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More Californians are losing their homes as foreclosures across the state and U.S. rise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

By Amy Yee and Alex Tanzi | BloombergUS foreclosure filings jumped 22% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to a report from real estate data analytics firm ATTOM.While still below pre-pandemic levels, foreclosure activity has increased on an annual basis for 23 straight months. The uptrend reflects higher jobless rates, ongoing economic challenges and backlogged foreclosures working through the pipeline after the lifting of government interventions to help struggling homeowners during the pandemic, said Rob Barber, chief executive officer of ATTOM.“However, with many homeowners still having significant home equity, that may help in keeping increased levels of foreclosure activity at bay,” Barber said in a statement.The number of foreclosure filings has been climbing since the federal moratorium ended in mid-2021. During the pandemic, an estimated 2 million homeowners fell behind on their mortgages.Major metropolitan cities with populations of more ...

Rev. Al Sharpton calls for DOJ to protect Antioch mayor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

(KRON) -- Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to protect Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe in the wake of racist text messages exchanged between several members of Antioch's police force that have surfaced. Sharpton, the founder and president of the National Action Network, put out a press release on Tuesday calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland and the DOJ to "immediately investigate the exchange between 17 police officers in Antioch, California, who sent racist messages to each other." San Francisco will pay police officers highest entry-level salary in Bay Area In the texts, which Antioch Police Chief Steve Ford called "racially abhorrent," officers referred to Black people as "gorillas," "water buffalo," and "zoo" and "circus" animals, among other racial slurs. The text messages were detailed in reports released by the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office.The report cites texts from May of 2020, during the height of the nationwide protest i...

17 displaced after early morning fire at Polk Gulch apartment building in SF

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

(BCN) -- A fire at an apartment building in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood left 17 people displaced early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The one-alarm fire was reported on the fourth floor of a building at 990 Geary St. near Polk Street and firefighters responded and had water on the flames by 12:50 a.m., according to the San Francisco Fire Department.The fire was considered contained about five minutes later and no injuries were reported to any firefighters or civilians.The American Red Cross and city departments responded to assist the displaced residents, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, city fire officials said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

All lanes clear after seven-car crash in Solano County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

(KTXL) -- A seven-car collision along westbound Interstate 80 on Wednesday morning blocked traffic in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol Solano station. At 8:33 a.m., the CHP said that all lanes have been cleared. The collision occurred east of Manuel Campos Parkway, between Vacaville and Fairfield. CHP said that only minor injuries have been reported from the crash. Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of 19-year-old in Stockton CHP said the number one lane was closed due to the crash and two trucks were on scene working to clear the cars from the roadway.

Supreme Court lets Texas death row inmate pursue DNA lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should have a chance to argue for testing of crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him.The justices, in a 6-3 decision, sent Reed’s case back to a lower court for his constitutional challenge to the state’s law on DNA testing.The issue before the high court was whether Reed, sentenced to death nearly 25 years ago, waited too long to file his lawsuit claiming that untested crime-scene evidence would exonerate him. Texas courts and the federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that he missed the deadline.But the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, reversed the appellate ruling. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas dissented. “If there is a mitigating factor to today’s decision,” Thomas wrote, it’s that the outcome “is no barrier to the prompt execution of Reed’s lawful sentence.” Reed was sentenced to...

Penalties make early impact on several NHL playoff series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

Throughout four unsuccessful power plays in their playoff opener at Edmonton, coach Todd McLellan told his Los Angeles Kings players to simplify their approach.Adrian Kempe doesn’t even remember what the specific lesson was late in the game, but it worked. Another Oilers penalty set the scene for Anze Kopitar’s 6-on-4 tying goal with 16.7 seconds left in regulation — and Edmonton’s seventh penalty of the game nine minutes into overtime paved the way for Kempe’s game-winner that gave Los Angeles a comeback victory and the lead in the first-round series.“We took far too many penalties,” said Evan Bouchard, who was called for high sticking late in the third period. “You give a team like that that many power plays, it’s going to bite you.”The Oilers weren’t the only team bitten by penalties on the first night of the NHL playoffs. After a regular season in which power-play goals accounted for just under 21% of the total, 40% of the offense in the first four ...

Records: Maine shooting suspect couldn’t legally own guns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who police say killed four people in a home and then shot three others randomly on a busy highway had a criminal history that should have prevented him from legally possessing a gun, according to state records.The shootings in Maine began in the small town of Bowdoin, where four people were killed Tuesday. Then a chaotic scene developed in which shots were fired at vehicles on an interstate highway over 20 miles away in the community of Yarmouth, police said. Three people were shot there, and one remained in critical condition Wednesday.“This is an active investigation with a lot of moving parts,” Shannon Moss, state police spokesperson, said Wednesday.The gunman, identified as Joseph Eaton, 34, of Bowdoin, was charged with four counts of murder but was not immediately charged in the highway shootings, she said. He was jailed while awaiting a court appearance. It was unclear if he had an attorney to speak on his behalf, a jail official s...

See these codes on your Colorado scratcher ticket? You could be a winner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Did you know that there is actually more than one way to determine if your scratch lottery ticket is a winner? The Colorado Lottery says the best way to confirm your ticket is a winner is by taking it to a place that sells lottery tickets and ask for your ticket to be checked. There are also lottery ticket checker machines at some businesses where you can scan your barcode to see if you won. Philly resident wins $3 million on Denver scratcher ticket Scratch ticket prize codesAnother way to check to see if your ticket is a winner is by using the code that is revealed after scratching your ticket.Here is an example from the Colorado Lottery of what the ticket code looks like. This ticket would have a winning prize of $100,000 based on the OHM code.Colorado Lottery code example (Credit: Colorado Lottery)The Colorado Lottery said there are winning codes associated with certain prize amounts on scratch tickets.Here is a look at some of the codes:$1 prize: ONE$5 prize: ...

Dream Golf to bring destination golf resort to Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

ROGGEN, Colo. (KDVR) — A multi-course golf resort is coming to the Eastern Plains just outside a small Weld County community. The Rodeo Dunes golf project was introduced Tuesday by the developers at Dream Golf. It will be located on 2,000 acres of land near the town of Roggen, which is just 50 miles east of Denver. The course is also only 42 miles from Denver International Airport making it the most accessible Dream Golf location, according to the developers. The resort will be open to the public with two courses planned, but the property can support up to six. Free outdoor activities to do near Denver on a spring day The links will be on 85-foot dunes with views of the Front Range and Longs Peak, according to Dream Golf."This is a place where the best features of the rugged Irish links blend with the mystique and romance of the American West," said the developers of Rodeo Dunes on its website. Could this Jurassic-themed license plate end up on your car? The first course is ...

Panic buying after Florida floods leads to long gas lines

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:17 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Historic flooding a week ago in South Florida has led to long lines at the region’s gas stations, as drivers fearful of a fuel shortage have been unnecessarily topping off their tanks.Their rush to buy gas has caused some stations to run out of fuel, prompting more drivers to fear a possible shortage and top off their tanks, creating a self-made mini-crisis, officials said.All the while, officials have reiterated there is more than enough fuel to go around if drivers just acted judiciously, filling up when it’s actually needed.https://twitter.com/FHPPalmBeach/status/1648503972112764929?s=20On Wednesday, officials at Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades said that “all indicators are pointing to more fuel getting to gas stations in southern Florida faster.”A storm system stalled over Fort Lauderdale on April 12, dumping up to 2 feet of rain and forcing the closure of F...