Month: March 2026

By Bianca Buono

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    ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — A man is behind bars after police say he attacked a mother and her teenage daughter in public in Anaheim, threatening to sexually assault them.

Jose Gudino, 59, has been charged with two felony counts of kidnapping with intent to commit rape, according to the Anaheim Police Department. The agency says he was homeless and has no prior history of violent attacks.

The incident happened Tuesday afternoon near Lincoln Avenue and East Street, according to police.

A mother and daughter, who asked to remain anonymous, were walking home from a bus stop. They said they began to notice that a man was following them.

Surveillance camera footage eerily shows the man emerging as the women cross the street and he follows behind them. Moments later, police say he attacked them.

“We were screaming for help,” said the 14-year-old daughter. “I felt like that was going to be my last day here and I was just so traumatized.”

The mother and daughter said Gudino tried grabbing them from the sidewalk, first going after the teenage girl. He demanded they go with him to an area behind nearby trees where he threatened to assault them.

“A bag of my pills fell. When I tried to pick it up, he hit me with a bag in his hand and I fell on the street,” the mother said.

The mother was hurt, but she and her daughter fought back – even managing to record video of the suspect.

“She was very brave, she also protected me, the two of us united, thanks to the mercy of God,” the mother said.

A good Samaritan stopped and they jumped into her car. They consider her to be their angel.

When they got home, they called 911 and police say within two hours, they found Gudino and arrested him.

“It’s an isolated incident. It doesn’t happen often in the city of Anaheim. And that’s exactly why we made it a priority to immediately apprehend this suspect,” said Officer Breana Castro, a public information officer with Anaheim PD.

Anaheim police say they want to speak with that good Samaritan.

“We are also very thankful for her input in helping this mother daughter duo. And we would love to get her statement. It would be critical in the case against this suspect,” Castro said.

The family is working on recovering, both physically and emotionally. The mother has scratches across her legs and hands. They hope their story serves as a warning to other women in their community.

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By Carlos Granda

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    LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — Ye, formally known as Kanye West, is set to appear in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Friday. He’s being sued by a man who worked on his Malibu beach house renovations.

Ye’s wife, Bianca Censori, took the stand Thursday, with her testimony lasting all day.

The case revolves around Tony Saxon, a former employee who sued Ye, claiming he was hired as a project manager but was only paid once. He said that he was fired after seven weeks.

Saxon is suing for more than $1 million for alleged unpaid wages, dangerous working conditions and wrongful termination.

During questioning, Censori said she has degrees in architecture and in 2021 she was lead architect for Ye’s $57 million house. She added that she worked on it for a few weeks before Saxon came on board.

She was asked about the plans for the house and the changes. She said her role was to visualize plans, renderings and concepts that Ye had.

Saxon claimed that Ye’s plans for the property were constantly changing. He said Ye wanted all plumbing, wiring and other items removed.

Saxon claims he was severely injured and was later fired.

Ye is set to testify in court Friday.

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By Daniel Macht

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    MODESTO, California (KCRA) — Two men are facing charges after an investigation into chemical explosions and fires at a waste management facility in Modesto last year.

In announcing the charges, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office also released dramatic video that showed the moment 55-gallon drums alleged to be filled with hazardous waste exploded on March 27.

It happened when waste from Riverbank-based Advanced Materials Manufacturing Technologies, LLC, (AM2T) was being offloaded at Gilton’s Resource Recovery Facility in Modesto.

One Gilton worker suffered minor injuries in the initial explosion.

According to the DA’s office, Gilton employees did not know the drums were filled with hazardous material, highly flammable powdered magnesium and aluminum.

Later, firefighters who tried to put out the fire also put themselves in danger because the hazardous materials reacted with water to produce flammable hydrogen gas, which then led to a secondary explosion, the DA’s office said.

No one was hurt in the second explosion and the fire was ultimately put out after being covered with dirt, the DA’s office said.

Investigators also found additional 55-gallon drums filled with hazardous waste that were being illegally stored at AM2T’s facility, according to the DA’s office.

AM2T owner Henry Meeks and AM2T manager Phillip Whitmore are accused of illegal storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous waste.

Whitmore was arrested and booked into jail in connection with the alleged illegal dumping. An arrest warrant has been issued for Meeks.

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