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Los Angeles County building burns in Historic South-Central; 2 firefighters injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

An office building that houses several Los Angeles County agencies in the Historic South-Central neighborhood of South L.A. burned early Wednesday morning, leaving two firefighters injured.The blaze at 2615 S. Grand Ave. was reported at about 4 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.When firefighters arrived, they found "heavy fire" emanating from the six-story building's top floor. Ultimately, 160 firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in less than an hour."At this time, everything has been confined to (one) building,” said Capt. Jacob Raabe of the LAFD. "We made sure that the entire building was evacuated and just protected everyone and had them shelter in place in the surrounding buildings."About 30 minutes after the report of a knockdown, fire officials confirmed that one LAFD Firefighter was being treated by paramedics for “smoke inhalation sustained during the fierce firefight."Fire officials later confirmed to KTLA that a second firefighter was treated for...

Adidas wonders what to do with Yeezy shoes after Ye split

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas is still wrestling with how to dispose of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of Yeezy shoes after its breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, forcing the German sportswear maker into a big loss at the end of last year and expectations of more pain ahead.CEO Bjorn Gulden said selling the popular line of shoes would mean paying royalties to Ye, who was dropped by Adidas five months ago after making antisemitic remarks on social media and in interviews. During an earnings call Wednesday, he pointed to “many variables” about what to do with the shoes now stacked in warehouses.Destroying them could “raise sustainability issues," though some companies have offered recycling solutions, said Gulden, who was named CEO after the blowup over Ye’s remarks. Restitching them to hide the Yeezy brand so they could be sold “is not very honest, so it’s not an option,” he added. Suggestions to give them away to those in need in places like earthquake-...

Pau Gasol gets emotional as Lakers retire his No. 16 jersey; Vanessa Bryant speaks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

When Pau Gasol joined the Los Angeles Lakers just over 15 years ago, the Spanish 7-footer banished his ego, redoubled his work ethic and immediately turned this team into contenders who eventually became champions.Gasol and Kobe Bryant did it all together, and their numbers now hang side by side in the Lakers' arena.The Lakers retired Gasol's No. 16 jersey Tuesday night, honoring the genteel big man who spent the best seasons of his 18-year NBA career with Bryant in Los Angeles. The Lakers reached three straight NBA Finals after Gasol's arrival in February 2008, winning championships in 2009 and 2010.“I think I’ve done as good as I could to really embrace it and savor it, but tonight really exceeds any dream or expectation that I’ve had,” Gasol said before the game while wearing one championship ring on each hand. “It means so much, and obviously with Kobe up there, it just adds something meaningful and powerful and sad and happy and painful and joyful. It’s a lot of things.”Gasol’s...

California's landmark structures and the woman who built them

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

You may know nothing about architecture, yet there's a good chance you've already appreciated the work of California's first licensed female architect Julia Morgan. Morgan's 700 buildings not only represent the style of her time, but they each also have their own identity and design, which makes it hard to believe they all came from the mind of one person. Her client list included William Randolph Hearst, gold mine owners, the Youth Women's Christian Association, and many more. Early Life and Education Julie Morgan (Fairmont Hotel)Morgan was born on Jan. 20, 1872, in San Francisco, to a mother with deep family wealth and a father who had a number of failed business attempts.In 1890, she graduated from Oakland High School and enrolled at the University of California, where she studied engineering due to the lack of an architecture program. After graduating with her degree in engineering, her former professor, Bernard Maybeck, encouraged Morgan to attend École des Beaux-Arts in Paris....

McDonald's, café, nonprofit deliver emergency food donation to Crestline community

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

A local McDonald's franchise and others will make critical food donations to residents of a San Bernardino County mountain community that has been partially cut off by snow-covered roads and unsafe driving conditions for several days.Residents in the Crestline and Lake Arrowhead community will be able to receive eggs, milk, pasta and other food staples during a donation event on Wednesday at 10 a.m.The food will be given out at Goodwin & Son's Market located at 24089 Lake Gregory Drive in Crestline while supplies last. How you can help San Bernardino County snowstorm victims Randy Baremor is the owner of the local McDonald's franchise and helped organize the donation effort, alongside Sandals Church of Lake Arrowhead.Also offering food are Crestline Café, 23943 Lake Drive, beginning at around 8:30 a.m., and World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by famed chef Jose Andres, beginning at around 10 a.m.WCK is set up at Lake Gregory Drive and Lake Drive in the parking lot for...

