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L.A. County officials warn of firework danger ahead of July 4

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

Los Angeles County firefighters and sheriff's officials on Tuesday demonstrated the explosive dangers of fireworks ahead of the July 4 holiday.They urged residents to leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.Using a watermelon and clothing, firefighters showed the damage fireworks can do when not handled properly.Dr. Matt Young, who is based in Santa Clarita where the news conference was held Tuesday, said a 12-year-old girl was injured when she lit what she thought was a smoke bomb last year.“It blew off all of her fingers,” Young said.Additionally, firefighters across the county had to put out more than 50 fires during the Independence Day holiday last year.Aside from being seriously injured or killed, setting off illegal fireworks could also cost you financially -- up to $1,000 in fines -- and can even land you in jail.Officials reminded residents that during this time, it’s better to be a reveler.Santa Clarita will host a fireworks show at the Westfield Valencia Town Center o...

Man Pronounced Dead Following Pedestrian Crash on Bryan Avenue [Fresno, CA]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

Pedestrian Collision Claims Life of Man on Highway 180FRESNO, CA (June 20, 2023) – On Wednesday evening, a man was killed in a pedestrian crash on Bryan Avenue while crossing the highway.The accident happened around 10:30 p.m., near Bryan Avenue and Highway 180.According to the reports, a man in Fresno County was struck by a car while walking on a highway.The driver was unable to avoid the collision and struck the man, resulting in his immediate death.Authorities are currently working on revealing the identity of the deceased individual.The driver involved in the incident is cooperating with the investigation, and officers have determined that speed was not a contributing factor to the crash.The Sweet James law firm sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of the victim who are grieving over the loss of their loved one. May your memories of her give you strength and comfort in the difficult days ahead.Losing a loved one in a pedestrian accident leaves a l...

A young man was attacked by four at a Rodeo park. Police now believe it was a form of street justice against an accused rapist

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

RODEO — On Sept. 11, 2022, Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report that a group of teenagers lured 19-year-old Ayden Pacheco to a playground on Coral Drive and that four of them violently assaulted him when he arrived.But by the investigation’s end, it would be Pacheco — not his alleged attackers — who would wind up in jail. That’s because police determined that the attack on Pacheco was committed by friends of one of two teens he’s suspected of sexually assaulting during the summer of 2022. One of the alleged victims, a girl younger than 16, was allegedly assaulted inside an El Sobrante church where Pacheco helped lead a youth group.Last month, Contra Costa prosecutors charged Pacheco with 11 felonies, including forcible rape, assault with intent to commit rape, forcible sexual penetration, oral copulation with a minor, unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, and forcible oral copulation. The charges relate to two alleged vi...

Four-bedroom home in Alameda sells for $1.8 million

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

2418 Teal Lane – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 2400 block of Teal Lane in Alameda was sold on May 23, 2023 for $1,775,000, or $607 per square foot. The house, built in 2006, has an interior space of 2,925 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 3,760-square-foot lot. 

South San Jose: Lazy Dog sets July opening for newest Bay Area restaurant

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

The Lazy Dog, a comfort-food specialist based in SoCal, expects to open in July in a newly constructed restaurant at Almaden Plaza, on the former Chevys Fresh Mex site.This will be the restaurant group’s first location in San Jose, and its sixth in the Bay Area. There are Lazy Dogs in Cupertino, Dublin, Newark, Concord and San Mateo/Foster City.Lazy Dog’s casual American menu — Campfire Pot Roast, BBQ Bison Meatloaf made with grass-raised bison, Southern Fried Chicken Salad with Nashville hot sauce — is supplemented by seasonal specials. Meatless entrees include another riff on the trend, a Nashville Hot Portobello Mushroom, and Spaghetti Squash with “Beetballs.” Brunch is served both weekend days.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | A Northern California restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’ Restaurants, Food and Drink | This Bay Area region has its own ‘Caffeine ...

President Biden visits Bay Area, uses social media as cautionary tale to guide AI laws

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

President Joe Biden, in a visit Tuesday to the epicenter of the technology industry, pointed to the dangers of unrestrained social media as he called for federal laws to protect Americans from fast-accelerating new artificial intelligence.“Social media is already showing us the harm … powerful technology can do without the right safeguards in place,” Biden said in San Francisco before meeting with AI experts and researchers. “That’s why I said at the state of the union that Congress needs to pass bipartisan privacy legislation to impose strict limits on personal data collection, ban targeted advertising to our children, and require companies to put health and safety first.”Significant downsides to social media have emerged in recent years, as researchers and news media documented shadowy sales of personal data, online-addiction maladies including eating disorders among children, the spread of divisive and politicized misinformation, and foreign interference in U.S....

For White House occupants, families can cause extra headaches

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

By Seung Min Kim | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden whose plea deal on federal tax and gun charges was made public Tuesday, is by no means the first presidential relative whose personal troubles have brought unwelcome headlines and headaches for a White House.The younger Biden will plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses in an agreement that also allows him to avoid full prosecution on a felony charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user, as long as he abides by certain conditions. The deal closes a long-running Justice Department probe into Hunter Biden, long known to struggle with substance abuse.Children of U.S. presidents, like Hunter Biden, have long been subjects of fascination and curiosity, with their every move under public scrutiny.Former President Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr., for one, was in the news for meeting with Russian operatives offering damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential camp...

Video: Fighter jet intercepts plane over Marin County for violating Biden air space

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

(KRON) -- Video posted to Twitter appears to show a jet fighter intercept a plane that flew into air space over Marin County that was restricted due to President Joe Biden's Bay Area visit. In the video, a fighter jet can be seen cutting off the path of a slower moving, single-engine plane flying over Marin County Tuesday.NORAD officials confirmed on Twitter that fighter aircraft have responded to several general aviation aircraft that have violated temporary flight restrictions near San Francisco on Tuesday. Group of bicyclists rides onto 580 freeway, prompting CHP warning "Pilots in the San Francisco area are strongly encouraged to check NOTAMS today and tomorrow to ensure they have the latest information on the VIP TFR," NORAD tweeted."NOTAM" is an acronym for "notice to airmen."President Biden is in the Bay Area for a three-day visit. After arriving Monday, he visited a nature preserve in Palo Alto where he announced a $600 million climate initiative. On Tuesday, he was in San...

Concerns mount over ‘restorative practices’ in Prince William County schools

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.A faction of School Board members are voicing concerns over proposed changes to the Prince William County Public Schools code of behavior, saying it could pile more training and restrictions on school staff in how to discipline bad behavior.The School Board is expected to vote Wednesday night on a suite of changes and additions to the division’s code of behavior for the 2023-2024 school year. Among the most controversial additions is new language calling for school staff to use “restorative practices” as “a preventative and restorative approach to unwanted behavior” and an “alternative to suspension.”While the draft of the code of behavior update doesn’t feature any significant changes to the section on categories of behavior and possible responses, it does call for teachers to use a “graduated system which incorporates instructio...

Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:19 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa, though al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates remain widespread, persistent and active elsewhere around the globe. Interpol, the international criminal police agency, also reported during a panel discussion at the U.N. that terrorism linked to extreme right-wing ideology increased an estimated 50-fold over the past decade, particularly in Europe, North America and parts of the Asia-Pacific.The experts see other trends: Deteriorating global security is making the terrorism threat “more complex and decentralized.” Extremists are increasingly using sophisticated technology, and drones and artificial intelligence have opened new ways to plan and carry out attacks.The United Nations this week is hosting its third high-level conference of heads of counter-terrorism agencies. Tuesday’s panel on assessing curren...