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Suspect wanted in deadly hit-and-run motorcycle crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A $1,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in a deadly hit-and-run crash, San Diego County Crime Stoppers along with the San Diego Police Department said in a news release Wednesday.The collision occurred on the evening of Oct. 21 on West Hills Parkway at the intersection with Carlton Oaks Drive in the Tierrasanta area.A 65-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were on a three-wheeled motorcycle when they were hit by an unknown vehicle while traveling southbound on West Hills Parkway, according to authorities. The impact of the crash sent the motorcycle rider and passenger off the vehicle, killing the woman and seriously injuring the man. ‘General Hospital,’ ‘Days of Our Lives’ star Tyler Christopher dead at 50 While the suspect vehicle left the scene, passersby helped until first responders arrived at the location, officials said. Crime Stoppers and police obtained video showing the suspect vehicle stopping for a short time south...

Court proceedings suspended for standoff suspect who could face death penalty

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Court proceedings were suspended Wednesday for the man who police say barricaded himself inside a hotel in the Del Cerro neighborhood, where a woman's body was found and a police K-9 was stabbed.Twenty-eight-year-old Owerrie Davon Bacon Jr. of San Bernardino is accused of instigating a police standoff after refusing to pay his bill and arguing with the manager at Days Inn by Wyndham Mission Valley. San Diego police said the man then went back to his room and barricaded himself.Bacon was set to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon, but his attorney first tried to continue the arraignment. The judge ruled against a continuance, and the attorney, Nancy Astifo, declared a 1368 on her client, which indicated that she did not believe Bacon was competent to appear for the arraignment Wednesday.Bacon was seen making faces through the holding tank glass and will now be evaluated by a psychologist. His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 14.“At this point I don’t feel as thou...

Corey Seager earns second World Series MVP, joining Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Corey Seager etched his name alongside three Hall of Famers, hitting 1,270 feet of home runs and getting a breakthrough single that lifted the Texas Rangers to their first World Series title.Seager joined Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson as the only two-time World Series Most Valuable Players with his trio of two-run homers against the Arizona Diamondbacks.His flair to punctuate the postseason with big hits has become as much a constant as his restrained on-field demeanor — one that broke briefly after his tying homer late in Game 1.Exactly what Texas hoped for when it offered him $325 million to sign ahead of the 2022 season.Seager ended Zac Gallen’s no-hit bid with a single through a hole in a shifted infield leading off the seventh inning and scored his team’s first run on Mitch Garver’s single as the Rangers won 5-0 to take the World Series in five games.He has so tormented the Diamondbacks that manager Torey Lovullo wanted to drive th...

Milder Air On The Way, but a chill is to settle back over the Chicago area next week. 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

Despite the warming, which will see temps returning to the 50s Thursday through Sunday—and within striking distance of 60 degrees over the coming weekend, this week will finish nearly 15-degrees cooler than last week.South to southwest winds will blow through the coming weekend and become fairly gusty Thursday through Sunday. This is to aid in the warming headed this way.While temps move to levels modestly ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, a chill is to settle back over the Chicago area Tuesday and forward next week. Temps this week are projected to come in 6 degrees below normal this week with daytime highs falling from the 50s to near 60s this weekend into Monday next week back into the 40s Tuesday into the following weekend next week.Precipitation is OUT OF THE PICTURE the remainder of the work week, except for a few possible showers Friday night—and a few more toward or during Saturday night. Of far greater significance is the threat of rain with two s...

Man reportedly armed with machete shot outside popular Calabasas bar

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

A man who was reportedly armed with a machete was shot outside Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasas on Wednesday night.The shooting happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the popular restaurant and bar located at 23527 Calabasas Rd. in the historic Old Town area.Officers first responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon when the suspect was allegedly seen wielding a machete that was dropped outside a McDonald's on Mulholland Drive and Avenue San Luis.Witnesses said police were chasing the suspect on foot when he ran inside the cantina as diners were still inside. Officers swarmed the restaurant while telling patrons to shelter in place. That’s when the officer-involved shooting reportedly occurred on the outdoor dining patio.“I was in my truck and all of a sudden I see LAPD police cars come in and they said through their loudspeaker, ‘Everybody get inside, lock your doors!’,” said Larry Rifkin, an eyewitness. “They were chasing somebody and I believe somebody ran across the parking...

