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Man charged in Cahokia Heights double murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A man is charged with murder after police found a person on the ground with a gunshot wound and another shooting victim at a hospital in September. Demonte James, 28, is currently being held at the Menard State Corrections Center in connection with this crime. Both of the victims died after the shooting.The police responded to a call on Old Missouri Avenue just after midnight on September 25. Two men, identified as Jeffery Paine Jr., 38, and Brian Hill, 26, were fatally shot in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, during the late-night incident.Another man may have been injured in the shooting.

Second teen arrested in deadly Aurora Southlands mall shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

Aurora police on Wednesday arrested a second teenage boy in connection to a deadly September shooting at a southeast Aurora shopping center.A 17-year-old boy was arrested on felony charges of second-degree murder and aggravated robbery in the Sept. 30 death of 15-year-old Raphael Velin at the Southlands mall, 6100 block of South Main Street, the Aurora Police Department announced Thursday in a news release.A 16-year-old boy in October turned himself in to police, who booked him into the Aurora jail on suspicion of second-degree murder, aggravated robbery and failing to report an accident to police.Neither boy is being identified due to their age, police said.Investigators are still trying to identify and locate additional suspects and witnesses to the shooting, according to the department.Chief Art Acevedo said just before the first arrest investigators have five suspects in the killing, all juveniles or young adults. The suspects and Velin met at the mall “to conduct some business”...

One shot to death outside El Paso County courthouse in Colorado Springs, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

One person was shot to death outside the El Paso County courthouse Thursday morning in an attack that forced authorities to evacuate the building and close the courthouse.Colorado Springs police arrested one suspect in connection with the shooting, which happened at about 10:03 a.m. outside the downtown courthouse at 270 S. Tejon St.Police spokesman Ira Cronin described the slaying as an isolated incident and said there was no ongoing threat to the community during a mid-morning news conference. The attack was not an “active shooter situation,” he said.Police did not release any additional details about how the shooting unfolded, did not identify the person who was arrested in connection with the killing or say how or when that arrest was made.No one else was shot during the incident, though Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesperson Ashley Franco said fire crews treated two people for minor injuries. She declined to give specific information on the injuries.The El Pa...

City of Long Beach hacked, website down

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

The city of Long Beach was hacked on Tuesday.In a press release, the city confirmed that a preliminary investigation showed that "a network security incident occurred."As a result, the city is taking systems offline "for upwards of several days," though "email and phone systems are generally expected to remain available." Emergency calls to 911 and calls to 562-435-6711 for non-emergency city services will also continue to work.The city's website, however, is experiencing issues, and it was unable to be accessed early Thursday afternoon.Updates will ultimately be posted to the city's homepage once available, and news will be published on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram as well."As the City works to resolve this incident, the public may experience some delays with systems and services, and we appreciate the public’s patience and understanding of these inconveniences," the city said.The hack of the city comes nine months after Long Beach Unified School District was hacked...

It’s officially Tax Day for certain California residents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

It’s the final day most Californians can file their 2022 taxes after officials announced another filing date extension, extending the tax deadline to Nov. 16.The typical April filing deadline was extended for some residents due to the severe winter weather that plagued the state last year. California lost more than $300 million in tax revenue from wealthy residents moving: study Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the first tax extension in March.“As communities across the state continue recovering from the damage caused by the winter storms, California is working swiftly to help recovering Californians get back on their feet,” Newsom said in a statement. “The state is aligning with the Biden Administration and extending the tax filing deadline in addition to the tax relief announced earlier this year.”Here is a list of the California counties that were eligible for the filing extension:AlamedaAlpineAmadorButteCalaverasColusaContra CostaDel NorteEl DoradoFresnoGlennHumboldtInyoKingsLakeLo...

