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Video captures moments before elderly man was killed by transient in Garden Grove

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

The family of an elderly man who was killed by a transient inside his Garden Grove apartment on Wednesday night is speaking out about the tragic incident.Chuong Pham, 87, was killed after being attacked by Mario Brancato, a 26-year-old homeless man, inside his apartment on the 9900 block of Central Avenue at around 7:30 p.m., according to the Garden Grove Police Department.Surveillance video from Pham's Ring doorbell camera captures the moment Brancato somehow made it inside Chuong’s home where he stayed for over an hour. It’s unclear what the two were speaking about, but footage captures the two conversing near the front door for some time.Chuong, who had moved to the U.S. from Vietnam in 1996, had lived at the El Centrico apartment complex for over 20 years.His sons recalled the moment they received an alert on their phones of the intruder inside their father’s home.A Ring doorbell camera captured the moments before a homeless man allegedly murdered Chuong Pham inside his Garden G...

Security measures increased after students stabbed at Van Nuys High School

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

Security has been increased after two students were stabbed and several others were injured after a large brawl broke out at Van Nuys High School earlier this week. Parents are now pushing for the school district to implement more permanent safety measures before the next potential incident becomes even worse.Officials announced a Los Angeles school police officer will now be stationed on school grounds. Prior to the brawl, there was no formal district policy that allowed for a school officer to be placed on campus.The violence unfolded on Wednesday morning around 11 a.m. in the school’s quad area and involved around 11 students.“As a result of that incident at least one student produced an unidentified weapon … and stabbed two students,” said Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. “Those two students have been transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries."Two students were stabbed after a violent brawl broke out at Van Nuys...

Statue at Vallejo City Hall stolen, front sign taken down

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) -- Multiple instances of metal theft were reported at Vallejo City Hall, including public art, the city announced Thursday in a press release. One of the three statue heads on the fountain between City Hall and the JFK Library was stolen. The missing statue is the head of Francisca Benicia Carrillo, the wife of Gen. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. The city was named after Gen. Vallejo who died in 1890, according to the City of Sonoma's website. The City of Benicia was named after Carrillo. The other two statue heads were stored away for security reasons as authorities continue to investigate the theft, the press release said. The statue of Francisca Benicia Carrillo (City of Vallejo)The "City Hall" sign at the front entrance of the building was taken down after staff noticed two letters were missing, officials said. Thieves also stole some of the handrails in front of the building, which have since been replaced. "Metal theft continues to be an issue that plagues t...

Cuylle scores tiebreaking goal in 3rd as Rangers beat Hurricanes 2-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Cuylle scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, who have eight wins in their first 10 games for the second time in franchise history. The 8-2-0 start is second only to a 9-1-0 mark to begin the 1983-84 season.Seth Jarvis had the goal for Carolina, which had won three straight. Frederik Andersen finished with 24 saves. Cuylle converted a pass from defenseman Jacob Trouba to score his second career goal past Andersen at 10:21 of the third.“I saw him kind of pinch down the wall and get the puck and then I saw a little lane,” Cuylle said of the play that led to his winning goal. “I tried to sprint to the back post and he made a great pass to find me.”Rangers coach Peter Laviolette has been impressed with Cuylle, who scored 25 goals for AHL Hartford last season and w...

Jenner, Gudbranson score in 2-minute span in 3rd period, Blue Jackets rally to beat Lightning 4-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner and Eric Gudbranson scored 2:17 apart in the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a four-game skid with a 4-2 come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.Kirill Marchenko scored in the first period, Johnny Gaudreau added a goal, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 shots for his first win since Oct. 21.Steven Stamkos and Conor Sheary scored in the second period for the Lightning, who have lost two straight and all four of their road games. Former Ohio State University goaltender Matt Tomkins returned to the Buckeye State and stopped 24 shots.“To come back the way we did in the third, that response, facing the adversity and how we dealt with it, that’s what we’re looking for,” Blue Jackets coach Pascale Vincent said. “That’s the type of win that builds character and builds confidence that says, ‘OK, we did it once we can do it over and over and over.’”The Blue Jackets peppered Tomkins with 12 shots early in the first...

