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Car speeds away after bullets hit St. Louis County school, vehicle

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Police are looking for a person who fired shots that ended up hitting a school and a parked car. They shared surveillance video in hopes of finding the suspect.St. Louis County Police say that someone wearing a black hoodie got out of a white sedan parked near the intersection of Kammerer and Frankfort Avenues Tuesday at around 1 p.m. They fired several rounds from a handgun northwest towards Frankfort Avenue before driving off.One of the shots hit the air conditioning system at Bayless Elementary School. The school was not in session and no one was injured. Another one of the shots hit a vehicle parked on Frankfort Avenue.Surveillance video captured a white Kia Optima speeding away from the intersection. Call police if you have any information about the shooting or the vehicle at 1-636-529-8210.

Retired Broncos QB Peyton Manning spends $5M on second Cherry Hills home

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

Retired Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning spent $5.3 million in September to buy the house near his 16,000-square-foot Cherry Hills Village mansion.According to Arapahoe County property records, Wahoo Properties LLC bought the 3,582-square-foot home in the 3900 block of South Colorado Boulevard from the Beverly A. Clark Living Trust on Sept. 20.A source close to Manning said the retired football star considers the purchase a business, not a personal transaction, and he does not plan to move into the home or tear it down to build a mega-mansion.Wahoo Properties LLC also purchased a seven-bedroom, 8.5-bath mansion on the same block for $4.6 million in July 2012 when Manning joined the Broncos.Related ArticlesBusiness | No longer just “hippie” moms-to-be: More women delivering babies at home with Colorado midwives Business | Meatpacking giant Cargill to put $40M toward employee housing in Fort Morgan Business | Platt Park e...

Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars from downtown commercial area in 2025

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

By JAN M. OLSEN AND KARL RITTER (Associated Press)STOCKHOLM (AP) — A ban on gasoline and diesel-fueled cars from a commercial district of Stockholm’s downtown in 2025 will be the first for a European capital, a city official said Thursday.The ban will take effect in a 20-block area of shops, pedestrian walkways and a few homes in order to curb pollution, reduce noise and encourage use of electric vehicles said Lars Strömgren, the city council member for the Greens who’s in charge of the Swedish capital’s transportation. Many European capitals have restrictions on gasoline and diesel cars, but Strömgren says Stockholm’s complete ban would be a first. “We need to eliminate the harmful exhaust gases from (gasoline) and diesel cars. That’s why we are introducing the most ambitious low-emission zone to date,” Strömgren told The Associated Press. The idea is to create an “environmental zone” where only electr...

Assault with a deadly weapon suspect in custody after chase in West L.A.

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

An assault suspect who led authorities on a chase while performing stunts was taken into custody in Santa Monica Thursday afternoon. The driver was wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. By 12:10 p.m., the driver was doing donuts in the Venice and Santa Monica area before continuing to elude authorities on surface streets. Police laid down a spike strip while the driver continued on surface streets, but the suspect drove right through it, aerial video from Sky5 showed. By 12:17 p.m. the driver continued on surface streets in Santa Monica, but it is unclear if police were still in tow. Minutes later, however, the driver ran over two additional spike strips.The driver eventually stopped and surrendered to police at Colorado Avenue and Euclid Court in Santa Monica, aerial video showed. Check back for updates on this developing story.

'Sunset Strip Killer' Doug Clark dies in prison

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

Douglas Clark, a notorious serial killer and necrophile who terrorized Los Angeles in 1980, has died on California's death row, the state Department of Corrections announced on Thursday.Clark, 75, was serving six consecutive death sentences at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. He passed away from "natural causes" at an outside medical facility on Wednesday, prison officials said.Known as one half of “The Sunset Strip Killers,” Clark and his accomplice, Carol Bundy, targeted vulnerable young women in Hollywood - often runaways and prostitutes. Many of their victims were dismembered and decapitated, and Clark would use their corpses for sexual gratification.Their murder spree was brief, spanning just three months from June until August of 1980.The weight of the crimes became too much for Bundy and she eventually confessed to coworkers and police, and then implicated Clark which led to his arrest, as documented by Los Angeles Magazine.Clark was convicted of first-degree murder, mutila...

