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Ventura County cleans up amid aftershocks of magnitude 5.1 quake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

After Sunday's hurriquake, the waters have begun to recede, and in Ventura County, residents are assessing the damage from the magnitude 5.1 temblor centered near Ojai and numerous aftershocks between 2.0 and 3.0 in magnitude.At restaurants and stores, surveillance cameras captured merchandise falling off shelves, with glass bottles smashing on the floor. Magnitude 5.1 quake rattles nerves as California endures Tropical Storm Hilary No major damage or injuries were reported, though at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, cracks could be seen in walls, and some grates, apparently for air ducts, fell to the floor. In addition, some picture frames were broken and a bell in the bell tower came off its track, but school officials categorized the impacts as minor.

Tropical Storm Hilary leaves a muddy mess in Coachella Valley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

Muddy roads, traffic backups and SUVs and RVs stuck in the mud. That was the scene in the Coachella Valley the morning after Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California. Flooding and muddy roadways made for a tricky commute near Cathedral City, while a highway in the area was backed up due to thick mud.Several high-profile vehicles were stuck in mud, with one man inside an RV giving Sky5 a thumbs up to indicate he and the other inhabitants were safe.An RV is seen stuck in mud near Cathedral City on Aug. 21, 2023, a day after Tropical Storm Hilary slammed Southern California. (KTLA)An SUV is seen stuck in mud near Cathedral City on Aug. 21, 2023, the morning after Tropical Storm Hilary. (KTLA)An RV is seen stuck in mud near Cathedral City on Aug. 21, 2023, the morning after Tropical Storm Hilary. (KTLA)Trucks try to maneuver mud near Cathedral City on Aug. 21, 2023, a day after Tropical Storm Hilary slammed Southern California. (KTLA) Crews across the region are working to cle...

Camp Snoopy poised to get an extensive makeover

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

Camp Snoopy at Knott’s Berry Farm is poised to get an extensive makeover, which includes the permanent closure of two attractions, theme park officials announced.“We are excited about plans in the works for Camp Snoopy. We can confirm that Timberline Twister and Camp Bus are permanently closed. Woodstock’s Airmail drop tower is temporarily closed but is being relocated,” Knott’s Berry Farm officials told KTLA. Knott’s Berry Farm reimplements chaperone policy that was enacted due to fights The Buena Park-based amusement park has not announced what attractions or rides will replace Timberline Twister or Camp Bus. However, many theme park fans have ideas on what new additions will come to the area. Screamscape, a theme park blog, reported that a new kiddie-themed roller coaster could be coming to Camp Snoopy, expected to replace Timberline Twister, which opened in 1983. Halloween fans can now purchase tickets for Knott’s Scary Farm 50th anniversary The theme park has released minim...

Man Killed in Multi-Car Accident on Pacific Coast Highway [Ventura County, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

Man Pronounced Dead after Three-Vehicle Collision near Las Posas RoadVENTURA, COUNTY, CA (August 21, 2023) – Tuesday afternoon, one man was killed in a multi-car accident on Pacific Coast Highway.Authorities responded to the scene around 4:40 p.m., near Point Mugu and Las Posas Road.Per reports, the driver of a white 2022 BMW was heading south when he crossed over the solid double yellow lines. As a result, the BMW struck an oncoming 2012 Ford truck with two Oxnard men in their 30s inside.Upon impact, the truck was pushed into oncoming lanes where it was struck by a 2019 Honda. Inside the Honda were two women in their 20’s and a 30-year-old Oxnard man.In addition, one of the vehicles overturned and caught fire. First responders located all three vehicles with severe damage upon arrival.Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire shortly after 5:00 p.m. Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics pronounced one male driver dead at the scene. Although, police have not ...

Washington’s AD search: The Hotline’s initial list of candidates to replace Jen Cohen

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

In what could be viewed as an act of Big Ten-on-Big Ten violence, USC’s next athletic director is Washington’s current athletic director.Jen Cohen is leaving the Huskies after seven years to take charge of their West Coast rival, a surprising move that nonetheless makes sense for both USC and Cohen.The search for her replacement likely will take weeks, if not months, and it will undoubtedly start with Chris Petersen, the highly-respected former UW football coach.To be clear: We’re deeply skeptical of Petersen’s desire to plunge into the daily grind of running an athletic department.After all, he stepped down as coach after the 2019 season, in part, because of frustrations over the direction of college football. Four years later, the sport’s trajectory hasn’t changed — if anything, it has drifted further from Petersen’s ideal. As head of the department, he would be immersed in the unseemly side.That said, Petersen would be an invaluable...

