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Serial arsonist hits Mt. Washington, Silver Lake neighborhoods; residents on edge

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

Authorities believe a serial arsonist is on the loose in the Mt. Washington and Silver Lake communities, and while the damage so far has been limited to dumpster fires and Cypress trees, residents in the area are concerned things could escalate.  A cracking window is what alerted Walter Moguel to the fire right outside his home. The Mt. Washington resident told KTLA that he believes the fire was intentionally set.  “It was only later when I was being interrogated by the police and firemen and I said, ‘Well, how do you guys think it started, somebody came by with a cigarette or something?’ He says, ‘No. It looks like you have an arsonist in the neighborhood,'" Moguel explained.  Fortunately, firefighters were able to quickly respond to the blaze outside his home, and the flames didn’t spread, but the homeowner says he’s well aware that the outcome could have been very different.  “I don’t know how many feet away it is from my home, but it freaked us out,” he said....

Chino police make arrest in weekend murder investigation

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

Police in San Bernardino County have made an arrest in connection with a shooting death of a 51-year-old man over the weekend in Chino.The deadly shooting is believed to have taken place Sunday morning in a parking lot on the 5400 block of Philadelphia Avenue. Chino police officers responded to the scene and found the body of 51-year-old Philip Hernandez dead from gunshot wounds. His death was immediately determined to be a homicide and a murder investigation was launched.The following day, police located and arrested a 21-year-old man on the 13300 block of Central Avenue for his alleged role in the shooting. The suspect has been identified as Taylor Sanchez.Sanchez was booked into the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga where he awaits charges for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. A search warrant was also served at his home, according to police.The investigation is ongoing and detectives are still pursuing additional leads, police said. Anyone with information r...

Videos show 11 people allegedly break into East Bay gold dealer business

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

EL SOBRANTE, Calif. (KRON) -- Videos shared with KRON4 appear to show people breaking into a gold dealer business in the East Bay. KM Cash for Gold's owner says it has been broken into four times in January and February, including twice on Feb. 22.Video from Feb. 22, which you can watch at the top of the story, shows as many as 11 people enter the store after one suspect uses a crowbar to pry the door open. Once inside, the suspects are seen browsing through the store, looking at several items, and leaving after a short time. Atherton home burglarized, police asking for surveillance footage Khalid Zouhair, the store owner, says the store was first broken into on April 5 and April 21 of 2022. It was hit again in 2023 on Jan. 4, Jan. 18 and twice on February 22.Zouhair says nothing was taken from the safe where he keeps all of his jewelry. Video from previous robbery attempts shows several men spending nearly 10 minutes attempting to lug the safe out of the store before giving up an...

Oakland police arrest one in connection to February shooting

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Two people are now in custody after police found weapons and suspected drugs in a search on Monday, according to the Oakland Police Department. One of the suspects is believed to have been involved in a February shooting, police say. 4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California Working officers served search warrants at two separate locations, and found nine firearms including semi-automatic guns, assault rifles and multiple high-capacity ammunition magazines, police said. A substance believed to be cocaine was also recovered, along with several pounds of suspected marijuana and cash. Items recovered from the search warrant (Photo courtesy of Oakland Police Department)The search warrants were executed by Oakland's Ceasefire Division. The division was developed with the aim of reducing gang-related shootings and homicides while strengthening police-community relations.KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: ...

Kings beat Pelicans 121-103 to clinch Pacific Division title

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 23 points, rookie Keegan Murray added 21 and the Sacramento Kings beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-103 on Tuesday night to clinch the Pacific Division title.Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the Kings, who took the lead for good late in the first quarter and led by as many as 24 points in the second half.Brandon Ingram scored 22 points and Trey Murphy III had 17 for the Pelicans (40-39), who entered the game knowing they could guarantee themselves sixth place in the Western Conference if they won their final four games. Now New Orleans is more likely destined for a play-in spot that goes to teams finishing seventh through 10th. But they have yet to clinch even that, needing one more victory or a loss by Dallas, which plays Wednesday, and Utah, which played against the Los Angeles Lakers later Tuesday night.Malik Monk scored 17 and Harrison Barnes 16 points for the Kings (48-31), who remained 1 1/2 games behind Memp...

