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Police: Man calls Uber, carjacking driver at gunpoint

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - A call for an Uber ride turned frightening after police said the rider carjacked the driver and held him at gunpoint.Now, 18-year-old Dejohn Colbert is facing felony charges and several years behind bars. Colbert is being held at the county jail on a $200,000 cash-only bond.St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said the bond amount shows the seriousness of this crime."He was picking up what he thought to be a passenger like a normal business day, and he was robbed and hijacked," Bell said. A Missouri doctor’s death is steeped in mystery and speculation. Authorities aren’t talking Florissant police said Colbert and another person ordered an Uber. Once inside the car, police said Colbert held the driver at gunpoint and demanded his phone, wallet, and keys."When someone aims a gun at someone's head, neck, or any part of their body and takes their property in that kind of way," Bell said. "Anything can happen, and we won't tolerate that. We're going to prosecute those...

Seven-year-old's wish to see Taylor Swift in concert 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. - Seven-year-old Alma Lacoste navigates her O’Fallon home differently than any other kids her age. “Since April, she has been in the hospital four times with two surgeries,” said Kayla Buckowitz, Lacoste's mother. “So it’s been a lot for her the last few months.” Lacoste was born with spina bifida, which limits her mobility. She uses a wheelchair, and when she's home, she crawls. She had surgery while still in the womb. “It’s probably around 10 surgeries that she’s had in her life,” Buckowitz said on Thursday. The 7-year-old has been in and out of hospital rooms since she was born. She also lives with hydrocephalus and epilepsy.  St. Louis Cardinals fans sound off on team’s dismal season   "It's really hard just to see her have to go through so much,” Buckowitz said. Through it all, there’s been one constant. Lacoste’s love for Taylor Swift from her home to her hospital bed, she loves to sing Taylor Swift’s top hits. “She’s my favorite,” Laco...

Contractor faces prison time for defrauding minority business program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

ST. LOUIS - 72-year-old Brian Kowert Sr. is heading to prison for defrauding a program meant to empower minorities.“We’re not going to tolerate it,” said Hal Goldsmith, a federal assistant prosecutor. “This program is to right the wrong, if you will, of years and years of racism in the construction trades.”Court records showed defendant Kowert “…recruited an elderly Black business owner as a pass-through, paying him $2,000 in order to pass through hundreds of thousands of dollars to non-minority owned and operated business.”“It was simple in the way he did it, but it wasn’t simple to detect," Goldsmith said.The building in question is owned by a business that the feds say is also a victim. Court records indicated ‘Greater Goods’ not only knew about the scheme but also moved to the city, renovating a building to give back. A Missouri doctor’s death is steeped in mystery and speculation. Authorities aren’t talking The business lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax incentives ...

Multi-million dollar affordable housing complex coming to Long Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

A multi-million dollar affordable housing project is coming to downtown Long Beach.City officials approved a $3.6 million loan for the development of a new apartment complex reserved for low- and extremely low-income residents.The 100-unit complex will be built on a 1.16-acre site at 946 Linden Ave. near St. Mary Medical Center. The space is currently occupied by The First Lutheran School which will be demolished.The $3.6 million loan from the city follows the approval of a $50 million loan the city applied for with the state.The four-story complex will offer a mix of one, two and three-bedroom units. Agoura Hills-based developer, AMCAL Multi-Housing, Inc., will be overseeing the build. Amenities will include a community room, fitness area, computer center, tot lot, courtyard and barbecue area along with 125 underground parking spaces.Construction is slated to begin in late 2024.“This funding action continues our urgent work to increase the city’s housing stock and create opportunit...

Live Nation to combine ‘junk fees’ with regular ticket prices

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

President Joe Biden met with representatives of Live Nation, SeatGeek and Airbnb on Thursday as part of his effort to crack down on so-called "junk fees" that add to the cost of purchases far beyond what consumers expect.At the White House Thursday, Live Nation, which is based in Beverly Hills, California, announced that it will provide customers with upfront all-in pricing - meaning the actual purchase price including service charges and any other fees - for its owned venues by September and that Ticketmaster will give consumers the option to view all-in pricing upfront for other venues on the live-entertainment tickets platform. Taylor Swift ticket sales put Ticketmaster in the hot seat; lawmakers call for investigation “Fans typically know tickets will include service fees, but seeing the total cost from the start makes buying tickets easier and consistent with other retail shopping experiences,” Live Nation said in a statement.SeatGeek, based in New York, will also unveil feat...

