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Deadly SR-905 crash near border prompts temporary lane closures

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A deadly motorcycle crash Thursday prompted temporary road closures near the U.S.-Mexico border in Otay Mesa, authorities said.The collision occurred at 3:54 p.m. on eastbound State Route 905, located west of Britannia Boulevard, where a motorcyclist died from their injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol log. Amber Alert issued for girl, 13, last seen in Imperial County All lanes on eastbound SR-905 in the aforementioned location were closed around 5 p.m., but have since reopened as of 9:44 p.m., Caltrans posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.Traffic was being detoured off at Caliente Ave.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Holiday lights: Where to see them in San Diego area

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Need a dose of joy? The San Diego area has plenty to showcase during the holiday season with creative decorations.FOX 5 compiled a list of eight locations to see holiday lights in the month of December:SOUTH BAYChula Vista: Christmas Circle at Whitney St. and Mankato St. from 5- 10 p.m. nightlyChristmas CircleSAN DIEGOClairemont: Clairemont Christmas Park at Lana Dr. and Jamar Dr. off Mt. Abernathy Ave. (circular street)Clairemont Christmas ParkScripps Ranch: Merry-tage Court in Stonebridge Parkway and Merritage Ct. This La Jolla restaurant just earned Michelin Guide status Merry-tage CourtEAST COUNTYEl Cajon: Jingle Bell Hill at Solomon Ave. and Pegeen Pl. from 5:30- 9 p.m. weekly and 5:30- 11 p.m. on the weekendsJingle Bell HillLakeside: Tinsel Town at 10248 Paseo Palmas Dr.Santee: Starlight Circle at Tomel Ct. from 5:30- 10 p.m. nightlyNORTH COUNTYPoway: Candy Cane Lane at Hickory St. and Hickory Ct., as well as 12659 Butterwood Ct. and Rockrose Ct. from 5- 9 p.m. ...

Gunmen kill 11 people, injure several others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and injured several others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday.The deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchistan province, Ali Reza Marhemati, said senior police officers and soldiers were killed and injured in the 2 a.m. attack in Rask town, about 1,400 kilometers (875 miles) southwest of Tehran.He said police killed several of the attackers in a shootout.State TV blamed the attack on Jaish al-Adl, a separatist group. In 2019, Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a bus that killed 27 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard force. In recent months, militants and small separatist groups in the predominantly Sunni region have attacked police stations as part of a low-level insurgency against the government.Sistan and Baluchestan province is one of the least developed areas of Iran. It was the site of heavy crackdowns on ra...

Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electors

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from a state judicial ethics panel, saying he is unsuitable due to his role advising the fake Republican electors who admitted to taking part in an effort to overturn the 2020 election.Jim Troupis, a former judge, was deeply involved in Trump’s efforts to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 election results. He remains a defendant in a lawsuit filed against him, Trump’s attorney Ken Chesebro and the 10 fake Republican electors. The electors agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit, but Troupis and Chesebro remain defendants.Troupis has been a member of the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee since 2020. The committee is charged with giving formal opinions and informal advice to judges and judicial officers related to the code of judicial conduct. The advice involves whether possible actions would be in compliance with the state’s judicial code of conduct.The committ...

Jordan Kyrou brought to tears after boos, clarifies previous remarks on Craig Berube

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A time of transition for the St. Louis Blues has proven especially tough for 25-year-old forward Jordan Kyrou, who was brought to tears Thursday after a barrage of boos in the first game after a major coaching change. Earlier on Thursday, Kyrou spoke one-on-one with The Athletic's Blues beat writer Jeremy Rutherford and delivered a comment that caught attention on social media. Rutherford asked Kyrou about former head coach Craig Berube, who was fired Tuesday after six seasons and coaching the Blues to their first and only Stanley Cup title in 2019. According to Rutherford, Kyrou offered the following remarks Thursday afternoon on his relationship with Berube: "I've got no comment. He's not my coach anymore."Hours later, Kyrou dressed for his first game under interim head coach Drew Bannister. And it appeared fans caught on to Kyrou's comment from earlier in the day. He was met with loud boos just moments before the game during the Blues' pregame introductions. Kyrou end...

