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KC school community mourns after teen is killed by stepfather, two teens shot

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A violent weekend north of the river left two teens injured from a shooting on Friday night and another allegedly shot and killed by his stepfather early Sunday morning."Families are suffering right now, they're grieving, they're hurt and there is no explanation. There's just no explanation," Janeth Smith, a parent of a student at Staley, said.   Chiefs players react to Taylor Swift’s appearance at Arrowhead All three victims are students at Staley High School in north Kansas City.  That man who police say killed his stepson was also an elementary school teacher. He made his first appearance in a Clay County courtroom on Monday afternoon.  18-year-old Joseph Bonaccorso was killed and now his stepfather, Steven Woods, has been charged with several felonies, including one count of murder and two counts of armed criminal action.The probable cause statement was detailed and sad, as it describes the moments that his mom tried to shield him. In the end, it was to...

Colorado logs coldest temps in the United States on Saturday, Sunday

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

Colorado was the coldest place in the contiguous United States on Saturday and Sunday, according to data collected by the National Weather Service.A weather station on Berthoud Pass logged a low of 19 degrees on Saturday and a station on Trail Ridge Road, 4 miles northwest of Grand Lake, logged a low of 17 degrees on Sunday.Berthoud Pass was the coldest spot in the CONUS today with a low of 19F. #COwx https://t.co/SKwyaNT9Yc— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) September 24, 2023Those are typical temperatures for high mountain valleys, said Bruno Rodriguez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Boulder office. The area is experiencing an inversion, which is when warm air traps cold air below it.“Colder air is denser and heavier and tends to sink to the valley floor, and these are typical cold spots in our forecast area,” Rodriguez said.The low temperatures recorded Saturday and Sunday didn’t break any records for the area, Rodriguez said. Neither weather station had ...

Police shoot man armed with knife in Highland Park

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

Authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department released officers' body-worn camera footage of a police shooting of a man armed with a knife last month in Highland Park on Monday.  The incident occurred on Aug. 26 just before 12:30 p.m. as officers responded to calls of a possible assault with a deadly weapon “suspect there now” in the 800 block of Nolden Street, according to a LAPD news release.  The suspect, later identified as 53-year-old Angel Garrido, called 911 himself and told emergency operators that he was “armed with a gun and going to hurt someone in the apartment.” He also told operators that he was “going to hurt whoever showed up to the location,” the release noted.  The body-worn footage shows officers arriving at the scene and making their way up a narrow stairway to the second floor with guns drawn. Police were also announcing their presence in both English and Spanish.  “Garrido appeared in the hallway and walked toward the officers while hol...

Macron says France will end military presence in Niger

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane | Associated PressPARIS — President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country as a result of the coup that removed the democratically elected president.Niger’s junta said in response that the announcement signals a “new step towards the sovereignty” of the country.“Imperialist and neo-colonialist forces are no longer welcome on our national territory. The new era of cooperation, based on mutual respect and sovereignty is already underway,” it said in a statement.The announcement was a significant, if expected, blow to France’s policy in Africa, with French troops having had to pull out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there. France had stationed thousands of troops in the Sahel region at the request of African leaders to fight Islamic extremist groups.France has maintained some 1,500 troops in ...

Looking to 2024, SF Giants have a (real, five-man) rotation taking shape

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Five different guys, taking the ball every fifth day, going as deep into a game as they can. It’s the platonic ideal for most baseball teams, and the San Francisco Giants are no exception, despite what you have witnessed this season.They have the major-league leader in innings pitched, Logan Webb, but their starters have thrown the fewest innings in the majors. A rookie reliever has started the fourth-most games on staff, more than either of the free agents they brought in to start games.It doesn’t have to be this way.“Every team wants to be able to run four starters out there every time through,” said Giants manager Gabe Kapler, the skipper who has made more treks to the pitcher’s mound prior to the third inning than any other this season. “Give them the ball and see if they can get into the sixth or the seventh inning and then give it to your guys who are short sprinters. I don’t think that ambition will ever go away for us.̶...

Bay Area daycare employee sentenced to 25 years for molesting 4-to-6-year-olds and filming it

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A former Bay Area daycare worker has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting young children, secretly filming their private parts and distributing the footage to other pedophiles online, federal prosecutors announced Monday.Jace Wong, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Donato. Wong pleaded guilty earlier this year to multiple federal offenses, including production, distribution and possession of child pornography.Federal prosecutors say the range of videos taken and distributed by Wong included “hands-on” molestation, as well as secret recordings of kids using the restroom. Many of the victims were between the ages of 4 and 6 and attended two daycare centers where Wong worked — Mission Neighborhood Centers in San Francisco and Cape Inc. in Livermore, prosecutors said.After taking the videos, Wong distributed them on chat group messenger apps like Kik, authorities said.In a lengthy sentencing memo, Wong’s attorney q...

Blast rocks Nagorno-Karabakh as 1,000s flee to Armenia

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

By Avet Demourian | Associated PressYEREVAN, Armenia — A powerful blast rocked the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region Monday evening as ethnic Armenians streamed out of the breakaway territory after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of it in a lighting offensive last week.The explosion at fuel storage facility near the regional capital of Stepanakert wounded more than 200 people, Nagorno-Karabakh human rights ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said on X, formerly known as Twitter. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which happened as residents were lining up to get fuel for their cars in order to leave the region.The majority of the victims were in “severe or extremely severe” condition, Stepanyan said, adding that the victims would need to be airlifted out of the region for medical treatment to save their lives. It was not immediately clear if there were any deaths.The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour blitz last week, forci...

Warriors GM Dunleavy addresses Kerr, Klay extension talks

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Training camp begins in less than a week and the Warriors have only a handful of loose ends to tie. Two of those biggest loose ends are possible extensions for head coach Steve Kerr and All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson.Thompson is entering the final year of his five-year, $189.9 million deal and is extension eligible. Kerr is on the final year of his contract and extension eligible, too. At a pre-training camp press conference on Monday, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. said the team wants both men back long term and that the feeling seems mutual, adding that there is “no timeline” for either deal to get done but they are “optimistic” both parties can agree on an extension.“I think there’s a desire to extend or be back or you know make sure those guys are in the fold with the Golden State Warriors moving forward,” he said. “I think both sides feel that way. I think when you’re working off that idea, yo...

San Jose: Driver hits, kills pedestrian in Willow Glen

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

SAN JOSE – A driver hit and killed a pedestrian Monday morning in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood, police said.The collision happened around 6:20 a.m. at the intersection of Meridian Avenue and Willow Street, San Jose Police Department spokesperson Stacie Shih said in a statement.A man was walking westbound across Meridian Avenue in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a woman driving a 2016 Honda sedan southbound on Willow Street, Shih said. The driver had the green light and the man had a red light, Shih added.The man was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. 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 38th traffic fatality of the year on city streets. Of that number, 22 involved pedestrians. Police had investigated 50 roadway deaths at this time last year.Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Keith Aldinger at 408-277-46...

SFPD looking for hit-and-run suspect

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:16:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is searching for a car that allegedly struck a motorcycle, causing both people on the motorcycle to be seriously injured. The crash happened on Sept. 8 just after 10 p.m. at Richardson Avenue and Lyon Street, near the Palace of Fine Arts. The male driver of the motorcycle and the female passenger were hospitalized for life-threatening injuries. They are still recovering. The driver of the car involved fled the scene and has still not been found. SFPD released images (below) of their car. SFPD is seeking the public's help with finding the suspect involved. Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD tip line at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with "SFPD."