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Observed at Santa Monica, Santa Monica Municipal Airport · October 5, 2026
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Extreme Heat Warning
Extreme Heat Warning issued October 5 at 2:47PM PDT until October 8 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Los Angeles weather through the next several days
This Afternoon
99°FSunny
Sunny, with a high near 99. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
73°FMostly Clear
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
97°FSunny
Sunny, with a high near 97. West wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
71°FMostly Clear
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
91°FSunny
Sunny, with a high near 91. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
69°FMostly Clear
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Thursday
90°FSunny
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night
69°FMostly Clear
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
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Long Duration Heatwave
Extreme Heat Warnings in effect through Thursday for the coast and valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, as well as the Santa Barbara County South Coast and mountains. Heat Advisories are in effect through Thursday for the rest of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, except for the Central Coast Heat Advisories which go into effect Wednesday morning through Thursday. Moderate to Extreme Heat Risk can be expected.
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Latest California federal releases
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Former San Jose Police Department Employee Sentenced To 60 Months For Possession Of Child Pornography
SAN JOSE – Denis Shevchenko was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of child pornography
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 112 Border-Related Cases This Week
SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 112 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It…
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Guatemalan National Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for Leading Massive Human Smuggling Ring, Holding Migrants Hostage
An illegal alien from Guatemala was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison for leading one of the nation’s largest human smuggling organizations, a ring that smuggled approximately 20,000 illegal immigrants from Guatemala to the United States over a five-year span, held some of them hostage, and was responsible for a car accident that killed seven migrants, two of them young children.
National DOJ release
Kailua Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Vaughn Ludwig, 50, of Kailua, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by United States Chief District Judge Derrick K. Watson to 70 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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New Orleans Man Sentenced to 137 Months For Possession of Drugs and Gun
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ROMALIS WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”), age 33, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced on October 1, 2026 by United States District Judge Brandon S. Long after being found guilty by a jury of possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) and being a felon in possession of firearms, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), announced U.S. Attorney David I.…
National DOJ release
Maui Man Admits to Selling Methamphetamine and Cocaine
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Douglas Taylor, a/k/a “Dougiie 2 Fresh,” 37, of Maui, pled guilty on October 2, 2026 to two counts of distributing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine.
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Libya native convicted by a federal jury of threatening two WDNY judges
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal jury has convicted Akram Marseet, 42, a native of Libya living in Golden, Colorodo, with threatening to murder two Rochester Federal judges while they were engaged in the performance of their official duties. The conviction carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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Houma Man Indicted for Receipt of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSHUA PAUL FALGOUT (“FALGOUT”),age 32, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged on September 25, 2026 in a recently unsealed indictment with Receipt of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252 (a)(2), and (b)(1), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
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Chautauqua County man going to prison for possession of child pornography
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jose Perez, 42, of Celoron, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison and 30 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
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Depew man going to prison for 30 years for production and possession of child pornography
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Dustin Coffelt, 37, of Depew, NY, who was convicted of production and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
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