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Former Scratch Kitchen employees waiting for remainder of wages after abrupt closure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

Several former employees of Scratch Kitchen say they are still waiting for their paycheck after the restaurant closed all locations in June.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Hard seltzer maker closes Arvada taproom Restaurants, Food and Drink | A familiar Denver chef is back with an upscale omakase restaurant Restaurants, Food and Drink | Dumpling pizza is now a thing in Denver. Will it catch on? Restaurants, Food and Drink | Popular Denver restaurant closing after 10 years on 17th Avenue Restaurants, Food and Drink | Chocolate Lab closes less than five months after reopening On June 16, employees received a message from one of the founders just after 4 a.m. stating that the day prior was their last day in operation. The message said the business wasn’t able to make enough money to stay afloat and would have to close.“I up and I saw the email and say, ‘What’s going on?” said one former ...

Crash, fire closes 15 Freeway in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

The southbound 15 Freeway in Eastvale was closed Thursday morning after a fiery three-car crash.The collision at about 8:30 a.m. left three vehicles with "major damage," including one "fully involved in fire," the Riverside County Fire Department said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.The Riverside County Fire Department released this map of the location of a fiery crash on Aug. 17, 2023.The crash site, located north of Cantu Galleano Ranch Road, closed the southbound freeway "for unknown duration," officials added.

Hurricane Hilary heads for California: What we know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

All eyes are on Hurricane Hilary.The storm, which reached hurricane strength early Thursday, continues to churn off the Pacific coast of Mexico and is slowly headed northward toward California.The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Hilary will hit Southern California as a tropical storm or perhaps a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday into Monday.Satellite-radar composite showing Hurricane Hilary and the storm's projected path on Aug. 17, 2023. (KTLA) “This could develop into a major deal,” says KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo. “It looks like it’s going to slide right through Southern California, so we’re going to get a couple of inches of rain out of this, if not more.” Track with interactive radarWhile the forecast models will likely change, the National Weather Service is currently predicting rainfall amounts of one to four inches along the Southern California coast, including San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.Heavier amounts, four to ten...

Louis Hernandez Jr. Dead Following DUI Collision on Highway 101 [Montecito, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

Port Hueneme Man Arrested after Fatal DUI Crash near Olive Mill OfframpMONTECITO, CA (August 17, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a suspected DUI crash on Highway 101 killed Louis Hernandez Jr. and injured four others.The deadly collision happened around 3:10 a.m. at the southbound lanes of 101, just north of the Olive Mill offramp.According to CHP, a 2019 Toyota Camry collided with a 2002 Mercury SUV, sending the SUV down an embankment.Responding emergency personnel rushed the SUV driver, described to be an elderly woman, to Cottage Hospital for serious injuries.Unfortunately, the male SUV passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. Authorities identified the deceased victim as 77-year-old Louis Hernandez Jr. of Santa Paula.Meanwhile, the driver of the Camry, Ricki Newton, aged 22 from Port Hueneme, sustained minor injuries, as did his two female passengers. The CHP also arrested and booked Newton at the county jail for felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter.Any...

Sergio De La Torre Quintero Pronounced Dead Following Rollover Crash near 35th Avenue [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

Reckless Rollover Incident near Van Buren Street Resulted in Multiple Injuries and One FatalityPHOENIX, AZ (August 17, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, police responded to a crash that claimed the life of Sergio De La Torre Quintero.The incident happened on August 13th shortly after 5:00 a.m., near 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street.According to the Phoenix police, 20-year-old Quintero was driving a vehicle with four passengers when he ran over a stop sign.Furthermore, as Quintero was recklessly driving, he collided with a vehicle traveling at 35th Avenue.In addition, Quintero’s passengers were three men and a teen girl, they all suffered injuries with the involved driver.Unfortunately, emergency responders arrived at the scene and Quintero was pronounced dead. All injured people were transported to the hospital in serious condition but police said they were stable.Consequently, the officers blocked both lanes of the intersection, and the time to reopen was not released.Moreo...

