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St. Louis leaders take action in fight against domestic violence

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Friday’s St. Louis Board of Aldermen meeting began just like it has thousands of times before, but within minutes, the gathering took a decidedly different direction. Advocates against domestic violence gathered at the meeting and listened as Resolution No. 120 was read. Sponsored by 6th Ward Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez, the resolution formally recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month in St. Louis. Velazquez invited Mary Ann Owens, Executive Director of the Women’s Safe House, to address the board.“I want everyone in St. Louis to know there is help for women," said Owens. "So many women do not know where to go or what to do. Spread the word. We’re here to help them with all the services they need.”What followed was an emotional and courageous conversation on domestic abuse involving board members who had experienced it firsthand.“I never told my family. I never told anybody that I was being abused. That was a secret I kept for so long. I want people to understa...

Trapped driver rescued after crashing off bridge in Angeles National Forest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Friday night.The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. along Big Tujunga Road near Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The vehicle landed about 300 feet beneath the bridge and appeared to be wedged between the bridge’s base pillar and a rocky hillside.A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge i...

Family distraught over Hollywood rental home infested with rodents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

A couple says the Hollywood rental property where they live is infested with rodents that are biting their children while their landlord refuses to help.The family said the situation has become so dangerous, that they've been forced to seek help from others as the situation remains unaddressed.The landlord, however, has a different take, claiming the family are delinquent tenants who have refused to pay rent, owing him thousands of dollars.Jessica Spratt first moved into the 1915 craftsman-style home on North Cherokee Avenue with her husband, their three young children and her mother during the pandemic.Little did they know, they said the home was a “hell house” that contained all sorts of major issues including mice, roaches, animal excrement, mold, leaks and more. Stuck living there over the past few years, Spratt said she feels helpless at this point.A family says their historic Hollywood crafstman-style rental home is infested with rodents and in disrepair. (KTLA)A family says t...

2 arrested for robbing woman while she pumped gas in El Monte

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

Two people were arrested on Friday after they were captured on surveillance video robbing a woman while she was pumping gas. On Friday at approximately 8:45 p.m., a victim reported a grand theft incident to the El Monte police that occurred on September 21 at a Route 66 gas station located at 12269 Garvey Ave. Surveillance video from the gas station showed one suspect entering the victim’s car through the passenger side while she was pumping gas, before fleeing the scene with the victim’s property in a getaway car driven by a second suspect. The suspects then transferred $2,300 from the victim’s bank account to their own bank account through the Zelle app.After the video footage was released to social and news media sites, detectives identified the suspects, Gabriel Ramos and Melissa Garavito, and located them in West Covina. Both Ramos and Garavito were arrested for grand theft.As of Thursday, the suspects posted bond and are no longer in custody pending a future court da...

Inland Empire reaches triple-digit fall temperatures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

Just when the temperatures started to cool down, the heat seeped back into Southern California. Residents in the Inland Empire are feeling the heat wave as temperatures in some areas reach triple digits. Many parks were empty as residents and community members remained inside to avoid the heat. Don Ramos, a Rancho Cucamonga resident who walks laps at Hermosa Park with his dog, cut his exercise short, as temperatures climbed to the 90s just before noon. “It’s bearable, but it’s getting a little warm for her so I'm ready to take her home,” he said.Other residents who chose to have a picnic to soak up the sun said they are keeping cool by “wiping ourselves down” and “throwing cold water in our face.” The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for several cities across SoCal, including some in the Inland Empire which could reach triple digits through Saturday. “Highs are generally expected to range 7-15 degrees above normal,” said Elizabeth Adams from the NW...

East Bay pursuit following robbery ends in highway crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

BRENTWOOD — A police pursuit of a man suspected of robbing a cellular store ended with the suspect’s vehicle crashing on a highway Friday morning, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | One dead, one arrested following three-person stabbing in Union City Crime and Public Safety | In Fremont, two carjackings lead to four arrests. All the suspects are juveniles Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man settles pimping case with plea deal, two-year prison term Crime and Public Safety | 2 girls got into a fight at an East Bay high school. Three days later, one of their cousins allegedly shot up the other girl’s home Crime and Public Safety | An Fremont woman suspected her estranged husband of cheating, but then uncovered his alleged sexual abuse of a teen girl An ambulance took the 25-year-old to a hospital with what police called minor injuries. Lt. Walter O’Grodnick in a ...

