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Contact 2 gets answers and action for north St. Louis County residents fearful of water shut off

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

BEL-RIDGE, Mo. - The water was working at Tiffany Shaw’s Bel-Ridge home when FOX 2 visited Thursday morning. After receiving a notice of non-payment warning from Missouri American Water, she’s not sure how much longer that’ll be the case.“The water company comes yesterday and told us that our water is due to get disconnected because there’s a past due bill," Shaw said. "There’s no account at this address.”She and her neighbor, Ivie, said they’ve repeatedly reached out to the property management company, Purpose Residential.“They keep forwarding our calls. They won’t answer our calls. They won’t return any calls," Shaw said.They said Purpose Residential began managing the property after it was sold earlier this year. Under the previous owners, they said they didn’t pay the water bill, and if that’s changed under the new owner, they haven’t been told. Whitestone and Co., a real estate investment firm, now owns the duplex. In-N-Out Burger poised for major expansion, including in Miss...

State Track Day 1 Highlights: Heritage Christian’s Jack Nauman, a CU commit, wins 2A 3,200-meter run with crunch-time kick; Kelleghan becomes three-time state champion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

LAKEWOOD — Jack Nauman knew his school moving up one classification would prove to be just the push he needed.At Jeffco Stadium on Thursday night, the CU commit and Heritage Christian star was pressed hard by the field but ultimately pulled away with two laps to go in the Class 2A boys 3,200-meter race with a winning time of 9 minutes, 45.21 seconds.“This group of guys is so talented and I knew that if I left it too long, I’d have to out-kick some of these guys and I don’t have the wheels for that,” Nauman said. “I figured it’d be smart to try and take it when everybody’s legs were starting to fade.”Nauman won his third state title and first in 2A after winning the previous two in 1A. He was familiar with the field as he also won the 2A cross country title in the fall. He’ll have an opportunity to win the 800- and 1,600-meter races left, however, the 3,200 was his bread-and-butter.“It’s been so awesome for our t...

Alleged armed and dangerous motorcyclist taken into custody after pursuit in L.A. County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were in pursuit of a motorcyclist who was allegedly armed and dangerous and may have also been wanted for assault with a deadly weapon. The chase, which began near the West Hills area, transitioned onto Mullholland Drive where the suspect was clocked traveling at speeds of near 70 miles per hour on the windy roadway. While the suspect was seen stopping at some stoplights, he also blew threw stop signs while transitioning onto surface streets. The suspect stopped at another stoplight with police directly behind him, but then sped away yet again. As ground units kept a safe distance from the suspect at times, LAPD is also tracking the pursuit from the air. The suspect wound his way back to a home where he may have reportedly been barricaded before the pursuit. When he pulled into the driveway of the residence, he was quickly surrounded by police and taken into custody. Sky5 is overhead.

Felon allegedly kidnapped, tortured women in Moreno Valley home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

A terrifying ordeal has a Moreno Valley neighborhood on edge after two women escaped from allegedly being held hostage and tortured by a convicted felon.The incident took place inside 53-year-old Gilberto Puga’s home, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.Arrest documents showed Puga called authorities on May 14 to report two women who were burglarizing his home.Moments later, dispatch received another call from two women at his home screaming for help.When deputies arrived, the two women were seen walking away from Puga’s residence. Investigators discovered the women had been locked inside Puga’s home against their will and tortured, according to arrest documents.They had not burglarized Puga’s home as he initially claimed, authorities said. Puga left his home but was arrested the next day in Hemet.Gilberto Puga in a photo from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.“It didn’t really surprise me because allegedly this guy has a lot of other priors,” said neighbo...

Walnut Creek: Arrest in bank-robbery attempt steps from police headquarters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

WALNUT CREEK — A 45-year-old resident was in custody Thursday after an apparent afternoon attempt at robbing a bank across the street from the city’s police department, authorities said.In a social-media post Thursday afternoon, police said the robbery attempt happened at a branch of U.S. Bank, 1655 North Main St., which sits less than 100 yards across the street from Walnut Creek police headquarters at 1666 North Main.Around 1:45 p.m., officers responded to a hold-up alarm and evacuated nearby businesses after learning a suspect was still inside the bank. Soon after contacting employees inside, other officers took the suspect into custody without incident.Police added that no weapons were involved, no other suspects were outstanding, no money was taken and neither employees nor customers were injured.The man was arrested on suspicion of robbery, as well as violating parole, police said. He was booked into Martinez county jail without bail.Police did not share any word about a...