Driver Hospitalized, Adrian Flores Arrested after DUI Crash on Highway 32 [Chico, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

One Hurt in Two-Vehicle Collision near Bruce RoadCHICO, CA (November 16, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a DUI crash on Highway 32 resulted in one driver being hospitalized, and Adrian Flores being arrested. Police responded to dispatch calls reporting a collision between two vehicles near Bruce Road at approximately 4:20 p.m.Upon their arrival, officers observed one of the vehicles attempting to flee the scene. The suspect eventually halted about half a mile away. The driver then abandoned the vehicle, making a run for a nearby field. In addition, crews took the other involved driver to a nearby hospital with non life-threatening injuries.Meanwhile, the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Adrian Flores from Sacramento, was apprehended. It was later revealed that Flores was currently on probation for a previous DUI conviction. Adrian Flores now faces charges including hit-and-run causing injuries, DUI, and violating the terms of probation.The consumption of alcohol, certain medicatio...

10 do-ahead tips to get organized before — not after — the holidays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

Here they come again. The holidays are looming, along with the gift buying, home decorating, present wrapping, card sending, cookie baking, guest hosting and everything else that accompanies the holiday hustle. As I’ve learned the hard way, if you’re not on top of the season, fa-la-la quickly becomes bah-humbug.See, I have this fantasy of performing these festive tasks with grace, taste and a smile, while the Nutcracker’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” plays in the background. More typically, the soundtrack is “Flight of the Bumblebee,” and I’m harried, grumpy and sleep deprived.This year, I’m inviting you to join me in adding one more task to the to-do list, one that will make all the other jobs easier.  Ready? Get organized.I hear you groaning but trust me. Although many think January is the month to get organized, I say we declare November as organizing month.  The holiday season is when you most need your home to look, feel and function its best. You need maximum ef...

Pac-12 legal affairs: Washington’s highest court issues stay, delaying takeover of the board by WSU and OSU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

The Pac-12’s internecine legal battle took an expected turn Thursday when the Washington Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of a preliminary injunction that gave control of the conference to Washington State and Oregon State.The temporary stay was issued by the court’s deputy commissioner and is largely procedural in effect:It gives both the plaintiffs (WSU and OSU) and the defendant, Washington, a chance to submit their legal briefs before the Evergreen State’s highest court decides whether to rule on a motion for an emergency stay.The Cougars and Beavers immediately issued a joint statement:“The departing schools are only delaying the inevitable because the superior court clearly got it right: Under the bylaws, the Conference’s future must be decided by the schools that stay, not those that are leaving.”The development comes two days after a Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court judge determined the Cougars and Beavers were the sole remaining members of ...

It’s Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2023: Here’s where to sip this fun, fruity wine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

It’s the first fruit of the season, a fresh, just-bottled wine made for drinking now instead of storing in the wine rack.In France, the first bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau were cracked open today — by French law, it’s always the third Thursday of November, never before. Importers thoughtfully ship bottles early so that Bay Area Francophiles may celebrate the fruity wine at the same time.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | 25+ Bay Area beer and wine events to enjoy this winter Restaurants, Food and Drink | 4 red wines you can fall back on in autumn Restaurants, Food and Drink | How one Napa vineyard might have saved millions of dollars by using birds as pest control Restaurants, Food and Drink | A wildfire shuttered this Calistoga winery for three years. It reopens Sunday. Here’s where to toast the new vintage:At the Left Bank brasseries in San Jose, Menlo Park, Oakland and Larkspur, you can enjoy the new vinta...

Supreme Court rules Florida can’t enforce anti-drag law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:01 GMT

By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole | CNNThe Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.Florida had asked the high court to narrow a lower court’s injunction that stopped the law from being enforced statewide. The justices declined to do so.Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have allowed the law to take effect.In a brief statement agreeing with the court’s decision, Justices Brett Kavanaugh, joined in part by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, addressed the First Amendment complexities of the case and said the case was an “imperfect vehicle” for deciding some of the questions at the center of the dispute.This story is breaking and will be updated.