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Orange County condo residents forced to live without gas for weeks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

For nearly a month, hundreds of residents living in a condominium complex in Orange have been forced to live without natural gas.SoCalGas said it shut off gas access for the La Veta Monterey Condos on June 2 citing safety concerns after a gas leak was discovered on the premises. The complex houses 212 units with both owners and renters.Because the leak was discovered on private property, utility officials said responsibility for repairs falls on the complex owners and the homeowners association.Residents, meanwhile, are fed up with living without hot water or the ability to cook at home.“We need this gas turned back on,” said resident Betty Talbert. “We are tired of the problems.”A ton of caution tape can be seen throughout the complex grounds with ongoing underground construction work.For three weeks, residents living in a condominium complex in Orange have been forced to live without natural gas on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)In a letter sent to residents from the homeowners association ...

Theft suspects escape after high-speed chase in Los Angeles County

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

A group of suspects evaded arrest after leading authorities on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County on Thursday night.The suspects were originally wanted for theft, according to the California Highway Patrol.The vehicle was seen weaving dangerously through bumper-to-bumper freeway traffic before exiting in Culver City and continuing to drive erratically through Slauson Avenue.On surface streets, the suspect hit speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, at times driving into oncoming traffic lanes and running red lights. The suspect nearly missed sideswiping several cars throughout the pursuit.Authorities pursued a high-speed vehicle with three suspects wanted for theft in Los Angeles County on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities pursued a high-speed vehicle with three suspects wanted for theft in Los Angeles County on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities pursued a high-speed vehicle with three suspects wanted for theft in Los Angeles County on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities pursued a h...

Police activity closes Powell Street BART station entrance

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Powell Street Cable Car Union Square entrance of the Powell Street BART station closed Tuesday night due to police activity, BART confirmed. Video obtained by KRON4 shows a heavy police presence at the station. Officials have not yet confirmed what caused the police presence.This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Live updates | Keyontae Johnson hears name in Round 2 of NBA draft

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The developments from Thursday’s NBA draft at Barclays Center:___Keyontae Johnson fought for his chance. Oklahoma City is giving him one.Johnson was taken in the second round of Thursday’s NBA draft, going to the Thunder with the 50th overall pick. He starred at Kansas State this past season, but that’s just a tiny part of his story.During a game for Florida — his former school — against Florida State on Dec. 12, 2020, he collapsed and was rushed to a hospital, where he spent three days in a medically induced coma. He sat out the rest of that season and all of the next, then transferred to Kansas State, where he began playing again and became one of the most important players on a team that reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.Johnson could have accepted an insurance settlement worth millions, but that would have made him ineligible to play professional basketball. He didn’t take the money. He bet on himself. And the Thunder rewarded...

None and done: Four of the top five NBA draft picks didn’t play for US colleges

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

For the first time since 2001, four of the top five picks in the NBA draft did not play college basketball in the United States.No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama will join the San Antonio Spurs after having played in France’s top league. The third pick, Scoot Henderson, went to the Portland Trail Blazers after two seasons with the G League Ignite. Last season, he averaged 17.6 points, 6.6 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 25 games, including a 28- point outburst in a preseason game against Wembanyama’s Metropolitans 92 squad.The next two picks, twins Amen and Ausar Thompson, played for Overtime Elite, an Atlanta-based pro league for 16- to 20-year-olds. Amen Thompson went to the Houston Rockets, while Ausar went to the Detroit Pistons.“When you see somebody elite, you know it,” Pistons general manager Troy Weaver said. “I think Halle Berry is pretty in church or in the grocery store. So I think that you can kind of figure it out when you see something pretty special.”The picks showed the...

Capitol One shuts down student-run bank branch in Md. high school

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

Students at Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland, can no longer open a Capital One bank account on their way to the cafeteria.Capital One built a new branch within the Prince George’s County public school in 2014, staffed by 10 student interns, as a way to increase financial literacy and prepare students for success in their future careers.“The prototype they set for us: they would hire 10 high school seniors in the spring of their junior year, spend the summer training them to work as tellers and to give them professional development,” said Susan Bistransin, the instructor who supervised Parkdale High School’s student workers. “During their senior year, they would operate the in-school branch that Capital One built and provided at each school.”Capital One employees served as managers at the in-school banks, which were open for limited hours during the school day, and whose customers were limited to on-site students, teachers and staff. In ...

