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Lawmakers are planning on a late night to finish state budget

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- State lawmakers are planning on a late night at the Capitol."We are going to go until it’s done," Assembly Speaker, Carl Heastie told reporters on Tuesday.Heastie anticipates the Assembly will be voting on the budget until a little after midnight, while the Senate expects to be done before then. A budget extender was passed Monday night to ensure state workers continue to get paid."We’re almost done," said Governor Kathy Hochul. "It’s nearing its completion and I think when New Yorkers look back, they don’t care so much about the time element involved. That time element gave me the necessary time to really get signature bills and ideas over the finish line."I would say that when you take out some of the policy stuff, this checked a lot of boxes on the things that members of the assembly support. Maybe not at the levels that the members would have liked, but I would say this is probably— this might be the best non-pandemic budget I’ve seen in my 23 years in th...

Man dies in surgery after being shot in Aurora’s Hoffman Heights area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

A 28-year-old man shot several times died in surgery and Aurora police have opened a homicide investigation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Reward for info leading to conviction in American Elm double homicide is now $5K Crime and Public Safety | Aurora homicide investigators seek public’s help in locating a suspect vehicle and driver Crime and Public Safety | Rock-throwing suspects turned back to take photo of fatal crash as memento, Jeffco affidavit says Crime and Public Safety | Denver police seek tips from the public in parking lot homicide investigation Crime and Public Safety | 3 suspects arrested in rock-throwing spree that killed Alexa Bartell in west metro Denver About 11:40 p.m. Monday, police responded to a hospital on a report of a man, who was shot several times, arriving at the emergency room, the Aurora Police Department said in a news release.Police “secured” t...

Video shows police shoot man accused in L.A. Metro station attacks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

A man attacked three people, stabbing one of them, at a Metro train station in East Hollywood Tuesday morning before he was shot by police, officials said.The incident unfolded around 9:45 a.m. at the Vermont/Beverly Metro station where the suspect was involved in a “physical altercation” with a woman on a train platform, according to Los Angeles Police. When another man tried to intervene, the suspect brandished a knife and then fled. He ran up to street level where he stabbed another man and then tried to get away, police said.“He attempted to flee northbound on Vermont (Boulevard) and that’s where officers made contact with the suspect … and an officer-involved shooting occurred,” Sgt. Leticia Ruiz said at a news briefing.A witness captured video of the shooting from his apartment window. It shows the suspect trying to elude officers by hiding behind a car, even dropping the knife at one point and then picking it up again. May 2, 2023 (Witness video)A witness captured video of th...

Writers picket Warner Brothers, Disney, CBS and more as strike begins

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

After months of buildup, members of the Writers Guild of America began striking Tuesday demanding better pay and protections from television and film studios.At numerous studios around Los Angeles, New York City and elsewhere, thousands of writers walked the picket lines in support of the WGA's efforts. "It's nice to see fellow members of the guild stand up for our cause," union member Matt Oberg told KTLA. "It's rare that we see each other come out in numbers like this, so it's really fortifying to see us all together. I don't know how long it's going to take, but we feel pretty committed, and time will tell."At the heart of the issue is the impact streaming services have had on writers in particular.Writers claim the birth of internet-based entertainment has reduced their percentage of the money made by the entertainment industry, especially residuals, which come after a project's release. Some streaming platforms, most notably HBO Max, have removed content in an effort to avoid p...

LAPD looking for victims of 10-car collision spree 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

Detectives with the LAPD’s Central Division are looking to identify victims of a crash spree in Los Angeles on Monday. Approximately 10 vehicles were hit in downtown and Northeast Los Angeles around 12 p.m. by a silver 2004 Nissan Xterra, according to a release from the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD says there are a total of 13 victims from the traffic collision spree and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying them. Approximately 10 vehicles were hit in downtown and Northeast Los Angeles around 12 p.m. by a silver 2004 Nissan Xterra, according to a release from the Los Angeles Police Department. (LAPD) Woman critically injured after vehicle slams into apartment complex in Santa Ana hit-and-run The driver, 37-year-old Diosdado Tzintzunespindo of Temecula, was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon  His bail was set at $440,000. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Detective Kim with the Central Area Detectives at 213-833...

