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Otterbox releases epic phone cases adorned with maps of popular cities

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.The OtterBox Lumen Series Passport collection boasts the coolest phone cases everMobile phones are packed with incredible technology that helps us with everyday tasks, such as contacting friends and family, adding items to your shopping cart and listening to music on wireless earbuds. But all that technology is only possible through intricate wires, circuit boards and electrical connections. If something goes wrong, you can quickly find that your phone isn’t working as well as it should. One of the best ways to prevent that from happening is by popping a protective case on your device. Otterbox has some of the most durable cases for Android and iOS phones, but its latest line of cases has a special feature.The 50 best Christmas gift ideas of 2023An Otterbox for every cityOtterbox has a huge variety of phone cases with varying degrees of protection and designs. But it...

2 storms headed for Southern California: 2nd could bring heavy rain

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Back-to-back storms are headed for Southern California next week and are expected to bring some rain with them. How much rain remains to be seen - however, meteorologists say the second will be stronger than the first.A low-pressure system currently off the San Francisco coast will move toward the Southland over the weekend, eventually bringing rain to the region early next week.There is still uncertainty regarding timing but this first storm is expected to drop most of its rain in the northern part of the region beginning Monday afternoon. California Weather Home - Interactive Coverage “It’s not blanket rain … but we get these little bits and pieces,” said KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo.The National Weather Service tweeted a forecast showing less than a tenth of an inch for most Southern California locations with this first storm. Oxnard and Ojai could see about a quarter of an inch.Forecast models suggest the second storm, which arrives Tuesday night and continues through Thu...

Van Nuys singer, influencer caught with 200 pounds of cocaine to plead guilty to federal charges: Report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A singer from Van Nuys and her fitness influencer friend could be sentenced to up to life in federal prison as they are reportedly going to plead guilty to charges that they trafficked more than 200 pounds of cocaine through Alabama.Racquelle Dolores Anteola, 34, of Van Nuys and Melissa Dufour, 36, of Miramar, Florida, were arrested in June while driving on Interstate 10 in Mobile County, Alabama, according to local newspaper Lagniappe. Anteola, who uses the stage name Rahky, and Dufour, founder of a clothing brand called Sexy Sweats, were driving a Ford Expedition with Texas dealer plates from Houston to Atlanta when they were pulled over by the Mobile County Sheriff's Office. "The SUV they were traveling in had a back seat and was modified with a steel aftermarket compartment," Lagniappe reports. "The SUV’s floor had also been lowered and welded back together to provide more storage room. The second compartment was located in the back of the SUV, where the side panels were hollowe...

Parolee suspected of arson in series of West Hollywood mailroom thefts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Authorities asked the public for help Friday in their search for a parolee suspected of arson and three mailroom thefts in West Hollywood. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Christian Wood, committed the burglaries between September 2023 and November 2023, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He also committed arson during one of the burglaries, the Sheriff's Department stated. Wood has an outstanding warrant for violating parole and is considered a "parolee at large."He has numerous prior arrests including burglary, mail theft, identity theft, robbery and other theft-related violations, according to the Sheriff's Department.Anyone with information about Wood's whereabouts was asked to call the Sheriff's Department at 310-855-8850. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact "Crime Stoppers" at 800-222-8477.

From Cannons to Beaches — the New LA Weekly Playlist is Live

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

From Cannons to Beaches: The 187th LA Weekly playlist, reviewing the musicians that we’ve been writing about all week, is live now. There’s electronic music from Joeski, hyperpop from Sophie Shredz and Sophie Powers, punk from the Offspring and Agent Orange, hip-hop from NLE Choppa, alt-rock from Garbage and Portugal. The Man, and so much more.Find us on Spotify here,or on Soundcloud here.Don’t forget to “Like” the playlists and “Follow” the profiles.Sophie Shredz (Kara Nikal)From Cannons to BeachesAlso this week:In our hyperpop cover feature, Sophie Shredz said that, “It’s crazy because I feel like when I tell people that mygenre is hyperpop, they are like, ‘What does that mean?’ My initial question is always, ‘Do youknow 100 gecs?’ Because that’s the main one that everybody knows. The way I describe it is,it’s just like really heavy bass and the vocals sound like you’re Alvin & the Chipmunks. They’relike, ‘What are you talking about?’ But the first band I always intr...

