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    Apopka suspect arrested after allegedly shooting man who gave him ride home

    NOW AT SUNRISE, THE MAN SUSPECTED OF ATTACKING A JOGGER IS BACK BEHIND BARS AFTER AUTHORITIES SAY HE VIOLATED HIS PROBATION. THE REACTION FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT HIS ARREST, PLUS FEAR AND FRUSTRATION AS THE URGENT SEARCH FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING STRETCHES INTO YET ANOTHER DAY. THE NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO PROVIDING MORE CLUES. SEVEN ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COULD BE SHUT DOWN. THE MEETING HAPPENING TODAY TO SEE WHETHER ANY OF THEM CAN BE SAVED. WESH TWO NEWS SUNRISE ON CW STARTS NOW. IT’S 7:00 AND GOOD TUESDAY MORNING TO YOU. THANKS FOR STARTING IT WITH YOUR SUNRISE TEAM. I’M JASON GUY AND I’M LINDSEY WITH FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST CAM TRAN AND OUR TRAFFIC EXPERT MEAGHAN MACKEY. WE’LL CHECK IN ON THE ROADS IN JUST A MOMENT. LET’S START THOUGH, WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. CAM THE ONE DIFFERENCE. NOT AS MUCH WIND AS YESTERDAY. THAT’S RIGHT. BUT THERE’S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A TINY BREEZE. ENOUGH JUST TO ADD THAT EXTRA BITE IN THE AIR. SO YOU’LL STILL NEED THOSE JACKETS AS WE KICK OFF YOUR TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE ACTUALLY ABOUT 10 TO 5 DEGREES COLDER THAN WHERE WE WERE YESTERDAY. SO 51 RIGHT NOW IN ORLANDO, 41 IN OCALA, 46 RIGHT NOW IN THE VILLAGES. ORLANDO WE DID BRIEFLY DROP DOWN INTO THE 40S THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON, THOUGH, WE ARE LOOKING AT PLEASANT SUNSHINE. SO A BIT OF A LOW CLOUDS TO START OFF THE MORNING, BUT WE WILL SEE THOSE CLOUDS MOVE OUT THIS AFTERNOON AND HIGH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT RIGHT AROUND 72 LATER TODAY IN THE CITY. BEAUTIFUL 69 IN DELAND, AND WE’LL SEE A HIGH OF 67 LATER ON IN PALM COAST. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT THE SATELLITE AND RADAR. YOU START TO SEE LIKE THE GRAY SHADING. THOSE ARE ALL THE LOW CLOUDS THAT ARE HANGING OUT RIGHT NOW. BUT WE ARE EXPECTING THESE LOW CLOUDS TO GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT BY THIS AFTERNOON. AND OUR FIRST WARNING RADAR THAT’S DOING A SCAN, IT’S PICKING UP A TINY RAIN SHOWER RIGHT NOW OVER BY THE SPACE COAST. OTHERWISE, MOST LOCATIONS STAYING DRY TODAY, ESPECIALLY OUR INLAND AREAS. 12 HOUR FORECAST. AGAIN, A FEW CLOUDS THIS MORNING, BUT MORE SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE A HIGH RIGHT AROUND 72. LATER TODAY WE’LL TALK ABOUT A WARM-UP AND WHEN WE COULD SEE A BETTER SHOT FOR RAIN IN THE FORECAST COMING UP IN 15 MINUTES. BUT FOR NOW, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROADWAYS THIS MORNING WITH FIRST MORNING TRAFFIC EXPERT MEAGHAN MACKEY CAM. THERE WAS SOME ONGOING CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS MONITORING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS ALONG I-95 IN BREVARD COUNTY FROM VIERA BOULEVARD, HEADING TOWARDS THE PINEDA CAUSEWAY. THOSE CREWS ARE ACTIVELY PICKING UP THOSE CONES THIS MORNING. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE COLOR DIFFERENCE ALONG I-95. THAT IS SHOWING THAT THEY’RE DOING SOME REPAVING HERE ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR. SO SOUTHBOUND, SOME LINGERING DELAYS HERE. TRAVELING FROM VIERA BOULEVARD TOWARDS US 192 IN MELBOURNE. BUT AGAIN, ALL THOSE LANES ARE BACK OPEN. WE WERE DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING. SO STILL, THOSE LINGERING BACKUPS TRAVELING TOWARDS THE PINEDA CAUSEWAY. THERE’S ALSO A BIG CRASH. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS IS IN SANFORD AND SEMINOLE COUNTY. IT’S RIGHT AT LAKE MARY BOULEVARD, WHERE IT TURNS INTO 415 AT BLUE ROCK DRIVE. THIS IS NEAR THE CIRCLE K GAS STATION THERE, AND THERE ARE SOME HEAVY DELAYS HERE. NORTHBOUND. ACTUALLY, ALL THOSE NORTHBOUND LANES ARE CLOSED. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS CRASH OTHER THAN THERE ARE SOME INJURIES. SO WE DO HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE. WE’LL BRING YOU THOSE LIVE PICTURES WHEN THEY ARRIVE. WE’LL ALSO CHECK IN ON SOME TRAVEL TIMES COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. MEGAN. 703 HAPPENING TODAY. ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL LEADERS WILL CONTINUE THEIR WORK AS THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF A BIG DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE 6000 LESS STUDENTS GOING TO THOSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO A POSSIBLE SOLUTION CLOSING A HANDFUL OF NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. WESH TWO BOB HAZEN IS LIVE AT THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL HEADQUARTERS, AND BOB, THE DISTRICT IS LOOKING AT POSSIBLY CLOSING UP TO 7 OR 8 SCHOOLS. AND THE SCHOOL BOARD IS HOLDING A WORK SESSION ON THAT IDEA HERE TODAY. AND IT’S ALL COMING TO A HEAD. AFTER THE DISTRICT GOT 5500 FEWER STUDENTS THIS YEAR ALONE. IF I HAD A WAY TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIALLY WE COULD SUPPORT THESE SCHOOLS, WE WOULDN’T BE HERE. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS CPS IS TRYING TO SAVE ABOUT $10 MILLION, POSSIBLY BY CONSOLIDATING SCHOOLS, CLOSING SOME OF THEM AND MERGING THEM WITH OTHERS. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, ENROLLMENT IS DOWN 8300 STUDENTS, WITH MORE FAMILIES USING STATE FUNDED VOUCHERS TO GO TO PRIVATE OR HOME SCHOOLING. THAT AND OTHER FACTORS HAVE REALLY LEFT SOME SCHOOLS WITH ENROLLMENTS FAR UNDER THEIR CAPACITY. BUT SOME PARENTS ARE ALSO FIGHTING TO SAVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS LIKE BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY ON THE EAST SIDE. WE TALKED TO A MOM WHO STARTED AN ONLINE PETITION TRYING TO BUILD SUPPORT TO KEEP THE SCHOOL WHERE HER SON’S A STUDENT NOW, AND WHERE SHE WENT TO SCHOOL AS A CHILD. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILY. IT’S IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO MY SON BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT HE KNOWS. AND HERE IS THE FULL LIST OF SEVEN SCHOOLS THAT COULD BE CONSOLIDATED. IT IS SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL. CPS SAYS THEY HAVE ALL LOW ENROLLMENT AT THOSE SCHOOLS. SOME ARE MORE THAN HALF EMPTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD IS HOLDING THIS WORK SESSION THIS AFTERNOON TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. THAT MEETING WILL START AT 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO COME TO THAT MEETING, BUT BECAUSE IT’S JUST A WORK SESSION, THERE IS NOT ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ALLOWED. COVERING ORANGE COUNTY. LIVE IN ORLANDO, BOB HAZEN WESH TWO NEWS. AND WE TURN TO THIS MAN WHO WAS RELEASED ON PROBATION. AUTHORITIES SAY AFTER TAKING A PLEA DEAL FOR AN ATTACK ON A JOGGER IN COLLEGE PARK THIS MORNING, HE’S BACK BEHIND BARS AND WILL BE IN COURT IN JUST HOURS. TYLER FIGHT IS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING HIS PROBATION AS WESH 2’S HAYLEY CROMBLEHOLME EXPLAINS. FOR A WHILE, LAW ENFORCEMENT DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHERE HE WAS. SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN. LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER BEING RELEASED ON PROBATION, TYLER FIGHT IS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING IT. HEY, TYLER. TYLER? YEAH. WHY AM I BEING ARRESTED? I’M ON PROBATION. FIGHT WAS ARRESTED AFTER AN ATTACK ON A JOGGER IN THIS COLLEGE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IN APRIL. BUT LAST MONTH, FIGHT TOOK A PLEA DEAL ON A BATTERY CHARGE THAT ALLOWED HIM TO AVOID A FORMAL CONVICTION AND LET HIM OUT WITH TIME SERVED. HE WAS GIVEN THREE YEARS PROBATION WITH SPECIAL CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDED NO CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM OR THEIR FAMILY NOT BEING ALLOWED WITHIN A