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 2nd annual Variety Unbound event empowers special needs children 

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - About 30 kids with special needs hit the stage Thursday night at The Factory in Chesterfield to perform during the second annual Variety Unbound: An Evening of Empowerment event.The event raises money for Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis which helps special needs children with medical equipment, programs, and therapy.“It’s been exciting to see the kids,” said Brian Roy, the charity’s executive director. “We get inspiration from them.”This year's event features America's Got Talent finalist and deaf singer Mandy Harvey. Top Story: Severe storms possible Thursday afternoon and evening “This is something I’ve been looking forward to for months,” Harvey said.Harvey will perform original songs with her ukulele. Harvey said she gets as much inspiration from the children as they do from her.“Everybody gets something out of it,” she said.Harvey lost her hearing at 18 due to a connective tissue disorder. She performs at similar concerts benefiting children wi...

St. Louis kicks off Cannabis Crawl in honor of 4/20

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A new community festival kicked off on Cherokee Street Thursday in the Green Light District in honor of 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday. The three-day-long Cannabis Crawl has events happening throughout the weekend."We have discounts on retail, on restaurants, on even tattoos," said Brennan England, the founder of Cannabis Crawl. "People can get just for being a part of our event for the weekend, and we're offering all types of entertainment."He said this is an event he's excited to share with the community."Looking at how cannabis tourism is really going to be one of the most potent pieces of how cannabis helps with commerce and economic development, and community centers," England said. Top Story: Severe storms possible Thursday afternoon and evening The lineup of events has everything from discounts at stores and restaurants to painting events and live music."A lot of our artists have a really strong following and folks that are really dedicated and excited t...

PHOTOS: Colorado Avalanche take on Seattle Kraken in Game 2 of NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

The Colorado Avalanche host the Seattle Kraken at Denver’s Ball Arena for Game 2 of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on April 20, 2023.

Former Denver Health paramedic sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for tampering with fentanyl

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

A former Denver Health paramedic has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for tampering with fentanyl intended for patient use.Christopher Robert Pattinson, 41, of Commerce City, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado, news release.Pattinson, a former paramedic field lieutenant supervisor, stole about 1,900 vials of fentanyl from his department over a four-year period for his personal use, the release said.In the last few months of his employment Pattinson, who concealed his crimes by altering hospital narcotics logs and making false entries in the hospital records, tampered with fentanyl vials intended for patient use. Pattinson tampered with the narcotics, removing fentanyl vials from a locked narcotics supply cabinet, and replacing the drug with a clear liquid believed to be saline, according to the release. He then returned tampered fentanyl vials to the locked narcot...

'Chucky,' 'Spaceballs' actor admits on video to trying to meet minors for sex

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

A Southern California-based child advocacy group has released video of 59-year-old Ed Gale, the actor who played Chucky in the 1988 horror film “Child’s Play,” admitting to engaging in sexually explicit online conversations with a boy he thought was 14 with the aim of having a physical encounter.The group behind the video sting, Creep Catchers Unit, confronted Gale at his Hollywood apartment with printouts of the online conversations. “Did you try to solicit child pornography from him,” the founder of the CC Unit, who goes by the name Ghost, can be seen asking the actor. “I tried to get him...a naked picture from him, yes,” Gale replies. Ed Gale, seen next to Ghost, Creep Catchers Unit founder, who showed up to the actors apartment with printouts of sexually explicit conversations the actor allegedly had with someone posing as a 14-year-old boy. (CC Unit)Officers with LAPD seen showing up at Ed Gale's apartment, where they reportedly seized electronic devices from the acto...

San Jacinto man charged with wife's murder

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

A San Jacinto man was arrested for murder following a domestic violence incident involving his wife on Thursday. Deputies with the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon in the 1700 block of South Santa Fe Avenue around 7:35 a.m. When they arrived, they found a woman dead with multiple sharp injuries inside an apartment, according to a press release. After securing the area as a crime scene and beginning an investigation, authorities with the Central Homicide Unit determined the case as a domestic violence incident.  Major San Bernardino Mountain road under emergency repair due to winter storm The woman was identified as 71-year-old Ruth Liera of San Jacinto.The suspect, Lorenzo Liera, 70, was identified as the woman’s husband. He was arrested for murder and booked at the Cois Byrd Correctional Facility.The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who has information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call Investigator T. Gonzale...

Clark County official on A’s ask for millions in public funds: ‘You don’t always get what you want’

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada legislative leaders said Thursday that they had little information about plans by the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas, beyond that a land purchase deal is in place, a funding bill is coming and there is no timeline for action.The Major League Baseball team announced late Wednesday it signed a binding agreement to purchase vacant property just off the Las Vegas Strip owned by Red Rock Resorts for a new retractable roof ballpark, ending discussion about the team staying in the Bay Area.The purchase now sets up a patchwork of public-private funding mechanisms that needs approval from state lawmakers as well as local officials.The stadium and other developments are projected to cost about $1.5 billion, per The Nevada Independent, while the A’s are asking for $500 million in public assistance, said Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, who has been in talks with A’s leadership and whose district includes the potential stadium site.“That’s something that they...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $4.2 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

20289 Glen Brae Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 20200 block of Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga was sold on March 28, 2023 for $4,150,000, or $1,721 per square foot. The house, built in 1964, has an interior space of 2,411 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Kilbride Drive, Saratoga, in September 2022, a 2,308-square-foot home was sold for $3,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,690. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,862-square-foot home on Chalet Lane in Saratoga sold for $3,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,310. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,181-square-foot home on the 13500 block of Mandarin Way in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $5,055,000, a price per square foot of $1,589. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

AG Rob Bonta calls for recall of Kias and Hyundais over thefts

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) – California’s attorney general was in Berkeley on Thursday calling on federal regulators to recall Kia and Hyundai vehicles because they don’t have standard anti-theft devices. This, coupled with viral how-to-steal-a-Kia videos, have made them easy targets for theft, and law enforcement says the carmakers are doing little on their own to correct the problem.Rob Bonta says he and the attorney generals of 17 other states have formed a coalition calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a mandatory recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles that are prone to theft. Woman arrested for stealing nearly $4K worth of sunglasses in Palo Alto, backing into patrol car: police “Hyundai and Kia violated federal regulations by producing cars with deficiencies in their starting systems and as a result, sold cars that are extremely vulnerable to theft, including sidestepping anti-theft safety standards that require the key to be present in ...

Woman arrested for stealing nearly $4K worth of sunglasses in Palo Alto, backing into patrol car: police

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:03:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman stole $3,900 worth of sunglasses on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Palo Alto Police Department. Around 10:40 a.m., nine pairs of sunglasses were reported stolen from Macy's at Stanford Shopping Center.A suspect linked to the theft was arrested, the release said. San Francisco woman Francesca Marie Maufas, 35, was arrested and taken to Santa Clara County Main Jail. She was also charged with resisting arrest. In trying to escape the officers after fleeing the department store, Maufas disregarded police commands during a traffic stop, according to Palo Alto police. The woman then backed into and hit a patrol car. Arrest made in SF Muni egg hate crime attack caught on video Maufas then drove forward over a curb on a grassy lawn and continued to drive at a high rate of speed, police said. After a chase, the suspect vehicle was driving 50 mph and hit a curb. The car rolled over once.The suspect then got out of the car and started to run away, ignoring t...