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More sand and wider beaches coming soon to Encinitas, Solana Beach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

ENCINITAS, Calif. -- Beaches in Encinitas and Solana Beach will soon get wider. U.S. Representative Mike Levin announced he secured $30.5 million in federal funding for a sand replenishment project. The goal is to create wide sandy beaches so there is more room to play and use recreationally, and also help the bluffs by creating a buffer to protect against coastal erosion.The sand replenishment project is part of the coastal storm reduction damage project that has been in the making for 20 years, according to local elected officials."Looking at our beaches and our shoreline today, you do have to wonder, so this project is in the nick of time," Encinitas Mayor Tony Kranz said.The $30.5 million will be used to replenish sand along 7,800 feet of shoreline in Encinitas, then another 7,200 feet in Solana Beach."Which is so important to our recreation, to our beautiful beaches, to the public safety to preserving the infrastructure that is important to all of our daily lives. And really im...

Mayor, local migrant rights advocates call on Congress to act ahead Title 42 expiration

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- As Title 42 ends on May 11, a surge of migrants are expected at the U.S.-Mexico Border, and local migrants rights advocates, immigration attorneys and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria are calling on Congress to step in.“The City will continue to support the County, which is developing a plan to address impacts on our communities," Gloria said in a statement to FOX 5 Thursday. "I have met directly with Customs and Border Protection in Washington D.C. and in San Diego to articulate the City’s concern that we simply don’t have the resources to address an influx of migrants and need significant support to address the looming crisis at the Southwestern border. Ultimately, the only real solution is for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform that constructively addresses this issue and ends this cycle of crises that have a profound impact on American cities.” Immigration Attorney Andrew Nietor says the situation on the border is "characteriz...

8 fatally shot in Serbia a day after deadly school shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A shooter killed at least eight people and wounded 13 in a drive-by attack late Thursday in Serbia’s second such mass killing in two days, state television reported.Hundreds of police were searching for a 21-year-old suspect, who fled after the attack, the report said. An AP crew at the scene said the area was swarming with police as frightened residents ventured out of their houses in early morning hours.One man in the village of Dubona said he heard gunshots late last night and came out of his home.“I felt the smell of gunpowder. I heard noise from the direction of school. We saw people lying on the ground,” said the man, who refused to give his name because he was badly shaken and said he feared for his safety. The attacker shot randomly at people in three villages near the town of Mladenovac, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the capital, RTS reported early Friday.The shooting came a day after a 13-year-old boy used his father’s guns to kill ei...

Ex-officers face sentencing in girl’s shooting death at game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three fired police officers who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl killed when they opened fire outside a high school football game near Philadelphia are set to be sentenced Friday. Former Sharon Hill officers Brian Devaney, Devon Smith and Sean Dolan have pleaded guilty to 10 counts each of reckless endangerment. Investigators say they could not determine which officer fired the shot that killed Fanta Bility on Aug. 27, 2021. The charge carries a maximum term of up to two years in prison in Pennsylvania.Prosecutors contend the officers negligently fired 25 shots at a car they mistakenly thought was involved in gunfire that broke out as spectators left the football game in 2021. Devaney was not wearing a body camera, and the other two officers did not turn their cameras on, investigators found.Bility had attended the game at Academy Park High School with her mother and an older sister who was also shot but survived. In all, f...

Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for the May 5 holiday that is barely celebrated south of the border. In the United States, the date is largely seen as a celebration of Mexican American culture stretching back to the 1800s in California. Typical festivities include parades, street food, block parties, mariachi competitions and baile folklórico, or folkloric ballet, with whirling dancers wearing shiny ribbons and braids and bright, ruffled dresses. For Americans with or without Mexican ancestry, the day has become an excuse to toss back tequila shots with salt and lime and gorge on tortilla chips smothered with melted orange cheddar that’s unfamiliar to most people in Mexico. That’s brought some criticism of the holiday, especially as beer manufacturers and other marketers have capitalized on its festive nature and some revelers embrace offensive stereotypes, such...

