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Armed man vandalizes dozens of vehicles in Koreatown, police say 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

An armed suspect is wanted for vandalizing approximately 30 vehicles in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the vandalism occurred on Monday between noon and 3 p.m. in the area of 4th Street to 7th Street and Westmoreland Boulevard to Virgil Avenue.  Suspected DUI crash leaves 2 dead on 5 Freeway Witnesses say that the man was bashing in windows and denting the bodies of the vehicles with a yellow crowbar. Video from the scene captured by KTLA shows a white Toyota SUV with a shattered back windshield.Another silver Chevy sedan had its rear driver side window completely smashed in; the vehicle owner had since covered the damage with what appeared to be a piece of cardboard, part of a garbage bag and tape. (KTLA)Video from the scene captured by KTLA shows a white Toyota SUV with a shattered back windshield.Another silver Chevy sedan had its rear driver side window completely smashed in; the vehicle owner had since covered the damage with what ap...

Jamie Foxx makes 1st public appearance since health scare

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

Jamie Foxx made a surprise appearance at Monday night's Critics Choice Association‘s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements.This was Foxx's first public appearance since suffering a "medical complication" in April. The health scare made global headlines as the medical emergency required him to be rushed to the hospital, and then took months to recover. What specifically happened to Foxx has been kept private, but it was serious. During the ceremony, the actor received the Vanguard Award for Amazon Prime Video's "The Burial." Jaime Foxx and Jurnee Smollett pose with the "Vanguard Award" during The Critics Choice Association's Celebration Of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino And AAPI Achievements at Fairmont Century Plaza on Dec. 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)His costar in the film, Jurnee Smollett, presented him with the honor at the Fairmont...

Man fatally shot in Oakland’s Eastlake district

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

OAKLAND — A 23-year-old Antioch man was fatally shot Monday afternoon near the gas pumps at an East Oakland convenience store, authorities said.His name has not yet been released pending the notification of his family.The shooting happened about 3 p.m. Monday in the gas pump area of a convenience store in the 500 block of International Boulevard.At least one person shot at the man before fleeing the area, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with ‘almost completely’ severing family member’s ear Crime and Public Safety | East Bay photographer charged with raping woman during photo shoot Crime and Public Safety | UC Berkeley chef charged with filming explicit video chat with prepubescent girls Crime and Public Safety | Trial set for East Bay siblings linked to 2021 killing of Carmel woman Crime and Public Safety | Antioch releases video of offic...

Credit card thieves try to make fraudulent purchases at Los Gatos Apple store

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

Nov. 27GRAND THEFT: 09:32 a.m. at Bay Club Courtside on Winchester Boulevard. A locker was broken into, and $800 in cash and a wedding ring valued at $700 were taken.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 1:25 p.m. at Los Gatos High School. A transient on campus was harassing juveniles and was arrested.Nov. 28MUNI CODE VIOLATION: 10:53 a.m. at Blossom Hill Road and Los Gatos Boulevard. Someone set up two tents and flags in front of the Chevron station. Customers were saying they wouldn’t buy gas because the person was out there and was yelling.PENAL CODE VIOLATION: 3:18 p.m. on El Altillo. A man wired $382,000 in “taxes and fees” to a trading platform for Spot Gold. The caller said there are numerous posts about the website being a scam.PETTY THEFT: 9:02 p.m. at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue. A woman had a package in her cart that was taken while she wasn’t looking.SUSPICIOUS PERSON 9:33 p.m. on Calle Estoria. A man came to the door with flowers, rang the doorbell and then sat inside his veh...

Niles: Will Disney or Universal own the future of entertainment?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

Which entertainment brand owns the future?For more than a generation, Disney positioned itself as the dominant brand for children’s entertainment. With movies, TV shows, toys and theme parks, Disney has provided kids countless hours of delight over its 100 years of operation.But that has not always enough to turn children into lifelong Disney fans. Too often — for the company at least — kids would outgrow Disney and leave behind the brand. That’s why Disney long has been trying to develop entertainment for older audiences, starting with the old Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures brands and continuing with the more recent acquisitions of Lucasfilm, Marvel and Twentieth Century Fox.While Disney has been trying to extend its brand to appeal to more grown-ups, its biggest rival has been going the other way. Once best known for horror, Universal now is making a big play for the kids, as it also tries to become the lifelong entertainment lifestyle brand that Disney has been working to crea...

