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Police seek help finding missing 6-year-old Firestone girl last seen in Northglenn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

A 6-year-old Firestone girl is missing and police are asking for the public’s help in locating her.Jazelle Martinez was last seen about 5:50 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of Malley Street in Northglenn, according to authorities.Missing – Last seen in Northglenn6yo Jazelle Martinez out of the Firestone area. She could possibly be with her noncustodial grandmother, Eleanor Trevino. Call 911 if seen. pic.twitter.com/ZW3KGv1D4W— Northglenn PD PIO (@NorthglennPDPIO) April 20, 2023The Colorado Bureau of Investigation describes the girl as being “endangered.”Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | CBI seeks help finding missing Indigenous 16-year-old girl Crime and Public Safety | Two juveniles missing from Colorado found in Nebraska in I-80 traffic stop Crime and Public Safety | Letecia Stauch suffered mental break during killing of 11-year-old Gannon, defense says as murder trial opens Crime and Public Safety ...

Gov. Jared Polis signs bills banning corporal punishment in schools, setting new rules on 48-hour jail holds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Punishment in schools and rules around bond hearings were among the bills signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday.Under HB23-1191, Colorado bans all corporal punishment in public schools, state-licensed child care centers, family child care homes and specialized group facilities. Polis noted that most school districts in the state already ban the practice. Colorado joins the majority of states — now 29 — banning it.“Research shows that physical discipline leads to stress, depression and a low sense of self-esteem,” Polis said. “It can also foster an environment where outright abuse occurs. This bill can assure our fellow Coloradans that learning is the focus of school.”The bill was sponsored by state Rep. Regina English and Sen. Rhonda Fields, both Democrats. It had bipartisan support in both chambers of the General Assembly.The bill “serves as a written promise by state leadership that we will honor and protect the children of Color...

Arraignment postponed for Ventura County fatal crash, Walmart stabbing suspect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Austin Eis, the man accused in a series of violent acts that culminated in a crash that killed a ninth-grade student at Westlake High School, did not physically appear in court as scheduled on Thursday for arraignment. Instead, he appeared electronically from his jail cell and, through his attorney, postponed arraignment until May 19, prosecutors said.Eis, 24, is also accused of pepper spraying and stabbing a Walmart employee in Simi Valley and attempting to drag another employee out of the store on the same day. He is also accused of going to a relative’s home without permission in Camarillo where he allegedly brandished a firearm. Austin Eis is seen in this undated photo provided by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.Family and friends console each other at the scene of a fatal crash in Thousand Oaks, California. April 18, 2023. (KTLA)A 15-year-old boy died and three other teens were injured when a suspect fleeing the scene of a stabbing allegedly crashed into a crowd of students...

Kawhi Leonard out for Clippers in Game 3 against Suns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Kawhi Leonard won’t play for the Los Angeles Clippers against the Phoenix Suns in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series Thursday night.He was listed as having a sprained right knee on the NBA's injury report that came out several hours before tipoff in Los Angeles. That leaves the Clippers without both of their star players against the Suns’ trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Chris Paul. Paul George hasn’t played since March 21, when he sprained his right knee in a game. Leonard is averaging 34.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and six assists through the first two games of the best-of-seven series, which is tied 1-1.The two-time NBA Finals MVP missed all of last season while recovering from surgery for a torn right ACL.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Orange County man busted for possession of child pornography

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

A 40-year-old Santa Ana man has been arrested for possession of child pornography, authorities announced Thursday.  The suspect, Rafael Gil-Segura, was identified by a civilian investigator with the Santa Ana Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force who learned that the 40-year-old was downloading child sexual abuse material over the internet. Detectives with Santa Ana PD, along with federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, executed a search warrant at Gil-Segura's residence, located in the 1800 block of West Pendelton Avenue, on April 19.  “During the search, several electronic devices were seized and evidence relating to the downloading of child pornography was discovered,” according to a Santa Ana PD news release. Gil-Segura was arrested and booked into the Santa Ana Detention Facility for possession of child pornography. Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Santa Ana PD’s ICAC Task Forc...

