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$26M Lotto Ticket May Have Been Destroyed in Wash
$26M Lotto Ticket's Likely Fate
Is the Stuff of Nightmares
in case you missed it
May 16, 2021 12:00 PM CDT

$26M Lotto Ticket's Likely Fate Is the Stuff of Nightmares

Calif. convenience store worker says the winner threw her ticket in wash by mistake

(Newser) - The next time you kick yourself for leaving a pen or stick of gum in your pants pocket before throwing the laundry in the wash, take comfort that you're not this woman, a regular at a California convenience store who apparently now has the dubious distinction of being the...

Cops Bust 3 in Macabre Vandalism of Chauvin Witness' Old Home

Police say 3 women smeared home in blood, also left pig's head near former home of Barry Brodd

(Newser) - Three women have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the former California home of a former police officer who testified on behalf of Derek Chauvin. Police say the women splashed pig blood on the Santa Rosa home and left a pig's head near the front porch. Rowan Dalbey, 20, Kristen...

Newsom: California to Update Mask Mandates

Though he thinks, for now, indoor mandates will still apply

(Newser) - California is fully reopening its economy June 15, and it will be making some changes to its mask mandates, too. "We will be updating our mask guidelines, outdoor masking, if we reach that threshold where we hope to be ... in fact, it will be eliminated, those mandates," Newsom...

Destroyer Docks in San Diego With 2 Dead Whales on Hull

Australian navy says it is 'disheartened'

(Newser) - A disturbing find was made as a Royal Australian Navy destroyer docked in San Diego on Saturday: Two dead whales—one of them as long as a tractor-trailer—had been stuck to its hull, CNN reports. The endangered fin whales, one 65 feet long and the other 25 feet, became...

Caitlyn Jenner Caught in Fib About Voting Record

She said she didn't vote in 2020, but records show otherwise

(Newser) - Caitlyn Jenner told CNN on Tuesday that she "didn't even vote" in November's presidential election. "Out here in California, it's like, why vote for a Republican president?" she said from her home in Malibu, Calif., adding she didn't have a position on 12 measures...

After Arrest, Driverless Tesla Guy Does It Again

California's Param Sharma defiant despite recent fatal crash in Texas

(Newser) - A man has been arrested after repeatedly riding in the backseat of a Tesla in Autopilot mode, with no one in the driver's seat—something he says he'll continue to do regardless. California Highway Patrol said it was aware of "an incident involving a man riding in...

2 California Cops Shot While Serving Search Warrant, 1 Dead

Officers shot and killed the gunman

(Newser) - A California police officer was killed and another wounded Monday while serving a search warrant before officers shot and killed the gunman, authorities said. Shots were fired shortly before 5:30pm as officers served the warrant at an apartment in the Central Coast city of San Luis Obispo, the AP...

Rare Giant Condors Settle In at House

15 to 20 endangered birds arrived uninvited, caused damage

(Newser) - Giant California condors are rare—but not at Cinda Mickols' home. About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking to the house in the city of Tehachapi and made quite a mess, the AP reports. Mickols' daughter, Seana Quintero of San Francisco, began posting...

Bar Owner Charged With Making Fake Vaccination Cards

Counterfeits sold for $20, investigators say

(Newser) - The owner of a California bar has been charged with making and selling fake coronavirus vaccination cards. State investigators received a tip about the false cards, then began an undercover operation, ABC reports. The agents said they bought cards for $20 each from Todd Anderson on different visits to Old...

Caitlyn Jenner Gives First Interview as Candidate

She tells Hannity she's ready to replace Gavin Newsom in California

(Newser) - Caitlyn Jenner wants to be governor of California—but despite her extensive reality TV history, critics say she doesn't seem ready for prime time. The Republican appeared on Fox News on Wednesday night and told Sean Hannity that it was "not an easy decision" to enter the race,...

