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Vitality shortages led to California Impartial System Operator (CAISO) issuing a Stage 3 emergency for the primary time in 20 years on Friday and Saturday. Heavy pressure on the facility grid meant that clients had been requested to preserve as a lot vitality as potential and a few had been subjected to rotating energy outages.

“These blackouts, which occurred with out warning or sufficient time for preparation, are unacceptable and unbefitting of the nation’s largest and most progressive state,” Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote in a letter to CAISO, the California Public Utilities Fee and the California Vitality Fee.

Newsom mentioned he discovered in regards to the blackouts simply “moments” earlier than they began. Operators {of electrical} grids had been “caught flat footed, unable to avert disruptive blackouts and to adequately warn the general public.”

“Collectively, vitality regulators didn’t anticipate this occasion and to take essential actions to make sure dependable energy to Californians,” Newsom wrote. “This can’t stand.”

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When CAISO issued Saturday’s Stage three emergency, it cited the loss of a 470 megawatt energy plant and a lack of almost 1,000 megawatts from wind energy.
California and different states had been beneath an extreme heat warning over the weekend, and Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency, citing “widespread temperatures properly in extra of 100 levels all through the state.” The warmth is forecast to continue for days.

The emergency measure frees up vitality by permitting utilities to make use of backup vitality sources to alleviate stress on the facility grid.

Dozens of heat records set to be broken this week as Western heat wave continues

Newsom requested the three organizations to supply up to date forecasts for vitality demand for the approaching days and for any projected gaps between provide and demand.

Cooling facilities can be found in communities all through the state, however capability is restricted attributable to social distancing protocols. Those that have examined optimistic for coronavirus or are exhibiting signs should not allowed.

CAISO is a non-profit company that manages the move of electrical energy generated and transmitted by its member utilities throughout {the electrical} grid that serves 80% of California and a small a part of Nevada.

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CAISO urged Californians to decrease vitality use throughout peak hours, between three and 10 p.m. The corporate urged methods to avoid wasting vitality like turning off pointless lights, closing your drapes, utilizing followers, and in case your well being permits setting the thermostat to 78 levels.

CNN has reached out to CAISO, the state’s Public Utilities Fee, the California Vitality Fee, and different utilities for remark.

CNN’s Theresa Waldrop contributed to this report.

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Rajveer Mahey Receives Life Imprisonment For Stabbing Wife 29 Times To Death

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Rajveer Mahey Receives Life Imprisonment For Stabbing Wife 29 Times To Death

Rajveer Mahey, 50, is the man who has invaded the news headlines for murdering his 45-year-old wife. Currently, he has been jailed.

Rajveer Mahey attacked his wife and left her with 28 knife wounds. The duo were living in Park Meadow Avenue, Bilston, reported BBC.

As per the Wolverhampton Crown Court hearings, Rajveer Mahey dragged his 45-year-old wife, Kamaljeet, to the garage of their home.

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This incident occurred on December 15, in the early hours. Then the man stabbed and slashed her. 

Rajveer Mahey was sentenced to life imprisonment for a “minimum term of 16 years and eight months.”

According to Judge Michael Chambers KC, Mahey made his spouse undergo a horrific and brutal attack. 

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Thus, at a previous hearing, the husband accepted his guilt. According to Metro, the 50-year-old also told the court that he was convinced that Kamaljeet Mahey was having an affair. 

What Happened To Rajveer Mahey?

On December 15, CCTV footage obtained from a neighbor featured the duo walking to the garage. It was 04:35 GMT. Then for ten seconds, screams were heard. Then silence prevailed. 

When this incident occurred, their children were sleeping upstairs. After nearly two hours, Mahey called his relatives and told them that he wanted to kill himself. 

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At first, Mahey said that when the 45-year-old was preparing food, she raised a knife at him first. When Mahey fought back, she got fatal wounds accidentally. 

However, the evidence by the forensic department showed that “she suffered injuries to her hands trying to fend him off.”

Their 19-year-old son said that his mother was the world to him. He added that Kamaljeet would wake up early in the morning at 04:15 to make food for Rajveer Mahey to take to work. 

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The 19-year-old said, “She made our home and that man has destroyed my and my sister’s home.”

The judge sentenced him to life imprisonment and told him that he “carried out an unnecessary and brutal killing, depriving your children of a mother”.

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William Wiley Elementary School Shooting Update: Suspect Left The Scene, Lockdown Imposed 

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William Wiley Elementary School Shooting Update: Suspect Left The Scene, Lockdown Imposed 

Several schools in West Richland were put under lockdown due to a shooting incident that took place near William Wiley Elementary School, reported NBC.

A message was sent to parents by the Richland Schools mentioning the shooting incident at Wiley Elementary.

The brief statement issued by the Richard Schools to parents read, “During dismissal today there was a shooting at William Wiley Elementary School in West Richland. The perpetrator is still at large.”

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The statement added that in the wake of this serious incident, a lockdown was imposed on Sunday afternoon at the school. 

The shooting took place on April 22, Monday after 3 pm, per local time. 

Casualties Reported and Preventions Taken At William Wiley Elementary School

As per KEPR, in the West Richland incident, one woman was shot who was in critical condition. 

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Meanwhile, police along with other security agencies responded to the reports of a shooting incident that took place near William R. Wiley Elementary School.

West Richland Police Department announced that at the Wiley Elementary school, an ‘active incident’ is present.

The Richard Police Department in a statement stated that the efforts for reunification were in progress. 

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The department added, “West Richland Police Department believe they know who the perpetrator and have their house locked- down. The perpetrator is still at large.”

Reportedly, the eyewitnesses of the incident told the local media that earlier on Monday, they heard four to five gunshots. 

Parents were sent a message that read,

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“Students and staff at our schools have been moved inside the buildings and placed into a critical lockdown. If students were loaded on buses but still at the school, they were moved into the school building.”

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La Cañada High School Shooting Update: Lockdown Imposed Amid Active Shooter Situation

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La Cañada High School Shooting Update: Lockdown Imposed Amid Active Shooter Situation

Reports about an active shooter situation in Flintridge have prompted a lockdown at La Cañada High School. On Monday afternoon, a huge police presence could be seen outside the school.

When the police received information about the incident and a suspect on the campus with a firearm, an investigation was launched.

In the wake of this alleged shooting incident, other schools near La Cañada High School were also placed on lockdown, reported TimesNow.

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According to allegations received by the police, an armed person sneaked onto the school campus, fooling the guards. However, the initial investigation claimed that no casualties had been reported in the incident.

Deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at the scene inspected the entire area.

La Cañada High School Shooting Lockdown Orders Issued 

As the seriousness and risk involved in the alleged incident could not be determined, staff members of St. Francis High School and nearby residents were placed on lockdown.

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The Sheriff’s Department issued the orders regarding the lockdown directly around 1:40 pm.

The lockdown orders were issued due to the doubtful presence of an “unsubstantiated threat to La Cañada High School.”

As the alleged incident made headlines in local media, the La Cañada Unified School District sent a message to parents regarding the incident.

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The Superintendent of the La Cañada Unified School District, Wendy Sinnette, stated the following.

“We received a notification from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department indicating that they had a report of someone coming to the La Cañada High School campus with a weapon. The Sheriff’s deputies immediately responded and are currently on campus. As a precaution, the LCHS administration placed the school on lockdown as soon as the report was received. All students and staff are safe. At this time there is no imminent threat.”

A report released by ABC7 claimed that the police were investigating the entire place and searching for a male suspect.

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