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Pastor says ‘miracle of God’ led to peaceful arrest of armed man at Va. church

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

A Falls Church, Virginia, man has been arrested after police said he was found armed inside a Haymarket church following a series of online threats against the place of worship.It was Sunday morning when Prince William County Police said a Laurel, Maryland, resident called 911 to report seeing Instagram posts by 35-year-old Rui Jiang which contained “vague threats of violence” along with images of the Park Valley Church.First Sgt. Jonathan Perok with Prince William County Police said authorities in Anne Arundel County, who received the 911 call, investigated the posts and grew concerned. They then contacted Fairfax County police who responded to Jiang’s home, but he wasn’t there.“They (Fairfax County Police) alerted us because church services were going on around the time, and these postings are pretty recent within probably about 24 hours,” Perok said.Jiang wasn’t home, according to police, because he was already inside the church armed with a handgun, an extra magazine and two kni...

“Lo podía escuchar gritando, ‘¡Auxilio!’”: Buen samaritano rescata a un conductor de un camión en llamas en Sterling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

Un buen samaritano compartió el lunes por primera vez el momento en el que ayudó a rescatar a un conductor que quedó atrapado dentro de su camión mientras ardía en llamas.El 18 de septiembre, la víctima de origen hispano manejaba sobre la Ruta 28 en Sterling, Virginia cuando de repente otro vehículo le chocó, provocando que volcara y luego se incendiara.Captado en cámara quedó el momento cuando el camión perdió el control después del impacto. En un instante se prendió en llamas, atrapando al conductor. Todo esto pasó frente a los ojos de Mark Pembleton, quien venía manejando sobre la misma carretera con sus hijos.Se puede ver en las grabaciones cómo Pembleton corrió hacia el fuego. Dijo que después de salirse de su auto y acercarse al camión, escuchaba al conductor gritando por ayuda.“Cuando pasé el camión en llamas, lo podía escuchar gritando, ‘¡Auxilio, auxilio, auxilio!” relató. “Fue la cosa más caliente que haya sentido jamás”.Mientras Pembleton trataba de rescatar al condu...

The Raiders’ inability to create takeaways continues a recent pattern

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — This isn’t exactly breaking news, but what happens in the preseason can be deceiving.Before the season began, the Las Vegas Raiders had a ball-hawking defense that created difficult joint practices for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and had a plus-2 turnover differential in preseason games.Now three games into the actual season, the Raiders have zero takeaways and are tied for last with the Minnesota Vikings with a minus-7 turnover differential.In Sunday night’s 23-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas has a minus-3 differential with Jimmy Garoppolo getting intercepted three times, including twice by Levi Wallace.Coach Josh McDaniels said the lack of takeaways isn’t for a lack of trying, noting the Raiders blitzed the Steelers throughout the game and tried several times to punch out the ball. The most notable missed opportunity was when cornerback Marcus Peters let a pick-6 slip through his hands in the first quarter with...

Think tank leader leaves human waste at Denver City and County Building as protest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - As the Johnston administration continues to work on the goal of housing 1,000 people by the end of the year, neighbors living in communities where the unhoused have set up shop are seemingly running out of patience.A well-known think tank leader Denver said he is tired of inaction and made a big statement outside of the Denver City and County Building Monday. Denver has one of the worst housing shortages in US Jon Caldara, President of the Independence Institute, said he is fed up with people leaving human waste outside of his office.So, he picked up what he said was human waste left outside his office building and placed it outside the building, which houses the offices of City Council members, as well as Mayor Mike Johnston."I'm leaving this little package of human waste that I have to clean up at my property here for these people to clean up," Caldara announced as he stood on the building's steps. "And I challenge City Council and Mayor Michael Johnston to be th...

Parker police step up traffic enforcement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Traffic stops in the town of Parker are up more than 50% since last year, and citations are up more than 90%.Public Information Officer Josh Hans said the community had complained about speeding and other traffic issues, so they stepped up their efforts. Watch: Deadly pedestrian crashes are at an all-time high in Colorado ”It’s really making a difference and the community appreciates it,” Hans said.The number of complaints is down, and the number of crashes over the four years is down, he said.“This year I believe we’ve had two fatal auto pedestrian accidents. We’d love for that number to be zero every year. We’d love for crash data to decrease because speed is one of the leading factors in crashes. So, ultimately we just want to keep those numbers down and keep everyone safe,” Hans said.Data from the Parker Police Department shows that officers made 458 traffic stops in August. Those stops resulted in 148 citations, 75 of which were for speeding.“We are pl...