Photos: Blackhawk Country Club mansion with indoor waterfall built by former Seattle Seahawks owner listed for $25 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

A massive Blackhawk estate commissioned by Ken Behring, the founder of the Blackhawk Country Club and the former owner of the Seattle Seahawks, is for sale for $24.998 million.A massive Blackhawk estate is for sale for $24.998 million. (Brian Kitts / Steven Magner) A massive Blackhawk estate is for sale for $24.998 million. (Brian Kitts / Steven Magner) The Behring Estate, inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Falling Water” home in Pennsylvania, showcases soaring Brazilian teak ceilings, quartz floors and an indoor waterfall.A massive Blackhawk estate is for sale for $24.998 million. (Brian Kitts / Steven Magner) A massive Blackhawk estate is for sale for $24.998 million. (Brian Kitts / Steven Magner & David Duncan Livingston) All told, there are seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms on the 26,627-square-foot property. The master suite features a retractable roof over a hot tub as well as a private kitchen.A massive Blackhawk estate is for sale for $24.998 million. (B...

Berkeley: Kinda Izakaya opens with Japanese bar bites, shochu cocktails

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

Ever tasted a Japanese Hogwarts cocktail? You can now at Kinda Izakaya, a new restaurant in Berkeley specializing in Japanese bar food and quirky shochu drinks.Kinda is in its soft opening and is testing out late-night hours that should appeal to the UC Berkeley crowd (open until 11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and midnight Friday-Saturday, according to Instagram). The space on University Avenue is warm and cozy, with wood accents, classic Japanese posters and a sprawling bar. “Drink Sake / Stay Kinda” commands a sign, and yes, a variety of sake bottles line the rafters – there’s Born Gold muroka (unrefined sake), Michinoku Onikoroshi “Demon Slayer” (dry sake) and much more.Kinda Izakaya is a new late-night restaurant in Berkeley that does Japanese bar food such as grilled skewers, fried chicken, sashimi and shochu cocktails. (John Metcalfe/Bay Area News Group) The menu offers a horde of appetizers designed to match with your beverage of choice. There are...

New study lays out physical consequences long Covid sufferers have dealt with

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

By Brenda Goodman | CNNPeople who survived Covid-19 early in the pandemic, before there were vaccines, continued to be at higher risk for a slew of health problems for up to two years after they got over their initial infections, a new study finds, and that was especially true if they were hospitalized.These health problems include heart problems, blood clots, diabetes, neurologic complications, fatigue and difficulties with mental health and have come to be known collectively as long Covid.When researchers tallied the risks for more than 80 different complications that are associated with long Covid, they translated the collective toll into a metric called a disability adjusted life year, or DALY. Each DALY represents one year of healthy life lost to illness. They found that long Covid generated more than 80 disability-adjusted life years, or DALYs, for every 1,000 people who weren’t hospitalized for their initial infection.That means long Covid creates a higher burden of disabilit...

Mountain View: 23-year-old arrested after man is shot and killed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder Sunday after a Mountain View shooting left another man dead, according to authorities.Police received reports of gunshots just after 9 a.m. Sunday on the 2000 block of Reinert Road. Upon arrival, officers found a man lying down in the driveway of an apartment complex with at least one gunshot wound. The man, only identified as a 29-year-old Mountain View resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner did not publicly identify the victim Monday morning, pending notification of next of kin.Officers located and later arrested a second man at the apartment complex, identified as 23-year-old Juan Rodriguez, also of Mountain View. Rodriguez was arrested on suspicion of murder, and a gun was found at the scene, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Santa Clara County: Nearly two dozen face charges in insurance fraud scheme Crime and...

What Ken teaches men: Bay Area psychologist examines the emotional growth of Barbie’s boyfriend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

Spoiler alert: The following interview discusses several plot elements of the film “Barbie.”Before Los Altos psychologist Eric FitzMedrud donned a pink tie and joined his wife for a date night to see the summer blockbuster movie “Barbie,” he was all too familiar with the anxiety that the character of Ken feels about his place in the world and in Barbie’s life.FitzMedrud specializes in counseling individuals and couples on relationships and sexual issues and is set to publish a book, “The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex” (Wonderwell, 2023), in September. The book offers men advice on how to get past the conflicting messages they receive about how to be “enough.” On one hand, he writes, men are told that they can’t be masculine enough unless they reject feminism and embrace the “abject misogyny” of certain cultural figures. Or, they worry about how to enter into relationships...