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Rising rents and diminishing aid are fueling a sharp increase in evictions in many US cities

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta.Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required him to evict Williams and his 25-year-old daughter De’mai Williams in April because they owed $8,348 in unpaid rent and fees on their $940-a-month apartment. They have been living in limbo ever since. They moved into a dilapidated Atlanta hotel room with water dripping through the bathroom ceiling, broken furniture and no refrigerator or microwave. But at $275-a-week, it was all they could afford on Williams’ $900 monthly social security check and the $800 his daughter gets biweekly from a state agency as her father’s caretaker. “I really don’t want to be here by the time his birthday comes” in August, De’mai Williams said. “For his health, it’s just not right.”T...

Shooting in Baltimore wounds 6 people; all expected to survive

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting in Baltimore on Friday night wounded six people, though all were expected to survive, police said.Officers who had pulled over a car in the city’s north heard gunshots just before 9 p.m. and went to investigate, Baltimore Police Department spokesperson Lindsey Eldridge said.Officers found three men near the intersection of East Cold Spring Lane and York Road who all had “numerous non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to their bodies,” Eldridge said in an email. Medics transported the three men to area hospitals for treatment.Police were then informed there were another three victims who had walked into area hospitals with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, Eldridge said.The victims included an 18-year-old woman, two 22-year-old men, a 26-year-old man and a 17-year-old male, Eldridge said.Northern District detectives are investigating the shooting.The Associated Press

Parks After Dark offers summer activities in 34 L.A. County parks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

Parks After Dark returns for its 13th summer season offering free, safe, family-centered activities in 34 parks across Los Angeles County. The L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation initiative began Thursday and will run through August 5, with events taking place from 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Each week, Parks After Dark will offer different themes including 'Sports and Fitness Challenge', 'Backyard Boogie' and 'L.A. County Got Talent' to engage youth, families, seniors, and attendees of all ages. Attendees can expect a variety of enjoyable events including live concerts, dance lessons, outdoor movie screenings, and more. Parks After Dark aims to transform local parks into community safe havens with family-friendly gatherings and activities. “We are thrilled to bring back dynamic, free, accessible, summer programming for all members of the family through Parks After Dark,” said Norma García-González, Director of the L.A. County Department...

SF Giants vanquish Dodger Stadium demons with another come-from-behind win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

LOS ANGELES — The cardiac Giants found another way to get it done Friday night.Held hitless for six innings, trailing after seven, the Giants mounted yet another late-inning rally and vanquished one of their biggest demons in the process.Brandon Crawford lined a slider from Alex Vesia into right field for a single in the top of the 11th that drove home the go-ahead run in a heart-stopping 7-5 win over the archrival Dodgers, winning a game in a venue where they emerged victorious only once in nine tries last season.With Camilo Doval expended already, it was Jakob Junis who recorded the save, overcoming a dropped pop-up by Casey Schmitt and his own overthrow to first base, ending a back-and-forth game in an appropriate chaotic nature.For the third time in the past two weeks, the Giants came back to win a game in which they did not have a hit after five innings and trailed after seven. With their fifth straight win, matching a season-best streak, the Giants improved their record to fiv...

Pedestrian dead after hit-and-run in Oakland

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

(KRON) -- A pedestrian is dead after a hit-and-run in Oakland Friday evening, the Oakland Police Department confirmed. The collision happened around 7 p.m. near the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Vicksburg Avenue where an adult pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. Officers arrived at the scene and took the victim to the hospital where they were initially listed in critical condition. However, OPD said later in the night the pedestrian died at a local hospital.The victim has not been identified. The collision happened approximately two blocks south of Horace Mann Elementary School.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }No other information was immediately available.

Only 3 of 45 people arrested in SF drug crackdown from city: SFPD

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- At a recent San Francisco Police Commission meeting, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said two weeks of arrest data from the crackdown on open-air drug use in the Tenderloin shows that of the 45 drug users arrested, only three people were residents of San Francisco. Chief Scott said he is not quite sure what to make of that. Cinemark and Westfield abandoning downtown SF just the latest in string of bad news "I can give some anecdotal answers," Scott said. "I've talked to people and asked them why they chose to do it here. I've gotten answers like, 'drugs are cheap and readily available, and you got an environment where it is permitted.'""So what that tells us is that we've become a magnet, a regional magnet, and maybe even a national magnet," said San Francisco drug recovery advocate Tom Wolf.It is something that Wolf says he has been trying to get SF city leaders to recognize, something that he views as a key aspect of the city's drug problem."The pat...