Green Line trolley derails after colliding with car near Coolidge Corner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

Two people suffered minor injuries and shuttle buses replaced train service Monday after an MBTA Green Line trolley and a car collided in Brookline, officials said. The incident happened on Beacon Street near Saint Paul Street Monday evening and lifted the trolley up and off its tracks. In a later statement, MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said the trolley had been headed outbound on the Green Line’s C branch with the right of way “when a passenger vehicle, traveling in the same direction, against the light suddenly turned left into the trolley.”Sullivan said the two reported injuries related to this incident were “minor in nature.” The passenger vehicle operator, Sullivan said, will be cited for a red light violation. The T initially reported 25 minute delays on the Green Line around 7 p.m. between the Coolidge Corner and St. Paul Street stations “due to a train with a pantograph problem near St. Paul St.” The T said it was dispatching s...

Orioles postseason tickets are drying up. Here’s how you can get them on resale.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

MLB’s tickets for postseason Orioles games are running out — the official retail site only had a handful of playoffs games still open Monday evening, four days after sales went live.You can still grab tickets from resellers, though they could be pricier. SeatGeek is the MLB’s “official ticket marketplace,” though the main difference between using that website and others, like StubHub or Vivid Seats, is that the others will take a few more clicks. Ticketmaster, the beleaguered admissions giant, had some resale tickets available Monday night but only for the American League Division Series.The MLB site only had tickets for the three wild-card games, all starting at $120. The Orioles could wind up in a wild-card spot if they don’t clinch the AL East title before Sunday, the end of the regular season. If the Orioles take that title, they will not play in the wild-card series next week.Resellers had wild-card tickets for Camden Yards going for less tha...

17 Hells Angels members indicted after violent attack in Ocean Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Officials announced grand jury indictments against 17 Hells Angels members accused of a racially-motivated attack in Ocean Beach on June 6.San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said the attack kicked off a large-scale investigation that resulted in the arrest of 17 members and supporters of the Hells Angels in September.“This is one of the largest violent crimes prosecution against Hells Angels in our county and likely our nation," Stephan said. “This is a good day for justice."Officials said members and supporters of the Hells Angels chased and attacked three young Black men, who were 19, 20 and 21 years old, around 7 p.m. on June 6 on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach.“The Hells Angels are well known to have a despicable streak of racism especially against black people, exemplified by what happened in Ocean Beach earlier this summer," Stephan said. "It's possible that the attack was triggered because one of them dared to talk to one of the girlfriends of these...

Coast Guard searching for woman swept into ocean from popular Washington coast beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

RIALTO BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Teams are searching for a 26-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean Monday from a popular beach on the Washington coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard said it received a call at 10:50 a.m. about a woman who was reportedly taken by ocean currents while she was on Rialto Beach near Olympic National Park. The beach is on the Olympic Peninsula northwest of Seattle. The Coast Guard has two helicopters as well as a crew on land searching along with people from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, the La Push Tribal Police Department and the national park. The National Weather Service in Seattle had issued a small craft advisory and a gale warning Monday along the coast for strong winds causing hazardous seas.A powerful system was bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, below-average temperatures and a wintry mix at higher elevations to parts of the Northwest, including western Washington and western Oregon, on Monday, the weather service said...

Court appointee proposes Alabama congressional districts to provide representation to Black voters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:54 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A court-appointed special master on Monday submitted three proposals for new congressional districts in Alabama as federal judges oversee the drawing of new lines to provide greater representation for Black voters.The three proposals all create a second district where Black voters comprise a majority of the voting age population or close to it — something that state lawmakers refused to do when they drew lines this summer. Richard Allen, the court-appointed special master, wrote that all three proposals follow the court’s instruction to create a second district in the state where Black voters have an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. A three-judge panel is overseeing the drawing of new lines after ruling that Alabama lawmakers ignored their finding that the state — which is 27% Black — should have more than one district with a substantial percentage of Black voters. Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put the redraw on hold as t...