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Monterey Park businesses continue to struggle months after mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

Months after a deadly mass shooting killed 11 and ripped Monterey Park apart, some local businesses continue to struggle.Traditional Guilin Noodles, a restaurant located next to Star Dance Studio, the center of the carnage, is still feeling the effects of the January attack."Our older customers are still very reluctant to come back because of the stigma from the shooting," said Zhen Wu. "So hopefully, in time, they'll feel more comfortable to return."The U.S. Small Business Administration is trying to help by offering loans for businesses affected by the disaster. U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) was on hand Friday to discuss the assistance."We are here because local small businesses like Traditional Guilin Noodles need our support and they need our help," Chu said.

Canoga Park man final victim still missing 11 days after Alaska shipwreck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

Authorities have recovered the body of the captain of a fishing charter boat that was found last month partially submerged off an island in southeast Alaska. The bodies of three of the four passengers aboard the vessel had been previously recovered.The body of Morgan Robidou, 32, of Sitka, Alaska, was recovered Thursday, 11 days after the boat was found, Alaska State Troopers said. The agency said the body was recovered from the Low Island area but did not provide further detail.The boat, which in addition to the captain carried two sisters and their partners, was found May 28 off Low Island, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Sitka. It was unclear what happened to the boat, which had last been seen near Sitka earlier that day. The investigation continues.The bodies of Maury Agcaoili, 57, of Waipahu, Hawaii; his wife, Danielle Agcaoili, 53; and Danielle's sister Brandi Tyau, 56, of Canoga Park, California, have been recovered. Tyau's partner, Robert Solis, 61, rem...

Oakland woman charged with murder for allegedly slicing her 10-year-old daughter’s throat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

OAKLAND — More than two weeks after an Oakland woman allegedly stabbed her own daughter to death in their apartment and called a relative to confess, authorities have filed murder charges against her and transferred her from a local hospital to the county jail.Rosa Orozco-Suarez, 33, was charged with murdering 10-year-old Sophia Lorenzo Orozco, as well as enhancements alleging the use of a knife, killing a vulnerable victim, and being in a position of trust, court records show. She is being held in Santa Rita Jail without bail, and is scheduled to enter a plea on June 30, records show.Sophia Lorenzo Orozco poses for a photo. She was stabbed to death inside her home on Bancroft Avenue in Oakland last month. Orozco-Suarez was hospitalized with self-inflected wounds after allegedly slicing Sophia’ throat on the morning of May 22, barely a month after the girl’s 10th birthday. Authorities say that Orozco-Suarez called a relative to confess to killing her daughter,...

The Iron Sheik, pro wrestling villain that fans loved to jeer, dies at 81

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

By Adrian Sainz | Associated PressThe Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport’s biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died Wednesday, the WWE said. He was 81.The wrestling organization posted an article confirming his death, and a statement about his passing also was posted on his Twitter page giving details of his life. Neither statement mentioned a cause of death nor where he died, but the Twitter post said he “departed this world peacefully.”The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, grew up in a small village in Iran where he embraced wrestling in his youth.During his pro wrestling career, he donned curled boots and used the “Camel Clutch” as his finishing move during individual and tag team clashes in which he played the role of an anti-American heel for the WWF, which later became the WWE.The mustachioed, barrel-chested br...

Former UK leader Boris Johnson to step down as lawmaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

By Jill Lawless | Associated PressLONDON — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament.Johnson quit after receiving the results of an investigation by lawmakers over misleading statements he made to Parliament about “partygate,” a series of rule-breaking government parties during the pandemic.In a lengthy resignation statement, Johnson accused opponents of trying to drive him out — and hinted that he might try to return.“It is very sad to be leaving Parliament — at least for now,” he said.Johnson said he had “received a letter from the Privileges Committee making it clear — much to my amazement — that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of Parliament.”He called the committee investigating him a “kangaroo court.”“Their purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless o...

