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Police activity closes Highway 50 in Stateline, South Lake Tahoe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

(KTXL) -- Highway 50 has been closed in both directions at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in South Lake Tahoe, according to the Nevada State Police. Law enforcement is asking drivers to use Lake Parkway as an alternative route. Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is located at 50 Hwy 50 in Stateline, NV. The hotel is located about two hours from Sacramento via Highway 50. The stretch of Highway 50 that is closed down is just past the California-Nevada border, where several casinos are located. This is a developing story.

California crowns its first Miss Oakland in ten years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

(KRON) -- The Bay Area crowned its new Miss Oakland, California this month, and she’s the first to be crowned in ten years. The new Miss Oakland, is also a member of the LGBTQ community. Rhiannon Jones joined KRON4's Stephanie Lin live to share more about her journey.

Russia Calls for U.N. Investigation of Nord Stream Attack, as Hersh Accuses White House of False Flag

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

The Russian government has accused Germany, Denmark, and Sweden of a cover-up in their investigations into the sabotage attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines last September. Moscow, with the support of China, plans to introduce a resolution before the United Nations Security Council on Monday calling for an independent international investigation.The White House declined to answer questions from The Intercept about whether the U.S. has ordered its own investigation, saying only that it is supporting its allies in their individual probes. Germany, along with Denmark and Sweden, are each conducting separate investigations but say they are cooperating with one another.In a series of letters to European governments and the United States in February, made public by Moscow earlier this month, Russian officials complained that they have been barred from examining evidence gathered from the sites where the blasts occurred. Despite Russia’s majority ownership of the pipelines, Russian officia...

Saturday’s Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=PIAA Class 4A=Championship=Lansdale Catholic 53, Blackhawk 45___Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/Source

Israel: 2 wounded in West Bank drive-by shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said two Israelis were wounded Saturday evening in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank, the latest in months-long violence between Israel and the Palestinians.The attack was the third to take place in the Palestinian town of Huwara in less than a month. The condition of the two injured Israelis was not immediately known. The military said a manhunt was launched as forces sealed roads leading to Huwara.No Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the shooting attack, but Hamas, the militant group ruling the Gaza Strip, praised it. “The resistance in the West Bank can surprise the occupation every time and the occupation cannot enjoy safety,” Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said.Violence has surged in recent months in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amid near-daily Israeli arrest raids in Palestinian-controlled areas and a string of Palestinian attacks.U.S.-backed regional efforts to defuse tensions have led to the meeting of Israeli an...

Juvenile dies after shooting in Longmont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police are investigating a shooting that killed a juvenile Friday night in Longmont.According to a release, police responded to a shots-fired call around 9 p.m. in the Twin Peaks Square Shopping Center near the intersection of Nelson Road and Hover Street.An officer arrived and found a large crowd of bystanders attending a "car meet-up." A suspect vehicle was identified and juveniles ran to it, police said.The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, during which a backseat passenger exited the car and ran. Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash on Federal Boulevard More officers arrived on the scene and arrested the juveniles left in the vehicle.After that, it was reported that a vehicle struck a pole at the intersection of Nelson Road and Hover Street.When officers arrived at the crash, they found the driver, a juvenile, suffering from a gunshot wound. The juvenile was taken to a local hospital and later succumbed to his injuries. A person of i...

Putin says Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, state media report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russian state media reported. Russia will “complete construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus on July 1,” Putin said, according to a report by Ria Novosti.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has agreed to the deployment, which won’t violate obligations under nuclear nonproliferation agreements, Putin was quoted as saying. Moscow would not transfer control of the nuclear arms to Minsk, according to the reports.“We agreed with Lukashenko that we would place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus without violating the nonproliferation regime,” Putin said, according to Tass. “The United States has been doing this for decades,” Putin was quoted as saying. “They have long deployed their tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of their allied countries,” he said.“We agreed that we will do the ...

Authorities investigating deadly stabbing in Brockton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

Authorities are investigating after a man was found fatally stabbed in Brockton early Saturday morning, officials said. Brockton police officers investigating a robbery were driving down Belmont Avenue around 4:30 a.m. when they spotted a man laying on the ground, according to the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office. An investigation revealed the 41-year-old man was suffering from apparent stab wounds. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Looking Glass: Could I get off with a warning this time?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

A man was arrested for the tenth time in a month after he was caught driving a stolen truck in Clovis, Calif. He is facing18 felonies and 15 misdemeanors with charges including stealing six vehicles, DUI, vandalism, fraud and possession of a controlled substance. When caught in the stolen truck, he was on his way to the police station to pick up his personal property from a previous arrest.CAN WE MAKE ANOTHER WITHDRAWL?: Thieves hooked a chain to an ATM at a credit union in Tacoma, Wash., and yanked it out of the building with their pickup truck and dragged it off. Then, for some reason, they turned around and headed back toward the scene of the crime as the ATM bounced along behind and fell away as they were making a turn. They sideswiped another driver as they fled, and were arrested later.YEAH, I’M PRETTY SURE THAT’S HIM: A man, who breached his release conditions while serving a two-year arson sentence, was arrested at a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, after a nurse recognized hi...

HS hockey 2023: Little was predictable

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:19:36 GMT

When he entered the room for the last set of postgame interviews after a long day of state finals at TD Garden, Shrewsbury girls hockey coach Frank Panarelli didn’t need more than five seconds to point out who picked against his team in the Div. 1 game, and thank them for the motivation. Not many backed it against a St. Mary’s (L) team favored from the preseason to win it all, but the star-studded Colonials dominated defensively to secure the program’s first state title.As we reflect on another thrilling year, it seems only fitting for that Div. 1 girls final to be the last game of the MIAA boys and girls hockey season. It embodies some of the major storylines that developed across the board.Vengeance at TD GardenAlongside Shrewsbury’s run to prove the doubters wrong, the entire set of six state finals saw the winners avenge some level of “disrespect” or previous hardships.Pope Francis, which didn’t get the chance to play in the state final back in the 2019-20 COVID co-championship ...