffic stop and arrested four people who remained in the BMW.Police say they were able to identify one of the two people who ran from the car. Prosecutors filed burglary and robbery charges against the three adults. Charging information against the two teens who were arrested was not available, due to confidentiality laws in juvenile court.One of the suspects has no...

‘Hurricane Diane’ review: New Berkeley stage comedy is a Dionysian delight.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

In “The Bacchae,” the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, the god Dionysus avenges an insult by driving the women of Thebes (including the king’s mother) into a frenzy in which they tear the king apart.In “Hurricane Diane,” Madeleine George’s Obie Award-winning comedy now onstage at Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company, Dionysus comes to suburban New Jersey in the guise of a lesbian gardener, Diane, to seduce four women of a well-to-do cul-de-sac into moneyed Maenads and transform their manicured lawns into primeval forest permaculture to save the planet.It’s just the sort of ingenious interweaving of comically fanciful premises and urgently weighty topics theatergoers have come to expect from George, whose delightful comedy “Precious Little” involves dying languages and an unexpected bond with a gorilla, and whose dizzying “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence” is a time-twisting medley of artificial intelligence, Alexander Graham Bell and Sherlock Holmes. Both plays have bee...

Sunnyvale: Man dies after crashing car into Walgreens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

SUNNYVALE — A man died in a fiery car crash into a drug store that seriously injured his two passengers early Sunday, and investigators believe alcohol played a part in the deadly outcome, authorities said.Officers and firefighters with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety were called at 2:25 a.m. to a Walgreens at South Sunnyvale Avenue and Old San Francisco Road, just off El Camino Real, after being told a vehicle had collided with a building.They arrived to find a sedan engulfed in flames, and an unconscious driver still inside. The department said in a news release that the emergency crews were unable to rescue the driver “due to untenable fire conditions.” He was later pronounced dead at the scene.The driver’s name has not been publicly released by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin.A man and woman who were passengers in the car were able to get out of ...

Here’s how much each state will get in the $42.5 billion broadband infrastructure plan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:37 GMT

By Brian Fung | CNNWashington  — The Biden administration on Monday outlined how states across the country will be receiving billions of dollars in federal funding for high-speed internet access, highlighting the US government’s push to bring connectivity to more Americans and to close the digital divide.More than $42 billion from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law will be distributed to US states and territories for building internet access, the White House said — with Texas eligible for the largest award of more than $3.3 billion, followed by California, which could receive more than $1.8 billion.“We’re talking today about a major investment that we’re making in affordable, high-speed internet, all across the country,” Biden said in a speech Monday, describing internet access as a critical economic resource allowing children to do their homework, for workers to find jobs and for patients to access health care.“I’ve gotten letters and emails from across the country from people ...