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Teen charged in 2022 homicide in north St. Louis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- On Monday, August 28, 2023, murder charges were filed against a 17-year-old in connection with a north St. Louis homicide that occurred in 2022.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Zechariah West with second-degree murder, attempted robbery, and armed criminal action. West, who has been charged as an adult, is currently held on a $500,000 cash-only bond.The victim in this case was identified as Tayvion Whitby, aged 16. On September 24, 2022, officers from the North County Precinct responded to a vehicle accident in the 12600 block of Spanish Pond Road. License plate reader leads to arrests in stolen identity ring At the scene, they discovered a vehicle that had collided with a utility pole, with two individuals inside. Whitby was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound and was treated at a hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. A female passenger in the vehicle sustained minor injuries related to the traffic accident.West arr...

15 Denver schools release children early because of excessive heat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

At least 15 public schools in Denver are releasing students early Friday because of excess heat, according to the district. Denver Public Schools has ended the school day early multiple times because of the heat since classes resumed last week. The latest decision to let kids out early comes as Denver is expected to see temperatures in the mid-90s through Sunday. Not all DPS buildings have air conditioning, although the district has been adding cooling in more of its schools in recent years.This summer, 11 schools received air conditioning and another 13 schools will get it over the next year. That will leave 31 DPS schools without air conditioning. The schools releasing students early on Friday are:Stephen Knight Center for Early EducationAsbury ElementaryBryant Webster Dual Langauge ECE-8 SchoolCowell ElementaryLake Middle SchoolMcMeen ElementaryPark Hill ElementaryPolaris ElementaryStedman ElementarySteele ElementaryUniversity Park ElementaryDenver Center for International Studie...

Broncos Journal: Five Denver players to consider in fantasy football

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

Football season is here. More importantly, fantasy football is back in action.This is the time of year when fans become general managers. Friendships are tested. And a matchup between the Washington Commanders and Atlanta Falcons will matter to someone in North Dakota.The Broncos don’t have players like Justin Jefferson, Patrick Mahomes or rookie Bijan Robinson, who some might consider drafting in the early rounds. But some players can be impactful.Here are five Broncos players to consider during the fantasy football season.Broncos’ defenseThis is obvious. Denver’s defense was solid in 2022, finishing 10th in DVOA, according to Football Outsiders, despite dealing with a handful of injuries.In 2023, they have everything in place to be a top-10 defense in the league once again. Pat Surtain II is one of the best cornerbacks in the league. Safety Justin Simmons has 16 interceptions in the last three seasons. Defensive end Zach Allen looked like a beast during training camp.Denver’s pass...

Dodgers' historic August could be a sign of things to come

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

You don’t win a World Series in the Summer, but the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dominance in August has many fans believing that this team has what it takes to be World Series-bound. The Dodgers posted a 24-5 record in the month of August, the most wins in a month since the franchise moved to Los Angeles. But will a month-long hot streak in the Summer translate to a World Series Title in the fall? Based on the Dodgers’ recent past, fans have a right to be concerned. This is the fourth straight season that the Dodgers have won 20-plus games in August. It is also the fourth straight August where the Dodgers have a win percentage over .750.  The Boys in Blue are just the second team in Major League Baseball history to post a .750+ winning percentage in the same month four years in a row. The last team to accomplish that feat: the Chicago White Stockings (now known as the Chicago Cubs), in June from 1878-1881.  Adding up the Dodgers’ August win totals from 2020-2023, they h...

Arrest made in slaying at Brea apartment complex

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

The suspected shooter has been arrested after a person was shot and killed in Brea Wednesday evening.The Brea Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment complex at 650 N. Tamarack Ave. around 7:30 p.m., police said on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. "Brea officers arrived and located a shooting victim inside the complex," police said. "The victim was deceased. Brea detectives determined that the death was a homicide."A suspect in the killing was taken into custody Thursday afternoon, though the names of the victim and suspect have not been released "to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation," police said.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Jason Celmer at 714-990-7741 or [email protected].

