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Davante Adams surprises grandma with makeover of East Palo Alto home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE/KSEE) - Former Fresno State and current Las Vegas Raider wide receiver Davante Adams is making headlines off the field - and giving his grandmother the surprise of her life.On the newest episode of CBS 'Secret Celebrity Renovation,' Adams returned home to East Palo Alto, California to help upgrade his grandmother's home.According to Adam's officials, his grandmother, Bettie, played a big role in raising the All-Pro receiver.In the episode, Adams can be seen even joining in on the surprise, getting his hands dirty by moving furniture, tearing down cabinets, and painting walls. All-Pro Wide Receiver Davante Adams dedicates fitness equipment in East Palo Alto In March of 2023, Davante donated outdoor fitness equipment to Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto. Unfortunately, two months later the wide receiver's cousin, Ralph Fields Jr., was shot and killed at that same park.

Invasive New Zealand mudsnails found in Lake Tahoe for the first time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

(FOX40.COM) — An invasive snail that was first detected in the U.S. more than three decades ago has been found for the first time in Lake Tahoe, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District. Divers contracted by the Aquatic Invasive Species Program discovered New Zealand mudsnails at the bottom of the lake about a half mile from the mouth of the Upper Truckee River, close to the city of South Lake Tahoe. Divers begin removing invasive aquatic plants from Emerald Bay The divers were surveying invasive weeds when they discovered the mudsnails, which have also been detected in the nearby Lower Truckee River, close to Reno, Nevada. After the discovery, a team was assembled to survey the extent of the infestation and to share their findings with state and federal wildlife officials. South Lake Tahoe bear believed to be ‘Hank the Tank’ captured The New Zealand mudsnail is often smaller than a grain of rice and can quickly colonize new ...

Suspect in LoDo shooting identified, still at-large

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police have identified a woman suspected of shooting multiple people outside of a bar in Denver on Saturday night.Keanna Rosenburgh is accused in the weekend shooting outside of a club in the 1900 block of Market Street in downtown Denver, injuring five people. Witness: LoDo bar patrons rushed inside and locked in after shooting Rosenburgh has not been taken into custody and is wanted for eight counts of criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree.Witnesses and anyone with information about the suspect can contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP).This woman is wanted in a shooting on Sept. 16, 2023, in Lower Downtown. (Denver Police Department)Denver police have identified Keanna Rosenburgh as the suspect in the LoDo shooting that injured five people on Sept. 16. Police are looking for the public's help in locating her. (Photo released by Denver Police Department)Police previously said the woman had tried to get into the club but was s...

'Peaceful but not graceful': Stolen vehicle suspect's pants get stuck while trying to surrender after L.A. chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

The driver of a stolen vehicle was taken into custody after a wild chase on multiple Los Angeles freeways and surface streets Thursday afternoon. LAPD officers were called to assist in the stolen vehicle chase just before 3 p.m. as the driver was in the express lanes of the 110 Freeway. It's unclear where and when the vehicle was stolen, however. By 3:35 p.m., the driver was heading north on the highway in the Exposition Park area.The black Mercedes sedan appeared to have a flag or banner coming from the sunroof, aerial video from Sky5 showed.A stolen vehicle suspect leads police on a chase on the 110 Freeway on Sept. 21, 2023. (KTLA) The driver was soon heading west on the 10 Freeway, with several LAPD units in tow. Around 3:53 p.m., the driver exited on Bundy Drive, only to get back onto the eastbound side of the highway.There, the suspect avoided traffic by heading on the shoulder of the freeway. The driver continued east along the left shoulder, narrowly missing other motorists ...

Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region and holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat told the U.N. Security Council Thursday.Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s determination to guarantee Nagorno-Karabakh’s residents “all rights and freedoms” in line with the country’s constitution and international human rights obligations, including safeguards for ethnic minorities.He said the talks with Nargono-Karabakh in the Azerbaijani city of Yevlakh will continue.Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, declared victory in a televised address. Bayramov said there is now “a historic opportunity” to seek better relations after 30 years of conflict.Nagorno-Karabakh came under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by the Armenian military in separatist fighti...

Ancient ‘power’ palazzo on Rome’s Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

ROME (AP) — An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city’s Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its closure for restoration.The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period. The sprawling palace allows for sweeping views of the Roman Forum below. The public is now able to tour it, following decades of structural restoration work to shore the palace up for safety reasons. Excavations uncovered artifacts from centuries of Roman life following the decline of the empire.The director of the Colosseum Archeological Park, which includes the Palatine Hill, in a written description of the restored palazzo, dubbed it “the power palace par excellence.” On the eve of the reopening, the official, Alfonsina Russo, quoted a first-century Roman poet as saying the sprawling palace seemed “infinite” and that “its grandiosity was just like the grandiosity of the sky.”Although the domus, or residence, ...

Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegations around Sikh killing, official says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — The allegation of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally, a Canadian official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.The official said the communications involved Indian officials and Indian diplomats in Canada and that some of the intelligence was provided by a member of the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance, which includes the U.S., Britain, Australia and New Zealand, in addition to Canada. The official did not say which ally provided intelligence or give specific details of what was contained in the communications or how they were obtained. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation first reported the intelligence.Earlier Thursday, India stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens and told Canada to reduce its diplo...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro denies proposing coup to military leaders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denied a report Thursday claiming he consulted with top military leaders on staging a coup to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from assuming the presidency last January.Three members of Bolsonaro’s legal team said in a statement posted on social media channels that the far-right leader “never took any measure that conflicted the boundaries and assurances established by the constitution.” Earlier in the day, the newspaper O Globo reported that a former Bolsonaro aide said in plea bargain testimony that the then president talked with the commanders of Brazil’s army, navy and air force about overthrowing the results of last year’s election won by Lula.The newspaper did not identify the sources for its story.Bolsonaro’s legal team also said that he did not take any action that violated hte law during his 2019-2022 administration. Bolsonaro has been targeted by several investigations since he left office, in...

Police discover bags of fentanyl beneath ‘trap floor’ of NYC day care center where 1-year-old died

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The owners of a New York City day care center where a toddler died and three others were sickened by opioid exposure last week were hiding bags of fentanyl beneath a trap door in the children’s play area, police said.New York City detectives were executing a search warrant on the Bronx apartment Thursday when they found the narcotics, including a large quantity of fentanyl, and other paraphernalia concealed by plywood and tile flooring. Photos shared by police show bags full of powder inside the “trap floor,” a few steps away from a shelf of children’s toys. The grim discovery came nearly a week after four young children attending the day care in the Bronx apartment were treated for opioid poisoning. One of the victims, 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici, is believed to have died from the exposure. The day care center operator, Grei Mendez, and a tenant of the building, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, were charged with murder of “depraved indifference” in Dominici’s death. Authori...

B.C. First Nation research finds 158 child deaths at four facilities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:39 GMT

MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA — An investigation into unmarked graves and missing children by British Columbia’s Sto:lo Nation has revealed at least 158 deaths, most of them at a hospital.But representatives from the Sto:lo Nation Chiefs’ Council and Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre said Thursday that their work has only just begun, and is being hampered by lack of access to information from the federal government and religious institutions that were involved in the schools. As part of the nation’s “Taking Care of Our Children” project, researchers provided Sto:lo members and the media with an update Thursday on archival research, field work involving ground-penetrating radar, and genealogical research into historical sites of three residential schools, cemeteries and a First Nation hospital. Researchers with the nation said the documents show most of the children reportedly died of diseases such as tuberculosis, with other deaths recorded as accidents, b...