California Briefs
Police are investigating after four people were shot and wounded in San Francisco.
Officer Robert Rueca says gunfire was reported around 11:30 p.m. Saturday at an intersection in the Western Addition neighborhood.
KNTV reports one person’s wounds were life-threatening. Officials say the other three victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Rueca says no suspects are in custody.
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The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dropped 6 cents per gallon (3.8 liters) over the past two weeks to $2.74.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that increased refinery production and lower crude oil costs contributed to the decrease at the pump.
The price is 18 cents lower than what it was a year ago.
The highest average price in the nation gallon in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The lowest average is $2.16 in Baton
The average price of diesel per gallon.
loS AnGeleS is $3.63 Rouge, a Louisiana. is down 2 cents, to $3.03
California authorities have begun searching for multiple suspects in two Beverly Hills robberies.
KABC-TV reported Saturday that the Beverly Hills Police Department is searching for five people suspected of stealing tens of thousands of dollars of merchandise Saturday from two luxury retailers.
Police say one of four people who reportedly stole about $40,000 worth of purses from Saks Fifth Avenue around 2:30 p.m. was arrested.
Authorities say another two people reportedly stole several high-priced purses at the same time from a Neiman Marcus down the street.
Authorities say the two unrelated robberies happened during business hours inside the stores about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Los Angeles.
Police say this is not the first time multiple robberies occurred at the same time, citing a similar incident in 2018.
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A person has been injured in California after a hot air balloon caught on fire and crashed.
The Sacramento Bee reported Saturday that the hot air balloon crashed Saturday at a Galt festival injuring the pilot, who was the only person on board.
Officials say it was the beginning of the annual twoday Hot Air Balloon Festival in Galt, which is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Sacramento.
Authorities say the balloon that was tethered to the floor for people to explore began malfunctioning around 8:40 a.m.
Officials say the balloon caught on fire, became untethered, went up in the sky and crashed down in a nearby field.
Authorities say they started an investigation and it is unclear what caused the fire and malfunction.
—the Associated Press