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St. Louis fire chief testifies about being stonewalled on promotions by his own city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - In a case that 17 firefighters filed to get the city to pay them for what they earned, St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson gave testimony before a federal judge on Monday.On the stand, Jenkerson said, “They passed the test” and “They have what it takes.”Yet those promotions are being held up by the St. Louis Department of Public Safety (DPS), which refuses to talk about it with FOX 2.Jenkerson said on the stand that he was caught off guard when the city started denying the promotions last year. He said the promotions are based on a list of people supplied by DPS and that they even fall within the city budget that the board of aldermen has already authorized.St. Louis City counselors were mostly silent during the chief’s testimony, except when he was asked if the stalled promotions would improve diversity. City lawyers objected. The judge overruled the objection, and Jenkerson said yes, the promotions would improve diversity. Top Story: Mushroom hunter discovers human...

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones delivers 'State of the City' address

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones delivered her second State of the City address on Tuesday. She spoke for nearly 45 minutes on a wide range of topics, from poverty to abortion rights to crime statistics. A big topic she addressed is the ongoing push for the state to take over the city's police department.“We have been vocal about what we need to improve public safety, and a state takeover of our police department isn’t it," Jones said. "We have 99 problems, and the state stepping in and taking over our criminal justice system ain't one. For people who don’t live here, they sure do have a lot to say about how St. Louis should run our police department.” Top Story: Mushroom hunter discovers human remains in Pevely One of the driving forces behind the legislation is Representative Brad Christ, who had this response.“With the support of law enforcement, I have sponsored legislation returning control of St. Louis police to a state board," he said. "Just as it was for generati...

Keeler: If Nuggets want NBA title, Jamal Murray might have to carry them there

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

Jamal Murray floated above the cringe. He sailed. He feinted. He faded. He soared.The Nuggets’ point guard opened the second half by crashing the paint and elevating with his back to the rim, then throwing the ball overhead and blind, circus-style, at the hoop.Naturally, he swished it.Surely, the Blue Arrow can’t do this alone, can he?For most of Tuesday’s series-wrapping 112-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, it looked as if Murray might have to.With 3:34 left in a four-point game, No. 27 had put up five treys and 33 points. The other seven Nuggets had combined for seven and 67, respectively.Tuesday was a walk through Bizarro World. The T-Pups, down 3-1, managed to split the difference between desperate and loose. The Nuggets, conversely, seemed to alternate between uptight and upstaged. (see Edwards, Anthony.)Nikola Jokic, Mr. Dependable, played in a funk, missing on 17 of his first 23 shots and eight of his first 10, en route to one of the least sexy triple-doubles of a Hal...

L.A. police pursuits injure more than 1,000 people in past 5 years: LAPD report 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

More than a thousand people have been injured in the past five years during police pursuits, and half of those injuries were sustained by innocent bystanders, according to a new report on police chases in Los Angeles.In 2023 alone, seven people were injured and three were killed during police pursuits, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Pursuit Injuries Report. “Clearly we don’t take that lightly,” said LAPD Commander Craig Valenzuela.The Board of Commissioners requested more data after two fatal pursuits in the San Fernando Valley earlier this year. However, Chief Michel Moore is not ready to make immediate changes to the department’s pursuit policy, Commander Valenzuela confirmed.  “He doesn’t want a policy that fully limits officers from chasing because we do have a responsibility to make arrests,” he said. One person had to be rescued from a car after a pursuit crash in South Los Angeles on March 19, 2023. (KTLA) A police pursuit of a suspected reckl...

Los Angeles to Las Vegas bullet train receives bipartisan backing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

A bipartisan congressional group from California and Nevada has asked for federal funding to be fast-tracked for the high-speed train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.A new station will be built in Rancho Cucamonga and will connect to existing Metrolink service lines in San Bernardino and Los Angeles. Riders from SoCal area can arrive in Vegas in a little over two hours while traveling at speeds of nearly 200 mph.The company behind the project, Brightline West, will spend over $10 billion to lay tracks along the Interstate 15 corridor in a public-private partnership.The Nevada Department of Transportation is seeking $3.75 billion in federal funding from the Biden administration-backed federal infrastructure law.All six of Nevada’s elected federal lawmakers and four House members from California sent the letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, asking for funds to be fast-tracked.Brightline’s train will connect the Los Angeles metro area to Las Vegas with high speed rail....

