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St. Louis woman admits to running chop shop, caught with 12 stolen vehicles

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis woman admitted to running a chop shop over the last few years, holding onto stolen vehicles with the intention of disassembling them and selling parts. Heather Marty, 28, pled guilty to felony charges in federal court Monday. Marty used a warehouse in north St. Louis to house, store and disassemble stolen vehicles, according to her plea. Family of St. Louis soldier mourns loss after hit-and-run in Texas From Oct. 2021 to July 2022, St. Louis officers and detectives found a total of 12 stolen vehicles in or near the building. That included three motorcycles, five pickup trucks, three cars and one SUV, per the plea agreement. In January 2022, authorities spotted Marty at the Casino Queen in East St. Louis in a reported stolen truck, leading to her arrest. Inside the truck, a detective found nine license plates, two of which belonged to stolen vehicles.  Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Su...

Boulder landlord succeeds in evicting Twitter over unpaid rent

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

A Boulder landlord succeeded in obtaining an order to evict Twitter over unpaid rent, according to recent court documents.A judge for Boulder County’s district court permitted law enforcement to evict the tenant on May 31, directing the tech giant to evacuate its suites at 3401 Bluff St. in Boulder and return them to the owner and landlord, Lot 2 SBO LLC.On May 12, Lot 2 SBO – a Delaware limited liability company related to Chicago’s The John Buck Company – filed a complaint against Twitter, alleging unpaid rent.Twitter and the landlord signed a lease for four building suites in February 2020, but the corporation failed to pay its rent, according to court documents.The landlord issued a default notice to Twitter, which went ignored. Through the end of March, Lot 2 SBO instead used a letter of credit deposited by Twitter for $968,000 to pay the rent, “which serves as security for Tenant’s performance under the Lease.”Twitter was then required to replenish the ...

Rockslide blocks Colorado 7 west of Lyons, closing road

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

A rockslide has spread across Colorado 7 west of Lyons, forcing a closure Wednesday morning.Large rocks covered the highway, blocking lanes. Colorado Department of Transportation crews were deployed to clear the road.CDOT officials on the agency’s website said the highway was closed shortly after 8 a.m. due to the slide between Old St. Vrain Road and Spruce Drive, north of Allenspark, advising drivers to “expect delays.”No injuries were reported. No estimates were provided on how long the highway will be closed.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.

European Commission spending €1.23bn to reform EU’s mental health

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

The European Commission (EC) announced a landmark mental health strategy to confront what has been termed as a "silent epidemic", backed by €1.23 billion in funding.Recognizing mental health as a fundamental pillar of overall health, the Commission has proposed an expansive, cross-sectoral initiative that seeks to transform the way mental health is addressed in the European Union.Mental health is more than an individual or familial issue; it significantly impacts our economies and societies. According to the Commission, mental health issues have touched approximately 84 million people in the EU prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, at a staggering cost of approximately €600 billion annually – over 4% of the GDP. The workplace hasn't been spared either, with 27% of workers reporting experiencing work-related stress, depression, or anxiety.However, mental health doesn't exist in a vacuum; it's shaped by various personal and external factors. Recent crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Russ...

'Rust' weapons expert was hungover on set, prosecutors say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used. They leveled the accusations Friday in response to a motion filed last month by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys that seeks to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter charge. The prosecutors accused her of having a history of reckless conduct and argued that it would be in the public interest for her to “finally be held accountable.”Jason Bowles, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, said Tuesday that the prosecution has mishandled the case.“The case is so weak that they now have chosen to resort to character assassination claims about Hannah,” Bowles told The Associated Press. “The prosecution has abandoned the idea of doing justice and getting to the actual truth apparently.”A preliminary hearing for...

