3 California bakeries among the nation’s best, New York Times says
Three California bakeries are among the nation’s best, according to The New York Times. Bakers Bench in Los Angeles, Gusto Bread in Long Beach and Quail and Condor in Healdsburg landed spots on the Times’ list of the top 22 bakeries in the nation. The publication highlighted Bakers Bench in Los Angeles for its croissants.…
Authorities warn of Amber Alert scams targeting concerned parents
The California Highway Patrol has issued a stark warning to parents about the rising trend of scammers using the fear of child abduction to gain sensitive information. CHP officials said phone scammers have been contacting parents posing as “Amber Alert representatives,” offering to register their children in a database in the event that the child…
Actor who claims to be basis for ‘Ballers’ sentenced to 8 years in federal prison
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — A part-time actor from Orange County who claims to be the inspiration for HBO’s “Ballers” was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for swindling investors who thought they were buying into a cure for COVID-19. Huntington Beach resident Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 57, was sentenced on Monday to eight years…
How drinking alcohol can affect your health
By CARLA K. JOHNSON With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. Related Articles Health | Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US adolescents receive…
Santa Ana police arrest man on suspicion of deadly stabbing at McDonald’s
Police have arrested a suspect on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 43-year-old man outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Santa Ana, authorities said. Officers responded to reports of a stabbing around 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, and found the victim unresponsive with a stab wound to his upper torso in the parking lot of the McDonald’s…
Laguna Honda Hospital in SF evacuated after gas line struck
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Fire Department is responding Monday morning to a gas line rupture near Laguna Honda Hospital, officials announced at 11:13 a.m. Employees of the Twin Peaks hospital, located at 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard, were evacuated as a precaution, SFFD said. A 3-inch gas line was struck by a contractor…
South Bay street racers arrested, cars towed: CHP
(KRON) – Two individuals were arrested after street racing in the South Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol Hollister-Gilroy division. At 11:37 p.m. on Saturday, patrol officers were alerted of stopped vehicles and individuals street-racing on southbound Highway 101 near Coyote Creek Golf Drive in the Hollister-Gilroy area. Photo: California Highway Patrol Hollister-Gilroy Photo:…
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world’s oldest living person at nearly 117
MIAMI (AP) — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press.…
Orange County restaurants opening in 2025 to put on your radar
While Orange County’s dining landscape suffered a series of losses in 2024 (Felix Continental Cafe and Maizano were two unfortunate surprises), a bonanza of restaurants are on the horizon for the coming year. From new Truly Pizza and Vox Kitchen locations to an L.A. pizza staple making its first foray into OC and Heritage Barbecue’s…
SJPD seizes firearms, designer clothing in narcotics investigation
(KRON) — A Stockton couple was arrested last week by San Jose police in connection to a narcotics investigation that uncovered over a dozen illegal firearms along with thousands of dollars’ worth of designer clothing and accessories, according to the San Jose Police Department. Police in San Jose began the investigation after intercepting a fentanyl…