Extra deputies on duty for holiday road safety

KYMA on December 2, 2025

Adrik Vargas

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) put a grant to work over Thanksgiving weekend to keep holiday roads safer.

Four deputies worked a special traffic detail from Thursday through Saturday, focusing on speeding, aggressive driving, red-light running, and impaired driving.

The effort is aimed to reduce crashes and injuries during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

Locals said they appreciated the extra patrols. Mary Stephenson said, “Then there’s less chance of people having accidents and, you know, being harmful to others.”

The detail had results: Zero DUIs were issued, though deputies handed out 15 traffic citations over the three days.

Winter visitor Ron Wan added, “They’re a deterrent. Yes. Their presence does cut down on crime. So if somebody is thinking about it, they’re going to look and see them. They’re going to want to go elsewhere.”

Stephenson said, “It’s safer for the people, you know. It’s just I think it’s a good idea to make the police presence out there.”

YCSO says it’s considering running similar traffic details around Christmas and New Year’s to keep holiday travel safer for everyone.

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Locals speak out on data central approval for Imperial County

KYMA on December 2, 2025

Karina Bazarte

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The City of Imperial says it’s aware of plans for a 950,000 square-foot data center to come to Imperial County.

Last week, the City of Imperial shared information about a large-scale date center complex that could be built in the area of Aten Boulevard and Clark Road.

In the Facebook post, the City shared that the County of Imperial has approved or is in the process of finalizing the project.

“I think the County needs to give us an explanation. What was the reasoning behind this? What was the thinking process, the logic behind saying this is the perfect ideal site right? [I] have seen all over the news that these just bring harm to communities, ‘specially to the people close by,” said Francisco Leal, an Imperial County resident.

Many locals on social media expressed their concerns, including one local who would be right next to the center.

“These facilities create a lot of contamination, air pollution, they create also noise pollution and not just the kind of noise that you can hear but also the noise that you can feel…vibration,” said Leal.

A local activist who share this project would be bad for Imperial County. 

“We are talking about 24 computer center that are notoriously famous for using an insane amount of water in a desert region like us. They’re always telling us that we gotta take care of our water and conserve water because we only help so much with the Colorado River, but then they go ahead and bring industries of our water intensive, so like it doesn’t make sense,” said Gilberto Manzanarez, founder of Valle Imperial Resiste.

He also says a petition has been created to bring more attention to the issue.

The Imperial Irrigation District says it’s also aware of the project and is encouraging residents to understand the growing interest in data centers.

We reached out to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors and we are waiting to hear back.

To find both petitions, click here for the first and here for the second.

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Presentation, open house scheduled Tuesday on road-to-trail conversion proposal in Security-Widefield

KRDO on December 2, 2025

Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s fairly common to see areas along abandoned railroad tracks converted to recreational trails, but changing an existing road to a trail seems a bit more unusual.

But that’s a proposal by the Fountain Mutual Metro District, an entity that oversees stormwater management and parks/recreation in the area north of Fountain proper, including the community of Security-Widefield.

The road involved is a three-mile stretch of Goldfield Drive, west of Powers Boulevard, between Bradley Road and Fontaine Boulevard.

That segment passes the southwest side of Johnson Reservoir.

According to a web page detailing this proposal, the metro district recently sponsored a study to address safety concerns along Goldfield — regarding dumping, vandalism, and other illegal activity.

The study included exploring opportunities for expanding trail connections to open space and existing trails around the reservoir.

A possible benefit of turning Goldfield into a trail is the study’s finding that it might be a better investment than the high cost of repairing a bridge on the road — and widening the road, as well.

Neighbors are split over the proposal; some agree with it, while others say that Goldfield provides a shortcut for drivers to avoid heavier traffic on Fontaine.

The metro district will hold a 90-minute open house on Tuesday evening, starting at 5 p.m., to provide information and answer questions about the road-to-trail idea.

Jerry Masarik voiced his disapproval of the plan during KRDO 13’s Good Morning Colorado coverage.

“I agree with the reservoir being maintained, improving that area,” he said. “But keep this road open. It’s a nice, quiet drive, and you get to see the reservoir, the mountains, and a lot of wildlife. If they want to watch for illegal activity, install some surveillance cameras. The same people who brought in big trucks to dredge the reservoir should also pay for the damage they did to the bridge.”

Security-Widefield native Charlie Ford said that he remembers hunting, hiking, and riding bikes in the area as a child.

