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Los Angeles city and county to spend billions to help homeless people under lawsuit settlement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County and city will spend billions of dollars to provide more housing and support services for homeless people under a lawsuit settlement approved Thursday by a federal judge.The county ends more than two years of court battles over LA’s response to the homelessness crisis by agreeing to provide an additional 3,000 beds by the end of 2026 for people with mental health and drug abuse issues.It was the last piece in a series of commitments that were hammered out after a lawsuit was brought in 2020 by the LA Alliance for Human Rights, a coalition that includes businesses, residents, landlords, homeless people and others who alleged that inaction by both the city and county created a dangerous environment.“All told, we’re looking at some 25,000 new beds for unhoused people and a total of over $5 billion … just to implement these three agreements,” alliance spokesperson Daniel Conway said.U.S. District Judge David Carter had rejected earl...

1 dead, 1 critical, and 1 suspect at-large after Harvey shooting, SUV crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

HARVEY, Ill. — One male is dead and another is on the run after a shooting in the South Suburbs Thursday, according to the Harvey Police Department.According to Harvey PD, a shooting took place around 5 p.m. near the intersection of 154th Street and Ashland Avenue. Police said they witnessed the shooting, which took place between an SUV with three males inside and a sedan containing a female and a male. The male in the sedan was shot in the shoulder. Shortly after shots were fired, a police chase ensued, and the SUV crashed about a mile away onto the property of Bethlehem Temple Baptist Church near 147th Street and Ashland Avenue.One male was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while another male was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.A third male fled on foot and is still at-large.The male who was shot in the shoulder is in stable condition, while the female received no injuries from the incident.Police said they also recovered three guns from the ...

California man accused of killing mother with fentanyl: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Police said a San Jose man intentionally poisoned his mother with fentanyl and caused her death. Bradley Dexter, 40, was booked into a Santa Clara County jail this week on suspicion of homicide, poisoning, and elder abuse.Dexter's mother was found dead inside a home on June 6. A sheriff's coroner later classified the woman's death as a homicide, and her cause of death was determined to be an "intentional fentanyl poisoning," San Jose Police Department Officer Steve Aponte wrote. iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max have an overheating problem, some users say "SJPD Homicide Detectives then began a comprehensive and thorough investigation into this incident and identified Bradley Dexter, a resident of San Jose and adult son of the victim, as the potential suspect," Aponte wrote. Earlier this month, police discovered that Dexter was also responsible for a violent attack against his father. The father suffered serious injuries. Police did not say when or where the fathe...

How seven Minnesota United fans feel about playoff prospects, on-field issues and future of Adrian Heath

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

Minnesota United held an open training session primarily for season-ticket holders at Allianz Field on Tuesday. The skies over the St. Paul stadium were overcast, matching the Loons’ gloomy current outlook for the MLS Cup Playoffs.After an uplifting seven-game unbeaten streak, MNUFC lost three straight matches across eight days, each with a late goal conceded.The Pioneer Press spoke with seven fans before and during the midweek practice to get a temperature check on the club as it sits in 11th place in the Western Conference, two spots removed from the playoff field.MNUFC (9-10-11, 37 points) has four games remaining this season, with eighth-place San Jose (10-11-10, 41 points) first coming to Allianz Field on Saturday night.Playoff prospects?Bryanna Reinsberg of Eagan is “cautiously hopeful” the Loons can still make the playoffs. “A little nervous, honestly,” she said while perusing the merchandise in the team store.Reinsberg, a fan since the club went to MLS in 2017, said her pens...

Obituary: Remembering Nothando Zulu, master storyteller

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

Vusumuzi Zulu remembers the first time he met Nothando.It was 1968. He was having an after-work drink at a bar in downtown Minneapolis when she walked in with a mutual friend. White miniskirt, tall go-go boots, and “this beautiful smile.”After some conversation, they parted ways — she left in a Chrysler convertible, he recalled — and he was worried he wouldn’t see her again. Until, that is, a few weeks later when she showed up, unannounced, at the community center where he worked. A coworker literally had to carry him outside to prove to him that she’d returned.“And there she was,” Vusumuzi said. “Beautiful. Beautiful. Wow. That’s what I said: ‘Wow. Girl, where you been!’”They kept talking, went on more dates, and soon married.All told, the two master storytellers were together 55 years.Nothando Zulu, the cofounder and president of the Black Storytellers Alliance, died Sept. 11. She was 78.The energy and power behind Nothando’s celebrated storytelling came from her own life, Vusumuz...

