Arizona man survives days in National Forest before ‘miracle’ rescue

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By Lillian Donahue

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    NAVAJO COUNTY, Arizona (KNXV) — Rescue crews found an Arizona man alive after being stuck in the wilderness for three days.

The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Johnson went missing after going out to ride in his off-road vehicle around the Heber-Overgaard area on August 27.

The sheriff’s office partnered with law enforcement agencies, dozens of family, friends, community members, and even complete strangers to search for Johnson.

“He’s 74 years old, had Parkinson’s disease for 20 years, had been off his medication for three days, and lost his glasses,” close family friend Christy Day said. “It’s by the grace of God that he survived.”

Saturday afternoon, Day said hunters spotted his vehicle, prompting AZDPS rangers to find him a mile north in the Walnut Canyon area in critical condition.

“Lying in a field, and he was unresponsive,” Day said. “He would not have survived one more night out there… There were tons of prayers that were said, and he is definitely a miracle, a modern-day miracle.”

Day said Johnson survived by taking shelter in his car during storms and by starting fires at night. He was flown to a hospital in Flagstaff, where he is currently recovering.

“He’s doing good, but he still has a long road ahead of him,” Day said.

Day passed along a message from Johnson’s wife for all the people who helped save his life.

“She wants everyone to know how great the community was in Heber-Overgaard and how everyone pulled together, and she wants to give thanks to all those search and rescue teams and the Sheriff’s Department that came together, and she wants to thank God,” Day said.

The family is raising money for medical costs, as Day said he needs specialized rehabilitation in conjunction with his Parkinson’s disease that insurance has denied.

“All funds raised will help offset the cost of the medical bills- including flight, hospital treatment, and rehab,” according to the GoFundMe. “Any leftover funds will be donated directly to the search and rescue teams who work effortlessly to find lost loved ones.”

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Mother arrested after children found living in ‘house of horror’

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By Spencer Tracy

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    ORANGE CITY, Florida (WESH) — A Volusia County mother is behind bars after deputies say she allowed her three children to live in “horrific” conditions described by the sheriff as a “house of horror.”

Jacqueline Daniel was arrested Monday at her home on West New York Avenue in Orange City.

Deputies originally responded to help the Department of Children and Families check on the children but found what Sheriff Mike Chitwood called “the worst house in the world … completely overwhelmed with roaches, lice, black mold, feces, and trash piled high.”

One of the children, 10 years old, had to be hospitalized due to a severe lice infestation. Doctors reportedly shaved the child’s hair to treat scabs and lice in the hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes.

Investigators said Daniel admitted she knew her other two children, ages 9 and 15, were also infested but did not treat them.

“By the mother’s own admission, she says the house isn’t fit for humans to be living there — it wouldn’t even fit for an animal,” Chitwood said.

In bodycam footage, Daniel told deputies, “I know I deserve this … I want a chance to get this right.”

Chitwood, who has been on the job 38 years, called the home “one of the worst I’ve ever seen” and said the children’s lives could have been at serious risk.

Chitwood said Daniel was more worried about losing her work license than her children’s safety.

Daniel faces three counts of felony child abuse. Her children are now in the custody of the state. Jail records show she was released following her first court appearance.

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Lithium-ion battery fires in homes and cars spark new safety tactics from firefighters

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By Ginger Allen, Lexi Salazar, Mike Lozano

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    Texas (KTVT) — Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters.

The fires burn hotter, require more water to put out and spew more toxins than a normal fire, according to experts.

In an effort to learn more about this growing danger, the CBS News Texas I-Team partnered with several North Texas fire departments and the Fire Prevention Association of North Texas, or F.P.A.N.T. While local departments are banding together to establish best practices, there are still many unknowns and challenges when it comes to facing these fires.

Lithium-ion battery fires, a growing threat Leander resident Shaun Noll, a father of two, said it feels like yesterday when he received a chilling call his son made from his neighbor’s home. His 10-year-old and 13-year-old sons were alone at home when a fire sparked. The boys made it out safely, but their two cats died and the entire interior of their home was destroyed.

Fire investigators traced the fire to a lithium-ion battery inside a vacuum. Even as an electrician, Noll said the device was a threat he didn’t know to be aware of.

