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'I will try and get a fifth vote,' Councilman Trakas not giving up on pedestrian travel ban bill 

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Aimee Wehmeier travels from her Webster Groves home to the Walgreens across the street, where she picks up her prescription. It’s a trip that does not provide her with any sidewalks, so she uses her wheelchair in the street."For me, getting from point A to point B is a choice and a freedom," Wehmeier said.It's a decision that may have been illegal if St. Louis County Executive Sam Page had not vetoed Bill 86 Tuesday morning."What makes it interesting is suddenly I go from a being a law-abiding citizen to somebody that is violating the law,” Wehmeier said. Woman ‘saving up’ as Ferguson PD cracks down on expired tags She and her organization, Paraquad, asked Page to veto the bill that would ban people from traveling or sitting on roadways in unincorporated St. Louis County.St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas introduced the bill.“If you live in unincorporated St. Louis County, you don't matter, that’s the message Sam Page sent today," Trakas said. &n...

New rules at Ferguson pool after shooting incident

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - Ferguson residents will need to bring proof of residency to get into the pool at January-Wabash Park this summer. The new rule is the city's response to calls for fighting and shots fired at the park over the weekend.“There were families that were actually coming there to enjoy the atmosphere that was out there," said Chief Troy Doyle for the Ferguson Police Department.He said fighting in the pool area escalated to the parking lot when teenagers pulled out guns and began firing them.“It was the first day the pool was being open. A lot of the kids were looking forward to going swimming and the seniors," said Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones. "And just doing a picnic around the pool." Woman ‘saving up’ as Ferguson PD cracks down on expired tags One of the bullets hit a nearby home.“The bullet that went through our house did not have a name," said Felicia Baines. "Even though nobody got hurt, it was just the fact that there were so many kids and so many people in the park at...

Feds: Chesterfield man's ‘green book’ had plan to seize White House, take power

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS – It was a last-minute request by a federal public defender representing a Chesterfield man accused of plotting against the United States.A defense attorney representing Sai Kandula, 19, asked for more time before a detention hearing that would decide whether Kandula will be released from custody.A judge granted the request, and the hearing has been re-scheduled for June 9.New court filings show federal prosecutors will argue to keep Kandula behind bars. The government believes he poses a threat to public safety and is a flight risk.Federal authorities released new surveillance images showing the Marquette High School graduate nearly struck two pedestrians before driving a U-Haul into security barriers near the White House.Court filings reveal the 19-year-old has what he refers to as his "green book," which agents say contains his thoughts in writing."The defendant stated he eventually started writing about his plans to enter the White House, and what he would accomplish i...

Video shows off-duty Marines beaten by mob in San Clement

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

The Orange County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fight recorded on video last week showing two Marines being beaten by a crowd at the San Clemente Pier.Nine juvenile suspects were arrested and charged for the incident on Tuesday, according to San Clemente Mayor Chris Duncan.The video was taken on May 26 and shows several Marines walking away from a crowd of what appears to be primarily teenagers and young adults when someone seems to throw something at one of the Marines. The Marine then turns and charges into the crowd where he is punched several times.Later, the video shows two Marines curled up in the fetal position as they are punched and kicked by several crowd members.Cell phone video recorded the beaten of two off-duty Marines on the San Clemente Pier. May 2023.Some adults eventually broke up the fight. It is unclear what occurred between the two groups before the video started recording. In an interview Tuesday morning, Orange County Sheriff's Sargeant Mike Woodruff...

Man found stabbed to death in Marina del Rey neighborhood

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

Police are investigating after a body with multiple stab wounds was found on a dirt pathway in Marina del Rey on Tuesday morning.The victim, a man in his 40s, was discovered just after 6 a.m. in the 600 block of Washington Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Police believe the man had been stabbed multiple times before he was discovered on the dirt path between two houses. However, his exact cause of death awaits confirmation from the coroner’s office.Nereida Andrade, a local resident, said police knocked on her door at 7 a.m. while investigating the discovery.“It’s incredibly unsettling,” said Andrade.Andrade said she was walking her dog last night around 10 p.m. but didn’t hear a thing.“I don’t want to feel scared especially because I was walking [my dog] last night, but the reality is, he might be have been lurking around the time I was walking around,” Andrade said of the suspect.Authorities blocked off a large portion of Washington Boulevard as they search...

