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Mother of kids killed retrieving luggage from SR-78 released from custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- "My babies, my babies," 33-year-old Sandra Ortiz cried out, in handcuffs, during the arraignment Thursday inside a Vista courtroom.A judge ordered Ortiz can be released from custody, with conditions.On Father's Day, Ortiz was driving her six children to a park in San Marcos, when luggage fell off their car. According to authorities, she pulled onto the shoulder of State Route 78 eastbound, and two of her kids, 16-year-old Amy Monserrat and 10-year-old Alan Gerardo, got out of the car to try and retrieve the luggage, when they were hit and killed by a 41-year-old woman driving in a Nissan Sentra.On the scene Sunday, authorities said they observed Ortiz slurring her words and smelled of alcohol. She was arrested on the scene. The deputy district attorney, Stephanie de Jesus, revealed more details of the case Thursday inside the courtroom and said none of the children inside Ortiz's car were in seatbelts. Father of two kids hit, killed on SR-78 speaks out She also said ...

2 arrested in San Diego drug bust

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Authorities arrested two men after seizing 38 pounds of methamphetamine and 41,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills off the streets during drug operations in the months of May and June.Luis Solorzano-Bautista, 28, and Brandon Diaz, 23, were identified as the suspects, Lt. Adam Sharki with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said in a news release Thursday.Investigators were informed in April about the transportation of dangerous drugs, according to police. Then in May, an operation led to the recovery of nine pounds of methamphetamine. Child finds parents dead inside East County home An operation in June found 10,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills while a second operation in the same month brought about the seizure of 29 pounds of methamphetamine, 31,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills and 600 tabs of MDMA/ecstasy, per SDPD. Counterfeit pills are described as pills made by an unknown, illicit manufacturer that contain fentanyl and other harmful drugs, police said. “There is no do...

Woman pleads guilty to straw purchase of gun used to kill Illinois officer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges stemming from the straw purchase of a gun used to fatally shoot one central Illinois police officer and wound another in 2021.Ashantae Corruthers, 29, of Indianapolis, entered the plea to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government by buying and transferring a gun to Darion Marquise Lafayette, 24, of Champaign, and covering up the transaction by falsely reporting to Indianapolis police that the gun had been stolen. Lafayette shot Champaign police Officer Christopher Oberheim on May 19, 2021.Corruthers faces up to 25 years in prison when she is sentenced Nov. 6, The News-Gazette of Champaign reported.Oberheim and another officer, Jeff Creel, went to a Champaign apartment complex in response to a report about a domestic disturbance and encountered Lafayette. A shootout ensued in which both officers and the suspect were shot. Lafayette, who also died, was not legally able to buy a gun because he was a convic...

Judge suspends Wyoming's ban on abortion pills amid lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

(The Hill) — A federal judge paused Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on medicated abortion pills on Thursday, citing an ongoing lawsuit over the law’s constitutionality.The ban, signed by the state’s governor in March, was set to be implemented on July 1. The law concerns two abortion pills, one of which, mifepristone, had its FDA approval challenged earlier this year. In April, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mifepristone can still be distributed pending that challenge. How long had the Titan journeyed before its ‘catastrophic implosion’? Wyoming’s near-total ban on abortion procedures has also been challenged, and the two suits have now been combined. Arguments over the legality of abortion in the state mostly center on a 2012 constitutional amendment giving Wyoming’s a right to make their own health care decisions, enacted in response to fears over the Affordable Care Act.State attorneys have argued that abortions that aren’t to save the life of the mother or child are ...

One seriously injured after vehicle-pedestrian crash in east Austin, ATCEMS says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was seriously injured after a vehicle-pedestrian crash in east Austin Thursday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on Twitter.Shortly before 7 p.m., medics responded to the crash at 1100 Tillery St., the tweet said.In the same Twitter thread, medics said the incident involved someone on a bicycle. One adult patient was taken to Dell Seton with serious injuries, medics said.No further information was released Thursday, and the incident remained under investigation.