PGA Tour World Wide Technology Championship Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

ThursdayAt El Cardonal at DiamanteLos Cabos, MexicoPurse: $8.2 millionYardage: 7,452; Par: 72Partial First RoundSuspended due to darknessCameron Percy30-32—62Michael Kim33-31—64Camilo Villegas33-31—64Nate Lashley33-31—64Tano Goya33-31—64Matt Kuchar33-32—65Cameron Young32-33—65Matti Schmid33-32—65Justin Lower33-32—65Kramer Hickok34-31—65Chesson Hadley35-31—66Stephan Jaeger34-32—66Justin Suh35-31—66Luke List34-32—66Brandt Snedeker34-32—66Scott Piercy32-34—66Beau Hossler33-33—66Kensei Hirata32-34—66Davis Thompson32-34—66Paul Haley II31-36—67Nico Echavarria34-33—67K.H. Lee34-33—67Keith Mitchell32-35—67Kevin Tway33-34—67Chez Reavie34-33—67Max McGreevy34-34—68Erik van Rooyen34-34—68Ben Griffin34-34—68Brice Garnett33-35—68Ryan Moore34-34—68Andrew Putnam36-32—68Matthias Schwab33-35—68Mark Hubbard32-36—68Doug Ghim35-33—68Cameron Champ34-34—68Russell Knox34-34—68David Lingmerth37-31—68Brent Grant34-34—68Ludvig Aberg36-32—68Austin Smotherman34-35—69Harrison Endycott34-35—69Patton Kizzire33-36—...

Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

BLETCHLEY PARK, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would “tip the balance in favor of humanity” in the race to contain the risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence.Speaking after two days of talks at Bletchley Park, a former codebreaking spy base near London, Sunak said agreements struck at the meeting of politicians, researchers and business leaders “show that we have both the political will and the capability to control this technology, and secure its benefits for the long term.”Sunak organized the summit as a forum for officials, experts and the tech industry to better understand cutting-edge, “frontier” AI that some scientists warn could pose a risk to humanity’s very existence.He hailed the gathering’s achievements, including a “Bletchley Declaration” committing nations to tackle the biggest threats from artificial intelligence, a deal to vet tech firms̵...

Grundstrom, Danault and Kopitar score as Kings build lead and hold on to beat Senators 3-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored midway through the second period to help Los Angeles build a three-goal lead and the Kings held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night.Carl Grundstrom and Philip Danault also scored and Adrian Kempe had two assists for the Kings, who have won the first two games on their four-game trip and improved to 6-2-2 on the season. Cam Talbot, who spent last season in Ottawa, had 24 saves against his former team.Dominik Kubalik and Josh Norris had goals for Ottawa, and Joonas Korpisalo finished with 36 saves against his former team.The Kings opened the scoring with a power-play goal three minutes in when Danault tallied from in close.Los Angeles doubled its lead at the 5-minute mark of the second period. Kempe picked up the puck at his own blue line, came down the wing and fed Grundstrom, who beat Korpisalo.Kopitar was the beneficiary of Andreas Englund’s rebound for his fifth goal of the season at 8:55 of the middle period.The Senators...

PGA Tour World Wide Technology Championship Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

ThursdayAt El Cardonal at DiamanteLos Cabos, MexicoPurse: $8.2 millionYardage: 7,452; Par: 72Partial First RoundSuspended due to darknessCameron Percy30-32—62-10Michael Kim33-31—64-8Camilo Villegas33-31—64-8Nate Lashley33-31—64-8Tano Goya33-31—64-8Matt Kuchar33-32—65-7Cameron Young32-33—65-7Matti Schmid33-32—65-7Justin Lower33-32—65-7Kramer Hickok34-31—65-7Chesson Hadley35-31—66-6Stephan Jaeger34-32—66-6Justin Suh35-31—66-6Luke List34-32—66-6Brandt Snedeker34-32—66-6Scott Piercy32-34—66-6Beau Hossler33-33—66-6Kensei Hirata32-34—66-6Davis Thompson32-34—66-6Paul Haley II31-36—67-5Nico Echavarria34-33—67-5K.H. Lee34-33—67-5Keith Mitchell32-35—67-5Kevin Tway33-34—67-5Chez Reavie34-33—67-5Max McGreevy34-34—68-4Erik van Rooyen34-34—68-4Ben Griffin34-34—68-4Brice Garnett33-35—68-4Ryan Moore34-34—68-4Andrew Putnam36-32—68-4Matthias Schwab33-35—68-4Mark Hubbard32-36—68-4Doug Ghim35-33—68-4Cameron Champ34-34—68-4Russell Knox34-34—68-4David Lingmerth37-31—68-4Brent Grant34-34—68-4Ludvig Aberg3...

Prince George’s Co. police arrest man in stabbing, carjacking of elderly woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have arrested a man in connection to a stabbing of a woman in her 70s then stealing her car Wednesday night in the Camp Springs area.Click to Enlarge — Police are looking for a person linked to a stabbing of a woman in her 70s. (Courtesy Prince George’s County police)It happened around 8 p.m. on Temple Hill Road near Allentown Road as the woman was entering a business, according to investigators.Authorities confirmed to WTOP they had arrested Brian Fischer later Wednesday night.“She was followed by the suspect,” said Cpl. Erik Marsh with the county’s police department. “The suspect then approached the victim, stabbed her multiple times and took the keys to her vehicle.”Marsh said a motive was not known, and he called the incident a “random crime.”“This could have happened to any one of us,” Marsh said. “We’re reaching out to our community to see if there is anyon...