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St. Louis teen finds sister adopted in Canada through DNA test

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis teenager took a 23&Me test years ago when she was in elementary school and later discovered her biological sister living in Canada with their adopted parents.Lia Emry, a St. Louis teen adopted at birth, took a 23&Me test in elementary school to uncover her roots and heritage.“I've always shied away from my Asian heritage. My mom is white, and [we live] in a predominantly white area,” Lia said. She also noted that most of her school peers were white, making her feel like the odd one out. St. Louis Health Dept. recommends masks as flu, COVID, and RSV cases surge “I was adopted at nine months old, abandoned at birth, with no recollection of my family or any previous health information,” Lia said. “My mom was very open about my adoption; it wasn't a secret. It was obvious. We don't look alike at all. She's white, and I'm not.”“I saw a documentary, The Dying Rooms, and was just drawn to those babies,” said Dee Dee Emry, Lia’s mother. The Dying Rooms is a...

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn says he won’t seek reelection, giving all three of Colorado’s GOP-held seats open races

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a nine-term congressman representing the Colorado Springs area, will not run for reelection in November — an announcement that means all three Republican-held seats in Colorado’s congressional delegation will be open this year.Lamborn discussed his plans Friday morning on Richard Randall’s radio show on southern Colorado’s KVOR-AM.“I’m not getting any younger,” the 69-year-old said. “I want to spend time with my children, grandchildren, with my wife. I want to look for opportunities to do good.”An attorney, Lamborn previously served in the Colorado House and Senate before first winning election to Congress in 2006. He represents the state’s 5th Congressional District in and around Colorado Springs, one of the Front Range’s few remaining conservative bastions.Lamborn’s announcement comes amid broader turnover in Colorado’s Republican congressional delegation.Related ArticlesPolitics ...

U.S. 287 closed north of Longmont due to major crash

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

U.S. 287 is closed between Longmont and Berthoud due to a major crash, according to Mountain View Fire Rescue.The Colorado Department of Transportation reported at the crash a 9:06 a.m. at Horseshoe Circle just north of Yellowstone Road.Highway 287 is completely shut down just north of Yellowstone between Longmont and Berthoud. There is a major crash and cruise will be on scene for an extended period today. Please find an alternate route and avoid the area.@BerthoudFire is point of contact for this incident. pic.twitter.com/krhU9AqbpK— Mountain View Fire Rescue (@MVFireRescue) January 5, 2024Fire rescue officials expected the road to be closed for an “extended period” and advised drivers to find an alternate route.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | I-25 north closed south of Colorado Springs due to crash after overnight snowstorm Crime and Public Safety | Northbound I-25 reopens north of Mead after crash Crime and Public Safet...

Actor Christian Oliver and 2 daughters killed in Caribbean plane crash

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Actor Christian Oliver has died in a tragic plane crash in the Caribbean alongside his two daughters. Oliver, known for his roles in "Speed Racer" and "Valkyrie" was 51 years old. Deadline reports that the small plane they were in crashed into the ocean off a Caribbean island on Thursday. The plane's owner and pilot, Robert Sachs, also passed away in the accident. Christian Oliver attends the WanderLuxxe Celebrates Diversity in Television Honoring 2018 Emmy Nominees with Variety at Craig's in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for WanderLuxxe/AP Images)Oliver, whose real name is Christian Klepser, and his daughters Madita, 10, and Annik, 12, were the only passengers on the flight according to TMZ. Authorities say the flight took off from the J.F. Mitchelle Airport, known as the Bequia Airport, which serves St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and was headed to St. Lucia."Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft experienced difficulties and nose-dived into the ocean,” th...

Man arrested in sex assault of girl, 12, in her Culver City bedroom

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

The Culver City Police Department has arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in her Blair Hills home last month.Marcos Maldonado was arrested Thursday, a little over a month after the Dec. 2 multi-hour assault which occurred in the victim's bedroom, police said at a news conference.Police said Maldonado was arrested while on a Bakersfield-bound bus on the 5 Freeway after he was identified using DNA evidence.Police in Culver City are searching for the photographed suspect for an alleged sexual assault of a minor on Dec. 2, 2023. (CCPD)Maldonado allegedly threatened the girl before and during the assault, though she alerted her parents immediately after he left on foot.Maldonado is being held at the CCPD in lieu of $1.25 million bail. He is due to be arraigned on Monday.