Concord man arrested on suspicion of killing roommate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

CONCORD — A 38-year-old man was in county jail after his arrest in connection with a fatal stabbing this week, authorities said.According to a statement posted to social media Thursday, police said officers responded to a home described as near Port Chicago Way around 4 p.m. Wednesday.When officers arrived at the home, they found a 66-year-old man who had suffered multiple stab wounds. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not available from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office coroner’s division Thursday evening.Soon after, officers took the man’s roommate, a 38-year-old man, into custody and arrested him on suspicion of homicide in connection with the stabbing. He was booked into Martinez county jail.Police declined to release additional details, citing an ongoing investigation, but said anyone with information may call Concord police Det. James Nielsen at 925-603-5817 and reference Case No. 23-05129.Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.

PGA Championship Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

ThursdayAt Oak Hill Country Club-East CourseRochester, N.Y.Purse: $15 millionYardage: 7,394; Par: 70a-amateurPartial First RoundSuspended due to darknessBryson DeChambeau 32-34_66   -4Scott Schleffler 33-34_67   -3Corey Conners 33-34_67   -3Dustin Johnson 34-33_67   -3Ryan Fox 33-35_68   -2Victor Hovland 34-34_68   -2Keegan Bradley 34-34_68   -2Adam Scott 33-35_68   -2Justin Suh 34-35_69   -1Hayden Buckley 35-34_69   -1Sepp Straka 36-33_69   -1Thomas Peters 35-34_69   -1Keith Mitchell 36-33_69   -1Harold Varner III 35-35_70    EAdam Svensson 35-35_70    EKurt Kitayama 36-34_70    EMatt NeSmith 33-37_70    EMichael Block 36-34_70    ETaylor Pendrith 36-34_70    EChris Ki...

La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. protege a Twitter en famoso caso por responsabilidad de contenido terrorista

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

(CNN) —La Corte Suprema otorgó una enorme victoria a Silicon Valley este jueves al proteger las plataformas en línea de dos demandas que, según advirtieron los expertos jurídicos, podrían haber puesto en jaque a internet.Las dos decisiones preservan la capacidad de las empresas de redes sociales para evitar demandas derivadas de contenidos relacionados con el terrorismo, y suponen una derrota para los críticos de la industria tecnológica que afirman que las plataformas no rinden cuentas.De este modo, la corte se pone del lado de la industria tecnológica y de los grupos de defensa de los derechos digitales, que afirmaron que exponer a las plataformas tecnológicas a una mayor responsabilidad podría romper las funciones básicas de muchos sitios web, e incluso podría crear riesgos legales para los usuarios individuales de Internet.En uno de los dos casos, Twitter contra Taamneh, la Corte Suprema dictaminó que Twitter no tendrá que hacer frente a las acusaciones de complicidad con el ter...

Teenager injured in Riverdale, Md., shooting, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

Prince George’s County, Maryland, police said a teenage girl is in the hospital after she was shot in Riverdale.Police told WTOP the shooting happened Thursday at around 5:40 p.m. in the 6800 block of Riverdale Road.Officers said they found the girl shot outside an apartment complex in a nearby parking lot. She was taken to a hospital in “critical but stable condition.”Police found multiple rounds in the area. Officials said a car and a building were also struck by gunfire, but no one else was injured.No arrests have been made in this incident.Below is a map of where the shooting happened.Source

Bad Bunny sale de su “receso musical” y lanza “WHERE SHE GOES”: lo que sabemos del tema

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:13:54 GMT

(CNN Español) – El descanso que Bad Bunny dijo que se tomaría de la música duró poco.El conejo malo no solo se presentó en Coachella, como artista principal y el primer latino en encabezar el cartel del festival musical, sino que este jueves lanzó su nueva canción, “WHERE SHE GOES” (A dónde ella va, en español).Y aunque el título está en inglés, toda la letra del tema es en español.El tema lo escribió Bad Bunny y lo produjo Mag y su ingeniero La Paciencia.“(La canción) fusiona a la perfección Jersey Club con elementos sutiles de dembow para crear un ritmo hipnotizante”, dice un comunicado compartido por RIMAS, su disquera.El Jersey Club es un estilo de música electrónica que se originó en Nueva Jersey y toma elementos de la música electrónica de Baltimore y ritmos del hip hop, según la revista musical The Fader.Cómo Bad Bunny creó “WHERE SHE GOES”Y aunque no estaba en sus planes lanzar música nueva este año, según le dijo el puertorriqueño a Zane Lowe en Apple Music 1, esta canción ...