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Motion to dismiss ethics complaint against Erie mayor denied

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission denied a motion to dismiss a complaint against Erie Mayor Justin Brooks on Monday.Erie resident Ryan Kenward, who was previously a candidate for the Erie Board of Trustees and Home Rule Charter Commission in 2022, filed an IEC complaint against Brooks earlier this year. The complaint was found to be nonfrivolous on March 21. In the complaint, Kenward claims that during a 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board meeting, Brooks pressured the board to award money to Being Better Neighbors, a nonprofit where Brooks serves as president. Brooks was a trustee and the DEI liaison at the time.Kenward previously stated in the initial complaint to the IEC that Brooks used his influence to have the DEI board vote to award the nonprofit. He also claims that Brooks’ actions violated C.R.S. 24-18-109, which sets rules of conduct for local government officials and employees.In the IEC document denying the order to dismiss, the IEC states the co...

Mother arrested after she allegedly tried to abandon baby in Adelanto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

A woman from Barstow was arrested and booked into jail after she allegedly abandoned her baby with a pair of strangers, shortly after she tried to leave him behind a dumpster.It happened Saturday afternoon in Adelanto, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.Deputies were called to the intersection of Highway 395 and Bartlett Avenue around 12:40 p.m. for a welfare check, officials said. Woman abducted after Whittier shooting found dead A caller told authorities that a woman was seen placing a baby on the ground behind the trash cans of a business. When the woman realized she was being watched, she picked the baby up again and walked toward an apartment complex.The woman was seen wearing an orange shirt and black shorts, and the baby was wrapped in a gray blanket and was wearing a blue beanie, the caller said.When deputies arrived on scene, they found a woman that matched the suspect's description, but she was alone. After being questioned by deputies, the 21-ye...

Man arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault of 13-year-old girl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

A 25-year-old man from Riverside has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a juvenile female in Corona, as well as an attempted kidnapping in Riverside, authorities announced on Tuesday.  On July 21, officers with the Corona Police Department responded to reports of a kidnapping and sexual assault that occurred at around 11:30 p.m. Authorities said a 13-year-old girl was allegedly lured into the back of an older model black Mercedes Benz C-class by the suspect, now identified as Roderick Eugene Arline Jr., on Magnolia Avenue, near Tyler Street in neighboring Riverside.  “Subsequently, the victim was driven to the area of Sixth Street and Rimpau Avenue in Corona, where she was sexually assaulted,” a Corona PD news release stated.  During an investigation into the incident, authorities learned that the Riverside Police Department had investigated a similar attempted kidnapping incident that occurred on April 20, around 7:40 p.m. near the ...

Ted Cruz gets fooled by fake photo of shark swimming on 405 Freeway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

It's true that you can't always trust what you see on the internet, even if you're a United States Senator.On Monday, hours after the worst of Tropical Storm Hilary cleared its way out of Los Angeles, Ted Cruz, junior Senator from the state of Texas and a former candidate for the presidency, shared a post on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, which appeared to show a shark swimming on a flooded roadway.The photo was shared by sports commentator and satirist Dan Katz, better known by his media pseudonym Big Cat, of Barstool Sports."Friend of mine out in LA just took this picture on the 405. And yes, all news and media outlets you have permission to use this. Wild," Katz wrote in the satirical post.Cruz shared the photo to his 6.1 million followers with the caption, "Holy crap." Twitter users were quick to point out that the photo did not depict what the caption claimed it did. Corrections made to Community Notes, a function on Twitter that allows users to provide additional co...

Loved ones search for missing Pico Rivera teen

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

Authorities are searching for a girl who disappeared in Pico Rivera Tuesday.The missing teen was identified as Kimberly Tiffany Reyes Mendoza, 16, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Mendoza was last seen on the 4900 block of Lexington Road around 7:05 a.m.She is described as a Hispanic girl standing 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with brown eyes and long black hair. She has a burn scar on her right knee, authorities said.Mendoza was last seen wearing a pink sweater, blue pajama pants and red Vans sneakers.The teen’s family is concerned for her well-being as she does not have a history of running away, authorities said. Kimberly Tiffany Reyes Mendoza, 16, in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Her loved ones are hoping the public may be able to locate her.Anyone who may know Mendoza’s whereabouts or has additional information is asked to call the Pico Rivera Sheriff’s Station at 562-949-2421.

