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Toronto Sun
17-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Police and firefighters respond to an explosion rocking Palm Springs
Published May 17, 2025 • 2 minute read Debris covers the ground after an explosion on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Palm Springs, Calif. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP) AP Police and firefighters responded to an explosion Saturday that rocked a neighborhood and damaged a fertility clinic in the tony California city of Palm Springs. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The act was being investigated as a possible car explosion, said two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss preliminary information from an ongoing investigation. At least one person was believed dead, said one of the officials. Authorities have not disclosed a motive. The city of Palm Springs said Saturday in a social medial post that the explosion happened at 11 a.m. local time and that residents were being asked to avoid the area around North Indian Canyon Drive near East Tachevah Drive. Investigators from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on their way to the scene to help assess what happened. Dr. Maher Abdallah, who runs the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic, confirmed that his clinic was damaged. He told The Associated Press in a phone interview that all of his staff were safe and accounted for. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The explosion damaged the practice's office space, where it conducts consultations with patients, but left the IVF lab and all of the stored embryos there unharmed. 'I really have no clue what happened,' Abdallah said. 'Thank God today happened to be a day that we have no patients.' Aerial footage showed a burned-out car in a parking lot behind the building that housed the fertility clinic's office space. The blast caved in the building's roof and blew a wide debris field across a sidewalk and four lanes of the street on the other side of the structure. Rhino Williams, 47, was chatting with customers at a restaurant he helps manage inside the Skylark Hotel just over a block away from the scene when he heard a huge boom. Everything rattled, he said, and Williams — who has a background in aviation _ immediately sprinted to the scene to see if anyone was in need of help, thinking a helicopter might have crashed. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Williams saw a large dark gray plume of smoke and covered his nose with his shirt as he smelled burning plastic and rubber. He said he saw a building had 'blown out' into the street, with bricks scattered everywhere, and spotted a car's axle on fire in the building's parking lot. He said it was the only car in the lot that he saw. He ran into the building, calling out and peering behind the counter to see if anyone was inside. He did not hear a response and did not see anyone behind the counter. Williams said he ran around to check on other nearby buildings. Multiple windows of the neighboring liquor store were also blown out, he said. Once he saw authorities arrive, he headed back to the hotel. Nima Tabrizi, 37, of Santa Monica, said he was inside a cannabis dispensary nearby when he felt a massive explosion. 'The building just shook, and we go outside and there's massive cloud smoke,' Tabrizi said. 'Crazy explosion. It felt like a bomb went off. … We went up to the scene, and we saw human remains.' Palm Springs is a tony community in the desert about a two-hour drive east of Los Angeles. Its known for upscale resorts and a history of celebrity residents. Columnists Toronto Maple Leafs Golf Toronto Maple Leafs Columnists
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Who Is Valeria Marquez, the Mexican Beauty Influencer Reportedly Murdered During Livestream?
Influencer Valeria Marquez was reportedly shot and killed inside a Mexico salon during a livestream. Authorities in Jalisco, Mexico, said in a statement on Tuesday, May 13, that a 23-year-old woman with an "active presence and influence on social media" was inside a beauty salon in Jalisco, Mexico, when a man entered the establishment and shot her, per NBC Los Angeles. The state prosecutor's office, who confirmed the incident, noted that Municipal Police officers responded after receiving a call through the emergency services. Authorities have yet to reveal who the influencer was, but several outlets have reported the victim to be Marquez — who was allegedly on a livestream during the time of the incident, where she was seen collapsing on camera. ABC7 Los Angeles reported that Marquez was pronounced dead at the scene, with authorities claiming that the suspect fled and remains at large. The outlet noted that the Attorney General's Office is investigating the case under the femicide protocol, meaning when a woman is presumed to be killed as a gender related murder. The investigation is ongoing. NBC Los Angeles reported that Forensic Medical Services will transfer the victim's body to their facilities. An autopsy will be performed and official identification by family members is pending. Scroll down to learn more about Marquez: ABC7 Los Angeles reported that Marquez was shot and killed while live streaming inside her salon, Blossom The Beauty Lounge. Translated to English, the salon's Instagram bio reads, 'There is no better treatment than the time you dedicate to yourself.' One day before news broke of her alleged death, Marquez posted a mirror selfie from inside a salon. Marquez's Instagram bio, translated to english, reads, 'Model.' Marquez's social media also indicated that she won a beauty pageant years ago, with her bio reading, 'Miss Rosto 2021.' In one Instagram photo, Marquez looked away from the camera as she walked in a two-piece outfit while in full glam. 'Everything happens, everything teaches, everything heals,' her caption read, translated to English. Marquez amassed over 140,000 followers on Instagram. After news broke of her alleged death, several users took to Instagram to share their condolences. 'I had the opportunity to meet her in person, a person with a very beautiful energy,' one user wrote, translated to English. '[I] am still in shock, [I] can't believe I will never see her [livestream] again.'
