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Lakewood storage facility that caught on fire was being used as shelter by the homeless

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

An abandoned storage facility in Lakewood that caught fire Tuesday morning was being used by homeless people as a shelter, West Metro Fire Rescue officials said.WMFR on a structure fire on the southeast corner of 13th & Depew in Lakewood. Building is a storage facility, passerby noticed smoke and called 911. Fire is under control, cause under investigation. pic.twitter.com/MUOcOtSzxK— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) August 22, 2023The fire was reported about 10 a.m. It was at the corner of 13th Avenue and Depew Street, according to the fire department.Fire department officials later said the fire was human-caused, and old tires and lumber shelves were fuel for the fire.No injuries were reported, and the fire was contained to the single property.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Aurora officers shoot, kill man after alleged armed confrontation at bus stop Crime and Public Safety | Four killed by gun violence in Denver identified Crime ...

Motorcyclist killed in Pomona solo-vehicle crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

A woman was killed after crashing her motorcycle in Pomona Tuesday night.The unidentified motorcyclist crashed her bike just after 10:30 p.m. at Garey Avenue and Pearl Street, the Pomona Police Department said in a news release.According to investigators, she struck the sidewalk on the eastern side of Garey Avenue and died before Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel arrived on scene.Anyone with information about this collision is encouraged to call the Pomona Police Department's Traffic Services Bureau at 909-802-7741 or 909-620-2048.Anyone with information that would aid in solving any crime is encouraged to contact the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2155. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Democrat Adam Frisch leads against GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert in poll for 2024 race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

A new poll released Tuesday by Adam Frisch’s congressional campaign shows the former Aspen city councilman narrowly leading U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in one of the most closely watched House races in the country — the first time the Democrat has held an edge over his GOP nemesis.The poll, conducted this month by Keating Research among 801 3rd Congressional District residents likely to vote next year, shows Frisch with a 50% to 48% lead. Because the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%, president and founder Chris Keating conceded that the results signify, for all intents and purposes, a tie.But the trajectory for Frisch, Keating said, is going the right way. In an October 2022 poll the firm conducted on last November’s race, it was Boebert who held the 2% lead. She ended up defeating Frisch by fewer than 600 votes — a margin so thin it triggered an automatic recount.“So we’re seeing a steady improvement in Adam’s numbers,” Keating said at a Tuesday morning press conferenc...

Shannon Road closed in Los Gatos: Uneven pavement poses ‘potential hazard’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

Safety concerns pushed Los Gatos officials to reduce a portion of Shannon Road down to one lane of traffic last week, just months after a lawsuit alleging botched repairs to the road was settled.While the town’s Parks and Public Works department said the road in East Los Gatos is not in danger of  “catastrophic failure,” a review of the road’s pavement conditions showed some shifting occurred and the uneven pavement could create a “potential hazard” for travelers.The closed 1,300-foot stretch of road runs westbound between Santa Rosa Drive and Diduca Way, which heads into town. The road winds through the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains and climbs from 570 to 685 feet above sea level.Officials installed temporary traffic controls and signals on Aug. 11 for alternating one-way traffic flow along the closed portion of the road, which will remain in place until construction of the roadway starts later this year.The road was the subject of a $5.5 million lawsuit l...

Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 1, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

We’re back with our weekly high school football picks.Yes, it’s that of the year again.Mike Lefkow and Joseph Dycus will spend the next four months trying to dethrone yours truly as I aim for a third consecutive championship in this friendly competition.As always, the picks are all in good fun. We have no intent to motivate one team over another, though we’ve certainly been told through the years that we do.This week, we predict 16 games across the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area, including Orange Lutheran at De La Salle, San Ramon Valley at St. Ignatius and Folsom at Serra.Check out our video for more details about the picks and the week’s top storylines, including Serra’s grip on the No. 1 spot in Northern California, De La Salle’s continued dominance of the North Coast Section and one of the stories of the off-season, Riordan’s upgraded roster.Plus, Lefkow chimes in about Concord changing its mascot name to Bears.One-stop shoppi...