Concord man charged with tossing bombs at officers during pursuit

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – A 42-year-old Concord man was charged Wednesday with tossing bombs at police officers earlier this week as they pursued him from San Francisco to Martinez, prosecutors said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Search for vehicle burglary suspects spurs Peninsula hospital lockdown Crime and Public Safety | Gypsy Hill killings: Conviction in 1976 murder of Peninsula teen at Serramonte mall Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area Hells Angels members arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Crime and Public Safety | Motorhome recovered, suspect arrested in Palo Alto carjacking Crime and Public Safety | East Bay woman arrested in connection to Capitola bank holdup Daniel Richard Garcia is facing six counts of detonating an explosive device with intent to commit murder, as well as three counts of possession of an explosive device in public and one count each of possession of an incendiary dev...

Stars score 3 in 2nd period and hold on to beat Flames 4-3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jason Robertson, Evgenii Dadonov, and Mason Marchment scored in Dallas’ three-goal second period and the Stars held on to beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Wednesday night.Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist, and Roope Hintz had two assists as Dallas won its second straight and improved to 6-1-1 this season. Jake Oettinger had a season-high 43 saves — including 21 in the third period — to improve to 5-0-1.MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist, and Connor Zary — making his NHL debut — and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Flames, who have lost six straight — all in regulation. Calgary’s streak without a point is its longest since a seven-game stretch March 16-29, 2018.Jacob Markstrom finished with 26 saves to fall to 0-6-1 in his last seven starts.DUCKS 4, COYOTES 3, OTANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored with 1:33 left on the clock in overtime to complete the second hat trick of his career and Anaheim rallied for its fifth straight win.Terry assisted...

Troy Terry completes 2nd hat trick with OT goal and give Ducks 4-3 victory over Coyotes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored with 1:33 remaining on the clock in overtime to complete the second hat trick of his career and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.Terry had a career-high four points on the night. The forward had a pair of power-play goals in the first period and assisted on Leo Carlsson’s third-period tally, which sent the game into overtime.Terry got the feed from Mason McTavish and put it past Karel Vejmelka to give the Ducks their third win in overtime this season. It also gave Anaheim its longest winning streak in two years.Lawson Crouse scored twice and Logan Cooley got his first NHL goal for Arizona, which has dropped two of its last three. Lukas Dostal stopped 32 shotsfor Anaheim.Carlsson evened it at 3 at 4:01 of the third when redirected Terry’s shot past Vejmelka.J.J. Moser had two assists and Vejmelka made 25 saves for the Coyotes.Anaheim had a 2-0 lead 9:35 into the game a...

North Korea has likely sent missiles as well as ammunition and shells to Russia, Seoul says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its widely reported shipments of ammunition and shells, South Korea’s military said Thursday.The assessment was released a day after South Korea’s spy service told lawmakers that North Korea recently provided more than a million artillery shells to Russia amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries, both key U.S. adversaries.In a background briefing for local journalists, South Korea’s military said that North Korea is suspected of sending an unspecified number of short-range ballistic missiles, anti-tank missiles and portable anti-air missiles to Russia, in addition to rifles, rocket launchers, mortars and shells.The contents of the briefing were shared with The Associated Press.Last week, South Korea, the U.S. and Japan strongly condemned what they call North Korea’s supply of munitions and military equipment to Russia, saying th...

Crowds gather near a state funeral home as China’s former Premier Li Keqiang is put to rest

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:17:38 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered Thursday near a state funeral home in Beijing as former Premier Li Keqiang was put to rest, while a steady stream of mourners showed their respects with scores of bouquets at the ex-leader’s childhood home in central China. Li, an English-speaking economist, died Oct. 27 of a heart attack at age 68. State media had said he would be cremated Thursday but didn’t mention funeral plans. According to precedent, retired high-level officials usually lie in state briefly as top leaders pass the body and offer wreaths of white flowers, the traditional color of mourning. In front of the funeral home, plainclothes and uniformed police lined the roadway in the Chinese capital’s west for hundreds of meters (yards), blocking traffic and telling people to move along and watching for the presence of any unofficial or foreign media. Police also moved people away from a subway station near the Babaoshan cemetery where ...