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Oakland: Three possible shooting suspects arrested after chase, crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

OAKLAND — Three possible shooting suspects were arrested Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle pursuit that started in East Oakland, went out to Contra Costa County and ended with a crash back in Oakland on Highway 24 near the Telegraph Avenue off-ramp, authorities said.The trio fled from the vehicle after the crash. One was arrested on the freeway and the other two after a search of yards on city streets near the off-ramp.Police said the male suspects were spotted around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in a vehicle in the 7200 block of Fresno Street in East Oakland. The vehicle was linked to a non-injury shooting earlier in the day.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Police identify Oakland man shot and killed outside local hotel Crime and Public Safety | Man convicted of murder on BART train Crime and Public Safety | South Bay man charged in fatal stabbing, carjacking of 63-year-old Union City woman Crime and Public Safety | ...

Sale closed in Oakland: $1.9 million for a detached house

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

4906 Clarke Street – Google Street ViewA 1,068-square-foot house built in 1915 has changed hands. The historic property located in the 4900 block of Clarke Street in Oakland was sold on Sept. 11, 2023. The $1,860,000 purchase price works out to $1,742 per square foot. The layout of this single-story home includes one bedroom and three bathrooms. In addition, the house features a garage.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In July 2022, a 1,576-square-foot home on 49th Street in Oakland sold for $1,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,206. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On 44th Street, Oakland, in June 2022, a 1,688-square-foot home was sold for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,303. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,108-square-foot home on the 400 block of Cavour Street in Oakland sold in October 2022, for $3,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,494. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Halloween porch pirate targeting homes around Pittsburg, police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

(KRON) -- A porch pirate raided several homes' front yards and doorsteps around Pittsburg this week and police are asking for the public's help to identify him. The man was recently recorded on one house's surveillance cameras grabbing a skeleton. In addition to stealing skeletons and ghosts from Halloween-decorated yards, the Pittsburg Police Department said the thief also swiped packages.(Image courtesy Pittsburg Police Department) PPD posted photographs of the porch pirate and wrote, "Do you recognize this guy? We haven’t even made it to Halloween, and this guy already acting like the Grinch. We need your help, over the last few nights, the guy in these photos has been stealing Halloween décor, skeletons, ghosts, and Amazon packages from the porches of several residences in our city."(Image courtesy Pittsburg Police Department) (Image courtesy Pittsburg Police Department) "Our graveyard (patrol shift) crews need your help in identifying him," police wrote. Residents who have addi...

DC residents vote on new name for Dave Thomas Circle in NoMa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

D.C. residents have voted on a new name for the intersection of Florida Avenue and New York Avenue NE in the NoMa neighborhood — which is undergoing major renovations to house new public spaces — Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday.The intersection, which was previously known unofficially as “Dave Thomas Circle,” will now be called “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza,” after the first female pitcher to play in the African American baseball league. She died in 2017.The name change comes after more than 4,300 residents cast their vote during a community input process led by the NoMa Business Improvement District. There were four other options for voters to choose from: Douglass Crossing, Three Stars Plaza, Tiber Gateway and People’s Plaza.“Our community is ready to start a new chapter at this intersection, and we are off to a strong start by naming it after such an iconic woman,” Bowser said. “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson was a pioneer. Now, it is fitting that her name...

Sean McVay says Rams traded Van Jefferson partly to help the receiver in his impending free agency

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Sean McVay admits the Los Angeles Rams didn’t improve their team when they traded veteran receiver Van Jefferson to the Falcons.The coach also says Rams fans shouldn’t expect any major additions this season to counter the steady subtraction of the past several months, culminating in Jefferson’s departure for a late-round 2025 draft pick swap.McVay said Wednesday that the timing of the trade was in deference to Jefferson, who is in the final year of his rookie contract. The Super Bowl-winning receiver was a steady contributor when healthy in past seasons and a well-liked player in the locker room, but he had also fallen down the Rams’ depth chart with 12 games left in the season.“He was nothing but a class act, nothing but a pro, but I think he probably wanted to have a bigger role,” McVay said. “That’s understandable.”Jefferson played only two snaps in last Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia, and his chances of returning to the Rams in...

