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Menendez brothers' attorney wants convictions expunged, citing bombshell letter as new evidence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

Erik and Lyle Menendez have two new pieces of evidence backing their claim their father was molesting them, according to their attorney Mark Geragos. This comes in the wake of an explosive new documentary airing on Peacock titled, 'Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed.' In the documentary, former Menudo member, Roy Rosselló, claims the band's manager Edgardo Diaz introduced him to Jose Menendez in New York. “When I got in the limousine, I see Menendez looking at me as if he wanted to devour me,” Rosselló says. He later adds, "Jose Menendez was a monster."Rosselló claims he was at Jose’s house where Menendez gave the teen a glass of wine and told him to drink all of it. Rosselló suspects the drink was drugged. He says Menendez then took him to a room.This 1992 file photo shows double murder defendants Erik and Lyle Menendez, from left to right, during a court appearance in Los Angeles. (Credit: MIKE NELSON/AFP/Getty Images)“I couldn’t react, because I had no control over my body,” h...

Former LASD Sheriff Villanueva launches radio program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

Six months after his ouster as the head of the nation's largest sheriff's department, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has found a new gig.Villanueva announced Friday that he would be starting his own talk radio show, "The Resistance with Sheriff Alex Villanueva."The show will air Monday through Friday on CRN Digital Talk Radio beginning May 8.Villanueva served as the 33rd sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a regime mired in controversy and clashes with some of the county's most prominent leaders, including the County Board of Supervisors and high-ranking members of his own department.Notably, Villanueva was often in public spats with members of the media for his handling of various topics, including reports of deputy gangs within the Department's ranks and allegations of covering up or downplaying use-of-force incidents. Villanueva ardently fought back on those claims during his time as sheriff.In March, following the publishing of a Los Angele...

Orange County Fair to hire 1,000 seasonal employees ahead of opening date

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

The Orange County Fair is looking to hire about 1,000 seasonal employees before its opening date this summer. Seasonal jobs are open to people 16 years old or older. Available positions include admission ticket sellers, parking attendants, livestock attendants and others. It’s opening day of the L.A. County Fair Those interested in having a summer job can visit the fair website to see which positions are open.While most positions are seasonal, the fair has a few yearly positions, including ticket taker, administrative assistant or customer service representative.Prospective employees can also visit the OC Fair hiring event on June 3 to inquire about open positions. The hiring fair will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.OC Fair employees will be able to enjoy free admission to the OC Fair, the option to purchase discounted tickets for friends and family and the opportunity to win a Fair employee scholarship, according to a news release.For more information about the open positions, prospecti...

Four-bedroom home sells in Danville for $1.9 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

4 Anthurium Court – Google Street ViewA 2,624-square-foot house built in 1999 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the first block of Anthurium Court in Danville was sold on April 14, 2023. The $1,900,000 purchase price works out to $724 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, an attached garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 5,252-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:A 3,085-square-foot home on the 100 block of Julia Loop in Danville sold in November 2022, for $2,280,000, a price per square foot of $739. The home has 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 2,111-square-foot home on Marigold Street in Danville sold for $1,485,000, a price per square foot of $703. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Gerbera Street, Danville, in July 2022, a 2,624-square-foot home was sold for $2,490,000, a price per square foot of $949. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

LIST: Bay Area bars showing Canelo's pay-per-view fight vs. Ryder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

(KRON) -- Mexico's biggest boxing star is coming home. Canelo Álvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) is fighting on Cinco de Mayo weekend once again but this time in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. He will face British boxer John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs).The undisputed super middleweight champion's fight, which will be shown on DAZN pay-per-view for $79.99 ($54.99 for DAZN subscribers), is scheduled for 8 p.m. PT Saturday, May 6 at Estadio Akron. Álvarez, 32, has not fought in Mexico since November 2011.Don't want to pay for the pay-per-view? KRON4 compiled a list of bars in the Bay Area showing the fight. (Note: These businesses may have a cover fee to get inside.) Curry, Canelo rank in top 10 of Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes San FranciscoCondor Club560 Broadway StreetWestwood2036 Lombard StreetGold Club650 Howard StreetSan JoseThe Brit - Sports Pub & Patio 173 W Santa Clara StreetTequila's Bontanero1289 S 1st StreetOther Bay Area citiesFuego Sports Bars and Club 140 S Murphy...

