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St. Charles County Fair remains open despite the sweltering heat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - It has been just over a year since the temperature climbed to 100 degrees in St. Louis.Everyone who lives in the region knows that our summers are hot—sometimes very hot. However, with the proper precautions, the heat can be handled. As a result, the show will continue at the St. Charles County Fair in Wentzville.The annual tradition at Rotary Park opened Tuesday and has been battling Mother Nature ever since. The crowds have been thin during the day, but as the sun sets, they pour through the gates. Fair organizers have taken all necessary precautions to keep fair goers safe. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here There are air-conditioned buildings, plenty of water, and a team of paramedics on hand to help if anyone gets a heat-related illness. Of course, the county fair would be incomplete without rides and animals.More than 250 animals are ready for a show at this year’s fair, and organizers are keenly aware they need to keep them safe fr...

Video captures brawl breaking out in crowded L.A. restaurant 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

Video captured the moment a violent brawl broke out in a crowded L.A. restaurant, sending diners scrambling for cover.On July 23, officers responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon inside a restaurant near the 1800 block of South La Brea Avenue in Mid-City.In a video released by Los Angeles police, two male suspects are seen entering the restaurant and approaching a victim seated at a table with others.Within seconds, one suspect grabs the victim’s necklace and attempts to remove it. As another man from the table tries to stop the suspect, the second suspect punches that man.The victim’s friends all stand up and began intervening in the fight as the brawl escalates. As diners notice the commotion, they began running and scrambling for safety.The second suspect then brandishes an “assault rifle-type of weapon from his waistband” before pointing it at the victim.Video captured the moment a violent brawl broke out at a crowded Mid-City restaurant, sending diners scramblin...

Man allegedly recorded young girl in Orange County park restroom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

A man was arrested for allegedly recording a young girl in an Orange County park restroom.The suspect was identified as Jacob Anthony Arriola, 33, by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.On July 23, Arriola allegedly followed a 12-year-old girl into a women’s restroom at a park in Fullerton while recording her.When the girl noticed Arriola, she immediately left the restroom and told her parents what had happened.The parents confronted Arriola and held him down until police arrived and arrested him.While searching the women’s restroom, a wireless hidden camera was discovered. A further search led to the discovery of child pornography on the suspect’s devices as well, police said.Jacob Anthony Arriola, 33, in a photo from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Video captures thief stealing thousands worth of tools in Rancho Cucamonga “Pedophiles will stop at nothing to satiate their own indulgences – even brazenly recording a young girl at a public restroom during the...

Sacramento man arrested for 2022 SF homicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A Sacramento man was arrested on Wednesday for a 2022 San Francisco killing, the San Francisco Police Department said. Lynell Peterson, 26, was taken into custody in Sacramento.The homicide happened on Sept. 24, 2022, at about 8 p.m. SFPD responded to the 5000 block of 3rd Street for an aggravated assault and found an injured man on the ground. Over 100 SF drug dealing cases could be dismissed due to one officer The victim had life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital where he later died, police said.Peterson was identified as the suspect, and SFPD obtained a warrant for his arrest. He was located and arrested on the 6200 block of Gloria Drive in Sacramento.

Over 100 SF drug dealing cases could be dismissed due to one officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- At least 132 pending criminal cases against drug dealers are in jeopardy of being dismissed because of alleged misconduct by an officer in the San Francisco Police Department. Criminal Defense Attorney Alexander Golovets says he represents three defendants who were facing drug dealing charges that suddenly vanished. He says that's because the primary witness, SFPD Narcotics Officer Christina Hayes, who is under investigation for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a confidential informant, didn't show up to testify against his clients. Contra Costa County DUI driver sentenced after killing 2 teens San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Brian Cox says that's a big problem."It's not the just cases that are currently pending but it's also the cases that have already been adjudicated," said Cox.The San Francisco District Attorney's Office confirms that at this time, 82 cases have been dismissed. The DA's Office sent KRON4 a statement that read:"Th...

