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Brentwood teen missing, considered at-risk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

(KRON) -- The Brentwood Police Department is searching for a teenage boy who went missing Tuesday afternoon.Marcus Velasquez, 15, was last seen leaving his home on the 400 block of Fremont Peak Drive at about 4 p.m. Remains found near Castle Rock State Park were Katie Schneider’s, police confirm Marcus is approximately 5 feet tall and weighs 250 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen in a white tank top and a blue hat. He is considered at-risk because he is on the autism spectrum and has other health issues, Brentwood police said. Anyone who sees Marcus or has information about his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.

Police searching for vehicle involved in East Bay triple shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

(KRON) -- The El Cerrito Police Department is asking for the public's help with tracking down suspects in a triple-shooting that happened Sunday night. The incident began after 10 p.m. in the City of Richmond, where police said the suspects were chasing the victims near the intersection of 1st Street and Macdonald Avenue. ECPD said the suspects fired at the victims "over the course of 50 city blocks" and the victims were struck several times. Accused Facebook killer enters plea in San Mateo County court The victims drove into El Cerrito and their car crashed into a parked car near the intersection of West Macdonald Avenue and Mono Avenue. The suspects allegedly fired at least 12 more rounds at the victims before fleeing. Officers from both ECPD and the Richmond Police Department located the victims, and they were hospitalized for treatment. All of the three victims are expected to survive.ECPD is asking residents and businesses on Macdonald Avenue to check surveillance footage fo...

Rosario, Ozuna go deep as major league-leading Braves snap 2-game skid with 3-2 victory over Mets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Eddie Rosario hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Marcell Ozuna had a solo shot in the fifth and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves held on to beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Tuesday night.The Braves took a 2-0 lead on Rosario’s 20th homer, a 415-foot shot to right-center. Rosario has gone deep four times on a nine-game homestand that ends Wednesday. Ozuna made it 3-0 with his 27th homer and third in the last two games. New York’s Daniel Vogelbach connected for a two-run shot off reliever Pierce Johnson to trim the lead to 3-2 in the sixth, but Joe Jiménez, A.J. Minter and closer Raisel Iglesias held the Mets to two hits and one walk over the last three innings as Atlanta snapped a two-game skid.The Braves (81-44) have held first place in the NL East since April 3 and remained 12 1/2 games up in the division.Fourth-place New York (59-68) had won seven of nine but dropped 23 games back in the NL East. The Mets began the night 6 1/2 games back in the wild...

Sky beat the Storm 102-79 to snap a five-game losing streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dana Evans scored 23 points, Marina Mabrey added 19 and the Chicago Sky snapped a five-game losing streak with a 102-79 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.It was Chicago’s first victory since scoring 104 points in back-to-back games against Dallas in early August.Evans and Mabrey combined for seven of Chicago’s nine 3-pointers. Evans was 4 of 6 from distance and Mabrey went 3 for 8.Alanna Smith had 14 points and Kahleah Copper added 12 on 5-of-14 shooting for Chicago (13-20). Courtney Williams added 10 points. Chicago led 50-40 at halftime behind 11 points from Copper. Jewell Loyd scored 26 points to lead Seattle (10-23). Loyd became the Storm’s single-season scoring leader, passing Breanna Stewart’s 742 points. Ezi Magbegor added 13 points and Sami Whitcomb scored 10.___AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketballSource

Phillies beat the Giants 4-3 to increase cushion in NL wild-card race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner had a two-run single in the ninth inning that bounced off Camilo Doval’s glove and into center field, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.Philadelphia increased its lead to four games over San Francisco in the National League wild-card race. The Giants have lost 12 of their last 16 games.Craig Kimbrel (7-3) got the victory with an inning of relief.After a string of Giants relievers frustrated the Phillies, Philadelphia pieced things against Doval (5-4), who entered with 33 saves on the season.Bryson Stott was hit by a pitch, then advanced to third when Brandon Marsh trickled a ball up the middle. After Marsh stole second, Kyle Schwarber was intentionally walked with one out to bring Turner to the plate. With the count 2-2, Turner roped a liner that deflected off Doval’s glove, then to the left of Thairo Estrada at second base. Stott scored the tying run and Marsh followed.Joc Peders...