Maestra del Año de DC se destaca por su trabajo con niños migrantes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

La alcaldesa Muriel Bowser dió a conocer la mañana del miércoles a la maestra de todas las escuelas secundarias del Distrito que más se ha destacado en su trabajo y ha hecho la diferencia en la vida de sus estudiantes.La ganadora es una amante de la diversidad y cree en el potencial de los niños migrantes.Beth Barkley enseña inglés en la academia internacional en Cardozo Education Campus en Columbia Heights, pero su entrega sin límites la llevó a convertirse en la Maestra del Año 2024 de las escuelas secundarias de Washington, DC.“Ellos tienen mucho amor. Son seres humanos con tanto amor y pues yo también de corazón los amo a ellos. Son como mis hijos y apoyamos a cada uno. Es una bendición trabajar con ellos”, dijo. Barkley ha enseñado en la escuela durante los últimos ocho años. Una de sus principales responsabilidades es enseñar a estudiantes de habla hispana que llegaron en autobuses desde Texas y Arizona.La Alcaldesa Muriel Bowser exaltó su labor, diciendo que ha más que supera...

AP PHOTOS: Rockets sail and tanks roll in Israeli-Palestinian war’s 5th day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

A Palestinian mother kneels beside the body of her dead son. Israelis crouch beside stone walls to shield themselves from rockets.As Israelis and Palestinians endured a fifth day of bloodshed Wednesday, sorrow and fear were evident on both sides of the conflict.Israeli tanks rolled toward the Lebanese border as rockets sailed toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. Entire Palestinian neighborhoods were reduced to smoldering shells of buildings and those injured in Israeli airstrikes were rushed off on stretchers. In Israel, the bereft gathered for funerals of those killed in weekend Palestinian attacks that spurred the war.Nightfall plunged much of the Gaza Strip into darkness, hiding scenes of mounting suffering as the territory’s only power station ran out of fuel. Source

Mets owner Steve Cohen hopes to build casino adjacent to Citi Field

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets owner Steve Cohen hopes to construct a casino adjacent to Citi Field as a way to attract people to the area near the ballpark.Cohen, who bought the Mets before the 2021 season, wants to create attractions near the stadium in Queens in the manner of other teams.“There’s nothing going on. The only thing you can do at Citi Field is get your hubcap changed or maybe get back a catalytic converter,” he said Wednesday during the closing session of Sportico’s Invest in Sports conference. “The way I would describe it is 50 acres of cement.”New York State this year authorized three casino licenses for New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and many groups have discussed proposals.In addition, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans last November to build a stadium adjacent to Citi Field for Major League Soccer’s New York City team, owned by the parent company of England’s Manchester City.“The fans want something to do before the game, a...

2 Colorado girls recognized at the White House

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A charitable act by twins Brooke and Breanna Bennett to help give menstrual products to girls in Alabama public housing led them to start an organization that aims to end “period poverty” by ensuring broad access to the items women and girls need when it is that time of the month. The sisters helped lobby for a state law passed earlier this year to provide sanitary pads and other menstrual products to students. And on Wednesday, the 16-year-old twins were among a group of young women recognized at the White House by first lady Jill Biden for their advocacy on this and other issues, from pushing for tighter gun laws and against book bans to encouraging civic engagement and combating antisemitism. President Biden to visit Colorado on Monday “Brooke and I wanted to make it our mission to destigmatize periods and menstrual hygiene and the female reproductive system,” Breanna told a reporter after the ceremony. Brooke said the issue is one that people, especially men,...

‘We have an opportunity to make a difference’: FLFR captain to begin 2-week deployment to Israel amid war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:06 GMT

A South Florida firefighter who is answering the call for volunteers is preparing to head to Israel to help people there.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Capt. Jason Friedman said he felt compelled to travel overseas following Hamas’ early Saturday morning’s surprise attack out of Gaza.“I’m a very firm believer that this is the path that was chosen for me,” he said.And that path will take Friedman to the Middle East.“Right now, they need our help, so that’s my motivation for going over there,” he said.Friedman is a member of Emergency Volunteers Project, or EVP, a group that provides Israel with emergency services support. This is his first deployment with them.Friedman will be gone for two weeks. He said he will take his full gear with him, and once in Israel, he will be provided a bulletproof vest and a helmet.He said he will learn exactly what he’ll be doing while he’s over there.“We...