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Santa Clara city councilman charged for allegedly lying to civil grand jury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

(BCN) -- A Santa Clara City Council member has been charged with perjury for allegedly lying to a civil grand jury about leaking a report critical of the relationship between the council and the San Francisco 49ers football team, prosecutors said Friday. Councilman Anthony Becker is accused of leaking a then-secret Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report to a 49ers employee last October and then lying while under oath to the civil grand jury about the leak, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. Suspects accused of killing 5-year-old girl believed they were shooting at rival gang car: DA The report, titled "Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council," alleged unethical relationships between multiple members of the City Council and the 49ers, whose Levi's Stadium is located in Santa Clara. Becker allegedly leaked the report days ahead of its planned Oct. 10 release, sending it to 49ers chief communications and public affairs officer Rahu...

Man grazed by bullet in overnight San Mateo shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was grazed by a bullet during an overnight shooting Friday, the San Mateo Police Department said in a press release. The shooting happened around 12:58 a.m. on the unit block of 37th Avenue. Suspects accused of killing 5-year-old girl believed they were shooting at rival gang car: DA The victim, an unidentified 26-year-old man, had a minor scrape on his ankle after being grazed by a gunshot, according to the release. The shooting was an "isolated and targeted" incident, according to San Mateo police. No suspect(s) have been arrested. San Mateo police did not provide any information about any possible suspects. This is an active investigation. No other information was immediately available. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 10...

Man arrested for shooting pregnant woman in Vallejo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect was taken into custody on Thursday after a Vallejo woman was shot on April 4, the Vallejo Police Department said. The shooting happened at about 2:19 a.m. on the 100 block of Rounds Street. The pregnant victim was taken to a local hospital, received medical attention and gave birth to the baby, police said. Suspects accused of killing 5-year-old girl believed they were shooting at rival gang car: DA The mother and the baby are recovering. Police said the newborn was not injured. VPD confirmed that Anthony Pratt was the suspect in the shooting and obtained a warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody after he was spotted in Vallejo at 7:11 p.m. on Thursday.While a suspect is in custody, police are still asking anyone with information to contact Officer William Carpenter at (707) 651-7146 or [email protected].

Agency offers to buy boats anchored in Richardson Bay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

(KRON) -- The Richardson Bay Regional Agency’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to reinstate the vessel buyback program to help incentivize boaters to move off environmentally sensitive waters.Originally adopted in June 2022, the Vessel Buyback Program offers money based on the length of their boat ($150 per foot) to move vessels off an established Eelgrass Protection Zone and other parts of Richardson Bay. An agreement reached between the RBRA and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission calls for removal of all illegally anchored vessels from Richardson Bay by 2026.Rather than relying on enforcement to remove vessels, the Vessel Buyback Program incentivizes vessel or floating homeowners to transfer their property to the RBRA. As the RBRA moves forward with a new Temporary Housing Support Program, it is also restarting the Vessel Buyback Program to assist boat dwellers with moving off the water."The original vessel buyback program demonstrated that the RBRA and boat owne...

‘Don’t be Dan Snyder’: Local sports management professor weighs in on what the next Commanders owner should do to win fans over

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

The next owner of the Washington Commanders will have a long to-do list, but what should be at the top?“The easy answer to that is win, first,” said Matt Winkler, professor and director of the sports analytics and management program at American University, with a laugh.He said the second item on that to-do list should be, “Don’t be Dan Snyder.”That name, said Winkler, “is literally triggering” for fans who long for a return to the glory days under coaches such as Joe Gibbs, who led the team to three Super Bowl victories in the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.Winkler said the next team owner will likely get an initial buy-in from longtime followers of the team.“Let’s face it, we’ve all been waiting for this day for years,” he said about the possible change in ownership.But in order to win younger fans, Winkler suggested the reliance on team history and team loyalty may have to shift.“Millennials and Gen-Z fans are different,” he said. “A lot of them follow the players and not necessarily...

