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Suspect in Hayward mother's killing found in Seattle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

(KRON) -- After more than a week on the run, a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Hayward woman was arrested by law enforcement on Monday, according to the Hayward Police Department. 3 girls, 6 boys arrested in Oakland robbery crime spree Vaughn Boatner, 33, of San Mateo, was found in a residential area of Seattle, Washington, and taken into custody by the United States Marshals Service, Seattle Police Department and the King's County Sheriff's Office. HPD has been searching for Boatner since identifying him as a suspect in a homicide and attempted homicide on May 11. Police arrived at the scene on Cassia Drive after receiving reports of gunshots in the area. Police found two victims at the scene, and a 5-year-old boy was also inside at the time. The victim who died was 30-year-old Monique Aldridge of Hayward. She died at the hospital, police said. A second victim, a 28-year-old man from Oakland, was listed in critical condition in the days after the shooting. He has been release...

Half Moon Bay High bomb threat deemed not credible

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Half Moon Bay High School was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat. Officials said the evacuation is out of an "abundance of caution" at the request of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department.Due to the amount of time it takes police to fully sweep the campus, school officials ruled Tuesday an early release day for student starting at 11:30 a.m. No one will be allowed back inside the building and any personal items left in classrooms can be picked up Wednesday. Officials ask that no one comes to the school to pick up students unless notified so police can investigate. 1 killed, 4 injured after carjacked vehicle plows into SF bus stop San Mateo County Sheriff's officials said they had been hearing rumors of a bomb threat for the past few days. The school received a call about a bomb threat at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said.They are investigating out of caution since it had become a big concern within the community but have deemed it not a credible threat.Polic...

Three victims identified in fatal morning crash on Hwy-101 in Sunnyvale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Three of the victims in Monday's early-morning crash in Sunnyvale have been identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office. Victim in San Jose wrong-way crash identified by family Tyler Rasay, 28, of South San Francisco and Paul Dennig Jr., 24, of Mountain View, and Nicacio Negrete Gutierrez, 53 all died in the crash. Though Gutierrez was declared dead at the scene, their identity was withheld until their next of kin could be notified. Photo of Tyler Rasay Five others were injured in the crash. Documents from the California Highway Patrol show that those victims were taken to Stanford Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. Photo of a vehicle after the crashThe initial CHP investigation shows that the driver of a Ford pick-up truck heading northbound on Hwy-101 lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the concrete center divider south of the Fair Oaks Avenue exit just after midnight. This caused a domino effect, and five more vehicles crashed into car...

Delaware committee approves state pay raises, adds funds for marijuana industry

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Members of the Delaware legislature’s budget-writing committee began marking up Gov. John Carney’s spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday by approving across-the-board pay raises of up to 9% for state employees.The Joint Finance Committee approved Carney’s plan to give state workers pay raises ranging from 3% to 9%, depending on their pay grades. Employees making less than $50,000 a year would see their pay increase between 7% and 9%, with the lowest pay grades receiving the highest percentage increases. Employees making roughly $100,000 or more annually would see a 3% pay raise.Public school employees also would receive a 3% raise, with teachers getting an additional 6% pay hike for a total salary increase of 9%.The average state employee salary of $52,033 per year would increase 6%.The pay increases approved Tuesday follow pay hikes ranging from 2% to 9% that government workers received this year. The new fiscal year begins July 1.“As we responsib...

Software engineer who photographed US landmarks for possible attacks gets 12 years in prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey software developer who prosecutors say once photographed landmarks in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C., for possible terrorist attacks was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison by a federal judge who said it seemed he no longer was a danger.In fact, Judge Paul G. Gardephe noted, Alexei Saab, 46, has become a model prisoner since his 2019 arrest, helping others incarcerated at New York City’s federal jails to get high school equivalency certificates, learn English and find relief from psychological problems.Gardephe called Saab’s 2005 exit from his relationship with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah Islamic Jihad Organization and the “peaceful and productive” life he lived in the New York City area afterward among “inconvenient facts” that made it impossible to grant the government’s request that Saab be incarcerated for 20 years.A jury at a trial last year heard prosecutors portray Saab as a highly trained terrorist who scoped out land...

Walmart to pay California $500,000 in settlement over sale of brass knuckles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Walmart will pay half a million dollars to settle allegations from California’s Department of Justice that it was selling brass knuckles on its website, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday.Brass knuckles are classified as deadly and illegal weapons in a number of states, including California, which punishes their sale with up to a year in prison. The investigation into the retail giant first started in 2018, when the Merced County district attorney found Walmart was selling and allowing third-party vendors to sell brass knuckles on its website, officials said at a news conference. The Department of Justice conducted the yearslong investigation and negotiation in partnership with the district attorney’s offices of Merced, Ventura, and Yolo Counties.Brass knuckles, typically made of metal or hard plastic, could be used to break bones, cut people or cause even fatal injuries, Bonta said, calling the settlement “a tremendous win” for consumers i...

Saints’ Moreau gratefully returns to the football field after cancer scare

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints newly acquired tight end Foster Moreau refers to his recent cancer diagnosis as “a life sentence.”He will always have to monitor it, he said. But at the moment, he no longer requires treatment, and is returning to football “full steam ahead.”“I’ll continue to fight this as long as I need to,” Moreau said after participating fully in a voluntary offseason practice on Tuesday. “As many times as I need to fight this and go back into remission, I will.” Moreau also stressed that his struggle has so far been “more mental than anything. So, the real heroes are the kids in the children’s hospitals that are really fighting with real chemo therapy, real radiation. Those are the strong ones.”Moreau’s signing with the Saints would have come with considerable fanfare even without the unusual and compelling circumstances surrounding his health. He grew up in New Orleans and played for LSU before the Las Vegas Raiders made him a four...

Bears, Fields seeking payoff after offseason investments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Justin Fields donned his cap and gown and walked in Ohio State’s graduation ceremony two weeks ago, another big moment for him in a stadium where he produced so many.The former Heisman Trophy finalist earned a degree in consumer and family financial services.“I think at the age of 11 or 12 I made a promise to my dad, we were in the car on the way to baseball practice, baseball game or something like that,” Fields said. “And he made me promise him that. It was a great moment for my family. My sister graduated a week after that. It was a great two weeks for my family and everybody was excited.”It’s been a big offseason for Fields.The Bears went all in on their quarterback, acquiring receiver DJ Moore in a trade and adding to their offensive line. They’re counting on Fields to graduate to another level as a passer and lift an offense that ranked among the NFL’s worst.“It’s a great feeling,” Fields said Tuesday. “Like I said b...

Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.“Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Target said in a statement Tuesday. ”Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”Target declined to say which items it was removing but among the ones that garnered the most attention were “tuck friendly” women’s swimsuits that allow trans women who have not had gender-affirming operations to conceal their private parts. Designs by Abprallen, a London-based company that designs and sells occult- and satanic-themed LGBTQ clothing and accessories, have also c...

South Carolina Senate passes ban on most abortions after around 6 weeks of pregnancy; governor has said he will sign it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:45 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Senate passes ban on most abortions after around 6 weeks of pregnancy; governor has said he will sign it.Source