Andrew McCutchen homers as the Pirates beat the Cardinals and struggling Adam Wainwright

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen’s two-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning against struggling Adam Wainwright, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Tuesday night.Wainwright remained stuck on 198 career wins a day after accruing his 18th year of major league service time. He is 0-8 with a 12.56 ERA in nine starts since his last victory on June 17 against the New York Mets.Wainwright retired the side in order in the first three innings before Ji Hwan Bae walked to lead off the fourth and scored on Connor Joe’s two-out single. The Pirates increased their lead to 6-1 with the five-run fifth that included a run-scoring groundout by Bae, a two-run double by Bryan Reynolds and McCutchen’s homer into the left-field bleachers, the 299th of his career.St. Louis catcher Willson Contreras and manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the seventh inning for arguing balls and strikes, and rookie Jordan Walker was tossed in the eighth, his first career ejection.T...

Burst pipe floods music venue on South Broadway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An independent music venue has been forced to shut down because of water damage from a broken pipe. Now, they’re asking for donations to help reopen. “We were hoping, fingers crossed, best-case-scenario, we might be able to get open for a little bit late September, early October. And now it feels like it’ll be lucky if we’re open by the end of the year,” Scott Happel said.Happel is co-owner of HQ, an independent music venue along South Broadway. “We host concerts, we host DJ night, we host burlesque and drag,” he said.  How to check your expected bill for sidewalk repairs in Denver According to Happel, the business has been a booming success since it first opened in July 2020. It is now closed indefinitely.Tuesday evening, a broken pipe sent water gushing through a brick wall in HQ’s basement and filled all 3,200 square feet from floor to ceiling. “I arrived and the water was about two and a half steps from the top of the stairs,” Happel said.HQ, a music venue...

Group surveys support for Johnston, Denver schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new survey reveals interesting opinions about Denver and its schools, but the school board did not exactly get rave reviews.Denver Families Action released survey findings that show how people feel about newly seated Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver Public Schools and the Board of Education. FOX31 had some questions about the survey and the group behind the survey, Denver Families Action. List: The 24 Denver schools getting AC, and the 31 that aren’t Clarence Burton Jr. is the group's CEO."It's not every day that you have this moment where you've got a big change in the city with a new administration in the city coming in, lots of energy and optimism around that. We want to check to see how folks were feeling about that and contrast that with an upcoming school board election," Burton told FOX31 on Tuesday.Who is Denver Families Action?Denver Families Action conducted the survey of 500 likely Denver voters this past July. FOX31 wanted to know more about the group."Den...

Police identify suspect in woman's assault near Lakewood park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

Update: Investigators have identified the suspect, the Lakewood Police Department said on Tuesday, although no further details were released.DENVER (KDVR) — Police in Lakewood are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted a woman running near Walker Branch Park.Lakewood Police said on Aug. 6 at 12:45 p.m., the victim was on her way back home from her run when she passed the park, located at 5825 W. 16th Ave., a few blocks west of Sloan's Lake Park.An unknown man saw the woman and started to follow her, police said.According to police, the suspect followed the woman on southbound Harlan Street for nearly two blocks. When the woman reached 14th Avenue and Harlan Street, the suspect allegedly attacked the woman from behind with both arms and fondled her. Charges reduced for 2 officers in Elijah McClain death case The suspect fled northbound on Harlan Street and eastbound on 16th Avenue."It wasn’t late at night, it wasn’t anything like that where there's a safety issue. This happened ...

Big Tech’s to-do list under new EU content rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:14 GMT

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s effort to crack down on illegal and harmful digital content in the bloc is about to take off. As soon as Friday, a total of 19 very large online platforms and search engines — called VLOPs — visited by more than 45 million Europeans every month will have to comply with the EU’s online content rulebook adopted in 2022, the Digital Services Act (DSA). Social media platforms in the crosshairs include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn and Pinterest. Online marketplaces Amazon, Booking, AliExpress, Zalando, Google Shopping, as well as Wikipedia and Google Maps, will also face the new regulatory music. The new rules will also apply to Google and Apple’s app stores, and to Google Search and Microsoft’s Bing.Companies will have to swiftly take down illegal content, like photos of child sexual abuse, as well as assess and propose concrete measures to counter major risks their platforms pose for soci...