“People have more devices plugged into their house than I ever did,” Noll said. “People just need to be diligent and take this problem seriously, because it’s a real threat.”

As more products contain lithium-ion batteries, the threat grows.

Safety group UL Solutions has been tracking lithium-ion battery cases globally, dating back to 1995. Since the group started tracking, it’s documented 17,400 incidents, 4,562 injuries and 679 deaths — with a significant increase in incidents over the past five years.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has logged hundreds more, with incidents from products ranging from radios, power tools, massage guns and even shoes.

So far this year, from phones and vapes alone, Parkland Hospital has reported 13 battery-related burns.

“We’re not trying to scare everybody, we’re just trying to make sure you’re aware,” said Craig Trojacek, public information officer with the Fort Worth Fire Department.

Mike Rockne, arson investigator with the Celina Fire Department, said he thinks one of the main problems stems from the fact that not everyone is aware of how common the threat is. He walked the I-Team through a typical North Texas home to show just how many lithium-ion batteries are in many homes.

“Good news is, there’s a lot of ways to mitigate those hazards and keep your home as safe as possible,” Rockne said.

Lithium-ion batteries: Fire threat and toxic gases Locally, fire departments across North Texas have collaborated on the best ways to respond to these incidents.

University Park Fire Marshal Marty Corn said the e-bikes and scooters used by students at Southern Methodist University haven’t caused a fire on campus yet, but she worries it’s a matter of time.

“We already know, because we’ve already had an incident here,” Corn said.

The incident, Corn said, started inside a lab at Highland Park High School when a science project with a lithium-ion battery overheated. Video recorded by students of the incident showed the device offloading gas.

“This gas is the stuff that’s inside the battery, it’s toxic,” Corn said. “And it has all kinds of things you should not be inhaling in it.”

Corn said the device was left on the charger too long, a common culprit in lithium-ion battery fires. A damaged battery can also be dangerous, and that damage can happen just from dropping a laptop or phone.

F.P.A.N.T. and local fire departments told CBS News Texas the toxins these devices emit are one challenge for crews responding to these fires. The intensity of the flames is another. To complicate matters further, there’s not a lot of data on how best to put out these fires.

North Texas firefighters test new tactics against battery blazes At Tarrant County College, Euless Fire teamed up with F.P.A.N.T., setting a car on fire, to show the I-Team two battle tactics they’re testing.

One is what’s called a turtle nozzle. In the event of an electric car fire, the steel nozzle slides under the vehicle to blast powerful streams of water into battery compartments.

“It’s very low profile and it has capabilities of delivering up to 500 gallons per minute of water,” said Euless Fire Captain Chris Sutterfield.

The other tactic is a fire blanket. But this one comes with a challenge. In May, UL Solutions issued a warning about the blankets, stating they may pose an explosion risk by trapping the dangerous gases that lithium-ion battery fires emit.

“The standard for the fire service is not spelled out to what we actually need to do to put out these electric vehicle fires,” Sutterfield said.

So, for now, many local fire departments have them as an option. The Fort Worth Fire Department has these blankets on all 71 trucks, but they are also arming themselves with other options. One is what they call an EV plug.

“It disables the vehicle to the point to where it puts itself in park and it won’t drive off on us,” said Trojacek.

The department has also put tow kits inside all the fire chief cars. In the event that an electric car ignites in a garage, firefighters can drag it out onto the street to decrease the risk that the fire spreads to the home. This tactic has also been used in fires in both Lewisville and Plano.

“It was quick thinking,” said Plano Fire Battalion Chief of Special Operations Ryan Clark. “Those guys on the scene recognized a potential lithium-ion battery fire and what it was going to take to put that put, so removing it from that situation made the situation better.”

The fire departments are also communicating on how best to tackle another challenge: the risk these fires will reignite hours, or even days later. That risk is why departments quarantine cars for 14 days after a fire. It’s also why when the lithium-ion battery-powered device caught fire at Highland Park High School, firefighters brought it back to the station, submerged it in a bucket of water, and watched it for several hours.

F.P.A.N.T. and the firefighters we spoke with emphasized that these complications only emphasize the importance of cross-department sharing.

