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Bass Criticizes Texas For Transporting Migrants Amid Storm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass criticized the Texas Governor’s decision to send a bus full of migrants to Los Angeles in the midst of threats from Hurricane Hilary.The bus arrived at Los Angeles Union Station at approximately 6:45 p.m. Monday. The city projects the bus made its way from Brownsville, Texas Sunday, as Southern California was given a tropical storm warning.Bass accused Governor Greg Abbott of putting the asylum seeker’s lives in danger and called the act “despicable.”“It is evil to endanger the lives of vulnerable migrants by sending a bus with families and toddlers on board to a city that at the time was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning,” Bass said in a statement. “As I stood with state and local leaders warning Angelenos to stay safe and brace themselves for the worst of the coming storm, the Governor of Texas sent families and toddlers straight for us on a path through extreme weather conditions. If anybody understan...

Jennifer Aniston reveals who keeps her company at night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

Jennifer Aniston explains in a new interview that she was never eager to get married and, at 54, has gained an understanding of why her two marriages to such famously desirable men as Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux didn’t work out.The “Friends” star also talks about how she’s happy being on her own and offers a straightforward, though perhaps unexpected answer, when asked who keeps her company at night.“My dog. That’s who I’m sleeping with,” Aniston said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, which covers broad aspects of her career and personal life, including her romantic relationships, according to the Daily Mail.Aniston said her parents’ troubled marriage and their bitter divorce had a negative impact on her ability to form a long-lasting relationship with anyone. She was married first to Brad Pitt from 2000 until 2005, and then to Justin Theroux from 2015 until 2018.“It was always a little bit difficult for me in ...

Michigan man suing Olive Garden for rat leg in soup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

An Oakland County, Michigan man is suing a popular Italian restaurant chain due to what he says was a unsettling discovery in a dish served at its Warren location.Thomas Howie of Madison Heights is seeking damages of more than $75,000 in the incident, in a lawsuit filed Aug. 18 against the Olive Garden restaurant, located at 30600 Van Dyke Avenue.In a release from his attorneys, Howie said he was dining with two other people on March 11. As he ate from a bowl of minestrone soup, he felt something “sharp” stab his cheek. He spat the item into a napkin only to realize it was the fur-covered foot of a rat, complete with claws.“It was so gross and disgusting I couldn’t control myself. My stomach just heaved; I threw up right in the restaurant. I was mortified. Until this happened, this was my favorite restaurant. I still can’t believe it,” he said.The release goes on to say restaurant employees were dismissive of the claim.“That’s funny, we don’t put meat in minestrone,” he said was one...

In plea deal, Pittsburg man gets 22 years for killing Oakley teen in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

OAKLAND — Months after he was partially acquitted, a Pittsburg man has accepted a manslaughter plea deal and 22-year prison term in the 2016 shooting death of a teen girl, court records show.Darion Brown, 29, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Alexis Leann Ervin. The Oakley girl was shot a half-dozen times a little before 7 a.m. on June 8, 2016, behind the Rainbow Recreation Center, 5800 International Blvd. in East Oakland. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped a murder charge against him.Brown went on trial last April, where he was acquitted of first-degree murder. But jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on the lesser offenses, including second-degree murder and manslaughter.The plea deal was finalized at an Aug. 17 court hearing, records show. Brown has not yet been transferred to state prison. The plea deal gives him credit for the time he’s been behind bars since his arrest, which happened on the same day of the shooting.His case...

San Jose: ‘Madman’ fentanyl dealer that targeted high school students will get 12 years in prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

SAN JOSE — The San Jose drug dealer that targeted his sale of fentanyl-laced pills at Los Gatos High School students will be sentenced to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to all charges last week, according to prosecutors.Simon Armendariz, 23, who went by the nicknames of “Risky” and “Madman,” sold drugs to teenagers in downtown Los Gatos, the parking lots of Los Gatos High and a nearby church, authorities said. He admitted to all charges, which included four felonies for selling drugs to minors, misdemeanors for possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, possession of fentanyl and two strike prior offenses, according to the Santa Clara County Office of the District Attorney.Armendariz was arrested on suspicion of the crimes in December 2022.“Just so everybody knows: Fentanyl kills,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “Just so everybody knows: If you sell fentanyl to teenagers then our prosecutors will do everything in our power...

