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Evictions skyrocket in St. Louis since start of pandemic, sheriff says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts says his office has seen an explosion of evictions since the pandemic.“We're getting more and more evictions, and I don't know exactly why we are getting more and more evictions. We thought that after the pandemic, we would have a whole lot. We didn't. But now all of a sudden it’s picked up,” Betts said. “I don't know if it's people not able to pay something has gone on; you got a lot of people that's out of work, they can't pay, and maybe that's a reason we're getting more evictions these days.”Betts says they’re handing out 100 notices a week, and that’s put a big strain on his already short-staffed office.“It's affecting me because we have to double the crews that go out there to do those evictions,” he said. “And as I've been preaching all over the city for a pretty good while, we are short on manpower, and so, doubling up on those crews is really working those guys real hard, cause we still have all our other papers that we have to get...

Parked BMW involved in KCFD fire investigation after carport is destroyed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Was a parked car the cause of a fire that destroyed an entire carport? That is the question fire officials continue to investigate.If that does turn out to be the case, this wouldn't be the first time BMW is at the center of a situation like this. 1 dead, 3 injured in Lake of the Ozarks boating incident Elisa Mulkey was sleeping when she heard firefighters start banging on her door. She ran as quickly as she could to safety. Mulkey's car was completely ruined.Another neighbor we talked to got to his car and moved it in time as the fire under this BMW ignited nearly the entire carport. "It was pretty chaotic. Everybody was running around. We were just trying to get everybody out of the parking lot," Mulkey said.You can see just in images and videos provided to FOX4 on how devastating the flames were. Neighbors say in less than 10 minutes things went from 0 to 100 quicker than they ever thought possible."How fast fires can spread and can cause damage, ho...

Brawl among teens draws police response to Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

A brawl among a group of juveniles at the Del Amo Fashion Center prompted a large police response in Torrance Sunday afternoon. Calls reporting the incident in the 3500 block of West Carson Street began coming into the station around 4 p.m., Torrance Police Department Sgt. Salary said. Officers responded to the scene and found there was a fight among a group of juveniles. One witness confirmed that there was a firearm discharged, however, no gunshot victims were located, Salary said. Video provided by the Citizen app showed a crowd of people and officers outside the mall. The Torrance Police Department initially indicated there was some sort of flash mob at the mall. Further investigation by police determined that it was a brawl.The surrounding businesses did not need to be evacuated and the juveniles were eventually escorted off of the premises, Salary said. There was no word on whether any arrests were made. An investigation into the incident was ongoing.

Thairo Estrada pre-game speech snaps SF Giants out of funk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants are at a critical point in the season. A continued skid could bury chances at a playoff berth. A wake up call can revive them amid an increasingly competitive Wild Card run.No alarm seemed to be sounding as the Giants lost seven straight series and 14 of their last 19 games heading into Sunday’s game. No obvious leader seemed to be emerging. So Thairo Estrada called a team meeting before the Giants’ final game against the Braves, hoping to prevent a sweep, to remind the team that they’re better than this — spoken in Spanish through an interpreter.“I told the team to go pitch-by-pitch, take the extra base. Do the things we were doing before to execute moving forward,” Estrada said. “Everybody knows we’ve had a difficult and challenging month, so I told the team to do positive things. It was a positive message. We have a month left and we still have a chance for us to get in an not forget wh...

Stroud has scoring pass as Texans beat Saints 17-13

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Houston rookie C.J. Stroud threw his first touchdown pass as a pro and the Texans defeated New Orleans 17-13 on Sunday night in a preseason finale that was also marked by a couple Jimmy Graham highlights for the Saints.Graham looked determined not to let his mysterious medical episode and run-in with police last week derail his NFL comeback. The 36-year-old tight end, who signed with New Orleans last month after spending the previous season out of football, caught three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown. His catches were reminiscent of the way he played when Drew Brees was his quarterback in New Orleans from 2010 to 2014. He established leverage with his 6-foot-7 frame in tight coverage and came down with contested catches. His score on a 3-yard pass from Jameis Winston came shortly after his 25-yard grab had given New Orleans a first down on the Houston 11.After his touchdown — which delighted a Superdome crowd longing to see the ever popular Graham score for t...

