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An investigation has been launched after a hiker discovered skeletal human remains near a California trail. Burbank Police received a call on the afternoon of April 22 from a hiker concerning what appeared to be human remains near a hiking trail above Elmwood Avenue in Burbank. Police officers, detectives and an investigator from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office responded to the scene, Burbank Chief of Police Scott Lachasse said in a press release Monday. The Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator determined the skeletal remains to be human. Any identification of the remains may take upwards of several months to a year as investigators work to determine the cause of death. This death investigation is said to be ongoing. Aerial footage taken by Sky5 showed a team of investigators surveying the mountainous trail area and cordoning off sections of the vegetation with police tape on Monday. Anyone with information on the case was asked to contact the Burbank Police …

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Here's what's happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — California’s deadly Christmas was marked by pleas to avoid holiday gatherings outside the home and indoor church services in what could be a make-or-break effort to curb a coronavirus surge that already has filled some hospitals well beyond normal capacity. — U.S. factories have been cranking out goods during much of the pandemic at rates that are remarkably close to normal. However, manufacturers are concerned they may not be able to keep pace until most of the country is vaccinated because the coronavirus continues to surge in areas where many plants are based. — As much of the country experiences spiking virus rates, a reprieve from a devastating surge of the coronavirus in the Upper Midwest has given cautious relief to health officials, though they worry that infections remain rampant and holiday gatherings could reignite the worst outbreaks of the …

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California's Dixie Fire, facing explosive growth, is now eight times the size of San Francisco. The fire has burned at least 254,446 acres and is just 35 percent contained, according to the latest data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The blaze is the state's largest fire this season. The Dixie Fire is roughly 397 square miles, eight times the size of San Francisco's 46 square miles. More than 12,000 structures are threatened and at least 67 buildings have been destroyed since the fire erupted on July 14. No firefighters or civilians have been injured so far, according to Cal Fire. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation. The fire started above the Cresta Dam in Feather River Canyon and has since spread over two counties: Butte and Plumas. Firefighters are battling the blaze in two zones. The east zone is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, while the west zone is managed by Cal Fire. Evacuation orders have been …

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When homeless outreach workers first visited her encampment under a Los Angeles highway overpass last fall, Veronica Perez was skeptical of their offer of not just a bed, but a furnished apartment complete with meals, counseling and the promise of some stability in her life. “They said they had housing for me, but it just didn’t seem real," Perez said. “When you're homeless, you become leery and you don't trust people." Perez, 57, had been sleeping in cars or tents all over Southern California since she lost her job at a storage facility three years ago and couldn't pay her rent. The second time the outreach team came to the camp beneath Interstate 405, Perez decided she was ready to take a chance and make a change. She accepted the offer and took residence in one of 6,000 new units built statewide over the past year as part of Project Homekey. The program started in June 2020 is repurposing vacant hotels, motels and other unused properties as permanent supportive …

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Kroger is closing two stores in California rather than pay grocery workers an extra four dollars an hour for working at the nation's largest supermarket chain during the coronavirus pandemic . The company blamed a decision by local officials who recently approved a temporary wage increase for some supermarket employees. Kroger said it will close the stores, a Ralphs and a Food 4 Less, in April because of the law, passed in January by the Long Beach city council. With a handful of cities across California weighing whether to mandate "hazard pay" for grocery workers, Kroger also warned that it could shut more stores. Long Beach last month became the first city in California to approve a hazard pay ordinance, with the law requiring grocery stores with at least 300 workers nationwide and more than 15 employees within Long Beach to pay an extra $4 an hour for a 120-day period. Research has found that frontline employees face higher risks of coronavirus exposure at work. Such …

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The Orange County Board of Education on Tuesday announced plans to sue California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom over the state’s indoor mask mandate for K-12 students attending public schools for the upcoming year. The Orange County Register reported , “The board voted 4-0 during closed session in favor of filing the suit, and then had an attorney read a press release in which they said Newsom has abused his authority by indefinitely continuing to issue health edicts under a state of emergency.” The release accused Newsom of refusing “to give up his emergency powers,” claiming “he has now misused that power in a way that threatens serious harm to Orange County’s students.” “The Board has approved this challenge to protect our kids, and to uphold the rule of law and our constitutional framework of government and separation of powers,” it continued. As The Daily Wire previously reported , California announced new state regulations last month prohibiting most students from …

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The Orange County Board of Education is to sue California Governor Gavin Newsom over a requirement for schoolchildren to wear face masks in classrooms. The board voted 4 to 0 on Tuesday in favor of suing the Democratic governor over the mask mandate, reported The Orange County Register. The board called the requirement "unwarranted" and raised questions about the effectiveness of face masks in combating COVID-19 . The vote took place during a closed session that had only one agenda item—the litigation. A fifth member of the board attended the start of the meeting but left before the vote. Following the vote, an attorney read a statement from the board that accused Newsom of misusing his authority by extending public health requirements under California's state of emergency. The board members wrote that the governor had "misused that power in a way that threatens serious harm to Orange County's children." The statement went on: "Putting aside for the moment the lack of …

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A 9-year-old girl was killed and three others were injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Sacramento police told the FOX40.com TV station and the Sacramento Bee. The shooting happened at 1:10 p.m. in a park in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood on the city's north side, and a woman, man and 6-year-old girl were the people injured, police said. Police spokesman Officer Karl Chan told the Bee that a family was gathering at Mama Marks Park when a gunman drove up and shot them. The 9-year-old girl died at the scene, the Bee reported. Police said the 6-year-old girl is in stable condition, and the woman is in critical condition. Police told the Bee that a man had taken himself to a hospital, also suffering a gunshot wound. He is in stable condition, police said. Chan told the Bee that the site of the shooting is “a very emotional scene.” Officers are investigating a potential gang connection to the shooting, Chan told the Bee. There is no information on …

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Kim Kardashian took to social media on Sunday to pose new photos of herself modeling her SKIMS line. The reality TV sensation, 40, looked slender in a pale gray bra that made the most of her cleavage and small waistline. The mother-of-four added roomy sweatpants on white as she was seen in her Hidden Hills, California mansion. New from KKW: Kim Kardashian took to social media on Sunday to pose new photos of herself modeling her SKIMS line She said in her video that she was going to show her fans all the grays of her collection: one of the colors is named Heather. The siren shared the clips to her 240m Instagram followers. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Kim Kardashian receives cease-and-desist warning after... Cheat day! Kim Kardashian scarfs down a burger from... 'Little K': Kim Kardashian, 40, shares stunning make-up free... Is she the nicest sister? Kylie Jenner models a bra for ... Share this article 56 …

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MEGHAN Markle has given royal fans a look inside her very stylish office as she celebrated her 40th birthday. The luxurious space features a healing crystal, what appears to be a Hermes "H" blanket, stacks of her books and pictures of Archie and Lilibet on her desk. Prince Harry 's wife announced her own "40 for 40" birthday bid, which involved people giving "40 minutes of service" helping or mentoring someone. But in the video on her Archewell site – featuring fellow actress Melissa McCarthy, bizarrely decked out in English tea attire – we get a glimpse of her zen office space in the Sussexes' Cali mansion. She chatted to McCarthy on her Apple Macbook computer, flanked by 11 copies of her children's book The Bench on a huge oak desk, which also features white file in-trays and glass bottles as her beagle "Guy" slept behind her. Viewers could also see a fancy $1,723 (£1,240) Hermes throw blanket emblazoned with the letter "H" on two cream chairs, while a gold vase …

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