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Judge deals blow to opponents of Oakland A’s ballpark in Las Vegas

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

A judge on Monday sided against one of Nevada’s largest teachers unions in what could be the opening salvo of a legal battle over the Oakland A’s plan for a new ballpark in Las Vegas.The union is seeking to force a referendum on nearly a third of the state’s $380 million spending package for the A’s stadium onto next November’s election ballot, but Nev. Judge James Russell ruled that the group’s petition is confusingly written and incomplete.Monday’s hearing could be the first of more battles to come over the A’s desired move to Las Vegas. A particularly impactful milestone, the MLB owners’ vote on the team’s proposed relocation, is expected to take place next week.While union officials said Monday’s decision is only a temporary setback to the larger anti-ballpark movement — dubbed “schools over stadiums” — they may soon find themselves in a race against time to gather enough petition signatures to compel a 2024 ballot referendum.“Their goal is to fight us on this in court every ste...

Disturbing details released after San Jose baby dies from fentanyl overdose 

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A San Jose infant only survived for three months in a home littered with illicit drugs before she was poisoned by fentanyl, investigators said. After Baby Phoenix tragically died on May 13, her father continued using drugs, according to court documents obtained by KRON4 Monday.Phoenix's cause of death was determined to be from a toxic combination of methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. In July, baby Phoenix's father, David Anthony Castro, and mother, Emily De La Creda, were informed by the coroner's office that drugs caused their daughter's death. On September 16, Phoenix's mother died in the same apartment from a fentanyl overdose. "Phoenix's mother ... overdosed on fentanyl and died. Search of the home that day yielded more drugs and paraphernalia yet again," court documents state. Even after his girlfriend and infant daughter both died inside his home, Castro's drug activities continued, the DA's...

Berkeley teen reported missing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

(KRON) -- The Berkeley Police Department is searching for a missing teenager.Nathan Shepherd, 17, was last seen at Berkeley High School, located at 1980 Allston Way, around noon on Monday. BPD reports he could be in "mental distress." Nathan was described as a white male who stands 5'8" with a thin/medium build. An image of Nathan is included above. He was last seen wearing a light gray sweatshirt, light gray jeans and a black backpack.

2 boys seriously hurt in neighborhood ATV crash

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

COMMERCE CITY (KDVR) -- Two brothers operating an ATV in a Commerce City neighborhood are recovering after police said they rammed into a parked truck over the weekend. Joanna Small with Commerce City Police said the two boys, ages 9 and 13, were rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon with serious injuries. The 13-year-old has been released, but police say the 9-year-old is still in the hospital. The crash happened in the Eagle Creek neighborhood.“These kids were very young and of course, that’s jarring to come up on a scene and see such severe injuries. It’s hard for anybody to see that,” Small said.  73-year-old man found shot to death in Lone Tree She said ATVs and UTVs (Utility Task Vehicles) like gators are not street legal. The law requires any operator to be at least 10 years old with a special permit or license. Small said those between the ages of 10 and 16 must be monitored by a licensed driver.  “We want kids to have fun, absolutely,” Small said. “There’s plenty of way...

Sibling Colorado election judges work in honor of their mother

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Monday was National Election Hero Day. Ahead of Election Day, folks celebrated the workers who make sure every vote is counted.Many election judges sign up for the role to help their community, but for one pair of judges in Jefferson County, the meaning of the position is even deeper. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Carissa Thompson and Mark Lauwers are siblings. The pair said they have always been close."We actually grew up in Pleasant View right down the road over there," Thompson said."We went to Golden High School together, and she went to CSU (Colorado State University) two years ahead of me," Lauwers said. "Brought me up there once and I was sold, so followed her up there." Still haven't voted on Prop HH? Here's what to know about it Tying the two even closer together was their mother, Teri, who wanted to be an election judge before her sudden passing last year."The two of us were talking about doing this together this yea...