THREE BLOCK RADIUS OF THE ATTACK AND UNDERGOING PSYCHOSEXUAL EVALUATION, AND TO FOLLOW ANY RECOMMENDED TREATMENT. WE’VE BEEN UNEASY SINCE HE WAS RELEASED. SOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH FIGHTS. RELEASE. AND ACCORDING TO HIS ARREST WARRANT, HE SAID ON HIS PROBATION PAPERWORK HE WOULDN’T BE LIVING FAR FROM WHERE THE ATTACK HAPPENED. GIVING AN ADDRESS ON NEW HAMPSHIRE STREET, ROUGHLY A TWO MINUTE WALK FROM THE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE AREA WHERE IT HAPPENED. ACCORDING TO THIS WARRANT, FIGHT VIOLATED HIS PAROLE WHEN HE WAS A NO SHOW FOR HIS PSYCHOSEXUAL EVALUATION. ON DECEMBER 9TH. HIS PROBATION OFFICER WAS NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY. ANOTHER OFFICER WENT TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STREET ADDRESS TO SEE WHY FIGHT MISSED THE APPOINTMENT AND SPOKE WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER. SHE TOLD THE OFFICER FIGHT WASN’T ALLOWED TO LIVE THERE, BUT TOLD THEM FIGHT DID COME TO HER FRONT DOOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO TO LET HER KNOW THAT HE REPORTED HER ADDRESS TO THE PROBATION OFFICE, AND IF SHE COULD TELL ANY OFFICIAL WHO COMES BY THAT HE LIVES THERE. THE WARRANT LISTED FIGHTS WHEREABOUTS AS UNKNOWN. IT IS REALLY SCARY. REALLY SCARY. WHO KNOWS WHERE YOU COULD HAVE BEEN? BUT BY MONDAY NIGHT FIGHT WAS ARRESTED BY ORLANDO POLICE FOR VIOLATING PROBATION. CHARLIE HECK 6 TO 1 SECURED. I MEAN, THAT’S GOOD. THAT’S OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM AT WORK. IF HE’S LOCKED UP, MAYBE THEY’LL KEEP HIM. HAYLEY CROMBLEHOLME WESH TWO NEWS. THIS MORNING, WE ARE HEARING FROM THE FAMILY OF A ONE YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE DROWNED IN A HOT TUB WITH HER DAD. RIGHT THERE. THE OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THIS SITUATION INVOLVES A SERIES OF DECISIONS THAT LED TO A PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY. THERE YOU SEE THE LITTLE GIRL. HER FATHER, 33 YEAR OLD TYRONE HUFF, TOLD DETECTIVES THAT HE HAD BEEN DRINKING AND WAS HOLDING HIS DAUGHTER IN THE HOT TUB WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES. DEPUTIES SAY THE TODDLER WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER JUST AFTER 330 SUNDAY MORNING, UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAMILY WAS VISITING FROM D.C. AND STAYING AT A VACATION RENTAL IN KISSIMMEE. WE TALKED WITH HUFF’S MOM AND TWO SIBLINGS, VERY HARD, LOSING A NIECE IN THAT WAY IS VERY HARD. AND THEN I’M VERY HURT FOR MY BROTHER BECAUSE HE IS JUST DISTRAUGHT. HE IS TORE UP. HE’S BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND. HE IS EXPECTED BACK IN COURT ON FRIDAY. LEESBURG POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR WHOEVER GUNNED DOWN AN 18 YEAR-OLD AT THIS PARK. WITNESSES SAY JUAN GOMEZ JUNIOR WAS SHOT INSIDE HIS CAR JUST BEFORE 1:00 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE TEENS, DESCRIBED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS HAVING A HEART OF GOLD. HE WAS A TYPE THAT NEVER HURT US, WOULDN’T HURT A SOUL. THIS WAS A COLD BLOODED MURDER FOR. YEAH, AND UNNECESSARY. IT WAS JUST UNFORTUNATE. WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM? BECAUSE I KNOW HIM. I KNOW HIS FAMILY, HIS SISTERS. THEY’RE. THEY’RE JUST A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP AUTHORITIES, YOU ARE URGED TO REACH OUT OR CALL CRIMELINE. RIGHT NOW, IT IS AN AROUND THE CLOCK EFFORT TO FIND THAT GUNMAN WHO OPENED FIRE AT BROWN UNIVERSITY THREE DAYS AGO. INVESTIGATORS HAVE IDENTIFIED A PERSON OF INTEREST. HERE’S SOME VIDEO, BUT THEY HAVEN’T YET FOUND THIS PERSON. NOW, INVESTIGATORS PUT OUT THE NEW FOOTAGE LAST NIGHT. THEY WANT YOU TO SEE IT. IT CONTAINS THREE NEW ANGLES OF WHO THEY CALL A PERSON OF INTEREST. WALKING THROUGH PROVIDENCE IN THE HOURS BEFORE THAT SHOOTING. A NEW POSTER FROM THE FBI DESCRIBES THE PERSON OF INTEREST AS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET EIGHT INCHES TALL, WITH A STOCKY BUILD. THE FBI IS ALSO OFFERING A $50,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO HIS CAPTURE. NOW, POLICE DETAINED A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY RELEASED HIM SUNDAY WHEN NEW EVIDENCE CAME TO LIGHT. AND IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, HUNDREDS OF MOURNERS LEFT FLOWERS AND OTHER MEMENTOS. LOOK AT THIS GROWING MEMORIAL. THAT’S TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE MASS SHOOTING ON SUNDAY. 15 PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN TWO GUNMEN OPENED FIRE ON A JEWISH FESTIVAL. ONE OF THE SHOOTERS IS ALSO DEAD. 40 OTHERS ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. AUSTRALIAN POLICE SAY A 50 YEAR OLD FATHER AND HIS 24 YEAR OLD SON CARRIED OUT THAT ATTACK. LOS ANGELES POLICE SAY THE SON OF HOLLYWOOD ICON ROB REINER AND HIS WIFE MICHELLE, IS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF THE PARENTS. AND THIS NEWS SHOOK HOLLYWOOD. 32 YEAR OLD NICK REINER IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL ON SUSPICION OF MURDER. HIS PARENTS BODIES WERE FOUND INSIDE THEIR HOME ON SUNDAY. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY WERE STABBED TO DEATH, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED A MOTIVE. REINER, WHO’S HAD A LONG HISTORY WITH DRUG ADDICTION, WAS SEEN ARGUING WITH HIS DAD AT A HOLIDAY HOLIDAY PARTY ON SATURDAY AT CONAN O’BRIEN’S HOME. ONE PERSON SAID THAT COUPLE WAS UPSET AND THEY WERE EMBARRASSED ABOUT THEIR SON’S BEHAVIOR. THEY SAID THEY WORRIED ABOUT HIS HEALTH AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS IN OSCEOLA COUNTY, A PLAN TO BUILD A MASSIVE MIXED USE CENTER AT NEO CITY IS NOW MOVING FORWARD. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THAT DEAL LAST NIGHT. IT WILL RESULT IN A NEARLY 500 ACRE TECH HUB DESIGNED TO ATTRACT HIGH WAGE JOBS. DEVELOPERS PLAN TO CREATE MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT SPACE, ALONG WITH AN UPSCALE HOTEL. THAT PROJECT WILL ROLL OUT IN PHASES STARTING NEXT YEAR. AND THAT IS NOT THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT THAT’S SLATED FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS ALSO APPROVED A PLAN TO SELL 20 ACRES OF LAND TO ADVENTHEALTH. IT’S PLANNING TO BUILD A NEW HOSPITAL RIGHT ON THE SOUTH PROPERTY OF NEO CITY, NEAR THE FUTURE INTERSECTION OF CROSS PRAIRIE PARKWAY AND FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE. IT’S GOING TO HAVE 80 BEDS AT THE OPENING, BUT THEY WILL HAVE ROOM TO GROW UP TO 200. THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THESE IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR. IT JUST KEEPS CLIMBING ONCE AGAIN. NO ONE TOOK HOME LAST NIGHT’S POWERBALL JACKPOT PRIZE. THAT MEANS IT’S GOING TO GROW TO $1.25 BILLION. LOOK AT ALL THOSE ZEROS THERE. THE NEXT DRAWING IS TOMORROW NIGHT. THE CASH VALUE. IF YOU’RE WONDERING, YOU’LL TAKE HOME A COOL 575 MILLION BUCKS. KEEP DREAMING. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO BELIEVE IT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. TWO BUCKS AND WE GET THAT DREAM. YEAH. I WAS SHOCKED, THOUGH, WHEN WE WERE TALKING MEGA MILLIONS. I WENT TO BUY A TICKET THAT IT HAD GONE UP TO FIVE BUCKS. I KNOW WE HAD MENTIONED IT, BUT IT REALLY HURT. I WAS LIKE, I THINK I’M GOING TO BE OUT ON MEGA MILLIONS NOW. EVERYTHING’S MORE NOWADAYS JASON I KNOW. ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT LAKE MARY IS DOING? THEY’RE CLAIMING MORE VICTORIES. YEAH. THEY ARE. THE CITY OF CHAMPIONSHIPS. ONCE AGAIN, THE RAMS CAPTURED THEIR FIRST EVER FOOTBALL STATE TITLE AND A LAST SECOND HAIL MARY. AND THIS MORNING WE’RE HEARING FROM THE TEAM DOING AN IMITATION OF WHAT YOU WERE DOING. SO THAT’S A FAN. THE PLAYERS ARE GOING TO WALK US THROUGH THE CLUTCH MOMENT AND WHEN THE CITY WILL CELEBRATE THEM NEXT. LAKE MARY IS THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN. THE RAMS WON THEIR FIRST EVER FOOTBALL STATE TITLE ON A HAIL MARY PASS AS TIME WAS EXPIRING. YEAH, STEWART MOORE I THINK, CALLED IT A HAIL MARY. THAT WAS A GOOD ONE LAST NIGHT. AND WESH TWO TONY ATKINS SPOKE TO SOME OF THE KEY PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THAT WINNING PLAY. THE LAKE MARY RAMS, IF HHSAA CLASS SEVEN, A STATE CHAMPS, A HARD FOUGHT GAME ENDED WITH A HEADS UP PLAY AND A LITTLE LUCK. YOU KNOW, THERE’S ONLY ONE PLAY TO CALL AT THIS POINT. IT’S THE HAIL MARY. AND COACH DONNELLY CALLED IT, AND HERE IT IS. I SAT WITH HEAD COACH SCOTT PERRY, QUARTERBACK NOAH GRUBBS AND RECEIVER BARRETT SCHULTZ LOOKING OVER THE KEY FINAL PLAYS. THEY GOT DECENT PRESSURE. THEY DID. AND THEY’RE TRYING NOT TO LET BARRETT GET DOWN THE FIELD BY HAVING HIM BY CONTACT ON THEIR DB. GRUBBS SLIPPING OUT OF THE POCKET, THROWING THE BALL 47 YARDS THROUGH THE AIR FOR WHAT’S BEING CALLED THE LAKE MARY MIRACLE. I KNEW I HAD TO BUY SOME TIME, AND ONCE I GOT THERE, JUST THROW IT TO THE PILE AND JUST GIVE THEM A CHANCE ON THE OTHER END. COACH PERRY SAYS SCHULTZ’S RUN WAS JAMMED BY DEFENDERS, AND THEY HOLD HIM UP. SO THAT’S WHY BARRETT’S DRAGGING BEHIND. SO WHEN THEY TIP THE BALL BACK, IT JUST SO HAPPENS THEY TIP IT TO THE GUY THEY WERE HOLDING UP. IT JUST WORKED OUT PERFECT. BUT THE PLAY WASN’T OVER AFTER THE CATCH, THE GAME STILL VERY MUCH ON THE LINE. I THOUGHT HE WAS ON THE ONE AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, HE’S JUST GOT TO JUST MUSCLE ON THROUGH. BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY AT THE FIVE WITH TWO DEFENDERS WORKING TO BRING HIM DOWN FOR THE WIN. THEN IT WAS HE WAS SCREAMING LIKE, GIVE ME THE BALL, GIVE ME THE BALL. A HANDOFF. SOPHOMORE TEAMMATE T.J. BRUNDIDGE CAME TO TAKE THE BALL THE REST OF THE WAY. I DON’T KNOW, COULD YOU GOT IN IF T.J. WASN’T THERE? PROBABLY NOT. MY MY PLAN B WAS TO THROW IT BACK TOWARDS THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, AND HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WAS RUNNING DOWNFIELD. READY TO THE MIRACULOUS THROW AND CATCH THE FINAL HIGH SCHOOL PLAY FOR THE SENIORS. A LAKE MARY, HAIL MARY FOR THE AGES. IF YOU’RE COMPETITIVE AND YOU REALLY WANT TO WIN AT ANYTHING YOU DO, AND YOU PUT YOUR MIND AND HEART TO IT, THEN STUFF, GOOD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. TONY ATKINS WESH TWO NEWS. AND OF COURSE, LAKE MARY KNOWS HOW TO CELEBRATE. THEY’VE HAD A FEW CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE, SO THERE ARE PLANS IN THE WORKS FOR CELEBRATION THIS WEDNESDAY AT CITY HALL. IT’S JUST I MEAN UNBELIEVABLE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WHO GETS TO CELEBRATE THEM. ANY KIND OF CELEBRATING YOU’RE DOING THIS MORNING, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED A JACKET OUTSIDE IF YOU’RE OUT THERE. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THE GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE FOLKS IN LAKE MARY, THEY’RE GOING TO THAT EVENT. IT’S LOOKING GREAT WEATHER WISE FOR THAT CITY FALL CITY HALL EVENT TOMORROW. SO YOU GUYS HEADS UP GOOD VIBES YOUR WAY. AND THIS MORNING, NOT ONLY ARE WE DEALING WITH SOME CHILLY CONDITIONS, BUT WE’RE ALSO STARTING TO SEE REALLY SOME FOG TO DEVELOP. WE STARTED OFF WITH QUITE A BIT OF LOW CLOUDS. NOW THOSE CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO LOWER TOO MUCH AND SO IT’S AFFECTING VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE ONLY A HALF MILE VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO LEESBURG. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THAT FOG REALLY START TO THICKEN UP. AND THAT’S THE CASE OUT TOWARDS WILDWOOD AND IN CLERMONT. SO REALLY WASN’T A HUGE ISSUE THIS MORNING, BUT YOU CAN START TO SEE ACTUALLY YOU CAN’T EVEN SEE ANYTHING. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR DISNEY SPRINGS CAMERA. YOU CAN GET A SHOT OF THE AREA, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT’S JUST SOCKED IN WITH THOSE CLOUDS AND ALSO SOME FOG. ALSO VERY COLD. START ON THIS TUESDAY MORNING, 41 IN OCALA. GOOD MORNING. THE VILLAGES ARE STARTING OFF AT 46 AND 50 IN SANFORD, 49 IN DELAND. SO COLD START THIS MORNING. AND THIS AFTERNOON WE’RE GOING TO START TO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES MODERATE A BIT. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOW 70S. WHILE AREAS ALONG THE COAST UPPER 60S TO RIGHT AROUND 71. YOUR HIGH IN TITUSVILLE 72 IN MELBOURNE. SO TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS MORNING YOU’LL NEED THAT JACKET BECAUSE THERE’S A LITTLE EXTRA BITE IN THE AIR, ALL THANKS TO THESE WINDS COMING OUT OF THE MOST OUT OF THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10MPH, SO NOWHERE NEAR AS GUSTY AS WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR. YOU SEE THOSE LOW CLOUDS JUST HANGING AROUND OUR RADAR PORTION, SHOWING JUST A SPOT SPRINKLE IN BREVARD COUNTY THERE ALONG THE SPACE COAST. CAROL, A VERY STRAY SHOWER TODAY FOR AREAS EAST OF I-95, WHILE INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY. AND THAT’S MAINLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT ONSHORE WIND. THAT COMPONENT WILL BRING IN A COUPLE SHOWERS ALONG OUR COASTLINE LOCATIONS TODAY. IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO THE TRACK, IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT DAY TO DO SO. LOTS OF SUNSHINE BY THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN, A BIT OF A CLOUDY START THIS MORNING, BUT WE’LL SEE MORE BREAKS OF SUN LATER TODAY. AND AS WE GO INTO HEAD LOOKING AHEAD FOR TOMORROW. HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. THAT’S GOING TO BRING US ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY AHEAD TOMORROW. AND THEN ON THURSDAY WE’RE WATCHING OUR NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS IS GOING TO BE BRINGING AN UPTICK IN RAIN SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 40% CHANCE OF RAIN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, A 20% CHANCE FOR FRIDAY WEEKEND PLANNER. WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT DROP OFF. BEHIND THAT FRONT. YOU CAN SEE A HIGH OF 78 SATURDAY 80 THE HIGH ON SUNDAY. SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CENTRAL FLORIDA CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE SEVEN DAY FORECAST, WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE A BIG BLAST OF WINTER AS WE WELCOME IN WINTER THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. HIGHS AROUND THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR COASTLINE SPOTS. VERY MILD CONDITIONS. AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT RAIN SHOWERS, THOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN TODAY. TOMORROW. HIGHER COVERAGE FOR THURSDAY MEAGHAN ANOTHER CHECK OF TRAFFIC THIS MORNING. I’M CONTINUING TO MONITOR A MAJOR CRASH IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. THIS IS IN SANFORD. IT’S RIGHT HERE AT LAKE MARY BOULEVARD. COUNTY ROAD 415, RIGHT WHERE IT MEETS BLUE ROCK DRIVE. THAT PURPLE IS INDICATING A COMPLETE ROAD BLOCK IN THIS AREA THAT’S IMPACTING THOSE NORTHBOUND LANES. WE DO KNOW, AGAIN, THIS IS A CRASH WITH SOME INJURIES REPORTED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. SO WE HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE. NO INFORMATION OTHER THAN THAT THERE ARE SOME INJURIES. WE’LL BRING YOU THOSE LIVE PICTURES ONCE THAT CREW DOES ARRIVE. BUT FOR NOW, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO AVOID THOSE NORTHBOUND LANES. THERE’S ALSO THERE WERE SOME LINGERING DELAYS HERE FOR SOME CONSTRUCTION HERE ALONG I-95 SOUTHBOUND NEAR THE PINEDA CAUSEWAY THAT HAS CLEARED FOR THAT MORNING DRIVE. SO NO LONGER AN ISSUE. A NICE SUNRISE THERE HEADING OUT THE DOOR IN THE VIERA AREA, BUT AGAIN, THIS CAM MENTIONED THOSE LOW CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK HERE AT THIS STRETCH OF I-4 PASSING BY LAKE IVANHOE. YOU CAN SEE DEFINITELY THOSE LOWER CLOUDS, BUT AT LEAST ALONG I-4, NO CRASHES RIGHT NOW TO IMPACT THAT MORNING DRIVE. BUT TRAVEL TIMES BUILDING HERE FROM DELTONA TRAVELING WESTBOUND, YOU CAN SEE SAXON BOULEVARD TO LAKE MARY. RIGHT NOW WE’RE SITTING AT 26 MINUTES. IT IS 722 C

