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Rideshare driver killed, car stolen in Lynwood: LASD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is looking for two men accused of killing a rideshare driver and taking his vehicle in Lynwood early Friday morning.The driver, a Lynwood resident in his 30s, was shot in the upper torso at around 1:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Imperial Highway, the LASD said in a news release. Investigators learned the man, who was pronounced dead in the parking lot of what footage at the scene shows to be a 7-Eleven, had been working as a rideshare driver and had stopped in a parking lot, where he and his two passengers became "involved in a physical altercation," authorities said. One passenger then allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the driver before the two passengers fled in the rideshare vehicle, which was found abandoned a short distance away.The two attackers remain at large, and anyone with information is asked to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call Crime Stoppers at 80...

Stevieknocks The Genius Behind The Beats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

Over the past few years, the music industry has experienced huge growth with the rise of several talented musicians. However, one of the most popular names on the list is Stevieknocks. This creative musician has given some of the best music beats in the industry and is now enjoying a huge fanbase in the market.Stevieknocks Has Signed with the number one publishing company in the world. Stevieknocks wanted to take control of his music & royalties around the world & signing with Sony was the best option. Now with a major Sony Publishing powerhouse behind him he feels as if  the sky is the limit. In 2022 The Los Angeles Producer released several big hits on BeatStars giving new artists a chance & the upper hand to already have a hit style beat. Stevieknocks Caught the attention of several Sony A&Rs & Atlantic Record A&Rs with his  style of beats which landed him the deal.Stevieknocks, originally known as Stevie Hammock, is recognized as one of the hottest music ...

Melbourne based actor Kelvin Taylor’s Australian Film debut with Gen-Z

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

New Zealand- American actor and comedian Kelvin Taylor has had quite the eclectic background in entertainment. Being donned as The Fresh Prince of New Zealand by WBA Oceania Heavyweight Champion and Chef Julius Long, Kelvin’s voyage placed him from being a local icon to having a role in an Emmy Nominated production that would solidify a preview of success to come.Kelvin understood the power of branding gaining a following on social media giant MySpace through the breakdance and Street dancing community. After being pictured with Pharrell Williams at a local mall, mid-Atlantic fashion designer Todd Askins recruited Kelvin for runway event for Shmack Clothing. Shmacks joint collaboration with Billionaire Boys solidified the beginning of the urban fashion explosion of the mid-2000’s reflected in HBO’s cult classic How To Make It In America”These sequence of events lead him from chatting to a young Tyler The Creator as Ace The Creator, Tila Tequila and pushing him to build bonds that le...

Job growth slows sharply in Bay Area and California amid tech layoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

San Jose skyline, seen in 2021. (George Avalos/Bay Area News Group)The pace of job growth slowed sharply in the Bay Area and California in February, government officials disclosed Friday in a disquieting report that arrives on the heels of several months of widening tech and biotech layoffs.The Bay Area added 6,500 jobs in February, but those gains represented a drastic slowdown from the increase of 19,000 jobs in January, a report posted on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website shows.California, in a similar pattern, gained 32,300 jobs in February, but that was far fewer than the 67,600 jobs added statewide in January, according to the federal labor agency’s report. All of the numbers statewide and in the Bay Area were adjusted for seasonal volatility.The statewide unemployment rate worsened in February to 4.3%, up from 4.2% in January. The California unemployment rate has now increased for two consecutive months. The state achieved a record-low jobless rate of 3.8...

Meet the titan of beer-brewing broadcasting, coming to you live from a Concord taproom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

Justin Crossley’s rise to beer-media stardom at the Brewing Network began almost two decades ago with a gift from a girlfriend: a homebrewing kit he didn’t know how to use.“Living in the Bay Area, I realized I was surrounded by brewers,” he recalls. “And if I could ask them all my dumb questions and record the answers, I’d be helping homebrewers out.”Having studied broadcasting in college, Crossley set up an online-streaming station in his Pacheco garage. He staffed it with beer-loving buds – a dentist who knew the science of brewing, a funny-sidekick homebrewer, his girlfriend who had the “added advantage of being German” – and started taking calls.“On our first show in June 2005, we had so many listeners tuning in live that we crashed my servers,” he says.Today, the Brewing Network is a titan in the beer-broadcasting world. From its studio inside Concord’s Hop Grenade taproom, the network produces podcasts, live-streaming radio and video content about home ...

