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Woman Finally Gets Child Support That Wasn't Paid for 49 Years

Toni Anderson says she often lived from paycheck to paycheck while raising daughter

(Newser) - After Toni Anderson's "deadbeat" ex-husband left her and their 3-year-old daughter, the California woman says he fled to Canada to avoid paying court-ordered child support. That was in the early 1970s—and nearly half a century later, she's finally gotten him to pay up for her now...

Cops: Note Found After Calif. Mosque Arson Cited NZ

'We won't stop praying,' Islamic spokesman in Escondido says

(Newser) - But for one person who wasn't sleeping, a frightening and dangerous incident over the weekend at a California mosque could have turned tragic. Seven people were inside the Islamic Center of Escondido early Sunday when, shortly after 3am, the lone person not snoozing noticed flames and woke the others,...

Town Sues Over Big Changes at Flintstone House
Flintstones, Sue the Flintstones
Mar 19, 2019 10:07 AM CDT

Flintstones, Sue the Flintstones

California town isn't happy with 15-foot dinosaur statues, sues owner of colorful house

(Newser) - California's Flintstone House is on the verge of becoming much less Flintstone-esque. The colorful house in the shape of boulders has irritated neighbors in Hillsborough for years. But attorneys for the town have now filed a lawsuit, painting the owner's latest additions as the last straw, reports the...

After 'Unbearable' Weekend, Flower Fields Are Off-Limits

The bloom is off tourism for Walker Canyon, Calif., after crowds trample poppies

(Newser) - Walker Canyon in Southern California is filled with blooming poppies—providing a rolling, orange view that extends as far as the eye can see—but as of Sunday, it's no longer filled with visitors. Lake Elsinore tried to accommodate the thousands of "super bloom" tourists by bringing in...

Calif. Police Warn of 'Virtual Kidnaps'

Callers claimed girls had been kidnapped

(Newser) - Police in a seaside California city have alerted local schools to two "virtual kidnap" cases in 24 hours. Laguna Beach police say victims received phone calls claiming their daughters had been kidnapped and would be harmed unless money was wired to a Mexican bank account, the Orange County Register...

After 7 Years, California Has Some Good News

Drought is gone from all parts of the state

(Newser) - Thanks to a very wet winter, California is finally drought-free. A map released Thursday by the US Drought Monitor shows "almost entirely normal conditions" across the state for the first time since December 2011, reports the Los Angeles Times . "It's been so wet … that we've...

Woman Who Faked Pregnancy Faces Charges

Virginia's Elizabeth Jones led couple to believe they could adopt her nonexistent baby

(Newser) - A Virginia woman who admitted faking a pregnancy and lying to a couple hoping to adopt her baby now faces criminal charges, reports WCYB . Scott County prosecutors filed felony larceny charges against Elizabeth Jones, who has acknowledged that she tricked Laura and Matt Trayte from Lake Forest, California, into thinking...

California's 737 Death Row Inmates Will Get a Reprieve

Governor set to announce moratorium

(Newser) - California's 737 death row inmates are set to get a reprieve Wednesday when Gov. Gavin Newsom makes the state's unofficial moratorium on executions official. "The intentional killing of another person is wrong and as governor, I will not oversee the execution of any individual," the governor...

Small-Plane Crash Revealed Pilot's Secrets

Antonio Pastini used different names, lied about his police background

(Newser) - A stolen police badge was just part of the mystery and lies surrounding the 75-year-old pilot killed when his plane crashed into a Southern California neighborhood last month. Antonio Pastini was never a police officer, but often rubbed elbows with cops while operating Nevada restaurants in the early 1990s, reports...

2 Paragliders Die After Crashing Into Each Other, Cliff
Paragliding Tragedy
Claims 2 Lives
Mar 11, 2019 1:02 PM CDT

Paragliding Tragedy Claims 2 Lives

2 men killed after in-air collision above Torrey Pines, Calif.

(Newser) - A man from Orange County, Calif., and another from San Diego met a tragic fate after they crashed while paragliding over Torrey Pines on Saturday. The San Diego Tribune reports the two men—identified as 61-year-old Raul Gonzalez Valerio and 43-year-old Glenn Johnny Peter Bengtsson, respectively, per KNSD —were...

Family Shocked to Get Grim News by 'Robot' Video

They were devastated by how the hospital handled it

(Newser) - Ernest Quintana's family knew he was dying of chronic lung disease when he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, unable to breathe. But they were devastated when a robot machine rolled into his room in the intensive care unit that night and a doctor told the 78-year-old patient...

Cops: Ivy Leaguer on LSD Attempted a Horrible Crime

James Shirvell, 26, allegedly tried killing a woman he lives with

(Newser) - An Ivy League graduate has been arrested for allegedly trying to murder a woman while they were trying out LSD, NBC Bay Area reports. James Shirvell, 26, was collared just after midnight Sunday in San Franciso and hit with charges including attempted murder, domestic violence, and assault with a deadly...

Track Closes After 21 Horses Die in 10 Weeks

Experts are reviewing conditions at California's Santa Anita

(Newser) - A famed California track has suspended horse racing indefinitely after the 21st death of a horse in 10 weeks. A 4-year-old filly named Lets Light the Way had to be euthanized at Arcadia's Santa Anita Park on Tuesday after injuring her front right leg in training. Another eight horses...

California Teens Pictured at Party With Swastika, Giving Nazi Salute

Photograph went viral, led to outcry

(Newser) - A California school district is investigating a social media photograph in which young people are seen giving Nazi salutes while standing around a table on which red cups form a swastika, the AP reports. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District was made aware Sunday of social media postings "involving some...

Dad Vanished While Swimming. Then Story 'Started to Crumble'

Calif. authorities are on the lookout for Kim Gordon, who was reported missing by teen son

(Newser) - An odd story out of California that involves a Scottish man who vanished while apparently on vacation in the States has more questions than answers. Law and Crime reports that officials in Monterey County received a missing-person report on Feb. 25 from the teen son of Kim Gordon, with the...

Journo Covering Stephon Clark Protest Gets Busted Himself

'I'm very disappointed that the protest ended the way it did,' says Sacramento mayor of 80 arrests

(Newser) - A protest over the shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police has ended with at least 80 arrests, police say. Among those detained were clergy and a reporter. Capt. Norm Leong tweeted that the protest Monday night ended with "80 plus arrests. Still processing it all."...

'Absolute Miracle': Missing Sisters Found Alive in Woods

Sheriff says 4-H training helped them survive

(Newser) - "This is an absolute miracle," Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said Sunday after two little girls who went missing on Friday were found alive in rugged terrain in northern California. Honsal said 5- and 8-year-old sisters Caroline and Leia Carrico were found by a volunteer fire chief and...

Stephon Clark's Family Responds Right Away

Relatives of man shot by police will pursue a 'fight for justice'

(Newser) - Angry relatives of a black man fatally shot by police as he held a cellphone have promised to continue their "fight for justice" after prosecutors in California declined to bring charges against the officers, the AP reports. "This is just the beginning. The fight for justice has just...

Little Girls Wanted to Go for a Walk. Then They Were Gone

5- and 8-year-old sisters have been missing in Humboldt County since Friday afternoon

(Newser) - Authorities in Northern California are continuing to search for two little girls who went missing Friday afternoon after apparently deciding to go on a walk after their mother told them no, reports the Los Angeles Times . "They wanted to go on a walk, mom wasn't ready to do...

No Charges for Cops Who Shot Stephon Clark

Clark only had a cellphone when he was shot dead

(Newser) - The two Sacramento police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Saturday, the AP reports. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet used lethal force lawfully. The officers have...

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