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L.A. County Public Works spokesman arrested on child pornography charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

A 62-year-old spokesman for Los Angeles County has been arrested in San Bernardino County on charges of producing, possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities announced Tuesday.  Steven Frasher, a resident of Redlands, was taken into custody after an investigation that led to the search of his residence, according to a news release from the San Bernardino Police Department.  Detectives with SBSD’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Specialized Crime Unit received a tip that the 62-year-old was downloading child pornography on the internet and using an online storage account to save the images, police said.  “Additionally, the suspect was found to be in possession of numerous images of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on his electronic devices,” the release stated.  Kerjon Lee, Chief of Strategic Communications at the L.A. County Department of Public Works, confirmed to KTLA that Frasher, who is listed on the county's website as ...

Police searching for shooting suspect in South Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

Police are investigating after an approximately 30-year-old man was shot in South Los Angeles Tuesday night, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 5400 block of Duarte Street in the Central-Alameda neighborhood on reports of shots fired at around 7:40 p.m. At the scene, officers located the gunshot victim, who was conscious and breathing. Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the location and transported the man to the hospital in unknown condition.  Aerial footage from Sky5 showed a heavy police presence on Duarte Street, between 52nd and 54th streets, where crime scene tape was set up while officers investigated.  Police on the scene of a shooting in Central-Alameda where a shooting suspect, who wounded an approximately 30-year-old, is still at large on Oct. 3, 2023. (KTLA)Details about the shooting are limited and it’s unclear what led to the incident, but responding offic...

New eateries, shops coming to LAX

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

Travelers heading to LAX can now enjoy brand-new dining and shopping experiences before their next flight.Nestled inside the West Gates of Tom Bradley International Terminal come four new culinary spots to enjoy and four new retail shops to grab a souvenir before taking off.New dining offerings include:Chicken Guy!From celebrity chef Guy Fieri and restauranteur, Robert Earl, Chicken Guy! serves up chicken sandwiches, tenders, salad bowls, shakes and more. Travelers can enjoy unique offerings such as a bourbon brown sugar barbecue chicken sandwich, a Mexican street corn salad bowl, all-natural chicken tenders, fried pickle chips, loaded mac and cheese and more. The eatery features a standout collection of 22 different sauces to enjoy with your meal.Chicken Guy! by celebrity chef Guy Fieri and restauranteur, Robert Earl at Los Angeles International Airport. (LAX)Chicken Guy! by celebrity chef Guy Fieri and restauranteur, Robert Earl at Los Angeles International Airport. (LAX)SantoukaT...

San Jose Sharks’ tantalizing ‘kid’ line offers glimpse of brighter future

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

For anyone who has followed San Jose Sharks drafts in recent years and the pain they had to endure to collect some of those picks, the second forward line coach David Quinn trotted out against the Vegas Golden Knights in his team’s penultimate preseason game was all too noticeable.Thomas Bordeleau was at center, flanked by William Eklund on his left and Quentin Musty on the right.One second-round draft pick from three years ago in the middle with more recent first-round selections on either side of him.It was a tantalizing glimpse of a group of forwards that could possibly form the foundation for whenever the Sharks are once again legitimately able to compete with the Golden Knights, who will lift their first Stanley Cup championship banner to the rafters of T-Mobile Arena later this month.But Bordeleau, and especially Eklund, aren’t thinking long-term. They want to be in the NHL this season, starting with the Sharks’ home opener on Oct. 12 against this same Vegas team.They helped t...

Victim robbed by man he met on Caltrain: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested in downtown Palo Alto on Monday after he robbed a man that he met on a Caltrain, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. Dennis Isaac Holmes, 36, of San Jose was identified as the suspect. PAPD received a call at about 9:15 p.m. from a man in his 30s who said he had been robbed. The victim said the crime happened on Alma Street at Lytton Avenue and the suspect was a man he had just met riding on the Caltrain. Do not attempt to stop auto burglars, Oakland police tell residents After riding the train from San Jose to Palo Alto, the victim said the man he met stole his backpack and a bag of clothes. The suspect allegedly said he had a gun and threatened to kill the victim unless he gave up his belongings. At about 9:26 p.m., PAPD received a call from employees at the 7-Eleven located at 401 Waverley St. who said a man inside the store was creating a disturbance. He was identified as the robbery suspect and arrested. When Holmes was arrested, he had...

Laphonza Butler’s EMILY’s List Spends Millions on Kamala Harris While Laying Off Grassroots Staff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate. Butler will fill the seat of former Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died on Friday. The news came less than a month after Butler’s organization, EMILY’s List, laid off eight people, citing budget deficits ahead of a major election year.Layoffs were announced in September, just over a year before the 2024 elections. The influential Democratic Party-aligned organization cut five staff members from the training and community engagement team, which ran outreach to grassroots candidates and voters; two people from the digital team; and another person on the state and local campaigns team. Several staff members who were laid off and not part of the union were asked to sign nondisclosure agreements in order to receive severance. Last week, EMILY’s List shut down Run to Win, its national recruitment and training program.“Staff trainings like the ones EMILY’s List has run ...

Edwin McCain rocks Birchmere in Alexandria, Rams Head in Annapolis — and we could not ask for more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Edwin McCain at The Birchmere & Rams Head (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); He sang some of the most romantic ballads of an entire generation of millennials in the late ’90s.This week, singer/songwriter Edwin McCain rocks two shows in our area, first at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, on T...

Wheeler strikes out 8, Castellanos tells Phillies to put a ring on it in 4-1 win over Marlins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flip that finger, Nick.The ring one, of course. Nick Castellanos had no desire to turn his moment on second base into a NSFW moment in the postseason.The All-Star slugger did — with millions briefly confusing the gesture for the obscene finger — direct his ring finger toward a joyous Phillies dugout, sending a message that the defending NL champions are chasing the World Series ring they were denied by Houston last year.“That’s why we’re playing this month,” Castellanos said.Zack Wheeler struck out eight in a sensational effort, José Alvarado preserved the lead with a pivotal strikeout and Philadelphia opened a resolute postseason push with a 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the opener of their NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday night.“As soon as I stepped foot out of the dugout to go stretch out there in the bullpen, the crowd went nuts and I got chills,” Wheeler said.Wheeler quickly started dealing and got the run support needed to put the Marlins on t...

Suspect charged in fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur to make court appearance in Las Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is due to make his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge.Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested Friday during an early-morning walk near his home in suburban Henderson. A few hours later a grand jury indictment was unsealed in Clark County District Court charging him with murder. Grand jurors also voted to add sentencing enhancements for the use of a deadly weapon and alleged gang activity. If Davis is convicted, that could add decades to his sentence.Davis denied a request from The Associated Press for an interview from jail where he’s being held without bond. Court records don’t list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.Davis had been a suspect in the case, and publicly admitted his role in the killing in interviews ahead of his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend.”“There’s one thing that’s for sure when li...

Today in History: October 4, Soviets launch Sputnik, spark the Space Age

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:42 GMT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2023. There are 88 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. On this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties.In 1887, the International Herald Tribune had its beginnings as the Paris Herald, a European edition of the New York Herald.In 1940, Germany’s Adolf Hitler and Italy’s Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps. In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit the Western Hemisphere as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly.In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room at age 27. In 1990, for the first time in nearly six decades, German lawmakers met in the Reichstag for the first meeting of the nation’s reunified...