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CHP officers confiscate 225K doses of fentanyl in Tenderloin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- California Highway Patrol officers working in the Tenderloin District seized a large amount of drugs on May 15, police announced Thursday.The narcotics were recovered after an officer conducted a traffic stop. They were "destined for the streets," CHP said. Woman steals $1K worth of items from Walgreens, arrested in Brentwood: police The drugs -- methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and various prescription drugs -- were found in a backpack. The suspect also had scales and cash, and is facing multiple felony charges. CHP said the amount of fentanyl discovered in 225,000 lethal doses. "Our commitment to removing these substances from San Francisco and California remains unwavering, and we will continue to work closely with our partners to make our communities safer," CHP said. On May 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented a new operation to limit fentanyl trafficking in the drug-riddled Tenderloin. The CHP is patrolling various areas of San Francisco as pa...

Woman steals $1K worth of items from Walgreens, arrested in Brentwood: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman was arrested after being accused of stealing over $1,000 worth of items from a Walgreens, the Brentwood Police Department (BPD) announced Thursday on Facebook. The arrest was made when a BPD officer conducted a traffic stop near Claudia Lane and Empire Avenue for an expired vehicle registration.The officer approached the driver and saw in the backseat a variety of medications and hygiene products without any grocery bags. The driver was identified as 33-year-old Antioch woman Latisha Vandycke. (Brentwood Police Department)(Brentwood Police Department)She admitted that the items in the car were stolen from a Walgreens outside of the city of Brentwood, according to police. The total amount of merchandise stolen was over $1,000, and the times were returned to the Walgreens at an unknown location.Vandycke was arrested for shoplifting and other theft-related charges. She was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility.

Swastika spray-painted at North Bay elementary school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

(KRON) -- Staff at Wade Thomas Elementary School in San Anselmo found a swastika spray-painted on the school's campus on Thursday, the Ross Valley School District said in an email.The symbol was spray-painted on the asphalt near a classroom. The school district believes it was painted Wednesday night at the school, which is located at 150 Ross Ave. Salinas police kill heavily-armed suspect in 8-hour standoff School staff members covered the swastika and notified police after discovering it. After an officer arrived, it was removed by school maintenance. The school district said it was treating the incident as "hate-motivated behavior." It plans to "move forward with consequences to the full extent possible." "It is tremendously disheartening to have this happen on one of our campuses and within our RVSD community where we have worked to create acceptance and a strong sense of belonging for all of our students, staff, and families. Such acts of hate are deeply offensive and an aff...

Bregman, Abreu and Tucker help Astros past Angels 5-2 as Blanco get first MLB win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman and José Abreu had two RBIs each and Kyle Tucker added three hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over Los Angeles on Thursday night in a game during which Angels manager Phil Nevin was ejected.The victory was the 2,126th of manager Dusty Baker’s career, moving him past Joe McCarthy into sole possession of eighth place on baseball’s all-time list.Houston’s Ronel Blanco (1-0), who was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land before the game, allowed seven hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings for the win in his first major league start. The 29-year-old has made 16 career relief appearances.“He was good after he settled down,” Baker said. “He started out a little shaky and … then he settled down and he got out of a couple of tough jams with some tough hitters.”Ryan Pressly allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth for his 11th save. Houston trailed by 1 in the fifth when Corey Julks doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch by Reid Detmers (0-5). The ...

Fairfax Co. eighth-grader finishes second at Scripps National Spelling Bee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Charlotte Walsh, representing Fairfax County, was one of 11 spellers to reach Thursday’s finals of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee. (E. M. Pio Roda / Scripps National Spelling Bee)Fairfax County eighth-grader Charlotte Walsh was the runner-up in the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee.Walsh, 14, from Compass Homeschool Enrichment, survived 13 rounds of spelling and word definitions before being tripped up by “daviely” in the 14th round of the finals Thursday night. She spelled the word “daevillick.”Dev Shah of Largo, Fla., then correctly spelled “psammophile” in the championship round to win the bee and a $50,000 first prize.Walsh was the only speller from Virginia and one of only 11 spellers to survive the first eight rounds of competition to reach the finals of the event, which was...

