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Katie Jerkovich

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
173
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Katie Jerkovich

    McDonald’s sinister pricing scheme is sizing up your wallet – with California customers forking over a premium (opens the original)

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    Think that Big Mac is the same price at every McDonald’s? Think again. California customers are discovering that the price of their favorite fast-food fix can change from one location to the next — sometimes by a buck or more — as McDonald’s increasingly turns to AI to help franchisees decide what customers may be willing to pay. The world’s largest fast-food chain has been pushing franchisees to use an AI-powered algorithm that analyzes data from McDonald’s roughly 14,000 restaurant

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Katie Jerkovich

    Frantic grave-digging effort in California desert uncovers human remains sparking murder investigation two weeks after man goes missing (opens the original)

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    A gruesome discovery in Southern California has sparked a homicide investigation — just blocks from where a man vanished two weeks ago. But authorities have not said the cases are connected. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Tuesday that investigators are probing the deaths of two people after human remains were discovered in Lancaster, a remote Mojave Desert city. The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. The remains were found near 50th Street East

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Katie Jerkovich

    Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California (opens the original)

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    Hurricane Polo is barreling toward the US after slamming the Pacific coast of Mexico with powerful winds, torrential rain and pounding surf — with officials warning about possible life-threatening flash flooding. Polo made landfall Monday night along the west coast of Baja California Sur, just south of the small town of Las Barrancas, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was likely a Category 2 hurricane when it came ashore, packing maximum sustained winds of roughly 105 to 110

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Katie Jerkovich

    ‘Racist Karen’ makes deranged court appearance after sick video of her abusing father and daughter (opens the original)

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    Northern California’s ‘racist Karen‘ made a bizarre appearance Tuesday — flashing a huge grin for cameras after allegedly hounding a father and daughter in a viral confrontation. Lindsay Hansen, 47, of San Jose, smiled broadly as she arrived in court, where reporters were waiting to cover the case, NBC Bay Area reported. The mother became the center of attention after video surfaced showing her allegedly accusing a father of sex trafficking his own daughter because their skin colors did not matc

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Katie Jerkovich

    Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently shuts down X2 after series of catastrophic brain injuries (opens the original)

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    A massive roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain has closed permanently after passengers allegedly suffered a series of catastrophic brain injuries. The Valencia theme park’s president Brian Oerding announced on Tuesday that after almost 20 years of the X2 in operation, the park made the decision to permanently retire the roller coaster. “While X2 consistently passed a multitude of safety tests, we have decided to close the ride because we believe it’s the right thing to do,” Oerding wrote i

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