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Woman hits park ranger with car at Creve Coeur Lake Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

OVERLAND, Mo – Colleen Bzdyl, 45, from St. Louis County, is facing charges of attempted assault after hitting a park ranger with her car. Bzdyl insisted that the park ranger had no authority to pull her over, and when she attempted to drive away, she hit the ranger with her car. A cash bond of $75,000 has been set. On November 7, Bzdyl confronted a St. Louis County Park ranger who had pulled her over for traffic violations at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.  She ignored the officer's request to stay in her car. City sells stolen car in error; won’t share profits with victim Bzdyl confronted the ranger before eventually getting back into her car as directed. While the ranger spoke to her at her window, Bzdyl insisted that the ranger had no right to pull her over. She abruptly turned her car around, striking the ranger and nearly knocking him to the ground. The police traced the vehicle to a nearby apartment, where Bzdyl was found. She claimed feeling threatened based on the ranger...

Wind-driven brush fire prompts closure of 15 Freeway through Jurupa Valley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

A wind-driven brush fire erupted near the 15 Freeway in Jurupa Valley, prompting officials to close the northbound and southbound lanes Thursday morning.The blaze, dubbed the Landon Fire, was first reported at 5:30 a.m. in the 11000 block of Landon Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Firefighters were at the scene of the 7-acre blaze, which prompted the freeway to be closed between Limonite Avenue and Cantu-Galleano Ranch road, the fire department tweeted just after 6:30 a.m.Sky 5 was over the scene before the full closure, where smoke could be seen blowing into the cars as they were still traveling on the freeway. The fire eventually started burning under the freeway, where flames were coming through some type of ventilation or drainage hole that was opened up near the center divider on the southbound side.Fire vehicles and cones were placed around the hole as flames burned in the open grass field underneath.It was unclear when the freeway lanes would reopen.

Woman faces hate crime charge for ramming synagogue gate with car, LAPD says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

A woman faces a hate crime charge after she allegedly crashed her car through the gate of a Tarzana synagogue.Tikvah Mottahdeh, 54, rammed her vehicle into the gates of ERETZ Synagogue & Cultural Center, located in the 6100 block of Wilbur Avenue, early Thursday morning, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Officer Moran.Mottahdeh was arrested at around 2:10 a.m. and faces a charge of hate crime vandalism at a house of worship, Moran said.Footage from the scene showed the broken gate lying in the synagogue's driveway.It is unknown if the synagogue structure sustained any damage.

LASD, county to pay wrongfully arrested LAist reporter $700K

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

Three years ago, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies forcefully arrested LAist reporter Josie Huang while she was covering a protest.The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to charge Huang, noting that the reporter for LAist — an NPR affiliate then known as KPCC — was "in a public area filming a protest.""When asked to back up, she is almost immediately grabbed by deputies and taken to the ground, giving her little if any time to comply,” prosecutors wrote at the time.While then-Sheriff Alex Villanueva defended the arrest, there's a new sheriff in town, as Villanueva lost his reelection bid to Sheriff Robert Luna.The county and LASD have reached a $700,000 settlement with Huang, according to a Monday statement from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.The RCFP said to their knowledge, the payout is "the largest award to an individual journalist whose rights were violated in connection with protest coverage in 2020.""The settlement ... sets a new...

Police: Man riding stolen motorcycle dies in fiery Oakland crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

OAKLAND — A 31-year-old man died Wednesday after he was engulfed in flames when the stolen motorcycle he was riding caught fire after a collision with an SUV in the Fruitvale district, police said.The man’s name has not yet been released pending notification of his family.  Authorities said he was an Oakland resident.The fiery collision happened about 3:13 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 39th Avenue and International Boulevard.Police said the man was riding a stolen motorcycle eastbound on International at high speed when he failed to stop for a red light at 39th Avenue and collided with an SUV  making a southbound turn onto 39th Avenue from International.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Fremont man arrested in connection with October homicide Crime and Public Safety | Another Bay Area child dead from fentanyl, another parent behind bars. ‘They don’t mean for their kid to die.’ Crime and Public Safety | ...

Silicon Valley office hub faces real estate default, loan foreclosure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

SUNNYVALE — A big office complex in Sunnyvale has staggered into a default on its loan, a financial setback that suggests post-coronavirus maladies still afflict the commercial real estate market in the Bay Area.Horizon Sunnyvale, a revamped office center on Oakmead Parkway, is in default on its real estate mortgage and could face a loan foreclosure, documents on file with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show.The office complex consists of four interconnected buildings and totals 181,200 square feet, according to a marketing flyer distributed by property owner Embardero Capital Partners and commercial real estate brokerage Newmark.The financing that has become delinquent totals $63.5 million and was provided by lender LoanCore Capital REIT in 2019, according to the county’s real estate records.Horizon office complex on Oakmead Parkway in Sunnyvale. (Newmark)The financial difficulties that face the building serve as a fresh example of the unforeseen an...