LAX pylons will light up to honor former Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

The Los Angeles International Airport pylons will light up to honor former L.A. Mayor Richard J. Riordan, who died Wednesday night surrounded by family, friends, caregivers and his beloved dogs.Riordan was 92 years old.“Tonight, our pylons will be lit the city’s colors, red-green-yellow to honor former LA Mayor Richard Riordan,” the official Twitter account for the airport announced Thursday. Former L.A. Mayor Richard J. Riordan dead at 92 Both current and former L.A. city officials reacted to the news of Riordan passing Thursday morning, with many crediting him for helping lead L.A. through challenging times such as the 1992 Rodney King riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.“Mayor Richard Riordan loved Los Angeles and devoted so much of himself to bettering our City,” L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement. “In the wake of the Northridge earthquake, Mayor Riordan set the standard for emergency action – he reassured us and delivered a response with an intensity that still pu...

'I want to be out there so bad': Paul George describes ongoing recovery, series with Suns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George is continuing his recovery from a knee injury that ended his regular season and cast a shadow over his team's NBA title dreams.The 32-year-old multi-time NBA All Star has spent the first two games of his team's playoffs series against the Phoenix Suns on the sideline, supporting his teammates from the bench.George says he's been watching the games amid feelings of excitement and envy."I want to be out there so bad, it hurts," the former Palmdale basketball star said on his podcast, Podcast P with Paul George. "Just walking out there and seeing the crowd going crazy. I'm like, f***, I missed this. Like this is what it's about ... that’s the playoff environment I miss so much.” George is expected to miss the entirety of his team's Western Conference Playoffs series against Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Devin Booker and the Suns.He says he's been working "ass off," to get back on the court and keep the Clippers' title aspirations alive. "I'm trying to ...

Tenn. GOP lawmaker resigns after ethics panel finding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee resigned Thursday due to an ethics violation involving the Legislature’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy.Rep. Scotty Campbell, vice chair of the House Republican Caucus, was among the GOP legislators who voted two weeks ago to expel two Black Democratic lawmakers for protesting in support of gun control on the House floor.The Mountain City lawmaker issued his resignation effective immediately, a letter to fellow legislators states.WTVF-TV first reported on the finding by the Ethics Subcommittee, which issued its decision on March 29 in a document addressed to Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton. The document says the panel found Campbell violated the Legislature’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy.When asked about the ethics panel decision by WTVF-TV on Thursday, Campbell said, “I had consensual, adult conversations with two adults off property.”“I thin...

Oakland mayor blindsided by A’s bombshell Vegas deal amid negotiations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

OAKLAND — Following months and months of uncertainty, Oakland thought it was inching closer to a deal for a new waterfront ballpark for the Oakland As this week, negotiating daily to keep one of baseball’s storied franchises in the city it had called home for five decades.Then, in an instant, it was over.On Wednesday evening, Mayor Sheng Thao received an unexpected call from A’s President Dave Kaval. He kept his words brief: “Heads up, we have a land deal in Las Vegas.”Hours later, the A’s dropped the same bombshell on the rest of Oakland — that the team was nearing an agreement to buy land in Las Vegas and build a $1 billion, 35,000-seat ballpark a mile off the strip, finally ditching the Coliseum in East Oakland that Kaval has spent the past couple years disparaging.Oakland thought it was still “in mid-negotiations — the closest we’ve ever been to landing a deal,” Thao said. But troubling signs permeated the talks.&...

Five-bedroom home sells for $3.7 million in Fremont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

891 Pebblewood Court – Google Street ViewA 5,139-square-foot house built in 1998 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 800 block of Pebblewood Court in Fremont was sold on March 13, 2023, for $3,700,000, or $720 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, five baths, a garage, and four parking spaces. It sits on a 0.5-acre lot.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:A 2,792-square-foot home on the 46900 block of Sentinel Drive in Fremont sold in January 2023, for $2,320,000, a price per square foot of $831. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,961-square-foot home on Geronimo Court in Fremont sold for $2,900,000, a price per square foot of $979. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Roadrunner Road, Fremont, in June 2022, a 3,136-square-foot home was sold for $3,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,004. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.