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With state audit looming, Jennings officials approve raises for city council and mayor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. – The Jennings City Council recently passed a measure giving raises to council members and the mayor.The city is facing the possibility of a Missouri state auditor over spending. Jennings residents, aided by allies on the city council, succeeded in gathering 800 signatures to bring in the state auditor.The names will be verified by elections officials to ensure they have enough. But in the meantime, council members will now be paid $9,600 per year, while the mayor receives a 20% raise, going from $25,000 to $30,000.The raises will take effect in their next terms. Top story: Crash survivor claims St. Louis firefighter took wallet Terry Burford, one of the citizens who collected signatures requesting an audit, opposes the raises.“I disagree with it right now,” she said. “I think no one should be getting a raise at this time, until we can get the progress done to the dilapidated homes, and the street work, and everything else we need in Jennings.”Jennings Councilman Gar...

North St. Louis church is cornerstone for affordable housing effort

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Zaviera Taylor was walking with her grandson on the sidewalk along Salisbury Street on Tuesday afternoon. They were all smiles.“I love the area,” Taylor said.She lives in housing developed by the not-for-profit Better Living Communities. Single-family homes give renters a path to ownership and sense of community.“You get to know everybody,” Taylor said.The effort began years ago with Bethlehem Lutheran Church serving as a cornerstone in the Hyde Park community. Better Living Communities board member Jack Gerber recalls seeing some residents living in deplorable housing conditions, and he wanted to help.“How can any good Christian not want to do something to help them?” Gerber said. Top story: Crash survivor claims St. Louis firefighter took wallet He said a loan from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund helped get the project rolling. Lots were purchased and homes built in phases. What began as a dream, turned into 96 living units.“Who but God could have done all that?” ...

Nuggets fumble chance at clinching No. 1 seed, fall flat against lowly Rockets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

HOUSTON — Nikola Jokic wandered over to his chair on the visiting bench and tossed his towel down in frustration.It was at that moment, with 5:33 remaining in the fourth quarter and Denver facing a 15-point deficit, that the Nuggets threw in the towel as well. A full five-man sub trickled in to play out the rest of Tuesday’s ugly, dispiriting effort against Houston. The final score, 124-103, got marginally worse against Denver’s reserves.With a chance to clinch the first-ever No. 1 seed in their NBA history, the Nuggets fell flat on their face. The magic number remained at one, with another chance to seal it on Thursday in Phoenix. But another showing like Tuesday’s won’t work.Jokic was responsible for eight of Denver’s 20 turnovers. Collectively, they yielded 25 points in Houston’s favor.The Nuggets also couldn’t keep the Rockets off the boards. Houston ended the night with 22 second-chance points off 20 offensive rebounds.Adding insult to injury, Jamal Murray left the game m...

Family of teen killed by Long Beach school officer reaches $13 million settlement with district

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

A Long Beach family will receive a record $13 million settlement after a teenager was fatally shot by a school officer in 2021.The family of Manuela Mona Rodriguez, an 18-year-old mother, was shot and killed by a Long Beach School District safety officer during a fight with another girl.The victim’s family announced the settlement with the Long Beach Unified School District during a press conference on Tuesday.“It’s been the most difficult thing I’ve had to do in my life,” said Oscar Rodriguez, Mona’s brother. “I miss my sister. There’s no money, nothing in this world would ever replace that.”On Sept. 27, 2021. Mona was shot by Long Beach school safety officer Eddie Gonzalez, 52, while she was fighting with another girl near Millikan High School. As Mona and two others were driving away from the scene, surveillance video shows Gonzalez shooting twice at the vehicle's passenger window, striking Mona in the head, authorities said. No one inside the vehicle was armed at the time, accor...

Serial arsonist hits Mt. Washington, Silver Lake neighborhoods; residents on edge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

Authorities believe a serial arsonist is on the loose in the Mt. Washington and Silver Lake communities, and while the damage so far has been limited to dumpster fires and Cypress trees, residents in the area are concerned things could escalate.  A cracking window is what alerted Walter Moguel to the fire right outside his home. The Mt. Washington resident told KTLA that he believes the fire was intentionally set.  “It was only later when I was being interrogated by the police and firemen and I said, ‘Well, how do you guys think it started, somebody came by with a cigarette or something?’ He says, ‘No. It looks like you have an arsonist in the neighborhood,'" Moguel explained.  Fortunately, firefighters were able to quickly respond to the blaze outside his home, and the flames didn’t spread, but the homeowner says he’s well aware that the outcome could have been very different.  “I don’t know how many feet away it is from my home, but it freaked us out,” he said....

