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Albany community calls for action for safer streets

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) —  After a 60-year-old Albany man was violently assaulted in front of Paesan’s pizza on Ontario Street, local business owners say they’ve had it with all the violence. Now, City Council Members want a call for action after some business owners have told Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis they are considering moving their business out of the area. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “When something like that happens, that’s a call to action. That’s a call to action when our business owners feel like there’s no other remedy but to move on,” Ellis said.Council members shared the need for intergenerational community centers and a community police group. But Albany residents like Melissa Mackey say the community police option was already done.“And they typically petered out,” Mackey said. “And so I want something new and different. And you know, we’re up here in Pine Hills, and so a community policing ef...

University City residents frustrated over stalled storm debris cleanup as new storms roll in

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - University City residents voiced their frustration as city crews started debris pickup from storms that hit the city hard, leaving a wake of damage earlier this month.It's been nearly two weeks since severe storms hit University City with high winds, resulting in a sea of downed trees and debris. During recent storms, 70-80 mph winds ripped through the area and caused heavy damage to its residents."Probably about 45 to 50 percent of the city was really affected by the storm, caused a lot of damage, crews have been out every day since the day of the storm,” said Darren Dunkle, University City director of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry.Residents did not have power for almost a week. University City was one of the last cities to restore power. 3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash A lot of the trees took down power lines, in addition, to falling on homes and the streets. At every turn, so much debris littered the area. The city didn’t finish assessm...

Firefighters battle massive fire at 2 apartment buildings in Hollywood

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

Firefighters responded to a "major-emergency" fire in a two-story apartment building in Hollywood where at least one person was rescued before the flames spread to a second building on Wednesday. Crews responded to the 7700 block of Hollywood Boulevard at around 5:20 p.m. after receiving reports of two vehicles on fire in the carport of the garden-style apartment building, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.  Crews work to extinguish a greater-alarm fire at an apartment building in Hollywood on July 12, 2023. (KTLA)At the scene, fire personnel discovered the flames had extended into the building’s attic and began working, with assistance from L.A. County Fire, to extinguish flames in the 32-unit, 18,900-square-foot building, which has been structurally compromised from the heat of the blaze. Crews were able to rescue a woman on the second floor, who was described as being in fair condition. She was taken to a nearby hospital for unspecified injuries, LAFD said. Aerial footage...

More homes evacuated after massive landslide in Rolling Hills Estates

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

More evacuations were ordered as homes continue collapsing into a canyon in Rolling Hills Estates on Wednesday.City officials unanimously declared a local state of emergency Tuesday night as more residents became displaced.The landslide was first reported late Saturday night when the landslide forced dozens of evacuations along Peartree Lane on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.In addition to twelve homes that were red-tagged as unsafe, five additional homes were forced to evacuate due to a broken sewer line. By Wednesday, around 17 homes are being monitored amid the shifting ground.The ground had shifted over 20 feet in a 24-hour period, leaving a trail of destruction behind including a jumble of collapsed roofs, shattered walls, tilted chimneys and decks dangling over an adjacent canyon.Los Angeles County property assessor, Jeff Crane, said he has met with property owners affected by the landslide. He said property tax relief is available to the victims through a Misfortune and Calamity ...

Oakland mayor meets with MLB commissioner

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao isn’t taking no for an answer. Despite the A’s decision to move to Las Vegas and the Nevada State Legislature approving a financing plan, Thao flew to Seattle over the weekend to meet personally with Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred."I want the Oakland Athletics to stay Oakland, and this is me doing everything I can to make that happen," Thao said. A’s protest: ‘Sell the Team’ chants break out at MLB All-Star Game Thao is revealing she went to Seattle two days before the MLB All-Star game for a face-to-face meeting she requested with Manfred."It was important for me to meet him in person to ensure that the commissioner was working off of the real facts and because we all know that recent statements he made to the press led me to believe that there were some misperceptions about the status of the A's proposed project at Howard Terminal," Thao said.Manfred hasn’t been shy about laying all the blame at the city of Oakland’s doorstep for owner John ...

Reinforce your door, Oakland police say after spike in home invasions

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is reporting an uptick in home invasion robberies in some areas, including the Laurel, North Hills, Joaquin Miller, and the San Antonio neighborhoods. "In recent cases, armed individuals forcibly entered the residences by kicking in doors, threatening the victims, and taking the victim’s personal belongings before fleeing the residence," OPD wrote.Oakland police officers are still investigating the home invasions, and OPD did not say if any arrests have been made. In response to the crime wave, the Oakland Police Department released tips residents can use to make their homes safer, and reduce the risk of a break-in."Ensure all doors and windows are properly secured. Consider reinforcing doors with a security bar or a door brace."Install a home security system with motion detection, surveillance cameras, and alarms."Trim hedges and shrubs around entry points to eliminate potential hiding spots.""Do not open your door to strangers without verify...

Jenkins talks about her first year as San Francisco District Attorney

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Wednesday, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins released a one-year impact report highlighting her accomplishments and progress made since she was sworn into office last July.Jenkins said she focused her first year on standing up for crime victims, fighting for justice in the courtroom by securing convictions, and establishing new units in the office. "I am extremely proud of the tremendous progress our office has made to advance public safety, re-establish accountability, and provide justice in San Francisco," Jenkins said. "Our work to make San Francisco safer never ends, but residents and businesses now have a district attorney that is committed to prosecuting crimes and fighting for each of our diverse neighborhoods."District Attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks at a news conference in the Hall of Justice on May 18, 2023. (AP Photo /Godofredo A. Vásquez)In the summer of 2022, Jenkins pledged to shut down open-air drug markets in the Tenderloin. Je...

The Hunt: Extremists in the US military. Which came first?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Michael Jensen, principal investigator with the Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States project at the University of Maryland START Program, discusses his team’s research on extremists with military backgrounds. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio 'They struggle in their transition back to civilian life,' said Dr. Jensen $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play',...

Humans’ impact on Earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene, scientists say

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.Called the Anthropocene — and derived from the Greek terms for “human” and “new” — this epoch started sometime between 1950 and 1954, according to the scientists. While there is evidence worldwide that captures the impact of burning fossil fuels, detonating nuclear weapons and dumping fertilizers and plastics on land and in waterways, the scientists are proposing a small but deep lake outside of Toronto, Canada — Crawford Lake — to place a historic marker.“It’s quite clear that the scale of change has intensified unbelievably and that has to be human impact,” said University of Leicester geologist Colin Waters, who chaired the Anthropocene Working Group. This puts the power of humans in a somewhat similar class with the meteorite that crashed into Earth...

LeBron James says at ESPYS he will play for Lakers in upcoming season

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will play another season for the Los Angeles Lakers.The 38-year-old superstar announced his intentions at The ESPYs on Wednesday night after accepting the record-breaking performance award for becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader.At the end of last season, in which he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark, James had said he wasn’t sure if he would be back.“In that moment I’m asking myself if I can still play without cheating the game. Can I give everything to the game still? The truth is I’ve been asking myself this question at the end of the season for a couple years now. I just never openly talked about it,” James said.“I don’t care how many more points I score or what I can and cannot do on the floor. The real question for me is can I play without cheating this game? The day I can’t give the game everything on the floor is the day I’ll be done. Lucky for you guys that day is not today.”The crowd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywoo...