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St. Paul teen charged with murder during North St. Paul gun robbery. Four other teens charged as accomplices.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

Prosecutors say a 17-year-old was the shooter of a 24-year-old in his North St. Paul apartment last week and they charged him with murder Tuesday.Five teens are now charged in all. The Ramsey County attorney’s office also charged a 16-year-old Tuesday with aiding and abetting murder. Three others, each 19 years old, were charged with the same offense last week in the homicide of Anthony R. Rojas.North St. Paul police said they recovered about 20 firearms in the case, along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition.Rojas was killed June 19 in his apartment in the 2100 block of North McKnight Road. Officers sent to the apartment about 6:15 p.m. discovered two open and empty gun safes and a 3D printer in the apartment. It appeared Rojas was using the printer to create lower receivers for handguns, according to criminal complaints in the homicide.One of the teens who is charged told police that Abo Eshun Essilfie, the 17-year-old, was hanging out in Rojas’ apartment with him and...

Murder mystery returns to Lake George this summer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Every year, the Lake George Holiday Inn Resort hosts something special, other than some of the thousands of visitors who pay the region a visit during the summer. It's dinner theater season again, and the show on the menu is returning to where it premiered. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "Shear Madness," a murder mystery set in Lake George itself, opens with the murder of the landlady above the fictional Shear Madness Salon. The audience will take its own role in the fun, by helping deduce who the killer is.The show opens on Thursday, July 6, with showtimes running until Saturday, Aug. 26. Showtimes include:MatineesTuesdays, Wednesdays, ThursdaysMeal at 11:30 a.m., show at 1 p.m.Dinner showsWednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, SaturdaysMeal at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. This summer, learn about the indigenous peoples of Lake George Originally premiered in 1978, the show has since played in Lake Geo...

MLB Insider: Cardinals should 'consider bold action' before trade deadline

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Nearing the halfway point of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals are in a pivotal spot where the team will soon need to decide if they're contenders or pretenders for the 2023 season. After hosting two games in London, the Cardinals return home to Busch Stadium behind a 32-45 record. They're 8.5 games back of the closest path to postseason (the NL Central title) and some models are giving them only a 3% chance to make the big dance this year. RELATED - Wainwright deactivates Twitter account after start in London It's an unfamiliar spot for a Cardinals team with just one losing season in the 21st century. President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak told media members as recently as last week. "I would hope the Cardinals are not allowed to rebuild" amid the prolonged struggles. He added, "We still don't know exactly which path we'll walk" ahead of the trade deadline. A column published Tuesday on The Athletic by MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal doesn't visibly suggest the ...

The A-List: FOX 2 wins most St. Louis TV categories

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- The 2023 St. Louis Magazine A-List winners were recently announced and FOX 2 won the reader's choice in most of the TV news categories. Glenn Zimmerman, Mandy Murphey, and FOX 2 News in the Morning all received top honors.Nominations for the magazine's awards start in January and are only based on write-ins. The five businesses that receive the most nominations in each category advance to the voting round which goes from March to April. Winners are announced online in June and in the July issue of the magazine. Expired tags ‘nightmare’: Woman gets car back as neighbor’s truck gets towed away There are many categories besides TV news to see. Learn about the best food, events, shopping, cars and more. See the full list of winners and the editor's choices here.FOX 2 winners:TV Meteorologist -- Glenn Zimmerman: The longest-tenured meteorologist in the city’s history, Zimmerman has expertly delivered the weather forecast to viewers for more than three decades—a...

Nuggets GM Calvin Booth on free agency: “Hopefully we get the whole crew back.”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

The Nuggets’ starters aren’t going anywhere.Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are all under contract for at least one more season.It’s Denver’s bench that could see some turnover following its historic championship run. Beginning with Bruce Brown, who already (and expectedly) declined his player option, the Nuggets have numerous unrestricted free agents heading into the summer. Brown, Jeff Green, DeAndre Jordan, Ish Smith, Reggie Jackson and Thomas Bryant are all on the verge of free agency, which begins at 4 p.m. MT Friday.If Nuggets GM Calvin Booth gets his way, this season’s roster will look a lot like last year’s.“Hopefully we get the whole crew back,” he told The Denver Post.The biggest question is Brown, who proved to be a free-agent steal last season. After he played out of position in Brooklyn, the Nuggets utilized him how he wanted to be played, and it paid off. The Nuggets can offer Brown up to $7.8 million for next s...