Community rallies around looted Compton bakery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Just days after being ransacked and looted by a street takeover mob, Ruben's Bakery & Mexican Food in Compton reopened for business on Friday morning.Surveillance cameras captured video of the chaos when around 100 people raided the decades-old bakery and store located at 2701 N. Santa Fe Ave. early Tuesday morning after a driver deliberately backed through the storefront.The owners, the Ramirez family, said in a press release that the vandals caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage to the store, in addition to merchandise and equipment that was damaged or taken.Surveillance video shows a large mob ransacking Ruben’s Bakery & Mexican Food in Compton, California. Jan. 2, 2023. Surveillance video shows a large mob ransacking Ruben’s Bakery & Mexican Food in Compton, California. Jan. 2, 2023. Surveillance video shows a large mob ransacking Ruben’s Bakery & Mexican Food in Compton, California. Jan. 2, 2023. A Compton bakery was broken into amid a street takeover on Jan. 2, 202...

Former top San Jose city staffer files defamation lawsuit against mayor and chief of staff

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

A former top San Jose city employee who worked for Mayor Matt Mahan is suing him, the city and one of his top deputies in federal court on defamation charges, accusing the two of falsely blaming her for leaking information last year about Mahan’s choice for the vice mayor seat.About one week into her job as the mayor’s budget director in January 2023, Stacey Katz Brown alleges Mahan and Chief of Staff Jim Reed wrongly pointed the finger at her for tipping off Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez — Mahan’s opponent in a hotly contested race for the city’s top job in 2022 — to the nomination of Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei. Brown said she was then fired.When reached for comment, a spokesperson for the mayor deferred to Reed, who wrote in a statement, “The lawsuit is baseless and we intend to fully defend against these falsehoods.”Attorney James McManis, who is representing Brown, called Mahan and Reed’s actions a “terrible...

Bay Point man arrested in ridiculous crossbow theft

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

BAY POINT — A local resident was arrested on suspicion of stealing a crossbow from a longtime friend, simply by running off with the item while his friend’s back was turned.The 39-year-old Bay Point man was arrested Dec. 16 on suspicion of petty theft, and later released with no charges filed, court records show. Under state law, prosecutors have a year to file a case against him.The police report for the theft reads like a cartoon. It says that the victim considered the suspect a longtime, trustworthy friend and that he’d arranged to sell the suspect the crossbow for $215.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay man’s murder arraignment delayed in Santa Cruz court Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man arrested in connection with Aptos ‘road rage’ shooting Crime and Public Safety | Veteran officer tapped as Hayward’s next police chief Crime and Public Safety | 5 months after acquittal in murder c...

49ers Lynch hopeful Arik Armstead returns for playoffs; Trent Williams to start Sunday

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA — A stealth benefit of earning the No. 1 seed for the 49ers is buying more time for Arik Armstead’s hopeful comeback.Armstead was producing better than he had in years on the defensive line’s interior, up until foot and knee injuries sidelined him four games ago.The 49ers (12-4) have another two weeks before their playoff opener, and that provides enough of a ramp-up period to potentially get Armstead on track for a return.“That’s our hope,” general manager John Lynch said Friday morning on KNBR 680-AM. “The No. 1 seed, when you talk about what it means, it means some extra time for a guy like Arik. He’s been working through some foot and knee injuries, and making a great deal of progress.”Armstead won’t be playing Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, nor will quarterback Brock Purdy and running back Christian McCaffrey. But the 49ers can’t stash everyone for the playoffs, so expect to se...

San Quentin prison project’s $360 million price tag should be slashed, governor’s advisory group says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

By TRÂN NGUYỄN | Associated PressSACRAMENTO  — An advisory council hand-picked by California Gov. Gavin Newsom recommended Friday that the governor slash by at least a third the cost of a $360 million project to remake the San Quentin State Prison, and use the saved money to improve living conditions at the facility.The Democratic governor last year announced plans to transform San Quentin, where the state performed executions, into a model for preparing people for life on the outside — a shift from the state’s decadeslong focus on punishment.The ambitious vision includes a plan to tear down an old furniture factory on the prison grounds and replace it with a building more reminiscent of a college campus, with a student union and classrooms. Lawmakers greenlit the project without knowing its details during budget negotiations last year, and also relinquished any formal oversight of the planning process.The 21-member advisory council, headed by Newsom political ally and Sacramento Ma...