Chino police make arrest in weekend murder investigation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

Police in San Bernardino County have made an arrest in connection with a shooting death of a 51-year-old man over the weekend in Chino.The deadly shooting is believed to have taken place Sunday morning in a parking lot on the 5400 block of Philadelphia Avenue. Chino police officers responded to the scene and found the body of 51-year-old Philip Hernandez dead from gunshot wounds. His death was immediately determined to be a homicide and a murder investigation was launched.The following day, police located and arrested a 21-year-old man on the 13300 block of Central Avenue for his alleged role in the shooting. The suspect has been identified as Taylor Sanchez.Sanchez was booked into the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga where he awaits charges for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. A search warrant was also served at his home, according to police.The investigation is ongoing and detectives are still pursuing additional leads, police said. Anyone with information r...

Videos show 11 people allegedly break into East Bay gold dealer business

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

EL SOBRANTE, Calif. (KRON) -- Videos shared with KRON4 appear to show people breaking into a gold dealer business in the East Bay. KM Cash for Gold's owner says it has been broken into four times in January and February, including twice on Feb. 22.Video from Feb. 22, which you can watch at the top of the story, shows as many as 11 people enter the store after one suspect uses a crowbar to pry the door open. Once inside, the suspects are seen browsing through the store, looking at several items, and leaving after a short time. Atherton home burglarized, police asking for surveillance footage Khalid Zouhair, the store owner, says the store was first broken into on April 5 and April 21 of 2022. It was hit again in 2023 on Jan. 4, Jan. 18 and twice on February 22.Zouhair says nothing was taken from the safe where he keeps all of his jewelry. Video from previous robbery attempts shows several men spending nearly 10 minutes attempting to lug the safe out of the store before giving up an...

Oakland police arrest one in connection to February shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Two people are now in custody after police found weapons and suspected drugs in a search on Monday, according to the Oakland Police Department. One of the suspects is believed to have been involved in a February shooting, police say. 4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California Working officers served search warrants at two separate locations, and found nine firearms including semi-automatic guns, assault rifles and multiple high-capacity ammunition magazines, police said. A substance believed to be cocaine was also recovered, along with several pounds of suspected marijuana and cash. Items recovered from the search warrant (Photo courtesy of Oakland Police Department)The search warrants were executed by Oakland's Ceasefire Division. The division was developed with the aim of reducing gang-related shootings and homicides while strengthening police-community relations.KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: ...

Kings beat Pelicans 121-103 to clinch Pacific Division title

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 23 points, rookie Keegan Murray added 21 and the Sacramento Kings beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-103 on Tuesday night to clinch the Pacific Division title.Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the Kings, who took the lead for good late in the first quarter and led by as many as 24 points in the second half.Brandon Ingram scored 22 points and Trey Murphy III had 17 for the Pelicans (40-39), who entered the game knowing they could guarantee themselves sixth place in the Western Conference if they won their final four games. Now New Orleans is more likely destined for a play-in spot that goes to teams finishing seventh through 10th. But they have yet to clinch even that, needing one more victory or a loss by Dallas, which plays Wednesday, and Utah, which played against the Los Angeles Lakers later Tuesday night.Malik Monk scored 17 and Harrison Barnes 16 points for the Kings (48-31), who remained 1 1/2 games behind Memp...

Austin Riley homers again as Braves beat Cardinals 4-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:31:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Austin Riley hit a two-run homer and Dylan Dodd pitched five strong innings in his major league debut, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Tuesday night.Dodd allowed one run and six hits. The left-hander struck out three and walked none, throwing 52 of his 73 pitches for strikes.Jesse Chavez, Joe Jiménez, Dylan Lee and Kirby Yates combined for three scoreless innings before A.J. Minter worked a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.St. Louis got its only run on Willson Contreras’ RBI single in the fourth. The Cardinals put runners on second and third with two out in the fifth, but Dodd (1-0) got Tommy Edman to fly out to right.Riley drove a Steven Matz changeup deep to left to make it 2-0 in the first. Riley also homered in Atlanta’s 8-4 victory on Monday.Orlando Arcia led off the second with another homer for the Braves, and Sean Murphy tacked on an RBI single in the third.Matz (0-1) allowed 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. ...