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Two arrested on suspicion of homicide, torture after 2-year-old drowns in East Bay

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

RODEO — Investigators looking into the drowning death of a 2-year-old in a bathtub arrested two people on suspicion of homicide and torture, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Months after charging man in 2017 Oakland homicide, district attorney dismisses the case Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County DA opposes release of pair convicted in journalist Chauncey Bailey’s murder Crime and Public Safety | Man convicted of 1966 Monterey County killing spree granted parole for 4th time Crime and Public Safety | Man accused of supplying fatal dose of fentanyl to California teen receives 22-year prison sentence Crime and Public Safety | 1-year-old California child with severe burns dies, man and woman arrested Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Rodeo residents Destiny Deboe, 22, and Tyshawn Haywood, 21, after responding to the 300 block of California Stre...

Do not attempt to stop auto burglars, Oakland police tell residents

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland's brazen auto burglars are becoming bolder, more heavily armed, and organized by large criminal enterprises, police said at a news conference Tuesday. The city is experiencing a 41 percent surge in auto burglaries compared to crime statistics last year.More than 11,000 vehicles have been burglarized in Oakland in 2023. "That's a significant increase. I'm from Oakland. Everywhere you go in Oakland, this is what people are talking about," Interim Assistant Chief Tony Jones told reporters gathered at the police station. "The individuals involved in auto burglaries are extremely brazen. They are carrying guns. Citizens try to stop it and are assaulted. Do not try to engage with individuals who break into your car. They are armed and dangerous," Jones cautioned. "It's just not worth it." VIDEO: People with batons smash car windows of Oakland armed robbers Jones said undercover Oakland Police Department officers are stepping up enforcement to catch auto...

Hundreds of DC-area health care workers set to join Kaiser Permanente strike Wednesday

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

Negotiations continue Tuesday night between health care provider Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions representing more than 75,000 of its workers. About 400 of these employees are based in the D.C. area.The coalition’s contract expired when the clock struck midnight Sunday. In D.C. and Virginia, according to Kaiser, the contract that expired does not cover all its health care professionals — specifically, optometrists and pharmacists will be the ones affected and participating in the work stoppage.If the negotiating parties can’t reach an agreement by 6 a.m. Wednesday, these workers will walk off the job and strike for 24 hours.Nationwide, Kaiser unions are calling for better wages, retirement benefits and protections from jobs being subcontracted and outsourced.“Kaiser continues to bargain in bad faith over these issues and, so far, there is no light at the end of the tunnel,” the coalition said in a statement Saturday, hours before the contract expi...

DC police don’t know what’s driving high rate of juvenile carjackings

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

A day after Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Tx.) was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, D.C. police spelled out their efforts and the challenges they’re facing in curbing the violent crime plaguing the city.Cuellar was not hurt and his car was quickly recovered.“I can say in reference to that carjacking in particular, U.S. Capitol Police is leading the investigation and we have been in communication with them today. We will continue to support them in any way that they need,” said Assistant Chief of the Investigative Services Bureau Carlos Heraud.There have been more than 750 carjackings so far this year, 75% of them involving guns and a growing number of them conducted by teenagers, many of them 16 to 17 years old.Heraud told reporters outside police headquarters in downtown Washington that up to a dozen detectives are assigned to the Carjacking Task Force, and the unit coordinates its efforts with other area police departments and with federal agencies...

Mariah Carey tiene un regalo: una gira navideña

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

(CNN) — Esta nota es para todos los que están ansiosos por sacar las decoraciones navideñas.La proclamada “Reina de la Navidad” también tiene el espíritu navideño.Mariah Carey anunció su gira “Merry Christmas One And All Tour”.¿Cuánto gana Mariah Carey con”All I Want for Christmas Is You”?“¡Sí, la descongelación ha comenzado!”, compartió Carey en redes sociales. “¡Anuncio la gira “Merry Christmas One And All Tour”! A la venta el 6/10.”La gira está programada para comenzar en el Casino Yaamava de California el 15 de noviembre, antes de hacer paradas en otras ciudades, incluidas Los Ángeles, Denver, Toronto, Chicago, Boston, Montreal y Filadelfia.La gira concluirá el 17 de diciembre en el Madison Square Garden de la ciudad de Nueva York.Carey hizo una serie de conciertos llamados “¡Feliz Navidad a todos!” el año pasado, que también incluyó un especial de CBS y Paramount+.Los boletos para la nueva gira saldrán a la preventa este miércoles y la venta genera...

