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She Was Badly Hurt in Her Last Shot at El Capitan. Now, Success

Emily Harrington becomes first woman to free-climb Yosemite rock formation in less than 24 hours

(Newser) - Last November, Emily Harrington got banged up pretty badly after she fell from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, in an attempt to become the first woman to free-climb the rock formation in less than 24 hours following the tough "Golden Gate" route. Better news this time around: The...

Kamala Harris' Senate Seat Is Now Officially Up for Grabs

With Harris as VP-elect, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a not-so-short list to choose from

(Newser) - Gavin Newsom has a new task in front of him, and it's one he said last week he wouldn't "wish even on my worst enemy." With Sen. Kamala Harris becoming vice president-elect over the weekend, the California governor now has to appoint a replacement for her...

Humpback Whale Seems to Swallow Kayakers
Humpback Whale Seems
to Swallow Kayakers
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Nov 8, 2020 6:51 AM CST

Humpback Whale Seems to Swallow Kayakers

It was 'in my face, literally,' says Liz Cottriel

(Newser) - The kayakers were out on the water to see whales. They did not expect to swim with them. But that's what happened near California's Avila beach on Monday when a humpback whale breached the water's surface—immediately below Liz Cottriel and Julie McSorley. The friends from San...

Off California Coast, It's a Shark Baby Boom

But people are 'not on the menu,' researcher says

(Newser) - Baby sharks are thriving off the coast of California, researchers say—and when they go hunt, they're a lot more interested in stingrays than people. Chris Lowe, director of the shark lab at California State University, Long Beach, says he's tagged 38 juvenile great white sharks so far...

Missing 8 Days, Teen Found in Closet at Friend's Home

California cops arrest 2 for child endangerment

(Newser) - A 14-year-old girl went to spend a few nights at a friend's house in California's Calaveras County and was nowhere to be found when her grandmother came to pick her up Oct. 22. On Oct. 30, police found her hiding in a closet at the friend's home....

'Golden State Killer' Welcomed to His New Home

Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, arrived at Calif. state prison Tuesday

(Newser) - A former police officer who eluded authorities for years as the "Golden State Killer" arrived in state prison Tuesday to begin serving multiple life sentences for rapes and murders that terrorized much of California in the 1970s and 1980s. Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, arrived at North Kern State Prison,...

Her 10-Year-Old Was Pulled Out to Sea. Kevin Saved the Day

Texas mom raises nearly $25K for wedding of man who rescued her daughter from riptide in Calif.

(Newser) - Kevin Cozzi was in the right place at the right time—and a Texas mom now wants to reward him for it. Per KXXV and KFSN , Samantha Whiting was at a beach in Monterey, Calif., on Aug. 15 with her children on their last day of vacation when she saw...

Strangers Take Action After Seeing 'Anguished' Man's Photo

They find Sang Yang living on the streets of LA, and drive him back home

(Newser) - An image of a homeless man inspired a group of strangers to find him and drive him over 2,000 miles back to his home state, ABC10 reports. Daniel Lee was among people who read about Sang Yang's plight on a photographer's website : Sang was described as being...

He Was Set to Sell 25K Baseball Cards. Then He Heard About Reese

California man donates entire collection to 9-year-old girl who lost her own in Creek Fire

(Newser) - California resident Kevin Ashford planned to sell his collection of 25,000 baseball cards for a small fortune. Instead, he's donated them to a 9-year-old baseball fan and player who lost her home—and the 200 baseball cards she collected over three years—in the devastating Creek Fire. Reese...

After 51 Years 'Free and Easy,' Murder Suspect Arrested

Victim's sister persuaded cops to reopen case

(Newser) - When Rosalie Sanz read about the Golden State Killer and other murderers identified through new DNA technology long after their crimes, she thought about her sister, who was raped and murdered in San Diego in 1969. She enlisted a retired police officer friend to persuade police to reopen the investigation...

Amid Fierce Winds, 100K Ordered to Flee California Fires

2 firefighters critically injured near Irvine

(Newser) - California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair of fast-moving blazes in the south that critically injured two firefighters and left more than 100,000 under evacuation orders. Some of the fiercest winds of the fire season drove fires up and down...

Lawsuit: Billionaire Played Gilligan's Island Theme Nonstop

Wealthy Laguna Beach neighbors are suing each other

(Newser) - While much of America struggles with the economic fallout of the pandemic, rich people are having problems too, including tech entrepreneur Mark Towfiq, who says a neighbor tormented him with the theme tune from Gilligan's Island. The Los Angeles Times reports that the dispute began when billionaire financier Bill...

A Notable Police Chief in City Where 18K Were Detained

Roy Nakamura is California city's first Asian American police chief

(Newser) - Seventy-eight years ago, the job of the police chief in Arcadia, Calif., would have included making sure no Japanese Americans had escaped from the converted racetrack where they were being held in converted horse stalls. Now, the city in Los Angeles County is about to get its first chief of...

Teacher Sees Scared Kids in Zoom Class, Calls 911
Teacher Sees Scared Kids
in Zoom Class, Calls 911
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Oct 24, 2020 2:00 PM CDT

Teacher Sees Scared Kids in Zoom Class, Calls 911

Man had broken into their home

(Newser) - A teacher in California says she never logs out of online classes until all her students have logged off—a policy that meant she was able to call for help when a man broke into a home while two students were still logged on. "I was just watching their...

Sentencing for Terror Attack Facilitator: 'He Knew Better'

Enrique Marquez gets 20 years in prison for his role in 2015 San Bernardino attack that killed 14

(Newser) - The California man who provided the guns used in the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting has found out his fate. The San Bernardino Sun reports that 28-year-old Enrique Marquez—who was convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and making a false statement on federal firearms-purchase forms—was...

ATM Customer Makes Startling Discovery at Bank

Nature's masked 'bandits' had broken in to a California Chase and were wreaking havoc

(Newser) - Some faces were made for radio; others were made for breaking into banks. CBS San Francisco and KPIX report that a customer was using an ATM outside a Chase bank in Redwood City, Calif., around 7:30am Tuesday morning when he saw what he thought was a stuffed animal on...

Michael Jackson Accuser Sees His Lawsuit Tossed

James Safechuck to appeal lawsuit dismissal

(Newser) - A judge has tossed a lawsuit brought against the late Michael Jackson's companies by a man who says he was abused by the star. James Safechuck, who appeared in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, says he was abused hundreds of times while working for Jackson as a child dancer...

Court: San Quentin Prison Population Must Be Halved

Prison had one of nation's worst COVID outbreaks

(Newser) - A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world's most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials' "deliberate indifference" to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic. State officials said Wednesday that they...

Investigators Share What They Know About Maritime Disaster

34 people died on the Conception in September 2019

(Newser) - After a 13-month effort, investigators say they won't be able to determine the definitive cause of the dive boat fire that killed all 33 passengers and one crew member in September 2019. The National Transportation Safety Board was told at a virtual hearing on Tuesday that though the Conception...

Family, Friends of Woman Killed by Falling Tree Will Get $28M

Mother of the bride was killed, others injured in horrifying 2016 incident

(Newser) - The family and friends of a woman who was killed by a falling tree at her daughter's California wedding will receive $28 million if a tentative settlement is approved by a judge Friday. Margarita Mojarro, 61, was posing for pictures with the wedding party in Whittier's Penn Park...

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