California outmigration jumps 135% in 2 years, Census says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.Buzz: The gap between Californians relocating across America and the smaller number of newcomers more than doubled between 2019 and 2021.Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the Census Bureau’s state-to-state migration report for 2021, as it compared with 2019 data. The bureau skipped a 2020 report as pandemic limitations prevented a more accurate tabulation.Note that the Census tracks residents, age 1 and older, and whether they moved to another state, relocated within the same state, or just stayed put.ToplineLet’s look at California’s relocation mismatch, noting that interstate moves nationwide rose by 6% in these two years.More outbound: California lost 841,065 residents to other states in 2021, up 29% from the 653,551 exits in 2019.Fewer incoming: The state attracted 433,402 people from across the nation i...

Suspected Pittsburg killer identified 16 years after homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspected Contra Costa County killer was identified and arrested Thursday in connection to the death of Larry Abercrombie, a father of three. "Nearly 16 years after the killing of a Pittsburg man, DNA evidence has led to the arrest of his killer," the Pittsburg Police Department wrote Friday. Abercrombie, 33, was found suffering from gunshot wounds in front of his home on Catamaran Circle on June 8, 2007. No arrests were made. The cold case remained unsolved until advances in DNA technology were utilized by a detective and the Contra Costa County Crime Lab this year. "Recently, a Pittsburg Police Department Cold Case detective, who has been actively working this case, submitted evidence collected from the crime scene to the Contra Costa County Crime Lab for additional DNA testing. Utilizing modernized technology ... the crime lab was able to get a DNA match for the suspect. Detectives obtained a warrant for Blake’s arrest," PPD wrote. Just a day before the 16th anniversa...

Panthers are finding overtime to be the right time in Stanley Cup playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — When the Florida Panthers are headed to overtime in the playoffs, the routine basically goes like this: The horn sounds to end the third period, the team retreats to the locker room for intermission, and the discussion starts.There’s only one topic.“Chirpin’ who gets to score the goal,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said.Turns out, the Panthers don’t really care who scores it — as long as they score it. And in these playoffs, no team has been anywhere near as good as the Panthers have in extra time. They’re 7-0 in overtime in this postseason, the most recent of those wins coming Thursday when they rallied to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.“Overtime wins are more fun,” Maurice said. “They are, right? We’ve had a whole bunch of them. And we haven’t over-celebrated but they are more fun, right? You win a game in regulation, half your team kind of walks off the bench, and they skate and they tap pads and it...

A list of the Florida Panthers’ dramatic moments in recent weeks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A list of some of the Florida Panthers’ comeback moments in recent months:___March 29 vs. Toronto: Sam Reinhart scores with a minute left in regulation to tie the game at 2-2, and Brandon Montour wins it 1:41 into overtime.April 8 vs. Washington: Matthew Tkachuk scores for a 3-2 lead with a minute left, Reinhart adds an empty-netter 20 seconds later as the Panthers get a critical win in their playoff push.April 26 vs. Boston: Tkachuk scores 6:05 into overtime and Florida staves off elimination by winning 4-3 at Boston in Game 5.April 28 vs. Boston: Florida gets goals from Zac Dalpe, Tkachuk, Eetu Luostarinen and Reinhart in the final 12:39 to rally past Boston 7-5 in Game 6 to keep its season alive again.April 30 vs. Boston: Montour scores with a minute left, Verhaeghe scores 8:35 into overtime and the Panthers beat the Bruins 4-3 on the road in Game 7 to reach the second round.May 7 vs. Toronto: Reinhart scores 3:02 into overtime for a 3-2 win in Game 3 a...

Storm caps eighth-inning rally, Duke beats Virginia 5-4 in super regional opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Damon Lux hit a two-run home run, Luke Storm drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single, and Duke defeated Virginia 5-4 on Friday in the opening game of the Charlottesville Super Regional.Duke trailed 4-3 entering the eighth inning before Jay Beshears led off with a single and later scored the tying run on a bases-loaded grounder by Tyler Albright. Storm then singled to left field, scoring Giovanni DiGiacomo for a 5-4 lead.Virginia threatened with two out in the ninth when Griff O’Ferrall singled and Ethan O’Donnell drew a walk, but Duke reliever James Tallon got Jake Gelof to fly out.Duke’s Fran Oschell III (6-0, 0.69 ERA) pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief, striking out three, and was credited with the win. Tallon, who has a 1.64 ERA, pitched the ninth and picked up his 12th save.Lux’s home run gave Duke a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Virginia later went ahead 4-3 with three runs in the sixth when Gelof scored on a sing...