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Orange County former Marine killed in missile strike in Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Loved ones are devastated as they remember a former Marine from Orange County who was killed in a missile strike in UkraineIan “Frank” Tortorici, 32, was a Marine Crop. veteran, a former law enforcement officer and a paramedic who was killed in Ukraine.“He really loved that country,” said Jon Frank, Tortorici’s father. “He would backpack and he was looking to one day retire and open a farm. He has so much kindness in his body that he would always do the right thing but never looked for any type of recognition. Always positive, always happy, always fun.”Fifteen months ago, Tortorici left his Lake Forest job with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement and enlisted in the Ukrainian International Legion.The legion was a group of foreign soldiers contracted members of the Ukrainian military. Tortorici fought on the frontlines against invading Russian troops and provided medical care to both soldiers and civilians.“He was doing the most dangerous work that anybody was doing over there,” ...

Police search for gunman in series of East Los Angeles rifle shootings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

A search is underway for a gunman suspected in a series of rifle shootings targeting East Los Angeles early Saturday morning.Los Angeles police are investigating whether the three reported shootings are linked to the same suspect.The suspect is believed to be a man in his 20s-30s driving a gray or blue-colored four-door sedan.One shooting took place at the intersection of 1st and Cummings Streets around 7:20 a.m. According to police, a masked man armed with a rifle began firing shots before fleeing the scene in his car.An hour earlier, a male victim in his 30s was shot and left critically injured while he was walking near Mission Road and Zonal Avenue. He was also shot by a suspect with a rifle who drove off after the shooting.Another victim told KTLA he narrowly escaped being shot as he spotted a man with a rifle firing off in a Boyle Heights neighborhood on Saturday.A search is underway for a man suspected in a series of rifle shootings targeting the East Los Angeles and Boyle Hei...

Jordan Poole looks forward — not back — after Warriors trade him to Wizards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

LAS VEGAS — The last thing Jordan Poole wanted to do Saturday afternoon was look back.Save for a few moments of reflection on his four seasons with the Warriors, Poole spent most of the nearly 20 minutes of speaking with reporters at Summer League in the wake of him being traded to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul looking ahead at what’s to come.“This is stuff that you dream about as a kid, being able to be the face of a franchise, get people invested, get the city invested, get people to come out, come to the games,” Poole said.Poole talked about building something special — a championship culture — in the nation’s capital, playing alongside Kyle Kuzma, who signed a four-year $90 million extension. He’ll also have some familiar faces joining him in Washington DC as Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins were also part of the Paul deal. Poole said he’s going to embrace the fresh start and was eager to be a leader, having watch...

40 firefighters respond to grass fire in SF's Crocker-Amazon neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Crews are working to extinguish a grass fire Saturday afternoon in the Crocker-Amazon neighborhood, the San Francisco Fire Department announced on Twitter. Forty firefighters are at the scene near Geneva Avenue and Moscow Street. As of 5:30 p.m., SFFD said no structures are threatened, and there were no injuries. The fire is currently contained at five acres.You can view Citizen App video of the scene (above). SFFD says the public should avoid the area at this time.The fire was reported to be a one-alarm wildland fire, according to SFFD. Officials first tweeted about the fire at 5 p.m.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }This is a developing story. Check back as KRON4 learns more.

Metro to temporarily close 4 Green Line stations for major construction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Metro riders on the Green Line to northern Prince George’s County, Maryland, will experience some station closures through the end of summer.The transit agency announced that its West Hyattsville, Hyattsville Crossing, College Park-U of Md. and Greenbelt stations will be closed for major construction from July 22 to Sept. 4.Metro said these four stations will be closed for the installation of fiber optic cables to enhance rail system technology.“Once installed, the fiber-optic cables will allow Metro to get more updates done during non-customer hours, which means less downtime in the future,” the transit agency said.Metro advises riders to plan for additional time for their commute. Riders taking the Green Line to Fort Totten on July 22 and 23 will still be able to reach the station via the Red Line. On all other dates, riders can utilize free shuttle bus services to get around green line construction.This disruption to part of the Green Line is one of Metro’...