SF Bay Area Pro-Am aims to bring elite basketball to the Bay this summer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The SF Bay Area Pro-Am is back for the summer at the historic Kezar Pavilion gym for Bay Area hoop fans. The pro-am welcomes college players, pros, and even high school players to play in the league and showcase their skills. Some big names players who have played in the SF Bay Area Pro-Am over the years include Stephen Curry, Jason Kidd, Aaron Gordon, Jeremy Lin, Garry Payton, Brian Shaw, Jason Richardson, and Matt Barnes. Bay Area native Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets, who this week helped the franchise win its first NBA championship, also played in the league. "The San Francisco Pro-Am is very proud of the achievement that Aaron Gordon has made and excited that another one of our alumni has had the opportunity to advance his skills to an NBA Championship," said Jon Greenberg-League Director for the San Francisco Pro-Am for the last 43 yrs. The Bay Raiders will play Bay City tonight at 8 p.m. at Kezar. For a complete list of upcoming games in ...

LAX terminals cleared after suspicious package evacuations

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

Authorities have cleared terminals at the Los Angeles International Airport that were evacuated after reports of a suspicious item was found on Friday night.The item, which was not publicly identified, was found around 9:30 p.m. Friday in an area prior to an official TSA security checkpoint.Passengers in Terminals 1 and 1.5 were evacuated out of caution, an airport spokesperson said. Vehicle traffic was diverted from the upper and lower levels as authorities responded to the scene. An LAPD bomb squad dispatched to the scene later cleared the package and determined the item was not a threat.Sky5 images showed traffic was severely backed up for miles on the freeway and surface streets leading to the airport's arrival and departure areas.Traffic severely backed up on freeways and surface streets as terminals in Los Angeles International Airport were shut down due to a suspicious package on June 16, 2023. (KTLA)Following the suspicious item's clearance, staff and passengers were allowed...

Rescuers are braving snipers and racing time to ferry Ukrainians out of Russian-occupied flood zones

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — At last, help came for Vitalii Shpalin. From a distance, he spotted the small Ukrainian rescue boat traversing floodwaters that had submerged the 60-year-old’s entire neighborhood after a catastrophic dam collapse in the country’s embattled south. He and others boarded with sighs of relief — interrupted suddenly by the crackle of bullets.Shpalin ducked, and a bullet scraped his back. He felt one pierce his arm, then his leg. The boat’s rescue worker cried into the radio for reinforcements. “Our boat is leaking,” Shpalin heard him say. An elderly man died before his eyes, his lips turning blue.Their vessel, taking civilians to safety in Kherson city across the river, had been shot by Russian soldiers positioned in a nearby house, according to Ukrianian officials and witnesses on the boat. “They (Russians) let the boats through, those coming to rescue people,” Shpalin said. “But when the boats were full of people, they started shooting.”Massive flooding f...

Man arrested for series of ATM heists across Southern California

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:33:09 GMT

A Riverside man was arrested in connection to a series of brazen ATM thefts across Southern California.The suspect was identified as Paul Kolacki, 34, by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Kolacki is accused of stealing at least 29 ATMs across multiple cities and counties.On Jan. 15, around 10:40 p.m., deputies responded to a burglary call in the 300 Block of Wilkerson Avenue in Perris. The victim received a notification that his business was being burglarized and responded to the scene.The victim witnessed two suspects stealing an ATM using a tow strap connected to the tow hitch of their Ford Ranger pickup truck. The thieves loaded the ATM into the back of the truck before fleeing the scene.Investigators later discovered there were nine ATM burglaries that occurred throughout Murrieta, Menifee, Perris, Moreno Valley, Jurupa Valley, and Norco.An additional 20 ATM burglaries also occurred in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego. Thousands prote...