Sale closed in Oakland: $1.9 million for a two-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

5720 Buena Vista Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 5700 block of Buena Vista Avenue in Oakland was sold on March 17, 2023. The $1,860,000 purchase price works out to $669 per square foot. The house, built in 1995, has an interior space of 2,782 square feet. The property features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 4,112-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In July 2022, a 3,686-square-foot home on Acacia Avenue in Oakland sold for $5,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,411. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.A 2,510-square-foot home on the 6100 block of Ocean View Drive in Oakland sold in June 2022, for $3,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,335. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Roble Road, Oakland, in September 2022, a 2,920-square-foot home was sold for $2,230,000, a price per square foot of $764. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. 

Charges will be dropped against man arrested for striking ex-SF fire commissioner, statement says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Charges will be dropped against the man accused of striking former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani with a metal pipe, Carmignani told KRON4. Carmignani, 53, was struck in the Marina District on April 5, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.Garret Allen Doty, 24, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with serious bodily injury, and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury for the incident. Now, Carmignani says those charges will be dismissed. Victim who died in North Beach shooting was attempting to rob other victims, arrest made A statement on behalf of Carmignani said that the San Francisco District Attorney's Office used self-defense as its reason for dropping the charges. Carmignani used pepper spray before the attack, and the statement said Carmignani may be prosecuted. "We strongly believe that rather than threatening Mr. Carmignani, they should focus on prosecuting the indivi...

Gray, Ruiz propel Nationals to 5-0 win over Mets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Washington Nationals traded away two superstars for the future promise of Josiah Gray and Keibert Ruiz, this was exactly the sort of night they had in mind.Gray pitched six overpowering innings and Ruiz, his young batterymate, homered to help Washington beat the listless New York Mets 5-0 on Tuesday.Ruiz and Gray were both top-rated prospects when they were acquired from the Dodgers in the July 2021 blockbuster deal that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to Los Angeles.“For us to be forever linked together is cool,” Gray said. “For us to both have success today is a lot of fun.”Luis García had a two-run double and Joey Meneses added a pair of RBI singles among three hits. Ruiz also finished with three hits as the rebuilding Nationals won the first meeting this season between the NL East foes.Finally given some offensive support in his fifth start this year, Gray (1-4) struck out nine and walked one while allowing four hits in a successful homecoming. The rig...

Ryan 1st to 5 wins, Twins beat Yanks 6-2, take season series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan became the first five-game winner in the major leagues this season, Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach hit two-run homers in the sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat New York 6-2 on Tuesday night to clinch their first season series against the Yankees since 2001.Ryan (5-0) joined Jerry Koosman in 1979 as the only Twins pitchers to win their first five starts since the franchise moved to Minnesota for the 1961 season. Ryan allowed two runs — one earned — and seven hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts and no walks.The Twins have won four of six games against the Yankees this year heading into their last meeting on Wednesday, the best record for Minnesota against New York since going 4-2 in 2001.“Twenty-two years? I was 6,” Buxton said when told 2001 was the last time the Twins won the season series against New York. “This one felt extra good after hearing that then.”Minnesota and New York each had eight hits but the Twins had seven extra-base...

FAA promises less helicopter noise in Northern Virginia and DC region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:54 GMT

“Today marks an important day mitigating helicopter noise in our area,” said Virginia Rep. Don Beyer. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)Those who have been vocal about their concerns regarding noisy helicopters flying over residential areas in Northern Virginia are getting some renewed attention from the Federal Aviation Administration.According to the FAA, helicopter pilots are being ordered to make changes as a direct result of “helicopter complaints” filed by residents over the past year.“Today marks an important day mitigating helicopter noise in our area,” said Virginia Rep. Don Beyer.Beyer said that, over the years, he has heard from “many, many, many constituents about the nuisance of helicopter noise.”The FAA said Tuesday that from now on, helicopter pilots would be required to raise altitudes and alter flight paths to reduce the impact of noise in Northern Virginia and around the D.C. region.“Here in the nation’s capital with military...