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Beyonce and Lionel Messi take over Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

It's going to be a weekend of superstar events. Beyoncé has three shows lined up at SoFi Stadium starting Friday night for her much-anticipated Renaissance World Tour. Then in a couple of days, soccer star Lionel Messi brings his magic to BMO Stadium for a match against Los Angeles F.C.Tickets are still available for both events, but they're going to cost you a bit. KTLA 5's Erin Myers found tickets for as low as $150 for Beyoncé's Friday night show, but they may not be the best seats. As for Messi, Erin found tickets that will run fans about $500 a ticket. Queen Bey takes over the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers on Friday, Saturday and Monday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the Beyoncé is set to hit the stage at 8 p.m.Beyoncé performs onstage during the “Renaissance World Tour" at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 30, 2023, in London, England. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood)Monday's show falls on her birthday, which is why she made a special request to fans. She asked h...

Thieves steal thousands in merchandise from Nordstrom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

Police in Irvine have released surveillance footage of a man and a woman stealing several thousand dollars in merchandise from a Nordstrom earlier this week.  The incident occurred on Aug. 28 at the Nordstrom in the Irvine Spectrum Center, located at 800 Spectrum Drive.  Video of the theft shows the male suspect running through the store with an armload of merchandise, while the female suspect, also carrying stolen items, follows close behind. A short time later, the pair are seen running up a set of stairs toward their vehicle. The suspects then fled in a white Kia Forte, according to the Irvine Police Department.  A male and female suspect, seen here, captured on surveillance cameras while stealing merchandise from Nordstrom in Irvine on Aug. 28, 2023. (Irvine PD)A white Kia Forte that the two suspects were seen driving away in. (Irvine PD)The man and woman made off with an estimated $4,000 worth of stolen goods, officials said.Anyone with information about this inc...

Some viewers might miss NCAA football on KTLA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

LOS ANGELES - ACC football will make its debut on L.A.’s Very Own KTLA next weekend, but since KTLA was forced off the DIRECTV lineup on July 2, DIRECTV customers may not be able to watch the game unless the dispute between Nexstar and DIRECTV is resolved. DIRECTV customers are being urged to call the company at 800/531-5000 and demand that they restore KTLA to their systems.DIRECTV subscribers do have other options to view the game:DIRECTV customers can switch their cable or satellite provider to another service. KTLA has reached agreements with all other local distributors and is available on all of them.KTLA is also available on streaming services such as YouTube TV and Hulu. As a broadcast station, KTLA broadcasts its signal over the public airwaves to anyone with an antenna, which you can find at stores like Best Buy.Many local restaurants and sports bars will also be carrying the Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh NCAA game on Saturday, Sept. 9.KTLA’s parent company, Nexstar,...

Stephen Carter Patterson Arrested after Fatal DUI Crash on Highway 128 [Napa County, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

Solo-Vehicle Crash near Sage Canyon Road Left Passenger Dead; Driver ArrestedNAPA COUNTY, CA (September 1, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a deadly solo-vehicle crash on Highway 128 led to the arrest of Stephen Carter Patterson.CHP officers responded to the incident around 5:50 a.m. in the area of state Highway 128 and Lower Chiles Valley Road.Upon arrival, authorities determined that a GMC Yukon SUV going eastbound failed to negotiate a left curve. As a result, the GMC went off the road and rolled over multiple times while going down an embankment.The passenger inside the SUV sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. The Napa County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has not yet released the identity of the deceased victim.Meanwhile, the driver –identified as 54-year-old Stephen Carter Patterson– was transported to a hospital for major injuries.Police booked Patterson to Napa County Jail for suspicion of felony DUI.Those with additional information about the crash are encoura...

Dontay Kron McGee Killed in Solo-Car Crash on Florin Road [Sacramento, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

Young Boy Hospitalized after Fatal Car Accident near Park Place CourtSACRAMENTO, CA (September 1, 2023) – Saturday night, a solo-vehicle crash on Florin Road claimed the life of Dontay Kron McGee.The fatal incident happened around 12:00 a.m., near Florin Road and Park Place Court across from St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.At this time, the circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear, but reports indicated that a car collided with a tree.First responders to the accident declared the male driver dead at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics transported a young boy inside the vehicle to a hospital for unspecified injuries.Later, the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased man as 33-year-old Dontay Kron McGee of Sacramento.Anyone with additional information regarding the fatal Florin Road crash is encouraged to contact the Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357.Sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Dontay Kron McGee. The team at Sweet James ...