    Apopka suspect arrested after allegedly shooting man who gave him ride home

    Updated: 8:25 AM EST Dec 16, 2025

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    A suspect was arrested after he allegedly shot a man who had given him a ride home early Saturday morning, according to the Apopka Police Department. A witness told police she was in the front passenger seat of a black Nissan Altima with her suspect and the victim.She explained that the suspect, Cornelious Bass, and the victim had argued about how Bass would get home because he did not have a ride. >> Video above: Top headlines for Dec. 16 in Central FloridaThe victim agreed to give Bass a ride home. After arriving, the three sat in the car for a few minutes, during which the witness heard a loud pop and saw a bright flash from the vehicle’s rear seat.The victim fell out of the car onto the curb in front of Bass’ residence, according to the arrest report. The witness said Bass was casually walking toward the residence, entering the garage code and entering the house. She then assisted the victim and made eye contact with Bass, and described him as emotionless. The witness told police she believed Bass shot the victim intentionally.She said Bass may have become upset after seeing text messages from other men on her phone. Although they are not dating, the witness told police they have kissed in the past and that he still has feelings for her.The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the upper left portion of his back, resulting in a punctured lung, according to police. Apopka PD said Bass was arrested for attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery.

    A suspect was arrested after he allegedly shot a man who had given him a ride home early Saturday morning, according to the Apopka Police Department.

    A witness told police she was in the front passenger seat of a black Nissan Altima with her suspect and the victim.

    She explained that the suspect, Cornelious Bass, and the victim had argued about how Bass would get home because he did not have a ride.

    >> Video above: Top headlines for Dec. 16 in Central Florida

    The victim agreed to give Bass a ride home. After arriving, the three sat in the car for a few minutes, during which the witness heard a loud pop and saw a bright flash from the vehicle’s rear seat.

    The victim fell out of the car onto the curb in front of Bass’ residence, according to the arrest report.

    The witness said Bass was casually walking toward the residence, entering the garage code and entering the house. She then assisted the victim and made eye contact with Bass, and described him as emotionless.

    The witness told police she believed Bass shot the victim intentionally.

    She said Bass may have become upset after seeing text messages from other men on her phone. Although they are not dating, the witness told police they have kissed in the past and that he still has feelings for her.

    The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the upper left portion of his back, resulting in a punctured lung, according to police.

    Apopka PD said Bass was arrested for attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery.

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  • Group opens fire on Central Florida home after attempting to break-in, deputies say

    The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office released a video showing a group of people attempting to break into a home in Deltona and then opening fire when they were unable to gain entry.The video, posted on social media, shows four individuals approaching a residence on Wainwright Street, with detectives noting that three of them appear to be carrying guns.The group tried to break into the home, and when they couldn’t, they started shooting, VCSO said.Timothy Haight told WESH 2 he lives a few hundred feet from the road where the shooting happened and heard the whole thing. Saying, “I am a night owl, so I was up at four o’clock, and my desk is right next to the back door. Just heard the gunshots like literally as if they were happening in my backyard.”VCSO said they spotted the group’s car on I-4 and followed it into Orange County before losing it.Investigators collected evidence outside the home, with evidence markers visible on the residence signifying each bullet.Neighbors reported hearing the shots around 3 a.m. Deputies confirmed that no one was hurt during the incident.The Sheriff’s Office said deputies are still pursuing leads in the case.

    The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office released a video showing a group of people attempting to break into a home in Deltona and then opening fire when they were unable to gain entry.

    The video, posted on social media, shows four individuals approaching a residence on Wainwright Street, with detectives noting that three of them appear to be carrying guns.

    The group tried to break into the home, and when they couldn’t, they started shooting, VCSO said.

    Timothy Haight told WESH 2 he lives a few hundred feet from the road where the shooting happened and heard the whole thing.

    Saying, “I am a night owl, so I was up at four o’clock, and my desk is right next to the back door. Just heard the gunshots like literally as if they were happening in my backyard.”

    VCSO said they spotted the group’s car on I-4 and followed it into Orange County before losing it.

    Investigators collected evidence outside the home, with evidence markers visible on the residence signifying each bullet.

    Neighbors reported hearing the shots around 3 a.m. Deputies confirmed that no one was hurt during the incident.

    The Sheriff’s Office said deputies are still pursuing leads in the case.

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  • Man in custody after video shows him allegedly beating girlfriend in Daytona Beach

    The Volusia Sheriff’s Office says a man wanted after a video showed him allegedly beating and dragging his girlfriend in Daytona Beach earlier this week is now in custody.That man, 31-year-old Scott Knowlton, was taken into custody outside a residence in Ormond Beach on Saturday. The sheriff’s office released video on Friday that allegedly shows Knowlton beating and then dragging his girlfriend outside a business in Daytona Beach on Thursday. VSO Chief Deputy Brian Henderson witnessed the incident on Thursday and stepped in to interrupt the attack.Detectives received an anonymous tip about Knowlton’s location, and after several hours of surveillance, they spotted him exiting the home. VSO said Knowlton ran back inside after he realized he was spotted, before he then jumped out of a rear window.Knowlton was then arrested in the backyard by deputies who had surrounded the house.This is not Knowlton’s first run-in with law enforcement. In 2023, Knowlton pleaded no contest to drug trafficking and grand theft auto charges stemming from a 2022 arrest.Knowlton is now facing charges including kidnapping, possession of a weapon by an in-state felon, obstructing an officer without violence and tampering with evidence as well as being in violation of his probation.

    The Volusia Sheriff’s Office says a man wanted after a video showed him allegedly beating and dragging his girlfriend in Daytona Beach earlier this week is now in custody.

    That man, 31-year-old Scott Knowlton, was taken into custody outside a residence in Ormond Beach on Saturday.

    The sheriff’s office released video on Friday that allegedly shows Knowlton beating and then dragging his girlfriend outside a business in Daytona Beach on Thursday.

    VSO Chief Deputy Brian Henderson witnessed the incident on Thursday and stepped in to interrupt the attack.

    Detectives received an anonymous tip about Knowlton’s location, and after several hours of surveillance, they spotted him exiting the home.

    VSO said Knowlton ran back inside after he realized he was spotted, before he then jumped out of a rear window.

    Knowlton was then arrested in the backyard by deputies who had surrounded the house.

    This is not Knowlton’s first run-in with law enforcement. In 2023, Knowlton pleaded no contest to drug trafficking and grand theft auto charges stemming from a 2022 arrest.

    Knowlton is now facing charges including kidnapping, possession of a weapon by an in-state felon, obstructing an officer without violence and tampering with evidence as well as being in violation of his probation.

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  • Three dead, one wounded in South Gate domestic violence case

    Two women are dead and a third woman wounded in South Gate after being shot by a male relative who then killed himself, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

    The shooting appears to be a case of domestic violence, officials said.

    According to the Sheriff’s Department, South Gate Police Department officers pulled up to the 8400 block of San Luis Avenue early Saturday after a 911 caller said a man was shooting a firearm in her residence.

    The suspect was leaving the residence when he fired at police, who returned fire, striking the man, according to the Sheriff’s Department. The man went back inside and the officers heard more gunshots.

    Once inside, the officers found a woman in her 70s with gunshot wounds. The woman was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition, according to police.

    The two women who were killed, a 25-year-old and a woman in her early 50s, had also been shot. The man was found dead after with the Sheriff’s Department described as a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

    The weapon the man used to shoot at the South Gate officers was found at the scene, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

    The Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the incident, including the officer-involved shooting.

    Those with information are encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

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  • Developer plans to add a hotel and hundreds of residences to L.A. Live

    The owners of Crypto.com Arena and L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles have filed plans with the city to potentially add another tower to their multibillion-dollar sports and entertainment complex.

    AEG last week proposed a 49-story high-rise that would hold a hotel, residences, bars and restaurants.

    The tower would rise across Olympic Boulevard from L.A. Live on a corner lot on Georgia Street now used by AEG for parking.

    Many planned residential and other commercial projects in Los Angeles have stalled prior to construction in recent years as developers face economic headwinds, including unfavorable interest rates and rising costs of materials and labor.

    AEG, too, will not be breaking ground on this project in the near future, a company representative said.

    The company’s recent land-use application, which outlined the plans, is just a “first step for a potential development” on the company’s property at 917 W. Olympic Blvd., spokesman Michael Roth said. “AEG remains optimistic about downtown’s long-term prospects and is positioning the site for future development when conditions improve.”

    The application calls for a large-scale development with 364 dwelling units and 334 hotel rooms.

    The 783,427-square-foot building would also include bars and restaurants on levels 1, 5 and 6, along with a restaurant/nightclub on the eighth floor.

    Residents and hotel guests would share an amenity deck with a restaurant, bar, pool, spa, club room, fitness area and a dining terrace. The complex would have 666 parking spaces.

    In September, the City Council approved a $2.6-billion expansion of the Convention Center despite warnings from its advisors that the project would draw taxpayer funds away from essential city services for decades to come. Mayor Karen Bass and a majority of the council believe that the project will create thousands of jobs and boost tourism and business activity, making the city more competitive on the national stage.

    The new construction will connect the two existing south and west exhibit halls by adding 190,000 square feet of space to create one contiguous hall with more than 750,000 square feet, and will add 39,000 square feet of meeting room space and 95,000 square feet of multipurpose space.

    AEG is a co-developer of the Convention Center project with Plenary Americas.

    Los Angeles-based AEG is one of the world’s biggest venue and event companies, with more than 20,000 employees. The company was founded in 1995 when Denver billionaire investor Philip Anschutz bought the Los Angeles Kings, and in 1999 it opened the downtown arena then known as the Staples Center, now Crypto.com Arena.

    Among AEG’s recent developments is the IG Arena in the outer citadel of Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Japan, where sports and entertainment events, including sumo wrestling, are held.

