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Olvera Street merchants concerned about homeless, rampant rats

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

Merchants along Los Angeles' famed Olvera Street say an increase in homelessness coupled with an infestation of rats are threatening their livelihoods.Video shared with KTLA shows rodents crawling along streets, sidewalks and under vendor stands, scavenging for food. Dead rats are everywhere, merchants say.“Part of the problem here is there is such a bureaucracy the way the city operates,” Edward Flores, owner of Juanita’s Café, told us. “There doesn’t seem to be any staffers here that are tasked with gathering them up.”Video shared with KTLA shows rodents crawling along streets, sidewalks and under vendor stands, scavenging for food. Oct 2023. Homeless tents and the surrounding areas, Flores says, are filled with food and human waste, and that has allowed the rat population to boom in an area frequented by tourists looking to dine and shop.Many vendors say they barely survived the pandemic and can’t afford any more setbacks.“They need to be more aggressive about this and try to thi...

Car crashes off bridge in Angeles National Forest; driver trapped

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

Rescue crews are rescuing a trapped driver in a vehicle that went over the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Friday night.The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. along Big Tujunga Road near Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The vehicle landed about 300 feet beneath the bridge and appeared to be wedged between the bridge’s base pillar and a rocky hillside.Fire crews were seen lowering themselves down the hillside to remove at least one person trapped inside the vehicle.It’s unclear what caused the vehicle to drive off the bridge. A hoist rescue may be considered to safely remove the trapped driver. The driver's condition is unknown.A SigAlert has been issued for Angeles Forest Highway at Big Tujunga Narrows Bridge for at least two hours as crews work to extricate the victim.Sky5 video of the rescue scene can be viewed in the video player above. This developing story will be updated.

Inland Empire reaches triple digit Fall temperatures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

Just when the temperatures started to cool down, the heat seeped back into Southern California. Residents in the Inland Empire are feeling the heat wave as temperatures in some areas reach triple digits. Many parks were empty as residents and community members remained inside to avoid the heat. Don Ramos, a Rancho Cucamonga resident who walks laps at Hermosa Park with his dog, cut his exercise short, as temperatures climbed to the 90s just before noon. “It’s bearable, but it’s getting a little warm for her so I'm ready to take her home.” Other residents who chose to have a picnic to soak up the sun say they are keeping cool by “wiping ourselves down” and “throwing cold water in our face.” The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for several cities across SoCal, including some in the Inland Empire which could reach triple digits through Saturday. “Highs are generally expected to range 7-15 degrees above normal,” said Elizabeth Adams from the N...

Juszczyk says team cohesion is playing into 49ers' success: 'Playing with my best friends'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

(KRON) -- All it takes is one chant of "JUUUUUICE" to see how beloved fullback Kyle Juszczyk is by the 49er faithful. Juszczyk has proven himself to be an indispensable asset to the 49ers for his willingness and ability to both block and catch the football. Now in his seventh season with the 49ers, the Harvard product is the longest-tenured player on the offense and the second-most senior member of the team behind defensive lineman Arik Armstead. Juszczyk has seen it all in San Francisco. He came to the team for Kyle Shanahan's first season, becoming a part of the organization's shift from rebuilding team to bona fide contender. Broncos trade benched pass rusher Randy Gregory to 49ers in deal including swap of 2024 draft picks "Things have really come full-circle," the seven-time Pro Bowler told Red and Gold Zone. "We had a goal in mind when we first came here. And to see it all come to fruition, and see the culture that we've built... just to be a part of that journey has been r...

Clayton Kershaw overcomes shoulder injury to will himself into another Dodgers postseason

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw has never been one for making excuses. Whether it’s his health or velocity, both of which have taken hits in recent years, he would rather gut out whatever is going on in silence.“He’s a survivor, he’s a competitor,” Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He just wills himself to great performance.”The 100-win Dodgers will rely on their stalwart left-hander when Kershaw starts the NL Division Series opener Saturday against the 84-win Arizona Diamondbacks. He was 13-5 with a 2.46 ERA during the season.“Might not be throwing 95, like I used to face him 15 years ago, but he knows how to pitch and he’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer for a reason,” teammate Freddie Freeman said Friday. “The velocity is 88, 89 right now and with that slider it’s still Clayton Kershaw.”Kershaw missed over a month with a shoulder injury that neither he nor the Dodgers have said much about. The team carefully managed his outings, which have not gone beyond five...

