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Windows smashed at businesses across San Fernando Valley

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

Los Angeles police are investigating after windows at several businesses in the San Fernando Valley were smashed early Monday morning.Among the businesses to fall victim to the spree include an LA Fitness on the 6100 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood, a moving supply store on the 7200 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys and a health food store in Sherman Oaks, also located on Van Nuys Boulevard.Video from the scene showed shattered glass scattered around the businesses.Several businesses in the San Fernando Valley had windows smashed Aug. 28, 2023, including an LA Fitness location. (TNLA)A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a burglary happened around 2:45 a.m. at the health food store, Health Nut, in Sherman Oaks. Suspects smashed the windows of that business and stole several items, although an exact accounting of what was stolen was not released. According to an independent journalist on the scene, police also said items were st...

Video shows firefighters rescue deer stuck in gate in Westlake Village

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

Los Angeles County firefighters helped two deer that were stuck in between the bars of a gate in Westlake Village.“Engine and Patrol 144 in Westlake Village were able to assist two deer stuck in a sticky situation,” officials wrote on Instagram.The deer at certain points appeared calm before flailing about while trying to get out, video shared by the department showed.Fortunately, with some help from responding firefighters, the two were able to get out safely and were seen in the video running off.

49ers trade Trey Lance: Is he better off in Dallas?

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

Having been around a team that pushed all its chips into the middle of the table for JaMarcus Russell and come up empty, it’s clear the damage that can be done to a franchise that whiffs with a premium draft pick on its quarterback of the future.The 49ers aren’t the Raiders, though, and Trey Lance is the farthest thing from Russell in terms of commitment and dedication. I was covering an Andre Ward fight at Oracle Arena in 2010 and when Russell came in fashionably late: The booing was so fierce Ward appeared confused while he wailed away at an overmatched opponent against the ropes.The last time Lance played for the 49ers, in the second preseason game, he was greeted by cheers from the home crowd at Levi’s Stadium.The Lance gamble was a regrettable mistake — coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch admitted as much in postgame press conferences late Friday night — but it’s hardly the ruination of the franchise.The effect in future years ...

California conservative groups promote anti-trans bills as state AB sues school district over anti-trans policy

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

The battle over transgender rights is heating up in California, where the state sued a Southern California school district on Monday while conservatives launched an effort for a statewide ballot measure.Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Chino Valley Unified School District over its parental notification policy that took effect in July and requires district schools to alert parents if a student begins using a name or pronoun different from the one on their official records. The same day, Republican lawmakers and conservative activists rallied at the state Capitol to announce they are starting signature-backed ballot initiatives for three bills targeting transgender students, after a recent related bill failed to gain ground in the Democrat-controlled legislature.“The forced outing policy wrongfully endangers the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of non-conforming students who lack an accepting environment in the classroom and at home,” Bonta said...

San Jose: Son arrested on suspicion of killing father

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

SAN JOSE – A man was arrested on suspicion of killing his father over the weekend in San Jose, police said.Officers were called to the area of Donnington Drive and Lockhaven Way just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a fight involving a father and his adult son, according to the San Jose Police Department. They arrived to find the father unresponsive.Police said the father was pronounced dead at a hospital. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release his identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.The death marked the 25th homicide of the year in the city. At this time last year, police had investigated 26 killings.The son, who remained at the scene, was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on a charge of murder, according to police. He was not immediately identified.Police said the motive and circumstances surrounding the killing are under investigation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ‘Our sc...

Oakland RV fire impacting traffic on High Street

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

(KRON) -- Firefighters are responding to an RV fire near 1019 High Street, according to the Oakland Fire Department. The RV is fully involved in the flames, which are also impinging on a single-story commercial structure, according to Oakland FD. Underage man arrested for DUI in Pacifica crash involving Tesla Traffic will be stopped on a section of High Street for crews to run a primary hose across the street.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Mets closer Edwin Díaz throws bullpen session and hopes for mound return this season

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — After throwing his first outdoor bullpen session following knee surgery, New York Mets All-Star closer Edwin Díaz remained hopeful he can make a mound return for the New York Mets this season.The 29-year-old right-hander tore his right patellar tendon on March 15 while celebrating after getting the final out of Puerto Riche’s win over the Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic. The projected timeline for a return was six-to-eight months.“My goal was to be ready in six months,” Díaz said Monday. “And I’m working on that.”Díaz said he was clocked in the low-to-mid 90s on Sunday, when he threw on an outdoor bullpen mound to a catcher in the crouching position for the first time since getting hurt.“I know my stuff is there,” Díaz said. “A main thing for me is how my knee is good and healthy, I feel healthy right now and I’m pitching again. I just want to get that positive note to go home and relax, work hard for next year.”Mets manager Buck Showalter has ...

Mexico sends 1,200 more troops to Michoacan state after weekend of cartel violence

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Monday it sent 1,200 more troops to the cartel-dominated western state of Michoacan after a weekend of violence. State prosecutors said three convenience stores and five trucks and cars had been set afire, a tactic often used by drug cartels in the state to block roads and enforce extortion demands. Prosecutors said three men and three youths aged 16 and 17 were arrested in the attacks.A Defense Department statement said the soldiers and National Guard members were deployed over the weekend. It said they were ordered to prevent cartels from blocking any more roads, “so that people can go about their business normally.”Soldiers are stationed in every Mexican state, but the army did not say how many already were in Michoacan before the weekend deployment.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that “peace and tranquility” had been restored to the region and called the weekend violence acts of “propaganda and publicity.”Life in the citi...

Arrestan a un padre tras brutal ataque a entrenador de fútbol durante partido en Virginia

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

Un entrenador de fútbol fue supuestamente agredido brutalmente mientras hacía un trabajo de suplente en un partido amistoso en el condado Prince William.El incidente sucedió el sábado. El primer tiempo del partido de jóvenes en el Hellwig Park de Manassas no llevaba ni la mitad cuando Vince Villanueva, un entrenador de fútbol con más de dos décadas de experiencia, notó que algo pasaba con un menor y su padre en un partido en el que él solo estaba haciendo una suplencia.“Probablemente habían pasado 12 minutos de juego. Estábamos perdiendo bastante. Y luego vi a uno de los jugadores con su padre y miró hacia arriba y dije: ¿estás listo para volver a entrar? Y el papá dijo, ‘No, no lo está, ¿puedo hablar contigo?’ Y le dije seguro”, dijo Villanueva.Caminó un par de metros mirando al campo y al darse la vuelta para hablar con el padre del menor, un ruido profundo lo sorprendió. Fue cuando asegura que sintió ser golpeado con una botella de metal. “Lo siguiente que sé es ...

Meet the first Gen Z member of Colorado's legislature

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:06:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — North Denver will have a new state representative come next session. Tim Hernández was selected by a vacancy committee this weekend to fill the seat left empty by Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, now a newly minted Denver City Council member. Denver approves $4.7M settlement with 2020 protesters Hernández, 26, will be the first lawmaker from Generation Z to serve the state of Colorado. He said he plans to bring his advocacy for communities of color to the Capitol with him as the representative for House District 4."I'm very thankful that the voters of HD4 decided that a teacher, a Chicano, a Northsider should represent this place, and now we're going to go do it," Hernández said.The community activist and teacher is heading to the state Capitol following Gonzales-Gutierrez's win as the city council's at-large member."She's been a mentor of mine for a long time, so I'm very thankful for her work. Part of her work is what inspires somebody like me — a poor, brown kid from ...