Driver Injured after Semi-Truck Accident on US 60 [Tempe, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

Semi-Truck Ended in Embankment and Resulted in One InjuryTEMPE, AZ (August 22, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a semi-truck accident on US 60 left one driver with injuries.On August 11th, troopers from the Arizona Department of Safety were dispatched to the westbound lanes of the highway ramp near Interstate 10.Upon investigation, the officers learned that a semi-truck driver lost control of the vehicle, and ended up in an embankment.In addition to the report, the semi-truck was pulling a trailer loaded when it was cut off by another vehicle.Furthermore, the semi-truck driver suffered only minor injuries, and he was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.Meanwhile, the authorities blocked the westbound US 60 to I-10 east and westbound ramps for multiple hours.By 2:30 p.m., the eastbound ramp reopened, and at around 5:00 p.m., the westbound ramp followed.No other details were added by the authorities at this time, and the crash is still under investigation.When driving, alwa...

Single family residence sells for $1.7 million in Fremont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

A 1,661-square-foot house built in 1957 has changed hands. The property located in the 41300 block of Carmen Street in Fremont was sold on July 12, 2023. The $1,725,000 purchase price works out to $1,039 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Additionally, the home comes with a garage.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Beatrice Street, Fremont, in October 2022, a 1,050-square-foot home was sold for $1,780,000, a price per square foot of $1,695. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,337-square-foot home on the 2900 block of Anderson Avenue in Fremont sold in August 2022, for $1,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,234. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 1,389-square-foot home on Valero Drive in Fremont sold for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,152. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Letters: Redirect resources | Smoking loophole | Missed chance | GOP bails

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Redirect resourcesfrom jail to communityAlameda County residents can be thankful that, unlike Wisconsin’s Waupun Correctional Institution, detainees at Santa Rita Jail are not subjected to months-long lockdowns.But, nevertheless, warning signs abound. Staff shortages compromise re-entry planning for those locked up pretrial or serving sentences. And lack of re-entry preparation increases the likelihood of revolving-door returns into the jail.Sheriff’s deputies work mandatory overtime because the Sheriff’s Office can’t hire enough deputies to run the jail, and the county can’t employ sufficient behavioral health clinicians to work at the jail.The Board of Supervisors must take charge — supported by the courts, DA and public defender — to shift investment away from the jail and instead serve people’s housing and treatment needs in the community, through diversion and other programs.Thereby fewer people wil...

Critics of expansion say Oakland Airport’s zero-emissions plan is missing most crucial element

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

The Port of Oakland’s plan to reduce carbon emissions at the Oakland International Airport leaves out a crucial element, according to critics of its planned expansion: emissions from actual flights.The port’s announcement this week of its plan for a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions at the airport by 2040 comes just days after a broad coalition of organizations rallied at the airport to protest plans to build a new terminal, add more gates and ultimately increase air traffic in the East Bay.Lin Griffith, a member of the steering committee for Stop OAK Expansion Coalition, which organized last week’s protest, said the plan represents merely a drop in the bucket of the airport’s emissions, primarily because it leaves out the biggest emitters.“Ninety-nine percent of emissions are from the airplanes themselves, not airport emissions,” Griffith said. “That’s what we need to reduce.”In pursuit of its emissions goal, the airport has already begu...

Heidi Klum boasts about her disturbingly low intake of calories

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

Followers of Heidi Klum’s Instagram either think the model is lying, or that she’s encouraging young women to starve themselves, after she recently revealed that she only consumes about 900 calories a day to maintain her slender model’s figure.The former Victoria’s Secret Angel, 50, shared the numbers on her disturbingly low intake of calories during a now-expired Q&A on her Instagram Story Sunday, according to Page Six and the Daily Mail.The judge for “America’s Got Talent” also revealed that her day usually starts off with a very low-calorie breakfast that consists of three poached eggs in warm chicken broth. When a follower asked her current weight, Klum pulled out a scale and stepped on it with her bare feet, to show that she currently weighs 138 pounds.Given that the German-born model stands 5 feet 9 inches tall, her body mass index would be within normal range, Page Six reported, citing the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute. But m...