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Drug runner sentenced in St. Louis County woman's fentanyl death

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A federal judge has sentenced a drug runner who provided a deadly dose of fentanyl to a St. Louis County woman several years ago. Jerome Middleton, 46, of Calverton Park, has been sentenced to 13.5 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of knowingly distributing fentanyl (resulting in death) earlier this year. When should Missouri expect the first snow? According to his plea agreement, Middleton would collect money from people, buy drugs, and keep some of the drugs for himself while making trips as a drug runner. Middleton bought six capsules containing fentanyl in St. Louis and kept three for himself, per his plea. Middleton also admitted going to the victim’s home on the four days preceding her death to provide her with narcotics, supplying the deadly fentanyl around Nov. 27, 2020. Police found the victim deceased after concerns from family friends. The victim left behind a 4-year-old daughter and 20-month old son. Close ...

LIV Golf Tournament Team Championship airing on KPLR 11 this weekend

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The 2023 LIV Golf Tournament Team Championship is this weekend.Brooks Koepka, Phil Mikelson, Cameron Smith are just some of the major names competing in Miami, Florida, for the $50 million prize. FOX 2's John Pertzborn spoke with David Feherty and Jerry Foltz about the league's first full season. Asian elephant Rani dies at Saint Louis Zoo If you can't make it to Florida, the tournament airs on KLPR 11 from October 20 to the 22.

Former KTLA 5 reporter Christina Pascucci running for U.S. Senate

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

There's a new candidate in the race for California's open U.S. Senate seat. Television reporter and anchor Christina Pascucci is looking to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Pascucci spent more than a decade as a reporter and anchor at KTLA 5 before moving to KTTV Fox 11 last year. The 38-year-old Democrat told Politico that she aims to be a moderate consensus builder and vows to appeal to Latino and undecided voters. Beverly Beesmyer's dream of flying a plane came true recently when she flew with KTLA reporter Christina Pascucci. (Credit: KTLA)“I’ve been covering the most pressing issues of California for the past 15 years and watching this race closely, as well as covering it and interviewing some of the candidates,” Pascucci told the outlet. “And the more I watched it, the more closely I studied it, I honestly felt dismayed by how it was shaping up. I spoke to a lot of others who felt the same way. Like, this is our future — more of the same.”She also said she's a ...

Motorcyclist dies in Livermore traffic collision

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

LIVERMORE — A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon in a collision with an SUV, police said.The motorcyclist’s name was not released as of Tuesday morning, pending confirmation of his identity and notification of his next of kin. Police said he was a Livermore man in his 30s.The collision happened about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Mines Road and Shirley Way.Police said in a news release that the motorcyclist was going northbound on North Mines Road and a Honda CR-V was heading south.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | 2 Napa bicyclists die after being hit by lumber on flatbed truck Crashes and Disasters | San Jose man’s toxicology results released in double-fatal Santa Cruz County crash Crashes and Disasters | Man accused in downtown Long Beach crash was working for Uber, had passenger in car, DA says Crashes and Disasters | East Bay woman arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run e...

Pac-12 picks ATS: Oregon and USC cover while UCLA and Washington struggle

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

The game of the year in the Pac-12 has come and gone. What’s next for Washington and Oregon?This is what’s next: Both teams are heavy favorites at home this week, with UW hosting Arizona State and Oregon welcoming Washington State.Will they execute as expected? Or are the Huskies and Ducks destined to spend the weekend in Letdown City after their taxing affair a few days ago?For context, the Hotline tracked how the bitter rivals have fared historically in the game immediately after their annual showdown.We checked two decades of point spreads and final scores and learned the following:— Oregon is 15-4 straight up the game after playing UW.— Washington is 4-15 immediately after facing Oregon.The discrepancy in success makes some sense. For many of those 19 seasons — the teams didn’t play each other in 2020 — the Ducks had a powerhouse team and the Huskies were, at best, mediocre.For that reason, we also examined how the teams performed agains...