“Every day we learn something different,” said Clark. “So, we just try to stay up to speed.”

Protecting North Texas families Pretty much any device that is rechargeable contains a lithium-ion battery. The technology is common, but there are best safety practices to protect yourself:

Before you buy anything with a lithium-ion battery, take the time to see if it has a stamp from a nationally recognized testing lab. Only use the charging cable that comes with the product. If you have to replace a charger, only buy from the manufacturer. Avoid off-brand chargers. Do not overcharge your device. Unplug it once it’s at 100%. Only charge your device on a hard surface — not under your pillow or on a soft surface like a bed or couch. Charge big devices like bikes, scooters and power tools outside.

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Brazen jewelry store robbery has business community feeling fearful

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By John Ramos, Amanda Hari

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    SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — On Monday, a shocking video was released showing a gang of thieves crashing a car into a San Jose jewelry store and assaulting the 88-year-old owner. On Tuesday, the Vietnamese community gathered to call out State and local leaders to invest in public safety in a way that will make them feel safe.

Michael Le attended as a San Jose Business owner, a member of the Vietnamese community, and an acquaintance of one of the most recent victims.

“I am boiling because of the incident that happened in my community,” Le stated. “Every time I leave the business in the evening, my concern is if I have a place to work tomorrow.”

Le said the break-ins are constant, and people in the Asian, and specifically Vietnamese, community are anxious about going about their daily lives.

Mayor Matt Mahan was at the gathering and acknowledged that the Asian community is being hit disproportionately hard, referencing a recent case of 50 residential burglaries.

“They were explicitly targeting Asian American homeowners, so there’s a lot of fear in this community,” Mahan explained. “There’s a belief that maybe Asian Americans’ public safety isn’t valued as much as in other areas of town.”

Le has a theory about that.

“I feel that the criminals target our community for many reasons, but one of the main reasons is because we keep silent,” said Le. “We don’t report incidents to law enforcement.”

Tuan Ngo agrees. He founded a group called Asians Unite during the pandemic when the news was full of reports of Asians, many of them elderly, being randomly attacked.

“I think Asians are, in many ways, ‘easy targets,'” said Ngo. “We’re smaller framed, we tend not to speak out or fight back. And we’re easy to be victimized. As immigrants, we don’t tend to speak up.”

But they’re speaking up now because of a video of a brazen robbery by a mob of masked thieves. It happened at the Kim Hung Jewelry store in San Jose, with the 88-year-old owner being shoved to the floor. He was later discovered to have suffered a stroke in the robbery.

“They have cameras, and so when these incidents happen it’s quickly shared with other merchants in the area. And so, there’s a lot of fear,” Ngo said.

So, Little Saigon merchants called the press conference and meeting with their Councilmember, Bien Doan, and the police chief. But their demands go beyond the city limits. They are calling on Governor Newsom to fund the enforcement of Prop 36, the measure passed last year to combat drug and retail theft crimes. They also want more automated license plate cameras to identify and retrieve stolen cars before they can be used as battering rams in robberies.

“We’ve been working hard with the city for two and a half years now to make it the safest city in the nation. But it doesn’t mean we don’t have crimes,” said Councilmember Doan. “Little Saigon has gotten safer, but there’s a lot of room for improvement.”

The Grand Century mall has a lot of Vietnamese jewelry stores, and while some people admit the number of crimes may be down, one worker named Kim said the video of the latest robbery is preventing them from feeling safe.

“We need some people to help us, so we feel more safe when we do business,” she said. “That’s why we moved from Oakland to here.”

The Little Saigon leaders say they believe the crime numbers are low because many merchants are reluctant to even report robberies. They either don’t want to scare their customers or alert their insurance companies for fear that their rates will be increased. After what they’ve been through, the Asian community isn’t relying on crime stats. They want to see more police officers, and some are even welcoming the idea of deploying the National Guard.

“It’s a mixed bag,” said Ngo. “The community’s been asking for public safety for years and years, and nothing has happened. Something drastic needs to happen and at this point people are so frustrated that they’re like, OK, bring in the National Guard, bring in CHP, bring in the Sheriff. We need action now! We need immediate help, and we need this to be taken with the seriousness that is deserves.”