Ballet benefit held for 5 teen dancers injured in violent Seal Beach hit-and-run

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

A special benefit performance was held Thursday night in Long Beach for five ballet dancers severely injured in a violent hit-and-run crash in February that was captured on surveillance cameras.  Footage released by the Seal Beach Police Department showed the moment a man in a gold 1987 Mercedes Benz 300 blew through a red light on Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street on Feb. 11, striking the sedan carrying five teenage girls.  All five of the girls, members of Premier Dance Arts of Los Alamitos, had been dancing together earlier in the day and were on the way to a dinner reservation when they were hit. After the crash, they were all rushed to the hospital. Four of the girls had been knocked unconscious by the sheer force of the impact. Thursday night’s benefit performance in the auditorium at Millikan High School was hosted by Los Alamitos Ballet Theater and titled “Ballet in Bloom.” The funds raised at the event will help to offset medical and recovery ex...

Man who saves baby in runaway stroller speaks out

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

A good Samaritan who saved a baby from rolling into speeding traffic in Hesperia is speaking out after the terrifying ordeal was caught on camera.Video of the heart-stopping ordeal has since gone viral on social media.Security video shows the stroller suddenly rolling backward outside of the A1 Hand Car Wash on Monday around 3:30 p.m. as the baby’s great aunt was rummaging through her car.When the woman notices, she runs toward the stroller, but trips and falls down. She gets up again, only to fall down once more.Just as the stroller is seconds away from hitting traffic, a man suddenly dashes over and grabs the handle just in time.The quick-thinking hero, Ronald Nessman, recalls the moment he spotted the runaway stroller."I start hearing the lady screaming and she had already fallen down,” recalls Nessman. “I see a baby stroller being blown by the wind and before I knew it, I took off after it and the wind was blowing it so fast."Ronald Nessman speaks to KTLA's John Fenoglio about s...

Two 10-year-old girls reported missing from Fremont

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

(KRON) -- Two 10-year-old girls were reported missing by Fremont police on Thursday night. Dhaneissa Set and Nailah Johnson are both missing from the area of Celia Court. They were both described as Asian females who are 4-foot-7 and 50 pounds.Set has long, straight, dark hair and was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt, blue jeans and white shoes. Johnson has long, curly, dark hair in a ponytail. She was last seen wearing a white-and-tan letterman jacket with a white hood, blue jeans, black-and-white Converse shoes and a light gray backpack. Anyone who sees the girls is asked to call Fremont police at (510) 790-6800 and dial option 3. Calling 9-1-1 is also an option in an emergency.

Oakland company wants to buy dog, cat poop for science

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

(BCN) -- East Bay dog and cat owners might be able to turn their pet's rear ends into mini-ATM machines thanks to a local biotech firm's call for fresh fecal deposits. AnimalBiome in Oakland is asking people to contribute healthy pet poop to its "stool bank program" and is willing to shell out $100 per month for every fur baby it enrolls. UC Davis stabbing suspect has Bay Area ties The six-year-old company "uses carefully screened feces from healthy pets to support ailing cats and dogs suffering from issues related to microbiome imbalances in the gut," according to a news release it sent out Wednesday. All people have to do to turn their backyards into bumper crops is pick up their pet's poop and sequester it in a cooler that is retrieved by AnimalBiome staff. In addition to the money, participants will also receive reimbursement for the cost of an annual veterinarian exam, regular monitoring of their animal's gut health, and poop collecting supplies, according to c...

Bucks fire Budenholzer as coach after early playoff exit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat spoiled a season in which they owned the NBA’s best record.Budenholzer’s ouster comes just two years after he directed the Bucks to their first NBA title in half a century. The move also comes three weeks after the NBA finalized Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s purchase of a 25% stake in the team.“The decision to make this change was very difficult,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said Thursday in a statement announcing the move. “Bud helped lead our team for five incredible seasons, to the Bucks’ first title in 50 years, and into an era of sustained success. We are grateful for the culture of winning and leadership that Bud helped create in Milwaukee.“This is an opportunity for us to refocus and re-energize our efforts as we continue building toward our next championship season.”The Bucks posted the most combined regular-seaso...