Austin Riley homers again as Braves beat Cardinals 4-1

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Austin Riley hit a two-run homer and Dylan Dodd pitched five strong innings in his major league debut, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Tuesday night.Dodd allowed one run and six hits. The left-hander struck out three and walked none, throwing 52 of his 73 pitches for strikes.Jesse Chavez, Joe Jiménez, Dylan Lee and Kirby Yates combined for three scoreless innings before A.J. Minter worked a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.St. Louis got its only run on Willson Contreras’ RBI single in the fourth. The Cardinals put runners on second and third with two out in the fifth, but Dodd (1-0) got Tommy Edman to fly out to right.Riley drove a Steven Matz changeup deep to left to make it 2-0 in the first. Riley also homered in Atlanta’s 8-4 victory on Monday.Orlando Arcia led off the second with another homer for the Braves, and Sean Murphy tacked on an RBI single in the third.Matz (0-1) allowed 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. ...

Brewers belt 3 straight HRs off Scherzer, rout Mets 9-0

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez, Brian Anderson and Garrett Mitchell hit consecutive home runs off Max Scherzer in the sixth inning, and Wade Miley earned his 100th career win as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the New York Mets 9-0 on Tuesday night.Anderson and Mitchell also connected for back-to-back homers in the seventh off reliever Brooks Raley. The hot-hitting Anderson, who homered in Monday’s 10-0 victory over the Mets as well, had a two-run double in the first against Scherzer (1-1) and finished with six RBIs.Miley, who started just eight games for the Chicago Cubs last season due to elbow and shoulder issues, made his season debut for the Brewers. He started 16 games for Milwaukee in 2018, compiling a 5-2 record. The 36-year-old lefty rejoined the Brewers in January when he signed a $4.5 million, one-year deal with a mutual option for 2024. Miley (1-0) pitched six sharp innings, giving up five hits. He struck out three and didn’t walk a batter.Three relievers complet...

Johnson & Johnson recurre de nuevo la bancarrota para resolver demandas contra su talco por US$ 8.900 millones

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

Nueva York (CNN) — Johnson & Johnson intenta utilizar los tribunales de bancarrota nuevamente para resolver decenas de miles de demandas que afirman que sus productos de talco causan cáncer. La compañía farmacéutica ahora está dispuesta a pagar US$ 8.900 millones a los demandantes durante 25 años.Por segunda vez, una subsidiaria de J&J llamada LTL se declaró en bancarrota este martes, una estrategia que, según la compañía, podría “resolver de manera equitativa y eficiente todos los reclamos que surjan de los litigios por el talco cosmético” en América del Norte, según un documento regulatorio. Un intento anterior quiso utilizar la protección por bancarrota del Capítulo 11 para resolver las demandas por el talco fue rechazado por un tribunal de apelaciones, que dictaminó que la empresa no podía declararse en quiebra porque no tenía problemas financieros.Johnson & Johnson dejará de vender talco para bebés en todo el mundo en 2023Esta vez, la escisión de L...

Rockets beat first-place Nuggets 124-103 in home finale

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 32 points, six others scored in double figures and the last-place Houston Rockets topped the first-place Denver Nuggets 124-103 in their home finale on Tuesday night.Denver entered Tuesday three games ahead of Memphis for the top spot in the Western Conference with four games remaining for both teams. At 19-60 entering Tuesday, the Rockets stood 33 1/2 games behind Denver’s 52-26 record.But none of that mattered to the upstart Rockets, hoping to end a rocky season on a positive note.Denver had a sluggish start to the fourth quarter, making just one field goal in the first five minutes. Houston went on a 16-4 run in that stretch.Running away with the game late, the young Rockets went on a dunking spree, firing up the Toyota Center crowd for the home finale. After the fourth dunk of the quarter, a thunderous, two-handed windmill dunk in transition from Tari Eason, Nuggets coach Michael Malone called timeout with 5:33 remaining in the game and pulled h...

Bogdanovic’s 26 lead Young-less Hawks past Bulls 123-105

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:01:30 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 26 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame the loss of top scorer Trae Young to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-105 on Tuesday night.Young, who leads the Hawks with a 26.2 scoring average, didn’t play due to a non-COVID illness. Forward De’Andre Hunter missed his third consecutive game because of a left knee bruise.But Bogdanovic led the way on 9-of-15 shooting from the field, including 5-of-10 on 3-point attempts.Atlanta (40-39) opened a two-game lead over the Bulls (38-41), who clinched a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference by virtue of Orlando’s loss to Cleveland earlier in the evening.After Zach LaVine opened the game with a basket, the Hawks ran off 13 consecutive points, with Bogdanovic scoring 11 during that span as the Hawks never trailed after that.The Bulls managed only seven fast-break points, and the Hawks had a 66-48 advantage in points in the paint. Saddiq Bey added 18 points while Dejounte Murray had 17 and Jaylen Johns...