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Employee killed in West Covina liquor store robbery, shooting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

A clerk was fatally shot while confronting two suspected theives at a West Covina liquor store Sunday night, police said. The shooting was reported at Big Bob's Liquor and Market at about 8:45 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Puente Avenue.One person was shot and killed at a liquor store in West Covina on Oct. 8, 2023. (KTLA)Officers arrived to find the 34-year-old employee suffering from gunshot wounds outside the store. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. An investigation revealed two men entered the store and stole merchandise. The clerk confronted the men and at least one shot at at the victim, authorities said. L.A. County DA investigator and wife killed in violent crash in Downey The suspects were believed to have fled the scene in a white SUV.Anyone with additional information about the incident or the men involved is asked to call the West Covina Police Department at West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8688 or leave a tip at LA C...

Man Badly Injured in Motorcycle Crash near Flamingo Road [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

34-Year-Old Rider Critically after Vehicle Collision near Cameron StreetLAS VEGAS, NV (October 10, 2023) – On Tuesday evening, multiple people were injured following a crash near Flamingo Road and Cameron Street.It happened just before 9:50 p.m., October 3rd, involving a BMW 1000RR motorcycle and a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV.According to the LVMPD, the motorcycle was driven by a 34-year-old man with a 23-year-old passenger, and the Chevy was occupied by two people.Upon investigation, the LVMPD stated that the rider was driving recklessly and at high speeds westbound on Flamingo Road when he slammed into the Chevy headed east, and made a left turn at Arville Street.Furthermore, the paramedics transported the motorcyclist and his passenger to the UMC Trauma Unit with severe and critical injuries. The officers identified one of them as not wearing a helmet during that time.Meanwhile, the paramedics also transported the female driver of the Chevy who sustained minor injuries.Moreove...

Samy Acoca Under Arrest after Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash near Rancho Drive [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

72-Year-Old Woman Arrested after Injuring Pedestrian in Crash near Jones BoulevardLAS VEGAS, NV (October 9, 2023) – On Monday night, Samy Acoca was arrested when she turned herself in after a hit-and-run crash near Jones Boulevard.It happened just before 10:00 p.m., October 2nd, near the area of Rancho Drive and Jones Boulevard, involving a pedestrian and a 2014 Hyundai Sonata driven by 72-year-old Samy Acoca.Upon investigation, the officers determined that a man in his 50s attempted to cross Rancho Drive outside a marked crosswalk when he was struck by Acoca.Consequently, the paramedics arrived at the scene and they transported the man to University Medical Center in critical condition.Furthermore, Acoca fled the scene after the collision, but she turned herself in just moments later.Moreover, the authorities stated that impairment did not play a role in the crash. Further investigation is currently underway.As a driver, it is our responsibility to ensure the safety of our pa...

49ers’ offensive scoring spree took root in Bosa-less training camp

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

SANTA CLARA — All eyes were on Brock Purdy’s surgically repaired elbow, and no eyes were on Nick Bosa. It was two months ago at training camp, and the 49ers were preparing to stage their NFL coup.Purdy’s elbow was responding remarkably well, albeit with daily interceptions that reporters obsessively tracked. Bosa, meanwhile, was bunkered at home in Florida, waiting to become the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback.How did those two players’ actions pave the way for the 49ers’ scoring spree in their 5-0 start, the latest win coming with Sunday night’s 42-10 rout of the Dallas Cowboys?“Honestly the best thing about training camp for us was really that Nick Bosa didn’t play, and so we were actually able to have an offense,” tight end George Kittle said. “(Bosa) didn’t have to disrupt every single play if he wasn’t going against Trent Williams. Nothing against our tackles, that’s just how good Nick Bosa is.“We were actually able to have fun drives,” Kittle said. “(Purdy) was able t...

Attack leaves many Israelis feeling abandoned by military

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

By Amy Teibel | Associated PressJERUSALEM — It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. Israeli citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them.That contract was shattered Saturday when hundreds of Hamas militants breached Israel’s defenses from the Gaza Strip, pouring in by air, land and sea on a rampage that would leave hundreds dead. The infiltration caught Israel’s storied high-tech army completely unaware and stunned a country that prides itself on military prowess.Further shocking Israelis was how long it took the military to respond. As thousands in southern Israel suddenly found themselves besieged, their cries for help went unanswered for hours. Holed up inside homes and safe rooms as militants sprayed bullets, torched homes and hurled grenades, they turned in desperation to social media, to journalists and to friends, beseeching the army to save them.The weekend attacks and the military’s r...

RFK Jr. exits the Democratic primary, will run as independent

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

By Ali Swenson | Associated PressPHILADELPHIA — Longtime environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he’ll run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid, adding a wrinkle to a 2024 race heading toward a likely rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.Speaking Monday from Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, where America’s founding documents were adopted, Kennedy said there is a “rising tide of discontent” in the country and said he wants to make a “new Declaration of Independence” — from corporations, the media and the two major political parties.“I’ve come here today to declare our independence from the tyranny of corruption which robs us of affordable lives, our belief in the future, and our respect for each other,” Kennedy said. “But to do that I must first declare my own independence. Independence from the Democratic Party an...

The largest dam removal in history stirs hopes of restoring California tribes’ way of life

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

Ian James | (TNS) Los Angeles TimesWEITCHPEC, Calif. — At first, the dead floated downstream a few at a time. Then they came by the hundreds, and then the thousands.For mile after mile, the Klamath River was filled with tens of thousands of dead salmon. As Annelia Hillman paddled a canoe with a friend one September day 21 years ago, her heart sank when she saw the carcasses floating past. She and other members of the Yurok Tribe say they will never forget the stench of death.“It’s like seeing your family perish in front of you,” Hillman said. “I would compare it to a massacre, really, in terms of the emotions and the trauma that it has caused for us.”The grief drove Hillman, then 27, to begin protesting to demand change. The mass fish kill of 2002, estimated at up to 70,000 salmon, became a defining event for a generation of young Native activists — a moment that showed the river ecosystem was gravely ill, and badly in need of rescuing.Water diversions for agriculture had dramatical...

Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 680 people have been killed in Israeli strikes and more than 3,700 others wounded

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 680 people have been killed in Israeli strikes and more than 3,700 others wounded.Source

La Fiscalía de Ecuador cierra recopilación de pruebas sobre asesinato de Villavicencio y se alista para el juicio

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

(CNN Español) — El caso del crimen del candidato presidencial de Ecuador Fernando Villavicencio avanza en medio de señalamientos, el reciente asesinato en prisión de siete presuntos autores materiales del crimen, la consecuente remoción de autoridades del sistema de seguridad del país y la campaña política hacia la segunda vuelta electoral del próximo domingo.La Fiscalía General del Estado informó este domingo que la etapa de instrucción fiscal en el caso de Villavicencio ha concluido tras 90 días de haber recabado elementos probatorios para identificar la autoría del crimen.La institución agregó que durante la mañana y tarde del domingo recibió el testimonio anticipado de un testigo de los hechos que bajo juramento relató los supuestos preparativos y montos ofrecidos por los autores intelectuales. Según la Fiscalía, el testigo reveló quiénes presuntamente dieron la orden de cometer el asesinato.Remueven a funcionarios en Ecuador tras muerte violenta de 7 reos imputados en ase...

Israeli rescue service says more than 100 bodies found in a small farming community that was scene of a hostage standoff

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:15:21 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli rescue service says more than 100 bodies found in a small farming community that was scene of a hostage standoff.Source