El Gobierno de Argentina anuncia que venderá gas a Chile por seis meses

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

(CNN Español) — Argentina venderá a Chile 400.000 metros cúbicos de gas en los próximos seis meses, informó este martes en un comunicado el gobierno de Alberto Fernández.Es la primera vez en 13 años que Argentina exportará gas natural desde Salta. El hidrocarburo, producido en la Cuenca Austral del país, en las provincias de Tierra del Fuego y Santa Cruz, se exporta desde la provincia norteña a través del Gasoducto Norandino, luego de recorrer Argentina de un extremo a otro por los dos gasoductos troncales conocidos como TGS y TGN.Según la secretaría de Energía de Argentina, el volumen exportado “refleja la mejora en la producción y en la infraestructura de transporte”.“La autorización paulatina de nuevas exportaciones traerá para el país el beneficio de afianzar la relación bilateral con los países vecinos como Chile, precisó el comunicado.De acuerdo con el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de Argentina, durante 2022, el gas natural fue el pr...

2 facing charges in connection with suspected fentanyl overdoses at Wakefield High School

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

Two people have been arrested and are facing charges in connection with two apparent fentanyl overdoses that took place at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, last week.In a news release, Arlington police said they arrived at Wakefield High School last Wednesday around 11:45 a.m. for the report of an overdose. When they got there, they found two girls suffering from apparent overdoses.One was given a dose of the overdose-reversal drug Narcan, and both were taken to the hospital. They have since recovered, according to the release.During their investigation into the incident, police said detectives with the Organized Crime Section suspected Walter Zelaya Padilla, 19, of Fairfax, was the one who provided the drugs to an unnamed male juvenile, who they say was the supplier for the girls.Padilla is facing charges including distribution of fentanyl to a person under 18, distribution of narcotics in a school zone, conspiracy to distribute narcotics and contributing to the delinq...

Family struggles to pay for grandmother's funeral after deadly crash

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A memorial stands at 49th and Race, filled with pictures of 76-year-old Linda Licon. The beloved mother of four and grandmother was killed Saturday when the driver of the car she was riding in pulled out in front of a passing bus.“My mom didn’t deserve what happened," daughter Helen Licon said. Man wanted for murder of 26-year-old who went missing after leaving bar Licon's granddaughter, Destiny Garcia, told FOX31 the world has lost a special person who always thought of others first. “She had a really big heart for everyone,” Garcia said.The crash happened in the area of 49th Avenue and Race Street. Those who live in the area say the stop sign was obscured by a large bush at the time, but the bush has since been cut down. Speed is another concern.“This is a park. There are children at play here. There’s no speed signs here," Garcia said.The Denver Police Department has not officially released the name of the driver of the car Licon was riding in but said the drive...

Texas-based nonprofit gives Colorado veteran a free home

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — It was not your usual homecoming. American flags lined the streets. The sidewalks were full of well-wishers, police and politicians.No, it was not your usual homecoming. This was the usual homecoming, however, for the nonprofit Helping a Hero. Navy vet honored for getting Colorado highways named for war heroes "Helping a Hero is one of the top four national homebuilding charities for our wounded warriors who have been severely injured in the post 9/11 global war on terror," said Meredith Iler, Helping a Hero home program founder.The good news for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Garza, who served four combat tours in Afghanistan, is he gets the house for free. No charge. Furniture included.Wounded Marine given new Colorado homeSurrounded by cameras and relatives and lots of folks wearing name tags, Garza toured his new home on Tuesday.“It’s so unbelievable. I just love everything and the way they decorated it. And all the art and the furniture," Garza said. ...

Fallen Colorado parole officer honored with procession to Pueblo

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:07:03 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- A fallen Colorado parole officer was honored Tuesday with a procession from the El Paso County Coroner's Office to Pueblo, where she lived.Officer Christine Guerin Sandoval was killed last week when she and two other officers tried to stop a suspect with a felony warrant in Colorado Springs.The suspect allegedly took off in his vehicle and struck two parole officers, killing Guerin Sandoval. The suspect has since been taken into custody.Investigators in Colorado Springs say parole officer Christine Guerin Sandoval was killed Thursday while serving a warrant. (Credit: Pueblo County Sheriff's Office)Crowds of people lined the route of the procession along Highway 85/87 in Colorado Springs."Just showing support for law enforcement," Kerrigan Henely said as she stood along the procession route. Related: Fallen officer a ‘beautiful person’ who would help anyone "They’re out there protecting us, and we need to be out here to support them," Tanya Ch...