Anita Baker drops Babyface from Songstress tour amid online feud

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

A big feud between two big names in music. Anita Baker and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds are in the middle of a huge battle involving her latest tour. The drama came to a head on Tuesday when Baker made the big announcement that she was dropping Baby Face from her Songstress tour and she'll continue on as a solo act. This all started on May 10, when Babyface essentially blamed Baker claiming she asked him not to perform."I am truly sorry to my fans who have been waiting for us to hit the stage this evening at the Prudential. I was asked not to perform in order to give Ms. Baker her space and time to perform her show in its entirety," he tweeted. "My band and I are extremely saddened we didn't get to perform for y'all tonight"After this, Baker took to Twitter to provide some context. "It was 9:30 p.m. *contractually?... It was way past time 4 the Headline Performer, to be on stage/Anita Baker Support Act did not perform. I have no contract with Support Act. Not my call I did what I was ...

June Blooms: Arts Calendar June 15-21

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

Some folks like the mystical silvery skies of June Gloom—others eagerly look forward to the day the season finally blooms into summer. We’re not sure about the weather, but this week’s arts calendar brings a profusion of art both thoughtful and lively. From steel-backed and issues-driven new and historical Pop art to commemorative ballet, a vibey bass-based soundbath, a pair of group shows merging the meta with the embodied, ecological, and architectural, an indie arts publishing book fair, a botanical explosion at Bergamot, the visual culture of hip hop, Juneteenth, Indigenous film, Pride-themed arts and literature, and so much more. Plus don’t forget to check the regularly updated L.A. Weekly Pride Guide all month.Ben Sanders: Siren (Black Cherry), 2023Thursday, June 15Ben Sanders: New Caps at Marta. An exhibition of twelve signature Bottle Cap paintings by multi-disciplinary artist Ben Sanders. Identical in exaggerated size—each twenty-six times the scale of their petite co...

Judge reduces life sentence of Bay Area man convicted in 2017 home-invasion robbery to 8 years, 8 months

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

By Jeff Ballinger | Bay City NewsA judge reduced a life sentence to eight years in prison for a man convicted in 2019 for a home-invasion robbery, according to a statement Tuesday from the office of Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez.Yacob Dawit Dain, 37, of Santa Rosa, was originally sentenced in June 2019 to 57 years to life following his conviction for a home invasion robbery, burglary and kidnapping committed in 2017.Dain and three other suspects who were never captured entered the home on Marsh Road through a kitchen window, and pointed guns at the family, including a 10-year-old child, and assaulted members of the family, according to prosecutors.Dain had previous convictions for crimes in 2006 connected to his involvement in a street gang that at the time counted as strikes under the state’s three strikes law.Dain appealed the sentence and in December 2021, the state court of appeals ruled that recent changes in the law required the lower court to determine...

More than 100 San Jose residences could sprout in Willow Glen

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

SAN JOSE — A big housing development could replace a liquor store site in San Jose, a proposed project that would add more than 100 residences to the city’s Willow Glen district.The project could sprout at 940 Willow Street in San Jose, according to the proposal filed by Redco Development, a company whose managing director is real estate executive Chris Freise.The seven-story apartment complex would be built at the corner of Willow Street and Kotenberg Avenue, according to a preliminary proposal on file with San Jose city planners.The project would consist of 126 apartments and include ground-floor retail, the plans filed by Redco Development show.“The property is currently a 5,000-square-foot, two-tenant underutilized retail strip building,” Redco Development states on its website, referring to the proposed development location.At present, BWS, a beer, wine and spirits store; and Fit Body Boot Camp fitness center are located at the 940 Willow Street site, wh...

Last-minute funding saves Los Gatos Creek Trail connector project

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:17 GMT

Last-minute funding amounting to $2.8 million is taking construction of pedestrian- and bike-friendly entrances to the Los Gatos Creek Trail near downtown past a bump in the road after the project, six years in the making, went well over budget earlier this year.The design for two concrete ramps to lead from Highway 9 to the trail were largely supported by residents who currently have to take a wide detour or travel down a steep footpath to the trail. One ramp starts after University Avenue and gradually slopes down to a connecting bridge, and the other is near the Highway 17 offramp with switchbacks parallel to Los Gatos-Saratoga Road.Students who walk and bike to Fisher Middle School or Los Gatos High School would be able to use the trail to get to school rather than walking and biking on the busy street and across highway on- and offramps.At the start of the design process in 2017, staff estimated the project would cost $3.4 million. These costs have more than doubled in the ensu...