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Widespread power outages in MO, IL after tornado-warned storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Ameren reports tens of thousands of power outages in Missouri and Illinois as tornado-warned storms rolled through the St. Louis area. According to Ameren, around 34,000 customers from both sides of the state are without power as of 7:50 p.m.  St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Tornado warnings were issued in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Jefferson and Franklin counties around 6 p.m. for nearly an hour. Many of these threats have moved east to Illinois. However, some threats still remain in both states, primarily thunderstorms and hail. Ameren is working to restore power to customers. Click here to view Ameren’s outage map, and click here report an outage via Ameren.

1 killed, 3 wounded in Northridge strip mall shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a shooting broke out in a Northridge strip mall on Saturday afternoon.Los Angeles police responded to reports of shots fired on the 19100 block of Parthenia Street around 12:33 p.m.When officers arrived, they found four adult male victims with gunshot wounds. One victim, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 40s was transported to the hospital in critical condition while two others were transported in stable condition, police said.One man was killed and three others were wounded after being shot in a Northridge strip mall on April 15, 2023. (KTLA)One man was killed and three others were wounded after being shot in a Northridge strip mall on April 15, 2023. (KTLA)One man was killed and three others were wounded after being shot in a Northridge strip mall on April 15, 2023. (KTLA)One man was killed and three others were wounded after being shot in a Northridge strip mall on April 15, 2023. (KTLA)...

Man arrested for alleged murder of Riverside County woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

A Riverside County man was arrested for the alleged murder of a woman found dead inside her home.The suspect, Paul Galindo, 57, is accused of being involved in the death of Brandi Galindo, 40, according to the Riverside County Sheriff.On April 7, deputies responded to a home in the 42000 block of Faith Drive in East Hemet. When officers arrived, they found Brandi “suffering from traumatic injuries to her upper torso,” officials said.The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and at the time, no suspects were present, authorities said.“Based on witness statements, the incident was determined to be a domestic violence-related homicide” and Paul was identified as the suspect, according to arrest documents.Authorities located Paul on April 8 and during his arrest, he was shot before being taken into custody. No officers were injured during the incident and Paul was transported to a local hospital where he remains in stable condition. 1 killed, 3 wounded in Northridge strip mall shooti...

Chinatown renters camp out at Los Angeles mayor’s mansion to protest rent hike 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

Members of the Hillside Villa Tenant Association camped out in front of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ mansion on Friday night and are planning to remain there all day on Saturday until their demands are met. 124 families at Hillside Villa in Chinatown are facing housing uncertainties after L.A.’s COVID-era eviction moratorium expired at the end of March. Tenants, some of whom are still dealing with pandemic-related income loss, are facing a 300% rent hike and an inundation of eviction notices. “We got five three-day notices last month alone,” said Alfredo Espinoza, who has lived at Hillside Villa for over 25 years. “As the tenants and families of Hillside Villa, we stayed the night in front of the Mayor’s Mansion, and we start day two out here to show that we are not going to let the city’s inaction put us on the streets.” Residents are imploring the Los Angeles Housing Department to follow through with their plan to appraise and make an offer on the building. A plan ...

Oakley police investigate drive-by shooting barrage that wounds female

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

OAKLEY — Oakley police were investigating on Saturday a drive-by shooting that poured a hail of bullets into a house in the East Bay city and left a female wounded in the wake of an argument among young males.The gunfire erupted Friday night in the 600 block of Country Lane in Oakley.When police officers arrived on the scene of a reported disturbance they learned that a drive-by shooting had occurred, leaving a female hurt.The barrage of gunfire left 11 bullet holes in one house on the street. One bullet struck a female who was inside the house at the time. Investigators found shell casings in front of the house.One bullet traveled through two windows in the house and struck an adjacent residence, Oakley police said.“Our officers arrived and found several people crying and experiencing shock,” Oakley police stated in a post on the city’s Facebook page. “Our officers also found a female who had suffered a gunshot wound on her upper body. She was determin...

