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Local college student currently in Japan describes earthquake that hit country

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

When earthquake warnings sent drivers on a Japanese highway scrambling for safety Monday, UMass Boston student Suzu Aoyama was among them. Aoyama, 20, shared video of the scene and later spoke with 7NEWS about her experience as the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck.“Everything was shaking,” she said. Though she goes to school in Boston, Aoyama was home in Japan on winter break at the time of the earthquake, which has since been followed by a series of other quakes.“I was in the car and I was going to my home and the ground started to shake and the car was shaking so hard,” she said. Aoyama is from Matsumoto in central Japan, about 150 miles from the spot where Monday’s tremors began. Her town didn’t suffer much structural damage. Images from communities near the earthquake epicenter, though, showed buildings reduced to rubble, huge cracks in concrete and fires breaking out. The threat of a tsunami from Monday’s earthquake eventually passed. Previo...

18-year-old woman killed in pursuit crash after suspected theft identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- A suspect who died last month after an alleged retail theft that resulted into a pursuit crash last month in the Escondido area has been identified, local medical officials said.Shevondia Compare-Bell, 18, was announced as the deceased, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said on its website. On the evening of Dec. 18, three suspects, two women and one man, were reported to be involved in a theft at a Dick's Sporting Goods store on Auto Park Way, according to the Escondido Police Department (EPD).The suspects left the scene in a pickup truck, which was later identified as a stolen MCAS Miramar vehicle, per EPD. When authorities arrived on scene, a high-speed pursuit ensued along surface roads. VIDEO: Boat nearly capsizes in Mission Bay as massive waves roar The chase ended when the driver lost control and failed to maneuver a turn onto Fig Street from Washington Avenue, ultimately crashing into a concrete barrier.Shevondia Compare-Bell was identifie...

San Diego lowriders show out as cruising ban officially lifted

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Highland Avenue was lined with spectators once again to cheer on the return of the decades-old tradition of “Cruisin.”It’s all due to the grassroots effort of the United Lowrider Coalition with some help from local San Diegan and State Assembly Member David Alvarez with the passage of AB436, which repeals any cruising bans left on the books –-- San Diego proper was the only holdout since 1992. “It was a fantastic journey for all of us because it was not only the United Lowrider Coalition that worked on this bill, but it was several lowrider alliances and coalitions throughout the whole state of California,” Becky Alvarez said.   Large waves damage Ocean Beach Pier As of Jan. 1, low riders and car enthusiasts can once again cruise as they say "low an slow" without fear of being criminalized. A ban was instituted to deal with a incidents of bad behavior and criminal activity but they say, that is long since past and the owners of these extremely expensive cars or works ...

Victim, suspect in hospital with serious injuries following stabbing in East York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

Both the victim and the suspect of a stabbing in East York on Monday night are in hospital with serious injuries.Police arrived on scene to the location of O’Connor Drive and Dohme Avenue just after 8:00 p.m. and located a man with stab wounds.Police initially reported that the suspect was in custody and the victim was being transported to hospital, but later said both the suspect and victim had been transported to hospital with serious injuries.There is an ongoing investigation and those in the area should expect road closures.

South Korean opposition leader is attacked and injured by an unidentified man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said.Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city.It said Lee, head of the main opposition Democratic Party, was conscious but his exact condition was unknown.South Korean media cited witnesses as saying the man used a knife-like weapon to stab Lee’s neck. TV video showed Lee lying on the ground with a person pressing a handkerchief to his neck to stop the bleeding. The reports said police arrested the man on the spot. They said the attacker was wearing something that looked like a crown on his head.Lee lost the 2022 presidential election to President Yoon Suk Yeol by a narrow margin.Lee, a liberal former provincial governor, is known for his outspoken style. His supporters see him as an anti-elitist hero who could reform e...

Les McCann, innovative jazz musician best known for 'Compared to What,' dies at 88

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died. He was 88. McCann died Friday in Los Angeles a week after being hospitalized with pneumonia, according to his longtime manager and producer, Alan Abrahams.A Lexington, Kentucky, native, McCann was a vocalist and self-taught pianist whose career dated back to the 1950s, when he won a singing contest while serving in the U.S. Navy and appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the top variety program of its time. With admirers including Quincy Jones and Miles Davis, he went on tour worldwide and released dozens of albums, starting in 1960 with "Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth.”He was best known for “Compared to What,” a funky protest song on which he first teamed up with his future musical partner, saxophonist Eddie Harris. Written by Eugene McDaniels and recorde...

Powerful earthquakes leave at least eight dead, destroy buildings along Japan's western coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

NANAO, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least eight people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes.Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area on Monday afternoon.Eight people were confirmed dead in Wajima city, officials said. Seven others were seriously injured, while damage to homes was so great that it could not immediately be assessed, they said. Kyodo news agency reported at least 13 deaths had been confirmed. “Saving lives is our priority and we are fighting a battle against time,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. “It is critical that people trapped in homes get rescued immediately.” A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook the area as he was speaking. Japan's military dispatched 1,000 soldiers to the disast...

Thruway toll hikes are now in effect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

CAPITAL DISTRICT, N.Y. (NEWS10) — If you use E-Z Pass, the next time you check your statement, you will see a five percent bump when you drive through tolls on the Thruway. And if you don’t have an E-Z Pass, you can expect to pay 75% more on tolls. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! One couple on their way back from Montreal says any increase can be felt, especially when you add the cost of gas.“I just think that everyone feels when tolls go up, especially drivers,” Catherine Birri said. “And it’s definitely a burden, and people who raise tolls just think it’s not. ‘oh, it’s a dollar here, it’s just a dollar there.’ But it really adds up over time.”Nathaniel Fields also thinks about the tolls he needs to pay between New York and Philadelphia.“The tolls going into New York City are already super expensive,” he said. “And we’re a long-distance couple…so it’s already pretty expensive. Because it’s like $20 to go over the GW. So even with that...

Michigan beats Alabama 27-20 in overtime on Blake Corum's TD run to reach national title game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday.Michigan’s defense ended only the second overtime game in the 110 editions of the Rose Bowl when Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe was emphatically stopped as he attempted to sneak up the middle on fourth down from the Michigan 3.Coach Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines (14-0) will play for their school’s first national title since 1997 against Washington or Texas on Jan. 8 in Houston, but only after a late comeback and a hair-raising finish to the Granddaddy of Them All.Roman Wilson made a 4-yard TD catch with 1:34 left in regulation for the Wolverines, who hadn’t scored in the second half until that gritty 75-yard drive led by J.J. McCarthy.Corum then needed only two snaps to score in the first overtime period, breaking tackles and ...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Oakland in the week of Dec. 18

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:47:00 GMT

A house that sold for $3.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.In total, 11 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.6 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $842.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Dec. 18 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $610K, condominium in the first block of Moss Ave.The property in the first block of Moss Ave. in Oakland has new owners. The price was $610,000. The condominium was built in 1965 and has a living area of 1,159 square feet. The price per square foot is $526. The condominium features two bedrooms and two bathrooms.Moss Avenue9. $640K, condominium in the 300 block of Adams StreetThe 1,105 square-foot condominium in the 300 block of Adams Street has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in October and the total...