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California Mountain Climber Dies in Mexico

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MEXICO CITY (AP) – Civil defense officials in northern Mexico have confirmed the death of California mountain climber Brad Gobright in a fall.

The fall occurred at an almost sheer rock face known as Sendero Luminoso on the El Potrero Chico peak near the northern city of Monterrey.

The Nuevo Leon state civil defense office said Thursday that Gobright fell about 300 meters (yards).

The publication Rock and Ice described the 31-year-old Gobright as a native of Orange County, California, who was “one of the most accomplished free solo climbers in the world.”

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Third EHV-1-Infected Horse Dies in San Bernardino County, California

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On Nov. 19, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) officials confirmed that one of the febrile horses that tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on the San Bernardino County index premises — a 24-year-old Quarter Horse mare — developed severe neurologic signs and was euthanized on Nov. 16.

The updated report of Nov. 19 regarding the equine herpesvirus-1 outbreak in San Bernardino County stated that two additional febrile horses, an 11-year-old Paint mare and a 22-year-old Paint mare, were also confirmed positive for EHV-1.

The first (index) horse affected, a 13-year-old Quarter Horse mare, began showing clinical signs on Oct. 29 and was euthanized that day due to the severity of her clinical signs. She was confirmed positive upon necropsy on Nov. 5. CDFA quarantined 20 additional horses and enacted enhanced biosecurity measure, including twice-daily temperature monitoring.

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Cal Lands Commitment from Connecticut Lineman Jaedon Roberts

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Jaedon Roberts kept his recruitment quiet until the end, and it remained that way even after it was over.

The 6-foot-3, 290-pound two-way lineman from Avon (Conn.) Old Farms recently made his college choice, but he did it without fanfare or announcement.

“He committed to Cal,” Avon coach Pierce Brennan said. “I think they are getting an extremely twitched up kid who is 6-foot-3, 290 pounds. He’s sudden. He’s twitchy. He’s got grown man strength at 18 years old.”

Roberts committed to the Bears about a week ago. He will enroll at Cal in January, and Brennan believes that gives him a chance to play next fall, despite the challenges of competing at the line of scrimmage for true freshmen.

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Lane County Teams Sent to California to Assist with Wildfires Have Returned Home

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The Lane County strike teams that were assisting with the California wildfires have returned home.

The 40 local firefighters were staged to protect structures if the fires continue to spread. The teams were sent to California in late October and the last crew returned Friday to Lane County.

The Lane County teams included members from McKenzie, Dexter, Mohawk and Eugene Springfield fire departments, and were among 15 teams from Oregon sent to assist California at the governor’s request.

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Pair of Weekend Fires

There were a couple of fires of note in the region as temperatures are rising this season. There was a

Man Allegedly Busts into Ex-Girlfriend’s Bedroom, Repeatedly Stabs Current Boyfriend While 1-Year-Old Slept in Same Bed

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Alvino Alaniz is accused of forcing his way into his ex’s home and attacking her new partner, who sustained life-threatening injuries but survived.

A man in northern California woke up to one of the worst scenarios imaginable. His girlfriend’s ex allegedly forced his way into their home, kicked down their bedroom door and began stabbing him while his baby was just feet away.

Alvino Alaniz, 31, is accused of invading the victim’s Turlock home in the middle of the night on Tuesday. After busting into the couple’s bedroom door he allegedly began stabbing the 34-year-old victim as he lay in bed, according to the Modesto Bee.

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1 Killed in California Plane Crash; 3 People in Home Escape

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A small airplane crashed into a residence in a Southern California city, leaving the pilot dead. Three people inside the home, including an infant, made it to safety, officials said.

“A single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed under unknown circumstances into a house on West 115th Street in Upland,” FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor confirmed. Upland is 20 miles west of San Bernardino.
San Bernardino County Fire Department spokesman David Pingree told CNN affiliate KCAL that two adults and the child were able to get out of the home on Thursday morning.
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Two Escaped Murder Suspects Arrested, Returned to California Jail

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Two murder suspects who escaped from a California county jail were captured on Wednesday morning, police said.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said Santos Samuel Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, were both located, arrested and transported back to the county after escaping the Monterey County Adult Detention Facility on Sunday.

Capt. John Thornburg of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said the pair were turned over to deputies at around 5 a.m. after receiving a tip that led to their capture in Tijuana.

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Firefighters from Across the United States Came to Help During Kincade Fire

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While Sonoma County and local Cal Fire fire agencies were first to the Kincade fire when it erupted two weeks ago in remote, rugged land atop the Mayacamas Mountains, nearly 500 more agencies headed this way to help.

The vast majority of the 506 agencies came from around California but 159 came from outside the state, including 11 from Montana, 16 from Colorado, three from South Dakota and two from Nebraska, according to a Cal Fire list.

At its peak, 5,245 firefighters were battling the blaze, which has burned almost 78,000 acres since it started on Oct. 23. As of Wednesday, it is 88 percent contained. Full containment is expected on Thursday.

The most out-of-state aid came from Oregon, where firefighters from 54 agencies headed south to help in Sonoma County.

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Pair of Weekend Fires

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California DMV Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Drivers’ Social Security Information

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SACRAMENTO — 

Already besieged by problems including long wait times, the California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday said it suffered a data breach in which federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, had improper access to the Social Security information of 3,200 people issued driver’s licenses.

Notices of the data breach went out to those whose Social Security information — including whether or not a license holder had a Social Security number — was accessed during the last four years by seven agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Small Business Administration, and district attorneys in San Diego and Santa Clara counties.

Some of the data were accessed as part of investigations into criminal activity or compliance with tax laws, officials said.

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Victims from Fatal Head-on Identified

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The names of the two people killed in a head-on collision on Santa Fe Drive have been released by the Merced County Sheriff’s Department.

The deceased were identified as Margarita Leyva-Alonzo, 47, of Turlock and Gabriel Amaro Rufina, 50, of Turlock.

The collision happened around 5:30 a.m. Oct. 24 on Santa Fe Drive, east of East Avenue in Merced County.

Leyva-Alonzo was driving a 2004 Chevy Venture eastbound on Santa Fe Drive. Headed westbound on Santa Fe was a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Charles Everett, 43, of Sacramento.

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