Albany airport hosts Fear of Flying class

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Officials at the Albany International Airport held a class on Thursday for those who are scared of flying. Those who taught the class included a former Army helicopter pilot and a doctor who helps with anxiety and panic disorders.Officials said there are many reasons why some people may not want to fly. One man in attendance said he feels airline seats are too close to one another and he feels claustrophobic when he is inside the plane. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "Last couple of times I tried to fly I find my chest tightening, rapid breathing, and this is just not working for me," Frank Palmeri said. "So I am hoping in the class I can learn some techniques to allow me to fly again."Officials said this type of class is held at the airport several times throughout the year.

Upgrades coming to River Road Park in Niskayuna

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some upgrades are coming to a popular park in Niskayuna. The town will use a $500,000 state grant to add a splash pad, new bathrooms, and a concession stand to River Road Park.The park is home to the town's youth softball fields, and the town supervisor said the softball program should have the same resources as the baseball program, which plays its games at Blatnick Park and already has many of the amenities being built at River Road Park. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We have invested in that facility, and they have bathrooms, they have a concession stand, they have a splash pad there, and I wanted to make sure that our girls softball program had similarly situated resources," Niskayuna Town Supervisor Jaime Puccioni said.Construction is expected to be finished some time in 2024. The park also has a new inclusive playground that serves children of all abilities.

Teenagers race on Route 4 at over 100mph

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -45 miles per hour is the speed limit on North Greenbush Road; the heavily traveled Route 4. Local police were patrolling the area the night of September 26 when they saw two cars race past them going more than one hundred miles an hour. They followed and the chase was captured on their police cameras.Dashcam footage from the North Greenbush Police Department shows the first car flying past officers near Dudley Heights. As the police make a three-point turn to follow in pursuit, they are almost hit by the second car. Not far down the road after one car crashed, North Greenbush Police arrested eighteen-year-olds Evan Coon of Brunswick and Daniel Goldston of Troy. Police estimate the cars were going 112 and 110 miles per hour, and the two drivers were charged with reckless endangerment, an illegal speed contest, and more. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "The stretch of roadway between Cooley Mazda a...

Kiszla: Have 0-3 Broncos hit rock bottom? Frank Clark says: “This is going to be a season of grit. We’re going to have to take some (bleep).”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

How low can the Broncos go? I fear there is no bottom, because this team has no foundation of strong leadership to stand on.The worst part of surrendering 70 points was how the Broncos quit on themselves. At 0-3, the players in Denver’s locker room are no longer playoff contenders, but a punch line. And make no mistake, they hear the abuse that results from giving up 10 touchdowns in a single game.“That noise is real loud. You’re going to hear it. But it’s about what you retain,” Broncos edge-rusher Frank Clark told me Thursday.“If you hear the noise, they’re telling you: ‘Oh, man, you suck. You’re (crappy) at your job. Broncos this, Broncos that.’ If we really listened to all that, would we really call them fans?”Clark, sidelined by a hip abductor muscle injury, had to stand by with the rest of us and watch as Denver get clowned by the Dolphins in a 70-20 loss.It seems highly unlikely Clark will be able to return to the field Sunday in Chicago to bolster a pass rush that has produc...

Driver accused of hitting two parole officers in Colorado Springs is captured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:52 GMT

A driver suspected of striking two state parole officers in a hit-and-run Thursday in Colorado Springs has been captured.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two missing Indigenous children in Colorado Springs found safe Crime and Public Safety | Man shot by Colorado Springs police in August dies at hospital Justin Andrew Kula, 41, was the subject of a CBI Blue Alert for the incident at North Spruce and West Bijou streets on Thursday. that was reported at 3:45 p.m. Police said a dark-colored Lexus RX 330 struck the two officers and fled the scene intersection of North Spruce and West Bijou streets on Thursday. One of the officers was seriously injured.The Colorado Bureau of Investigation activated a Blue Alert in the case, which notifies the public when a suspect seriously injures or kills a law enforcement officer. The alert ended at about 7:32 p.m. announcing that Kula and his vehicle had been found.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to yo...