Author: CNN Newsource

By Lauren Martinez

Click here for updates on this story

    FREMONT, California (KGO) — Surveillance video captured thieves using some kind of power tool to try to break into a safe inside a Hindu temple in Fremont.

Members of SVCC Temple in Fremont say around 2:15 Tuesday morning, three people broke into their place of worship.

On Tuesday afternoon, priest and manager Skanda Kumar showed us around and pointed out the cash offerings made to deities that were stolen.

“This is what they took – about seven of them,” Kumar said.

Kumar estimates $2,000 was taken but it could be more.

He showed us the surveillance video. The suspects attempt to get into the metal safe using a drill or saw with sparks flying on and off for more than three minutes.

“I felt really sad and I was afraid it would get on fire, but it did not,” Kumar said.

We spoke with Prisad Ramakrishnan who volunteers with the temple.

“You feel violated, you feel like your personal space and this is not our personal space – this is a space for the deities and for the devotees,” Ramakrishnan said.

On a typical Tuesday night, he said around 200 devotees come to the temple.

“Whether it’s a temple or a church, it’s a place of worship and we want to make sure people who come here feel safe,” Ramakrishnan said.

He explained the money that was stolen is directly from community members who donate for offerings but also religious proceedings.

“Every week, we have hundreds of meters of garlands that are made,” Ramakrishnan said.

The temple purchases fresh flowers, fruits and other decorative items. Members said this is not the first time SVCC Temple has been burglarized, but it is the worst.

“It’s important for the public to know that this is happening. And they need to be safe,” Ramakrishnan said.

They filed a police report for this burglary and ones prior.

We reached out to Fremont police and are still waiting to hear back.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Allie Jennerjahn

Click here for updates on this story

    DENVER (KMGH) — A dog owner is facing criminal charges while fighting the city to keep his dog, Fred, from being euthanized after a fight with another dog in the same household.

“My wife tries to separate them unsuccessfully, and in last ditch effort, sticks her arm out right in front of Fred’s face to try to prevent him from biting his brother. She gets bitten on her arm, breaks her arm,” Francis Wilson explained to Denver7 “EMS gets called. EMS calls Denver Animal Control.”

That’s when Josh Rolfe with animal protection began an investigation. He told Denver7, the Wilsons didn’t want to keep Fred and the agency deemed Fred to be ‘dangerous.’

That’s when euthanasia was suggested. When Wilson tried to fight it, he was given a criminal summons.

Denver7 is digging into how the City and County of Denver handles dangerous animals, after Wilson reached out directly with concerns.

“That’s when it crossed the line for me, you’re trying to coerce me into euthanizing a dog that shouldn’t be euthanized simply under threat of criminal charges,” Wilson said. “We truly don’t believe that he was a dangerous animal.”

Rolfe said they use a scale of 1-6 to make that determination: 1 being no scrapes during an attack and 6 being death.

Animal protection rated Wilson’s wife’s broken arm a 5. That rating recommends euthanasia.

“The fact that a dog that’s this large, caused this level of injury to it’s own owner who it’s been living with for several years, doesn’t create a good scenario for future incidents when the dog’s interacting with a complete stranger,” Rolfe said.

It’s a balance between the interest of the owner and keeping the community safe, according to Rolfe.

“In this types of situations when the animals, just in our professional opinion, dangerous to the community. It’s just not safe to adopt out or transfer to another rescue organization,” Rolfe said.

For context, Rolfe said the shelter sees up to 700 dog bites a year and bites rated five or six, make up 5% of the bites the see.

Despite those concerns, Wilson won his case and Fred is now with a new family.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Óscar Contreras

Click here for updates on this story

    WINDSOR, Colorado (KMGH) — A Colorado Springs man convicted on several weapons-related charges for shooting at police in Windsor last year was sentenced by a judge Tuesday to more than 200 years in the Department of Corrections.

Damien Jackson, who was found guilty on Aug. 1 of shooting at police outside the AmercInn in Windsor, had been found guilty on several counts, including five counts of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and menacing.

Jackson had allegedly set off a fire alarm at the hotel and then jumped on an arriving fire truck and refused to come down, according to the investigation team.

Several area law enforcement agencies responded, and the suspect was safely taken into custody after the gun battle in the presence of hotel patrons and staff, the report states.

The report also stated Jackson was in possession of multiple firearms, ammunition and ballistic vests, at the time of the incident.

“Not only did Mr. Jackson nearly take the lives of five members of our community, including three members of law enforcement, but he has also repeatedly taken zero accountability for his actions and would remain a significant risk to the community,” said District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin in a prepared statement.