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  • Governor relives firebomb attack, harrowing escape in exclusive walkthrough of home

    Governor relives firebomb attack, harrowing escape in exclusive walkthrough of home

    Governor, thank you for sitting down with us and uh allowing us to see what has been going on here inside of the residence. Um, I know you’ve spoken at times over the last several months about how you were doing, but 6 months later, um, how are you feeling? How are you and your family doing? I mean, thanks for asking, you know, we’re OK, um, I I think in the. Initial weeks it was really hard just as *** dad trying to get your kids through that trying to process it myself Laurie trying to process it trying to continue to you know run the Commonwealth and be here for the wonderful people that work at the residences and and it was *** lot and, and you know we worked our way through that um we were there for the kids I think got them through it. Over the last couple weeks since um the conviction, I, I think it you know it, it sort of brought it back up again um while we’re pleased that there’s some finality and some closure to this chapter, you know, seeing the video and. Sort of having to go through that again that was hard hard for our family but we’re working our way through it. I, I can tell you that I’m more focused and determined than ever before to do this work. uh I’m not afraid, uh, but it certainly has an impact. How has it changed you as you look at not only your role as the governor but also uh as the head of *** family as as *** father? Yeah. I don’t think any parent can ever be prepared for something like this as *** parent, you know, all you want is for your kids to be healthy and safe and have opportunity in life and I think every parent, uh, universally wants that for their kids and so when you realize that the job you’ve chosen the career path you’ve chosen, the work you love to do, put your kids’ lives at risk and compromise one of those central tenets you have as *** parent, um. It’s really hard so that that’s been hard for me as *** dad to work through. I, I think what it has, um, caused me to do is just not cause that’s not the right word, but what what it’s led me to do is just be more present for my kids, um, try and be there when they wanna have *** catch or they just wanna do something and answer their questions just be super attentive to what’s on their mind. uh, I think sometimes I’m probably annoying to them when I go, hey buddy, what’s up? Is there anything you wanna ask me anything on your mind? Um, but I, I just have found that being more attentive, more connected, answering their questions, uh, you know, has helped us, helped us get through this. I don’t know that I have *** perfect answer, um, and I’m processing it every day, and I think Gloria and I strive every day to be better parents, you know, to our kids as I think every parent does, and, um. You know we’ve got some amazing children that that that have you know they’re just really strong to the core and they’ve gotten through this. When you talk about being here at the residence, whether it’s having stayed overnight here since the incident or or just been visiting and hosting an event uh like state dinner. Have things changed for you when you walk through the halls, when you walk through this garden area. Yeah, candidly, um, one of the things I like to do is after, you know, my meetings or *** dinner meeting or an event or whatever it is, I work really late, as you know I get up really early, you know, so it might be 10 o’clock at night. Um, and I will get on the phone, throw my AirPods on, and I will walk these gardens because rather than sitting still I like to move and as I walk here I can’t help but think, you know, the steps that he took or where he hid or the windows that he he broke through and it probably will be some time till I can shake that now I’m not afraid it doesn’t make me not want to come outside, um, you know, I still sleep here and spend *** lot of time here with our family. So I’m, I’m not afraid, but, but I’d be lying if I said I don’t think about it when I opened the double doors that lead to, you know, our, our more private area, those are double doors he was trying to kick down and get through. I’d be lying if I said when I grabbed the door handle to open it up and go through, I, I don’t think about that. Again, not in *** way that that holds me back or in *** way that stops me from doing what I gotta do, um, but it’s present and, and I think about it. When you’re having moments like that, perhaps over the last several months where you’re thinking about what happened, maybe, uh, you know, you, you remember some of those emotions they come back to you *** little bit. Who have you leaned on the most over these last 6 months to try to uh. Whether it’s come to terms or or just deal with the emotions Laurie, um, I, I, someone asked me the other day, you know, did you go to therapy for this and, and I didn’t, not because I think there’s any shame in therapy. I think it’s *** wonderful thing, but for, for Laurie and I think because we experienced it together, um, processing it together, talking about it together. Um, telling her what I’m thinking and what I’m feeling when I’m wandering here in the gardens or whether I’m upstairs, you know, in the living quarters above where the, the attack took place, um, I think just being able to talk with her has been the, the most important thing, you know, Laura and I, uh. Walk every day when we’re together and if we’re not together you know I’m here and she’s back in Montgomery County with the kids or something. I, I’ll still throw throw my airpods on and walk and talk to her that way. I think just that process of walking of talking, she’s my best friend in the world since the 9th grade that’s, yeah, that’s really helped me get through this. You know this event obviously brought *** lot of attention to the governor’s residence and I know we’re gonna walk around in *** little bit with all the attention, all the scrutiny, how, how do you balance all of that happening while you’re still trying to do your job, still trying to deal with, uh, the emotions of what happened. Is it difficult to process all of that sometimes? Yeah, and, and look, I mean. Like anyone, I value my privacy and I don’t really have any. I mean, I’m not, I’m not complaining. I asked for this job and, and I love this job and I wanna do it for *** good long while, but you know you, you do give up that sense of privacy and so even more so now, um, you lose that privacy. I, I think you know as I walk around these grounds late at night we now have armed troopers who are who are here. Um, you look through the windows and there’s like *** waviness to it because we’ve got ballistic shields on the windows. I mean, and *** lot of other technology and stuff here that’s been installed to keep us safe and so while it’s comforting to know that my family and I are safe and guests are safe and the staff is safe, you know, I don’t know anybody really wants to live in, you know, with ballistic windows knowing that there are people that wanna do you harm and. I think for for us I I just try and have comfort in knowing that we got wonderful people in the state police there to keep us safe. This is just the reality of the world we’re in and I and I can’t let it slow me down or deter me from from doing the work I’m doing, but it does, you know, it does take some getting used to and and certainly something that we’re constantly processing. We talked with Colonel Paris earlier today and he admitted there were failures that uh evening when you talk about that and trying to come back here and and be here and you look around at all the different things that are happening, the new barrier on the outside, some of the new technology that is going in, um, do you feel confident that they have taken the steps to make this place safer than it was on that evening? I do now I mean I I I I was rattled. Uh, you know, that day and in the days thereafter I asked *** lot of questions about how could this happen. Um, they had some answers and to Colonel Paris is great credit, um, he thought we needed an outside, you know, expert to come in and do an assessment here and at our home and, and in the way we travel and make sure that we were safe not only here but in in all different, you know, aspects of our lives. I, I am now confident that they’ve taken the steps and continue to take the steps necessary. To keep me and my family safe, to keep the staff and others safe that that are here and to make sure our guests are safe. So yeah, I’ve got confidence in the state police. I really do. And you know, I wanted to ask obviously Cody Ballmer, um. In the investigation they they were able to determine that he had uh what sounded like *** political motivated reason for for doing what he was doing. We talk about political violence we talk about the fact that there was an attempted murder of you at this residence. With what we continue to see, do you feel like as it pertains to political violence we need to, uh, look back on things like this and say we really have to do *** better job as *** society, not allowing it to happen absolutely and and I think it starts with. All leaders speaking and acting the moral clarity to condemn political violence, I think it requires all of us to take down the temperature we can have strong disagreements with, you know, the, the political opposition without treating them like they’re our enemy. You know, I think our our politics in many ways have gotten so dark and and political violence is certainly quite dark, but I’ve also just seen an extraordinary amount of light from, you know, ordinary Pennsylvanians who are just really good and decent people who, who pray for us who, who want society to be less violent who wanna just disagree agreeably with politicians or agree with them if their positions happen to be in sync. Uh, but I, I think too often times our political leaders are not good examples of, of what we need more of, um, and, and so I’ve made it *** point. I, I know others have. Spencer Cox, *** good friend of mine, the governor of Utah, has, you know, of trying to make sure that the rhetoric is, is toned down, that we find more common ground even if we might have *** disagreement on *** policy. And that we universally condemn political violence and and not allow *** certain group or type of person or person with *** certain ideology to think their hateful rhetoric or their violence is OK. None of that type of hate, none of that type of violence is OK and it’s got to be universally condemned. Before we look around the residents and you, you know, before, before we, we go through some of the steps about what occurred that night, I, I wanted to ask for you. With everything that’s happened over the last 6 months with with what happened on that evening. Is there anything you feel like people just haven’t understood about that and, and, and, you know, something you perhaps haven’t articulated yet as far as, you know, your emotions or perhaps just the experience of trying to process all that and. I don’t know, Tom. I mean, I’m still processing *** lot of it. And I don’t expect Pennsylvanians to bear my burden, you know, this is my responsibility to bear. I do think *** lot of people were shocked when they saw the videos that came out, uh, just *** couple weeks ago when, um, when he was convicted and sentenced up to 50 years in prison when they saw just how brazen the attack was, how deep he got into the residence, the destruction that, uh, that took place, the fact that, you know. He pled guilty to trying to kill me. Um, I think that was *** shock to *** lot of people, you know, who hadn’t seen that video and didn’t realize just the extent of the damage and. And how, how much in danger my family and I were and uh I think that’s that that was *** shock to *** lot of people. I, I don’t want Pennsylvanians to be worried about me or our family or this or be burdened by it. I want them to go about their their daily lives and know I’m working my *** off for them to make their lives better. That’s my job and I love what I do and and I’m gonna keep doing it and and working incredibly hard for them. With everything that’s been happening, will you be, will you be excited when this place has all the construction equipment gone? I gotta say, I mean the construction has been *** challenge not just for our family but the wonderful people that work here. We’ve tried really hard to still be able to bring people in and have the events tonight we’re honored to host the state dinner. Um, which usually here state dinner you think *** bunch of insiders get to come to *** fancy meal. Actually my wife Laurie, our first lady changed that concept. We now honor 10 unsung heroes in in communities across Pennsylvania. We honor them. With the fancy dinner here and and give them the Governor’s Keystone Award for um their incredible contributions to to our commonwealth so we’re really excited to have that uh in here. I wish the gardens were put back together. I wish the outside looked *** little better but um it will and and I I also want all of our neighbors here to know that we realized this has been. Um, disturbing to them, it doesn’t look as pretty as it did before. It’s gonna look amazing when it’s done. We’re gonna plant *** lot more trees and, and beautify the area. We, we have *** commitment not just to our safety and security here for visitors but also to make it beautiful on the outside for for neighbors as well. So sure, I’d love for the construction to be over soon, but we’re not letting uh letting it hold us back. We’re gonna keep going forward. Do you think that’s when things might start to feel normal again? Maybe yeah yeah I think um. You know, no normal for you may maybe the ability to take *** bike ride or take *** walk and kinda just be able to blend in we, we don’t really have that ability right now and um particularly with so many people around so I think the fewer people that are around, the more we can get back. Our, uh, semblance of normalcy sure that’d be great, but I, I do have to say to the amazing people who have worked here, I mean they’ve been working almost nonstop since the moments after the police released this scene to us, um, and let us get going with the rebuild. So I, I have no complaints. The people here have worked really, really hard. I’m excited for them to finish their job and, and, and to get it, get it all back in tip top shape for the public. Governor, thank you.

