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Video captures glimpse of serial arsonist terrorizing some Los Angeles neighborhoods

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

Surveillance footage captured a glimpse of a suspected serial arsonist who has allegedly started some two dozen fires in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Mt. Washington, Silver Lake and Glassell Park. While officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Los Angeles Police Department and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigate, residents in the area have been circulating flyers with an image of the suspect and his car.  "A firebug, nobody needs this guy going around lighting up Cypress trees,” Mt. Washington resident Chris Murphy told KTLA. LAFD said the suspected serial arsonist has been terrorizing the neighborhoods for more than a month now.  “We’ve had a total of 26 tree fires that have been reported in those communities since March 1 of this year,” LAFD Capt. Erik Scott said. During one of the incidents, surveillance cameras captured the suspect walking toward some trees near a home on San Rafael Avenue, near ...

With goal, highlight-reel assist, Sharks’ Karlsson moves to within striking distance of 100

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

SAN JOSE – Erik Karlsson has inched further up the NHL’s all-time single-season scoring list for a defenseman and will be within striking distance of 100 points for the year in two days when the San Jose Sharks play their final home game of the season.Karlsson had a goal and a highlight-reel assist Thursday in the Sharks’ 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at SAP Center, giving him 98 points, a mark reached only 15 other times by a defenseman in the 105-year history of the NHL.Karlsson can become just the sixth different defenseman in NHL history to reach 100 points in a season on Saturday when the Sharks host Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.Karlsson scored an even-strength goal at the 15:43 mark of the first period, poking a loose puck that was near the crease through Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev’s legs to give the Sharks a 1-0 advantage. After the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche scored four straight times to take a three-goal lead, Karlsson then assisted on ...

Santa Rosa doctor prescribed 'Holy Trinity' of drugs to teen who overdosed: DOJ

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

(KRON) -- A Santa Rosa doctor was sentenced to 30 months in prison for prescribing certain drugs to clients without a legitimate medical need, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Thomas Keller, 75, was found guilty of distributing drugs including oxycodone to a 17-year-old girl who later fatally overdosed. The patient in question was dealing with mental health issues when she came to Keller's pain management practice, per the DOJ. On Dec. 22, 2016, Keller prescribed her "high dosage levels" of Oxycodone, Carisoprodol (also known as Soma), and Diazepam (also known as Valium) to her. Trial evidence suggests the girl's mental condition made these drugs more dangerous. Bob Lee begged for help after stabbing that led to his death: reports "At trial, the evidence demonstrated that Keller repeatedly prescribed the opioid oxycodone and other strong, addictive drugs to his patient in dosages and combinations that far exceeded the usual course of professional practice and w...

Man seriously injured after being assaulted with metal pipe in Marina District

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man suffered serious injuries after he was attacked with a metal pipe in San Francisco's Marina District Wednesday night, the San Francisco Police Department said. The victim is expected to survive.The aggravated assault occurred in the area of Magnolia Street and Laguna Street at about 7:20 p.m. SFPD said the victim was attacked by an unknown person and hospitalized. Bob Lee begged for help after stabbing that led to his death: reports SFPD officers received a description of the suspect and located him near Laguna Street and Lombard Street. Garret Doty, 24, was arrested without incident. Doty was booked into San Francisco County Jail for charges of assault with a deadly weapon and battery causing serious bodily injury.

Flight travel rebounds ahead of holiday weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – Passenger traffic is rebounding at two Bay Area airports. Officials at the San Jose and Oakland airports say they are still far from pre-pandemic activity levels, but the recovery is encouraging in time for spring break. Hardly anyone wearing a mask at the San Jose airport these days, and the airport’s public information officer says they expect a busy holiday weekend. In February, roughly 821,000 passengers flew out of the airport – a 34% increase compared to the same period last year. Rain set to return to Bay Area Thursday Across town at the Oakland airport, in February roughly 794,000 passengers flew out – a 19 percent increase in passenger traffic.Both airports say they are still below their 2019 pre-pandemic levels, but Chauffer Ed Trageser says he is picking up the same amount of people he did before the pandemic.“They are coming from Austin, they are coming from Hawaii… Texas, Denver,” he said.Trageser says he used to pick up passengers at SFO com...

