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Serial shrubbery thief busted with $8K in stolen greenery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

A serial shrubbery thief who has been targeting a renowned Orange County nursery has finally been arrested, authorities announced. Over the last several months, surveillance cameras at the beloved Newport Beach nursey Roger’s Gardens captured a thief sneaking into the “botanical haven” at night and making off with thousands of dollars of merchandise.  “The suspect brazenly took prized bushes, carefully snatched exotic plants, and even made off with an entire bench, leaving the business in disarray,” according to a news release from the Newport Beach Police Department.  Officers with the Newport Beach Police Department arrested an Irvine man on Nov. 29, 2023, for stealing at least $8,000 worth of merchandise from Roger's Gardens. (NBPD)NBPD detectives worked the case and learned that the unidentified Irvine man had a “passion for garden décor,” decorating his backyard with nicked greenery from the nursery, including trees, plants and pots.  In all, investigators r...

Opponents of proposed Dodger Stadium gondola protest ahead of upcoming public hearings

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

Supporters and opponents of a proposed aerial transit project that would connect Dodger Stadium with downtown Los Angeles gathered in Chinatown Wednesday, days before L.A. Metro is set to begin its latest round of hearings regarding the project.The Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (ARTT) is a suspended gondola system that would connect the baseball stadium to Union Station and Chinatown at Los Angeles State Historic Park.The gondola is a privately funded zero-emissions transit project that has drawn support from local businesses and transit activists, but has received equal opposition from those whose homes will be underneath the proposed suspended pathways and those with concerns about parking congestion near the gondola stations on game days.If ultimately built, L.A. Metro says the system could transport up to 5,000 people per hour each direction on game days in a 1.2-mile journey that takes about seven minutes. Traveling to and from Dodger Stadium is a major headache for many Ang...

Construction worker hospitalized after retaining wall collapses at worksite

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

A construction worker was rescued by firefighters and taken to the hospital after a retaining wall collapsed at a worksite in Burbank.The incident happened Wednesday afternoon on the 600 block of Cedar Avenue in the Burbank Hillside area.The corner lot is the site of a 46-unit apartment complex that is currently under construction.Burbank firefighters found the worker trapped underneath dirt and lumber that fell when the wall collapsed.A worker was rescued after being buried by debris in a wall collapse at a Burbank construction site on Nov. 29, 2023. (Burbank Fire Department)Firefighters used a hoist to free the man and pull him from the debris, bringing him to the street where he was then taken to the hospital.Crews from the Pasadena and Glendale fire departments assisted in the response.The accident is currently under investigation.

Flaring reported Wednesday night at Martinez refinery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

MARTINEZ – Flaring was reported Wednesday night at a facility operated by the Martinez Refinery Company.Related ArticlesHealth | Martinez residents sue refinery after a year of accidents shakes community Health | Letters: Stop glyphosate use | A’s site | Hamas in the way | Not at fault | Trans protections Health | US boosts protections for endangered wolverines Health | Despite setbacks, states are still counting on offshore wind Health | Jetliner crosses the Atlantic powered by tallow, waste fats In a statement, the company said it had notified “all appropriate agencies” of the flaring activity.“We apologize for any inconvenience to our neighbors,” the company said. “Flares are an essential part of a refinery’s integrated, engineered safety systems designed to safely manage excess combustible gases by burning them off efficiently and effectively.”The incident happened on the same day two Martinez ...

Sale closed in Fremont: $1.9 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

170 Espada Place – Google Street ViewA 2,166-square-foot house built in 1978 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 100 block of Espada Place in Fremont was sold on Oct. 11, 2023. The $1,920,000 purchase price works out to $886 per square foot. This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Outside, the home presents roofing composed of wood shake roofing / shingles materials. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes. The property’s backyard also boasts a pool.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In September 2023, a 1,696-square-foot home on Zacate Place in Fremont sold for $1,825,000, a price per square foot of $1,076.On Queso Court, Fremont, in September 2022, a 1,785-square-foot home was sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $840. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 b...

Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state, dead at 100

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

By Nancy Benac | Associated PressFormer Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100.With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of power, Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize. Decades later, his name still provoked impassioned debate over foreign policy landmarks long past.Kissinger’s power grew during the turmoil of Watergate, when the politically attuned diplomat assumed a role akin to co-president to the weakened Nixon.“No doubt my vanity was piqued,” Kissinger later wrote of his expanding influence. “But the dominant emotion was a premonition of catastrophe.”A Jew who fled Nazi Germany with ...

BART service restored between San Francisco and Oakland

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – BART service was stopped between San Francisco and Oakland for roughly 1½ hours Wednesday night after a person entered the trackway, according to the transit agency.Related ArticlesTransportation | 3 people found dead at BART stations in San Francisco, Oakland Transportation | Man shot while walking to car from Oakland BART station Transportation | 400-plus homes are eyed near San Jose BART station site Transportation | Submit your own name idea for San Jose’s BART extension tunneling machine Transportation | VTA purchases $76 million tunnel boring machine for BART’s San Jose extension The person entered the trackway just before 5 p.m., spurring a shutdown of the Transbay Tube, BART spokesperson Anna Duckworth said in a recorded message around 6:20 p.m.“At this point, police have determined that the person has left the trackway,” she said. “We are now in the process of restori...

Student, 14, stabbed at Santa Rosa high school, taken to hospital

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A Santa Rosa High School student was stabbed after a fight involving two students on campus Wednesday morning, Santa Rosa High School Principal Dr. Mark Ryan said in a letter. The stabbing happened before classes began.Two Santa Rosa High School students were fighting near the football and baseball fields, and one of them was carrying a large kitchen knife in his waistband, according to the letter. The argument escalated, and the student stabbed the other student in his side and back. The victim suffered lacerations to both sides of his torso, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department.SRPD believes this stabbing was an isolated incident and the two parties involved were from rival gangs. SF residents warned about Vanilla gift card scam amid holiday shopping season The suspect, 16, carrying the knife was seen on school surveillance cameras leaving campus. As of Wednesday afternoon, that student has not been found, according to the principal.The victim, 14, called a fa...

BART service resumes between SF and East Bay after major delays

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- There were major delays on BART Wednesday due to a person in the Transbay Tube, BART said on social media. Transbay Tube service was halted for more than an hour, but it resumed after 6:15 p.m., BART said. BART service was impacted in the SFO, Millbrae, Daly City and East Bay directions. The red, yellow, blue and green lines were all affected. Trains headed to the East Bay were being turned back at the Embarcadero station. Transbay commuters were being advised to get across the bay on a ferry or bus. The San Francisco Bay Ferry plans to run extra Oakland service as BART recovers. These ferries will leave Gate G at 7 p.m., 7:35 p.m. and 8 p.m. BART first posted about the delay just after 5 p.m. BART police went to the scene to inspect the tube. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Henry Kissinger, Top U.S. Diplomat Responsible for Millions of Deaths, Dies at 100

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:42 GMT

Henry Kissinger, National Security Adviser and Secretary of State under two presidents and longtime éminence grise of the U.S. foreign policy establishment, died on November 29 at his home in Connecticut. He was 100 years old.Kissinger helped to prolong the Vietnam War and expand that conflict into neutral Cambodia; facilitated genocides in Cambodia, East Timor, and Bangladesh; accelerated civil wars in southern Africa; and supported coups and death squads throughout Latin America. He had the blood of at least 3 million people on his hands, according to his biographer Greg Grandin. There were “few people who have had a hand in as much death and destruction, as much human suffering, in so many places around the world as Henry Kissinger,” said veteran war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody.A 2023 investigation by The Intercept found that Kissinger — perhaps the most powerful national security adviser in American history and the chief architect of U.S. war policy in Southeast Asia from 1969 ...