Seven in 10 Californians say kids growing up there will be worse off

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

By Laura Curtis | BloombergSeven out of 10 Californians think kids growing up in the Golden State will be financially worse off than their parents, according to a statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California.The 71% of adults who share the grim outlook is a record high for the survey, which is in its 25th year. Just 50% of Californians held the same view five years ago.At the same time, 72% of Californians said they are satisfied with their household’s financial standing and 54% of likely voters said they approved of Governor Gavin Newsom’s handling of jobs and the economy.More than half of adults surveyed think things are generally going in the wrong direction in California, and six in 10 likely voters predict bad economic times in the next 12 months.The sentiment in California mirrors the rest of the nation. Despite strong economic growth and a resilient job market, more middle-class Americans are worried about the state of the economy than a year ago, according t...

Man with ‘lengthy criminal history’ arrested for Fremont homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

(KRON) -- On Oct. 25, a deceased man with a gunshot wound to the chest was discovered by paramedics at the rear of a business on the 3100 block of Walnut Avenue, according to the Fremont Police Department. Two weeks later, on Nov. 8, an arrest was made in connection to the homicide.Investigators said 37-year-old Marquice McClinton, of Fremont, was identified as the primary suspect through community camera networks and additional follow-ups. San Carlos samurai sword beheading trial: Landaeta made murder confession, deputy testifies On Nov. 8, Fremont police responded to a battery in progress and learned that McClinton was a suspect in the battery. When officers attempted to contact McClinton, he fled, according to police. After a pursuit on foot, police arrested him near Blacow Road and Brophy Drive.Fremont PD said McClinton “has a lengthy criminal history including arrests for attempted homicide, violent assaults, firearms possession, and evading.” He was booked into the Santa Rit...

Sports on TV for Friday, November 10

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsFriday, November 10COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)6 p.m.CBSSN — Veterans Classic: Coll. of Charleston vs. Duquesne, Annapolis, Md.6:30 p.m.BTN — Youngstown St. at MichiganFS1 — LeMoyne at VillanovaFS2 — Jacksonville at Xavier7 p.m.ACCN — Hall of Fame Series: Florida vs. Virginia, Charlotte, N.C.ESPN2 — Arizona at DukeESPNU — Asheville Championship: Davidson vs. Maryland, Semifinal, Asheville, N.C.PAC-12N — Troy at Oregon St.PEACOCK — Texas A&M at Ohio St.SECN — Wake Forest at Georgia7:30 p.m.PEACOCK — UTSA at Minnesota8 p.m.PEACOCK — Alabama St. at Iowa8:30 p.m.BTN — Dayton at NorthwesternCBSSN — Veterans Classic: Temple at NavyFS1 — Rider at MarquetteFS2 — SE Missouri at Butler9 p.m.PAC-12N — Montana at OregonPEACOCK — Tennessee at WisconsinSECN — Memphis at Missouri9:30 p.m.ACCN — Hall of Fame Series: Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina, Charlotte, N.C.11 p.m.PAC-12N — Lafayette at UCLACOLLEGE FOOTBALL9 p.m.ESPN2 — North Te...

El CAIR recibió 1.283 denuncias “sin precedentes” de prejuicios islamófobos y antiárabes en el último mes, según nuevos datos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

(CNN) — El Consejo de Relaciones Islámico-Estadounidenses (CAIR, por sus siglas en inglés) documentó un “espantoso” aumento de las denuncias de incidentes de prejuicios antiárabes y antimusulmanes en el mes transcurrido desde la escalada de violencia entre Israel y Hamas, anunció este jueves la organización.El mayor grupo de defensa de los musulmanes del país dijo haber recibido 1.283 peticiones de ayuda y denuncias de prejuicios en el mes transcurrido desde el ataque de Hamas contra Israel del 7 de octubre. La organización dijo que en 2022 recibió un promedio de 406 quejas en un periodo de 29 días.Los nuevos datos, dijo CAIR, reflejan un aumento del 216% en las solicitudes de ayuda y los incidentes de prejuicio denunciados en comparación con el año anterior.Corey Saylor, director de Investigación y Defensa de CAIR, dijo en un comunicado compartido con CNN que los datos representan la mayor ola de prejuicios islamófobos y antiárabes que la organización ha registrad...