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Worker dies after fainting in underground gas tank, fire department says

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By Eric Schucht, Michelle Bandur

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A 37-year-old man from Berkeley has been identified as the person who died after fainting while working underground Monday on a gas tank at a Sacramento Costco.

On Tuesday, the Sacramento County coroner identified him as 37-year-old Ashkan Moghaddam.

First responders were dispatched around 10:45 a.m. to the Costco on Expo Boulevard. A third-party crew member from Ponder Environmental brought in by Costco to clean its underground holding tanks had either passed out from the strong gas fumes or experienced a medical emergency after making his way down, the Sacramento Fire Department said.

The tank was emptied while the fuel pumps were being remodeled. After the man collapsed, the workers were unable to pull him out of the confined space about 10 to 15 feet below the surface.

“The other workers were trying to get down in that hole and take them out. It’s obviously not a good idea. They weren’t on supplied air or anything of that nature,” said Justin Sylvia with the Sacramento Fire Department.

A rescue and hazmat team was dispatched. Sylvia said the fire crews had to take their own safety precautions, using supplied air.

“We need to kind of slow this operation down because we don’t want to become a victim as well,” Sylvia said. “If we become a victim, we’re useless to getting the victim out.”

Once firefighters rescued the man, they had to take even more precautions. They stripped the man of his clothing and hosed him down.

“He was quickly deconned to prevent another toxic environment in the back of a confined space of that ambulance to get all those fumes off of him and all that gasoline off of him,” Sylvia said.

He was taken to a nearby hospital while CPR was performed on him, the fire department said.

He later died of his injuries, the fire department said.

Reporter Michelle Bandur asked the fire department if the worker was wearing a mask or other protective gear. Sacramento Fire said he was not.

Fire crews tested the air throughout the day to monitor the level of gas vapors. It’s something firefighters say companies should do before workers enter confined gas tanks.

“There should have been air monitoring going on continuously through this operation, even prior to our arrival, just because of the toxicity of those fumes, the danger that comes with the explosive hazard of those fumes,” said Sylvia.

The fuel tanks pose no threat to the public. People should avoid the gas station as it remains closed while an investigation is underway, the fire department said.

Ponder Environmental Services confirmed that the person who died was one of their employees, but the organization said it had no comment.

Sacramento County said Cal-OSHA is the lead investigation agency, as this was a workplace accident.

“This Costco gas station has been under construction for the past year. The facility currently has an Underground Storage Tank (UST) construction permit that is regulated by Sacramento County EMD. This is required for them to make the upgrades to the tanks.

A Sacramento County EMD Hazmat Incident Response member has been sent to the site alongside Fire and Cal-OSHA to collect photos and information. The UST would be considered a confined space and the contractor and worker would have been required to follow their confined space procedures,” said spokesperson Casey Camacho.

Cal/OSHA has up to six months to issue citations if any violations of workplace safety regulations are identified.

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Bomb Squad detonates fake grenade found at Goodwill

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By Zoe Hunt

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    SALINAS, California (KSBW) — The bomb squad was called out to the Goodwill near the Salinas airport on Monday morning after employees discovered what appeared to be a hand grenade inside one of the parking lot donation bins.

Since law enforcement did not know if the grenade was active, they immediately evacuated the parking lot and placed the building on a shelter-in-place order.

Since the grenade was in the far corner of the parking lot, away from people, the bomb squad made the decision to detonate it right away. This saved them from taking on added risks, such as X-rays or moving locations.

Once it was detonated, they were able to figure out that it was a fake grenade, essentially a prop.

“After it was rendered safe, they were able to take a look at it and it was determined to be a fake,” said Zach Dunagan with the Salinas Police Department. “There were no safety issues behind it, other than what it looks like.”

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office advised against donating any items that could cause an unknowing person to think they are in danger or mistake it for a dangerous object.

“If there’s something that could potentially cause somebody to panic because they see a particular item, it’s probably best not to put that in there. If you know that it’s a safe item, that other person may not,” said Andres Rosas with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

If there is any uncertainty that an item could be real and dangerous, always call law enforcement first.

“We would much rather it be rendered safe somewhere else than being transported, potentially putting other people’s lives at risk,” said Dunagan.

Salinas police said they do not know who donated the fake grenade.