Frances Woodard, Mary Watts Killed in Car Crash on U.S. 287 [Childress, TX]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

Jesus Juan Injured in Two-Car Collision on U.S. 287CHILDRESS, TX (September 1, 2023) – Thursday afternoon, a car crash on US 287 claimed the lives of Frances Woodard and Mary Watts.The fatal collision happened shortly before 1:10 p.m. on US 287.According to reports, 85-year-old Frances Woodard and 84-year-old Mary Watts were in a 2004 Toyota Tundra at a stop sign facing west on the southbound side of US 287, roughly seven miles northwest of Childress. The Toyota attempted to merge into the northbound lanes of US 287, but traveled into the path of a 2008 Dodge Ram 3500, driven by 64-year-old Jesus Juan.Juan attempted to avoid the Toyota but was unable to stop in time. The Ram collided with the Toyota’s driver’s side door. The impact of the collision left the two passengers of the Toyota with serious injuries.Emergency crews at the site of the accident pronounced Frances Woodward, of Childress, dead at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics airlifted Mary Watts, of Childress, to...

Best Nootropics: Ingredients, Safety, and Benefits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

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‘Dangerous and reckless’: Prosecutors charge San Jose women with illegally importing fly-infested fruit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

SAN JOSE — Two women are facing felony charges of illegally importing fruit from Vietnam that was partially infested with the larvae of destructive fruit flies, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.The women, ages 42 and 36, face the charge of conspiracy to import and sell fruit in violation of federal and state agricultural laws. Prosecutors said in a news release Friday that in 2022, the women coordinated the importation of the tropical fruit langsat, which was mislabeled as dried fish, coffee and tea during the shipping process in order to avoid inspection.Prosecutors said that one of the women was warned by officials to stop selling the fruit in May 2022, but she continued to advertise it on her social media pages. The langsat was later seized and was found to be infested with the larvae of an invasive species of fruit fly native to South Asia.“This is serious and reckless behavior,” said District Attorney Jeff Rosen in the news release. ...

Biden approves Medal of Honor for pilot’s Vietnam heroism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

By Darlene Superville | Associated PressWASHINGTON — As an Army first lieutenant and Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Larry Taylor flew hundreds of missions and saved countless lives. But no rescue flight was as daring, or as meaningful to Taylor, as the one for which he will receive the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden.Biden will recognize Taylor at a ceremony next week, the White House announced Friday.On the night of June 18, 1968, Taylor took off in his attack helicopter to rescue four men on a long-range reconnaissance team that had become surrounded and was in danger of being overrun by enemy troops. He had to figure out a way to get them out, otherwise “they wouldn’t make it.”David Hill, one of the men Taylor saved that night, said Taylor’s actions were what “we now call thinking outside the box.”Hill and the three others were on a night mission to track the movement of enemy troops in a village near the Saigon River wh...

Traffickers plead guilty to smuggling endangered sea cucumbers into California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:48 GMT

By AMANCAI BIRABEN | Associated PressLOS ANGELES  — Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers — which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac — from Mexico.Zunyu Zhao and Xionwei Xiao were charged with conspiracy and illegal importation of brown sea cucumbers worth over $10,000 from 2017 to 2019 and are scheduled to be sentenced in September and November, respectively.Prosecutors haven’t said where in the ocean the sea cucumbers were obtained. But the defendants were allegedly found with the smuggled bottom-feeders as they crossed from Mexico into the U.S. at Calexico. Zhao and Xiao agreed to pay restitution to the Mexican government’s environmental protection agency. They could get up to 25 years in prison.Attorneys for Zhao and Xiao did not respond to requests for comment.After seizing the sea cucumbers at the border, investigators found text messages and images sent b...