NIYAZ’s Fourth Light to Illuminate Royce Hall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

NIYAZ’s Fourth Light to Illuminate Royce Hall: NIYAZ, the ethno-electronic Iranian-American musical group featuring Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian, perform at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, and it promises to be a special, night.Their immersive multimedia event The Fourth Light combines, they say, “captivating music, stunning visuals, dance, and innovative technologies to create an immersive and unforgettable journey for audiences.”“We have performed The Fourth Light over sixty times around the world, but Los Angeles being our hometown and the center of the movie industry means so much to me personally,” said Torkian.“During this tumultuous time in our homeland Iran, when women are rising so bravely in their quest for freedom, I cannot help but reflect on how this struggle has its roots as far back as the 8th century with Rabia Al Basri,” said Azam Ali. “For us, this show has always been about celebrating the power of women. Presenting it in Los Angeles in c...

5 things to know about the police scandals in Antioch and Pittsburg

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

The indictments Thursday of several Antioch and Pittsburg police officers marked a new, momentous phase in burgeoning scandals that have prompted protests in East Contra Costa County, the dismissals of numerous criminal cases and a sprawling state civil rights investigation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Exclusive: Antioch, Pittsburg cops rounded up in early morning FBI raid following grand jury indictment Dozens of headlines about the scandals have been published since the Bay Area News Group first reported in September 2022 that a federal grand jury had convened, highlighting rampant racism throughout the Antioch Police Department’s ranks and numerous alleged misdeeds by officers in Pittsburg and Antioch. Each new development has revealed new fault lines in this part of the Bay Area — particularly in Antioch, a community whose Black population has swelled in recent years, while its police force has remained primarily white.Here’s a primer on ...

Woman found shot to death in hills above East Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

OAKLAND — A woman was found shot to death Wednesday night in the hills above East Oakland, police said.A passer-by found the woman fatally shot about 7:23 p.m. in the 5100 block of Keller Avenue, near Campus Drive, police said. The area has homes and small businessesThe woman’s identity was not publicly released pending confirmation and notification of her next of kin.Police did not immediately say whether they believe the woman was shot at that location or left there after being shot elsewhere. Investigators were still working to establish a motive and identify a suspect.The homicide is the 68th one investigated by Oakland police in 2023. A year ago at this time, police had investigated 75 homicides.BART police and East Bay Regional Parks police each have investigated one homicide that happened in their jurisdictions within Oakland city limits.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward for information that leads to the arrest of the suspec...

Exclusive: Antioch, Pittsburg cops rounded up in early morning FBI raid following grand jury indictment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

The FBI led a series of raids around the Bay Area Thursday morning, rounding up officers from Antioch and Pittsburg, in the culmination of an 18-month investigation into an alleged criminal network composed of law enforcement officers.The raids came after a federal grand jury in San Francisco handed down an indictment that accuses current and former officers with a wide range of offenses, including criminal conspiracy. A U.S. District Judge has placed the indictment under a sealing order, but that is expected to change sometime Thursday.The arrests mark the end of an investigation that started in early 2022, when a tipster informed the FBI and Contra Costa District Attorney that a group of East Contra Costa County cops were cheating on college tests to obtain education incentive pay bumps. The scope of the investigation later widened to include alleged violent crimes and drug trafficking, and precipitated a cascade of scandals that has transformed the Antioch Police Department into ...

Danville city council to extend state of emergency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:01 GMT

(BCN) -- The Danville Town Council will hold a special meeting Thursday to extend the local emergency and finish repairing last winter's storm damage to a downtown section of San Ramon Creek. The creek flooded Dec. 31 during one of the area's atmospheric river events, causing mudslides and several trees to fall along the creek, from Front Street between Diablo Road and East Linda Mesa Avenue. A second atmospheric event hit Jan. 4, causing more damage, the day after the town already declared a local emergency. The council has extended the emergency several times, most recently on June 20. The council is required to determine whether the emergency still exists every 60 days to keep Danville eligible for federal reimbursement. Much of the work has been done, but the Front Street slide still needs repair. In a staff report for Thursday's meeting, Danville officials said, "This repair, which is significant and needs to be completed to avoid loss of the roadway, is an em...