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Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to workhouse for high-speed crash that killed St. Paul man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

A former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in the county workhouse for a high-speed pursuit that killed an innocent St. Paul motorist.Brian Michael Cummings, 39, pleaded guilty in April to criminal vehicular homicide in the July 6 crash that killed 40-year-old Leneal Lamont Frazier. In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped a charge of second-degree manslaughter.Frazier was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, whose cellphone video of George Floyd’s May 2020 murder at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked a wave of global protests against racial injustice.The sentence by Hennepin County District Judge Tamara Garcia was a downward departure from state sentencing guidelines.On the night of the crash, Cummings attempted to stop a Kia Sportage SUV he believed was stolen in North Minneapolis, the criminal complaint said. The driver sped away from Cummings, who pursued for 20 blocks at speeds that reached roughly 100 mph through residential nei...

Water main break discolors water on Wynantskill Way in Troy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some residents in Troy may have discolored water after a water main break on Wynantskill Way Wednesday morning. City leaders said a boil water order is not in effect. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Anyone who has discolored water can run the tap until it turns clear. Scheduled repairs of a fire hydrant on Hoosick Street have been pushed back until Thursday.Westbound traffic will be down to one lane between 15th and 10th Streets from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Rail Trail Bridge in Slingerlands buckles during construction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Construction on the Albany County Rail Trail Bridge in Slingerlands has been temporarily stopped after the bridge buckled Wednesday morning while concrete was being poured. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! County leaders said no one was injured. Officials are investigating what caused the bridge to buckle.State Route 85 is closed between Kenwood Avenue and Mullins Road while construction continues. The closure was expected to last until the end of July. Officials have not said if it will have to be extended.

Argument escalates into deadly shooting in Denver police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

A man shot in Denver Wednesday morning died at a local hospital and police have arrested a suspect.About 9:10 a.m. officers responded to the 1700 block of West Mosier Place on a shooting, a victim was found and taken to a hospital where he died, according to a Denver Police Department news release.PRESS RELEASE: Denver Police Arrest Suspect in Mosier Pl. Homicide pic.twitter.com/Nxlh3aslrY— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) July 12, 2023The incident began as an argument between two men who knew each other and it escalated into a shooting, police said.A suspect, identified as Anthony Huff, 64, has been arrested on investigation of first-degree murder, police said.The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will release the name of the victim after family has been notified of his death. 

Firefighters battling massive fires at 2 apartment buildings in Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

Firefighters are responding to a "major-emergency" fire in a two-story apartment building in Hollywood where at least one person was in need of rescue on the second floor, authorities announced Wednesday. Crews responded to the 7700 block of Hollywood Boulevard at around 5:20 p.m. after receiving reports of two vehicles on fire in the carport of the garden-style apartment building, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.  Crews work to extinguish a greater-alarm fire at an apartment building in Hollywood on July 12, 2023. (KTLA)At the scene, fire personnel discovered the flames had extended into the building’s attic and began working, with assistance from L.A. County Fire, to extinguish flames in the 32-unit, 18,900 square foot building, which has been structurally compromised from the heat of the blaze. Crews worked to rescue a woman on the second floor, who was described as being in fair condition and was taken to a nearby hospital for unspecified injuries, LAFD said. Aerial footage...

Salinas man killed in crash on Highway 101 near Gilroy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

GILROY – A 21-year-old Salinas man was killed in a solo-vehicle collision over the weekend on Highway 101 near Gilroy, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash was reported at 11:25 p.m. Saturday just north of State Route 25, the CHP said in a statement.The man was driving northbound when he veered to the left off the roadway and lost control of his 2004 Honda Accord, according to the CHP. He then traveled across all northbound lanes of the highway and hit a tree on the right-hand shoulder.The CHP said the man died of his injuries at the scene.As of Wednesday, it remained unclear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the collision.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | San Jose: Bicyclist dies from injuries in June hit and run Crashes and Disasters | Stolen car strikes, kills bicyclist in Oakland; driver flees scene, remains at large Crashes and Disasters | Family whose son was killed on California freeway sues Uber, saying driv...

Suspect arrested in killing of Russian submarine captain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

Associated PressA 64-year-old man has been arrested in southern Russia for the shooting death of a former submarine commander who is alleged by some in Ukraine to have killed more than 20 civilians in a long-range missile strike last year.Sergei Denisenko was detained on suspicion of shooting former 2nd Capt. Stanislav Rzhitsky, reportedly during a morning jog in the city of Krasnodar on July 10.Denisenko was found in possession of a pistol and silencer, officials said. Some Russian media outlets identified him as a native of Sumy, a city in Ukraine.Rzhitsky, 42, was attacked near the city’s Olimp sports complex where he often followed the same 4-mile path, according to the Russian online news outlet Baza, which didn’t specify the source of its report.Baza reported that Rzhitsky often posted screenshots from a fitness app, leading to speculation the attacker could have used social media data to track his route. The reports could not be independently verified.At the time ...

Man arrested for throwing bricks at cars in Berkeley: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested on July 4 for allegedly throwing bricks at cars in Berkeley, the city's police department announced Wednesday.The department received a report of a male suspect throwing bricks at several cars in the 2400 block of Blake Street. The suspect was detained shortly after officers arrived, police said. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Officers investigated the case and discovered six cars with damage. The total damage cost thousands of dollars, per police. The Berkeley Police Department shared an image of a car with a smashed windshield from one of the bricks.

Allisha Gray score 19, Cheyenne Parker adds 18 as Dream beat Storm 85-75 for 6th straight win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 19 points, Cheyenne Parker added 18 and Atlanta beat the Seattle Storm 85-75 Wednesday night for the Dream’s sixth straight win.Rhyne Howard added 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, but made just 5 of 15 from the field and tied her season high with five turnovers for Atlanta (11-8). Kia Nurse hit a 3-pointer to give Seattle its first lead at 9-7 with 6:41 left but Howard answered with a 3 of her own just 13 seconds later and the Dream led the rest of the way. Howard followed with a runner in the lane before Gray made back-to-back baskets to make it 21-12 late in the first quarter and the Storm trailed by double figures the rest of the way. Jewell Loyd, the WNBA’s leading scorer this season (25.7 per game), did not play (foot) for Seattle. The five-time All-Star tied the WNBA record of nine 3-pointers during a 93-86 road loss to the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. Jordan Horston, the No. 9 pick in the 2023 WNB...

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:58 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.A Senate report last year concluded “this horrific practice is not confined to the past, but clearly is continuing today.” In May, a doctor was penalized for forcibly sterilizing an Indigenous woman in 2019. Indigenous leaders say the country has yet to fully reckon with its troubled colonial past — or put a stop to a decades-long practice that is considered a type of genocide.There are no solid estimates on how many women are still being sterilized against their will or without their knowledge, but Indigenous experts say they regularly hear complaints about it. Sen. Yvonne Boyer, whose office is collecting the limited data available, says at least 12,000 women have been affected since the 1970s.“Whenever I speak to an Indigenous community, I am swamped with wome...