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Man shot, drives bullet-riddled Mercedes to South L.A. fire station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

A man was shot while driving in the Vermont Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles Thursday morning.The victim was driving a black Mercedes-Benz sedan at about 9:15 a.m. when he was struck by gunfire, according to Officer Drake Madison of the Los Angeles Police Department.The man drove himself to a fire station at 1909 W. Slauson Ave., and from there, he was transported to a local hospital for treatment.Footage from the scene shows the vehicle was struck at least five times, with multiple windows destroyed by the attack.The investigation is ongoing, with LAPD officers locking down the intersection where the shooting occurred.Nidia Becerra contributed to this report.

Man fatally stabbed in Whittier-area home identified amid ongoing search for assailant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

A man who was fatally stabbed in his South Whittier home earlier this week has been identified as the search continues for his killer. Rolland Edward Alexander II, 84, was found stabbed to death in a home in the 15300 block of Goodhue Street around 3 p.m. Tuesday, but authorities believe he was killed the day before.Rolland Alexander II is seen in an undated photo posted on Facebook. The assailant allegedly ran to Alexander's house after attacking another elderly man just blocks away. That victim's son intervened and stopped that attack, but the suspect also went into Alexander's house and allegedly killed him before stealing his truck, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Authorities traced Alexander's truck to Chino, where they found it abandoned. In both attacks, the man entered through an unlocked door, officials said. Suspect attacked elderly man before fatally stabbing 2nd victim in Whittier area, sheriff says The suspect, who is possibly homeless, is d...

50 Cent throws mic, injures woman at Crypto.com Arena concert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

Rapper 50 Cent accidentally injured a woman when he hurled his broken microphone during his performance at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. The hip-hop artist, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was in the middle of his concert when he brought out a surprise guest, Los Angeles native rapper, YG.Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson attends the world premiere of 'Nobody's Fool' at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Oct. 28, 2018 in New York, New York. (Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)When YG's mic stopped working, the pair swapped out mics. Jackson then attempted to get the mic to work and was given another one. When that one didn't work, the "Power" star ultimately chucked it into the area where audio engineers were working, which was just off to stage left. Unfortunately, the mic struck a woman in the area. According to the Neighborhood Talk, it was Power 106's DJ Bryhana Monegain. Photos obtained by the outlet show Monegain with blood on her face and a laceration on her ...

Want to see Lionel Messi play in L.A.? Here's how much tickets cost

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

One of the greatest soccer players of all time comes to Los Angeles this weekend when Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face LAFC at BMO Stadium on Sunday.If you want to be there, expect to pay up.Ticket prices start at $550 on Ticketmaster, MLS’s official ticketing site. Normally, regular season games can cost as little as $25.On the resale market, namely, StubHub and Vivid Seats, tickets ranged from $584 to more than $5,000 on Thursday - roughly on par with what Taylor Swift was commanding during her run of six shows at SoFi Stadium earlier this month.Messi, 36, made his first MLS start on Wednesday when Inter Miami faced Nashville at home. He had entered Miami's previous match against the New York Red Bulls in the 60th minute.Messi is a seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, the soccer world’s most prestigious individual award. He signed with Miami last month after two years with Paris Saint-Germain.In a career spanning more than 17 years with Argentina’s national team, Messi...

Jilberdo Uranga Avila Killed in Pedestrian Accident on Center Parkway [Sacramento, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

Pedestrian-Vehicle Collision near Arroyo Vista Drive Kills 71-Year-Old ManSACRAMENTO, CA (August 31, 2023) – Saturday night, Jilberdo Uranga Avila was struck and killed in a pedestrian crash on Center Parkway.The deadly collision happened around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Center Parkway and Arroyo Vista Drive.First responders at the site of the crash declared the pedestrian dead at the scene. Although, it was unclear how the vehicle hit the victim.Police also located the driver at the scene, but no arrests have been made.Later, the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased pedestrian as 71-year-old Jilberdo Uranga Avila. His place of residence remains unknown.No further details regarding the Center Parkway pedestrian crash have been released to the public at this time. Those with additional information regarding the fatal incident are encouraged to contact the Sacramento Non-Emergency Dispatch at 916- 808-5471.The Sweet James team sends their warm and ...

