Australian employee alleges racism at Amazon California

August 13, 2021

Jen Hussain a Fiji Indian-Australian has alleged that she was subjected to alleges racism and unfair treatment during her tenure as an executive at Amazon’s cloud computing division Amazon Web Services in California. Hussain is an Australian who worked for three years at Amazon in Australia, before relocating to California in early 2020. She is… Read More

One dead in Big Rig crash on Highway 180 near San Benito Road

August 12, 2021

Monday evening witnessed a tragic big rig crash on Highway 180 near San Benito Road. A Mendota man driving a Chevy Silverado got killed in the deadly crash. The crash happened on August 9, around 7:30 p.m. The victim was driving westbound on the highway when he suddenly turned into the opposite lanes and collided… Read More

Couple who ran foster home charged with murder and child abuse

August 11, 2021

A Southern California couple who ran a foster home named Morris Small Family Home for children and adults with severe disabilities have been charged on several counts including murder and sexual abuse. As per the District Attorney’s office of Riverside County, the owners of the foster home 80-year-old Michelle Kerin and 79-year-old Edward Lawrence “Larry”… Read More

Cypress man charged with sexual assault and torture of 4 minors

August 10, 2021

A 40-year-old Cypress man has been charged with several counts of child abuse. He allegedly tortured a child, sexual assault and torture of  14-year-old and abused two other minors. Douglas Michael Alba has been charged with one count of torture, one count of child abuse and endangerment, four counts of corporal injury on a child,… Read More

Pregnant women killed in road rage incident involving DUI driver

August 9, 2021

A pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in a fatal car accident on Saturday morning in Long beach. A suspected male DUI driver was arrested after the alleged road rage incident that led to the crash. At around 11.30 a.m. the police responded to the crash at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard… Read More

Former Tesla black employee awarded $1 million over racial slur

August 6, 2021

In a discrimination case filed against Tesla, a former employee was awarded $1 million arguing that the tech company management did not take action or intervene when the employee was racially slurred by the supervisors at its California plant. 47-year-old Melvin Berry a black employee had filed a discrimination case against Tesla after his superiors… Read More

3 killed in a suspected street racing crash

August 5, 2021

Burbank witnessed a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday night in which three people lost their lives and two got severely injured. According to the police, the 3 individuals who got killed were innocent and got victimized in a suspected street racing crash. The crash occurred at the intersection of North Glenoaks Boulevard and Andover Drive.… Read More

Lyft Driver Convicted Of Raping Passenger

August 4, 2021

Jorge Tapiacastro a driver for the ride-sharing service Lyft in California was convicted on 28 July 2021 for raping a passenger in 2019. 45-year-old Jorge Tapiacastro was Convicted of Raping Passenger on charges of rape by use of drugs, rape, sexual battery and false imprisonment. His sentence is scheduled for October 1 in a California… Read More

Porto’s Bakery faces pregnancy discrimination lawsuit

August 3, 2021

A former employee of Porto’s Bakery Inc. has sued the popular chain, alleging wrongful termination and pregnancy discrimination. Kimberly Flores has alleged that she was fired from the Bakery’s Glendale location in 2020 after she got pregnant and had medical issues. In spite of having an excellent work record that earned her appreciation from coworkers… Read More

87-year-old killed in a hit and run accident in Fresno County

August 2, 2021

An 87-year-old woman crossing central Fresno Street using a walker died in a hit and run accident on Thursday night. The victim has been identified by the Fresno County Coroner as Margarita Linares. The police were called at around 8.42 p.m. at the scene of the accident at Olive Avenue just west of Fresno Street.… Read More