Video shows several sharks feeding on dolphin off California coast

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) - A group of what appears to be juvenile sharks were caught on video at Torrey Pines State Beach feeding on a dolphin just off the coast. Park rangers say it's a good reminder of the predators flocking to San Diego beaches, especially as we enter the summer months. Around noon on Sunday, California State Parks responded to a notification of a shark spotted around 30-40 yards from shore near lifeguard tower No. 7. Video shows multiple sharks snacking on a dolphin which washed up along the beach a few minutes later. San Diego shark expert and oceanographer Manuel Lazcano calls the incident a good sign of a healthy environment. “The shark is the top predator of the ocean, and they will eat wounded animals and very young animals and they will attack them by surprise," Lazcano said. To practice safety, State Park Peace Officers posted shark warning signs along tower No. 7 High Bridge access point to the north boundary with Del Mar city. “Your ears kind of prickle when yo...

NorCal baseball regionals: How Valley Christian reliever held off Clayton Valley in game’s tightest moment

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

SAN JOSE — Nobody will deny that it was an extremely tense spot, even for a reliever as seasoned as Valley Christian’s Alec Belardes.But to hear coach John Diatte tell it, this wasn’t anything new for the senior.“We’ve put him in some big situations,” Diatte said. “We trust him. We believe in him. He’s been on the mound in quite a few big wins when it’s been tight.”It was certainly tight in the fifth inning Tuesday.What was a five-run lead for Valley when the frame began was down to three. There was nobody out. Clayton Valley had the bases loaded and its best hitter, Ryder Helfrick, a highly-touted pro prospect, at the plate.Belardes, an Arizona State commit who closed out Valley’s win in the Central Coast Section Division I final on Saturday, fell behind in the count, three balls, no strikes.Then he flipped the switch.Belardes struck out Helfrick and then got a double-play grounder to third to end the inning.Top-seed...

National Spelling Bee: Three Bay Area students make it to Day 2

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

OXON HILL, Md. — Three Bay Area middle-schoolers remained in the running after the first day of competition at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Tuesday’s rounds whittled the field from 231 contestants to 121. Among those still standing:Shradha Rachamreddy, 13, a seventh-grader at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Upper School, in San Jose. She finished 23rd last year, when she attended Quarry Lane School, in Dublin.Vikrant Chintanaboina, 14, an eighth-grader at Discovery Charter School – Falcon Campus, in San Jose. He was 49th last year.Dhruv Subramanian, 12, a seventh-grader at Windemere Ranch Middle School, in San Ramon.Shradha and Vikrant shared the title of California state champion this year.The post-pandemic bee is leaner and, in some ways, meaner. Because of the vocabulary-definition rounds, accomplished spellers can be bounced from the bee without ever misspelling a word. And because there is no alternative path to the bee as there was in the late 2010s, the regi...

Oakland: 10-year-old killed in stabbing lived in house with history of domestic violence

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

OAKLAND — The 10-year-old girl who allegedly was stabbed to death by her mother at their East Oakland home last week had long lived in a household with a history of domestic violence, according to court records and testimony from family and neighbors.Sophia Lorenzo Orozco, 10, was killed in an incident described by police as “a senseless and horrific act of violence” when her mother, Rosa Orozco, allegedly stabbed her with a paring knife before turning the knife on herself around noon on May 22.When officers forced their way inside their home at a two-story apartment building on the 4500 block of Bancroft Avenue, they found Sophia unresponsive and bleeding from cuts to her neck and Rosa suffering from apparent self-inflicted wounds. Sophia was pronounced dead in the apartment, and Rosa was taken to a local hospital where she is expected to recover.The killing left family and neighbors in shock, many of them wondering about the mother’s motives. Rosa’s n...

Bay Area man drowns in Feather River near Chico

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A young man from the Bay Area drowned after he jumped off a dam into the Feather River east of Chico. The drowning victim was identified by the Butte County Coroner's Office as 21-year-old Jonathan Nguyen of Livermore. Nguyen dove off the Magalia Head Dam on Saturday, plunged underwater, and vanished, investigators said. His lifeless body was found downriver on Sunday by search and rescue teams, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office.Water flows over the Magalia Head Dam on May 27, 2023. (Image courtesy Cal Fire Butte Unit) Nguyen had gone to the Feather River with friends to enjoy hiking and swimming over Memorial Day weekend, according to a GoFundMe page. He recently graduated from Chico State University, and he was a star athlete for Granada High School in wrestling, the page states. Two children swept away, found dead in Kings River California's rivers are flowing with cold, rapid, strong currents. Current conditions are extremely dangerous conditions for any...