“I understand why drivers would want to keep (Goldfield) open,” he said. “Bu turning it into a trail and an open space, it’ll be here forever and won’t have houses built on it. That’s good.”

The open house is scheduled to take place at the Widefield Parks & Recreation Center, 755 Aspen Drive, with a presentation at 6 p.m. on what’s officially called the Goldfield Corridor Concept Plan.

For more information, visit: https://www.goldfieldcorridorplan.com/.

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Tree trimmer fatally impaled by fence after fall in Canoga Park, LAFD says

CNN Newsource on December 2, 2025

By KABC Staff

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    CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A 44-year-old tree trimmer was fatally impaled by an iron fence after he fell while trimming a palm tree in Canoga Park Monday afternoon, authorities said.

The incident was reported just before 3:20 p.m. in the 7400 block of Canoga Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Fire officials said the tree trimmer fell 35 feet onto a 10-foot high iron fence. Before the fall, he was trimming a palm tree.

The worker was pronounced dead at the scene.

Further details were not immediately released, and it’s unknown what caused the man to fall.

An LAFD urban search and rescue team responded to recover the body.

The victim’s name has not been released.

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10 years later, San Bernardino to honor victims killed in 2015 terror attack

CNN Newsource on December 2, 2025

By Rob McMillan

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    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) — Ten years after a mass shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead and 22 others wounded, there’s still pain and emptiness for family members of the victims.

“We sure miss him. That’s a given. We miss him a lot,” said Mark Sandefur said of his son, Daniel Kaufman, who was one of the people killed on Dec. 2, 2015.

He and his wife, Julie, often come to the memorial for their son.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years,” Sandefur said. “It doesn’t make for good feelings this time of year.”

The deadly attack happened just before 11 a.m. that day. The suspects stormed into the Inland Region Center and opened fire on a group of employees with the San Bernardino County Department of Public health who were gathered for a holiday event.

The county will hold a moment of remembrance Tuesday morning to mark the somber date and honor the lives lost. In addition, all flags will be flown at half-mast at city and county buildings.

“I’ve seen a lot in my career. I’ve seen a lot of gunshots, I’ve seen a lot of just terrible crime scenes. That would rank up there with about as gruesome as anything I had seen,” said Jarrod Burguan, retired San Bernardino police chief.

Burguan says he distinctly remembers coming across one of the department’s detectives as he arrived on scene.

“I remember looking at him and I’m like ‘What do we have in there?’ and he goes ‘Oh, it’s pretty bad’ and I’m like ‘What does bad mean?’… Does bad mean, 2, 10? He’s like ‘more’.”

Not only was there a massive crime scene to investigate, but the shooters had gotten away. But several tips helped law enforcement identify them. After a short pursuit, a shootout broke out between the suspects and police about a mile and a half from the original scene.

By the time it was over, the suspects had fired more than 80 rounds, and law enforcement officers had fired more than 440.

Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were dead. So were 14 innocent victims – so many lives shattered forever.

“I would like to see this process continue to focus on the people who were most impacted by it,” Burguan said.

People like the Sandefurs, who are still struggling with the impact of their son’s death a decade later.

“We never get over it, you just get used to it,” Sandefur said.

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“Aunti Frances” continues Black Panther Party legacy of feeding the hungry

CNN on December 2, 2025


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By Ryan Yamamoto

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    OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Since 2007, Oakland resident Frances Moore, better known as Aunti Frances, has devoted her life to a simple motto of taking care of her community.

“We don’t just feed the homeless, we feed the hungry,” Frances said proudly.

Four days a week, she turns Jasper P. Driver Plaza in North Oakland into a food pantry and kitchen, becoming a place where people can receive fresh produce and groceries, and a hot meal on Tuesday afternoons.

“17 years ago, this place was a hot mess here, and then I realized food is something we all need,” said Frances. “I learned how to use food as a tool to organize the community.”

The Self Help Hunger Program is rooted in the legacy of the Black Panther Party, which helped shape and raise her when she was a young cub.

“I joined because I was a young girl in a foster home, and I had no place to go,” she said.

Today, she feeds more than 2,500 people a month, while finding inspiration in the Black Panthers’ food giveaways and free breakfast programs of the past.

“So, providing those needs of our people, instead of waiting for something to drop out of the sky, we do it,” said Frances. “And so, when you say all power to the people, this is evident that there is power in people.”