Casa Bonita eliminates tipping, going against service industry norm

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

Guests who dine at the Casa Bonita will not be asked to tip on their meals and drinks, challenging the conventional service industry model in Denver and beyond.The Lakewood landmark made its highly anticipated reopening to the public on June 23, offering locals the chance to buy tickets that include a meal. Tickets cost $39.99 for adults and $24.99 for kids ages 3 to 12. Kids under 3 are free.Higher-ups made the decision to eliminate tips — and raise the service staff’s base pay — after a soft opening period during which “we found guests simply weren’t tipping,” according to an emailed statement from Casa Bonita management.“We believe that’s due to our unconventional, pre-pay ticketing system,” the statement said.Staff were notified just days before the reopening. According to contracts reviewed by The Denver Post, Casa Bonita originally was planning to pay bartenders $14.27 an hour plus tips. That was amended to a flat fee of $30 an hour without tips, according to...

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Colorado’s standard for criminal threats

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday strengthened First Amendment protections for threatening statements and found that Colorado prosecutors and judges violated a man’s Constitutional rights in a recent stalking case.The court’s ruling in Counterman v. Colorado will make it more difficult for prosecutors to prove criminal charges against people who make threats, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a statement Tuesday.The justices ruled that prosecutors in a criminal threats case must prove not only that a person made threatening statements, but also that the person intended the statements to be threatening. Colorado’s legal framework previously required prosecutors to prove only the impact the statements would have on a reasonable person, not the speaker’s intent.In the 7-2 decision, the justices rejected that objective standard in favor of a subjective standard that considers the speaker’s intent. They cited concerns that the objective standard ...

Kathy Rodriguez Hospitalized Following Deadly Motorcycle Crash on Highway 198 [Hanford, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

Head-On Collision Near 7th Avenue Kills 52-Year-Old MotorcyclistHANFORD, CA (June 27, 2023) – Saturday afternoon, Kathy Rodriguez was hospitalized following a fatal motorcycle accident on Highway 198.The deadly collision happened shortly after 12:45 p.m. at the eastbound 198 near 7th Avenue, east of Hanford.According to the police, an eastbound 1999 Toyota pickup truck veered to the left for unknown reasons. The pickup went across the center median and crashed directly in front of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the opposing lane.Tragically, the first responders declared the 52-year-old motorcycle rider dead at the scene.Meanwhile, paramedics airlifted his 49-year-old passenger, Kathy Rodriguez, to a hospital for treatment of significant injuries.The 18-year-old Toyota pickup driver, Juan Estrada, did not sustain injuries despite not wearing a seatbelt.At this time, the identity of the deceased motorcyclist remains undisclosed to the public, pending notification from the next ...

Elizabeth Higuera Cano, Jazmin Higuera Cano Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Paradise Valley Road [San Diego, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

Tony Garcia Arrested Following Fatal Two-Car Collision near Munda RoadSAN DIEGO, CA (June 27, 2023) – Early Monday morning, sisters Elizabeth Higuera Cano and Jazmin Higuera Cano died after a two-vehicle crash on Paradise Valley Road.The incident happened on May 14th, at around 2:30 a.m., on Paradise Valley Road near Munda Road.According to reports, a 2003 Ford F150 was traveling eastbound on Paradise Valley Road when it collided with a 2000 Honda Civic traveling westbound making a left turn onto Munda Road.Responding medics discovered four victims, two of whom were taken to the hospital and died from their injuries. They were identified as 25-year-old Elizabeth Higuera Cano and 23-year-old Jazmin Higuera Cano.Meanwhile, the 22-year-old female Honda driver and a 25-year old male passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries.The Ford driver, who fled the scene immediately, surrendered to police a few hours la er. Police identified him as 53-year-old Tony Garcia of San Diego....

Raga jazz violinist brings East-meets-West show to Bay Area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:38:48 GMT

Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy is making the world safe for raga.Raised in a highly cultured South Indian family in central New Jersey, he started to learn the classical music tradition by studying vocals with his mother, a respected Carnatic singer.“My dad organized concerts and tours for Carnatic artists, so our house was filled with Carnatic music and musicians,” Ramamurthy said. “And out in the world I was hearing jazz and hip-hop and funk.”He’s been on a mission ever since to connect the music of the hearth with the sounds he encountered outside his home. Involved in an array of ensembles created to bring together artists steeped in classical Indian music with other styles and idioms, Ramamurthy introduces his new raga jazz trio to the Bay Area over the next week with a series of performances.After a solo recital Friday as part of vegan chef Philip Gelb’s Oakland dinner series, Ramamurthy kicks off a busy run of trio shows Saturday afternoon on a Yerba Buena Gardens Festiva...