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Serial prowler, sex offender arrested while trying to break into Santa Monica home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

An out-of-compliance sex offender and parolee at large was captured and arrested after he was spotted trying to get inside a home in Santa Monica, authorities announced Thursday.  Officers with the Santa Monica Police Department responded to calls of a “prowler now” in the 200 block of 24th Street at around 3:27 a.m. Wednesday. One of two off-duty law enforcement officers providing private security for the homeowner spotted the man and called police.  When police arrived, the suspect, now identified as Charles Marcell Newman, was being detained by security in the driveway of the residence.   Public transit bus slams into restaurant in Long Beach; at least 14 hurt The 46-year-old, who is currently homeless, is the subject of a burglary and trespassing investigation in Los Angeles and has previously been captured on surveillance cameras at the same Santa Monica residence, trying doors, windows and car-door handles in September and October, according to an SMPD news release.  Ch...

Suspect sketch, additional details released in Stanford hate crime investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

(KRON) -- The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who allegedly tried to hit a Muslim Stanford student with his car. The sheriff's office released a sketch of the suspect and an image of a car resembling the suspect vehicle. Photo Credit: Santa Clara County Sheriff's OfficePhoto Credit: Santa Clara County Sheriff's OfficePhoto Credit: Santa Clara County Sheriff's OfficeThe hit-and-run crash is being investigated as a hate crime. It happened on Stanford's campus at the intersection of Campus Drive and Ayrshire Farm Lane on Nov. 3. The victim is of Syrian descent, and he was wearing a shirt with Arabic lettering, per the sheriff's office. As he crossed the intersection, the suspect allegedly struck him with his vehicle and yelled "F*** you and your people" as he drove off. Sonoma Valley High lockdown lifted, threat deemed unfounded "The victim believed he was targeted by the suspect because of the shirt that he wore," SCCSO wrote in a press release.The victim wa...

Doctor charged with attempting to murder family in Tesla seeks mental health diversion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A doctor charged with attempting to murder his entire family by driving over a cliff along Highway 1 appeared in a San Mateo County courtroom on Wednesday. Dharmesh Patel, 41, of Pasadena, could face a possible life prison sentence if his case moves forward to a trial and he is found guilty. His defense attorney is fighting to divert the case out of the criminal courts system and into a mental health diversion program. If the case is diverted, Patel could be freed from jail with a clean slate. Defense attorney Joshua Bentley said his client qualifies for mental health diversion because Patel was suffering from Major Depressive Disorder when he crashed his Tesla on January 2, 2023. The Tesla drove through Lantos Tunnel, turned off Highway 1 at Devil's Slide, plunged 250 feet over a cliff, and landed on a rocky beach below. Dharmesh Patel is seen in a January 2023 mugshot provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. California Highway Patrol officers said when they rea...

Rising K-pop group IVE to headline Oakland Arena in one of six US shows on world tour

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

(KRON) -- Fast-rising K-pop group IVE is going on its first world tour, and it is making a stop in the Bay Area. IVE will perform at Oakland Arena on Saturday, March 16, 2024 for a stop on its "Show What I Have" tour, event promoter Live Nation announced on Thursday.Tickets for the Oakland show will go on sale at 3 p.m. PT on Nov. 15. Tickets to see the South Korea-based group will be on Live Nation's website. Oakland Arena, Coliseum record best fiscal year ever after sold-out Bad Bunny, K-pop concerts IVE is another major global act to come to Oakland Arena. It comes after the indoor venue, along with the Oakland Coliseum, had its best fiscal year ever -- generating a surplus of $10 million. Two of the five highest-grossing events that year were K-pop acts: TWICE and Suga. If demand is high enough and the tickets sell out quickly, there may be a second show added. Fellow K-pop group TWICE's Oakland Arena show in June sold out quickly, and a second show was added due to high dema...

Westbound lane blocked on Bay Bridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

(KRON) -- Three westbound lanes on the Bay Bridge were blocked Thursday afternoon due to police activity, according to a Sig Alert. The lanes later reopened. The blockage was just east of Treasure Island. It is due to a "person in distress," California Highway Patrol said.

