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City pushing absentee Millennium Hotel owners to make improvements

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Another vacant landmark building in downtown St. Louis is now being hit hard by crime: the former Millennium Hotel. Its cylindrical tower has been a fixture on the riverfront for decades, just south of the Gateway Arch.FOX 2 has obtained police records showing a growing number of calls for burglaries and suspicious activity inside the building. The lower levels are covered with boarded windows. People have been stealing various metals, like copper wiring, for scrap, according to police.The same thing has been rampant inside the beloved, former Famous Barr department store, also known as the Railway Exchange building. Top Stories: Jana Elementary School shuts down after radioactive waste concerns The two buildings have absentee owners. A Texas company owns the former Millennium. A Florida company owns the former Famous Barr.The City of St. Louis Problem Properties Unit is pushing them to step up preservation efforts.There are signs of that happening: a new security pres...

DeSoto residents asked to stay alert for flash flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

DESOTO, Mo. - Before the rainfall began, DeSoto city manager Todd Melkus said the city was prepared to notify residents of evacuations, if necessary. The city has an emergency notification system that can contact residents who have registered for the service.Melkus said that the city is also prepared to go door to door to ensure that anyone facing flooding has enough time to evacuate. Parts of DeSoto have experienced disastrous flash flooding in previous years.He said some of the more recent flood alerts have occurred in the middle of the night. Top Stories: Jana Elementary School shuts down after radioactive waste concerns “That’s the most dangerous time to have a flash flood," Melkus said.Susan Liley is a longtime resident who has led a citizen-based effort to minimize flooding problems. She formed the group Citizens’ Committee for Flood Relief.“It’s so hard for these people to go through what they’ve gone through and just continue to keep happening to them,” she said.Liley said...

Antisemitic incidents in L.A., California were highest ever in 2022, report says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

Los Angeles set a troubling record for antisemitic incidents in 2022, according to an audit published Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League.The report listed 237 incidents of hate targeting the Jewish community in Los Angeles in 2022, a 30% increase from the year prior.The total number of incidents has been rising steadily in recent years. In L.A., Riverside, San Bernardino and Kern counties, which comprises the local ADL region, antisemitic incidents have tripled since 2017. How should the media cover antisemitic propaganda? “These record-setting figures make clear that there has not just been a surge of antisemitism, there is an unfortunate and unmistakable trendline that antisemitism is deeply embedded and growing in every part of society,” ADL Los Angeles Regional Director Jeffrey I. Abrams said in a news release.The ADL lists the appearance of antisemitic literature among its incident examples, as well as threatening phone calls and emails to local synagogues, and banners hu...

Los Angeles Unified School District employee strikes to end Thursday with no agreement reached

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

Los Angeles Unified School District employees will conclude a three-day strike on Thursday and return to work on Friday, despite a contract standstill with no agreements reached.As LAUSD schools remain closed Thursday, workers continued rallying, demanding higher wages and better working conditions,School is scheduled to resume on Friday, but the possibility of another strike looms as labor talks came to a standstill and no agreements had been reached.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is actively involved in the negotiations between the district and the Service Employees International Union, Local 99, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ aides, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, and other support staff.Rallies were held across Los Angeles on Thursday, including a large gathering at the L.A. Historic State Park.Around 60,000 Los Angeles Unified School District employees on strike, calling for higher wages and better working conditions on March 23, 2023. (KTLA)Around 60,000 Los...

Oxnard man found guilty on 2 murder charges, 3 robbery charges stemming from 2017 crime spree

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

A jury found a man from Oxnard guilty on Thursday of two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree robbery for a crime spree that took place in 2017. David Flores, 25, was found responsible for the shooting deaths of Aaron Austin and Eduardo Viveros, along with two other accomplices who have previously pled guilty. On May 16, 2017, police found Aaron Austin with four gunshot wounds in front of an apartment complex on North G Street in Oxnard. He was pronounced dead at the Ventura County Medical Center. On the same day, Eduardo Viveros was shot three times by Flores. He died on Perkins Road in Oxnard.According to police, the shootings were separated by less than 30 minutes. Flores and his two accomplices also robbed three additional victims at gunpoint during the crime spree. “This jury saved lives with their verdicts,” said Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney John Barrick. “There is no doubt in my mind that if David Flores were to ever get out ...

