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Long Beach sex assault survivor angered by DA's decision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

A woman who was sexually assaulted by a homeless man in Long Beach is distraught at county prosecutors' decision to not file felony charges against the suspect.Following the man's arrest, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office only filed a misdemeanor charge, which the victim said was a stark disparity from the severe nature of the crime.The attack happened on Oct. 20 at 2:15 p.m. in front of Village Market on the 140 block of Linden Avenue.Surveillance video shows the victim, Rebekah Pederson, walking on a sidewalk near Linden and Broadway when the suspect, Miguel Avila, 30, suddenly stands up, exposes himself and grabs her from behind.She falls onto the ground as Avila appears to pull up her skirt and thrust himself against her. An older man sitting nearby is seen getting up and pepper spraying the suspect. Avila then runs away from the scene.“Nobody in their right mind looked at that video and thought anything less than attempted rape,” Pedersen said.Miguel Avila, 30, ...

Couple devastated after home destroyed by Highland Fire in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

As the Highlands Fire in Riverside County continues to burn an estimated 2,500 acres with only 15% containment, some residents of the small town of Aguanga, east of Temecula, where the fire started are just now starting to cope with the loss of their homes.  While the winds have died down and blue skies have returned to the area, the shroud of smoke and thick ash covering the area just two days ago has given way to ash, melted metal and a debris field that extends for miles.  “It got to a point where I couldn’t see from here to across the street it was so smoky,” resident John Rivera told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson.  Firefighter seen working to extinguish several mobile homes ablaze during the Highlands Fire in Riverside County on Oct. 30, 2023. (Firewatch Photography)John and his wife Patricia said they are lucky to be alive, having escaped the fast-moving Highland Fire, fueled by the Santa Ana winds, on the first day it started.  When they first learned of the fire on Oct...

Klay Thompson returns to Warriors’ lineup after injury absence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson returned to the Golden State Warriors’ starting lineup Wednesday for their game against the Sacramento Kings.Thompson, 33, missed the Warriors’ previous game with right knee soreness.With Thompson back in action, the Warriors rolled out their traditional starting five. Stephen Curry paired with Thompson in the backcourt, while Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney rounded out the starting lineup. Chris Paul remained in his bench role for the third straight game.Jonathan Kuminga, who also sat out the Warriors’ last game with a left knee contusion, was listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game. Before tipoff, coach Steve Kerr said that Kuminga was “going to warm up and see how he’s feeling” to determine” whether or not the third-year lottery pick would be available off the bench.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors pick up contract options on Kuminga, Moody Golden Stat...

Steve Kerr remembers Bob Knight with fitting anecdote: ‘He was terrifying. Not gonna lie.’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A pair of coaching legends, that’s about where the similarities stop between Steve Kerr and Bob Knight, who died Wednesday at the age of 83.Kerr, 58, didn’t cross paths much with Knight but shared one moment between them in 1986, when Kerr was on summer break from the University of Arizona and Knight was doing television commentary in the offseason from his coaching duties at Indiana. Kerr was playing for Team USA in the World Championships when Knight visited the team during practice after a loss.“He pulled me aside and basically went on a tirade. I had never met him before,” Kerr said. “He said, ‘I want you to take those bleepin’ bleep teammates of yours and bleep bleep and tell them to bleep bleep. I said Yes, sir, Coach Knight.’ And then I went to the players and said, ‘Hey, Coach Knight just encouraged us to play well tonight.’ He was terrifying. Terrifying. Not gonna lie.”Knight employed his infamous temper to great suc...

Warriors’ newfound depth guides them through tricky schedule

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Back home for barely 72 hours between jaunts to the Central Time Zone, coach Steve Kerr did all he could so the Warriors’ stopover at Chase Center, for yet another meeting with the Sacramento Kings, wouldn’t just feel like a visit to another city in the middle of their daunting two-week stretch.They returned home from a 3-0 road trip through Sacramento, Houston and New Orleans in the wee hours Tuesday morning. They didn’t practice that afternoon or hold shootaround before Wednesday’s contest. And after hosting their playoff foes from a year ago for a 13th time just since the end of last regular season, it’s wheels up to Oklahoma City to visit another four cities before returning home again.Eight games in eight cities in 13 days.It’s a stretch that would test the depth of any team, that might have killed last year’s squad, which didn’t win three consecutive road games all season, let alone a stretch that included back-to...