NFC playoff picture: Don’t get too carried away with 49ers’ big win over tired Eagles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

Before rendering the 49ers as the inevitable NFC top seed for the postseason, it’s worth revisiting Oct. 29.They came in on a two-game losing streak to Cleveland and Minnesota, but this one was different. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow did as he pleased, but beyond that, the 49ers looked a lot like the Philadelphia Eagles did on Sunday.Cincinnati won 31-17, but in the aftermath, coach Kyle Shanahan admitted his team looked “slow and tired” and need of the upcoming Week 9 bye.The 49ers returned healthy, refreshed and ready and have reeled off four straight, including Sunday’s 42-19 road win in Philadelphia, the site of last year’s NFC Championship Game title loss.The NFL being what it is, the 49ers — despite being a game back of the Eagles — are the uncrowned king and the Eagles are yesterday’s news with some tough games the horizon.Unlike the 49ers, the Eagles don’t have a bye to freshen up. But that doesn’t mean...

Britney Spears’ dad had leg amputated but she gives him hope for reconciliation: report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

Britney Spears’ father Jamie had his leg amputated a month ago due to a “massive infection” and is “not doing well,” TMZ reported Tuesday.But this new TMZ report also said that the 71-year-old patriarch may at least be able to hope that his famous daughter is open to repairing their relationship, which was badly damaged by the years of “horrific abuse” she says she suffered as he managed her conservatorship.TMZ said Jamie Spears developed “a massive infection in one of his legs” that landed him in the hospital for weeks. He underwent five unsuccessful surgeries to contain the infection, “and doctors decided the only way to proceed was amputation.”It was reported in October that Jamie Spears had been living with his youngest daughter, Jamie Lynn, in her newly built home in Louisiana after another failed stint in rehab for his chronic alcohol addiction. The Daily Mail said he moved into a guest home on Jamie Lynn Spears...

Oakland freeway driver finds bullet fragment in popped tire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A driver who experienced a typical flat tire on an Oakland freeway later learned that it was more nefarious than first presumed, according to the California Highway Patrol.The Dec. 1 incident occurred on Interstate 80 at the Interstate 580 transition heading eastbound, authorities said. CHP responded to the disabled vehicle to assist before the driver was able to leave the scene and visit a tire repair business. At the tire shop, a bullet fragment was discovered in the popped tire.The driver contacted the CHP on Monday to report the bullet fragment and provide additional details. A loud noise was heard at the time the vehicle’s tire popped, the driver told CHP, and it was recalled that an unknown suspect was extending their hand out of a vehicle. The suspect vehicle was described to CHP as “possibly an older model Nissan Altima.”KRON On is streaming live.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-con...

Crews removing invasive eucalyptus at San Bruno Mountain Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

(BCN) -- Crews are removing invasive eucalyptus across 2 acres on the northwest boundary of San Bruno Mountain Park for three days this week, San Mateo County officials said.The removal operations started Monday at the park near properties along Florence Street and Mountain View Drive and they will continue through Wednesday, depending on weather conditions, county officials said.Community members living nearby may hear noise during the operations. County officials said Parks Department contractors may be seen in the park wearing personal protective equipment while applying herbicides.The public is advised to avoid the project area.According to county officials, the operations aim to improve ecosystem health and reduce the threat of wildfire to neighboring communities.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Coloradans need $15,000 more just to live like they did in 2021, analysis finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:48 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – An economic analysis by a group of Congressional Republicans may have you feeling nostalgic for January 2021. There's not much to miss about that time – when many Americans were still out of a job or under stay-at-home orders because of the pandemic – but inflation hadn't yet exploded. Since then, the cost of just about everything, from groceries to gas to housing, has skyrocketed. An inflation tracker created by the members of Congress' Joint Economic Committee shows the impact of inflation on the average household in every state. (While the joint committee is chaired by a Democrat, the report and data was put out by the committees' Republican members.) The report uses January 2021 as a benchmark "because it was the last time inflation was within recent historical norms." Northern lights: More than 20 states have a chance at seeing the auroras Thursday Now, the report claims, most American household would need to spend an additional $10,000 or more just to afford...