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San Diego wants property owners to pay for sidewalk repairs as stated in state law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The City of San Diego says there are many sidewalks that need repairs and have cost the city millions of dollars in injury payouts.City officials identified approximately 37,000 sidewalks in need of repairs for an estimated $185 million. They say most of that amount is the homeowners’ responsibility.That’s a no-go for homeowner Tarol Warschauer and Normal Heights resident Brian Diloreto."I feel like the trees here that are breaking up the sidewalk were planted by the city, so it shouldn’t be the responsibility of the homeowners, it should be the responsibility of the city," Warschauer said."It’s public space, clearly the city should be responsible for repairing that, as they do the streets, as they do any other public space," Diloreto added. How much income is required to afford rent in San Diego? But many homeowners are unaware of a state law from 1975 for sidewalks that makes adjacent property owners responsible for repairs. City officials are offering incentives fo...

Justice Department proposes December trial date for Trump in classified documents case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a judge on Friday night to postpone until December the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for retaining classified documents.U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon earlier this week set an initial trial date of Aug. 14 for Trump, who faces 37 felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and obstructing Justice Department efforts to get them back.Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked Cannon to reschedule the trial for Dec. 11. They said the delay was necessary because the case involves classified information and will require Trump’s lawyers to obtain security clearances, a process that is underway.The Justice Department said this week that it has begun sharing with the Trump legal team evidence relevant to the case.But, they said in their Friday filing, “Even with the prompt production the government has arranged, the inclusion of additional time for defense counsel to review and digest...

H. Lee Sarokin, judge who freed ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 94

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — H. Lee Sarokin, a federal judge who freed Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and in a landmark case famously said tobacco companies engaged in a “vast” conspiracy to conceal the dangers of smoking, has died in California, news outlets reported Friday. He was 94.Sarokin died Tuesday in La Jolla, a seaside community in San Diego where he and his wife lived in retirement, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.Sarokin had pulmonary fibrosis and other ailments, his wife, Margie Sarokin, told the paper.Haddon Lee Sarokin was a New Jersey-born graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. He was nominated to a federal judgeship by former President Jimmy Carter and served on the district court in New Jersey from 1979 to 1994 and the appeals court from 1994 to 1996.In 1985, Sarokin threw out the convictions of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and John Artis, two Black men who were wrongfully convicted of killing three white men. Sarokin ruled that their prosecution wa...

Russian mercenary chief says forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered Russia city

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin.In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow and in Rostov-on-Don, which is home to the Russian military headquarters for the southern region and also oversees the fighting in Ukraine.While the outcome of the confrontation was still unclear, it appeared likely to further hinder Moscow’s war effort as Kyiv’s forces were probing Russian defenses in the initial stages of a counteroffensive.Prigozhin claimed early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, saying they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and that his forces “aren’t fighting against children.”“Bu...

2 people shot at Scene75 Entertainment Center in Romeoville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Two people were shot Friday night at an entertainment center in Romeoville, according to police.At least two people were shot at the Scene75 Entertainment Center in the 400 block of South Weber Road, police said. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesThey were taken to local hospitals. Their conditions are unknown at this time.Police said the investigation is active and they are working to identify a suspect.Anyone with information is asked to call

Paul Lisnek on Trump, Hunter Biden and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

CHICAGO — WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss the latest news on several topics.The topics included former President Donald Trump, Hunter Biden and more.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesYou can watch this full story in the player above.

Man charged after shooting, killing man during argument at Austin gas station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police said a man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man earlier this month during an argument at a gas station in Austin.Jerrold Mason-Woods, 31, of Chicago, was arrested Thursday after police said he shot and killed a man on June 8. CPD warns of armed robbery, carjacking surge on North, West Side The shooting happened around 4:15 a.m. in the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue.The shooting left a 54-year-old man dead.Mason-Woods has been charged with one count of Murder.He is due in bond court on Saturday.

1 seriously injured after boat crash on Lake Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was seriously injured after a boat crash west of town on Lake Austin Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on Twitter.Shortly after 8 p.m., medics responded to the boat crash west of Pennybacker Bridge on Lake Austin, according to Twitter. Medics said multiple units were on the scene.According to medics, two patients were involved. One person was taken to St. David's South with serious injuries, and the second patient refused transport.No further information was released from medics Friday. The incident remained under investigation.

Saints’ bats bounce back in 10-6 win over Mud Hens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

After being shut out for just the second time this season Thursday night, the St. Paul Saints were determined not to let it happen again on Friday.All nine Saints batters collected a hit — Anthony Prato went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run, two RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base — and Blayne Enlow pitched an impressive 4 1/3 innings of relief as St. Paul bounced back with a 10-6 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.The Mud Hens (32-40) got to Saints starter Louie Varland early, scoring in the first inning thanks to a triple from Parker Meadows and a sacrifice fly from Justin-Henry Mallow for an early 1-0 lead. Toledo tacked on two more in the second after Michael Papierski doubled to bring home Johan Camargo and Donny Sands, who reached by walking and hitting a single, respectively.Prato’s solo home run the in third inning cut the Saints’ deficit to 3-1, and Andrew Bechtold hit an RBI double in the fourth to shave an...

VT deputy appears in court over attempted murder charge; Saratoga aims to curb gun violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:29:42 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- After shots rang out one early Sunday morning late last year near Caroline Street, the Saratoga City Council has been discussing ways to reduce gun violence. A Vermont deputy, who was charged with attempted murder after that shootout, appeared in court Friday. In November, Rutland County Sheriff’s Deputy Vito Caselnova was off-duty when he was in an altercation with three men from Utica before the shooting occurred. Friday, he sat in court while the judge issued new dates to accept and reject filings of motions and set the decision and order by the court to be issued on July 28.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Caselnova’s pretrial hearing is on August 17, and he has an October 2 trial date. Seven months after the incident, the Saratoga City Council is discussing revisions to a proposed ordinance that would reduce gun violence.Mayor Ron Kim says gun violence hasn’t been looked at since the...