Alameda family was followed home from shopping center, robbed at gunpoint, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

ALAMEDA — Police here have arrested one of two men suspected of following a family of seven from a nearby shopping center to their Alameda home and robbing them at gunpoint, court records show.The suspect, a 29-year-old Oakland resident, was charged Oct. 25 with second degree robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Police say they’re still working to identify the second robber.The man, woman, and their five children were followed to their Alameda home by two men, who police say were seen at a nearby Target where the victims had been shopping. As the victims got home around 1 p.m. the robbers appeared and held a gun to the man’s abdomen before making off with $2,000 in cash, a $10,000 Rolex watch, and a $600 designer wallet, police say.One of the suspects was later identified from a photo lineup and from surveillance video at the shopping center. Also, by coincidence, a private security guard obtained a video of the suspects fleeing in the area in an I...

Suspects at large after Piedmont armed robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

(KRON) -- Suspects are at large after an armed robbery Wednesday afternoon in Piedmont, the Piedmont Police Department said in a Facebook post. The two victims were robbed around 3:25 p.m. near the intersection of Park Way and Monticello Avenue. The suspects were seen fleeing in a 2016 Grey Nissan Maxima (license plate 9FKP693) stolen out of Oakland, police said. They were both armed with black semi-automatic handguns and demanded the victims' phones, wallets, watches and keys. Boarded-up San Jose home shown in realtor’s viral video sold for $780K The suspects are described to be Middle Eastern or dark-skinned men between the ages of 18 and 22 wearing black hoodies and black masks. They are between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet tall with thin builds. The Nissan went up Park Way toward Highland Avenue. No one was injured from the robbery, according to Piedmont police. Piedmont PD says if anyone has information about the robbery, contact the department at 510-420-3000.

Brote de dengue en República Dominicana deja 16 muertos y más de 15.000 contagios

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

(CNN Español) — El brote de dengue en República Dominicana ha dejado hasta el momento 16 muertos y 15.606 contagios, según informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública este miércoles en una rueda de prensa.El ministro de Salud Pública, Daniel Rivera, dijo a CNN que la mayoría de los casos de dengue se concentran en el Gran Santo Domingo —región que incluye la provincia de Santo Domingo y el Distrito Nacional—, seguido por la provincia de Santiago.Sin embargo, las cifras muestran que hasta el corte de este miércoles el dengue está descendiendo en los 129 municipios de República Dominicana, según el director general de Epidemiología, Ronald Skewes.¿Cuál es la diferencia entre zika, chikunguña y dengue?En las salas de emergencia, especialmente en dos de los principales hospitales pediátricos de la capital, los centros Hugo Mendoza y Robert Reid Cabral, los casos de dengue también están disminuyendo, dijeron las directoras de ambas instituciones, las doctoras Hamelisse Then y Mabel Jone...

Free screenings, professional advice offered for National Diabetes Month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

November is “National Diabetes Month,” and medical professionals in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are bringing attention to the illness all month long by offering free advice and tests.Every year, National Diabetes Month is a time where health officials around the country spread awareness.“We are bringing diabetes education to the community,” said Dr. Ogechi Anyaoku, a primary care physician with Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center.Diabetes affects about 37 million Americans and occurs when blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart, and it’s linked to certain types of cancer.“We know that diabetes is a common condition, and we just want to make sure that we give our community members access to education, access to several different providers and access to a lot of the community resources that we have,” Anyaoku said.A free, public event, hosted by Adventist Healt...

Louisville to honor Denny Crum with moment of silence, seat dedication among tributes before opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:47 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville will honor Denny Crum with a moment of silence before Monday night’s opener against the University of Maryland Baltimore County as part of several tributes to its late Hall of Fame coach.Crum, who guided the Cardinals to NCAA men’s basketball championships in 1980 and 1986 during a 30-year career with the program, died May 9 at 86. The coach’s family will be present for ceremonies to be held throughout the contest on the court bearing his name at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center home arena.Crum’s seat in section 106 will be dedicated and changed from red to black at halftime, a gesture similar to one at UCLA for coach John Wooden, one of Crum’s mentors. Players will wear special pregame shooting shirts highlighting his achievements, while uniforms will feature patches of his trademark red jacket. Coaches will wear pins. Video tributes are also scheduled, with more information provided on the pending release of the Denny Crum Legacy Collection of apparel...