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Sex offender Randall Hopley removed his ankle bracelet to avoid court date: police

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

Vancouver police say high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley was likely worried about an upcoming court appearance and took “deliberate actions” to avoid it when he walked away from his Vancouver halfway house.Sgt. Steve Addison says at about 3 p.m. on Saturday Hopley told several people that he was going to a nearby thrift store, but removed his electronic monitoring bracelet a short time later and has not been seen since.Hopley has a history of convictions for assault, property and sexual crimes, including three sex offences against children.He was declared a long-term offender and handed a six-year prison term for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old boy in southeastern British Columbia.Addison says Hopley was accused of violating his supervision orders earlier this year and had been released to a halfway house while awaiting the outcome of that case when he walked away.A Canada-wide warrant has been issued and Addison says the 58-year-old could still be in Vancouver ...

‘Some’ deaths after fire at Canada’s high commission in Abuja: Nigerian official

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

OTTAWA — A fire official in Nigeria’s capital said people died after blaze erupted Monday at Canada’s high commission in Abuja.“Some of the (people) were fatally injured, said Sina Abioye, head of operations for the fire service in the capital area said. “We are still trying to carry out our investigation.”He could not confirm how many people died or suffered injuries, nor when exactly the fire took place.Local media reported smoke appearing midday from the building, which is located in the diplomatic quarter of Abuja.Global Affairs Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Data the department filed with the Senate foreign-affairs committee shows that as of August 2022, there were 12 Canadian diplomats posted in Abuja and 32 locally hired staff.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2023.The Canadian Press<!– Photo: 20231106111128-65491459d3d41e9f95c4f762jpeg.jpg, Caption: Nigerian officials say there ha...

Car crashes into Naperville Apple Store; burglary investigation underway

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

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — A car crashed into the Apple Store in Naperville Monday morning and it was burglarized.Naperville police responded to the store, located in the 100 block of Jefferson Avenue, just after 6 a.m. on the report of a vehicle into a structure.No one was found at the scene. Officers are currently investigating the incident as a burglary and did not share more details. Police offer warning after early-morning carjackings on Far North Side At around 11:30 a.m., SkyCam9 was over the scene showing that the vehicle had been removed.WGN News will update this story once more information becomes available.

Monday Forecast: Temps in upper 60s with breezy conditions

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

CHICAGO — Temperatures near 70 degrees with breezy and cloudy conditions. Decreasing clouds with a 20 percent chance of scattered showers. Winds: WSW 15-20 G35. High: 68. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storms here Partly cloudy tonight. Winds: NNW 5-15. Low: 47.Tuesday Forecast: Mostly cloudy Tuesday. Winds: ENE 5-10. High: 54.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

'Can't keep living like this': Ohio man's home struck by car for 4th time

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

ELYRIA, Ohio (WJW) – An Ohio homeowner is frustrated after his home was hit by a car for the fourth time since he's lived there.Dennis Campanalie, of Elyria, remembers waking up around 2:30 a.m., just moments before a speeding car crashed into his truck, car, preventative landscape and home. It was the fourth crash into his home in 30 years.“All of a sudden, I heard a crash inside my house,” Campanalie said. “I knew exactly what it was.” ODOT taking emergency action to help Cleveland homes plagued by crashes Before the crash, an Elyria patrolman heard screeching tires. The officer found a red Dodge vehicle at a nearby Speedway gas station and approached to question the occupant.The driver eventually began to flee from the officer, who was partially leaning inside the vehicle and subsequently dragged a short distance.The driver fled at a high rate of speed, eventually crashing into the home, which previously had been hit on three other occasions.Campanalie said he intentionally par...