Man Doesn't Know His Mic Is On, Insults Judge in Hearing

Liberty Mutual insurance adjuster monitoring trial via videoconference calls judge an 'idiot'

(Newser) - A California courtroom became the latest venue for a hot-mic incident last month when an insurance adjuster insulted the judge while monitoring the proceedings remotely. The Mercury News reports that Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Roberta Hayashi was trying to figure out where jurors should be seated during an...

Jenner: No 'Biological Boys' in Girls' School Sports

Olympic medalist and would-be governor voices unpopular opinion in trans community

(Newser) - Caitlyn Jenner’s first public political statement since filing paperwork to run for governor of California was a controversial one. The former Olympic medalist and reality star told TMZ she doesn’t think transgender girls—whom she referred to as “biological boys”—should be able to participate in...

Disneyland Cheerfully Reopens
Disneyland
Cheerfully
Reopens
Apr 30, 2021 4:50 PM CDT

Disneyland Cheerfully Reopens

Visitors make emotional return after 13-month shutdown ends

(Newser) - Employees and visitors cheered each other Friday as Disneyland reopened after a 13-month pandemic shutdown. Crowds lined up before dawn, the Los Angeles Times reports, and some visitors were crying as they walked through the gates. "It's been a long year," one woman said. "This is...

State Has to Truck Salmon to Ocean
State Has to Truck
Salmon to Ocean
Apr 29, 2021 6:30 PM CDT

State Has to Truck Salmon to Ocean

California river levels are too low for the fish to travel the usual way

(Newser) - Because of the drought, California officials will again truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state's Central Valley agricultural region to the Pacific Ocean. Projected river conditions show that the waterways the fish usually use to travel downstream will be historically low and warm. Officials...

Cops: Deadly Wildfire Was Set to Cover Up Murder

Victor Serriteno murdered his date, then set Calif.'s Markley fire that killed 2, officials say

(Newser) - Police arrested Victor Serriteno in September and charged him with murder after the body of 32-year-old Priscilla Castro was found at a dam in California's Solano County. Now officials are accusing him of killing two more by setting a deadly wildfire to cover up Castro's death. NBC News...

Man Dies After Cops Pin Him Facedown for 5 Minutes

Mario Arenales Gonzalez's April 19 death compared to George Floyd's

(Newser) - Body camera footage just released by authorities in Alameda County, Calif., shows a man died in police custody after he was pinned facedown on the ground for five minutes. Mario Arenales Gonzalez, a Hispanic man, died April 19, one day before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of...

Woman Killed After Man Jumps Off Parking Garage

Taylor Kahle was walking with a date in San Diego when the freak accident took place

(Newser) - A man apparently jumped to his death from a San Diego parking garage over the weekend, but tragically, he wasn't the only fatality. People reports that Taylor Kahle, 29, was walking past the nine-story structure downtown on Sunday evening with a companion when a man who'd been spotted...

Off California Coast, a Vast Chemical Graveyard

Survey shows dumping site is bigger than the city of San Francisco, shocks scientists

(Newser) - Scientists who set out to map an underwater dumping ground for industrial waste off the California coast last month say they were stunned by what they found: endless waste barrels spread across a site larger than the city of San Francisco, some 3,000 feet under the sea. After a...

Newsom Recall Effort Has the Signatures

Process will take a bit longer, with the election likely in the fall

(Newser) - It looks like Gavin Newsom is going to have to win again on Election Day if he wants to finish his term as governor of California. Republican opponents have turned in about 1.5 million signatures, the secretary of state announced Monday, which is enough to put the question of...

Caitlyn Jenner Throws Her Political Hat Into the Ring

She's running for governor of California, hoping to replace Gavin Newsom in recall election

(Newser) - "I'm in!" That was the start of a big announcement from Caitlyn Jenner on Friday, after rumors had circulated that she was considering running for governor of California. Axios first reported on Friday that the 71-year-old retired Olympian, reality TV star, and transgender rights activist had filed...

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