Los Altos police requesting public's help after vehicles stolen, burglaries

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

(KRON) -- The Los Altos Police Department is investigating a series of crimes involving stolen vehicles and attempted break-ins that occurred early Monday between 1:20 a.m. and 4:20 a.m. Police are asking local residents for additional video from home security systems.The suspect or suspects stole a black 2022 Volvo XC90 and a white 2018 Chevrolet Suburban, according to investigators, in addition to burglarizing six vehicles. The suspect(s) also attempted to enter homes, garages and other vehicles but were unsuccessful.The stolen XC90 and Suburban vehicles were later recovered, police said. Toddlers who drowned at San Jose daycare remembered Los Altos PD is asking residents of the neighborhoods below to review home security video for suspicious activity on Oct. 16 between 1:20 a.m. and 4:20 a.m.:1000 block of Laureles Drive300 block of Lunada Drive400 block of Pine Lane400 block of Patrick Way800 block of Laverne Way300 block of Alicia Way300 block of Alvarado AvenueLyell StreetS....

Tracy fatal hit-and-run suspect arrested in Dublin

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

(KRON) – San Leandro resident Natasha Jimenez-Pazo was arrested Tuesday in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Feb. 27 on West Eleventh Street near El Portal Street in Tracy, according to the Tracy Police Department. Jimenez-Pazo, 32, is accused of striking a pedestrian with a vehicle resulting in the death of an unidentified adult male. Dublin Police Services officers assisted the Tracy PD Traffic Safety Unit with the arrest on the 7000 block of Village Parkway in Dublin. Body recovered confirmed as missing Alameda woman According to TPD, officers were able to locate video from nearby cameras to identify the involved vehicle, a white 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The involved Sonata was located in the Bay Area and has been impounded for evidence processing. Jimenez-Pazo was arrested on multiple felony charges including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, driving under the influence causing death, and h...

2 people charged for alleged theft at Christian Dior store last week

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

(BCN) -- Two people were charged for allegedly burglarizing a Christian Dior store in San Francisco last week, according to prosecutors.Ahjanae Woods, 23, and Terry Nichols, 28, pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree commercial burglary, one count of grand theft, one count of organized retail theft, one count of conspiracy and one count of resisting arrest, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office said in a statement Tuesday.Around 6:50 a.m. last Thursday, Woods and Nichols, along with some companions, arrived in three vehicles at the Union Square neighborhood and first tried to allegedly break into a Fendi store at 195 Grant St. The group then allegedly broke the gate and doors at a Christian Dior store at 185 Post St., where they stole numerous handbags and other merchandise, San Francisco police said. Five people charged for alleged retail theft at Walgreens last week "The early morning smash and grab at Christian Dior is one more example of how brazen some thieve...

Moore plans to hold quarterly meetings with mayors at government house, support ‘tourism zones’

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said municipal leaders know their constituents best because they work closely with them when it comes to public safety, trash collection and other local services.To ensure his administration partners in those efforts, the governor plans to hold quarterly meetings, starting next year, with mayors throughout the state in Annapolis at Government House, home to the state’s chief executive.“We need to be able to hear from you what’s going on. We need to be able to hear from you about what things we should be pushing on…what things we should be focusing on, and how exactly to make sure that this administration is going to be responsive,” Moore said Tuesday during the Maryland Municipal League Excellence in Leadership Fall Conference at the University of Maryland College Park.“The one thing I know about each and ...

“Vi cohetes sobre mí”: Sobreviviente de la masacre en festival de Israel relata los momentos de terror

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:55:07 GMT

Nota del editor: esta historia contiene detalles gráficos que pueden resultar difíciles de leer para algunos. Se recomienda discreción.Ante una multitud de líderes judíos que se reunieron en la Sinagoga Histórica Sexta y I en Washington DC, una sobreviviente de la masacre en el Festival Nova en Israel, bombardeada por militantes de Hamas el 7 de octubre, contó su historia.Noa Ben Artzie, de 25 años, describió el terror en una reunión convocada por la Conferencia de Presidentes de las principales organizaciones judías estadounidenses el martes.“Comenzamos a escuchar lo que pensábamos que eran fuegos artificiales organizados por el festival de música”, indicó. “Cuando abrí la tienda, me di cuenta de que el caos estaba frente a mí”.La estudiante de ingeniería industrial estaba con su mejor amiga y la hermana de su mejor amiga, ambas ciudadanas estadounidenses, cuando comenzó el ataque. Dijo que los tres estaban disfrutando del festival de música cuando los cohetes comenzaron a volar so...