Authorities search for teen who disappeared in Los Angeles County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

Authorities are searching for a critically missing teenage boy who disappeared in Pico Rivera on Monday.The teen was identified as Jack Addison McCormick, 16, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.McCormick was last seen on the 9300 block of Bartolo Avenue in Pico Rivera, officials said.The teenager is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. He has blonde shoulder-length hair, green eyes and wears braces.He was last seen wearing a black sweater and blue jeans, authorities said.McCormick may be driving a white 2014 Dodge Caravan minivan with a California license plate number 7CWX767.Jack Addison McCormick in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.The missing teen's possible vehicle in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.The teen’s family is concerned for his well-being and is asking for the public’s help.A “critically missing person” is defined as:-A person in critical need of medical attention-The victim of a crime or ...

Lancaster couple found guilty of first-degree murder in death of Anthony Avalos, 10

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

A Los Angeles judge found a Lancaster mother and her boyfriend guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday in the 2018 death of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos.L.A. Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta found Heather Maxine Barron, 33, and Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 37, guilty of one count each of murder and torture for the boy’s death in a non-jury trial after both defendants waived their right to a jury. Anthony Avalos was found unresponsive in his family's Lancaster apartment on June 20, 2018, and died the next morning.Kareem Ernesto Leiva, left, and Heather Maxine Barron appear for their arraignment in a Lancaster courtroom on Oct. 3, 2018. (Credit: KTLA)According to prosecutors, Anthony was tortured for at least five days before he died.Barron and Leiva are also facing two counts of child abuse involving Anthony’s half-siblings. The murder conviction includes the special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture. "Today's guilty verdict marks another milestone in ...

Illegal street race turns into police pursuit, ends with crash in San Bernardino County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

A 19-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after an illegal street racing incident in Victorville turned into a high-speed police pursuit that ended with a crash in Hesperia, authorities announced on Tuesday.  The incident occurred just before 12 a.m. Mar. 3, when deputies with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department saw two drivers, both in Dodge Challengers, engaging in a street race at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour on 11th Avenue, near Bear Valley Road in Victorville.  Deputies attempted a traffic stop on one of the vehicles, a 2017 Dodge Challenger occupied by a driver and two passengers.  The driver of that vehicle, now identified as Apple Valley resident David Lemus, failed to yield and sped off at a high rate of speed southbound on 11th Avenue with deputies in pursuit. The pursuit ended when Lemus lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a street sign and a telephone pole near 11th Avenue and Eucalyptus Street in Hesperia, an SBSD news release...

U.S. investigating Tesla over reports of steering wheels falling off while driving

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla's Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers an estimated 120,000 vehicles from the 2023 model year.The agency says in both cases the Model Ys were delivered to customers with a missing bolt that holds the wheel to the steering column. A friction fit held the steering wheels on, but they separated when force was exerted while the SUVs were being driven.The agency says in documents posted on its website Wednesday that both incidents happened while the SUVs had low mileage on them.Messages were left seeking comment from Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations department.In one complaint filed with NHTSA, an owner said he was driving with his family on Route 1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, when the steering wheel suddenly came off on Jan. 29, five days after the vehicle was purch...

Four suspects allegedly stole over $1 million in goods from Microsoft facilities in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:11 GMT

Four suspects were charged for allegedly stealing over $1 million worth of items from Microsoft facilities throughout Southern and Central California.The alleged thefts included tons of Xbox and Acer products that were stolen off cargo trucks departing from Microsft shipping facilities, according to the California Attorney General’s Office.The suspects were identified as Jorge Alberto Soto, Norlan Jose Cruz Montenegro, Jose Daniel Mayen Ortiz and Byron Noe Tercero Cruz, on court documents. Their ages were not released.From February through June 2022, the suspects targeted trucks in multiple counties including Los Angeles, Kern, Tulare and Tehama, officials said.Two suspects were arrested in Northridge on Feb. 2, while two other suspects remain at large, authorities said.Officials say the thieves' mobile devices confirmed they were present during the various cargo thefts.In addition to the stolen merchandise, authorities also seized additional stolen electronics and cash during the i...