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At Home: Going from owner to renter takes some adjusting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

“Ugh,” came the text from my daughter, “I’m not used to having a landlord.” When I called, she unleashed a litany of frustrations: a towel bar falling off the wall, a ceiling fan not working, windows that won’t open, unsightly nail holes from the prior tenant. She moved in a month ago, and these issues still hadn’t been addressed.“I’m just used to handling everything myself,” she said, which was true. My 27-year-old daughter had just moved from a condo in Nashville that my husband and I owned to a rental townhome in Boston. Her prior place was in a 70-year-old building, so often needed repairs. If she couldn’t fix something, she handily found the appropriate repair person.She also could make interior improvements — painting walls, replacing light fixtures — without jumping through hoops.“Welcome to the world of renting,” I said. Most of us have been there. More than 35 percent of U.S. residents lives in a rental property, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the under...

Father arrested after daughter, 7, killed on Highway 101 in Monterey County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A Monterey County father was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder after his 7-year-old daughter ran onto Highway 101 in the middle of the night and was fatally struck by a vehicle.Jermain Gonzalez, 42, of Prunedale, was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers Thursday following a three-month-long investigation into the girl's tragic death. Monterey County prosecutors charged Gonzalez with second-degree murder and felony child endangerment.The CHP described the case as "disturbing." On the night of April 7, the girl left her father's Prunedale home near Highway 101 and ran onto the highway, according to the CHP. She was fatally struck in the southbound lanes at 10:48 p.m.The girl was on the autism spectrum, investigators said, and April 7 was not the first time she had run onto Highway 101. The CHP wrote, "The child lived with Gonzalez and was under his custody. Gonzalez was fully aware of his daughter’s strong propensity to elope. Despite this knowledge, Go...

SFPD looking for suspect who assaulted elderly man in UN Plaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department has released photos and video of a man accused of assaulting an elderly man in UN Plaza last month. The unprovoked, aggravated assault took place on June 20 at around 3:45 p.m.Officers with SFPD Tenderloin Station responded to the area and arrived to find the victim being treated by medics. He was transported to the hospital and treated for a bone fracture, police said.(You can watch video of the attack in the above player) Person of interest in fatal Oakland shooting arrested The investigation was taken over by General Work investigators who are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect involved in the incident. According to police, the suspect appears to be between 35 and 45-years-old with light colored hair.He was last seen wearing a dark colored hooded jacket, blue collared shirt, camouflaged pants and black shoes. He was carrying a large black plastic bag.Photo: SFPDPhoto: SFPDPhoto: SFPDNo arrests have be...

ACLU files suit against DC, citing ‘unequal’ police response to mental health crises

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

Bread for the City has filed suit against the D.C. government for the city’s practice of sending law enforcement officers to answer mental health crises — a policy the nonprofit said discriminates against residents with disabilities.The American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing Bread for the City in the federal lawsuit filed Thursday alongside law firm Sheppard Mullin, said the disparity in how first responders approach physical ailments versus mental health emergencies is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Susan Mizner, who leads the ACLU’s Disability Rights Program, accused D.C.’s emergency response system of sending “a police officer with handcuffs and a gun” to residents under mental distress by default, in stark contrast to those with physical health emergencies, who more often get assistance from trained medical providers.“The most effective response to a mental health crisis is to provide empathy, support, and a ...

Wisconsin police officer races into burning barn and rescues cows trapped near flames

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin police officer who ran into a burning barn and found three cows near flames says the bovines “made a beeline” for the safety of a pasture once he opened a gate holding them back.Sturgeon Bay police officer Andrew Crabb was nearing the end of his overnight shift on the morning of June 25 when he spotted smoke coming from a barn at a farm. He stopped, dashed across a field and entered the barn, finding the cows trapped and mooing in distress.“Once I realized what was going on inside that barn, I realized the gate didn’t get undone and those cows were not going to make it,” Crabb told Fox News Digital. “So I ran in there and got the gate and then got them out. And I didn’t have to really encourage them too much. They knew exactly what they needed to do once that gate was open.”Crabb said the cows “made a beeline” out of the barn and joined the rest of the herd in the pasture. He said the three cows had been kept in the barn overnight because ...