Goodwill announced that it has opened an investigation.

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Marshall County cases of Legionnaires’ disease rise as hunt for elusive source continues

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By Suzanne Behnke

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    MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) — Searching for a source of Legionnaires’ disease sounds a little like hide and seek.

State health officials are trying to figure out what’s causing more cases of the illness in Marshall County where, as of Tuesday, there have been 34 confirmed cases, including one death.

The disease spreads by inhaling bacteria-contaminated water droplets.

At this time, a source or sources have not been identified.

“There’s a lot of different possibilities here at this point, and I hope the investigation narrows it down,” said Caitlin Proctor, assistant professor at Purdue University.

The nature of Legionella, the bacteria that cause the illness, can make it tricky to track down. Legionella seems to prefer late summer and early fall, when temperatures are warmer. It can also be fickle in its location.

“We can be in investigating systems and, and one building in the system has a Legionnaires’ problem, and the next-door building does not … or one floor of a hospital has a problem and the next floor does not,” Proctor said.

Another factor that can lengthen the investigation is looking for and testing for the strain that is causing the illnesses.

So far, there’s been no sign of the bacteria in Marshalltown’s water treatment facility, said its director, Zach Maxfield.

Proctor did share some ways to limit exposure.

They include running the hot water in a shower for 30 seconds or so before getting in the shower.

She also said hot water heaters could be turned up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit.

Health officials want to stress that Legionnaires’ disease is not contagious. It takes between two and 10 days after being infected to show symptoms. That can also make it hard to find a source.

Symptoms include headache, fever and muscle aches, among others. Health officials have said that if you have symptoms to seek medical help.

According to Proctor, most city water treatment systems will kill the Legionella bacteria, but cannot stop it from growing further down the water distribution system in areas like cooling towers or individual service lines.

“Even in the best managed systems, it happens,” Proctor said. “It’s kind of a natural thing… It’s bound to grow there.”

But once the investigating authorities find the bacteria, it’s still not guaranteed to be the source causing the sickness. If a growth of the bacteria is found, authorities will need to consider that the bacteria may have originated further up the service system.

There are also potential causes for the outbreak besides water contamination, such as large air-conditioning systems, open bodies of water, and more that authorities will consider in the investigation.

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Quick-thinking staff save 7th-grade football player after collapse at game

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

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    Texas (KTVT) — A frightening moment unfolded on the football field Monday night when a seventh-grade player collapsed during a game between two Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD middle schools.

The incident occurred at Trinity High School, where athletic trainer Saad Rajabali was on site and responded immediately.

“Right in this area, on the 35-yard line… the kid was here, the coaches, the athletic trainer that was on site… and he was rolling him over, just in this area, and that’s when I arrived with the AED,” Rajabali said. “I put the AED on him, delivered the shock and then compressed until his breathing returned.”

Athletic trainer credits muscle memory The student, identified only as Andrew, was on the visiting team. Rajabali said the response was instinctive.

“I think it was all muscle memory, I don’t remember having any emotion, there was a job to do,” he said. “I did feel a little more determination when I heard the parents and their agony… I can’t imagine how that feels. So that made me keep going.”

The district has not confirmed whether Andrew had any underlying health conditions, but officials believe he went into cardiac arrest.

District praises emergency response plan HEB ISD Superintendent Joe Harrington credited the district’s preparedness and training for the successful outcome.

“You’re hearing that there’s a good outcome and you’re like, thank God,” Harrington said. “And then it’s the pride to know that the people did their job. They knew their training worked, and they were ready for the emergency.”

HEB ISD was one of the first districts in Texas to implement a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan in partnership with the American Heart Association.

“We have a cardiac emergency response plan… that makes sure we have the CPR training and have these [AEDs]. We know they’re all fully charged. Everything is in place with practice to be successful,” Harrington said.

Community grateful for outcome Rajabali said he hopes Andrew makes a full recovery and lives a long, healthy life.

“I hope he lives a long life, and I’m glad I could do something good for the parents,” he said. “I hope he has a bright future and has kids of his own.”

