This mom left Minneapolis for a TV anchor career in Austin, Rochester. Now she’s Duluth-bound.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

Rochester news anchor Laura Lee’s path to TV news was different from that of most young reporters. She didn’t bounce out of college into an anchor job right away. She was already enmeshed in life’s responsibilities.Lee, 38, was the mother of three young children when, in perhaps the biggest gamble of her life, she made the move to Austin, Minn., from Minneapolis to launch her on-air news career.Now 13 years later, she is making another career move. Lee is leaving Rochester’s ABC 6 News for Duluth to become the main anchor of the NBC station in Duluth, Northern News Now.With her oldest child graduating from Rochester’s John Marshall High School this spring, Lee felt the time was right.“The decision may be a surprise to some, to be honest,” Lee said on Facebook. “It was a surprise to me, too. Duluth was my first choice more than a decade ago when I started my career as a reporter, but God took me to southern Minnesota. Now, God is taking me back there....

Funeral procession held as body of Sgt. Isaac John Gayo returned to Los Angeles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

A funeral procession was held Monday as the body of 27-year-old Isaac John Gayo, a sergeant in the United States Army, was returned home to Los Angeles. Sgt. Gayo and eight other soldiers were killed on March 29 during a routine training mission along the Kentucky-Tennessee border when two Black Hawk helicopters from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division crashed into each other. The helicopter crews were practicing a “multi-ship formation” and using night-vision goggles at the time of the deadly collision. Sky5 was overhead as the procession drove Gayo to his final resting place. The organization Honoring Our Fallen arranged for his remains to go from LAX to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, where his family said their goodbyes. “He helped everyone,” his sister, Margaritta Gayo, said. “He gives his open hand to everyone.” Staff Sgt. Carla Baldoza, his girlfriend, said Gayo inspired her. “He always encouraged me whenever I doubt myself. He was my motivation and...

Street takeovers, looting plague Compton businesses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

Compton residents say they have had enough of the escalating crime and violence in their city after three street takeovers in one night were followed by hundreds of people swarming an Arco gas station, trashing the store and stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise. A total of six businesses were targeted over the weekend in Compton in what authorities called “flashmob” style incidents. Surveillance video showed two men in masks break in the front door of Birrieria Gonzalez, a Mexican restaurant on Rosecrans Avenue and Beach Boulevard. The suspects headed straight to the cash register and take what they can before a third suspect is seen running into the business. A cook at the restaurant, Eduardo Zarate told KTLA that it’s not the first time Birrieria Gonzalez has been hit by thieves on a weekend, and this time around another restaurant in the strip mall was also burglarized. Zarate said the break ins happened after 1 a.m. as street takeovers were happening througho...

You could win a KTLA 5 swag bag

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

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Elon Musk says he'll create 'TruthGPT' to counter AI 'bias'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation.Musk told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a segment aired Monday night that he plans to create an alternative to the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT that he is calling “TruthGPT,” which will be a "maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe.”The idea, Musk said, is that an AI that wants to understand humanity is less likely to destroy it.Musk also said he's worried that ChatGPT “is being trained to be politically correct.” In the first of a two-part interview with Carlson, Musk also advocated for the regulation of artificial intelligence, saying he's a “big fan.” He called AI “more dangerous” than cars or rockets and said it has the potential to destroy humanity. Separately, Musk has incorporated a new business called X.AI Corp,, ...

Athletics on the verge of wrong side of history after loss to Cubs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

OAKLAND — The Athletics will have to win two straight games against the Chicago Cubs to avoid history.The Cubs drubbed the A’s 10-1 Monday night before 4,714 at the Coliseum, Oakland’s fifth straight loss and 12th in 14 games. Now 3-14, the Athletics must beat the Cubs Tuesday night and Wednesday to win its first series of the season and avoid being the first team in franchise history (including Philadelphia and Kansas City) to lose their sixth consecutive series to begin the season.The Cubs (9-6) chased A’s rookie No. 1 starter Kyle Muller in the fourth inning and improved to 9-6 behind rookie right-hander Hayden Wesneski (1-0).Three days after giving up 17 walks against the Mets, Muller gave up just two walks and the Cubs had none against three other relievers.“They didn’t chase and he got behind and had to use his fastball over the middle of the plate,” Kotsay said. “Overall, we threw too many strikes.”Wesneski, who had two no...

Sacramento Kings take 2-0 series lead over Golden State Warriors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

(KTXL) —The Sacramento Kings have captured a 2-0 lead in their first round series against the Golden State Warriors. Behind 24-point performances from Domantas Sabonis and De'Aaron Fox, the Kings defeated the Warriors 114-106 in Game 2 at the Golden 1 Center on Monday night.Malik Monk had 18 points off the bench while Kevin Huerter had 15 points and Davion Mitchell added 14. Harrison Barnes had 13 points, giving the Kings six players in double figures. The Warriors had three 20-point scorers in Steph Curry (game-high 28 points), Andrew Wiggins (22) and Klay Thompson (21)The Kings struggled to make three-point shots early, going 1-for-12 in the first quarter. They went 5-for-12 from beyond the arc in the second quarter. Golden State’s Draymond Green ejected from Game 2 of Warriors-Kings series After going down 23-17 in the first quarter, the Kings started the second quarter on a 21-8 run in the first 5:16 of the quarter to take a 38-31 lead. Warriors later went on a 12-4...

Pacifica police searching for man accused of exposing himself to female

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

(KRON) -- The Pacifica Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself to a female on April 7.The incident occurred outside of a business on the 1600 block of Oceana Boulevard near Eureka Drive at about 5:40 p.m. The victim said that the man exposed himself while she was sitting inside her parked car in the parking lot. The suspect was also in a parked car, and he is accused of opening the driver's side door to "purposely show the victim that he was exposing himself," PPD said. He then left the area.The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s with a slender build, dark-colored hair, dark-colored eyes and a medium complexion. He was driving an older model black four-door sedan. View a sketch of the suspect below. Anyone with information is asked to call PPD at (650) 738-7314.

Vogelbach, Baty lead Mets past Dodgers 8-6 for 5th straight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:09:20 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach homered and drove in three runs, Brett Baty delivered an RBI single in his season debut and the New York Mets rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo each had three hits for the Mets, who scored three times in the seventh inning to overcome a rough outing by starter David Peterson (1-2).Freddie Freeman hit two home runs and Max Muncy also went deep against Peterson, but the Dodgers’ bullpen failed to protect a 6-5 lead heading into the seventh. Los Angeles relievers entered with a 4.76 ERA, which ranked 24th in the majors.Adam Ottavino earned his second save with a perfect ninth, aided by a tough catch from Nimmo at the center-field fence.Baty, ranked as the Mets’ No. 2 prospect by MLB.com, went 1 for 4, driving in a run with a two-out single in a three-run fourth. He was recalled from the minors Monday to replace slumping veteran Eduardo Escobar at third ...