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Concerns grow over St. Louis riverfront encampment  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - There are renewed safety concerns surrounding a riverfront encampment along the Mississippi River. The City of St. Louis disbanded a tent near the same area along Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard in March.Tents have popped back up along a flood wall. Some nearby residents and business owners said the camp has led to aggressive panhandling, drug use, and violence.“It’s just frustrating because it’s bigger than it’s ever been,” said Gretchen Minges, owner of Advantes Group.Her company is heavily invested in Laclede’s Landing and believes in the area’s future.“We are just asking the city for help,” Minges said. “This doesn’t work.” Woman charged with ramming, shooting thieves who stole sister’s car A spokesperson for the City of St. Louis said the city’s Department of Human Services works closely with other agencies and community organizations to provide services to unhoused neighbors. DHS continues to meet with the unhoused to build relationships and offer housing programs, ...

NBA draft: Nuggets snag Gonzaga sniper Julian Strawther, guard Jalen Pickett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

The Denver Nuggets have a type.Under Nuggets GM Calvin Booth, that much is obvious.The Nuggets drafted Gonzaga wing Julian Strawther with the No. 29 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft, underscoring Denver’s commitment to positional size. At No. 32, Denver picked Penn State senior Jalen Pickett, a versatile, playmaking guard. At No. 37, the Nuggets added Clemson forward Hunter Tyson.Before the night was over, the Nuggets added size, perimeter shooting, playmaking, and depth.The picks were the result of recent trades with Indiana and Oklahoma City and the transactions weren’t finalized as of Thursday night.Strawther, a 6-foot-7 junior, adds another versatile piece to Denver’s depth chart. At Gonzaga, particularly this season, Strawther flashed an elite ability to shoot from distance. With a quick release and deep range, Strawther provides what every team is looking for: shooting.He was among the highest prospects on Denver’s draft board, a league source told The Denver Post.This...

Pursuit suspects flee vehicle, evade police in South L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

Authorities were in pursuit of a driver in a suspect stolen vehicle, who was also reportedly wanted for assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. The suspect, driving what appeared to be a dark colored Jaguar with a passenger inside, was leading authorities in a chase on the westbound 10 Freeway after the pursuit originated in the Inland Empire. The driver was clocked at speeds of 140 miles an hour before exiting the freeway in downtown Los Angeles and later transitioning to the southbound 110 Freeway. Due to the high-speeds and dangerous maneuvering of the suspect, law enforcement ground units pulled back from the chase and tracked the vehicle from the air. Stolen vehicle suspect on the 10 Freeway clocked at speeds of 140 while authorities were in pursuit on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)Stolen vehicle suspect seen here after exiting the 110 Freeway downtown on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)What appears to be an unoccupied vehicle after two suspects exited the car and allowed it to roll down ...

High-speed theft suspects escape after L.A. County pursuit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

A group of suspects evaded arrest after leading authorities on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County on Thursday night.The suspects were originally wanted for theft, according to the California Highway Patrol.The vehicle was seen weaving dangerously through bumper-to-bumper freeway traffic before exiting in Culver City and continuing to drive erratically through Slauson Avenue.On surface streets, the suspect hit speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, at times driving into oncoming traffic lanes and running red lights. The suspect nearly missed sideswiping several cars throughout the pursuit.Authorities pursued a high-speed vehicle with three suspects wanted for theft in Los Angeles County on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities pursued a high-speed vehicle with three suspects wanted for theft in Los Angeles County on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities pursued a high-speed vehicle with three suspects wanted for theft in Los Angeles County on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities pursued a h...

Video shows driver repeatedly ram L.A. County deputy's SUV, get shot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

Shocking video obtained by KTLA shows the driver of an SUV repeatedly ramming into a Los Angeles County sheriff deputy’s patrol vehicle in a bizarre scene that unfolded early Thursday morning.At around 4:30 a.m., authorities say the deputy encountered the driver speeding and doing "donuts" at the intersection of Eastern and East Florence avenues in Bell Gardens, next to the Parkwest Bicycle Casino. Suspect who rammed into L.A. County sheriff’s vehicle shot by deputy near Bell Gardens casino As the deputy rolls into the intersection, video recorded by a witness shows the driver intentionally slamming into the rear of the deputy’s SUV. The suspect briefly opens and closes his door, backs up, and then crashes into the deputy two more times at which point the deputy opens fire.Video shows the driver of a white SUV intentionally and repeatedly ramming into a sheriff's deputy in Bell Gardens on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)The suspect back up yet again, and then crashes into the deputy for a fo...

