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Rockford police find woman dead in her living room

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead Saturday inside her home in Rockford, according to police.Officers were called to do a welfare check at the home in the 3100 block of Guilford Road. Police said the front door was open when they arrived. Girl, 15, fatally shot in head on South Side ID’d The 26-year-old woman was found dead in the living room, according to a news release from the Rockford Police Department. The woman's name hasn't been released by the Winnebago County Coroner's Office.Her death is being investigated as a homicide and police said they don't believe it was a random act. Man killed after being hit by CTA train in Near West Side Anyone with information is asked to contact police online or call detectives at 815-966-2900.Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting RPDTIP and the tip to 847411, on the Rockford PD app or by calling Rockford Area Crime Stoppers at 815-963-7867.

The 44th Anniversary of the Wichita Falls tornado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

April 10, 2023 will mark the 44th anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in Texas. On Tuesday, April 10, 1979 the city of Wichita Falls was struck by a tornado that leveled much of the southern part of the city.It's a day I won't ever forget. I was the chief meteorologist for the CBS affiliate, KAUZ-TV. I had the responsibility of reporting on a tornado that would ride into history for the deaths and destruction it left.The storms were easy to forecast given the atmospheric setup. A warm front lifted north bringing in warm, moist, and unstable air. A cold front with an associated area of low pressure was moving out of the Texas South Plains towards Wichita Falls. An area of low pressure was over Colorado . The upper-levels were such that thunderstorms were bound to happen in a part of what is commonly referred to as Tornado Alley. Warm and unstable air ahead of an approaching cold front helped fuel the tornado outbreakOur Monday, April 9 forecast alerted viewers that stro...

Masters Live Updates | Final round begins with Koepka up 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Live updates from Sunday’s third and fourth round of the Masters (all times local):12:45 p.m.The final round of the Masters is underway, with twosomes going off both the first and 10th tees to ensure the weather-plagued tournament finishes on schedule.Brooks Koepka is 11 under and maintaining a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm. Both players finished up the third round with matching 1-over 73s.Koepka, a four-time major champion who now plays on the upstart LIV Golf tour, will tee off with the Spaniard in the final group at 2:33 p.m.Norway’s Viktor Hovland is three shots back, while Patrick Cantlay will be looking to make up a four-stroke deficit.It looks like there will be a first-time Masters champion. The only former winner in the top eight is Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, who is six shots off the lead.There is no threat of rain, which forced suspensions the last two days. In fact, the sun has come out at Augusta National. But the wind is whipping...

Denver police: Man unintentionally shoots, kills woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

A man appears to have unintentionally shot and killed a woman at a home in northeast Denver Saturday, according to Denver police.The man, identified in court records as 25-year-old Eric Robles-Villa, was handling a gun at a home in the 5500 block of Abilene Street when the weapon fired and the woman was fatally wounded, police spokesman Kurt Barnes said Sunday.Other people in the home called 911 after the shooting, Barnes said. Robles-Villa stayed at the scene. Barnes could not give any other detail about how the shooting unfolded, but said the man and woman were acquaintances.The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was taken to a hospital where she died. Robles-Villa was arrested for investigation of reckless manslaughter.The Denver District Attorney’s office will make the final decision on what criminal charges to bring.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East High shooting spotlights tenuous balance between school safety, “moral obligation” to educ...

Thousands of jelly-like creatures washing ashore in Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

Look, but don’t touch. That’s the message from marine biologists as Southern California sees an influx of jellyfish-like creatures known as Velella velella, or By-the-Wind Sailors.On Saturday, Dana Wharf Whale Watching posted a video of the strange blue and purple-ish blobs that travel with the ocean currents and winds. Beachgoers say they are washing ashore by the thousands along the Southern California coast, including at Huntington Beach, Zuma Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Salt Creek Beach. They have also been spotted further north.By-the-Wind sailors are seen at Zuma Beach in California in April 2023. The jelly-like creatures are known as colonial hydroid, meaning they’re comprised of a colony of tiny organisms. (Maria Abreu)By-the-Wind sailors are known as colonial hydroids, meaning they’re comprised of a colony of tiny creatures, similar to the Portuguese Man O'War. They feed on algae and zooplankton and are a favorite meal for sunfish, according to Nona the Naturalist with Dana...

The not-so-California story behind the California roll

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

The California roll is a staple at sushi restaurants around the U.S. No matter where you order it, you'll find pretty much the same three ingredients — cucumber, avocado and crab (sometimes imitation crab) — rolled up in seaweed and rice. The roll's provenance isn't as well known as its ingredients, but the most widely accepted origin story takes us pretty far from California — and more than 4,500 miles from Japan, for that matter. The California roll is widely reported to have originated in Vancouver, Canada. Hidekazu Tojo came to Vancouver in the early '70s and started working at one of the city's only sushi restaurants, reports Food52. At that time, the average diner liked tempura and teriyaki dishes, but wasn't really interested in raw fish, Tojo told the publication. Is the rain finally over for California? People were interested, however, in eating cooked crab. So he crafted the roll using cooked crab, avocado and cucumber.The other thing Tojo did to cater to dine...

Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The 56th annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off this weekend in San Francisco. It’s the largest festival of its kind on the west coast, showcasing a colorful celebration of Japanese American culture.Matthew Nagatomi, fesitval co-chair, joins KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss along with a special performance.

Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.In many respects, the demographic makeup of people working from home from 2019 to 2021 became more like workers who were commuting, while the share of the U.S. labor force working from home went from 5.7% in 2019 to 17.9% in 2021, as restrictions were implemented to help slow the spread of the virus, according to a report released last week based on American Community Survey data.“The increase in homebased workers corresponded with a decline in drivers, carpoolers, transit riders, and most other types of commuters,” the report said.The share of people working from home between ages 25 and 34 jumped from 16% to 23% from 2019 to 2021. The share of home-based workers who are Black went from 7.8% to 9.5%, and it went from 5.7% to 9.6% for Asian workers. It remained flat for Hispanic workers, th...

78-year-old bank heist suspect: ‘I didn’t mean to scare you’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller a note that said “I didn’t mean to scare you” during a recent Missouri heist.Bonnie Gooch is jailed on $25,000 bond after she was charged with one count of stealing or attempting to steal from a financial institution in the holdup Wednesday in Pleasant Hill, The Kansas City Star reports. No attorney is listed for her in online court records. She also was convicted of robbing a California bank in 1977 and one in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit in 2020. Her probation in the second heist ended in November 2021. Court documents filed in Cass County in the latest case said the robbery note demanded “13,000 small bills,” adding “thank you sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.” Surveillance video also captured her banging on the counter, asking the teller to hurry, Cass County prosecutors said. She smelled strongly of alcohol when officers s...

Sinead Farrelly back in soccer in time for shot at World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas. (AP) — Sinead Farrelly says she wouldn’t have been able to play soccer again if she hadn’t told her story. In 2021, Farrelly and fellow player Mana Shim accused former National Women’s Soccer League coach Paul Riley of misconduct and sexual coercion in an article published by The Athletic. The allegations, which he denied, rocked the women’s game, sparking a pair of investigations by U.S. Soccer and the NWSL that concluded there was widespread player mistreatment. Farrelly retired more than six years ago but returned over the weekend to the game she loves, starting for Ireland on Saturday in an exhibition match against the U.S. national team. She also signed this season with NJ/NY Gotham after joining the NWSL team in the preseason as a non-roster invitee. “I wouldn’t have been able to do it unless I was able to get that off my chest and get that story out because that healing, and the liberation from that had to occur before I could ever...