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LIVE: Police standoff underway with Uber passenger armed with a gun

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are in a standoff with an armed passenger in an Uber in L.A.’s Mount Washington neighborhood. According to LAPD officials, the original call came out around 7:35 a.m. in the 4500 block of Marmion Way near Museum Drive.An Uber driver contacted LAPD to report a passenger in the vehicle with a gun, police said. LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)A train was being held at the station, and an LAPD officer was seen speaking with the train's conductor. (Sky5)The driver made it out of the vehicle safely, telling authorities that the armed passenger was refusing to exit.Officers were seen with their guns drawn at 9:30 a.m. as a train arrived at the adjacent Museum Station.The train was ...

Carjacking suspect leads L.A. police on dangerous chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

A carjacking suspect was taken into custody after leading police on a chase spanning several areas of Los Angeles County Wednesday morning.Police had been monitoring the white Ford work truck since the carjacking was first reported around 6:19 a.m. in the 8500 block of Foothill Boulevard in Sunland, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. The driver led officers through the Angeles National Forest and into Antelope Valley where Sky5 live coverage showed him driving into oncoming traffic and through construction zones in his effort to escape. He struck at least two innocent drivers.The suspect was arrested in Lancaster. Nov. 29, 2023. A carjacking suspect led police on a chase from Sunland into Antelope Valley. Nov. 29, 2023. The driver of the white truck is accused in a carjacking. Nov. 29, 2023. The suspect eventually jumped out of the truck and fled on foot into a residential neighborhood in Lancaster. After running through several backyards and hopping fences, the man ...

Student dispute prompts teachers to call out sick at elementary school in Compton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

A dispute over a student apparently prompted teachers at Emerson Elementary School in Compton to call out sick in support of their principal Tuesday.Compton Unified School District officials confirmed the principal and teachers all called out sick but said they did not know why. A substitute teacher is seen at Emerson Elementary School in Compton on Nov. 28, 2023. (KTLA)Someone who thinks they know the answer told KTLA reporter Mary Beth McDade that a boy pointed a BB gun at her young cousin two months ago.She said one boy brought the BB gun to school and another pointed it at her cousin's head. "He was playing with a little girl or something and another boy walked up behind him and put it up to his head,” the woman said.She told KTLA that both middle school-aged boys were disciplined but one returned to campus Monday. “The teacher doesn’t want him here, the principal doesn’t want him here,” she said.  Parents said that when the boy returned with his mother on Monday, the mothe...

Man turns himself in after fatal hit-and-run in Silver Lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

A Los Angeles man has turned himself in after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Silver Lake earlier this month.Christopher Gibson, 31, was driving a 2011 Mazda 3 on Sunset Boulevard near Edgecliffe Avenue at about 1:10 a.m. on Nov. 7 when he hit a 32-year-old man riding a scooter, then fled west on Sunset, police said in a news release.The scooter rider was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter, police said. His identity has not been released.Gibson turned himself in to authorities on Monday and was arrested before he was freed on $100,000 bail.His next court is appearance is scheduled for Dec. 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court.Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator A. Munoz at 213-833-3713 or email [email protected]. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or go directly to lacrimestoppers.org.

Police search for gunman after fatal shooting inside L.A. Live restaurant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

At least one person was killed and another was rushed to the hospital after a shooting at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday night as police are searching for the suspect, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  Calls about the shooting at 800 West Olympic Boulevard, a popular tourist destination near the Peacock Theater and across from Crypto.com Arena, came in at around 6:15 p.m., officials with the Los Angeles Police Department said.  Video of the incident obtained by KTLA showed police and firefighters arriving on the scene and going into Fixins Soul Kitchen within the sprawling entertainment complex. "It is a concern at any place, not just at L.A. Live or anywhere in the city of Los Angeles, but yes, this is a tourist location. It is hundreds, if not thousands of people a day," LAPD Commander Lillian Carranza said. Authorities said that the shooting suspect, described only as a Black male wearing black Adidas shoes who fled the scene in a white Honda, possibly an ...

Marcus Keshawn Harris & Natalie Jean Gage-Avila Killed in Car Crash on State Highway 46 [Seguin, TX]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Collision near Cordova RoadSEGUIN, TX (November 29, 2023) – Marcus Keshawn Harris and Natalie Jean Gage-Avila died early Sunday morning in an auto collision near Cordova Road.The incident occurred at approximately 12:54 a.m., on the northbound lanes of Highway 46.Officers say the driver of a southbound Jeep Cherokee veered into northbound lanes and struck a Chrysler 300 head-on. The Chrysler then became engulfed in flames.Two additional vehicles collided with the scattered debris. Emergency responders on the scene pronounced both the Cherokee and Chrysler drivers deceased. Authorities subsequently revealed the identities of the deceased individuals: 37-year-old Marcus Keshawn Harris from Luling and 23-year-old Natalie Jean Gage-Avila from New Braunfels.Presently, the Seguin Police Department is actively investigating the incident.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased ...

Gimme Gimme Holidays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

Gimme Gimme Holidays: If December 1 heralds the start of the proper holiday season, then punk rock supergroup Me First & the Gimme Gimmes are the perfect band to ring it in. There’s nothing clever going on here, and they’ll gleefully admit it. “Our running theme is where we’ve taken our live set, which is sort of a weird kind of American schlager direction,” singer Spike Slawson told this writer in 2017. “Because we do trash too. I dare say we do trash better than the Germans, although schlager is definitely a strong entry in the trash field.”“For the uninitiated, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes consist of Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape on the guitar, Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) on the other guitar, Lagwagon drummer and Fat Wreck utility superhero Dave Raun on the skins, and are rounded out by Fat Wreck-head-honcho/NOFX main-dude Fat Mike, and incomparable crooner Spike Slawson,” reads the press release. “Together, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes — an outfit that ha...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

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Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian to run for Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s open seat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

A week after U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo surprisingly announced her retirement from Congress after more than three decades, Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian has officially jumped into what could be one of the most competitive congressional races Silicon Valley has seen in years.Simitian, who has served as supervisor for the northern part of the county and parts of West Valley since 2012, said in a press release announcing his candidacy for the District 16 seat that he will follow Eshoo’s “tradition” while utilizing his “own practice of prioritizing constituent service.”“I will advance the values and issues that are the hallmark of our Valley: innovation, inclusion and fairness,” he said.Before becoming supervisor, Simitian served in both the California state senate and assembly, representing 14 of the 15 cities in the district over the course of his political career. District 16 covers a large swath of the Peninsula and the South Bay, run...

Holiday spirits: Five fancy seasonal cocktails you can make at home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:10 GMT

For the holidays, we asked mixologists at several local hotels and bars to share their recipes for special, festive cocktails, so you can get stirring and mixing at home.The bartenders at Pebble Beach Resorts offered up their new holiday cocktail, the Getting Figgy With It, which features mezcal and fig syrup. Resort spokesperson Julie Thomas called it a “great addition to any holiday gatherings and easy to make.”A classic egg nog recipe with a twist comes from Carlos Cruz, bar manager and co-owner of Churchill, a San Francisco cocktail bar. It’s made with bourbon, allspice liqueur, plus egg, sugar and cream and combines to make a “drink that tastes just like the holidays!” he says.Made with whiskey and walnut liqueur, this toasty Fireplace cocktail comes from Spoonbar, a Healdsburg bar located on the ground floor of the H2Hotel that draws its name from “Spoonfall,” a nearby outdoor sculpture made from 3,500 espresso spoons. Just note that you’ll need t...