The sentences for the first five counts are required by law to return consecutively.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

Merieme Arif
404-827-9473

By Rachel Henderson, Sam Hartle

Click here for updates on this story

    LIBERTY, Mo. (KSHB) — A St. Charles-based jury recommended Joshua Rocha be sentenced to death for the 2022 murder of North Kansas City Police Ofc. Daniel Vasquez.

Jurors needed less than a day to deliberate on the sentencing, in which they were tasked with determining whether Rocha would serve the rest of his life in prison or face the death penalty.

A Clay County Circuit Court judge set a Nov. 24, 2025, date for formal sentencing.

Rocha admitted to killing Vasquez during a traffic stop in 2022.

Earlier this month, jurors found Rocha guilty of first-degree murder.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By KIVI Staff

Click here for updates on this story

    BAKER CITY, Oregon (KIVI) — The Baker County Sheriff’s Office says a driver discovered what appeared to be a pipe bomb inside his vehicle on Tuesday and brought it to the sheriff’s office.

Officials say the citizen was driving toward Baker City when he noticed something roll out from under his seat. After inspecting the object, he believed it might be a pipe bomb and drove to the sheriff’s office.

Sgt. Craig Rilee confirmed the object was a destructive device, officials said. The area was secured and the Oregon State Police Explosives Unit was called to the scene.

No one was injured, and investigators are working to determine how the device ended up in the vehicle.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Anne Ryman

Click here for updates on this story

    AVONDALE, Arizona (KNXV) — The Maricopa County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a West Valley assisted-living facility resident, who died outside in July, as heat-related.

The report says 75-year-old Linda Hughes died of environmental heat exposure as the primary cause. Contributing causes include cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s/dementia, according to the report.

A police report obtained by ABC15 says Hughes had lived at Silver Birch of Avondale for about three years. One staffer told police she usually didn’t go outside, preferring to walk around inside.

Police believe Hughes entered a courtyard through a door on July 21 and was found there in the late afternoon, unresponsive. Temperatures that day reached triple digits.

The report says the door to the courtyard has an alarm that sounds when opened. Once outside, the door locks. Someone has to let the person back into the building, according to the police report. Staffers told police they did not see Hughes go outside.

She was outside between one and two hours. The report says her core temperature was about 110º when she was found.

As ABC15 previously reported, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation into what happened that day.

ABC15 reached out to Silver Birch for comment but has not yet heard back.

Silver Birch officials previously told ABC15 in a statement that they were cooperating with investigators.

“The health, safety, and well-being of our residents remain our highest priority. We are committed to upholding the trust that families place in us and will continue to provide the compassionate, quality care that defines our community,” the statement said.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Emily Coffey

Click here for updates on this story

    California (KGTV) — A Junior in High School, Hayden Hughes has been working with people experiencing homelessness, volunteering at a homeless shelter downtown with his sister and dad, for four years.

When he needed to complete a service project as an Eagle Scout, his experience working with people experiencing homelessness informed the idea to build a website, compiling resources for people needing help in the county.

“I’m working with upwards of fifty organizations now,” Hughes said.

The site filters resources by age category and includes everything from where to get a free shower to local shelters. Since its creation, Hughes said the site has gotten around 15,000 views.

“You know, the biggest improvement I’ve been seeing is the simplicity of the site,” Hughes said. “We try to make everything on the front page super simple.”

But the real stroke of genius is putting the sit on distributable QR codes, passed around and taped up in public parks, so people who need resources might be able to find them quicker.

“It feels really great to see the impact this is making,” he said.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Pat Mueller

Click here for updates on this story

    CARLSBAD, California (KGTV) — The Carlsbad Police Department says a San Diego woman has been charged with 10 felony counts of grand theft after stealing roughly $100,000 in merchandise from the city’s Under Armour outlet store.

CPD says it started its investigation into a series of retail thefts at Under Armour’s Carlsbad location in May 2025. The department’s detectives worked hand-in-hand with the company’s loss prevention team, reviewing surveillance footage and analyzing evidence related to multiple thefts at the store. CPD says they determined the suspect was 65-year-old Yvonne Tran of San Diego.

As the investigation continued, detectives believe Tran was involved in more than 40 different thefts from the same Under Armour location, leading to “significant financial losses” for the store.

CPD detectives built a “comprehensive case” to link Tran to the thefts as they worked with Under Armour corporate investigators. On Oct. 1, detectives arrested Tran in San Diego as they served a search warrant at her home.

As the warrant was served, police found a “substantial quantity” of stolen Under Armour merchandise, with an approximate retail value of about $100,000.

Tran was booked into jail on 10 counts of felony grand theft. Police say the investigation continues; the department is looking into whether there are more victims and if Tran is connected to other retail theft plots around the region.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.