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Huge blaze shuts down California coastal highway
A wildfire forced the closure of a section of California’s scenic coastal highway Thursday, as authorities ordered residents to evacuate from advancing flames and canceled classes. The blaze fanned by strong winds ravaged hillsides and canyons in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles, threatening homes around the towns of Newbury…
California police use rubber bullets and cherry-picker to remove tree sitters
Police officers used rubber bullets and a cherry-picker to remove protesters from tall pine trees in northern California on Tuesday. Dozens California Highway Patrol officers clad in visored helmets and armed with batons removed the activists from their protest spot near Highway 101. The protesters, part of a group calling…
California police look for ‘idiots’ who shut down busy highway by driving in circles
The California Highway Patrol hopes to locate a group of drivers who briefly shut down the I-880 near Oakland by doing donuts in the middle of the highway. A YouTube video entitled “Idiots start drifting in the middle of the highway” showed about half a dozen tuned cars driving in…
California one step closer to self-driving cars
The California state legislature passed a bill Friday that could eventually help self-driving cars become a reality on the state’s highways. According to WebProNews, the bill, which has yet to be signed by Governor Jerry Brown, would require the California Highway Patrol to adopt safety and performance standards for “autonomous…
Justin Bieber ticketed for ‘driving like a maniac’
LOS ANGELES — Teen heartthrob singer Justin Bieber was pulled over and cited for speeding “like a maniac” to shake off paparazzi Friday near Los Angeles, police and a lawmaker who witnessed the incident said. A California Highway Patrol (CHP) spokesman said officers saw two vehicles speeding on the 101…
Naked man dies fleeing from ambulance on CA highway
A naked man began was struck and killed on a California highway Friday as he fled from the back of an ambulance, according to the Assoicated Press. The California Highway patrol says the man became agitated and began acting erratically in the ambulance, which was traveling north on Interstate 5…
Thom Hartmann: Fox News ‘connected with deranged terrorists’
Russia Today’s progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann on Tuesday accused Fox News of inspiring multiple domestic terrorists in recent years. “Why does Sarah Palin herself think America is imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who target their own country,” he asked. “After all, she is a paid employee…
Beck rants trigger death threats against NY professor
The life of a 78-year-old New York professor may be in danger after she was made a target by Fox News’ Glenn Beck. Frances Fox Piven, a City University of New York sociologist, has been receiving death threats, and at least one group is blaming Beck, according to The New…
Police alarmed over graffiti claiming Calif. Gov. Brown to be killed on Valentine’s Day
Santa Ana police were notified Thursday of two different instances of graffiti threatening the life of California Governor Jerry Brown. At 7 a.m., police were called about graffiti at one Greenville Street north of Alton Avenue, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. “We gonna kill Gov. Brown 2…
California shooter says he saw Glenn Beck as ‘schoolteacher’
The 45-year-old “highway shooter” who engaged in a 12-minute shootout with California Highway Patrol officers earlier this year now says Fox News host Glenn Beck has been an inspiration for his activity. In a several thousand word expose for MediaMatters, Pacifica journalist John Hamilton interviewed the so-called highway shooter, Byron…
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