Pelicans’ Griffin addresses Williamson’s health challenges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin expressed confidence Friday in team personnel responsible for managing player health after star forward Zion Williamson missed 48 or more games for the third time in his four NBA seasons.“We’ve got incredibly good people doing it,” Griffin asserted when asked how high his confidence remained in the team training and medical staff. “We’ve got to do a better job of translating those things to availability.”The Pelicans’ season ended Wednesday night with a loss to Oklahoma City in a Western Conference play-in matchup that was also the 46th straight game missed by Williamson since he injured his right hamstring on Jan. 2.The day before the game, Williamson said he was no longer injured but added that he was not ready to play because he didn’t “feel like Zion. ”He was ruled out of the lineup for Wednesday’s play-in game. Yet, he conducted on-court work during pregame warmups, concluding with a windm...

Phillies beat Reds 8-3 to snap 3-game losing streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Taijuan Walker pitched six efficient innings, Philadelphia scored five runs in the first three innings and the Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Walker (1-1) had his longest outing of the season, allowing four hits and one run. He struck out three and walked two.Edmundo Sosa hit his second homer of the season for the defending National League champion Phillies. They had lost four out of five, scoring a combined 12 runs in the four losses.Seranthony Domínguez and José Alvaredo combined to pitch the seventh and eighth, and Connor Brogdon worked the ninth. Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos, two Phillies with Cincinnati connections, drove in runs with doubles. Schwarber grew up in the area and Castellanos spent two seasons with the Reds.Brandon Marsh and J. Realmuto also got into the RBI parade, Marsh with a ringing triple off the left field wall that missed by a few feet of sailing out. Alec Bohm singled in two ...

Correa rallies Twins over Yank 4-3, overcomes Volpe’s 1st HR

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Correa homered for the second straight game and hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning off Clay Holmes as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Friday night.Correa homered in the sixth off Nestor Cortes and helped the Twins overcome a 3-2 deficit in the eighth, dealing the Yankees their first consecutive losses this season. After winning its first four series, New York can at best split four games against the Twins.Anthony Volpe led off of the game with his first big league homer and Aaron Judge hit his fifth of the season on the next pitch. Giancarlo Stanton homered for a 3-1 lead in the sixth, but the Yankees lost for just the third time when Judge and Stanton homered together.Michael A. Taylor singled to start the eighth off Holmes (0-1), brought in to pitch the eighth against right-handed batters at the top of the order rather than in the ninth. Byron Buxton walked, and Correa followed by lining a sinker down the righ...

Colorado Avalanche win Central Division, will face Seattle Kraken in 1st round

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Avalanche won the Central Division Friday night with a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators in the final game of the regular season.Devon Toews scored 30 seconds into the game and Nathan MacKinnon scored a hat trick to win home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs. Friday's game was a makeup from an originally scheduled game on Nov. 26 that was postponed due to a water main break at Bridgestone Arena. The Avalanche finished the season with 109 points and will face the Seattle Kraken in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with the first game on Tuesday night at Ball Arena.

Fuel trucks unable to reach shipments at Port Everglades due to floods, leading to local gas station closures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

Some gas stations in South Florida remained closed on Friday as fuel companies at Port Everglades continued to deal with the aftermath of this week’s wicked weather.7News cameras captured petrol trucks waiting to be filled up after flooding stopped them from picking up fuel on Thursday.The fuel shortage caused a Mobil gas station near Andrews Avenue and State Road 84 to stay closed on Friday.“You know, right now, we’re just holding out,” said Jacobe, a sales clerk at the gas station. “Hopefully we get some gas trucks, man.”Juan Carlos, who is visiting from Colombia, was trying to fill up his rental before heading back home.“I’m about to have a fine for this,” he said. “I don’t know where to find another gas station.”“We’re about to be stranded, so we’ve got to figure something out,” said customer Louis Cuba.There was some relief at the Chevron station along Griffin Road in Dania Beach whe...