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Bruins lose wild one to Penguins, 6-5

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

The Bruins, in theory, are built on goaltending and defense. Neither was on display at the Garden on Thursday night.Jeremy Swayman allowed a half dozen goals while the B’s defensemen could not clear the rebounds he was giving up, leading to a 6-5 loss and spoiling a Bruin comeback attempt.With Charlie McAvoy in the box for holding, Sidney Crosby put the Penguins up 6-5 when his shot from the top of the left circle deflected off of Hampus Lindholm and through Swayman’s pads with 8:41 left in the third.The B’s pulled Swayman with 2:41 and they had their chances to tie but just couldn’t get the equalizer.After trailing by three goals early in the second period, the B’s clawed back to tie with two goals in the second and then a beauty of a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand at 3:08 of the third period. Charlie Coyle bulled his wayt through the neutral zone before moving it to Marchand at the blue line for a one-on-one battle with Kris Letang. Moving to his r...

Woman suspected of setting fire at gas pump, Target store

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A $1,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in a suspected arson case that happened in November.The first fire occurred on Nov. 22 at an AM/PM gas station located at 4333 Home Ave. in the Ridgeview/Webster neighborhood, San Diego County Crime Stoppers along with San Diego police said in a news release Thursday. An unknown woman set fire to a gas pump, causing $10,000 in damages, per authorities.The second fire occurred at a Target store at 1288 Camino Del North in the Mission Valley area, according to Crime Stoppers. Following the gas pump fire, the woman then drove to Target and lit items on fire that caused around $750 in damages. Body found in freezer identified Surveillance video of the suspect vehicle, a two-toned green 2000s Subaru Outback model, shows it leaving the scene of the gas station fire.A suspect is being sought after two fires were set in San Diego -- one at a gas station and the other at a Target store. Both in...

Gas prices hit New Year's high in San Diego County: What's in store for 2024

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County has started 2024 with a modest uptick in the average price of self-serve regular gasoline after a three-months retreat from last year's over $6 high.The average price on Jan. 1 was $4.779 at the county's pumps, according to figures from the AAA Oil Price Information Service — about $1.489 cheaper than the area's peak during an astronomical run-up in September of last year.However, prices have started to level-off — and rise slightly — after this decline from the last few months that brought some much needed relief to drivers at the pump, keeping the county at a price that set a record for the highest-ever average on the first day of the year.On Thursday, the price rose for the seventh time in nine days since hitting its lowest point in recent months on Dec. 22. According to AAA, the region stands at an average of about $4.782 per gallon of gas, up roughly three-tenths of a cent from Jan. 1. What to know about 2024 changes to the electric vehicle tax cr...

Children's Pool La Jolla seawall closed due to damage

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The seawall at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla is closed because of damage from strong waves during winter swells. San Diego lifeguards are putting out safety warnings, while a local seal society club is calling for repairs on the wall to wait.“This is very hazardous ocean conditions,” said Lieutenant Lonnie Stephens with the City of San Diego Lifeguards.Double-digit foot waves continue to slam the San Diego coast, including knocking off sections of metal railings at the seawall at La Jolla’s Children’s Pool. The wall is closed to visitors to walk on.“Where you see structures that have been damaged by large waves or parking lots flooding, that is a tremendous amount of power,” Stephens said.The City of San Diego said its Parks and Recreation Department staff have examined the seawall and are preparing for the repairs.Robyn Davidoff, the chair of the Sierra Club Seal Society, said she is hoping the city will wait to repair until after the seal pupping season in mid-May.“...

2 men appear in court on murder charges in shooting of Oakland police officer at marijuana business

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana business appeared in court Thursday but didn’t enter pleas.Meanwhile, a fourth man was arrested in connection with last week’s burglary. Officer Tuan Le, 36, was shot in the head Dec. 29 and died at a hospital. He was in plainclothes and driving an unmarked police truck when he and other officers answered a report of a burglary in progress at a cannabis grow house near Jack London Square, where marijuana plants had been stolen in at least three other burglaries that night, according to court documents released Thursday.Mark Sanders, 27, of Tracy, and Allen Starr Brown, 28, of Chico, appeared in an Alameda County courtroom but waived their arraignments. The murder charges carry special allegations that could deny the men a chance at parole if they are convicted and given life sentences.Sanders stood with his back to th...

North Korea’s Kim orders increased production of mobile launch vehicles as tensions grow with US

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered authorities to increase production of mobile launch vehicles for missiles because the country faces a looming military showdown with its enemies, state media reported Friday, as it pushes to make its launches harder to detect.The report on Kim’s order came hours after the White House said U.S. intelligence has determined that North Korea has supplied ballistic missile launchers to Russia for its war in Ukraine. The U.S. and its allies have previously accused North Korea of sending artillery and ammunition to Russia in return for Russian technologies to enhance its own military programs.The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim visited a factory that produces transport erector launchers, or TELs, without saying when he went or where the factory is.TELs are mobile launch vehicles which give North Korea the ability to move missiles around its territory, making it more difficult for its adversaries to detect launch...

Nevada judge is back to work a day after being attacked by defendant who jumped atop her

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge was back to work a day after being attacked by a defendant in a felony battery case who was captured on courtroom video charging forward and “supermanning” over the judge’s bench after it became clear that he was being sentenced to prison, a court official said Thursday.The defendant, Deobra Redden, is scheduled to face Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus again Monday morning for his rescheduled sentencing, according to Chief Judge Jerry Wiese.At a news conference Thursday, Wiese shared a statement from Holthus, who fell back from her seat against a wall when the defendant landed atop her and grabbed her hair, toppling an American flag onto them. Holthus suffered some injuries and was evaluated but not hospitalized, courthouse officials said.“She wanted me to thank all of the well-wishers and others who have expressed concern for her and her staff,” Wiese said. “She is extremely grateful for those who took brave action during the attack...

Trains collide on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 3 people

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two trains collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least three people, officials said. The accident happened about 500 meters (yards) from Cicalengka train station in West Java’s Bandung city, said Ayep Hanapi, a spokesperson for PT Kereta Api Indonesia, the national railways.He said a train traveling from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, to Bandung hit a commuter train heading to Padalarang from Cicalengka station.At least three people were killed and several others were injured, West Java Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said.Television video showed several carriages overturned or badly mangled and ambulances evacuating the injured.Train accidents are common on Indonesia’s aging railroad network, especially at crossings.The Associated Press

Court records bring new, unwanted attention to rich and famous in Jeffrey Epstein's social circle

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Before and after he was exposed as a pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein loved to mingle with the world's elite.The millionaire invited politicians and academics to his private island and luxury homes. He offered celebrities rides on his private jet. He and his girlfriend, the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, hung out with princes and supermodels. They made donations that brought them into contact with leading philanthropists.After Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019, many of those people have apologized for associating with him and said they were unaware he was habitually abusing underage girls. With more records, world sees how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged powerful to abuse vulnerable girls Newly released court records have revved up interest again in the big names who associated with Epstein and Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison term for helping recruit and abuse Epstein’s victims.Many of those people have never been accused of ...

Search underway for Albany Park teen missing since NYE

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:07:22 GMT

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 15-year-old who was last seen on New Year's Eve.15-year-old Lizieric Lima was last seen at her home located on the 3400 block of West Sunnyside Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on Sunday, Dec. 31. Arbitrator blasts Mayor Johnson, City Council for ‘big lie’ about cop discipline Lima is described as 5-foot-2, 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.No further information has been provided.Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Lizieric Lima are asked to contact the Chicago Police Department at 312-746-6554.