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

23 state teachers allege discrimination by American Airlines

July 30, 2021

23 State teachers of the Year have submitted a joint statement allege discrimination by American Airlines against their colleague Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, American Somoa’s Teacher of the Year, at the Huntsville International Airport. The incident happened when several Teachers of the Year recipients were departing Alabama following their attendance at Space Camp in Huntsville. According to… Read More

Caretaker charged for Financial Elder Abuse against 7 residents

July 29, 2021

The Attorney General of California Rob Bonta announced that Nema Mohamed has been sentenced for committing financial elder abuse against seven residents of assisted-living facilities in San Diego County. The victims were residing in two separate facilities where Mohamed worked as a caregiver. The San Diego County Superior Court sentenced Mohamed and denied her request… Read More

Four dead in a private luxury jet crash in Truckee

July 28, 2021

Four people, two crew members and two passengers were killed in a small jet plane crash in Truckee, a small town around 100 miles northeast of Sacramento. The Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 was approaching the Truckee-Tahoe Airport about 100 miles northeast of Sacramento when it crashed around 1:15 p.m. into the trees near Reynolds Way.… Read More

California sues Activision Blizzard over sex discrimination claims

July 27, 2021

Activision Blizzard Inc.the video game studio that has produced popular games like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush has been slapped with a civil lawsuit for sex discrimination in the workplace by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Activision Blizzard over a culture of ‘constant sexual harassment The complaint states… Read More

Couple charged for California wildfire sparked during gender reveal party

July 23, 2021

A US couple responsible for hosting a gender reveals party last year has been charged for starting a deadly California wildfires. They have been charged with several offences including involuntary manslaughter and can face up to 20 years in prison. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr and Angela Renee Jimenez had held a gender reveal event in… Read More

Jets assistant coach Knapp seriously injured in bicycle accident

July 22, 2021

On Saturday afternoon, New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp got severely injured in a tragic bicycle accident in California. According to Tani Williams the spokesperson for San Ramon Police Department, Greg Knapp was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a car near the intersection of Dougherty Road and North Monarch Road. Knapp… Read More

Riverside nurse pleads guilty to elder abuse, loses license

July 21, 2021

A Riverside nurse was sentenced to 24 months’ probation and was asked to surrender her nursing license after failing to properly assess and treat a 69-year-old nursing home resident’s bed ulcer that resulted in her death therfore she has been accused for elder abuse. Emily Beth Jones, 40, worked as a nurse at Brookdale Senior… Read More