Álvaro Uribe, expresidente de Colombia, irá a juicio por supuesto fraude procesal y manipulación de testigos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Después de un largo proceso judicial, la sala penal del Tribunal Superior de Bogotá determinó este viernes que Álvaro Uribe, presidente de Colombia de 2002 a 2010, deberá enfrentar un juicio por supuestamente manipular testigos a su favor en un caso que se originó en 2014.Antes de conocerse la determinación del tribunal, en una audiencia virtual transmitida en internet, Uribe manifestó una “enorme preocupación” por la decisión que se adelantaba.Álvaro Uribe es el primer expresidente de Colombia que irá a juicio“Yo he defendido mi reputación con ardentía, pero no sé de sobornar testigos ni de engañar a la Corte. Toda información que se recogía se mandaba de buena fe a la Corte para que la Corte la examinara en ejercicio de su competencia. Lo que dijeron era que yo enviaba esa información a la Corte para engañarla. ¡Por favor!”, dijo desde Cartagena horas antes del anuncio.El expresidente se mostró contrariado y afectado por el llamamiento a juicio, al asegurar ...

Parents warned of attempted abduction in Denver neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An attempted abduction in a Denver neighborhood has parents on high alert.On Sunday, Denver Police officers responded to the 1100 block of North Steele Street for a suspicious occurrence. Officers were told two people were attempting to lure children into a silver van. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Teller Elementary, a neighborhood school, sent out a letter warning parents about the incident. The letter claimed two people tried to lure some kids playing in the front yard into their silver van by offering them lemonade. The kids ran back inside and were unharmed.“We love this neighborhood. We consider it to be very safe,” parent Katie Hummer told FOX31. "It breaks my heart."The letter also said police think someone might have flown a drone over the area to scope it out first.'Strangers are strangers'The school is now encouraging parents to start safety conversations early on and teach the difference between strangers and trusted ...

'Para Mi Familia': Mural depicts sugar beet workers in Fort Collins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — In the city of Fort Collins, a new piece of art in the heart of that community’s downtown is being considered a milestone for the Hispanic community.It took years for a mural depicting Latinos' contributions there to come to life. This wild agua fresca dazzles the tastebuds with an old family recipe It stands in downtown Fort Collins along College Avenue, where there are beautiful pieces of art and other murals. But none of them are like the one being painted by artist Armando Silva.It’s called "Para Mi Familia," which when translated from Spanish to English, means "For My Family." It helps tell the story of Latinos' contributions and their longtime presence in this city’s history.“It’s an attempt to celebrate, to lift up, kind of, the Hispanic community here in Northern Colorado, specifically Fort Collins,” Silva said.'Mamas are always the glue of the familia'The mural depicts a child working in a beet field, with a woman prominently in the middle alo...

How will Thornton keep its road-crossing turkeys safe?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Off 124th and York in Thornton, a series of new, yellow signs warns drivers of a potential avian obstacle ahead.But these "slow down" and "watch for turkeys" signs aren't stopping the neighborhood birds from being struck, according to City Councilmember Karen Bigelow."They are getting run over," she said. "And some of them are dying painful deaths."The flock of turkeys is now very much in the spotlight after a Wednesday altercation between so-called "Turkey Lady" Mary Ann Strauch and a driver, who says Strauch hit her car with a stick while she was helping the turkeys cross the road to roost near her home. Coastal state agrees to relocate gray wolves to Colorado The Problem Solvers received multiple emails after the story aired, some voicing displeasure with Strauch's actions and others supporting her for what she does every night.Mary Ann Strauch, known in Thornton as the "turkey lady," helps the neighborhood birds cross the road to roost each evening. (K...

Carjacker swipes woman’s rental SUV at Apopka gas station mid-pump; suspect arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:24 GMT

APOPKA, Fla. (WSVN) — It was a different kind of pain at the pump for a woman who was taken for a ride when somebody hopped behind the wheel of her rental SUV in Central Florida, leading authorities to make an arrest.Surveillance video of Wednesday night’s carjacking at an Exxon Mobil gas station in Apopka is tough to watch.Witness Morning Leveille, described the frightening moments when a woman was attacked and her vehicle was stolen.“It was obviously like a harrowing incident,” she said.The driver of a light colored Toyota sedan is seen getting out and walks toward the victim, who was pumping gas.A few seconds later, Leveille noticed the man get in the driver’s seat of her SUV and start to take off, and the woman still hadn’t finished filling her tank.“She was like, ‘Get out of my car, and he said, ‘No,'” said Leveille, “and then they threw a couple of punches, and he drove off, which eventually flung her out of the...