Man found stabbed to death at Malibu beach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

A vigil was held Thursday night to remember a 21-year-old man who was found stabbed to death at a Malibu beach.Emmanuel Baltazar Silva was a new father to a three-month-old son when his body was found near a lifeguard tower at Las Tunas Beach just before midnight on Aug. 22.He later died at the hospital from multiple stab wounds. As his friends and family gathered at the beach Thursday night, the suspect still remains at large.His mother, Patricia Silva, said Emmanuel worked as a security guard and was always a good son who never got into trouble. She recalls the last time she spoke with her son.“He said, ‘Mom, I’ll be back.’ He even told me, ‘It won’t take long, I promise. I’ll be back,’” she said. “But he never came back.”Emmanuel Baltazar Silva, 21, in a family photo.Emmanuel Baltazar Silva, 21, in a family photo.A memorial set up by loved ones to remember Emmanuel Baltazar Silva at Las Tunas Beach on August 31, 2023. (KTLA)Loved ones gathered for a vigil to honor Emmanuel Baltaz...

Johannesburg fire death toll rises to 76

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome | Associated PressJOHANNESBURG — Search teams finished checking a derelict Johannesburg apartment building a day after one of South Africa’s deadliest fires broke out there as pathologists faced the grisly task Friday of identifying charred bodies and body parts that were transported in large trucks to mortuaries across the city.The death toll from Thursday’s predawn blaze rose to 76 after two people died in a hospital overnight, Health Minister Joe Phaahla told reporters. At least 12 of the victims were children, authorities said.Homeless South Africans, poor foreign migrants and others who found themselves marginalized in a city often referred to as Africa’s richest but which has deep social problems inhabited the downtown building.The number of injured people hospitalized from the fire also increased to 88, according to a provincial health official.After conducting three searches through each of the building’s five stor...

Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie breaks presales records at AMC Theatres

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

Taylor Swift’s concert film has already broken theater records more than a month ahead of its October 13 release. AMC Theaters said Friday that the singer’s Eras Tour concert movie “shattered records for single-day advance ticket sales revenue,” with $26 million of tickets sold on Thursday.RELATED: The hits keep coming: Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran shows raise big bucks in Bay AreaIt beat the previous record holder, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which sold $16.9 million worth of tickets in one day ahead of its release in 2021, AMC said in a statement.Swift’s movie crushed the daily record less than three hours after tickets became available, prompting the theater chain to say that it will add extra showtimes where possible.Related ArticlesMovies | Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ concert film is coming to movie theaters Oct. 13 Movies | The hits keep coming: Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran shows raise big bucks in Bay Area Movies | ...

‘Parental rights’ group apologizes after using San Jose councilmember’s face on flyer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

A “parental rights” group whose critics say promotes anti-LGBTQ messaging apologized late Thursday night to San Jose councilmember Bien Doan for erroneously using the elected official’s photo on a flyer for an upcoming event hosted by the organization.“Our schools have fallen prey to a dangerous agenda pushed by politically driven educators seeking to indoctrinate our children at the expense of your family’s values and beliefs!” the flyer from Informed Parents of Silicon Valley reads. It also includes three books from LGBTQ authors, warning parents, “Did you know these books are available to children as young as five?”In a statement issued early Friday morning, Doan says he never gave permission to the organization to use his photo and was never informed of the agenda of the meeting, which was to take place at Seven Trees Community Center at 5:30 p.m. A date was not attached to the flyer.“A flyer has been circulating the web inco...

It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here’s why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:53:02 GMT

By Deidre McPhillips | CNNCovid-19 certainly didn’t take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it’s hard to know exactly how widely it’s spreading.Federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges. But judging by word of mouth among family, friends and coworkers, it can seem like everyone knows someone who’s sick with Covid-19 right now.“We have several folks down with Covid, unfortunately,” one health-focused nonprofit told CNN when seeking comment for this story.Rates of severe disease may be staying at relatively low levels, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can capture.“There is more transmission out there than what the surveillance data indicates,” said Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. “And we should be paying attention to it, because we are starting to see an ...