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DA: Serial shoplifter at Westfield San Francisco mall denied bail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- After several stores closed down in San Francisco's largest mall downtown due to rampant shoplifting, prosecutors said one of the alleged thieves faced a judge in court this week. Carmelita Barela, 30, of San Francisco, is accused of going on a commercial burglary spree at Westfield San Francisco Centre and participating in an organized retail theft ring. Barela is alleged to have participated in 20 retail thefts between March 30 and October 29, 2023. During one of the incident, Barela was part of a group who entered the mall's Bath & Body Works store and ran off with thousands of dollars worth of stolen items, according to investigators. The woman was nabbed by San Francisco Police Department officers on November 6 and taken into custody. Westfield mall operators sued by American Eagle over ‘rampant criminal activity’ Barela was arraigned in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to one count of felony organized retail theft, six counts of felony grand...

Daly City store manager kicked in face as suspects steal laundry detergent: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

(KRON) – Two suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing $290 worth of laundry detergent on Nov. 2, the Daly City Police Department announced Thursday.   Daly City police officers were dispatched to Lucky Supermarket on Mission Street on a report of a robbery on Nov. 2 at approximately 2:50 p.m.  $350K of stolen goods recovered in Oakland, Sacramento County fencing operation According to police, a manager confirmed he witnessed two suspects enter the store with large empty bags. Both suspects placed laundry detergents in their respective shopping carts.The manager approached one of the suspects and asked the suspect to leave the merchandise, police said. The manager confirmed the suspect responded with, “Stay away, or else I’m going to f— you up.” The suspect went to another aisle. Subsequently, the manager grabbed the shopping cart and demanded the suspect leave, police said. According to police, the suspect pushed the shopping cart toward the mana...

El Niño is back: What does this mean for California's winter?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

(KTLA) -- After a four-year break, El Niño is back, leaving many to wonder what it means for California’s upcoming winter. El Niño is the temporary warming of the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator. When the water temperature rises a half-degree Celsius above normal over a three-month period, that is considered to be an El Niño pattern. When the water rises 1.5 degrees Celsius above normal, that’s considered a strong El Niño - which may be the case this winter.“It does appear as though this event is going to come pretty close to that if not exceed that,” said Ben Reppert, a meteorology professor at Penn State University. “If it does, it will be in the rare category along the lines of the El Niño of 2015-16 and the El Niño of [winter] 1998.”El Nino developing around the Pacific equator in 2023 (NOAA)In December 1997, 7 inches of rain fell in parts of Orange County in one day. February 1998 brought more than 13 inches of rain to downtown Los Angeles, causing major damage.&nb...

Son of Hollywood producer arrested after torso found in dumpster; wife, in-laws missing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

(KTLA) – Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department have announced an arrest in connection with the discovery of a woman's torso in a dumpster Wednesday morning.At a press conference late Wednesday night, officials said Samuel Haskell, 35, was arrested at the Topanga Mall and charged with one count of murder. Haskell is the son of Samuel Haskell Sr., a TV producer and former high-profile agent with Hollywood's William Morris talent agency, Deadline and the Los Angeles Times reported.While authorities believe the torso found in the bag may be Haskell's wife, Mei Haskell, they said partial remains are harder to positively identify. Mei Haskell is pictured in an image shared by the Los Angeles Police Department. (LAPD)“If a murder suspect is dismembering a body, it’s to delay identification,” said LAPD homicide detective Efren Gutierrez.Investigators also said they are looking for Haskell’s in-laws, Gaoshan Li, 72, and YanXiang Wang, 64, who lived with the suspect ...

SZA leads the 2024 Grammy nominations, but music from the 'Barbie' soundtrack scores big too

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Killing her ex? That’s a bad idea. Writing “Kill Bill” and releasing her critically acclaimed sophomore album “SOS” earlier this year? That was a great one. SZA is the lead contender for the 66th Grammy Awards, with nine nominations announced Friday.“Kill Bill,” her revenge anthem cloaked in an R&B ballad, earned her nods for record of the year, song of the year, and best R&B performance. “SOS” is also up for album of the year and best progressive R&B album. The 2024 ceremony will mark the second time SZA has been nominated for record, album, and song of the year in the same year.SZA, seen here after the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, received nine Grammy nominations on Friday. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)And just like at the box office, “Barbie” will be seen — and heard — at the Grammys. Music from the hit film’s soundtrack earned 11 nominations, including nabbing four of the five slots in the ...

In Belarus, a dissident novelist’s father is jailed for two weeks for reposting an article

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A noted Belarusian dissident author said Friday that his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website.Alexander Filipenko was seized by police Thursday in a raid on his apartment and later “given 13 days for reposting some kind of article from Zerkalo,” his son Sasha Filipenko said on Facebook. Zerkalo is a website based outside the country that is critical of the authoritarian government of President Alexander Lukashenko. Sasha Filipenko, who lives outside Belarus, is a popular novelist and one of the most prominent voices opposing Lukashenko, who has harshly cracked down on dissent and independent media since a wave of huge protests broke out in 2020.Those protests started after a disputed presidential election whose results gave another term to Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994. Lukashenko unleashed harsh measures against the protesters, with police detaining around 35,000 people and beating thousand...

Iamgold: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Iamgold Corp. (IAG) on Thursday reported a loss of $800,000 in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 1 cent per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 2 cents per share.The gold and niobium mining company posted revenue of $224.5 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on IAG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/IAGSource

Club Q shooter moved out of state due to safety concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Anderson Lee Aldrich, the person responsible for a shooting that killed five people and injured more than a dozen others at Club Q in Colorado Springs nearly a year ago, has been relocated out of the state.A public information officer for the Colorado Department of Corrections told FOX31 that Aldrich was moved "due to safety concerns surrounding his high-profile cases." Club Q shooting victim after sentencing: ‘It’s a weight off my shoulders’ Aldrich pleaded guilty to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder in June and was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.When Aldrich was sentenced, the El Paso County district attorney said they would be assessed in Denver, and then a determination would be made on which state facility they would serve their sentence.Aldrich is now housed in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

All NB lanes of Turnpike extension shut down after tractor trailer rolls over in Miramar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

All northbound lanes on the Turnpike extension were shut down after a tractor trailer rolled over. Miramar Fire Rescue and Florida Highway Patrol Troopers arrived at the scene, Friday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the trailer lay on its side on the on-ramp of the Turnpike extension. No injuries were reported. Drivers were allowed to go around the truck by going through the shoulder. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Who will replace Rich Shertenlieb on 98.5’s ‘Toucher and Rich’? Speculation swirls after radio show breakup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:28 GMT

The bombshell breakup of the top sports talk radio morning show in the region has left “Toucher and Rich” fans wondering who will take over for longtime 98.5 The Sports Hub host Rich Shertenlieb.Following Friday’s announcement from host Fred Toucher that Shertenlieb is leaving the morning show, loyal listeners to Boston’s number one sports talk radio station had a few replacement names at the top of their wish list.Rob “Hardy” Poole, who’s on the midday 98.5 show “Zolak and Bertrand,” has been floated for months as the new morning co-host while rumors swirled about Shertenlieb’s future.“At this point, you have to bet heavy on Hardy replacing Rich,” Boston Radio Watch posted after Toucher revealed that Shertenlieb was departing the show.“I hope it’s Hardy. Love his production,” another person posted on X (formerly Twitter). “He deserves more than to be third chair on another show. I think ...