Warriors vs. Kings Game 1: Andrew Wiggins to come off bench for first time in career

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

SACRAMENTO — In his anticipated return to the court after an extended absence, Andrew Wiggins will come off the bench for Game 1 of the Warriors’ first-round playoff series against the Sacramento Kings.Wiggins won’t start in a game for the first time in his NBA career and said after the team’s Friday practice he’s “not sure” what to expect in an unfamiliar role.“It’d be different,” Wiggins said. “Haven’t done that since being in the NBA, but I’m down for whatever helps the team and whatever we need.”The Warriors brought Steph Curry off the bench for the first four games last season for their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. It paid off, as he averaged 27.5 points and the Warriors won the series in five games.The Kings didn’t change their preparation for a potentially rusty Wiggins. Questions surround Wiggins’ conditioning after missing 22 games, his last on Feb. 13.“It doesn’t (change anything),” K...

What a game: How St. Francis outlasted Menlo-Atherton in a baseball thriller

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

ATHERTON — Menlo-Atherton got 13 strikeouts from Texas-bound ace George Zaharias and a jaw-dropping grand slam in the bottom of the seventh from Rowan Kelly to force extra innings.But on a day of wild momentum swings, St. Francis managed to break its three-game losing streak.The Lancers won the non-league thriller 9-8 on Saturday when a slumping starter, Jason Benson Jr., hit a two-out pinch-hit single to knock in two in the visitor’s half of the eighth and reliever Jake Riley got the final out in the home half of the inning with the tying and winning runs on base.St. Francis, which hadn’t won since sweeping a doubleheader at home against De La Salle on April 4, improved to 11-8.M-A fell to 11-5.“It’ll never be easy to break the sort of streak we were on,” St. Francis coach Matt Maguire said. “We made it hard on ourselves. Let’s be honest. We made a lot of mistakes and that’s kind of what we’ve been doing lately. That’...

Brewers reliever Varland hit on jaw by Machado line drive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie reliever Gus Varland was hit on the right hand and then his jaw with a 105.1 mph line drive by Manny Machado and came out of Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres. The scary moment came in the bottom of the eighth. Varland was knocked to the ground by the impact. He woozily got to his feet and dropped his glove as two teammates and a trainer rushed to his side. He was helped to his knees as he was tended to before being helped off the field.X-rays were negative and Varland said he felt OK. “I’m more mad about that slider location,” Varland said after the game. “It felt good out of my hand, it just didn’t get there. It came back at me, hit my hand and my chin and my left forearm. It just kind of rocked me a little bit. I felt fine though. I felt like I could have kept going but I think that’s the adrenaline talking there.”“Don’t hang your sliders middle-middle,” Varland said. “Lesson learned.”The ball caromed to shortstop W...

Un hombre de Oregón “regaló” dinero a extraños al arrojar US$ 200.000 en efectivo por la ventana de su auto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

(CNN) — La policía detuvo a un hombre de Oregón el martes después de que trató de “regalar” dinero a extraños arrojando billetes de cien dólares en una carretera transitada desde la ventana de su automóvil.La policía recibió varias llamadas telefónicas sobre billetes que “flotaban” en la concurrida Interestatal 5 hacia el extremo sur de Eugene, a unos 193 kilómetros al sur de Portland, alrededor de las 7:30 p.m. hora local del martes, según un comunicado de prensa de la Policía Estatal de Oregón.Varios vehículos se detuvieron en la carretera y la gente salió de sus autos para tomar el dinero en efectivo, que según los informes eran billetes de cien dólares, dijeron testigos a la policía.La policía informó que la persona detrás del dinero regalado era Colin Davis McCarthy, de 38 años, quien les dijo a los agentes que quería “regalar el dinero”. Calculó que lanzó alrededor de US$ 200.000 en billetes desde la ventana de su auto, dicen las autor...

Texas starter Gray leaves after comebacker hits right elbow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:05 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Rangers’ right-hander Jon Gray left Saturday night’s game against the Houston Astros in the third inning after being hit on his throwing elbow by a line drive.The team said he had a bruised right forearm and would continue to be monitored.There were no outs in the bottom of the third when Houston catcher Yanier Díaz hit a comebacker that bounced off Gray’s elbow. He shook his arm and winced right after being hit and before manager Bruce Bochy and a trainer came to the mound to check on him. After being checked out by the trainer and wiggling his fingers, he threw a couple of warmup pitches. He soon stopped throwing and talked to the trainer for a bit longer before leaving the game. Gray was replaced by Cole Ragans with the Rangers leading 2-0.___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source