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Amber Alert canceled for Spanish Lake 2-year-old; search continues for suspects

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A 2-year-old girl has been found safe hours after being taken from her Spanish Lake home Thursday evening.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the abduction took place just before 7:30 p.m. at a home in the 11200 block of Marbella Drive.Two armed men took the girl during a home invasion and assault. The suspects were dressed in black clothing and black ski masks. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW The men drove away from the home in a 2020 gray Hyundai Elantra with temporary Missouri tags 06EST5.The 2-year-old was located just before 9:40 p.m. in Ferguson, and taken to a hospital as a precaution. There's no word on the suspects.This is a developing story. FOX 2 will have more information as it becomes available.

Neighbors react to murder-suicide investigation in west St. Louis County

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Officers with the St. Louis County Police Department were responding to a welfare check Thursday morning at a west county residence when they found the bodies of three people inside."It's kind of unbelievable, to be honest," Alexa Fountain told FOX 2.A preliminary investigation suggests the shooting in the 200 block of Glandore Drive that left three people dead may be a murder-suicide. Police believe a man shot and killed two women before turning the gun on himself.“When you hear something like that, and see where it happened, it’s shocking," Fountain added. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Fountain has lived in the neighborhood for about a year, and had brief interactions with the people living there.“They were v...

Explosion at fourplex residence in Denver, one person taken to hospital

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

A multi-family residence in Denver exploded Thursday evening, one person has been taken to a hospital.The incident happened at a fourplex residence in the 400 block of South Lincoln Street, the Denver Fire Department said in a 7:20 p.m. tweet.Emergency crews remained on scene Thursday night. The cause of the explosion is under investigation. A family pet, a dog, is missing in the incident.Power and gas in the area of the incident has been turned off, DFD said in an 8:44 p.m. tweet. Residents in eight residences have been displace by the explosion and structural collapse and are being aided by the American Red Cross Colorado. Fire crews are turning the scene over to Denver police and the city’s building department.Update: Power and gas have been shut off to the area. Residents is 8 units have been displaced and are working with Red Cross for housing. Fire Crews are turning the scene over to DPD and the building department. pic.twitter.com/xB4elIxSpx— Denver Fire Departmen...

Neighbor identified as suspect in Pasadena woman's murder

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

The Pasadena Police Department has identified the person suspected of killing a woman earlier this week following an early morning fight.After initially withholding the suspect's name, Pasadena police identified the suspect as Mark Anthony Levels, 54, of Pasadena.Levels is accused of shooting and killing 34-year-old Tynisha Houston early Tuesday morning at an apartment complex on the 2000 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue.Houston was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound and was transported to the hospital where she later died.Police say Levels and Houston were neighbors in the same apartment complex. At some point prior to the shooting, a neighborly dispute began in the common area of the complex. That verbal altercation became physical and escalated until it ended in gunfire.At the time of his arrest, detectives served a search warrant on site, conducted interviews and recovered the suspected murder weapon.Levels himself was taken to the hospital following his arrest for t...

Police seek help identifying attempted murder suspect

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

Police in Long Beach are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly stabbed a woman working at a convenience store last year, authorities announced on Thursday.  On Jan. 30, 2022, just before 12 p.m., officers with the Long Beach Police Department responded to the store, located at 919 East Broadway, on reports of a stabbing. At the scene, officers found the adult female victim suffering stab wounds to the upper body, according to an LBPD news release.  Detectives with LBPD’s Violent Crime Detail say the preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was working inside the store when the male suspect entered, started an altercation that resulted in the stabbing and then fled the store on foot in an unknown direction.  When responding officers made it to the store, the suspect was already gone.   Police respond to Hollywood Hills mansion after call reporting ‘unknown trouble’ Medical personnel with the Long Beach Fire Department arrived at the...