Mike Johnston fires back about campaign contributions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Tuesday is the last day for Denver voters to cast their ballots in the runoff race, which will decide the city’s next mayor. As part of the last week of campaigning, candidate Kelly Brough released a new ad highlighting political contributions her opponent Mike Johnston received from out-of-state billionaires.Johnston is backed by the super PAC Advancing Denver, which has raised more than $4 million this election cycle. More than half that money comes from three wealthy donors: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former DaVita CEO Kent Thiry. Johnston responds to the criticism this week on "Colorado Point of View." These Denver neighborhoods are at max pot capacity At first, the Denver mayoral candidate highlighted other campaign contributions.“We're very proud of the fact that we have more than 3,000 donations from Denver voters. We have more small donations. We have the smallest average donation size … more total don...

NBA fans in 'Little Serbia' of the US root for the Nuggets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Mile High City will be joined by fans in the Windy City as the Denver Nuggets make the team’s first run at an NBA championship.Chicago is known to have the largest Serbian population in the United States and is at times referred to as "Little Serbia."One of those Serbs is Milos Popratnjak. In 2016, he was in his native country when he watched a young Nikola Jokic take on Puerto Rico in the FIBA Basketball World Cup finals.“I think he had something like a 30, 20, 10 game. It was so effortless,” Popratnjak said. NBA fans loved Nikola Jokic’s answer when asked if he’s the best player on the Nuggets He hasn’t missed watching a game the Joker is in ever since.Vladamir Kurcubic runs Stefan Restaurant Café Bar in Chicago. The Serbian spot will likely be packed with fans throughout the NBA Finals run.“He’s so admirable. Such a good player and one of the best players we’ve ever had,” Kurcubic said.He admits he is a Chicago Bulls fan, but as a proud Serbian and fan of th...

‘Sanctuary’ cast elevates tedious tale of kinks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

MOVIE REVIEW“Sanctuary”Rated R. At the Coolidge Corner.Grade: B+Kinky and notably meta, “Sanctuary” places two very beautiful people played by rising American stars Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott on the screen in very provocative BDSM circumstances and asks us if it is “real,” manufactured by one of its players or just actors playing roles for the camera.Can it be all of those things? Is it a more pretentious “50 Shades of Grey?”Meet Hal Porterfield (Abbott). He’s the heir to a hotel chain dynasty. He lives in the sort of splendor that appears to have been conjured up in the mind of an interior decorator specializing in posh hotel suites. We hear him order a ridiculously indulgent dinner ending with a hot fudge sundae. What is he, 12? He has a dominatrix for hire pretending to be a lawyer named Rebecca (Qualley, “Fosse/Verdon”)). It isn’t long before her true identity is revealed and the fireworks begin…in the bathroom.Directed by New York City-based film ...

Woodward: How an off-mission CDC got COVID wrong

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

How does an agency named the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fail to “control or prevent” a pandemic like COVID-19?Because it was off-mission, said Dr. Brian Miller with the American Enterprise Institute. Instead of intensely focusing on tracking communicable diseases and fighting infections, the agency wandered into “woke” issues like fighting racism and advocating gun control. When a novel coronavirus hit, the CDC wasn’t ready.Miller, who is also a practicing hospitalist at Johns Hopkins University, laid out his case at the Common Sense Public Health Roundtable hosted by InsideSources.“Their mission has drifted,” Miller said, turning attention and resources to “things such as the environment, racism or gun violence.”While acknowledging those are important issues, Miller notes they are far afield from the CDC’s responsibilities.“Take environmental health and climate change, for example,” Miller said. “Would you like the CDC focusing on that? Or would you like the Environ...

‘Shooting Stars’ shoots, scores as winning tale of young LeBron James

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:16 GMT

MOVIE REVIEW“Shooting Stars”Rated PG-13. On Peacock.Grade: B+Based on the 2009 book by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger (“Friday Night Lights”) and nicely directed by Chris Robinson (“Woke”), “Shooting Stars” is the 1990s-set coming-of-age story of James and his “Fab Four” crew of fellow basketball enthusiasts with whom he played and grew up in Akron, Ohio.When we meet James (Marquis “Mookie” Cook, making his debut) and his closest friends and surrogate brothers Lil Dru (Caleb McLaughlin, “Stranger Things”), Willy McGee (Avery S. Willis Jr, “Swagger”) and Sian Cotton (Khalil Everage, “Cobra Kai”), they are together in the basement of Lil Dru’s house, which he shares with his father Dru Joyce (an excellent Wood Harris), a some time basketball coach and mother Carolyn (Diane Howard). LeBron lives with his single mother Gloria James (Natalie Paul), who is an enormous influence on him and who will work as many shifts as pos...