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FBI seeks public's help identifying suspect in armored truck robbery in West Covina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

Authorities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the West Covina Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in an armored vehicle robbery in Los Angeles County.  The incident occurred June 13 just before 12 p.m. at 455 N. Azusa Avenue in West Covina, according to officials at the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.  In photos released by law enforcement, the suspect, described only as a Hispanic male, can be seen wearing a reflective safety vest and what appears to be a hard hat. In another photo, the suspect is seen in a shooting stance, though it’s unclear if the man is armed with a gun. Photos released by the FBI and West Covina PD of a suspect robbing an armored vehicle on June 13, 2023 in West Covina. The robbery comes on the heels of another brazen attack on an armored vehicle on June 10 in front of a 7-Eleven store on Crenshaw Boulevard and Florence Avenue in Hyde Park that was caught on video. Footage of that ...

Goliath Cortez Dead after Head-On Collision near Elwood Street [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

34-Year-Old Driver Dies in Deadly Head-On Collision near 16th StreetPHOENIX, AZ (June 15, 2023) – Early Monday morning, police responded to a head-on crash that claimed the life of Goliath Cortez.The incident took place near 16th and Elwood Streets at around 4:30 a.m., June 5th.According to Sergeant Melissa Soliz, a vehicle driven by 34-year-old Cortez and a pick-up truck occupied by two people were involved in the incident.Upon investigation, the officers learned that Cortez was headed south on 16th Street when he veered northbound and collided with the pick-up.Furthermore, Cortez suffered serious injuries and first responders transported him to the hospital where he later died.Meanwhile, the driver and the passenger of the pick-up suffered minor injuries and were also given treatment.At this time, it was unknown why Cortez veered over to the opposite lane.Consequently, Cortez was tested for impairment and the results are pending. Further investigation is still underway.In th...

Marryam Naeem Dead in Solo-Vehicle Crash on Barandas Drive [Sacramento, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

Single-Car Accident near Sweet Maple Way Leaves One Dead, Four HurtSACRAMENTO, CA (June 15, 2023) – Wednesday afternoon, Marryam Naeem was killed in a solo-vehicle crash on Barandas Drive that left four others injured.The Sacramento Fire Department responded to the incident around 2:30 p.m. at Barandas Drive and Sweet Maple Way.Upon arrival, responding units determined that a vehicle with five occupants collided with a tree. However, the circumstances that led up to the incident remain unclear.Tragically, one of the occupants sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics transported four other occupants, including one child, to a nearby hospital for serious injuries.Later, authorities identified the deceased victim was later identified as 27-year-old Marryam Naeem.Sacramento Officials eventually closed Bandaras Drice between Delphinium and Watercourse for investigation.Anyone with additional information about the fatal solo-vehicle crash is encouraged t...

Arthur Bordeau Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on 51st Avenue [Glendale, AZ]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

42-Year-Old Man Struck and Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver near Camelback RoadGLENDALE, AZ (June 15, 2023) – Early Friday morning, police responded to a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of Arthur Bordeau.It occurred just before 4:30 a.m., June 2nd, in the 5300 block of Camelback Road and 51st Avenue.According to the Glendale police, a late model Ford F150 struck Bordeau and drove away from the scene.Furthermore, the driver continued to drive along the westbound Camelback Road. A second driver involved stayed at the scene and called for emergency services.Consequently, paramedics and crews transported Bordeau to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and died.Meanwhile, the police have yet to confirm it Bordeau was in a crosswalk at that time.Also, impairment for the second driver was listed out by the authorities.On June 6th, the police released a description of the Ford colored with a white camper shell, has black rims, no step rails, and is missing the right rea...

MacKenzie Hunter Dead Solo-Car Accident on Darrah Road [Mariposa County, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

Solo-Vehicle Crash near Deer Springs Road Leaves Teen HospitalizedMARIPOSA COUNTY, CA (June 15, 2023) – Tuesday evening, a single-car accident on Darrah Road claimed the life of MacKenzie Hunter.The crash happened around 7:45 p.m. along Darrah Road, just west of Deer Springs Road.According to California Highway Patrol, Hunter, in a 2001 Ford F-250 was traveling west on Darrah Road. He allowed the truck to veer into opposing lanes and crashed into a tree.Emergency crews at the site of the collision pronounced 18-year-old MacKenzie Hunter dead at the scene. Meanwhile, medics transported his 15-year-old passenger to Calley Children’s Hospital for treatment of significant injuries.The Mariposa County School District identified the deceased driver as a senior student at the district who was set to graduate on Friday.No further details regarding the fatal Darrah Road crash have been released to the public. Mariposa County Officials will provide more information once available....