Logwood pleads no contest to reduced charges for Oakland slaying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

(KRON) -- Delonzo Logwood entered a plea in Alameda County Superior Court Thursday for the death of Eric Ford. According to prosecutors, he pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, and will face up to 12 years in prison when he is sentenced in July. Logwood's plea is the latest chapter in a criminal justice saga that began in 2015. Then-Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley charged Logwood with murdering Eric Ford, Richard Carter, and Zaire Washington. The three victims were shot to death in separate Oakland shootings in 2008. O'Malley added special enhancements to the charges because the killings allegedly involved street gangs. If Logwood had been found guilty of the murder charges, he would have faced life prison sentences. But the case never went to trial. Instead, 32-year-old Logwood has been locked in Santa Rita Jail for eights years with his case in limbo. District Attorney Pamela Price (KRON4 image) Last month, Judge Mark McCannon granted District Attorney Pam...

U.S. Open Leaders Cards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

ThursdayAt The Los Angeles Country ClubLos AngelesYardage: 7,423; Par: 70First RoundPar out544344353–35Rickie Fowler433343343–30Xander Schauffele434334243–30Wyndham Clark353343343–31Dustin Johnson443333344–31Par in434453444–35–70 Rickie Fowler343443353–32__62Xander Schauffele333443444–32__62Wyndham Clark433543353–33__64Dustin Johnson434442444–33__64Source

Photographer captures injured officer at Nuggets parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A man captured the intense moments when a Denver police officer was hit by a fire truck at the Nuggets championship parade."All of a sudden we were standing there, right at the corner, and I just heard this bloodcurdling scream," Brian Willie said.Willie was on the front row, taking in sights that were anything but celebratory."I saw this officer falling backwards, and the truck is still kind of going forward a little bit," Willie said.A Denver Police officer receives first aid after being struck by a fire engine during the Nuggets championship parade. (Credit: Brian Willie)The officer, identified as Sgt. Justin Dodge, was the man under that truck."It looked like the legs kind of got crossed and then the truck came up and was sitting, kind of, on his legs," Willie said. "He very easily could have crushed both his legs the way the truck was on him."Willie captured images during the historic celebration, which suddenly became a tragedy shared by all of Denver."I see Ja...

Caught on camera: 2 men with guns look for unlocked vehicles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Home security cameras caught two thieves carrying guns onto driveways while looking for unlocked vehicles in a Parker neighborhood. According to the Parker Police Department, the alleged crimes occurred in the Parker Vista neighborhood around 5:30 a.m. Thursday. Ex-cop faces assault charge for punching woman in face The thieves can be seen on multiple security cameras attempting to open vehicle doors. If a door is locked, they immediately move on. If a car is found to be open, they appear to rummage through the inside.“It’s not uncommon for criminals to go, and whether they’re driving down the street or walking down the street, to lift the door handles, and they are looking for vehicles that are unlocked,” public information officer Josh Hans said. However, Hans said it is unusual for those criminals to be carrying visible firearms.“What makes these guys so dangerous, put us on such high alert here, is it’s very rare that you see suspects engaged i...

Adams County roads closed indefinitely by storm damage 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:14 GMT

BYERS, Colo. (KDVR) — Just north of the Adams County town of Byers, County Road 2 looked more like a river Thursday.Huge portions of the road had been washed out after unprecedented rain in the county."I haven't seen anything like this," public works manager Matt Fightmaster said. "This has been the longest, wettest spring that I've seen in the 20 years in this industry that I've been doing it."Fightmaster's crews have been working around the clock trying to prioritize damage across the region, with multiple closures now in place. He said the continuous rain has made it difficult to assess or repair some of the damage."If we can’t get it to dry out, then it just delays that process sometimes," he said. "Until we can get to the bottom of that water and inspect it, it’s tough to tell, but there usually is a decent amount of damage there." Officer hurt after being hit by parade truck He said it's far too early to know how much the repairs will cost the county, considering new da...