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Franklin County man convicted in child rape case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - The Missouri Attorney General's Office secured a conviction against a Franklin County man for child sexual abuse and rape.A Franklin County grand jury indicted Brett Pendleton in January 2018. According to the indictment, Pendleton took an 8-year-old child whom he knew to a motel room, forced her to smoke marijuana and ingest methamphetamine, and then sexually abused the child for several hours.A family member later discovered the child, and they took her to a hospital to report the incident.The Washington Police Department investigated the matter and found enough evidence corroborating the victim's account to make an arrest. Suspect in Benton Park West double murder says he heard voices – Police County authorities requested that the attorney general's office handle the prosecution.Jurors deliberated for an hour before returning a guilty verdict.Pendleton was convicted of first-degree statutory rape, five counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree...

Construction Inclusion Week celebration at Harris Stowe State University

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS – This week, several of the biggest construction and supply companies in St. Louis came together at Harris Stowe State University to celebrate and promote inclusion in the workforce among minority- and women-owned businesses.“Very few minorities run job sites, and we are changing that in St. Louis,” Sandra Marks, the senior vice president at Clayco, said.Several of the city’s biggest construction companies are coming together for Construction Inclusion Week.“You really have in this room, you have the major builders who have built most of the projects in the St. Louis area,” Marks said.Companies that normally compete against each other are working together for one common goal: adding more diversity in the construction space.“We feel like if we collaborate and work together, we can definitely get there faster,” Ralph Powell Jr., McCarthy’s supplier diversity and community outreach program director, said.Marks has been in the business for 35 years. Close ...

Vigil for domestic abuse, domestic violence in downtown St. Louis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Union Station glowed purple Wednesday evening to raise awareness of domestic violence. The YWCA held a candlelight vigil to honor the victims and survivors of domestic abuse."We're paying homage to the survivors of domestic violence," Lt. Thomas Muldrow, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, said."Bringing awareness to this topic is something that's crucial," Dr. Cheryl Watkins, CEO of YWCA Metropolitan St. Louis, said.She said the domestic abuse numbers are staggering."If you're going out to dinner with your friends—four friends at dinner—one of those friends sitting at dinner is a survivor or victim of domestic violence. It happens in every zip code, every type of demographic," she said. Suspect in Benton Park West double murder says he heard voices – Police Watkins said the numbers have gotten worse in recent years."During the pandemic, we saw a significant increase in folks who were seeking our services and that number has not decreased," she said.Watkins said ...

Riverside County Sheriff's deputy shot in Palm Desert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

A Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy was wounded Wednesday in a shooting in Palm Desert.Little is known about the incident, but Sheriff's Department officials confirmed that deputy was shot and was being transported to the hospital and the suspect was in custody.That deputy's condition is unclear at this time, according to authorities.The Sheriff's Department did not provide many details, but urged the public to avoid the area of Ramon Road and Robert Road.More information was expected to be released by the Sheriff's Department's on its social media pages.

Pepperdine students killed by driver on PCH in Malibu identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

Officials at Pepperdine University have identified all four students struck and killed by 22-year-old driver on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday night.  The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 21600 block of PCH, near La Costa Beach and east of the Malibu Pier, authorities said. The first victim to be identified by family members was 20-year-old Los Angeles native Niamh Rolston. Rolston was a business major at Pepperdine and was set to graduate with the class of 2024. Her 21st birthday would have been next month, her family said. The three other victims were identified as Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams. The victims were killed after being struck and killed by a 22-year-old driver on PCH in Malibu on Oct. 17, 2023. “To the students who loved, lived with, and were in community with the departed members of our Pepperdine family, my heart is broken with yours,” University President Jim Gash said in a message to the Pepperdine community. “I...

Four-bedroom home sells in Palo Alto for $2.5 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

3455 Park Boulevard – Google Street ViewA house located in the 3400 block of Park Boulevard in Palo Alto has new owners. The 1,992-square-foot property, built in 2010, was sold on Sept. 25, 2023. The $2,450,000 purchase price works out to $1,230 per square foot. This single-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Additionally, the house features a one-car garage, offering a designated parking space and extra storage capacity.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In November 2022, a 1,068-square-foot home on Matadero Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $4,050,000, a price per square foot of $3,792. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Park Boulevard, Palo Alto, in July 2022, a 2,871-square-foot home was sold for $2,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,010. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 2,055-square-foot home on the 200 block of Wilton Avenue i...

San Francisco on track to reach 800 drug deaths in 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco is expected to have a record year for fatal drug overdoses with the city currently on track to reach 800 deaths. That's more than in 2020 when 726 people were killed because of drugs.KRON4 spoke to experts about what is causing more overdoses this year than ever before. The majority of the deaths reported this year by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are fentanyl-related, but that was also the case the last three years. Man killed in Pescadero beach cliff crash identified Walk San Francisco’s streets on any given night and you could see person after person struggling with addiction. This week, the San Francisco Department of Public Health released these numbers.“From January through September the first nine months of 2023 there have been a total of 620 overdose deaths,” said Director of San Francisco Behavioral Health Services Dr. Hillary Kunins.That amounts to two fatal overdoses a day, and the majority are caused by fentanyl.Already ...

Altuve and Javier lead Astros to 8-5 win at Rangers as Houston closes to 2-1 in ALCS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve homered, Cristian Javier worked into the sixth inning of another solid postseason start and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Wednesday night, closing to 2-1 in the AL Championship Series. Texas lost for the first time this postseason after a 7-0 start. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer was gone after four innings in his first outing in more than a month after recovering from a strained shoulder muscle.Javier set a franchise record for the defending champion Astros by extending his postseason scoreless streak to 20 1/3 innings. His streak ended in the fifth when rookie Josh Jung hit the first of his pair of two-run homers. A 26-year-old Dominican right-hander known as “El Reptil,” Javier limited the Rangers to two runs and three hits over 5 2/3 innings in his second win this postseason. Ryan Pressly, the third reliever, worked the ninth for his third save of the playoffs, inducing Jung’s game-ending, double-play gr...

Andrew Copp, Alex DeBrincat each score twice, Red Wings beat Penguins 6-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Andrew Copp and Alex DeBrincat each scored twice, Ville Husso made 30 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Wednesday night.“We have a lot of depth here and you can see that every line can score,” said DeBrincat, one of the many players acquired by Detroit desperately hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016. “We just have so many options that it is hard for anyone to cover all of them.”Copp scored in a three-goal second period to give Detroit a 4-1 lead, but Pittsburgh pulled within a goal midway through the third.“I loved the pushback,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said.Copp sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 1:32 to go. DeBrincat also took advantage of the Penguins pulling their goaltender to add an extra skater, restoring the Red Wings’ three-goal lead 21 seconds later.DeBrincat has five goals and eight in his first four games with the franchise he grew up rooting for in suburban Detroit.“I have to...

Raiders WR Davante Adams says he’s not getting enough passes thrown to him

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:38 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off back-to-back victories, but star wide receiver Davante Adams wasn’t integral to either one — and he’s not happy about it.He was targeted a total of nine times in Las Vegas’ victories over the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots. Adams caught six of those passes for 74 yards.“I’m sure people are thinking, ‘They won the game, so why is there an issue?’” Adams said Wednesday. “When you’re a player like me, mentally my benchmark is not wins and losses, it’s greatness. So when I go out there, I expect to have that ability to put that on the table and have an influence on the game. That’s my purpose for being here.“I came here to win and to do it the right way, so if it doesn’t look like it’s supposed to look, then I’m going to be frustrated if I’m not part of that plan.”Even though the Raiders have won the past two weeks, their offense scored a total ...