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St. Louis County reports first case of West Nile Virus this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus, a disease spread from mosquitoes to humans, this year in St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Department of Public Health sent a memo advising of one patient with West Nile virus, though did not disclose additional details on what might have led up to that case. St. Charles asks residents to send pics of cars with illegal temp tags County health officials say the recent case serves as a reminder that mosquitoes are active in the late summer and early fall. Avoiding mosquito bites can help prevent contracting the virus. “It is important for everyone to take steps to reduce the chance of contracting West Nile virus,” said Dr. Kanika Cunningham, director of the department. “Even though serious West Nile virus cases in humans are rare, it is important to minimize our exposure. We can do this by eliminating opportunities for mosquitoes to breed and multiply, and by taking steps to prevent mosq...

Nurses protest 'short staffing' at Lynwood hospital in latest iteration of 'hot labor summer'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Temperatures are increasing in the Southland, and so too is hot labor summer.On Tuesday, nurses will be the latest to picket their employer, following similar labor actions by writers and actors, hotel workers, UPS drivers and Los Angeles city employees, among others.Hundreds of nurses and supporters of the St. Francis Registered Nurses Association picketed St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood Tuesday morning to protest what they describe in a press release as short staffing at "one of the busiest hospitals in Los Angeles County."Issues began at the hospital, which the United Nurses Associations of California noted has "the only level 2 trauma, stroke, and STEMI (heart attack response) center for many miles around," after it was purchased three years ago, the nurses claim."Prime Healthcare bought SFMC through bankruptcy in 2020, terminated 20% of the experienced registered nurses, cut RN pay by 12%, and instituted a three-year wage freeze—during the pandemic, even as RNs risked the...

Heat wave scorches Southern California. When will it end?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Southern Californians are in the middle of another heat wave, but there is relief in sight. First, the bad news. Temperatures on Tuesday will be about the same as Monday, with near record-breaking highs, according to the National Weather Service. “We’re looking at highs downtown in the low to mid-90s and as you get into the valleys, we’re expecting highs from about 100 to 110," said Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Wofford. "The hottest temperatures will be in the western San Fernando Valley.”Tony Berastegui Jr., 15, right, and his sister Giselle Berastegui, 12, drink water on a hot day in this file image taken on July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Excessive heat warnings are in place for parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties until Wednesday evening. The San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley and parts of Ventura County are also under excessive heat warnings, but those will expire Tuesday evening. Heat advisories are in place for parts of Los Angeles and Ora...

Home-invasion robbers target Encino family; 3 suspects sought

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Police are searching for three home-invasion robbers who targeted an occupied residence in Encino Monday night.The incident was reported shortly after 9:40 p.m. in the 4900 block of Aqueduct Avenue near Haskell Avenue.Police investigate a home-invasion robbery in Encino on Aug. 28, 2023. (RMG News)Investigators determined the intruders entered the home and fled with an unknown amount of jewelry. Family members were inside the home at the time of the robbery but were not injured, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. Transient accused of sneaking into Riverside home, touching 12-year-old girl Video showed LAPD officers gathering evidence at the scene. It was unclear why the home was targeted. The suspects were described as three men wearing all black. They were believed to be armed. No arrests have been made.

High school football rankings Week 2, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 25

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

After one weekend of play, the top five teams in the Bay Area News Group’s high school football rankings did not budge.But that could change next week.The biggest game in Week 2 is second-ranked De La Salle traveling across the Bay to play at top-ranked Serra.When these teams played last season, De La Salle led by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter but Serra rallied to win 24-21.Serra opened the new season at home last week with a 21-14 victory over another powerhouse, Folsom. Serra scored all of its points in the first quarter and allowed both Folsom touchdowns in the fourth.De La Salle was tied at halftime in its opener against Southern California heavyweight Orange Lutheran but lost 34-14.The Spartans stayed No. 2, given that the teams directly behind the Concord school are fellow North Coast Section members Pittsburg, Clayton Valley and San Ramon Valley.And, as has been noted a few times through the years, no NCS team has beaten De La Salle since December 1991.The big le...