Los Angeles drug trafficker wanted by FBI

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

The FBI is searching for a suspect wanted for his alleged involvement in a large drug trafficking ring operating out of Los Angeles.The suspect was identified as Christian Garcia, 30, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The drug trafficking organization operates out of the Harbor Area of L.A. and Garcia is allegedly one of several suspects responsible for supplying large amounts of drugs to the Southland, officials said.He is described as a Hispanic man standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.A federal arrest warrant was issued for Garcia in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California in L.A.Christian Garcia in an undated photo from the FBI.He is charged with multiple crimes including:Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and CocainePossession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and CocaineCarrying a Firearm During and in Relation to, and Possession of a Fire...

CA congressional candidate cancels campaign over 'lack of joy'; walks it back hours later

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

An Orange County Democrat who is among the candidates vying to unseat Rep. Michelle Steel in Congress announced Thursday morning that he would be dropping out of the race due to a "lack of joy," before later saying the announcement was sent out by mistake hours later.The campaign team of congressional hopeful Aditya Pai sent an email Thursday morning around 8 a.m., in which he told supporters he would be suspending his campaign because his heart was no longer fully in the race."At this moment, I don’t enjoy the life of a politician. And were I fortunate enough to be elected, I am now certain, I would be unhappy in Congress," Pai wrote in the campaign letter.Pai, 31, was one of four Democrats looking to unseat the Republican Steele in the 45th Congressional District, which includes the cities of Fountain Valley, Westminster, Garden Grove, Cypress, Buena Park, Cerritos and Artes.Pai's initial email was direct, with the tone of someone who was sure of their choice to drop out of a comp...

Report: Bob Myers returning to NBA in a different role

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

Two months after leaving the Warriors, Bob Myers is reportedly ready to go back to work in the spotlight. One illuminated by TV lights and not the pressure associated with trying to build a championship basketball team.Golden State’s former president and general manager Bob Myers is nearing a deal to become an analyst on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” the New York Post reported on Thursday.When the 48-year-old Myers stepped away from his Warriors job after 11 years, he told reporters he wasn’t done working. Now it appears he’ll be joining a new-look lineup on NBA Countdown. The New York Post earlier reported Oakland’s Malika Andrews will be taking over as Countdown’s host, replacing Mike Greenberg.Other changes to one of ESPN’s signature shows is the departure of former NBA player Jalen Rose, who was among the scores of layoffs at the network recently.Myers should have plenty to discuss about his former team on opening night. That’s because the Warriors will host the Phoenix Suns in the se...

Fire at West Oakland metal-recycling facility fully extinguished

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

OAKLAND – A fire at a metal-recycling facility in West Oakland was fully extinguished Thursday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after it ignited and sent plumes of pungent smoke across the East Bay.“The fire has been brought under control and (the facility) has been transferred back to the ownership and the management here at Schnitzer Steel,” Oakland Fire Battalion Chief James Bowron said in a video posted to social media around 4:45 p.m. Thursday.Nearly 24 hours after the fire incident began at Schnitzer Steel / Radius Recycling, the Incident Commander Battalion Chief James Bowron concluded the incident and all OFD resources have now left the facility. pic.twitter.com/H8ELkP3aYp— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) August 10, 2023Bowron said no injuries were reported.The fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in a large debris pile at Radius Recycling, located at 1101 Embarcadero West. The company was formerly known as Schnitzer Steel.Heavy-equipment operators at t...

Pilot error causes SF-bound United flight to nearly plunge into ocean, NTSB says

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:23:48 GMT

(AP) -- Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet (228 meters) of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.The National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane's vertical path, airspeed and nose direction after the mix-up between the captain and co-pilot. SF-bound United flight nearly plunged into ocean: report After a normal takeoff during heavy rain at Kahului Airport on the island of Maui, the captain asked the co-pilot, or first officer, to reset the wing flaps, but the co-pilot heard “15” instead of “five," according to the NTSB. Soon the pilots realized that the plane was pitched downward and accelerating. “At this point, I knew the captain was having difficulty with airspeed control ... I couldn’t be certain what the captain was dealing with," the co-pilot later told investigators. The plane's nose continued to pitch...