A Visalia woman whose 3-year-old daughter died while left in a car during last week's triple-digit heatwave faces child abuse and involuntary manslaughter charges. The Tulare County District Attorney's Office charged Eustajia Dominguez Mojica, 28, with those alleged crimes and many others on Monday. The child is believed to have...
US Blames Iran in Abduction, Death of Ex-FBI Agent Levinson
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence officers believed responsible for his abduction. Levinson disappeared in Iran under mysterious circumstances more than a decade ago, and though U.S. diplomats...
CRMC Nurse Dies From COVID-19 After 46 Days in Hospital
Oliver Isleta, 58, a registered nurse in the Community Regional Medical Center telemetry unit died Tuesday after a long battle with COVID-19. He leaves behind a wife of 27 years, and a 13-year-old son — both in the Philippines. Isleta hoped to become a U.S. citizen so he could bring...
DA: Typo Tripped Up 'Dead' Man's Attempt to Avoid Jail
NEW YORK — A criminal defendant tried faking his death to avoid a jail sentence, but the phony death certificate his lawyer submitted had a glaring spelling error that made it a dead giveaway for a fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday. Robert Berger, 25, of Huntington, New York, now faces up...
First Kings County COVID-19 Death Reported
The first coronavirus death in Kings County was reported Saturday evening by public health officials. “The county is deeply saddened by this loss to COVID-19, and extends our condolences to the family for their loss,” said Edward Hill, director of the Kings County Department of Public Health. “This is a...
Madera County Man Is Central San Joaquin Valley's 1st COVID-19 Death
A Madera County man in his 60s is the central San Joaquin Valley's first coronavirus death, according to the Madera County Public Health Department. Case No. 6 was listed as "deceased" on the health department's coronavirus page Thursday at 4 p.m. According to a chart of the county's cases, the...
Hong Kong Reports Virus Death as Workers Strike at Hospitals
BEIJING — Hong Kong hospitals cut services as thousands of medical workers went on strike for a second day Tuesday to demand the border with mainland China be shut completely. The new virus caused its first death in the semi-autonomous territory, adding to growing fears it is spreading locally. All...
WATCH: George Narrates Video Tribute to Bryant Before Clippers Game
LOS ANGELES — The first NBA game at Staples Center since Kobe Bryant's death was difficult for the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings. When the Los Angeles Lakers return to the court Friday night, that will be even more emotional. Clippers forward Paul George narrated a 2-minute video tribute...
Williams Honors Kobe With Tattoo, Leads Bulldogs to Victory
Two days after his hero, Kobe Bryant, died in a helicopter crash, an inspired New Williams scored 25 points to lead Fresno State to a 79-68 victory at Air Force on Tuesday night. Williams paid tribute to the late Los Angeles Lakers legend with a new Mamba tattoo on his...
Tears Shed, Joyful Times Recalled at Kobe Bryant Memorial
LOS ANGELES — Fans call it The House that Kobe Built, and since Kobe Bryant's shocking death in a helicopter crash mourners by the thousands have gathered outside the glistening steel-and-glass edifice where the Los Angeles Lakers legend made so much basketball history. The arrivals at downtown Staples Center began...