Rantanen scores hat trick, Avalanche beat Sharks 6-2

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a hat-trick to lead the Colorado Avalanche past the San Jose Sharks 6-2 Thursday night.Rantanen reached 52 goals on the season and finished with four points in the game. Nathan MacKinnon also scored a goal and had four points. Ben Meyers scored the other two goals for Colorado, and Alexandar Georgiev made 21 saves.Erik Karlsson had a goal and assist to up his point total to 98 for the season. Steven Lorentz also scored for San Jose. Kaapo Kahkonen made 15 saves before he was pulled. Karlsson scored his 23rd goal of the season when he crashed the net to find a loose puck to slot home at 15:43 of the first. Forward Jacob Peterson earned a secondary assist on the play extending his point streak to five.Rantanen scored his 50th of the season at 16:45 of the first period by cleaning up a rebound in front.During the second period, both MacKinnon and Rantanen had three points. Rantanen finished the second with two goals and one assist, while Ma...

Robertson scores 2, Stars keep pace with 4-1 win over Flyers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson beat the first-period buzzer while scoring twice and the Dallas Stars kept pace in the tight Central Division playoff race with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Joe Pavelski had a goal and two assists to get to 999 career points and Colin Miller scored as the Stars reached 100 points and stayed even with defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado on a night that started with Minnesota also in a three-way logjam atop the Central.The Avalanche routed San Jose 6-2, while the Wild dropped two points back with a 4-1 loss at Pittsburgh. Colorado has a game in hand on the Stars and Wild, but Dallas owns the tiebreaker against both teams with more regulation wins.“You work all year to try to get the best seeding possible,” Pavelski said. “It’s tight right now, so you’re still going. It gives us something to play for and stay sharp. All those things hopefully can help us build to being ready.”Kevin Hayes prevented Jake Oettinger’s...

May throws 6 impressive innings, Dodgers beat D-backs 5-2

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Dustin May threw six dominant innings, Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5-2 in the home opener for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.May (1-0) gave up one run on just two hits, striking out five and walking two.The 25-year-old May — whose fastball occasionally hits 100 mph — threw seven scoreless innings against the D-backs last week in the season’s opening series. The former top prospect had Tommy John surgery in 2021, which briefly derailed his career, but looks like he could be one of L.A.’s best pitchers this season.The Dodgers jumped on top 1-0 in the second on Chris Taylor’s two-out single that brought home Max Muncy, who led off the inning with a walk. Los Angeles pushed ahead 3-0 in the third. Freeman, who got on base with a one-out double, scored after a throwing error by D-backs shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. J.D. Martinez added an RBI single.Evan Phillips threw the ninth for his second save.It was another tou...

Golden Knights close in on West with 5-2 win over Kings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights scored four goals on their first six shots and took a major step toward clinching the Pacific Division and the top seed in the Western Conference with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.The third line shined for the Knights with Phil Kessel, Ivan Barbashev and Chandler Stephenson each finishing with a goal and an assist. Vegas’ other two goals came from Nicolas Roy and Jonathan Marchessault.Laurent Brossoit, competing to be the Knights’ starting goalie in the playoffs, made 30 saves and remained unbeaten in regulation this season at 5-0-3.Anze Kopitar and Vladislav Gavrikov scored for the Kings.The Knights, 11-2-2 in their past 15 games, have 106 points to lead Edmonton by three and the Kings by six in the Pacific with three games to go. Vegas also is six points clear of Dallas out of the Central Division.Los Angeles appeared to strike first, but Quinton Byfield’s goal at 2:33 was challenged by Vegas...

Div. 3-5 baseball preview: With Prep moving on, Div. 3 field up for grabs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:35:45 GMT

Austin Prep’s departure to the NEPSAC after rolling to an undefeated season and the Div. 3 state title last year has left a void that many MIAA schools are hoping to fill.One team who has to be considered a contender is Newburyport. The Clippers advanced to the state finals where they gave Austin Prep all it could handle before falling, 2-1. Harvard-bound Owen Tahnk will be a force on the mound and when he’s playing first base. Charlie Forrest is an experienced arm and Connor Stick returns at second.Pitcher Hayden Bessette and shortstop Benjamin Miller are the top returnees for a Dighton-Rehoboth team which advanced to the Div. 3 state semifinals. UMass-Lowell-bound third baseman Sean O’Leary and pitcher Nolan Gordon are among the key players back for state semifinalist Foxboro.Medfield has been a Div. 3 power the past two seasons and pitcher Jack Collins and catcher Scott Donahue lead a group hoping to maintain the recent tradition of excellence. Aiden Cardoza fig...