4 teens arrested, 2 wanted in Prince William Co. high school restroom robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Four teenagers were arrested and two others are wanted in a robbery inside a Woodbridge, Virginia, high school restroom that occurred over three weeks ago, police said.A 15-year-old boy was confronted and robbed in a restroom at Freedom High School in Woodbridge on June 14. The boy was struck and received minor injuries in what police called a strong-arm robbery.On that same day, a school resource officer quickly detained three of the suspects: two 15-year-old boys and a 17-year-old boy.The following day, charges were obtained for the three more suspects. Last week, one of those three — a 17-year-old — was taken into custody, but the search goes on for the other two.Police are still looking for an unnamed 17-year-old boy from Woodbridge and 18-year-old Jerome Okine Amartey of Woodbridge.All suspects are charged with robbery.Source

Elly De La Cruz steals 2nd, 3rd and home in the same inning, sparks Reds to 8-5 win over Brewers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the same inning, the latest electrifying play from the franchise-changing rookie, and Cincinnati beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Saturday.De La Cruz broke a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning with a two-out RBI single off Elvis Peguero, then made the reliever’s life miserable in a span of two pitches. He stole second on a 1-1 offering from Peguero (1-2). On the next pitch, De La Cruz swiped third without a throw.The rattled reliever caught the ball from catcher William Contreras in front of the mound and turned his back as he walked slowly toward the rubber. Pausing only to put his helmet back on, De La Cruz walked down the third base line, broke into a sprint and easily beat Peguero’s rushed throw to the plate.“I kept checking on him, checking on him to see if he was going to go back or if he was checking on me or anything like that,” De La Cruz said through a transl...

Gustavo Petro y Lula da Silva se reunieron en Leticia para conversaciones bilaterales sobre la selva amazónica

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, recibió a su homólogo brasileño, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, en la ciudad amazónica de Leticia el sábado para una reunión bilateral antes de una cumbre internacional sobre la selva amazónica el próximo mes.Los dos líderes destacaron el papel que juega la selva amazónica para el medio ambiente global e instaron a otros países a hacer más para limitar los efectos del cambio climático.“Tenemos conversaciones muy difíciles por delante: todos hemos vivido de los recursos extractivos, pero si cambiamos, podemos vivir de la ciencia, el desarrollo justo, el turismo y la bioeconomía”, dijo Petro, instando a Brasil a limitar la exploración de hidrocarburos de la región amazónica.Colombia ya anunció la prohibición de nuevos contratos de exploración de petróleo y gas, decisión que ha sido muy criticada por la oposición del país y analistas internacionales.El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (izq.) y el presidente de Colombia,...

Candelario and Meneses HRs help Nats snap 5-game skid with a win over AL West-leading Rangers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Jeimer Candelario and Joey Meneses hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, Alex Call also went deep, and the Washington Nationals snapped a five-game skid with an 8-3 win over the AL West-leading Texas Rangers on Saturday.Jake Irvin earned his first victory since May 8 for Washington, which had lost 15 of its last 16 games at Nationals Park. Washington is an NL-worst 14-32 at home.Josh Jung homered twice for Texas, which has lost seven of its last 10 games. Jung, the AL’s starting third baseman in next week’s All-Star Game, leads all major league rookies with 19 home runs.The Nationals led 4-0 before Texas starter Andrew Heaney (5-6) recorded an out. After back-to-back singles, Candelario — who sat out Friday’s series opener after being hit by a pitch on his right knee a day earlier — homered to right-center.Meneses then homered for the third time in two days — after going two months without one. It was the fourth time Washington hit consecutive home runs this se...

2 arrested for alleged connection to deadly I-70 shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department said two people were arrested in connection to the deadly shooting of a motorcyclist on Interstate 70 near Colorado Boulevard on July 4. Cesar Ramirez-Rivera, 21, and Nelson Miranda-Rivas, 25, are being held for investigation of first-degree murder, DPD said. Motorcyclist killed in crash in Montbello neighborhood The shooting happened around 1 a.m. and was initially reported as a crash. When police began the investigation, it was determined the motorcyclist had been shot. He later died at the hospital. What led up to the shooting is still under investigation, and the district attorney's office will determine charges when it is completed.