Police seeking two involved in Thursday Night Football fight at Levi’s Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Police are seeking a man and woman involved in a brawl at Levi’s Stadium during a 49ers game two weeks ago.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | State levies $11,000 fine, suspends license of San Jose residential day care where two toddlers drowned Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police investigating unprovoked stabbing on Penitencia Creek Trail Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police say teacher sexually assaulted minor on a middle school campus Crime and Public Safety | South Bay man charged with murder after allegedly dismembering and burning girlfriend’s body Crime and Public Safety | Will the Gilroy Police Department’s new feedback feature reach the residents who need it? Police already arrested one person on suspicion of assault and battery who they said was involved in two acts of battery against two victims on Sept. 21. They said in a statement Friday nigh...

Police ask for public's help identifying people in Levi's Stadium brawl

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

(KRON) -- Authorities are seeking the public's assistance in identifying two individuals involved in a brawl at Levi's Stadium in September, the Santa Clara Police Department announced Friday in a Nixle alert. The fight was during the San Francisco 49ers-New York Giants game on Sept. 21. Although one suspect in connection to the fight has been arrested for assault and battery, police are still looking for two more individuals involved. Santa Clara PD posted pictures of the wanted persons (below); the male suspect is picutred twice. "The SCPD would like to identify these persons in order to proceed with criminal accountability and to ensure their awareness that they are prohibited from future events at Levi’s Stadium," the law enforcement agency wrote. VIDEO: Fight after 49ers game at In-N-Out near Levi’s Stadium leads to stabbing Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying these three individuals in connection to a brawl at Levi's Stadium in September (Santa Clar...

Woodbridge man turns himself in for hit-and-run scooter crash in DC

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

A Virginia man turned himself in after striking a D.C. man on a scooter and fleeing the scene last month.On Thursday, 25-year-old Danny Vasquez, of Woodbridge, turned himself to D.C. police for striking and critically injuring 29-year-old Stephen Grasty on Sunday, Sept. 3, according to police.Vasquez, driving in a silver Chevrolet Camaro, hit Grasty on 14th Street, SW while he was on an electric Lime scooter. He then fled the scene but was followed by a witness who called police while reading off his license plate number.Grasty was taken to a local hospital after suffering a broken neck, broken leg and had trauma to his head. He has since been discharged from the hospital for his injuries.Now, a month later, police were able to track down Vasquez from a witness testimony and the passenger mirror part that fell off when he hit Grasty.As a teenager, Grasty was literally the poster child for street safety in the District. He was the face you may have once seen on Metro buses as part of...

DePrima passes for 3 TDs, runs for 3, Harvard rolls past Cornell 41-23

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:24 GMT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Charles DePrima threw for three touchdowns and ran for three to lead Harvard to a 41-23 win over Cornell on Friday night.The win was the 135 in Ivy League play for Crimson coach Tim Murphy, tying him with Yale’s Cam Cozza for the most league wins. Murphy already had the record for the most wins by an Ivy League coach and now has 196 at the school.Despite Harvard’s 60-yard first drive finishing with a one-yard keeper by DePrima, his touchdowns averaged 29 yards as he made big play after big play.On the ground, DePrima had 152 yards on just nine carries, scoring on runs of 1, 42 and 58 yards. Through the air he was 12 of 19 for 209 yards with scoring plays covering 36 yards with Scott Woods II, 17 with Tyler Neville and 19 yards with Ledger Hatch. The Crimson (4-0, 2-0), ranked No. 19 in the FCS coaches poll, had 20 first downs and 452 total yards, averaging 8.22 yards a snap a snap.Cornell (2-2, 1-1), which has lost 11 straight at Harvard, had 27 f...