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Orange County woman who registered dog to vote said she did so to “expose flaws” in voting system

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

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    ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The Orange County woman who faces a series of felonies for registering her dog to vote in 2021 and 2022 made her first court appearance on Tuesday, saying through her legal team that she did so to “expose flaws” in California’s voting system.

Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, was charged with five felonies last week as she registered her dog, Maya, to vote in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election and the 2022 primary election, Orange County District Attorney prosecutors said.

“The dog’s vote was successfully counted in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election but was rejected in the 2022 primary,” said the DOJ’s office in a release.

During Tuesday’s appearance, Yourex did not enter a plea for the five felonies she faces, which include one count of perjury, one count of procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, one count of registering a non-existent person to vote and two counts of casting a ballot when not entitled to vote. Her arraignment was postponed until December.

“Laura Yourex sincerely regrets her unwise attempt to expose flaws in our state voting system intending to improve it by demonstrating that even a dog can be registered to vote,” said her attorney, Jaime Coulter, while reading a statement outside of the courthouse in Santa Ana on Tuesday. “Ms. Yourex never hid from taking personal responsibility as she self-reported the matter to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, intending to have them investigate and ultimately improve our voting registration system.”

The case caused concern amongst Orange County leaders on Tuesday during a meeting. Two members of the county’s Board of Supervisors pushed for an emergency motion to have voter rules examined, but it failed.

One of those supervisors was District 1’s Janet Nguyen, who wants to have the county’s dog license records reviewed in order to expose illegal voters.

“If we can cross-reference the addresses and the names to see, is there potentially a name that could be suspicious and then we can say, ‘Wait a minute, let’s flag this,” Nguyen said while speaking with CBS News Los Angeles.

Bob Page, the Orange County Registrar of Voters, said that his office received a report about a fictitious voter last year.

“We take voter fraud very serious,” Page said. “When I received a report in October that there may have been a fictitious person who was registered to vote, and had voted, attempted to vote in two elections, we referred that immediately to the district attorney to investigate and he ultimately filed charges.”

Supervisor Katrina Foley said that since the presidential election last year, 175,000 names have been removed from the county’s voter files.

“They moved, they died, they were ineligible to vote,” she said. “I don’t support what I think is an anti-democratic way to try to test our system. People should be held accountable for that.”

Records show that Yourex is a registered Republican, but Maya was listed as having no party preference.

Yourex faces up to six years in state prison if convicted as charged of the five felonies.

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Cargo container incident at Port of Long Beach leaves dozens of shipping containers in ocean

CNN Newsource on September 10, 2025

By Austin Turner, Dean Fioresi

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    LONG BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — An apparent accident involving a cargo ship at the Port of Long Beach left a mess in the ocean on Tuesday morning.

Aerial footage captured around 10:30 a.m. showed dozens of shipping containers in the ocean water along the coast at the port near Pier G. The vessel, identified as the “Mississippi,” arrived at Long Beach from southern China sometime within the 24 hours before the incident.

Port of Long Beach spokesperson Art Marroquin said in a statement that the incident occurred just before 9 a.m. as the containers were unloaded. No major injuries have been reported, and the exact cause of the incident is under investigation.

Approximately 67 containers spilled into the ocean, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Stunning images from the scene showed several containers toppled over on the rear of the Mississippi, as well as some that spilled over onto a smaller vessel, a clean air barge that was connected to the cargo ship.

It’s not yet clear exactly what cargo the containers held, but port workers said that some of the items were clothing, shoes, electronics and furniture. Operations have been temporarily suspended at the Pier G container terminal as responders work to secure the containers, according to Marroquin. They are expected to remain closed at least through Wednesday.

“Unified Command agencies have dispatched numerous vessels and aircraft to assess the situation and provide assistance,” said a news release shared by the Port of Long Beach. “The Coast Guard established a safety zone 500 yards around the Mississippi and is issuing marine safety broadcasts every hour to alert other vessels of the navigation and safety hazards. The Coast Guard is also leading the effort to determine the cause of the incident.”

Late Tuesday night, a boom was placed around the containers that remained in the water. A crane will be necessary to remove the containers that sunk to the bottom of the water.

Authorities with the Coast Guard, Long Beach Fire Department, Long Beach Police Department, Port of Long Beach and the Army Corps of Engineers were called to help with the ongoing investigation and assessment.

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