Cali Joy Sanchez, a community organizer and board member of the Self Help Hunger Program, says Aunti Frances’s work is vital to the neighborhood and keeping the spirit of the party alive.

“I call myself a revolutionary, and that is what Aunti Frances is, a revolutionary,” said Sanchez. “She is a powerful movement. She is fierce. She is a hurricane. If you see her, she doesn’t stop.”

A woman who is always on the move, providing more than just food, but also health and wellness resources, from massage therapy and medical services meant to heal the body and the soul.

“It’s like medicine, because at the end of the day I could say, ‘What did you do today?'” said Frances. “I could say, ‘We fed the people,’ and that’s my medicine.”

A remedy she hopes will one day provide a permanent cure for her community.

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“Aunti Frances” continues Black Panther Party legacy of feeding the hungry

CNN Newsource on December 2, 2025

By Ryan Yamamoto

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    OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Since 2007, Oakland resident Frances Moore, better known as Aunti Frances, has devoted her life to a simple motto of taking care of her community.

“We don’t just feed the homeless, we feed the hungry,” Frances said proudly.

Four days a week, she turns Jasper P. Driver Plaza in North Oakland into a food pantry and kitchen, becoming a place where people can receive fresh produce and groceries, and a hot meal on Tuesday afternoons.

“17 years ago, this place was a hot mess here, and then I realized food is something we all need,” said Frances. “I learned how to use food as a tool to organize the community.”

The Self Help Hunger Program is rooted in the legacy of the Black Panther Party, which helped shape and raise her when she was a young cub.

“I joined because I was a young girl in a foster home, and I had no place to go,” she said.

Today, she feeds more than 2,500 people a month, while finding inspiration in the Black Panthers’ food giveaways and free breakfast programs of the past.

“So, providing those needs of our people, instead of waiting for something to drop out of the sky, we do it,” said Frances. “And so, when you say all power to the people, this is evident that there is power in people.”

Cali Joy Sanchez, a community organizer and board member of the Self Help Hunger Program, says Aunti Frances’s work is vital to the neighborhood and keeping the spirit of the party alive.

“I call myself a revolutionary, and that is what Aunti Frances is, a revolutionary,” said Sanchez. “She is a powerful movement. She is fierce. She is a hurricane. If you see her, she doesn’t stop.”

A woman who is always on the move, providing more than just food, but also health and wellness resources, from massage therapy and medical services meant to heal the body and the soul.

“It’s like medicine, because at the end of the day I could say, ‘What did you do today?'” said Frances. “I could say, ‘We fed the people,’ and that’s my medicine.”

A remedy she hopes will one day provide a permanent cure for her community.

The Self Help Hunger Program relies on community donations.

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Good Samaritan shot while attempting to stop domestic violence assault in Colorado Springs

CNN Newsource on December 2, 2025

By Sadie Buggle, Mackenzie Stafford

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    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police say a good Samaritan was shot after intervening and trying to stop a domestic violence assault in a Colorado Springs parking lot Saturday night.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), at 8:37 p.m. on Nov. 29, a felony domestic assault was reported in the 800 block of South Circle Drive.

A few minutes later, police learned that a gunshot victim had shown up at a local hospital, and while investigating, learned the two reports were related.

According to CSPD, the investigation revealed that the domestic violence assault happened in a parking lot on South Circle Drive. KRDO13 spoke with the woman who was reportedly assaulted. She told police she and Jovani Martinez Sanchez, the suspect who is the father of her child, were meeting so she could get her credit card back from him. She tells KRDO13 that when she realized he wasn’t going to give the card back to her, she started to walk away.

“So at that point, I turned around, closed his door, and I started walking to my car, and I felt like a bump behind me, and I turned around. That’s him with his car. He’s like trying to, like, hit me with the car,” explained Adriana Moreno.

Moreno said she had to hide behind another car, so he couldn’t hit her. But, she says, he got out of the car, and it only escalated from there.

“He, like, chokeslammed me into the van and like was just holding me for a good 30 seconds, just squeezing the life out of me. I told my whole family that I thought I was dead, and I, I, I was like, it’s game over for me right here,” recounted Moreno.

Three people witnessed the alleged assault, records say. According to arrest documents, two people intervened in an attempt to stop it, but police say the suspect, Jovani Martinez Sanchez, pulled a firearm on them.