34-year-old Fontana cold murder case solved; suspect arrested in Wisconsin 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

A 63-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a murder of a man in Fontana that occurred 34 years ago. Angel Martinez was reported missing on June 8, 1988, after he was expected to meet with individuals in Fontana but never arrived, the City of Fontana Police Department said. On June 20, 1988, Martinez’s body was found in La Paz County, Arizona. The La Paz County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation led them back to Fontana, where the case went cold until this year. According to a Facebook post by the City of Fontana Police Department, several rounds of forensic testing were conducted by multiple investigators and on March 1, murder charges were filed and an arrest warrant was issued for 63-year-old Kelvin Keith Emmons. A Fontana Police Department Cold Case Detective and a DA Investigator traveled to De Pere, Wisconsin on March 15, where they were assisted by the De Pere Police Department in locating and arresting Emmons. He is now awaiting extradition t...

Parole reversed for man who murdered toddler in Monterey County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who murdered a 2-year-old girl in Monterey County was granted parole last year by the California Board of Parole after serving less than nine years in prison.Before the killer, David Leonardo, was freed, Governor Gavin Newsom reversed the parole board's decision Thursday using his powers as governor.Newsom's decision came after requests from the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office and the family of 2-year-old Pricilla Rose Hernandez. District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni said, "We are pleased with the Governor’s decision to reverse David Leonardo’s parole grant. This case highlights the unfortunate position that many victims and their families now face, due to lenient parole policies and post-conviction remedies. Victim’s families now need to continuously advocate for justice beyond the guilt phase which necessitates these families revisit the trauma of these heinous crimes."Pricilla's lifeless body was found in Castroville by Monterey County Sheriff's deput...

Lifeguards search for missing surfer off Pacifica beach: officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (KRON) -- Crews are searching for a missing surfer off the coast of a Pacifica beach, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed to KRON4. The surfer in distress off the coast of Linda Mar Beach was first reported by the North County Fire Authority at 6:48 p.m. Thursday on Twitter. The coast guard tells KRON4 that another surfer witnessed the missing surfer go down under the water and not come back up. Coast Guard leads search for possible missing 7-year-old boy near Moss Landing The coast guard's helicopter is assisting with the search. There is no information about the surfer's gender or when the search will be called off for the day.This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Brothers skip Pride jerseys; Panthers lose to Maple Leafs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brothers Eric and Marc Staal of the Florida Panthers declined to wear special Pride-themed warmup jerseys ahead of the team’s 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.The jerseys were part of Florida’s Pride night game in support of the area’s LGBTQ community, and the brothers cited their religion as the reason for their decision.“We carry no judgement on how people choose to live their lives, and believe that all people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey,” the Staal brothers said in a statement. “Having said that, we feel that by us wearing a Pride jersey it goes against our Christian beliefs.”While the Staal brothers declined to participate, Russian goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was one of the Panthers who went ahead with the Pride-themed jerseys.The Chicago Blackhawks have decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate their Pride night on Sunday, citing an anti-gay Kremlin law that could imperil Russi...

Tortorella earns 700th career win, Flyers top Wild 5-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:44 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John Tortorella needed one word to sum up if 700 career wins meant anything to the Flyers coach.“No.”OK, then. Good thing the brusque Stanley Cup winner isn’t paid by the word.James van Riemsdyk scored the only goal in a shootout, and Philadelphia beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Thursday night for Tortorella’s 700th victory.Tortorella is 700-573-181 in 1,454 games as an NHL head coach. His 700 wins rank 12th in NHL history and his career games rank ninth in NHL history. He led Tampa Bay to the Stanley Cup in 2004. In his first season coaching the Flyers, Tortorella joined Peter Laviolette as the second American-born coach to win 700 games.“I think the culture’s kind of changed around here,” Flyers forward Joel Farabee said. “I think he’s done a really good job of keeping the group together.”Farabee, Scott Laughton, Rasmus Ristolainen and Tyson Foerster scored for Philadelphia. The Flyers have two straight games for the first time since Jan....