Denver lawyer sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing from investor

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A former Denver lawyer was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for stealing from an investor.The attorney, Steven Bachar, pleaded guilty in September to a count of felony theft, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office."Mr. Bachar made several misrepresentations and omissions to secure the investment funds and never invested or repaid the money, instead spending most of the investor’s $125,000 for personal use," the DA's office wrote in a release.Bachar founded Denver-based Empowerment Capital and its subsidiary, Empowerment Law, the DA's office said. An investor wired him tens of thousands of dollars on two occasions after Bachar offered a stake in his companies' profits. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Bachar instead spent the investor's money on things like credit card debt, personal expenses, meals and travel, and he paid nearly $32,000 of it to his ex-wife, according to the affidavit for his arrest.Denver Dist...

Dumping trash

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

Imagine looking out your window to a pile of trash that gets bigger day after day and nothing has been done about it for a year. What can be done? It’s tonight’s Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.When the Potters walk out their front door, it’s into a nice neighborhood. Jill Potter: “I think our complex, they seem to be taking care of it.”Now look out Jill’s back window. Jill Potter: “Trash. Lots of trash.”The trash is on the swale behind their Pompano Beach condo. You name it, it’s here.Jill Potter: “There’s flooring. There’s kitchen cabinets. There’s furniture, mattresses, couches, bathtubs and toilets.”It’s been going on for a while. This is Google Maps from 2022 with the trash prominently in the picture. Jill Potter: “I don’t even have words for it. It’s just terrible that people think they can just drive up and dump trash anywhere.”Over the past year plus, Jill has...

Paradise Lost: Homeless woman living at Ft. Lauderdale airport — and she’s not alone 

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

The South Florida housing crisis has residents living on the edge. The prices of homes, apartments, insurance, and condo assessments keep going up and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight.Tonight, we begin a series of reports on this issue facing so many. 7’s Karen Hensel investigates: Paradise Lost. They look like tired travelers waiting for a flight. But take a closer look.These people are actually homeless and they are living inside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.Rebecca: “Well, since right now, I am completely broke, so I’m not going anywhere. Just going, hiding in different parts of the airport.”Rebecca has lived here with her adult son and cat for almost a year. She says the airport is safer than the streets and overcrowded shelters.Rebecca: “You got cameras everywhere. You’ve got police.”She became homeless after her husband Brian died. She moved from Arizona to Florida for a fresh start.Rebecca: “I l...

Mitsotakis: Greece would participate in ‘safe’ sea corridor to Gaza

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

LONDON — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said his country would consider participating in a sea corridor of humanitarian aid to Gaza if ships could operate with “full protection.”Speaking to POLITICO’s Power Play podcast, Mr Mitsotakis said he would discuss all available humanitarian aid options with French President Emmanuel Macron and Arab leaders at a high-level summit in Paris on Thursday.The Greek PM told host Anne McElvoy his nation would be well-placed to participate in a maritime corridor to help aid shipments to Gaza. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told last week’s edition of Power Play the U.K. was looking “at all the different ways” to get aid into Gaza, following reports that Britain, France and the Netherlands were considering plans for a maritime corridor.Mitsotakis said: “Because of our geography, if we can deliver humanitarian aid in an organized manner and ensure that this aid reaches those who actually nee...

Inside the King’s Speech: The British parliament’s weirdest tradition

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:48:40 GMT

Does anyone understand what’s going on with the King’s Speech? We certainly don’t. POLITICO commissioned our legendary constitutional expert to explain … As usual, they asked not to be named for this piece.LONDON — A person unschooled in the peculiarities of the state opening of the British parliament might assume that King Charles III was a powerful head of state.Central London — and even the airspace above Westminster — is closed off for the day so the king can ride to parliament in a grand horse-drawn carriage. Once he has changed into his ceremonial robes and imperial state crown, he and Queen Camilla will proceed through the royal gallery to the ornate House of Lords chamber. Finally, the king sits on a gleaming golden throne, surrounded by peers (members of the Lords) wearing ermine robes.If all this pomp and ceremony appears to place the king at the top of the power pyramid, with peers situated just below, humble members of parliament — the only elected part...