Austin Energy: Technical issues with outage map occurred before severe weather Wednesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Energy power outage map is now working properly after experiencing technical issues Wednesday night, an Austin Energy spokesperson told KXAN Thursday.Previously, Austin Energy said it was experiencing a technical issue with its outage map and reporting system, the agency said in a tweet Wednesday.On Thursday, Austin Energy said its IT engineers and multiple vendors were working around the clock since Tuesday to fix the intermittent performance issues.Furthermore, the agency said unlike the bandwidth issue that caused the outage map to malfunction at the outset of the winter storm in February, this issue occurred well before the severe weather Wednesday night and was due to an active intermittent outage with an integration tool that connects the outage map to Austin Energy data.Furthermore, the agency said it was working with vendors to resolve the outage map and reporting system issues.

APD searching for suspect vehicle in south Austin hit-and-run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is searching for a suspect vehicle wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred in south Austin June 14, APD said in a news release Thursday.At approximately 11:15 p.m., APD officers responded to the crash in the 2100 block of East Riverside Drive near Raising Canes, police said. On-scene officers found a man lying on the road next to the median, and he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to police. The victim has since been released, police said.In surveillance footage released by APD, the driver of a black Sedan hit the victim, which threw him into the median before the driver drove away eastbound on East Riverside Drive, police said.APD said details regarding the suspect vehicle were limited and are seeking the public's help to help identify it. The vehicle was described as a black Sedan.Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austin...

Mud Hens shut out Saints, end their 25-game home run streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

The St. Paul Saints’ 25-game home run streak finally came to an end Thursday night at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.Matt Manning, on rehab assignment for the Detroit Tigers, pitched four shutout innings, allowing just one hit while striking out six, and the Toledo Mud Hens bullpen followed suit with five more scoreless frames, blanking the Saints for the first time since April 16 in a 6-0 St. Paul defeat.The Saints (41-30) wasted a no-outs, bases-loaded opportunity in the third inning when Matt Wallner struck out and Trevor Larnach lined into a double play. They had another two-outs, bases-loaded chance in the eighth, but Chris Williams bounced into a fielder’s choice to end the inning.Infielder Andrew Bechtold made his pitching debut for St. Paul, tossing a scoreless sixth inning. He allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one. His fastball topped out at 98.1 mph and averaged 96.9 mph.The Mud Hens (32-29) had a 3-0 lead entering the eighth and doubled it in the b...

Charges: Man fatally shot in North St. Paul seemed to be making ‘ghost gun’ parts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

When North St. Paul police found a 24-year-old man fatally shot in an apartment this week, they discovered a 3D printer and it appeared he’d been making parts for “ghost guns” — firearms that are privately made and untraceable because they don’t have serial numbers.Murder charges were filed Thursday.At the murder scene, two gun safes were open and empty. Police soon found bags with 15 handguns discarded in the area.The Ramsey County attorney’s office charged a man and woman, both 19, on Thursday with aiding and abetting murder in the death of Anthony R. Rojas.Officers were sent to the 2100 block of North McKnight Road at 6:13 p.m. Monday on a report of a male with a handgun near an apartment. A woman banged on an apartment door and yelled, “He’s dead! He’s dead!” the criminal complaints said.Police went into the apartment and found a shotgun and bulletproof vest in the hallway leading to bedrooms. Down the hallway, Rojas wa...

Resolution approved to call on Hochul to keep Burdett Birth Center open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy City Council called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to step in on the proposed closure of the maternity ward at Samaritan Hospital. The city council approved the resolution unanimously at Thursday night's special meeting. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Officials said the Burdett Birth Center needs to remain open because it is the only maternity ward in Rensselaer County. A spokesperson for the New York State Department of Health said St. Peter's Health Partners submitted an application to close the center on Tuesday.In the application, they explained the birth center has been operating at a loss since its inception, and they've repeatedly transferred care from the center in Troy to their hospital in Albany because of staffing shortages.