Bill could pave way for People's Park development in Berkeley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

(KRON) -- A new bill could hinder two groups' attempts of saving People's Park from UC Berkeley's plan to build housing for students. A new plan from Bay Area Assemblymember Buffy Wicks takes aim at housing requirements in the state. ‘Aggressive shark behavior’ reported off San Mateo Coast If the bill is passed, it would eliminate the need for colleges and universities to consider, in an environmental impact report, alternative housing sites for a residential or mixed-use housing project if certain requirements are met.The two groups and UC Berkeley are currently in litigation. If passed, development will begin to create new student housing.The bill is currently in the assembly and will take effect immediately if it passes.

Man gets 6 years in prison for gun store burglary in Vacaville: DOJ

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

(BCN) -- A man who took part in a large burglary of a Vacaville gun store was sentenced Monday to six years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Adrian Duran, 27, of San Francisco, participated in the theft of more than 70 firearms from Guns, Fishing and Other Stuff on Butcher Road on June 1, 2020, prosecutors said. Police responded to reports of suspicious activity at the two-story gun and outdoor recreation store, but when they arrived, four vehicles fled the scene. Accused Facebook killer enters plea in San Mateo County court Officers were led on a high-speed chase on Interstate Highway 80, during which vehicles reached over 100 mph, prosecutors said. One vehicle was stopped, a minivan, and Duran and four other people were taken into custody after a foot pursuit. Prosecutors said bolt cutters, a power saw and 13 handguns with price tags were found in the minivan. Duran's four co-defendants have all pleaded guilty and three are awaiting sente...

Ron DeSantis’s Next Ideological Coup: “Judicial Gerrymander” in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been slowly taking over the mechanisms of governance in the state by swapping out officials he doesn’t like — even if they were elected by voters — and replacing them with people who will bend to his will.Lately, DeSantis has set his sights on the justice system. Earlier this month, he removed an elected prosecutor from office over a political disagreement — the second he has taken out. State Attorney for Orange-Osceola counties Monique Worrell, the governor claimed, hadn’t pursued the charges he wanted. A year earlier, he suspended former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, who had said he wouldn’t criminally charge people who sought abortion care under Florida’s latest abortion ban. Now, Florida is opening a new front in the battle between state politicians and elected stewards of the law, taking the first steps to launch what could become an ideological gerrymandering of the justice system. In Florida, 20 circuit courts serve two m...

Alabama Trans Health Care Ruling Is a Worrying Omen for a Future SCOTUS Decision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

A person holds up a sign reading “Trans People Belong in Alabama” during a rally outside the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2023.Photo: Kim Chandler/APThree Trump-appointed federal judges ruled on Monday to allow one of the country’s harshest bans on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect. In Alabama, a doctor who treats a trans person under 19 years old with puberty blockers or hormones could now face felony charges carrying up to 10 years in prison. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision reverses an injunction that temporarily blocked the health care ban and stands at odds with the majority of federal court decisions on the issue so far. The disturbing ruling gives the clearest outline yet of the reactionary judicial logic that could be used to decimate trans peoples’ right to necessary health care, should the issue be taken up by the far-right Supreme Court: the very same reasoning used...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro in hospital for routine exams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Sao Paulo on Wednesday for what a close aide described as routine health examinations. Bolsonaro has been in and out of hospitals since he was stabbed in his abdomen at a campaign event before Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. The conservative leader underwent several surgeries during his presidency from 2019-2022.He was admitted Wednesday to Vila Nova Star Hospital in Sao Paulo. “These exams aim to assess his clinical condition, especially in the digestive system,” Fabio Wajngarten, a lawyer and close Bolsonaro aide, said on his official account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.Bolsonaro left office at the end of 2022, after losing a reelection bid against leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Bolsonaro is under mounting pressure, targeted by several investigations for activities while he was president, and in relation to a rampage by his supporters in the national capital...