Oakland Roots Soccer Club announce venue change for rest of 2023 season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

(KRON) -- Well, looks like Oakland is losing another sports team -- at least temporarily. Thankfully, the Oakland Roots Soccer Club is not moving to Las Vegas. However, the team will be playing the remainder of its home matches for the 2023 USL Championship season in Hayward, rather than Oakland.After being forced to cancel their home opener in March due to unfit field conditions at their regular venue Laney College, the Roots have played subsequent home games at California State University, East Bay in Hayward. Initially, the team said it would continue to play home games at Cal State East Bay through April. MLS clash between SJ Quakes and LAFC set for Levi’s Stadium Saturday Now, however, it seems the team will be unable to return to Laney this season, if at all."We explored all options and expert opinions to return to Laney College this season," read a statement on the Roots website. "Unfortunately, our turf field is incompatible with Laney's new field that was recently install...

Before Texas mass shooting, locals felt abandoned by police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Manuela Lara’s Mexican food stand is not far from the house on Walter Drive, the one with the Christmas lights still up, where a man next door with an AR-style rifle walked over and killed five of his Honduran neighbors.Lara is also an immigrant and has lived for years in the Trails End neighborhood, where residents say law enforcement was slow to respond to frequent gunfire long before the rural sheriff’s department drew scrutiny for taking more than 10 minutes to get to the scene of the April 28 shooting, and for the ensuing four-day manhunt.“There aren’t enough patrols. The police don’t come over here,” Lara said. “This happened because police didn’t come in here.”The capture of 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza Tuesday night has not eased concerns in the largely Latino neighborhood about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Houston, where many immigrant residents feel disregarded and disrespected by officials from the local level up to the governor.In the...

At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Ga. election probe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor investigating interference in the 2020 election in Georgia has agreed to immunity deals with at least eight Republican fake electors who signed a certificate falsely stating that then-President Donald Trump had won the state.Defense attorney Kimberly Debrow revealed the existence of the immunity deals in a court filing Friday, saying her eight clients had accepted the agreements last month. The filing does not identify the eight people who were offered immunity deals.Last July, a lawyer for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office revealed that each of the 16 people who signed the false elector certificate was a target of her investigation, which is examining whether Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his narrow election loss.The 16 fake electors met at the state Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a certificate declaring falsely that Trump had won the presidential election and declaring themselves the state’s...

Over 2,000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico last year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government said Friday over 2,000 migrants were kidnapped by smuggling gangs and drug cartels last year, as authorities started a search for ten Colombians abducted in northern Mexico this week.Mexico’s national immigration agency said authorities had freed 2,115 migrants of all nationalities kidnapped by gangs in 2022.Gangs and cartels appear to be increasingly charging migrants fees to cross Mexico, and then kidnapping them for ransom.A relative of one of the missing Colombians said kidnappers have called to demand thousands of dollars from relatives in the United States. It was the latest in a string of recent mass migrant abductions in Mexico.Reached by telephone in Bogotá, Colombia, Johan Morales — the son of a couple who went missing Tuesday — said his parents and other relatives had been in the northern border state of Sonora when he lost contact with them.Morales said his relatives had been planning to reach the Arizona border and turn themselves ...

FAA leader warns of summer travel ‘havoc’ if GOP cuts pass

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:27:26 GMT

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that budget cuts approved by House Republicans would cause the agency to furlough thousands of workers and stop hiring new air traffic controllers, making summer air travel worse.The FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen said in a letter to lawmakers that spending cuts also would slow efforts to modernize technology, including an alert system that failed in January and briefly grounded planes around the country.Nolen issued the warning in a required report to Congress about a shortage of air traffic controllers. He said the FAA is on pace to hit its goal of hiring 1,500 controllers by the end of September and is chipping away at a shortage that was made worse by the pandemic, when the agency suspended training new controllers.“Despite these efforts, the spending cuts recently passed by the House of Representatives would wreak havoc on summer air travel,” Nolen told lawmakers. Last month, the House approved legislation...