EU negotiators secure agreement at COP28 to accelerate the global transition away from fossil fuels and triple renewables and double energy efficiency this decade

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

At the end of the COP28 UN Climate Conference in Dubai, European Union negotiators succeeded, with partners from around the world, to keep alive the possibility of delivering on the commitment in the Paris Agreement to limit global average temperature increase to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels. With a particular focus on the energy sector in the talks, parties agreed to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels this decade, to take action to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030, and set the world on a pathway to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the best available science.COP28 concludes the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. The goals of the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge, championed by the Commission, have been translated into the Global Stocktake outcome. All Parties have committed to triple global renewable energy capacity and double the rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030. This gives powerful momentum to the t...

Suspect arrested in attacks on teen girls in Baldwin Park

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

Police in Baldwin Park have arrested a young man in connection with attacks on two high school-aged girls earlier this month, authorities announced Thursday.  The first assault occurred at around 9 a.m. on Dec. 8 in the 3900 block of Big Dalton Avenue. Just days later, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department, a second attack occurred on Dec. 12 at around 4:30 p.m. near the 3600 block of Vineland Avenue and the 3500 block of Ahern Drive.  Police told KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade that the 18-year-old male suspect, identified as Moses Vallecillo, sexually battered both teens and was armed with a knife.  “The first encounter, he walked up behind a female as she was distracted with her cellphone,” Baldwin Park Police Sgt. Norman Gonzalez said. “He grabbed her buttocks area and then at some point there was some sort of struggle with for her cellphone.”  Detectives said that in the first attack, the 18-year-old pushed the girl up against a fence and then dragged her acros...

Intruder breaks into L.A. County home while family was still inside

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

Surveillance video captured the moment an intruder broke into a Lakewood home while a family was inside.“It was about 8:30 p.m. and my sister, my grandchildren and myself, we were all here,” said Shimika Davis, the homeowner. “My grandchildren and I were upstairs and he was downstairs in my home.”Video shows the intruder climbing over a wall in the victim's backyard and walking to the back patio door. He peered into the home for nearly an hour before breaking in.“He got in through an unlocked door, unfortunately,” said Davis.When she received a notification of the intruder on her Ring camera app, she decided to go downstairs and confront him.“I went outside and I started yelling at him and he’s ducking down and I’m like, ‘I see you!’” she recalled. “Then he jumped up and jumped across my neighbor’s wall.”Surveillance video captured the moment an intruder broke into a Lakewood home as a family was still inside on Dec. 9, 2023. (Davis Family)Surveillance video captured the moment an i...

Thompson shines, but Warriors’ second-half rally falls short in yet another loss in L.A.

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

LOS ANGELES — James Harden scored his 25,000th career point while racking up 28 points, 15 assists, and seven rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and eight rebounds in the Los Angeles Clippers’ sixth straight victory, 121-113 over the slumping Golden State Warriors on Thursday.Norman Powell scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Clippers, who overcame Paul George’s first injury absence of the season for their 11th win in 14 games. Los Angeles adroitly held off the Warriors’ late surge and improved to 5-0 at home in December.Klay Thompson scored a season-high 30 while hitting eight 3-pointers for Golden State, which went 0-3 on its road trip and has lost 12 of 16 overall.Stephen Curry scored 17 points on 5-of-17 shooting as the Warriors began another potentially lengthy stint without Draymond Green, who is indefinitely suspended after smacking Phoenix’s Jusuf Nurkic in the face on Tuesday.“I really liked our effort tonight...

City of San Francisco to use wastewater to track fentanyl use

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:02:17 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) –The city of San Francisco has now surpassed its deadliest year on record for overdose deaths. More than 750 people have died of overdoses in 2023, and more than 80% of those deaths involve fentanyl. San Francisco is one of 70 cities taking advantage of the federal program to test wastewater for substances such as fentanyl. But critics who work in harm reduction say the federal money should be used in other ways.Wastewater testing during the pandemic has helped track COVID cases, and now it will be done at two wastewater treatment plants in San Francisco to track the trends of fentanyl. Dr. Hillary Kunins from the San Francisco Department of Public Health says the data will help guide the city’s overdose prevention efforts. ‘I’m sick of the lies’: Frank Somerville owns up to dark side, problems with alcohol “Increases or decreases as a way to predict what we might see in both non-fatal overdoses and fatal overdoses,” she explained. The federal program, sp...