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LAPD says puppy OK after being tossed from moving car during hours-long pursuit, identifies 3 arrested at chase's end

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department on Saturday identified the attempted murder suspect at the center of Friday's hours-long pursuit that ended in West Carson after traveling through multiple cities in Los Angeles County.Police also named two women accused of helping the suspect in his getaway attempt and provided an update on the puppy that was tossed from a moving vehicle during the chase.Gustavo Alvarez, a 27-year-old man from Los Angeles, was the initial suspect wanted for an attempted murder and carjacking at 101st and San Pedro streets on March 26, police said on Twitter. Lynette Moreno, a 26-year-old woman from Los Angeles, was arrested for setting up the second getaway vehicle used by Alvarez, and 25-year-old Michelle Zamudio of Santa Monica was the driver of the second vehicle, police said. Attempted murder suspect who led police on wild chase taken into custody in West Carson Alvarez is being held without bail on a charge of attempted murder, Moreno is being held in lieu o...

Man shot to death in Del Aire: LASD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

A man in his mid-to-late 50s was shot to death in Del Aire Friday evening.The unidentified man, believed to be between 55 and 60 years old, was found suffering from a gunshot to his upper torso just after 6:45 p.m. in the 5100 block of West 141st Street, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and no information about the shooter has been released.Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

Ex-49ers star Aldon Smith sentenced to a year in jail for DUI

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

Former 49ers football star Aldon Smith was sentenced Friday to a year in jail for driving under the influence after he rear-ended a Recology truck in Redwood City in 2021 and allegedly offered the driver $1,000 not to alert police.Smith, the 49ers’ single-season sack record holder, will serve his time in San Mateo County jail, according to San Mateo County Superior Court records.The former pass rusher was arrested in December 2021 after the collision on an Interstate 280 off-ramp. The driver of the truck he hit suffered minor injuries.Smith, 33, initially pleaded not guilty to driving-under-the-influence but changed his plea to no contest in January after Judge Kevin Dunleavy offered a sentence of no more than 16 months in prison for the troubled former NFL player.Dunleavy in his order Friday went beyond the three years’ probation required by law and ordered five years of probation for Smith after he is released, court records show.California Highway Patrol officers had been c...

Delicious Easter brunch ideas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Leslie Dabney, The Vineyard Mom, joins KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to share brunch ideas to make for your Easter celebration!

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students’ names and gender pronouns, a federal appeals court said in an order released Friday. The decision from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior ruling in the case by a federal judge. According to court records, John Kluge was hired in 2014 as the music and orchestra teacher for Brownsburg High School about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Indianapolis. In 2017, district officials began requiring the high school’s teachers to use the names and pronouns listed in the school’s official student database, where changes were permitted with letters from a student’s parent and a doctor. Kluge told the school’s principal, Bret Daghe, on the first day of classes for the 2017 school year that he had a religious objection to using transgender students’ names and pronouns. D...

Newcastle beats Brentford after Toney’s rare penalty failure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Alexander Isak kept Newcastle’s Champions League charge on track with the winner in a 2-1 victory at Brentford in the English Premier League on Saturday.The Sweden striker hit his eighth goal in 13 league appearances as the Magpies came from a goal down to make it five wins in a row and stay in third place.A high-tempo match in west London also featured a collector’s item in the shape of a failure from the penalty spot by Ivan Toney. The England striker also slotted a spot kick and had a goal disallowed in an eventful first half.Newcastle stayed in third place, ahead of Manchester United on goal difference and three points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham, which has played a game more than its two rivals.Toney thought he fired Brentford ahead in the seventh minute after Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope clawed out a header from Pontus Jansson. Toney snaffled the rebound but a VAR check showed he was just offside when Jansson headed the ball.The penalty saga began when Kevi...

Atalanta beaten by Bologna, denting Serie A top 4 hopes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Atalanta’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League took a blow when it lost at home to Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday.Nicola Sansone and Riccardo Orsolini scored in the second half to lift Bologna up to eighth, five points below sixth-placed Atalanta.Atalanta remained three points outside the top four. Fifth-placed Roma has two more points than Atalanta and played at Torino late.Second-placed Lazio also played late and could take control of a tight battle for the Champions League qualifying places with a win over Juventus, after the Milan sides dropped points on Friday.All of the league matches were taking place on Friday and Saturday because of the Easter holiday.Atalanta dominated possession but struggled to carve out goal-scoring opportunities.Sansone broke the deadlock four minutes after the break when he curled into the far side of the net after being set up by Musa Barrow.Orsolini thought he doubled Bologna’s lead 10 minutes from time and celebr...

Princes William and George see Villa beat Nottingham Forest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa put on a show for its royal visitors in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest that lifted the team into sixth place in the English Premier League on Saturday.Prince William, who is known to be a Villa fan, attended with his oldest child, Prince George, and saw Ollie Watkins continue his hot streak with a stoppage-time goal to seal victory.It was Watkins’ ninth goal in his last 11 games, adding to Bertrand Traore’s strike early in the second half.Villa has won six of its last seven matches and is in real contention for European qualification, with the Europa League firmly in the sights of manager Unai Emery — a serial winner of the competition with Sevilla and Villarreal.Emery mustn’t have thought this was possible when he took over from Steven Gerrard in November. Villa is on course for their best finish since 2010.For Forest, an eighth game without a win returned the team to the bottom three for the first time since January. Unles...

Devils sign Jack Hughes’ brother Luke to 3-year contract

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Luke Hughes — the younger brother of star center Jack Hughes — to a three-year, entry-level contract starting this season.Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal on Saturday, a day after Luke Hughes’ Michigan team’s season ended in a Frozen Four loss to Quinnipiac.Having the deal start this season will allow Luke Hughes to reach free agency a year sooner. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Luke Hughes was the fourth overall selection in the 2021 NHL draft. He has been assigned jersey No. 43, but Devils coach Lindy Ruff said he won’t be in the lineup Saturday night when New Jersey faces the Bruins in Boston.The 19-year-old Hughes was an assistant captain for the Wolverines as a sophomore and ranked ranked second in scoring with nine goals and 33 assists. His point total ranked second for all NCAA defensemen this season.Jack Hughes, 21, was the first overall selection in the...

Increíble: la policía usará cámaras para detectar a mujeres que no lleven velo en Irán

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:18:42 GMT

La Policía iraní anunció este sábado que está instalando cámaras en lugares públicos para identificar a mujeres que no usan el velo hijab, una nueva medida destinada a imponer el uso de esta prenda obligatoria en el país islámico.El velo es obligatorio en Irán desde 1983 y la falta de su uso se puede castigar con la cárcel.“En una innovadora medida para evitar tensiones y conflictos en la aplicación de la ley del velo, la Policía usará herramientas y cámaras inteligentes en lugares públicos y carreteras para identificar a las personas (que no usan el hijab)”, indicó el cuerpo de seguridad en un comunicado citado por la agencia Tasnim.El cuerpo de seguridad explicó que se enviarán mensajes a las mujeres que no cumplan con la ley del velo y la castidad, “informándoles de las consecuencias”. Envenenan con gas a más de 1,000 alumnas en varios colegios en Irán Irán detiene a una de las actrices más famosas del país; esta fue la razón “...