Opinion: I love my mom, but being the child of immigrants is hard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Editor’s note: This story is part of the annual Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students, a two-week intensive course in journalism. Students in the program report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists.I dislike being the daughter of immigrants.Not because I hate my culture, but growing up as a first-generation American and living with my single mother, was more difficult than you might imagine.I love her and my grandmother dearly, but none of them knew how this country functioned. I had to figure things out by myself. I’ve had to grow up quickly. I don’t know how to apply to college, or how to succeed in life. They can’t really help me in those ways, yet I have to live up to their expectations.At an early age, I became the interpreter for my mother and grandmother in an English-dominant country. Everywhere they went I went, and I had to translate — at the doctor’s office, teacher meetings and with the landlord. The tou...

Peninsula man accused of killing fellow inmate at state prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

An attempted murderer from San Mateo County is accused in the killing of a fellow inmate at the state prison in Susanville.Jose A. Nava, 29, is one of two men who allegedly stabbed Alexander J. Jasso at High Desert State Prison on Saturday night, prison officials said.Nava is serving a 23-year sentence for attempted second-degree murder; he shot a man in the head during a daytime attack on a South San Francisco street in 2015. Prosecutors said that attack was prompted by a gang dispute.The other alleged assailant in the prison killing is Jesse E. Diaz, 32, a convicted murderer from Monterey County.Both suspects have been moved to restricted housing while the attack is investigated.Jasso, 33, was stabbed with an “inmate-manufactured weapon” at 8:18 p.m. Saturday and died shortly before midnight, the prison agency’s report said. He was serving a life sentence for attempted murder in Monterey County.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Colorado dentist...

Two men killed, another wounded in two Oakland shootings Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

OAKLAND — The city of Oakland experienced its 75th and 76th homicides of 2023 within about six hours of each other Monday night, according to authorities.The first of the two shootings occurred just before 5 p.m. at a residence in the 2300 block of International Boulevard in East Oakland. One man was pronounced dead at the residence, and a 20-year-old man was taken to a hospital for a gunshot wound to his lower leg.Authorities did not immediately release the name of the man killed pending confirmation and notification of his next of kin.The motive for this shooting is under investigation and no arrests had been announced as of Tuesday morning.At about 9:50 p.m., a 39-year-old Oakland man was found shot in a vehicle that crashed in the area of 37th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Police said investigators were still attempting to determine where the shooting occurred. No motive was determined and no suspects were identified.Related ArticlesC...

Colorado dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes with cyanide set to enter plea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

James Toliver Craig, 45. (Photo provided by Aurora Police Department) By JESSE BEDYAN, Associated Press/Report for AmericaAn Aurora dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is set to enter a plea in court to a first-degree murder charge on Tuesday.Police said James Craig, who began an affair before his wife’s March 18 death, had searched online for answers to questions such as “is arsenic detectable in an autopsy?” and “how to make murder look like a heart attack.” In the following days, Craig’s wife, Angela Craig, then Googled symptoms she was having including vertigo, shaking and cold lips, said District Attorney John Kellner at a July preliminary hearing.Angela Craig, a mother of six who was married to her husband for 23 years, died of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the latter a substance found in over-the-counter eye drops, according to the Arapahoe County coroner Kelly Lear.At the preliminary hearing, James Craig’s attorney...

Los Gatos students shot with gel bb gun while walking home from school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Aug. 21VANDALISM: 11:43 a.m. on Wissahickon Avenue. Someone drew inappropriate images on a vehicle, which caused scratches. The suspect was a previous friend of the vehicle owner who admitted to drawing the images.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 6:34 p.m. on Roberts Road. A man left flowers at someone’s apartment.Aug. 22BATTERY: 5:10 p.m. at Los Gatos Boulevard and Placer Oaks Road. Children were walking home from Fisher Middle School when someone drove by and shot at them with gel bb gun, causing bruises.Aug. 23BURGLARY: 6:33 a.m. on Frank Avenue. A 2013 Specialized road bike and a 2022 Ibis road bike were both taken from a garage. The value of both bikes is $25,000-$30,000.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 2:29 p.m. at Los Gatos-Saratoga Road and Los Gatos Boulevard. A woman saw a transient male riding an electric bike She found it suspicious due to her never seeing a transient male riding an electric bike before.Aug. 24VANDALISM: 8:40 p.m. on West Main Street. Someone poured red paint in the entryway of a s...