    Governor relives firebomb attack, harrowing escape in exclusive walkthrough of home

    Updated: 4:02 AM PDT Nov 1, 2025

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    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke exclusively with Hearst sister station WGAL about the arson attack on the state governor’s residence earlier this year and walked the station through the grounds and residence to describe how it happened. Touring grounds, governor’s homeDuring a walkthrough of the gardens, Shapiro describes how the intruder, Cody Balmer, scaled what was then a six-foot fence, hid near a brick gazebo in a once-wooded area, and initially evaded troopers. “That’s where he climbed over (a fence) with relative ease,” Shapiro said, pointing out an area where a brick wall is now being built. “And he sort of hid back here in what used to be a pretty wooded area … after one of the troopers realized that there was a breach of the fence came to try to find him, and missed him.”Carrying a metal hammer and a bag of Molotov cocktails, Balmer moved deliberately to a window, smashed it, and hurled a firebomb that gutted the room. He then broke another window, climbed inside, and tried to reach double doors leading to the family’s living and work areas. The double doors had been locked just minutes earlier. “And this is the window that he smashed and climbed through, wielding this metal hammer that he admitted he was going to use to kill me if he found me,” Shapiro said.Balmer prowled about inside, kicking doors, but as the smoke thickened, he turned back.Shapiro called the incident a clear security failure but said state police have learned from it and upgrades are in place. He recounted his family’s evacuation down a back stairwell and his later return with firefighters, where dense smoke, water, and wreckage made it evident the blaze was intentional.”I remember as I was walking down the hallway in the house, you couldn’t see your hand in front of you. The smoke was so thick it was burning your nose, your eyes,” Shapiro said. “You could hear the water dripping. And obviously I’m no expert, but I had assumed up until that moment when I came back in here, whatever it was about, you know, two or three in the morning, that it was an accident, that something caught fire in the kitchen or, you know, something like that or a faulty wire. And then when I walked in this room and saw what it looked like … I realized, OK, I don’t think this was an accident. And then, sure enough, a few minutes later, I was informed it was an attack. And it was very purposeful.”You can watch the full tour of the grounds and residence with Shapiro in the video player below.Security improvements, costsRebuilding began immediately — ceilings, floors, windows, and a melted chandelier were replaced — and the room was restored to its original look, being prepared to host a state dinner honoring 10 Pennsylvanians. In a letter to the Pennsylvania House and Senate, the Department of General Services laid out how much it would cost to repair the governor’s residence and make various security improvements that were deemed necessary after numerous vulnerabilities were exposed. The total cost for the restoration and security enhancements totaled roughly $40 million. The Department of General Services provided the following breakdown as well as explanations for each expenditure. You can read the full letter here. $6.44 million: Estimated cost to restore the residence to pre-event condition. $14 million: Outer perimeter, barrier replacement.$6.3 million: Updated cameras, improved lighting motion sensors.$8 million: Retrofit existing windows with bulletproof, shatter-proof glass.$4 million: Fire suppression system.”The horrifying attack on the Governor, his family, and Commonwealth property, coupled with the unfortunate rise in political violence across our country, has made these updates necessary to protect the Governor and his family and ensure the continued operation of the executive branch of the Commonwealth. No family should have to live behind bulletproof glass or behind large walls – but the nature of the threats against elected officials today require us to take these important steps,” the letter said.Arsonist sentencedOn Oct. 14, Cody Balmer pleaded guilty to setting fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s residence in April. Balmer was convicted of attempted homicide, aggravated arson and terrorism. The judge sentenced him to 25 to 50 years in prison.Motive behind attackBalmer admitted to targeting the residence due to Shapiro’s stance on the war in Gaza.

    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke exclusively with Hearst sister station WGAL about the arson attack on the state governor’s residence earlier this year and walked the station through the grounds and residence to describe how it happened.

    Touring grounds, governor’s home

    During a walkthrough of the gardens, Shapiro describes how the intruder, Cody Balmer, scaled what was then a six-foot fence, hid near a brick gazebo in a once-wooded area, and initially evaded troopers.

    “That’s where he climbed over (a fence) with relative ease,” Shapiro said, pointing out an area where a brick wall is now being built. “And he sort of hid back here in what used to be a pretty wooded area … after one of the troopers realized that there was a breach of the fence came to try to find him, and missed him.”

    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro walked WGAL step-by-step through what happened during the April 2025 arson attack at the governor’s residence.

    WGAL

    The governor points to the area where Balmer scaled a fence.

    Carrying a metal hammer and a bag of Molotov cocktails, Balmer moved deliberately to a window, smashed it, and hurled a firebomb that gutted the room.

    He then broke another window, climbed inside, and tried to reach double doors leading to the family’s living and work areas. The double doors had been locked just minutes earlier.

    “And this is the window that he smashed and climbed through, wielding this metal hammer that he admitted he was going to use to kill me if he found me,” Shapiro said.

    Balmer prowled about inside, kicking doors, but as the smoke thickened, he turned back.

    Shapiro called the incident a clear security failure but said state police have learned from it and upgrades are in place. He recounted his family’s evacuation down a back stairwell and his later return with firefighters, where dense smoke, water, and wreckage made it evident the blaze was intentional.

    “I remember as I was walking down the hallway in the house, you couldn’t see your hand in front of you. The smoke was so thick it was burning your nose, your eyes,” Shapiro said. “You could hear the water dripping. And obviously I’m no expert, but I had assumed up until that moment when I came back in here, whatever it was about, you know, two or three in the morning, that it was an accident, that something caught fire in the kitchen or, you know, something like that or a faulty wire. And then when I walked in this room and saw what it looked like … I realized, OK, I don’t think this was an accident. And then, sure enough, a few minutes later, I was informed it was an attack. And it was very purposeful.”

    You can watch the full tour of the grounds and residence with Shapiro in the video player below.

    Security improvements, costs

    Rebuilding began immediately — ceilings, floors, windows, and a melted chandelier were replaced — and the room was restored to its original look, being prepared to host a state dinner honoring 10 Pennsylvanians.

    In a letter to the Pennsylvania House and Senate, the Department of General Services laid out how much it would cost to repair the governor’s residence and make various security improvements that were deemed necessary after numerous vulnerabilities were exposed.

    The total cost for the restoration and security enhancements totaled roughly $40 million. The Department of General Services provided the following breakdown as well as explanations for each expenditure. You can read the full letter here.

    • $6.44 million: Estimated cost to restore the residence to pre-event condition.
    • $14 million: Outer perimeter, barrier replacement.
    • $6.3 million: Updated cameras, improved lighting motion sensors.
    • $8 million: Retrofit existing windows with bulletproof, shatter-proof glass.
    • $4 million: Fire suppression system.

    “The horrifying attack on the Governor, his family, and Commonwealth property, coupled with the unfortunate rise in political violence across our country, has made these updates necessary to protect the Governor and his family and ensure the continued operation of the executive branch of the Commonwealth. No family should have to live behind bulletproof glass or behind large walls – but the nature of the threats against elected officials today require us to take these important steps,” the letter said.

    Arsonist sentenced

    HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 13: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.)  In this handout provided by Dauphin County District Attorney's Office, Cody A. Balmer appears for a mugshot photo after being charged in connection with a fire at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence on April 13, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was reported that on April 13, 2025, an individual attacked the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg while Governor Shapiro and his family were within the residence. Video surveillance shows a perpetrator throwing a Molotov Cocktail into the residence, igniting a substantial fire within. Balmer is charged with attempted murder, aggravated arson, burglary, terrorism, and related offenses.  (Photo by Dauphin County District Attorney's Office via Getty Images)

    On Oct. 14, Cody Balmer pleaded guilty to setting fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s residence in April.

    Balmer was convicted of attempted homicide, aggravated arson and terrorism. The judge sentenced him to 25 to 50 years in prison.

    Motive behind attack

    Balmer admitted to targeting the residence due to Shapiro’s stance on the war in Gaza.

