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Check Out Progress on the Nation’s Largest Wildlife Crossing
The largest wildlife crossing of its kind is underway in California, and it’s finally starting to look like an overpass. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills has been decades in the making, and crews broke ground on the structure in 2022. Last week, though, the first girder (horizontal support beam) went in, meaning for the first time, there’s something for people on the 101 freeway to drive under.
Roundup: 3 Ventura men face federal prison, driver in Simi crash named, more news
Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Driver named in fatal Highway 118 crash Authorities have named the man killed in a fiery accident on Highway 118 in Simi Valley last weekend. ...
Culver City elderly woman loses thousands of dollars to check fraud
A Culver City holocaust survivor lost thousands of dollars after her caregiver allegedly stole her check book.Berta Sklanslky, 93, did not even sign some of the checks that were deposited yet the bank refused to refund her money when she first reported it. She said she felt betrayed by her caregiver of 3 months, who is accused of stealing $5,500. The woman allegedly took Sklanslky's checkbook and started cashing fraudulent checks. People are being warned not to mail checks -- or to use a secure mailbox -- as check fraud is on the rise nationwide. In 2022, 680,000 claims...
Malibu Strikes Deal to Update Housing Plan, Adding 79 Units for Lower-Income Residents by 2024
In what marks a pivotal step towards addressing the state's pressing housing needs, Malibu has hammered out a deal with state officials to update its housing blueprint by September this year. The plan will chart the addition of 79 new housing units, catering especially to those in lower income brackets. In an announcement, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development laid out the terms of the settlement, requiring the coastal city to provide housing for those whose wallets aren't lined with beachfront property cash.
Three Arrested In Santa Clarita In Connection With Murder, Attempted Murder
Two Newhall residents and a man from Los Angeles were arrested early Wednesday morning in connection to murder and attempted murder. KHTS Radio has reached out to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau and Los Angeles County Courts for more information. Nery Lopez, 48, from Cuaray in Los Angeles, was arrested for murder, ...
Vehicle Totaled After Slamming Into Pole In Canyon Country
Around 4:27 p.m., Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies reported to a call that a vehicle slammed into a pole and swerved off into a ditch in Canyon Country, according to Melanie Flores of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. When the deputies arrived on the scene of Golden Triangle Road and Carl Boyer Drive, they discovered ...
Simi Valley High School goes on lockdown
Simi Valley High School went on lockdown Wednesday morning after police received a phone call about a bomb threat at the campus.Officers and K-9 units searched the school over several hours and found no evidence of a bomb, according to police. SkyCAL was overhead as police dogs sniffed around buildings and officers led students onto the football field bleachers just after 9 a.m. In a message to the campus community, Simi Valley United School District officials said students and staff were "calmly evacuated" to the school's stadium while police searched every building inside and outside the immediate area of the campus. K-9 units performed a search of each structure."Nothing was found, and after several hours, the school was pronounced clear and safe," district officials said. "Students returned to their classrooms and the school day resumed as normal."Earlier, as police continued the search, some nearby roads were closed. At the time, officials said parents should not come to the campus and everyone should stay clear of the area.
Symposium breaks down new tenant protections, ‘misunderstandings’ of unhoused struggle
The latest in housing rights for all of Santa Monica’s residents was on the mind of locals on Wednesday, as a group of citizens expanded their knowledge on the city’s fair housing laws at a symposium hosted at the Santa Monica Main Library. The symposium covered a wide...
Gusty Winds Expected For Santa Clarita This Weekend
Gusty winds are expected for the first half of the weekend throughout Santa Clarita. Winds are expected to increase Thursday night and increase into Friday, said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “There will be wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph Friday afternoon through Saturday,” Lund said. The northwest to north ...
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