Muslim college student at Stanford hurt in possible hit-and-run hate crime

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

(The Hill) -- An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was injured in a hit-and-run incident Friday that is being investigated as a potential hate crime, university officials say.The student sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was receiving medical care, according to an alert Friday from the school’s Department of Public Safety. The alert said, “based on the circumstances reported by the victim,” the California Highway Patrol was investigating the incident as a potential hate crime.“The victim reported that the driver made eye contact with the victim, accelerated and struck the victim, and then drove away while shouting ‘f--- you people.’ The victim is an Arab Muslim student at Stanford,” the official community advisory read.“Stanford is continuing to work to provide a safe and secure campus environment in the context of heightened tensions related to the events in Israel and Gaza. This includes additional security that has been deployed at key locations on ca...

Colin Strickland continues testimony Monday at Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial

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

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Colin Strickland returned to the witness stand Monday in the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong. He began his testimony around 2:30 p.m. Friday. The State is still in its first line of questioning.Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing pro Cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson at an east Austin home on May 11, 2022. Strickland was Armstrong's boyfriend at the time, and spent the day with Wilson before the shooting. You can catch up on the Armstrong case here.KXAN's Brianna Hollis will be in court Monday providing live updates of the trial on social media platform X: KAITLIN ARMSTRONG: The murder trial resumes today. Key witness Colin Strickland, in the hat and mask here, will continue his testimony. He was dating Armstrong at the time of the murder + the last person to see victim Mo Wilson. Live updates on this thread this AM @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/Z18XknMmei— Brianna Hollis (@BriHollisNEWS) November 6, 2023 So far, Strickland has testified about this rela...

Texas gets $43.6M in federal funding for 2021 winter storm recovery

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

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nearly three years after the devastating 2021 winter storm, Texas will get about $43.6 million in federal dollars to help with ongoing storm recovery. The money will come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for long-term recovery from the 2021 winter storm, the Texas General Land Office announced Monday. The funding is for community development block grant-disaster recovery, which helps address needs after other help is exhausted. The more than $43.6 million will be divided into two programs. About $30.4 million will go to the 2021 Winter Storms HUD MID Counties Program. This will go to Dallas, Harris and Tarrant counties and fund projects like infrastructure improvements and/or rehabilitation, reconstruction and new construction of affordable multifamily housing. The report said the 2021 storm “devastated infrastructure in Texas due to the lack of weatherization for extreme cold of infrastructure, critical facilities, and utilities.” There...

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Must the Broncos beat Buffalo to make a playoff run?

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

Kiz: With the Broncos riding high after breaking their losing streak to Kansas City, maybe we need to pull them over for a sobriety check. They’re talking about the playoffs! Playoffs?!?! Heck, running back Javonte Williams is talking about the Super Bowl. It will take no fewer than nine victories, and probably 10, for Denver to secure a wild-card bid. Can a team with a 3-5 record get there without winning in Buffalo, where the Broncos figure to be at least a touchdown underdog?Gabriel: Bookie Kiz, coming in hot. BetOnline installed the Bills as an early 7.5-point favorite. Spot on. Need I remind you that the Chiefs were eight-point favorites at Empower Field before the Broncos took care of business? Have you no faith? Wait, that was supposed to be in sarcasm font. A playoff run is possible without a Monday night win, but you’re going to need a long winning streak somewhere in there. Four games minimum, probably five. We’ve seen the Broncos play better in recent weeks, but cou...

Disbarred Denver attorney Steve Bachar sentenced to 3 years in prison in theft, fraud case

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

A Denver District Court judge sentenced disbarred attorney Steve Bachar to three years in prison Monday, handing down a heavier sentence than even prosecutors sought in the felony theft case.Bachar pleaded guilty in September to felony theft for defrauding an investor of $125,000. In a deal with the Denver District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors agreed to drop two other felony counts against him in exchange for his guilty plea.He asked for mercy in court Monday and said he was a changed man. His public defender, Robert Swestka, asked that Bachar be sentenced to probation, while prosecutor Ashley Beck sought two years in prison.Denver District Court Judge Eric Johnson found that three years in prison was the more fitting punishment. He noted Bachar owes about $180,000 in restitution in the case, which includes interest on the original stolen investment.“How many home invasion burglaries do you have to take to get to $180,000?” Johnson said in court. “…Ho...