Grassley on Biden audio recordings: ‘Maybe they don’t exist’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

By Annie Grayer and Sara Murray | CNNSen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa claimed on the Senate floor earlier this week that the foreign national who allegedly bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter has 17 audio recordings of their conversations but questioned whether those tapes even existed in an interview with CNN days later.“I don’t even know where they are. I just know they exist, because of what the report says. Now, maybe they don’t exist. But how will I know until the FBI tells us, are they showing us their work?” Grassley said Thursday.And Grassley is not the only Republican questioning the validity of the supposed tapes.House Oversight Chairman James Comer of Kentucky, who is overseeing the GOP investigation into the Biden family business dealings and has been quick to make the alleged bribery scheme a focus of his work, admitted to not knowing whether the tapes were legitimate.“We don’t know if they’re legit or not, but we know that the foreign national claims he ...

Lawmakers pass state budget with transit aid — when will we know if Gov. Newsom is on board?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

California lawmakers met their June 15 deadline Thursday and passed a state budget bill that includes provisions to bail out transit agencies facing a “fiscal cliff” with federal COVID-19 aid running out — and ensures state lawmakers will get their paychecks.Now the question is whether Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose $306.5 billion proposed total budget unveiled in May didn’t include a transit bailout, will sign on. Lawmakers are optimistic something can be negotiated over the next few weeks before the new fiscal year begins in July.“I say in the next 12 days transportation will stay there,” said Sen. Dave Cortese, a Democrat representing San Jose.Newsom’s office had no response Thursday. But on Monday, a day after lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly reached accord over their budget bill, the governor’s office said “we recognize the role transit plays in the state and have welcomed conversations with the Legislature on the subject.R...

GLAAD: Twitter is worst social media for LGBTQ+ safety

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

By Barbara Ortutay | Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. But Twitter is the worst.In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores, saying the platforms don’t do enough to keep their users safe. That said, most improved from a year ago.Twitter, which was acquired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk last October, was the only exception. GLAAD’s scorecard called it “the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ people” and the only one that saw its scores decline from last year — to 33% from 45% a year ago.Twitter’s communications staff was eradicated after Musk took over the company and for months inquiries to the press office have been answered only with an automated reply of a poop emoji, ...

San Jose Councilmember Dev Davis leading ‘longevity walks’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

San Jose City Councilmember Dev Davis wants the city’s residents to be healthier and live longer — and she’s not just talking the talk, but walking the walk. Davis has started a series of “longevity walks,” leading groups by foot on paths around the city.On Tuesday, a group of more than 50 people — including Councilmembers Omar Torres and Domingo Candelas, City Manager Jennifer Maguire and San Jose State President Cynthia Teniente-Matson — went on a short walk from City Hall to the San Jose State campus. The walk was educational, too, with the group stopping to learn about the history of Tower Hall and the stories behind the statues of Tommie Smith and John Carlos and the Arch of Dignity.“We want to live longer here, and the best way to do that is just by walking,” said Davis, who previously led walks from City Hall to the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center on The Alameda in late May and around Westfield Valley Fair in April. &...

June temps briefly rose above a key climate threshold

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:50 GMT

Associated PressBERLIN — Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, a hint of heat and its harms to come, scientists worry.The mercury has since dipped again, but experts say the short surge marked a new global heat record for June and indicates more extremes ahead as the planet enters an El Niño phase that could last years.Researchers at the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday that the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the threshold governments said they would try to stay within at a 2015 summit in Paris.“Just because we’ve temporarily gone over 1.5 degrees doesn’t mean we’ve breached the Paris Agreement limit,” cautioned Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus program. For that to happen the globe needs to exceed that threshold for a much longer time pe...