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'My life changed forever' : Widow of fallen Hermann officer reflects on grief, support

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

HERMANN, Mo. - The wife of a fallen Hermann officer said her "life changed forever" in a recent letter expressing her grief, but gratitude for sustained support more than a month removed from tragedy. Officers Mason Griffith and Adam Sullentrup were at Casey’s gas station in Hermann on March 12 when they tried to take a man wanted on outstanding warrants into custody. Both officers were shot. Griffith died in the shooting, and Sullentrup is recovering from critical injuries. Top Story: Missing Texas teens sold for sex in Missouri Griffith leaves behind his wife Jennifer and their two children. Jennifer shared a sincere public message on her Facebook account Friday morning. She explained that she was listening to scanner traffic the night of her husband's death knowing he was about to respond to Casey's and worried after hearing the call of "officers down" around 9 p.m. Jennifer noted there have been many challenges in coping with the loss of her husband. She also used the letter ...

Vehicle owner fatally stabs would-be catalytic converter thief in South El Monte: Sheriff's Department

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

A man was stabbed to death while allegedly trying to steal a catalytic converter from a parked car in South El Monte early Friday morning.The man, believed to be between 45 and 50 years old, was stabbed in the chest a few minutes after 2:30 a.m. and declared dead at the scene in the 11200 block of Thienes Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. Investigators believe the unidentified man and two others were trying to steal car parts from a vehicle parked in a driveway when a knife-wielding resident of the home came outside and confronted the alleged thieves. That resident told deputies that he had been awoken by a commotion and saw the men trying to steal his catalytic converter, leading to one of the thieves being stabbed multiple times.The alleged assailant is "being detained for further questioning," the release added, though officials said he is not being arrested at this point.The other two alleged thieves, meanwhile, were last seen fleeing ea...

The Festive Art of Coachella

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is famous for augmenting the music with an ambitious program of art installations by international artists, designers and collectives.The newly-commissioned, sculptural works by Kumkum Fernando, Vincent Leroy, Güvenç Özel, and Maggie West lend color, light and alternate perspectives to the charged atmosphere and act as fresh, colorful and architectural beacons that transform the iconic Coachella site throughout the day and night.From totemic figures that rise across the expanse of the Empire Polo Field to playful, floating mobiles and photographic-based installations and digital interventions, the massive installations by a selected roster of creative talent complement structures like Spectra, the seven-floor architecturally-inspired pavilion, Robert Bose’s quarter-mile long kinetic Balloon Chain, and Don Kennell’s Mustang.                   &nb...

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Bay Area suffers job losses in March as hiring slowdown jolts region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

The Bay Area economy, staggered by a widening slump in the tech sector, lost thousands of jobs during March, a disquieting jolt that hints at a slowdown in the region’s economy.The loss of 5,600 jobs in the Bay Area, reported Friday by a government labor agency, brings to a halt a remarkable streak of employment gains in the nine-county region that had extended 25 consecutive months. The Bay Area last lost jobs in January 2021, this news organization’s analysis of the government releases shows.The East Bay shed 6,400 jobs in March while the San Francisco-San Mateo region — hit hard by employment cutbacks in the tech sector, lost 5,600 jobs last month, the labor agency reported.The South Bay was the main bright spot in an otherwise grim report. Santa Clara County added 2,200 jobs in March, the primary reason why the employment setbacks in the Bay Area weren’t worse.Related ArticlesEconomy | BuzzFeed to close news division, cut 15% of all staff ...

Odell Beckham Jr. accused of assaulting woman at Los Angeles hotspot, denies claims: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

Odell Beckam Jr. has reportedly been named a suspect in an assault investigation in Los Angeles.The former New York Giant, who has recently agreed to a one-year, $18 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens, is accused of grabbing a woman’s throat at the West Hollywood hotspot Delilah, TMZ Sports reported.According to the outlet, the Ravens wide receiver grabbed the 30-year-old woman “with light pressure.” The two reportedly stayed at the venue after the alleged incident, which happened a few weeks ago.The woman filed a report “a few days” after the incident, TMZ reported, citing local authorities.Related ArticlesNFL | Reuben Foster among 49ers’ castoffs trying to recapture draft stature NFL | Former Ravens running back Willis McGahee sheds light on NFL disability lawsuit: ‘It’s a sham process’ NFL | 49ers’ Hall of Fame linebacker Dave Wilcox dies at age 80 NFL | Bills’ Damar Hamlin ‘cleared’ and ...

Size of first-ever inventory of old forests in US covers area larger than California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

By MATTHEW BROWN | Associated PressBILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change, officials said Thursday.The results from the government’s first-ever national inventory of mature and old-growth forests on federal land revealed more expanses of older trees than outside researchers had recently estimated.Most are in Western states such as Idaho, California, Montana and Oregon. But they’re also in New England, around the Great Lakes and in Southern states such as Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia, according to a Forest Service online map.The inventory’s release comes as President Joe Biden navigates opposing political pressures over federal forest management: Many members of Congress including some Democrats want to ramp up lo...

$10k reward for info on attempted murder suspect considered armed, dangerous

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

(KRON) -- The Pacifica Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an attempted murder suspect. He is wanted by the PPD as well as the U.S. Marshal's Service for the alleged attempted murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2016.Ricardo "Ricky" Leo Colindres is described as a 33-year-old man, 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Officials said Colindres knows he is wanted and therefore may have altered his appearance. Officials said he is known to frequent Las Vegas.(Pacifica Police Department)On April 27, 2016, Colindres allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend, who was pregnant at the time, in the head, Pacifica police officials said. The victim and the child survived the attack. He also has family in the Brisbane area and parts of the Central Valley.Colindres is wanted on two counts of attempted murder and attempted kidnapping and has been featured on Northern California's Most Wanted List.Officials consider C...

Kia, Hyundai recall urged due to rampant thefts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) – California’s attorney general was in Berkeley on Thursday calling on federal regulators to recall Kia and Hyundai vehicles because they don’t have standard anti-theft devices. This, coupled with viral how-to-steal-a-Kia videos, have made them easy targets for theft, and law enforcement says the carmakers are doing little on their own to correct the problem.Rob Bonta says he and the attorney generals of 17 other states have formed a coalition calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a mandatory recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles that are prone to theft. Woman arrested for stealing nearly $4K worth of sunglasses in Palo Alto, backing into patrol car: police “Hyundai and Kia violated federal regulations by producing cars with deficiencies in their starting systems and as a result, sold cars that are extremely vulnerable to theft, including sidestepping anti-theft safety standards that require the key to be present in ...

Serious injuries reported in early morning SF RV oven fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:48 GMT

A person suffered serious injuries when an oven caught fire in their recreational vehicle in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood early Friday morning, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 5:33 a.m. in the 1000 block of Palou Avenue, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Woman who shot Home Depot guard claims gun went off accidentally An update on the victim's condition was not available as of later Friday morning. Two people were displaced as a result of the fire and are being assisted by the American Red Cross. The Fire Department is encouraging people to follow RV fire safety guidelines, including operating propane gas appliances as designed, keeping emergency exit windows and the RV entry door obstruction-free, having a fire extinguisher on hand and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms operational. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.