NBA Draft: Thompson twins make history as Nos. 4 and 5 selections to Houston, Detroit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

Amen and Ausar Thompson took an unconventional route, but their final destination was determined within moments of each other Thursday night in the NBA Draft.The Thompson twins, who started playing basketball in Oakland and were home schooled before moving to Florida and playing at Atlanta-based Overtime Elite in hopes of becoming NBA players, were Nos. 4 and 5 selections as announced by Commissioner Adam Silver at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.The Houston Rockets selected Amen at No. 4, and no sooner did the family finish with ABC/ESPN television interviews, the Detroit Pistons selected Ausar at No. 5.“I’m super excited,” Ausar said during his television interview. “I’ve never seen anything like this. It feels like making history with Amen.”Another player with local ties, wing Brandin Poziemski of Santa Clara, stayed in the area as the No. 19 pick in the first round by the Warriors.Twins have been selected in the first round of the draft before, bu...

Why does illegal street vending in Mission District seem to go unpunished? SF police union explains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Illegal street vending in San Francisco appears to go on unabated by police in the city's Mission District. The president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association tells KRON4 there is a reason it appears that way.On any given day, you can buy anything from clothing, pharmacy products or grocery items right at the corner of 24th Street and Mission in San Francisco. A’s ‘SELL’ t-shirts to go to Baseball HOF in Cooperstown The only problem is -- without a city-issued permit for vending -- these folks are breaking the law says lifelong Mission District resident, Rafael Guttierez. He says he recorded these videos to show that it's not just illegal street vending happening here.And he says, oftentimes, they're selling these items right in front of san francisco police officersBack in 2022, the SF Board of Supervisors enacted a new street vendor enforcement code that went into effect earlier this year.According to SFPD Chief Bill Scott, San Francisco Polic...

Mariners hammer struggling Germán as Woo gets his 1st win in a 10-2 rout of the Yankees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Another dreadful outing by Domingo Germán made things easy for touted rookie Bryan Woo on a breakthrough night for the Seattle Mariners.Teoscar Hernández hit one of Seattle’s four early homers and the Mariners teed off against a suddenly inept Germán in blowing out the sloppy New York Yankees 10-2 on Thursday to prevent a three-game sweep.Woo (1-1) breezed into the sixth inning with a no-hit bid to earn his first major league victory. Kolten Wong hit his first home run for the Mariners before Ty France and Cal Raleigh also went deep against Germán (4-5).“We just kind of came in with a different attitude today,” Wong said. “Guys were aggressive, guys were excited to go out there and compete. That was the kind of game that we really needed to kind of jumpstart us back to the winning ways.”Julio Rodríguez got Seattle started with a one-out single in a four-run first. Hernández had an RBI single, Eugenio Suárez delivered a two-run double and Mike Ford capped the qu...

White’s homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals with a 2-0 win over No. 1 Wake Forest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jay Johnson has coached in the College World Series finals before, and he’s won his share of big games.To him, nothing compared with Thursday night.“That is one of the greatest moments in my entire life, what happened on the field tonight,” LSU’s second-year coach said after his team’s 2-0, 11-inning victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest clinched a spot in the CWS finals.Tommy White hit Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats to set up an All-SEC best-of-three finals matchup with Florida starting Saturday night. It will be a rematch of the 2017 final that the Gators won for their first national title.“Now that we’re here, it’s not a surprise,” Johnson said. “This is the first team I’ve coached that I think can win a national championship. Hands down.”That’s saying something. Johnson nearly won one in 2016 when he was at Arizona, which lost a three-game finals to Coastal Carolina.LSU (52-16) became the...

Live updates | After just over 3 hours, Round 1 of NBA draft is complete

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:38 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Follow along with the developments from Thursday’s NBA draft at Barclays Center:___It took just over three hours, and thankfully sped up a bit toward the end, but the first round of the NBA draft is complete.The final pick: Missouri’s Kobe Brown by the Los Angeles Clippers, right around 11:15 p.m. Eastern.The second round goes much more quickly. There’s only two minutes between picks instead of five minutes between selections in Round 1, and no long family hugging sessions since most players selected in Round 2 aren’t physically present at the draft. And there’s only 28 picks, since two second-rounders were forfeited.Philadelphia and Chicago were stripped of their second-round picks after the league found they broke rules last summer by talking to free agents too early. The 76ers had next year’s second-round pick stripped for the same reason.___What to know:— Emotional Victor Wembanyama goes No. 1 in NBA draft to Spurs— Hornets, Mi...