San Jose office building lands fast-expanding fintech as first tenant

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

SAN JOSE — A new San Jose office building next to Santana Row has landed its first tenant, a deal that offers a bright counterpoint to the gloom that has darkened the Bay Area’s struggling office market.Acrisure, a fast-expanding financial technology and insurance company, has leased 29,000 square feet in One Santana West, a new office building in the Santana Row mixed-use neighborhood.One Santana West office building, located at 3155 Olsen Drive in San Jose next to Santana Row. (Federal Realty Investment Trust)“We’re excited about the new offices,” said Jennifer Anderson, managing partner with Michigan-based Acrisure, which is leasing part of the second floor in the One Santana West building across the street from Santana Row. “The walkability to Santana Row and the amenities are huge.”Federal Realty Investment Trust is the principal developer and owner of One Santana West as well as adjacent Santana Row, a mixed-use neighborhood of re...

Q&A with Sonoma home cocktail gurus Carey Jones and John McCarthy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Sonoma-based couple Carey Jones and John McCarthy are no newbies to crafting cocktails. The Food & Wine columnists behind “Liquor Cabinet Roulette” and authors of “Be Your Own Bartender” have returned with a second book, “Every Cocktail Has a Twist” (Countryman Press, $25). Their book dissects 25 classic cocktails — from the Aperol Spritz to the Whiskey Sour — and offers a range of variations on each of them, yielding more than 200 recipes in all, plus tips on how to mix and match some twists of your own.We recently chatted with them about favorite cocktails, upping your home bartending skills and why fresh-squeezed citrus is a must.Q: What’s your backstory?Jones: I’m a food and beverage writer by profession, and John’s a mixologist. He’s run lots of bar programs, primarily in New York, where we met, and in San Francisco. We started collaborating about 10 years ago, with John being the behind-the-bar recipe chops and me being the writer and the ever...

Sonoma authors’ new cocktail book gives three classics a holiday twist

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Carey Jones and John McCarthy are the Sonoma County-based writers and cocktail mavens behind Food & Wine magazine’s “Liquor Cabinet Roulette” column and authors of “Be Your Own Bartender.” Now they’ve returned with a new book, “Every Cocktail Has a Twist” (Countryman Press, $25), that dissects 25 classic cocktails — from the Aperol Spritz to the Whiskey Sour — and offers a range of variations on each, yielding more than 200 cocktail recipes, plus tips on how to mix and match your own innovative cocktail twist.Here are three of their signature recipes featuring wintry flavors, perfect for getting cozy this holiday season. The Jack Rose Toddy, for example, combines the classic Jack Rose cocktail with a hot toddy to make a hearty, warming drink featuring applejack, pomegranate juice and maple syrup. Lo-​Fi Gentian Amaro brings an inviting warmth to the cozy Winter’s Nap cocktail, which includes rye whiskey and Amaro ...

Can frog transplants bring an endangered species back from the brink in California?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Frogs leaped into the air and swam for cover as Paul Johnson strolled toward a stream crossing, a Jeep crawling slowly behind him. As the SUV climbed into the Griswold Hills from the San Joaquin desert, it crossed the creek another five times. Each time, Johnson, a wildlife biologist with the National Park Service, got out and shooed away dozens of frogs before the vehicle splashed through.Clear Creek, about 100 miles southeast of San Jose, is one of the few remaining strongholds of the Central Coast population of the foothill yellow-legged frog. Once found in streams from the Bay Area to Fresno County, the species was placed on the federal endangered species list in late August — which explains Johnson’s extreme caution.Paul Johnson, Wildlife Biologist at Pinnacles National Park, cautiously pushes away any yellow-legged frogs resting in the water before ecologist Michael Westphal, Wildlife Biology program lead for the Central Coast field office, continues driving over the trail in ...

Driver arrested for firearm violations in Hercules

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was arrested for firearm violations on Dec. 11, the Hercules Police Department announced Wednesday. While conducting a traffic stop on a black Chevrolet Malibu on Willow Avenue at Hawthorne Drive, a Hercules PD officer said they observed the barrel of a silver and black firearm protruding from underneath a jacket on the front passenger seat.(Photos: Hercules Police Department)The driver was then detained and a search of the vehicle was conducted.According to police, the search revealed a loaded Springfield XD-M 40 pistol. According to the police investigation, the firearm was unregistered. The driver was arrested for firearm violations and booked in jail.