Marlins CF Jonathan Davis to have surgery on meniscus in right knee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Marlins center fielder Jonathan Davis was to have surgery Thursday on his right knee after an MRI revealed a meniscus injury sustained Miami placed Davis, 31, on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Davis dived as he attempted to catch Tommy Edman’s deep drive with one out in the fifth inning Tuesday. He briefly had the ball in his glove but lost possession as he rolled on the warning track and immediately started favoring his knee.The timeline for Davis return is three-to-six months, Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said.The Marlins acquired Davis from Detroit on May 22, and he figured to get extended time in center field after starter Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the injured list Monday because of a left oblique strain. Davis also stepped in for Chisholm while he was sidelined with a turf toe injury last month.“I hate it for him. I hate it for us,” Schumaker said Thursday ahead of Miami’s series finale against the Cardinals. “He was a spark plug insid...

'It's freedom': Migrant finds housing after 9 months in Denver shelter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (KDVR) — One of the first migrants who sought refuge in a Denver shelter now has a place of her own to call home in the metro area.Milsen Castro met with FOX31 Thursday at her new home of a month in Federal Heights. A translator relayed the feeling she expressed, of having a place to call her own in Denver.“It’s freedom,” Castro said. “Free to that liberty of being able to purchase your own things, of being able to pay your rent.”Castro didn’t know if she would survive to experience freedom after the more than a monthlong journey to get here as a migrant escaping her community in Venezuela.  Denver migrant surge highest since January “It was very difficult to get here,” Castro said. “It was so difficult. I faced death and I recall the words from my father telling me that I was a warrior daughter and recalling that and remembering that I was fleeing Venezuela for the reason not to be killed, not to become someone bad, and I was not going to let death tak...

Child sexual exploitation investigation leads to arrests in Boulder Count

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two men were arrested following an investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse material, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said. Electronic forensic evidence showed hundreds of files belonging to Lucas Cole Young, 51, were found in violation of sexual exploitation of a child, the sheriff's office said in a release Thursday. Young had previously been convicted for the same offense. 16 indicted on 116 felonies in one of biggest drug busts in West Metro Two handguns were also discovered during the execution of the search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Morgan Road in Longmont, BCSO said. Those guns, the sheriff's office said, belonged to Allen Lane Kruzik, 70, who is a convicted felon.The investigation began after the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information about someone possessing child sexual abuse material. The search warrant was issued and executed on May 30, the sheriff's office said. Young is facing 10...

Yankees Notebook: Anthony Rizzo’s home run drought has him searching for power stroke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

The Yankees were more than happy to re-sign Anthony Rizzo over the offseason after the first baseman tied a career-high with 32 home runs in 2022, his first full season of calling Yankee Stadium home.But pop has alluded the lefty swinger lately. Entering Thursday’s series finale against the Orioles, Rizzo had not hit a home run since May 20. That span includes 34 games and 141 plate appearances.“I mean, does it get in your head? Obviously, you want to do damage in the box,” Rizzo said after going 0-for-4 in Wednesday’s loss. “When you’re off mechanically, it sucks. You fight for it and it comes back. That feeling comes back in a swing and it’s just keeping it and repeating it.”“It’s frustrating, but this is part of it and you got to just keep working.”For a second, it looked as if Rizzo had ended his drought on Wednesday, as he lofted a ball to right field during the eighth inning. But the fly fell short, and he remai...

Russian jets harass US drone aircraft over Syria for the 2nd time in 24 hours

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:22 GMT

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to several U.S. drone aircraft over Syria again Thursday, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive maneuvers, the Air Force said.It was the second time in 24 hours that Russia has harassed U.S. drones there. “We urge Russian forces in Syria to cease this reckless behavior and adhere to the standards of behavior expected of a professional air force so we can resume our focus on the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, head of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said in a statement. Col. Michael Andrews, Air Forces Central Command spokesman, said “the Russian harassment, including close fly-bys, by one SU-34 and one SU-35 and deploying flares directly into the MQ-9, lasted almost an hour. So it wasn’t a quick fly-by, but much more of a sustained and unprofessional interaction.”U.S. Air Forces Central re...