Silver Spring woman marks 107 years of life with a big celebration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "63495d00-c847-4feb-ad9b-e2c147297422"}).render("b9eeff6a60304f42b6320c5b008d2cc3"); });A Silver Spring, Maryland, woman is celebrating a big milestone; Thursday marked her 107th birthday.Catherine Gaines was born in 1916 in  D.C. and spent her life in the city until moving to the Aspenwood Senior Living in Silver Spring.“I have really been very fortunate and blessed that I have been able to live this long,” Gaines told reporters ahead of her birthday bash at the senior living center.Gaines served in the Women’s Auxiliary Corp during World War II. Once retiring from the Army, Gaines spent almost 20 years as a volunteer at Children’s National Hospital in D.C. She began volunteering after her niece and nephew were treated there.Gaines said one of her m...

¿Es legal la renuncia del ministro Zaldívar a la Suprema Corte de México?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

(CNN Español) — La renuncia de Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea como ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de México, un año antes de que terminara su encomienda, ha generado un debate sobre su legalidad, y ahora el Senado tiene la última palabra.Zaldívar anunció su decisión este martes con un mensaje en la red social X, antes Twitter, en el que dijo que su ciclo en la corte “ha terminado”, y que ya presentó su carta de dimisión al presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.El artículo 98 de la Constitución de México señala que las renuncias de estos ministros “solamente procederán por causas graves”. Cuando una se presenta, primero debe ser entregada al presidente de la República para que este la evalúe y, si la acepta, debe turnarla al Senado para que la revise, lo cual ya ocurrió.Esto deja en manos del Senado decidir si acepta o no las “causas graves” de quien busca renunciar a la Corte.Arturo Zaldívar presenta su renuncia a la Suprema Corte de MéxicoLa Constitución no detalla...

Mackenzie Holmes, Teri Moren hit milestones as No. 9 Indiana routs Eastern Illinois 96-43

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Preseason All-American Mackenzie Holmes had 19 points and six rebounds and moved into third place on Indiana’s career scoring list while leading the ninth-ranked Hoosiers to a 96-43 rout over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night.Holmes (1,916 points) passed Karna Abram and needs two more to surpass Denise Jackson for No. 2.Indiana (1-0) won its 11th straight season opener, giving reigning national coach of the year Teri Moren her 400th career victory. Moren is one of five active Big Ten coaches with 400 wins.It was the 11th-most lopsided win in school history. The Panthers (0-2) were led by Miah Monahan with 13 points and freshman Lalani Ellis with eight. Indiana played its first meaningful game inside Assembly Hall since a shocking second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Miami with last season’s Big Ten regular-season title banner waving in the rafters.The Hoosiers took control quickly. They closed the first quarter on a 15-4 run, opened the second w...

Indian and Pakistani guards trade gunfire in disputed Kashmir, killing 1 Indian soldier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard, officials said Thursday.Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir said Pakistani soldiers fired mortars and machine guns at border posts in the southern Jammu area on Wednesday night, calling it “unprovoked.”India’s Border Security Force said in a statement that its soldiers “befittingly responded” and that one of its border guards was killed.The fighting ended early Thursday.There was no immediate comment from Pakistan. Each side often accuses the other of starting border skirmishes in the Himalayan region, which both claim in its entirety.Last month, two Indian border guards and three civilians were injured in fighting along the fronter with Pakistan.India and Pakistan have a long history of bitter relations over Kashmir. They have fought two of their three wars since 1947 over their competing...

Texas man who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony is executed for 1990 killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:48:47 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false and unscientific expert testimony was executed Thursday evening for killing a man during a robbery decades ago.Brent Ray Brewer, 53, died by chemical injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the April 1990 death of Robert Laminack. He was pronounced dead at 6:39 p.m. local time, 15 minutes after a lethal dose of pentobarbital began flowing into his arms. Prosecutors had said Laminack, 66, gave Brewer and his girlfriend a ride to a Salvation Army location in Amarillo when he was stabbed in the neck and robbed of $140.After a spiritual adviser standing next to Brewer in the death chamber said a brief prayer, and Brewer responded, “Amen,” the inmate told the warden also next to him that he wanted to make a final statement.“I would like to tell the family of the victim that I could never figure out the words to fix what I have broken,” he said as members of the Laminack family quietly watche...