Luis Gonzalez Dies in Solo-Vehicle Collision on Malibu Canyon Road [Malibu, CA]

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

25-Year-Old Los Angeles Man Killed in Rollover Crash near Pacific Coast HighwayMALIBU, CA (October 12, 2023) – Tuesday morning, a single-vehicle collision on Malibu Canyon Road left Luis Gonzalez dead.As per initial reports, the driver of the vehicle was heading north at approximately 12:20 a.m., just a mile north of Pacific Coast Highway.For reasons currently under investigation, the driver veered off the road and collided with two utility poles before descending down a cliff. The vehicle also overturned amidst the chaos. First responders on the scene pronounced the driver deceased.The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner officially identified the victim as 25-year-old Luis Gonzalez from Los Angeles.The incident prompted temporary road closures to facilitate cleanup and preliminary investigative procedures. Currently, authorities are diligently working to piece together the circumstances surrounding this tragic accident. As more details become available, they wil...

Tech, non-tech firms slash hundreds more Bay Area jobs in fresh layoffs

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

CAMPBELL — Tech and non-tech companies have revealed plans to slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs with one local company telling state officials that it’s having trouble raising cash for ongoing operations.All told, the latest rounds of layoffs have heralded the elimination of 211 jobs in the Bay Area, according to official notices filed with the state’s labor agency.Tech companies intend to eliminate 137 jobs in the Bay Area, according to the new disclosures, while a maker of recycled materials is cutting another 74 jobs in the region, the filings with the state Employment Development Department show.During 2022 and so far in 2023, tech companies have revealed plans to eliminate more than 28,500 jobs in the Bay Area, this news organization’s compilation and analysis of the state EDD WARN notices show.In 2022, tech companies chopped more than 10,400 jobs in the nine-county region. So far in 2023, Bay Area tech job cuts have totaled slightly more than 18,100, acco...

Detached house in San Jose sells for $4.3 million

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

1122 Nevada Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 1100 block of Nevada Avenue in San Jose was sold on Sept. 25, 2023. The $4,299,000 purchase price works out to $820 per square foot. The house, built in 2000, has an interior space of 5,242 square feet. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and four baths. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. In addition, the home includes a three-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In March 2023, a 1,614-square-foot home on Telfer Avenue in San Jose sold for $1,660,000, a price per square foot of $1,029. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom.On Nevada Avenue, San Jose, in October 2022, a 4,346-square-foot home was sold for $4,200,000, a price per square foot of $966. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 5,994-square-foot home on th...

San Mateo County jail opens new detox for inmates

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office launched a new Detox Program inside the county's main jail, Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City, to help inmates struggling with addiction."We are proud to introduce the groundbreaking Detox Program within our jail facility as part of our ongoing efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis in our community," Sheriff Christina Corpus said. Through blending medical expertise with compassionate care, the program aims to provide incarcerated persons with medical and mental health support to "overcome their addiction and reclaim control of their lives," the Sheriff's Office wrote. The goals of the program include reducing recidivism rates, boosting public safety, and transforming the lives of inmates suffering from substance abuse disorders. The Detox Program began helping inmates over the summer. It served 227 incarcerated persons in August, 217 in July, and 238 in June, according to the Sheriff's Office. Key features of the Detox Pro...

School crossing guard struck by SUV in Pleasanton

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:41:19 GMT

(BCN) -- A vehicle hit a pedestrian in Pleasanton on Thursday morning, according to police.Pleasanton police said shortly after 9 a.m. that the collision happened near Vineyard Avenue and Adams Way. The Pleasanton Police Department is investigating the collision, which occurred at 7:48 a.m. According to witnesses cited by Pleasanton PD, a midsize SUV struck a crossing guard who was assigned to the intersection.Officers rendered aid to the victim and he was transported to a local hospital with head injuries. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.Alcohol, drugs or distracted driving do not appear to have been factors, according to police.Investigators were still on the scene and police said roads in the area are expected to be closed for "several hours." Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.