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Man found guilty, sentenced to life for murder of co-worker at Colorado Springs Walgreens

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

The man accused of killing 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw in a Colorado Springs Walgreens breakroom in June 2022 was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday.A jury found Joshua Johnson guilty of first-degree murder, and 4th Judicial District Court Judge Eric Bentley sentenced Johnson to life in prison on Wednesday, 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen said at a news conference.Whitelaw and Johnson, 29, were coworkers at Walgreens in the 6800 block of Centennial Boulevard. Whitelaw had previously told a store manager that Johnson made her feel uncomfortable, and he had made advances toward her, according to an arrest affidavit.Police responded to the Walgreens on June 11, 2022, after employees reported they found a body in the breakroom, according to an arrest affidavit. Investigators found surveillance video of Johnson stacking boxes in front of a camera to block its view before the murder. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office determined W...

'Multiple fatalities' after crash in L.A. County, police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

Several people reportedly died in what appears to be a multi-vehicle traffic collision Wednesday afternoon in Azusa, authorities announced.  Details are limited and it’s unclear what led to the collision, but the Azusa Police Department said the accident occurred at around 4 p.m. at the intersection of Cerritos Avenue and Arrow Highway, according to APD.  Aerial footage of the scene captured from Sky5 showed the intersection cordoned off while police were investigating the scene. At least four vehicles were spotted, including a motorcycle that appeared to be between two SUVs at a stoplight.  Several vehicles involved in a multi-car crash with multiple fatalities in Azusa on Oct. 4, 2023. (KTLA)A pickup truck involved in a multi-vehicle crash with multiple fatalities in Azusa on Oct. 4, 2023. (KTLA)Police on the scene of a multi-car crash in Azusa where several people have reportedly died on Oct. 4, 2023. (KTLA)So far, authorities have not released any information about the...

An East Bay woman suspected her estranged husband of cheating, but then uncovered his alleged sexual abuse of a teen girl

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

FREMONT — A city resident has been arrested and charged with five felonies related to alleged sexual abuse and providing drugs to a minor, in a case that started when the defendant’s estranged wife suspected he was cheating and confronted the teenaged victim, police said.Derek Herron, 44, of Fremont, was charged in Santa Clara County with three counts of alleged sexual abuse of a minor, one count of sending obscene or harmful material to a minor, and one count of furnishing drugs on a minor, according to jail booking records. He was arrested Tuesday and is in Santa Rita Jail awaiting transfer to the South Bay.Bail has been set at $250,000, records show.The investigation started in late April, when Herron’s estranged wife contacted Fremont police with suspicions that he had been sexually abusing a teen. The woman told police she at first suspected him of having an affair with a young woman but decided to call police after realizing the “woman” was actual...

Report: Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s funeral will be closed to the public due to ‘security concerns’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The funeral for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will now be closed to the public due to increased need for security, her office announced Wednesday, according to published reports.Feinstein’s Thursday funeral at City Hall in San Francisco was originally to open to members of the public to attend from afar. But now her office has scrapped those plans, limiting the service to invited guests.The service is set to be held outside but with a security perimeter that will disallow anyone whose not invited from seeing or hearing the service, KPIX reported.At 90, Feinstein was the oldest member of Congress and the longest-serving woman in the chamber’s history. Before that she served as mayor of San Francisco after the assassinations of George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in city hall. Feinstein is the 302nd senator to die in office and the first since John McCain.

20,000 Kaiser healthcare workers on strike in the Bay Area

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) -- The Kaiser Permanente strike has begun on Wednesday and is expected to last until Friday. This strike will be the largest healthcare strike the U.S. has ever seen. Nationwide, the strike will include 75,000 employees. The strike will affect hospitals in seven states, including Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and California. Almost 60,000 California workers are striking, including 20,000 in the Bay Area.  Feinstein to lie in state Wednesday; memorial service moved to steps of City Hall Thursday The health care workers said they are protesting unfair labor practices and are in search of better treatment from executives, better pay, better staffing, and performance bonuses.Contracts expired over the weekend. Union officials said there have been good discussions, but the two parties remain far apart.Ultimately, workers are hoping for a 6.5 percent raise in the first year of a 4-year contract. Howeve...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein to have memorial service in SF Thursday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