Oswaldo Mario-Rogelio Cardenas Jr. Killed in Hit-and-Run on River Road [Forestville, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

Hit-and-Run Driver Wanted after Fatal Pedestrian Crash near Rio Vista RoadFORESTVILLE, CA (August 31, 2023) – Sunday morning, a hit-and-run collision on River Road claimed the life of Oswaldo Mario-Rogelio Cardenas Jr.According to reports, the collision occurred around 7:30 a.m. along River Road near Rio Vista Road.Footage from the scene revealed that a dark-colored SUV –possibly a 2008 to 2013 Buick Enclave– hit Cardenas Jr. while he was walking in the area. Immediately after the crash, the driver stopped to assess the situation before driving off.Reports state that the suspect is a white woman in her 40s with an upper-arm or shoulder tattoo.Responding fire units at the scene declared 18-year-old Oswaldo Mario-Rogelio Cardenas Jr. of Cloverdale dead at the scene. A GoFundMe page was created for Cardenas to help support the family with funeral expenses.At this time, the CHP’s Golden Gate Communications Center is asking anyone with additional information about the suspect to co...

Infinite Joyce Carol Oates: The Prolific Writer Takes On Dead Wallace

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

Via our sister paper The Village Voice:  A look at Joyce Carol Oates’ latest, in which she continues to move up literature’s ladder, looking down upon some of those who didn’t have her stamina.  “The day of Vladimir Nabokov’s death — July 2, 1977 — is firmly fixed in my memory, for on the following day Donald Barthelme said casually to me, ‘Happy? Nabokov died yesterday, we all move up a notch.’” Now, 46 years and many deaths — including Barthelme’s — later, there are presumably few notches left above Joyce Carol Oates.Over the past six decades, she’s been acclaimed (she won the 1970 National Book Award and received a National Humanities Medal in 2010, among other honors), popular (she appeared on Oprah’s Book Club in 2001), and prolific (she’s published well over a hundred books — as a novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet).The opening quote, with its image of Oates already, almost half a century ago, nearing the summit of American letters, hints at her present ...

Stanford president retracts papers following allegations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

In an admission that caps his downfall from one of the most prestigious posts in academic research, Stanford University president and noted neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne has retracted two scientific papers bearing his name as an author because of evidence that they contained altered images.The decision, announced in two letters in Thursday’s issue of the journal Science, comes after Tessier-Lavigne’s July 19 resignation as the university’s leader and an official investigation by Stanford’s Board of Trustees into the 2001 research, which described the development and growth of the nervous system.In his statements, Tessier-Lavigne does not say whether the Photoshopped “beautification,” duplication and formatting problems — “undermining confidence in the paper’s conclusions,” he wrote — were caused by error or misconduct. No one has imputed the alterations to Tessier-Lavigne; his fault was a failure to detect and correct the problems.Articles are retracted when ...

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ concert film is coming to movie theaters Oct. 13

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

If you missed seeing one of Taylor Swift’s six The Ears Tour shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood earlier this month, you can now see the show in your local theater. Fans who attended the first three of Swift’s shows at SoFi Stadium saw all of the cameras on stage filming her every move.Swift announced on her social media channels on Thursday, Aug. 31 that “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film will be hitting movie screens starting on Friday, Oct. 13. For a complete list of theaters and showing times, go to taylorswift.com.ALSO SEE: Review: Taylor Swift triumphs with epic concert performance at Levi’s Stadium View this post on InstagramA post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)Related ArticlesMovies | The hits keep coming: Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran shows raise big bucks in Bay Area Movies | Queen Bey or Mayor Bey?: Santa Clara to name Beyonce honorary mayor, give her the key to the city ahead of Levi’s show Movies | T...

Six-bedroom home sells in Los Gatos for $6 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:21 GMT

17400 Phillips Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 17400 block of Phillips Avenue in Los Gatos was sold on Aug. 14, 2023 for $6,000,000, or $1,343 per square foot. The house, built in 1977, has an interior space of 4,467 square feet. This two-story home boasts a generous living space with six bedrooms and five bathrooms. Additionally, the house features a four-car garage, providing ample room for vehicles and storage needs. The property’s backyard showcases both a spa and a pool.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:On Crescent Drive, Los Gatos, in April 2023, a 3,341-square-foot home was sold for $5,025,000, a price per square foot of $1,504. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 3,170-square-foot home on the 17200 block of Crescent Drive in Los Gatos sold in May 2023, for $3,300,000, a price per square foot of $1,041. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In July 2023, a 3,070-square-foot home on Crescent Drive in Lo...