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  • Teenager arrested for series of Roseville vehicle arsons, police say

    A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday in connection with several vehicle fires near a Roseville park in October, according to the police department. Roseville police said officers were dispatched just after midnight when a caller near Angus Road reported hearing a loud bang coming from their vehicle and seeing a figure next to it. The caller could see a flame coming from inside their vehicle and a window broken out.”It was just seeing the fire, hearing the pops. I didn’t know what was going to explode and catch another car on fire. I mean, it was such a scary moment,” said Soraiya Smida.Soraiya Smida told KCRA 3 that her husband Pat Smida’s Tesla was the car that was set on fire early Thursday morning. Smida added that he has only had the car for three months. Officials said officers were able to catch the suspect as he was running away. Roseville police said investigators carried out a search warrant at the teenager’s residence and found evidence connecting him to five vehicle arsons over 10 days. The series of arsons began on Oct. 13 and all occurred near Bill Hughes Park and were within walking distance of each other.KCRA spoke to Anthony Savio, another arson victim. His BMW was set on fire on Oct. 19.”I heard a bunch of pops that sound really similar to the truck that caught on fire earlier on my street. I looked down, and all you could see was smoke, and I’m the only car that was parked there. My roommates were real quick, and I was like, ‘Oh, my car is on fire.’ And then I ran outside and we called the cops, and they came, and they actually said that my car was the second car that got lit that night within like 20 minutes,” said Savio. Savio is now left footing the bill for a new car. He told KCRA that the car wasn’t insured and he was getting ready to move to Los Angeles this month.”You ruined people’s lives. I mean, you’re too young to know what’s going on, but these are literally people’s things, especially in these tough times in people’s lives, you know? And you ruined them. That poor guy, who had his car almost paid off, had no insurance and lost it all. I mean, this didn’t have to happen,” said Pat Smida.The 16-year-old boy was booked into Placer County Juvenile Hall for arson. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday in connection with several vehicle fires near a Roseville park in October, according to the police department.

    Roseville police said officers were dispatched just after midnight when a caller near Angus Road reported hearing a loud bang coming from their vehicle and seeing a figure next to it. The caller could see a flame coming from inside their vehicle and a window broken out.

    “It was just seeing the fire, hearing the pops. I didn’t know what was going to explode and catch another car on fire. I mean, it was such a scary moment,” said Soraiya Smida.

    Soraiya Smida told KCRA 3 that her husband Pat Smida’s Tesla was the car that was set on fire early Thursday morning. Smida added that he has only had the car for three months.

    Officials said officers were able to catch the suspect as he was running away.

    Roseville police said investigators carried out a search warrant at the teenager’s residence and found evidence connecting him to five vehicle arsons over 10 days. The series of arsons began on Oct. 13 and all occurred near Bill Hughes Park and were within walking distance of each other.

    KCRA spoke to Anthony Savio, another arson victim. His BMW was set on fire on Oct. 19.

    “I heard a bunch of pops that sound really similar to the truck that caught on fire earlier on my street. I looked down, and all you could see was smoke, and I’m the only car that was parked there. My roommates were real quick, and I was like, ‘Oh, my car is on fire.’ And then I ran outside and we called the cops, and they came, and they actually said that my car was the second car that got lit that night within like 20 minutes,” said Savio.

    Savio is now left footing the bill for a new car. He told KCRA that the car wasn’t insured and he was getting ready to move to Los Angeles this month.

    “You ruined people’s lives. I mean, you’re too young to know what’s going on, but these are literally people’s things, especially in these tough times in people’s lives, you know? And you ruined them. That poor guy, who had his car almost paid off, had no insurance and lost it all. I mean, this didn’t have to happen,” said Pat Smida.

    The 16-year-old boy was booked into Placer County Juvenile Hall for arson.

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  • Stockton police investigate suspicious death after woman found dead in welfare check

    HIM ON MURDER CHARGES UNTIL TODAY. AND STOCKTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY CALL A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. POLICE SAY THAT BODY WAS FOUND IN A HOME ON NORTH MADISON STREET NEAR WEST FREMONT STREET, AT AROUND FOUR THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY SHE WAS A WOMAN IN HER MID 20S.

    Stockton police investigate suspicious death after woman found dead in welfare check

    Updated: 11:09 PM PDT Oct 1, 2025

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    Officers are conducting a suspicious death investigation after a woman was found dead during a welfare check, according to the Stockton Police Department.Officers responded to the welfare check just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Madison Street. Stockton police said one woman in her 20s was found unresponsive inside a residence. Medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. Officials have not shared additional details about the circumstances surrounding the investigation, and the woman has not yet been identified.This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    Officers are conducting a suspicious death investigation after a woman was found dead during a welfare check, according to the Stockton Police Department.

    Officers responded to the welfare check just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Madison Street.

    Stockton police said one woman in her 20s was found unresponsive inside a residence. Medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.

    Officials have not shared additional details about the circumstances surrounding the investigation, and the woman has not yet been identified.

    This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

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  • California woman accused of registering dog to vote, casting mail-in ballots

    AS IS REQUIRED BY LAW. TONIGHT, AN ORANGE COUNTY WOMAN FACES FIVE FELONIES ACCUSED OF REGISTERING HER DOG TO VOTE, ACCORDING TO THE ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 62 YEAR OLD LAURA YORK OF COSTA MESA, CAST BALLOTS IN HER DOG’S NAME, AND THOSE BALLOTS WERE FOR THE RECALL OF THE GOVERNOR IN 2021 AND THE 2022 PRIMARY. THE DOGS VOTE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COUNTED IN 2021, BUT IT WAS REJECTED IN 2022. PROSECUTORS SAY YOUR NEXT POSTED A SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF HER DOG WEARING AN I VOTED STICKER. IF CONVI

    California woman accused of registering dog to vote, casting mail-in ballots

    Updated: 12:50 AM EDT Sep 9, 2025

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    A Southern California woman has been charged with multiple felonies after she allegedly registered her dog to vote and cast mail-in ballots in her pet’s name, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.Officials said Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, had registered her dog, Maya Jean, to vote and successfully cast a ballot in the dog’s name in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election. She tried to cast another ballot in the dog’s name in the 2022 primary election, but that ballot was rejected.Yourex was also open about her actions on social media, officials said. She allegedly posted a photo of her dog wearing an “I voted” sticker with a ballot in January 2022, and in a post from October 2024, shared a photograph of her dog’s tag and a vote-by-mail ballot with the caption: “Maya is still getting her ballot,” after the dog’s death.The district attorney’s office said Yourex self-reported the voter fraud to the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ Office. The registrar’s office then contacted the district attorney’s office.Yourex is charged with one count of perjury, one count of procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, two counts of casting a ballot when not entitled to vote, and one count of registering a non-existent person to vote.”According to the California Elections Code, in order to vote, a person must be registered as a voter by filling out and submitting an Affidavit of Registration, which includes the voter’s name, residence, mailing address, date of birth, political party preference, and a certification that the voter is a citizen of the United States. The affidavit must be signed under penalty of perjury,” the district attorney’s office stated in a news release.In California state elections, an ID is not required to cast a ballot. However, proof of residence and registration is required for first-time voters in a federal election, which is why the 2022 ballot was rejected.Voter identification laws in recent years have become a heated topic, often brought up in discussions of voter fraud or immigration legal status. In fall 2024, California enacted a law prohibiting local governments from enforcing a voter ID requirement. That law came after voters in Huntington Beach, which is in Orange County, approved a measure that would let the city require voters to show their ID when casting ballots.The 2021 election to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom was voted down by 61.9% of voters, so Maya’s alleged vote would not have swayed the outcome.However, anyone who suspects any voter fraud is urged to contact their county.

    A Southern California woman has been charged with multiple felonies after she allegedly registered her dog to vote and cast mail-in ballots in her pet’s name, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

    Officials said Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, had registered her dog, Maya Jean, to vote and successfully cast a ballot in the dog’s name in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election. She tried to cast another ballot in the dog’s name in the 2022 primary election, but that ballot was rejected.

    Yourex was also open about her actions on social media, officials said. She allegedly posted a photo of her dog wearing an “I voted” sticker with a ballot in January 2022, and in a post from October 2024, shared a photograph of her dog’s tag and a vote-by-mail ballot with the caption: “Maya is still getting her ballot,” after the dog’s death.

    The district attorney’s office said Yourex self-reported the voter fraud to the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ Office. The registrar’s office then contacted the district attorney’s office.

    Yourex is charged with one count of perjury, one count of procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, two counts of casting a ballot when not entitled to vote, and one count of registering a non-existent person to vote.

    “According to the California Elections Code, in order to vote, a person must be registered as a voter by filling out and submitting an Affidavit of Registration, which includes the voter’s name, residence, mailing address, date of birth, political party preference, and a certification that the voter is a citizen of the United States. The affidavit must be signed under penalty of perjury,” the district attorney’s office stated in a news release.

    In California state elections, an ID is not required to cast a ballot. However, proof of residence and registration is required for first-time voters in a federal election, which is why the 2022 ballot was rejected.

    Voter identification laws in recent years have become a heated topic, often brought up in discussions of voter fraud or immigration legal status. In fall 2024, California enacted a law prohibiting local governments from enforcing a voter ID requirement. That law came after voters in Huntington Beach, which is in Orange County, approved a measure that would let the city require voters to show their ID when casting ballots.

    The 2021 election to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom was voted down by 61.9% of voters, so Maya’s alleged vote would not have swayed the outcome.

    However, anyone who suspects any voter fraud is urged to contact their county.

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  • 17-year-old girl arrested in Sacramento for stabbing man, police say

    BACK TO YOU, BRIAN. THANK YOU. WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS IN SACRAMENTO THIS MORNING. POLICE SAY THEY’VE DETAINED A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL FOR THE STABBING OF A 19 YEAR OLD MAN. HAPPENED AROUND 415 THIS MORNING IN A HOME ON NIGHTLINGER STREET IN WEST EL PASO HEIGHTS. OFFICERS GOT THERE AND FOUND THE MAN WITH AT LEAST ONE STAB WOUND. HE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE NOW. THE GI

    17-year-old girl arrested in Sacramento for stabbing man, police say

    Updated: 8:18 AM PDT Sep 8, 2025

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    A 17-year-old girl was arrested early Monday morning in connection with a non-fatal stabbing in Sacramento, officials said. Officers with the Sacramento Police Department were dispatched around 4:15 a.m. to a residence in the 3700 block of Knightlinger Street in the West Del Paso Heights neighborhood. Upon arrival, a 19-year-old man was found with at least one stab wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is expected to survive, the police department said. The suspect was detained at the scene. She was then taken to juvenile hall and booked for related charges, the police department said. The relation of the victim to the suspect, along with the circumstances leading up to the stabbing, is unknown to the public at this time. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    A 17-year-old girl was arrested early Monday morning in connection with a non-fatal stabbing in Sacramento, officials said.