Time Out
14-05-2025
- Business
- Time Out
You'll soon be able to stroll 3rd Street Promenade this summer with a cocktail in your hand
If you haven't been to the Third Street Promenade lately, we don't blame you. Santa Monica's outdoor shopping district has struggled in recent years to attract locals amid empty storefronts and increased public safety concerns due to the sizable increase in the area's homeless population. While the area still sees heavy tourist traffic in the summer and on the weekends, even newer restaurant openings like an oceanfront Din Tai Fung have largely failed to lure back the Promenade's pre-pandemic crowds. Now, Santa Monica will be turning the entire three-block area into an open container zone sometime in June—which means you'll be able to walk and drink freely along the Promenade from approved to-go containers between 8am and 2am. ABC 7 Los Angeles reports that the zone's borders will be between Wilshire Boulevard and Broadway. Last night, the city council voted unanimously to approve the ordinance in a likely bid to change the fate of the struggling commercial district. The move seems to dovetails perfectly with the newest occupants of the Promenade, which has seen the departure of major retailers. These days, area landlords are experimenting with ' experiential retail,' according to the Los Angeles Times, which includes pickleball and boozy art classes. Last fall, the area saw the opening of Holey Moley, a mini golf club that sells booze and offers Instagrammable courses. Apparently, per the Times, people are also live-selling on TikTok on the Promenade. The new 'Outdoor Entertainment Zone' wasn't created without guard rails, however. Businesses offering to-go alcoholic drinks must check IDs and provide customers with official wristbands, which they need to wear while they drink and walk around outdoors. The city of Santa Monica plans to monitor the program and will conduct a review after six months, with results available to the public.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Oahu road rage suspect on parole for similar Los Angeles attacks
A 38-year-old man sentenced to five years in prison in 2023 for a series of road rage assaults in Southern California was arrested Thursday in Waikiki on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and breaking into a car after he allegedly attacked a woman and her mom in another road rage incident. Honolulu police arrested Nathaniel Walters Radimak at 4 :40 p.m. at 2121 Ala Wai Boulevard on suspicion of third-degree assault, unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, and contempt of court. Radimak was sentenced in September 2023 and paroled in Los Angeles County on Aug. 28. He had an outstanding traffic warrant in Hawaii after he was cited Jan. 18, 2023, for driving without a valid drivers license and speeding more than 30 miles over the posted limit. According to the Honolulu Police Department, just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, an 18-year-old woman was parking her car on Halekauwila Street in Kakaako with her 35-year-old mother. She saw a gray Tesla speeding past and exchanged words with the man driving it. Police said the man stopped, got out of the Tesla and allegedly assaulted both the young woman and her mother, then fled. Radimak was released from prison in August after serving less than a year of his sentence for a series of road-rage attacks in Southern California that 'traumatized his victims, ' according to ABC7 Los Angeles. He was known for 'driving a Tesla and using a metal pipe to bash his victims' cars ' and several of the attacks were captured on video, the station reported. Radimak allegedly attacked about a dozen drivers, mostly women, throughout Los Angeles County between 2022 and 2023. In September 2023, he was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to assault, vandalism, elder abuse, and criminal threats. 48 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
Winnipeg Free Press
07-05-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Former security guard charged with murder of technical college dean near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former security guard was charged Tuesday with murdering the dean of a small technical college in Los Angeles last week, officials said. The dean of student affairs, Cameisha Denise Clark, died at the hospital Monday afternoon after being shot Friday afternoon at the Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology campus in Inglewood, according to family. Another female employee was also injured. Jesse Figueroa, 40, was charged with murder, attempted murder, and several counts for possessing a firearm as a felon. He also faces gun sentencing enhancements, which add additional penalties when a gun is used during a crime. He was previously convicted of robbery and making criminal threats, according to the district attorney's office. In this screengrab made from video provided by ABC7 Los Angeles, law enforcement gathers outside Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Inglewood, Calif., Friday, May 2, 2025, after two women were shot on the campus. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP) Chris Becker, campus president, said Figueroa worked for a security firm. Figueroa will appear in court May 29 and faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison if convicted as charged. Winnipeg Free Press | Newsletter Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Sign up for The Warm-Up Clark's family said she had been recently promoted to dean at the school. 'Cameisha uplifted everyone fortunate enough to cross her path,' her family said in a statement to KNBC. 'Her leadership, integrity, and deep sense of purpose helped shape futures of countless students from the campus of Clark Atlanta University to Spartan College. She believed in the potential of others even when they could not yet see it in themselves.'
