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Sage Fire burning at 'critical rate of spread' in Jamul: Cal Fire

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in the area of Highway 94 at the 13000 block of Vista Sage Lane in Jamul. Around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Cal Fire San Diego said the blaze, dubbed the Sage Fire, was at 30-55 acres with "a critical rate of spread." The fire was reported to be zero percent contained. MORE: California Wildfires According to fire officials, there’s an "immediate structure threat to the area."FOX 5 is working to gather more information. Please check back for updates.

How to listen to San Diego's all Christmas music station

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- "It's beginning to look at a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go." As the bells start ringing, San Diegans can sing along to holiday carols while listening to local radio.No matter where you are, "The Christmas Station" on KyXy 96.5 will be bringing cheer to the airwaves from now through December to help get listeners in the holiday spirit. When you're not blaring the radio while driving to the mall to finish up gift shopping, the jolly tunes can still be heard on any mobile or smart device with the Audacy App. Spend ‘Christmas on the Sand’ at La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival As for times spent at home baking cookies or decorating this year's tree, San Diegans can listen to the" "The Christmas Station" with any smart speakers. This can be done by saying, "Alexa, play Kicksy ninety-six point five" or "hey Google, play Kicksy ninety-six point five."The best of the best in holiday music can also be heard by clicking on KyXy 96.5's music player online.So...

Woman alleges Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at New York bar, actors says it ‘never happened’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has alleged in a lawsuit that actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at a rooftop bar in New York in 2015, an incident the actor says “never happened.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan by a woman known in the documents only as Jane Doe alleges that Foxx rubbed her breasts and groped her under her pants against her will. The suit says she and a friend were seated at a table next to Foxx’s at Catch NYC in 2015. The woman’s asked Foxx for a photo, and the two women took several pictures with him, the suit says. It says that afterward, he began complimenting her “super model body” and told her she looked like the actor Gabrielle Union. He then grabbed her by the arm and took her to a secluded area, where he put both hands under her crop top and felt her breasts, the suits says. She tried to pull away from Foxx as he reached into her pants with his hands and touched her genitals, the suit also allege...

Half of Quebec roads are in poor shape, auditor general finds

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

Quebec’s auditor general says half of the province’s 31,000 kilometres of roads are in bad shape, including about two-thirds of the road network in three regions.In a report released Thursday, auditor general Guylaine Leclerc said about 8,075 kilometres of road has reached the end of its lifespan.She told a news conference that the province’s short-term road maintenance ensures the public isn’t in danger, but she says she worries about the long-term deterioration of the network.She criticized the province for its “insufficient” upkeep of the roads, saying the network’s asset maintenance deficit — work needed to restore the physical condition of the roads — has risen to $10 billion from $3 billion in 2018, adding that it will rise to $17.5 billion in 2027 at the current rate.Leclerc said close to two-thirds of the roads in the regions of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Chaudières-Appalaches and Outaouais are in bad shape.The Transport Department said ...

Argentina’s labor leaders warn of resistance to President-elect Milei’s radical reforms

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Right-wing populist Javier Milei has been president-elect just four days and already Argentina’s unions and social organizations are vowing pushback and even protests if he makes good on his promises to slash the size of the state and privatize companies.Milei, who famously campaigned with a revving chainsaw to demonstrate what he would do to public spending, says radical measures are needed to get the South American country’s moribund economy back to life and reduce annual inflation of 140%.The day after winning the election with a wider than expected margin, 56% to 44%, the libertarian said in a radio interview that “everything that can be in the hands of the private sector will be in the hands of the private sector.” He has said he wants to privatize state-owned media companies and state-run oil and gas firms, and has raised the possibility of privatizing water distribution and train service, as well as ending all public works.Labor union lead...

Former St. Louis alderman in fraud case also charged with lying to police

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis alderman indicted in a fraud case was charged with lying to police about getting carjacked last year, authorities said. Brandon Bosley was charged Wednesday with one misdemeanor count of making a false report to police when he said a woman tried to carjack him last year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Months ago, he was indicted by federal officials in a fraud and bribery investigation that put three other former St. Louis aldermen in prison last December.Charging documents say there was no evidence of an attempted carjacking and that several parts of Bosley’s story did not line up with what investigators found, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Officers spoke with Bosley and the woman on Dec. 22, according to court documents, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Bosley accused the woman of trying to rob him, while the woman told police that Bosley hit her with his car.According to the court documents, Bosley told police he was r...

Officials begin clearing debris while 3 remain missing in Alaska landslide that left 3 dead

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Searchers looking for three people who remain missing after a massive landslide that killed three others and injured a fourth have changed their strategy from holding an active search to a reactive search that will involve methodically clearing the highway, officials said Thursday. “During active search periods we have searchers in the field meticulously looking for missing persons,” Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson with the Alaska Department of Public Safety, told the Associated Press. “During reactive searches, search teams are not actively in the field but will react to new information and then actively search that area supported by the new information.”Since Monday night’s slide, officials have inspected the site by air with drones, helicopters and planes while teams using detection dogs and sonar covered the ground and water, but the three people — one adult and two juveniles — remain missing, McDaniel said.The slide churned up the earth...

Waukegan Fifth Third Bank robbed hours before Thanksgiving

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A Fifth Third Bank was robbed Wednesday evening in Waukegan, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The FBI said bureau agents responded to a bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank found at 702 North Green Bay Road around 4:44 p.m. and collected information on the suspect alleged to have committed the crime.Fifth Third Bank robbery suspect in Waukegan, per the FBI.According to the FBI, the suspect entered the bank and displayed a note demanding money and implied he had a handgun before fleeing the scene on foot.The suspect is described as being a white man of medium build who was wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, dark pants and a white hat at the time of the robbery. ‘Everyone was his friend’: Man punched, killed after leaving House of Blues show remembered No injuries were reported from the incident and the suspect remains at large.Anyone with information that can aid the FBI in their investigation of this bank robbery can report tips anonymously online ...

Schenectady City Mission helping those in need, Gov. Hochul serves meals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Schenectady City Mission hosted hundreds Thursday for its annual Thanksgiving meal. Volunteers, including Governor Kathy Hochul and Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy, assisted with the Turkey Day tradition of giving back. Equinox returns to in-person Thanksgiving dinner “We are seeing higher numbers this year," said Mike Saccocio, the executive director of the Schenectady City Mission.

Man sentenced to prison in domestic violence murder of Cherry Creek district teacher

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:52:24 GMT

A 51-year-old Aurora man was sentenced to more than four decades in prison after killing a Cherry Creek School District teacher he had previously dated.Eric Cobain pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with a domestic violence factual basis earlier this year for fatally shooting Melissa Wright. Judge Nikea Bland handed down the 48-year sentence to Cobain, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday.Wright, 41, was a math teacher at I-Team Manor, an alternative high school, according to KDVR. Her family called her funny and kind, and they told the TV station that she had a big impact on her students.Denver police found Wright dead in her apartment after responding to calls of gunshots in a Lowry Field-area complex on May 28, 2021, according to arrest documents that were previously sealed.In police interviews conducted with other residents in the complex, several people reported hearing gunshot sounds coming from Wright’s apartment and had either seen or hea...