U.S. theme parks blame ‘extreme weather’ for attendance drops and financial loses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

Theme parks across the country have endured an onslaught of wild weather this year ranging from unprecedented rainfall and excessive heat warnings to Canadian wildfires and California hurricanes that have led to lower attendance and reduced revenue.The owners of Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain and SeaWorld San Diego are blaming “extreme,” “challenging” and “adverse” weather for their most recent attendance and revenue woes.Cedar Fair, the parent company of Knott’s Berry Farm, blamed unprecedented rainfall in California, wildfires in Canada and extreme temperatures on the East Coast for a decline in attendance and season pass sales in the most recent quarter.Park closures and reduced crowds caused by the California rains contributed to a 17% drop in attendance at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park and California’s Great America in Santa Clara during Cedar Fair’s second quarter.California’s heavy rains were also blamed for a 9% decrease in 2023 season pass sales — largely a...

Wealth dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15 million in penalties

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

By COLLEEN SLEVIN | Associated PressDENVER — As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in court, her brother vowed on Monday to move her remains to a place that Larry Rudolph would never discover.Shortly before a judge sentenced Rudolph to life in prison in the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph, Vincent Finizio also predicted Larry Rudolph would “die alone and unmourned” and that his future grandchildren will never know he existed.“Even Judas would be afraid to be in your company,” Finizio said, referencing the home of Jesus’ traitor — the worst circle of hell imagined by Dante.U.S. District Judge William Martinez also imposed over an estimated $15 million in financial penalties against Rudolph, who was also convicted of mail fraud for cashing in nearly $5 million in insurance policies for his wife as he began a new life with his longtime girlfriend.Rudolph has claimed throughout the case that his wife’s death in the southern African nati...

SF Giants sign former Cardinals All-Star shortstop, rumored trade deadline target: report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — As they continue to seek to shore up their middle infield, the Giants reportedly agreed to terms with a former All-Star shortstop who was recently designated for assignment.Paul DeJong, the former Cardinal, will join the Giants on Wednesday after signing a major-league deal, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The club has not made the move official, and the terms have not been reported, though as a recently released player, it should be close to the prorated MLB minimum.DeJong, 30, was a rumored target of the Giants leading up to the Aug. 2 trade deadline but was ultimately sent from St. Louis, where he spent the first six-and-a-half years of his career, to the Toronto Blue Jays.Batting .233/.297/.412 for the Cardinals, DeJong was enjoying his best offensive season since being named an All-Star in 2019 but recorded only three hits in 44 at-bats — with 18 strikeouts and no walks — after joining the Blue Jays. Toronto DFA’d him over the weekend when i...

Person robbed, dragged by 2 armed suspects in Oakland: video

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

(KRON) -- A person was robbed by two armed individuals last week in the 1700 block of International Boulevard, according to the Oakland Police Department.On Aug. 16, just before 6:30 p.m., officers responded to the area and located a victim suffering from injuries sustained during an armed robbery.  The victim was transported to a local hospital, police said. SJ man sentenced to 12 years for selling fentanyl-laced pills to Los Gatos High students An investigation into the incident revealed the victim was approached by two armed individuals. The suspects pistol whipped and robbed the victim of their belongings. Video above, provided by Seneca Scott, shows the victim being dragged after trying to hold onto another item that was being taken from them, OPD said. A passerby confronted the suspects before they fled the scene in a car. The investigation remains open and active. Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPD Robbery Unit at 510-238-3728. 

Newark man becomes 4th person killed in Oakland over 2 days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:08 GMT

(BCN) -- A Newark man was shot and killed Monday afternoon in Oakland, the city's fourth slaying over two days, police said Tuesday. The Newark man was shot just before 5 p.m. in the 4200 block of Jensen Street near the High Street Bridge to Alameda. Bay Area spa shuttered after 2 die from Legionnaires’ disease Police were initially told the shooting occurred in the 600 block of High Street, which is near Jensen Street, according to police. Officer located the man, who was pronounced dead after firefighters and paramedics tried to save his life, police said. Three people were killed in shootings on Sunday, according to police. Anyone with information about Monday's case is asked to please call the Police Department's homicide unit at (510) 238-3821 or a tip line at (510) 238-7950. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.