Is Mexico safe for U.S. travelers?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

By Nikki Ekstein | BloombergWhen the US Department of State released a spring break travel advisory on March 13 warning travelers to take extra caution when visiting Mexico, the message rippled far, wide and fast. Broadcast news disseminated scary stories of illegal drugs and gang crime as reasons to reconsider vacation plans—most tragically, the early March kidnapping of four American medical tourists in Matamoros, on the Texas border, two of whom were found dead.“It’s like clockwork,” says Zachary Rabinor, the American founder of travel agency Journey Mexico. “Every year preceding spring break we get the same wave of sensationalism. People need eyeballs, and what better way than fearmongering? In some ways it’s the clearest sign yet that we’re done worrying about the pandemic.”In reality, he says, no new travel advisories to Mexico have been issued by the State Department since last October, in which the updates to the existing warning related to additional public-health informati...

'My heart is crushed': JV's wife releases heartbreaking statement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- After a month of searching, the body of beloved WiLD 94.9 morning show host Jeffrey "JV" Vandergrift was found in the water near Pier 39 in San Francisco Wednesday. When the news broke, his radio station remembered JV as a "Bay Area icon," and loyal listeners went into mourning. JV's wife, Natasha Yi, released a statement on social media Friday:"I struggle to write this to you as I can barely breathe or see through the pain and tears. As many of you have already heard, the SFPD found JV."Every moment he was missing was agonizing for me. But the pain I feel now is something I have never felt before. My heart is crushed, and I cannot see myself ever moving forward, ever feeling joy or being at peace."Out of respect for JV and his entire family, I will not share too many details right now."I am devastated that the love of my life is gone. But what I do know is that JV loved his work and he loved connecting with all of you. He loved his family, and I know he love...

Another strong storm likely next week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Confidence was growing Friday in the likelihood of another strong storm arriving in soggy, snow-laden California early next week, forecasters said.The outlook for more winter-like weather increased as the state turned windy and cold, with residual rain and mountain snow showers in the aftermath of the most recent storm. The next one was expected to arrive Monday. Storm destroys Taj Mahal houseboat in Sausalito “All the threats we've been mentioning for the March Storms so far will still be in play next week ... downed trees, power outages, flooding, rises in creeks/streams,” the San Francisco Bay Area weather office wrote.California has been battered by storm after storm since late December.States of emergency have been declared in 43 counties. As of Thursday, more than 700 people were being housed in 16 shelters in eight counties, according to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { posit...

Pliny the Younger 2023 will be released today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Beer fans are already lined up for Pliny the Younger, which will be available on tap and in bottles starting today, Friday March 24, according to the Russian River Brewing Company website. Pliny the Younger will be available at the brewery's Santa Rosa and Windsor pubs from March 24 through April 6, 2023, the brewery said.This will mark the second year in a row the brewery has released the coveted IPA on a spring date. In 2022, Russian River Brewing was forced to postpone the beer's usual February release due to a lack of staffing stemming from COVID. Another storm coming to Bay Area to bring more rain Monday Moving the Pliny the Younger release date back ended up "being a happy accident," according to the brewery. "Not only were we more prepared, but the weather was better and the days longer."The brewery said releasing the beer in March was also helpful for their overall production schedule and many of those polled in an Economic Impact survey preferred the new date.Th...

Oakland man convicted of producing child porn, sex trafficking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:59 GMT

(KRON) -- An Oakland man was convicted Thursday for producing child pornography and sex trafficking a minor, the Northern District of California's Attorney's Office announced.After a week-long jury trial, evidence showed that Kenneth Orlando Sparks, 36, had produced child pornography by recording himself having sex multiple times with a minor, and enticing the minor to engage in sex work on "the Blade," a term used to describe sex work strips in both Oakland and San Francisco, the Attorney's Office said. Officials said text messages showed Sparks provided transportation and housing for the minor, as well as advice while working on "the Blade." Officials also said evidence showed Sparks was aware the victim was a minor and still carried out the crimes regardless. Mother of twin 6-year-olds killed by suspect fleeing police in stolen car The investigation began when the San Francsico Police Department stopped Sparks and the minor for a traffic stop in July 2019. Officers said they fo...