Portland Thorns stay at top of NWSL in 1-1 draw with Spirit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

Ashley Hatch’s goal in the final minutes pulled the Washington Spirit into a 1-1 draw with the Portland Thorns on Sunday in the National Women’s Soccer League.Sophia Smith, the league’s top scorer and reigning NWSL Most Valuable Player, appeared to injure her right knee in the second half and was on crutches after the break. Portland went ahead in the 63rd minute when Sam Coffey slipped a pass to Morgan Weaver in the box, who then chipped a shot into the goal with the outside of her foot. Coffey now has a league-leading seven assists.Just as the match was ending, the Thorns were whistled for a handball in the box. Hatch put her penalty into the left corner in stoppage time to secure a draw for the Spirit (6-3-8) in front of 13,048 fans at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.Five of Hatch’s nine goals this year have come from penalties. The Thorns (8-4-5) remain at the top of a tight NWSL table with five matches left in the regular season.Each NWSL team over the wee...

Hallan 4 muertos, incluido un menor de 17 años, tras tiroteo en el condado Harford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

Cuatro personas han muerto, incluido un adolescente de 17 años, tras una balacera en un apartamento en el condado Harford en Maryland la mañana del domingo, de acuerdo a las autoridades. El tiroteo se registró a las 11:18 a.m. en la cuadra 300 de Trimble Road en Joppatowne, según la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado Harford. La persona que llamó al 911 informó que un individuo armado había entrado a un apartamento y que luego se oyeron disparos, dijo el Alguacil Jeffrey Gahler en una conferencia de prensa. Los agentes llegaron en minutos y hallaron a tres personas muertas en el lugar, dijo Gahler. Una cuarta persona fue llevada al hospital, pero no sobrevivió a sus heridas. Se cree que el sospechoso está entre los fallecidos, informaron las autoridades. “Este incidente ocurrió y está aislado a un edificio de apartamentos y un apartamento dentro de ese edificio. No parece que la entrada en el apartamento fuera forzada”, escribió la oficina del alguacil en Fac...

Tactical expert weighs in on police chase, hostage situation in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Even though the suspect was shot at a hostage situation in Denver Friday night, he didn't die, the hostage survived and, besides some property damage, there were no other casualties.Tactical expert James Allbee said scenes like what happened in Denver on Friday have a top priority. Denver officer fires at suspect during hostage situation "Officer safety first, and then, obviously, we've got to take into consideration the community safety as well," Allbee said.Denver Police said it started as a road rage shooting earlier in the day. A man reported being shot at by someone in the same vehicle involved in the crash later that night.Police found the vehicle later in the day, and monitored it until a group of people finally got inside. They followed it and that led to the chase that became a hostage situation on York Street and 35th Avenue.Police said the suspect had a hostage at gunpoint, and after attempts to negotiate, an officer fired at the suspect."Deadly force w...

Car flipping scam growing in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- You find a quick and easy deal online to buy a car, and the seller asks you to meet him or her at a random location to make a cash or electronic transaction.You drive away and learn that the car is riddled with mechanical problems. This is the hallmark of a scam known as “curbstoning.” Police searching for suspect after 3 injured in Denver shooting Professional auto dealers are seeing more victims of the scam in Colorado over the past six months. California-based Sell Max told FOX 31 the company has encountered nearly 30 cars in Denver so far this year that turned out to have serious problems.“When they tell us how they acquired the car, everything starts clicking and we realize they were curbstoned,” Sell Max founder Sean Pour said.Curbstoning occurs when the scammer sells the car without a dealer license, usually through social media ads, making sure to conceal any mechanical issues. The biggest red flag is that the seller never transfers the car into their name...

Florida couple speak out about crash that caused wife to go into labor with twins, left husband with neck injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:40 GMT

A Central Florida couple are celebrating two bundles of joy after a chaotic crash involving an alleged drunk driver sent a mother into labor earlier than expected and left her husband with a serious neck injury.Ronesha Brooks was 35 weeks pregnant with twins McKenzie and McKayla when she and her husband Andre were on the way to the hospital in Orlando back in early June.Then the unthinkable happened.“I was more so like, ‘Will my babies make it, and are both parents going back home to the other children?'” said Ronesha.Ronesha and Andre were driving along South John Young Parkway in a Kia SUV and were just minutes away from the hospital when, they said, they were hit by a red sedan, causing Ronesha to go into labor early.The twins were delivered safely, but one of them ended up having to stay in the neonatal intensive care unit for a week.“One of the placentas erupted, and it was bleeding on the inside,” said Ronesha. “Once the placenta erupts, it&...