Japan’s central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank opted Friday to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but said it will fine-tune its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility. The Bank of Japan said that extremely high uncertainties for the economy and prices required a more nimble approach than its previous policy. It said it would offer to buy 10-year Japanese government bonds at 1% each business day, instead of the upper limit of 0.5% that was imposed under its “yield curve control program.” It said its aim is still to keep long-term interest rates near zero percent. The BOJ has been under pressure to adjust its policies as Federal Reserve and other major central banks have raised interest rates to curb inflation. Japan’s inflation rate has lagged those in the U.S. and Europe but is now over 3%, adding to those pressures. Meanwhile, the gap between Japan’s negative benchmark rate and rates in the U.S. has caused the Japanese yen to weaken against the U.S. dollar, adding ...

PGA Tour 3M Open Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

ThursdayAt TPC Twin CitiesBlaine, Minn.Purse: $7.8 millionYardage: 7,431; Par: 71a-amateurPartial First RoundPlay suspended due to inclement weatherLee Hodges 33-29_62   -8Hideki Matsuyama 33-31_64   -7Brant Snedeker 34-31_64   -7Tyler Duncan 33-32_64   -7Kevin Streelman 32-33_64   -7Justin Suh 32-33_65   -6Nick Hardy 31-34_65   -6Emilio Grillo 32-33_65   -6Billy Horschel 36-30_66   -5Tony Finau 34-32_66   -5Adam Svensson 34-32_66   -5Vincent Norman 33-35_66   -5Doc Redman 35-33_66   -5Callum Tarren 33-34_66   -5Augusto Nunez 32-35_66   -5J.J. Spaun ...

Canha’s sacrifice fly after rain delay lifts Mets to 2-1 win over Nationals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Canha had a sacrifice fly immediately after a 97-minute rain delay in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.The Mets, who had four warning track outs against Nationals starter Josiah Gray, tied the score by stringing together three straight one-out singles — the last an RBI hit into right field by Daniel Vogelbach — against Mason Thompson (3-4). DJ Stewart was then plunked by a pitch to load the bases and Thompson was removed for Kyle Finnegan moments before umpires motioned the teams off the field.After play resumed, Canha hit Finnegan’s fifth pitch to deep right field and Pete Alonso beat the throw home.David Peterson (3-7) allowed three hits in two innings before Brooks Raley notched his second save with a hitless ninth.`Keibert Ruiz had a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning for the Nationals.Neither Gray nor Mets starter Kodai Senga factored into the decisions following strong si...

Judge orders release of 3 of ‘Newburgh Four’ and assails FBI’s role in a post-9/11 terror sting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison by a judge who deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust” and decried the FBI’s role in radicalizing them in a plot to blow up New York synagogues and shoot down National Guard planes.Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerre Payen — three of the men known as the “Newburgh Four” — were “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals” caught up more than a decade ago in a scheme driven by overzealous FBI agents and a dodgy informant, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in her ruling Thursday.“The real lead conspirator was the United States,” McMahon wrote in granting the men’s request for compassionate release, effective in three months. She said that it was “heinous” of the men to agree to participate in what she called the government’s “made for TV movie.” But, the judge added, “the sentence was the product o...

Ticket sales nearing 1.6 million for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:52 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ticket sales are nearing 1.6 million for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after surpassing pre-tournament targets and FIFA revised record expectations.The previous record was around 1.35 million who attended a 52-game tournament in Canada in 2015. The 2023 edition has been expanded to 32 teams and will include 64 matches.Soccer’s international governing body said a combined 547,713 fans attended the first 21 games across Australia and New Zealand. The revised total target of 1.5 million was surpassed on Monday.FIFA said the average of 26,802 per game to that point was a 48% increase from France 2019, where the average after 21 games was 18,068. It did not give a breakdown for Australia and New Zealand.The opening games on July 20 set records for women’s soccer matches in both co-host countries. The crowd at New Zealand’s upset win over Norway last week set a new national mark of 42,137. Australia’s 1-0 over Ireland later that day attracte...