Hollywood writers' strike begins: What happens now?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

Members of the Writers Guild of America are on strike after they could not reach a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which consists of production companies and Hollywood studios. The writers say that current management proposals do nothing to address changes in the work environment that make economic and working conditions far worse for writers. Following Monday night's decision to strike, the WGA issued a statement. "'The companies' behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing," the statement read. Writers picket Warner Brothers, Disney, CBS and more as strike begins KTLA 5 entertainment anchor Sam Rubin gave some insight as to how some writers are treated. "Imagine working on a show like 'Saturday Night Live' and being asked to come in to help punch up the show, but being asked to come in for just one day," Sam ...

The balloon that flew over Hawaii? US says it's not China's

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week, but a defense official said Tuesday there's no indication it is connected to China or any other adversary, and it presents no threats to aviation or national security.The balloon was first detected by radar on Friday and “Pacific Air Forces launched three F-22s to assess the situation and visually identified a spherical object,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. “We monitored the transit of the object and assessed that it posed no threat.”The defense official said the balloon was floating at about 36,000 feet (11,000 meters), and it did not fly over any critical defense infrastructure or sensitive sites. After determining that the balloon presented no threat to people on the ground or to aviation over Hawaii, the military took no action to bring it down, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss militar...

Teen, 19, killed in weekend Bay Point homicide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

BAY POINT — A 19-year-old man died Saturday in what authorities are calling a homicide.Authorities identified the man as Jesus Gallegos, of Bay Point. The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office was called to the 400 block of Clifford Court about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, authorities said.The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office was investigating the case. Several messages left for the sheriff’s office spokesman, Jimmy Lee, were not returned. A sheriff’s sergeant confirmed the homicide but declined to give details, referring questions to Lee.The homicide is the third the sheriff’s office has investigated this year. Authorities have charged a 20-year-old Vallejo man with two counts of murder for leading police on a pursuit that ended with a crash that killed a mother and her 6-year-old son in Rodeo on March 23.Please check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Third stabbing in a week prompts shelter-in-place order at UC Davis ...

Body found at Berkeley Marina identified as missing wine company representative from Florida

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

BERKELEY — A man whose body was found Monday evening in the Berkeley Marina was identified by the coroner’s office as a Florida resident recently reported missing by his family and last known to be in the area of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said.Authorities said Vittorio Marianecci Sr., 57, of Miami, was the brand manager for an Italian wine company who was last seen in Florida on April 26.His body was found about 5 p.m. Monday floating in the water near the Berkeley Marina by a kite surfer.  He was found not far from the former location of HS Lordships Restaurant.The cause of death and how it will be classified are pending, the coroner’s office said.Marianecci’s family had reported him missing to San Francisco police earlier Monday. He had reportedly told family and friends he was flying to the West Coast for a wine industry event.Family members told Florida media that they had tracked an Uber ride he had requested to the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome C...

Dead Cash App exec Bob Lee had coke, ketamine in his system

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:37 GMT

By Cheri Mossburg, Carma Hassan and Holly Van | CNNTech executive Bob Lee suffered knife wounds that pierced his heart and lung, according to a newly released autopsy report from the San Francisco medical examiner’s office.Lee, who cofounded the mobile payment service provider Cash App, was stabbed to death in the Rincon Hill neighborhood in the predawn hours of April 4.The toxicology report shows Lee, 43, had cocaine, ketamine and alcohol in his system at the time of the stabbing, but the substances were not indicated as a factor in his death.The alcohol was equivalent to the amount of a beer, and the ketamine could have been given as anesthesia in the hospital, said Dr. Kendall Von Crowns, the chief medical examiner in Tarrant County, Texas.Von Crowns reviewed and analyzed Lee’s toxicology report for CNN. He said the cocaine appeared to be used around the time of Lee’s death, but it was a low amount.The autopsy report goes on to reveal grim details about the entr...