Sarah Snook, protagonista de “Succession”, interpretará a 26 personajes en “The Picture of Dorian Grey”

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

(CNN) — Tras interpretar a Shiv Roy en “Succession” —la serie de televisión aclamada por la crítica que retrató satíricamente la lucha por el control de un imperio mediático de la familia Roy, muy rica pero moralmente en bancarrota— Sarah Snook protagonizará otra producción punzante.La actriz interpretará los 26 papeles de “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, que se representará durante 12 semanas en el Theatre Royal Haymarket de Londres a partir de enero de 2024.Dirigida por Kip Williams, director artístico de la Sydney Theatre Company, la obra combinará la actuación en directo y el video “en una asombrosa colisión de formas”, dijo el Theatre Royal Haymarket.Adaptación de la novela clásica de Oscar Wilde, cuenta la historia de Dorian Gray, un joven que vende su alma por la eterna juventud y belleza mientras un retrato suyo, que representa su alma, envejece y se hace más feo, explorando temas de moralidad, vanidad y hedonismo.“Estoy encantada de volver a...

Elena Delle Donne, Natasha Cloud lead the Mystics past the Sky, 80-59

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss.Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat the Sky 71-69 on May 26.Ariel Atkins added 12 points and Shakira Austin had 10 points and seven rebounds for Washington. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 career 3-pointers.Alanna Smith had 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper was 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabrey went 2 of 11 as the Sky shot 30%.Washington outscored Chicago 25-9 in the first quarter and led by 19 in the first half.SUNS 89, LYNX 68MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tiffany Hayes hit a season-high four 3-pointers and scored 21 points, DiJonai Carrington added 17 points and Connecticut beat Minnesota.Alyssa Thomas had 15 points and nine rebounds, and DeWanna Bonner added 11 points for Connecticu...

Mitchell hits 7 3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever used a 17-0 run in the second half to beat the Seattle Storm 80-68 on Thursday night.NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds.WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11. The Storm made just 22 of 74 field goals, with 11 coming from 3-point range. Seattle led 59-58 with 4:11 left in the third quarter but didn’t score again until Jordan Horston’s layup with 3:48 remaining in the fourth. The Storm went 0 for 21 during the 10-minute drought, including 15 straight misses in the fourth.Mitchell scored 12 points in the first half and Smith had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana led 48-44. Mitchell made a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in the third ...

POLITICO Pro Central Banker: Bailey bites — Flash PMIs — €15 Spatenbräu

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:44:51 GMT

Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news.View in your browser or listen to audioBy GEOFFREY SMITHwith JOHANNA TREECK, ANJULI DAVIES, HANNAH BRENTON, BEN MUNSTER and IZABELLA KAMINSKASNEAK PEEK— UK’s Hunt to meet lenders as the Bank of England bites the bullet.— The price of an Oktoberfest beer is getting even more obscene.— June flash PMIs for the eurozone and UK.POLICY TICKERECB 3.50% ⇡ — BOE 5.0% ⇡ — FED 5.25% ⇡— SNB 1.75% ⇡— BOJ -0.10% ⇣— RBA 4.10% ⇡— PBOC 3.55%⇣— CBR 7.5% ⇣ — BOC 4.75 ⇡— CBRT 15% ⇡Good morning, everyone. I think we can all agree what the biggest, scariest, monetary policy-related news of the day was yesterday. The price of a liter of beer at the Munich Oktoberfest is going up to nearly 15 euros. Not bad for a bit of boiled barley water, you might think. Der Spiegel reported that the average price of a Mass will go up by 6.1 percent, a move that the organisers are blaming on energy prices and, you guessed it, high inflation. Yes, h...