    Officers with the Sacramento Police Department were dispatched around 4:15 a.m. to a residence in the 3700 block of Knightlinger Street in the West Del Paso Heights neighborhood.

    Upon arrival, a 19-year-old man was found with at least one stab wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is expected to survive, the police department said.

    The suspect was detained at the scene. She was then taken to juvenile hall and booked for related charges, the police department said.

    The relation of the victim to the suspect, along with the circumstances leading up to the stabbing, is unknown to the public at this time.

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  • 2-year-old dead, two adults in critical condition after shooting at a Melbourne home

    A 2-year-old is dead and two adults are in critical condition after being shot inside a home in Melbourne.Police say they responded to a report of a shooting at around 10 Friday night at a residence off Poplar Lane.Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims inside the home: two adults and a 2-year-old child.The child died at the scene while the adults were taken to the hospital.Police say the child and the adults are related. Police haven’t identified the victims, but family members tell WESH 2 it was a 2-year-old girl name Bless’yn and her grandparents. One neighbor said she knew the little girl’s family and this tragedy has shaken the entire street. This is an active and ongoing investigation, and investigators say further details will be released as they become available.>> This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information is released.

    A 2-year-old is dead and two adults are in critical condition after being shot inside a home in Melbourne.

    Police say they responded to a report of a shooting at around 10 Friday night at a residence off Poplar Lane.

    Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims inside the home: two adults and a 2-year-old child.

    The child died at the scene while the adults were taken to the hospital.

    Police say the child and the adults are related. Police haven’t identified the victims, but family members tell WESH 2 it was a 2-year-old girl name Bless’yn and her grandparents.

    One neighbor said she knew the little girl’s family and this tragedy has shaken the entire street.

    This is an active and ongoing investigation, and investigators say further details will be released as they become available.

    >> This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information is released.

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  • Homeowners sue L.A. for right to demolish Marilyn Monroe’s house

    Homeowners sue L.A. for right to demolish Marilyn Monroe’s house

    In January, fans and conservationists celebrated when the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission recommended landmark status for Marilyn Monroe’s home, a crucial step in saving the residence from being demolished.

    The new owners of the Brentwood property were less ecstatic. They sued the city of L.A. on Monday for the right to demolish it, claiming that city officials acted unconstitutionally in their efforts to designate the home as a landmark and accusing them of “backdoor machinations” in trying to preserve a house that doesn’t meet the criteria for status as a historic cultural monument.

    The lawsuit comes from heiress Brinah Milstein and her husband, reality TV producer Roy Bank, who bought the Spanish Colonial-style home last summer for $8.35 million and immediately laid out plans to raze it. They owned the house next door and hoped to combine the two properties to expand their place, according to the lawsuit.

    Monroe bought the house in 1962 for $75,000 and died there six months later after an apparent overdose at the age of 36. The phrase “Cursum Perficio” — Latin for “The journey ends here” — was adorned in tile on the front porch, though its origin is a mystery.

    An aerial view of the house where Marilyn Monroe died is seen on July 26, 2002, in Brentwood.

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    Fans and conservationists claim the residence is a part of Hollywood history and a physical reminder of Monroe’s legacy.

    Milstein and Bank disagree. Their lawsuit claims that the home has had 14 owners since Monroe’s death and has been substantially altered, with over a dozen permits issued for various remodels over the last 60 years.

    “There is not a single piece of the house that includes any physical evidence that Ms. Monroe ever spent a day at the house, not a piece of furniture, not a paint chip, not a carpet, nothing,” the lawsuit says.

    The house isn’t visible from the street, but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a tourist hot spot. Fans and tour buses flock to the property to snap pictures of the privacy wall, which the lawsuit claims is a nuisance to the neighborhood.

    The battle over the home has been brewing since September 2023, when the city issued a demolition permit to Milstein and Bank on Sept. 7. The public outcry was swift, and L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park said she received hundreds of emails and phone calls urging her office to initiate the process of declaring the home a historic cultural monument in order to save it.

    Park held a news conference titled “Marilyn Monroe Home Preservation” the next day, delivering an impassioned speech while wearing red lipstick and short blond hair in a nod to Monroe.

    After the speech, the City Council voted to begin the landmark consideration process, nullifying the demolition permits. The council will vote to officially on whether to declare the house a historic cultural monument this summer.

    The goal of the lawsuit is to cancel that vote and restore the right to demolish the property.

    While addressing the Cultural Heritage Commission in January, Milstein suggested relocating the home rather than designating it a landmark. It’s unclear whether that option is still possible.

    “In the eight years that we have lived next door, we have seen the property change owners two times,” Milstein said while addressing the commission. “We have watched it go unmaintained and unkept. We purchased the property because it is within feet of ours. And it is not a historic cultural monument.”

    The process of protecting potentially historic homes has been a hot topic in recent weeks. It most recently surfaced when Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger demolished the Zimmerman House, a beloved Midcentury home designed by Craig Ellwood, to build a modern mansion in its place.

    The demolition sparked an outcry among locals and architecture enthusiasts, who questioned why the city allowed the Midcentury “time capsule” to be torn down.

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  • Granada Hills homeowner shoots, kills burglary suspect, police say

    Granada Hills homeowner shoots, kills burglary suspect, police say

    A Granada Hills man shot and killed a suspected burglar inside his home early Saturday morning, police said.

    The dead man, who was not immediately identified, was one of four people accused of breaking into a residence in the 11000 block of Swinton Avenue around 5 a.m., according to Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Kelly Muniz.

    It was not immediately clear if the suspects were armed or how they broke in. The man who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Muniz, and the other three remain at large.

    Neither the homeowner nor any of the other suspects were injured, Muniz said.

    There were several other people in the home at the time of the incident, Muniz said. The homeowner was not identified.

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  • Ex-MLB player charged in father-in-law’s killing also committed child abuse, prosecutors say

    Ex-MLB player charged in father-in-law’s killing also committed child abuse, prosecutors say

    A retired Major League Baseball player accused of killing his father-in-law and attempting to kill his mother-in-law also was charged with child abuse of two infants, according to court documents.

    Danny Serafini, 49, was arraigned this week on a murder charge in the killing of Robert Spohr, his wife’s father, and attempted murder in the shooting of Wendy Wood, his wife’s mother. In a criminal complaint, prosecutors also alleged that Serafini committed “cruelty to child by abuse, neglect, or endangering health,” citing his treatment of a 3-year-old and an 8-month-old.

    The complaint did not say whether the children were Serafini’s and did not spell out the specific actions related to the alleged abuse.

    Serafini was arrested last week — along with a woman, Samantha Scott, 33 — in connection with the June 5, 2021, shootings of Spohr and Wood. Deputies at the time responded to a 911 call from a residence in Homewood, a neighborhood in North Lake Tahoe. They found Spohr dead from a single gunshot wound. Wood had also been shot but was still alive.

    Wood died by suicide a year after the attack.

    Serafini and Scott were both arrested in Nevada, and Serafini was quickly extradited to California.

    The criminal complaint said that Serafini or an accomplice used a .22-caliber gun to carry out the shootings, which were committed during the course of a burglary.

    Serafini pleaded not guilty to all charges and was ordered held without bail. He’s due back in court on Nov. 27.

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  • Austin Pets Alive! | Announcing APA!’s Newest Partner Wumbo Woof

    Austin Pets Alive! | Announcing APA!’s Newest Partner Wumbo Woof

    May 28, 2023

    APA! has a new partner to help save pets! Austin-based Wumbo Woof has pledged to donate $10,000 this year to support APA!s mission to help shelter cats and dogs find safe homes. The online family business offers customized dog accessories such as collars, harnesses, and leashes, through personalized engraving, and has pledged to donate a portion of every sale made throughout 2023 to APA!

    In addition, Wumbo Woof is sponsoring two kennels in APA!’s Sponsor A Kennel program. Each Cat Condo can house up to 27 cats a year and each Dog Kennel houses about 13 pups each year.

    Donations like this provide these pets care and support until they find new families. In return, the sponsors’ names are displayed on the kennels for twelve months, visible to the more than 100,000 visitors APA! receives annually.

    Two of the dogs benefiting from this company’s generosity are Niyah and Rizzy. Niyah is a 4-year-old terrier mix who came to APA! In Mid-April. This playful, cuddly, human-loving gal is patiently waiting for her adoptive home. Meanwhile, she’s done a lot more than look cute from kennel 181 – she’s donated blood to a cat! When kitty Charlie Bucket needed a transfusion, our medical team quickly jumped into action and looked to this good girl pup to help another pet in need.

    Rizzy, is currently taking up residence in the other Wumbo Woof kennel. This beautiful blue and white girl recently came into our care and is about 4 years old. She’s taking a little time to warm up to the environment but has already successfully attended play groups. We’re confident she’ll find a home of her very own soon!

    In addition, Wumbo Woof will help promote pet adoptions by featuring an APA! dog and cat each month on their social media channels.

    We’re honored to have Wumbo Woof’s support and are looking forward to a fun and fashionable year with them!

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