“I’m grateful that they were there, because if they hadn’t been there, Lord knows what would have happened to me. The reason he stopped strangling me was because that guy got close,” shared Moreno.

She says she was able to escape at that time and is thankful they provided a moment of reprieve.

According to arrest documents, the good Samaritans got back into their vehicle when threatened. But according to police, Martinez Sanchez eventually still fired at them, hitting one person. The person who was shot suffered a serious but not life-threatening injury, police said.

“Now there’s somebody that’s hurt for literally no reason, like he had nothing to do with it. And now he’s [Martinez Sanchez] in jail, and now he’s [good Samaritan] in the hospital bed, and it’s all for what?” stated Moreno.

Martinez Sanchez fled the scene and was later found at his work location, Taco Bell, where police say he was arrested without incident. Officers also recovered a firearm from his possession.

Martinez Sanchez is being held in the El Paso County Jail without bond. He faced multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder. Martinez Sanchez is innocent until proven guilty.

“It was so traumatic. I wake up, just jumping at every little noise. I’m like, oh, and it’s just so scary. But I like I can tell you guys I still love him. And I did not want it to go this way, but it had to go this way,” explained Moreno, “It was seeing my mom and my brother literally crying to me that I could have died. I was like, yeah, it’s no more. It’s not good for me anymore. It just got to a point where I can’t take any more.”

She says it’s incredibly difficult to leave after all the years they spent together, but she says it’s more important that she is there for her two kids.

“I’m not going to stay here and die in your hands and leave my kids with you. Like, I’m not going to do that. My kids mean more to me than he does,” said Moreno.

Moreno says she was trying to make the relationship work for years for her and her children, but now she’s speaking out, sharing her story for other women who may be in a similar situation.

“It’s really hard when you really love somebody, and they’re just no good to you. But obviously, you can get out of it. I got out of it finally,” shared Moreno.

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Woman killed, child rescued from burning home in Racine County

CNN Newsource on December 2, 2025

By Tanner Kahler, James Ganley

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    RAYMOND, Wis. (WISN) — One woman is dead and a child is hospitalized after a house fire in the Village of Raymond Monday afternoon, according to Raymond Fire & Rescue.

The fire was reported just before 3 p.m. at a home on 108th Street near 5 Mile Road. Crews arrived within minutes and found smoke coming from the home. Kansasville fire officials told WISN 12 News first responders could hear screaming coming from the basement of the home when they arrived.

A Raymond chief officer and a Norway police officer attempted to reach the victims but were forced back by heavy smoke. A Racine County Sheriff’s deputy then made a second attempt and was able to rescue a 4-year-old child from the home. The child was taken to the hospital and fire officials believe the child is expected to survive.

Firefighters later located an adult woman inside the home and removed her from the home. Despite immediate lifesaving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. Several other people inside the home when the fire started were able to evacuate on their own.

Damage is estimated at $50,000. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Racine County Fire Investigation Task Force and the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.

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‘Full circle for me’: Audience members react to former President Barack Obama’s visit to Bentonville

CNN Newsource on December 2, 2025

By Chip Scarborough

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    BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KHBS, KHOG) — It was a presidential visit that many anxiously anticipated.

Hundreds were in attendance on Monday to see former President Barack Obama in person.

“You didn’t tell me it gets this cold in Arkansas,” former President Obama said as he greeted the crowd. “Golly!”

But the cold weather didn’t keep people from making their way to the Crystal Bridges campus in Bentonville to hear from the nation’s 44th president.

“Oh, it was wonderful,” Todd Jenkins said afterward. “It was inspiring. Gave me hope for today and tomorrow.”

Former President Obama served in the White House from January 2009 to January 2017. Some of those who attended Monday’s event at Crystal Bridges are too young to remember his time in office.

“This is kind of my introduction to who he really is and you know, I hope he makes a good impression,” Sophie Steinbach said beforehand. “Not just on me, but you know, kind of Bentonville as a whole.”

Others say they remember the Obama presidency well.

“Barack Obama was the first president that I was ever able to vote for, so it’s really full circle for me to get to have this moment,” Shannon Jones said.

The former president offered this when it comes to living a life of fame.

“Anonymity is not bad,” Obama said. “The pleasures of just walking around with people or taking a drive or going into a park or whatever and nobody is paying attention to you.”

It was a presidential visit to Northwest Arkansas that those in attendance say they won’t soon forget.

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