(BCN) -- U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week at the age of 90, will lie in state Wednesday at San Francisco City Hall and a public memorial service will be held Thursday on the steps of the building. PHOTOS: Dianne Feinstein’s career throughout the years On Wednesday, the public will be invited to pay their respects and sign a condolence book between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. inside the rotunda of City Hall, where Feinstein became San Francisco's first woman mayor and first woman president of the city's Board of Supervisors before moving on to become the longest-serving woman senator in U.S. history.The casket of Senator Dianne Feinstein is carried from a hearse in San Francisco on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. The body of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein will lie in state at San Francisco’s City Hall for mourners wishing to say goodbye. It is the building where Feinstein served as a board supervisor and the city's first female mayor before departing for a groundbreaking ca...

Why Montgomery Co. officials are cheering the just-approved Novavax COVID-19 vaccines

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

Novavax, a biotech firm based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been granted emergency FDA authorization for its version of a COVID-19 vaccine — and local officials hope it will encourage more people to get boosted against the latest COVID-19 variants.At his weekly briefing with reporters, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said the Novavax vaccine is a protein-based vaccine, as opposed to the mRNA vaccines already on the market.Noting concerns that some had about the speed with which the mRNA vaccines were developed, Elrich said, “This gives that group the opportunity to get a vaccine that they otherwise wouldn’t have taken.”Elrich introduced Silvia Taylor, the executive vice president of Novavax, who told reporters, “Our next step is — now that we’re authorized and we have the recommendation from the CDC — we begin shipping in a matter of days” to outlets across the country.During the online briefing, Sean O’Donnell, the Montgomery County Health and Human Services public health ...

Duncan McGuire scores and Pedro Gallese earns 10th clean sheet as Orlando City beats Nashville 1-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Duncan McGuire scored in the 44th minute, Pedro Gallese earned his 10th clean sheet of the season and Orlando City held off Nashville 1-0 on Wednesday night.Orlando (16-7-9) has collected 28 points on the road this season. Orlando has outscored opponents 22-20 in 15 away matches this season — the only team in the league with a positive goal differential on the road.Nashville (12-9-9) has gone 3-3-4 at home since an eight-match win streak.McGuire became the fifth player in MLS history to score at least 10 regular-season goals in the year they were drafted out of college. Orlando returns home to host the New England Revolution on Saturday. Nashville travels to play the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Young Marlins flop against Phillies in NL Wild Card Series sweep

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Bell warned his young Miami Marlins of the dangers that lurked in Philadelphia.Yes, the Phillies’ big bats of Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott and aces Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola certainly played a factor in why the Marlins should have been wary.But it was the noise that Bell feared might rattle the Marlins.That Red October cacophony of rapturous cheering, constant clapping, ear-pounding roars that have turned Citizens Bank Park into one of the biggest menaces for visiting teams in all of sports.“I was trying to prepare the guys for it just on the flight over,” Bell said before a 7-1 loss Wednsday night completed Philadelphia’s two-game Wild Card Series sweep.Bell was in the lineup a year ago for San Diego when Harper hit a decisive two-run homer that ushered the Phillies into the World Series. About a year later, Bell was back in the postseason, this time a helpless bystander at first base for the Marlins as Bryson Scott hit a grand slam that turn...

Phillies sweep Marlins to earn NL Division Series rematch with MLB-best Braves

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:41:06 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott crushed the second grand slam in Philadelphia Phillies postseason history and Aaron Nola tossed seven shutout innings in a performance worthy of a postseason ace that led to a 7-1 win and a two-game sweep over the Miami Marlins in their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night.After making quick work of the surprising Marlins, it’s time for an anticipated rematch.J.T. Realmuto also homered as the Phillies advanced to another best-of-five NL Division Series against Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson and the Braves. Game 1 is Saturday in Atlanta.The NL champion Phillies finished third last season in the NL East at 87-75, a full 14 games behind the 101-win Braves, only to beat them in four games in the NLDS. The Braves were even better this season with 104 wins and a sixth straight NL East crown — clinched last month in Philadelphia — while the Phillies again earned a wild card with 90 wins.More postseason thrills are surely ahead.Stott provided one Wednesday w...