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Alameda man gets 6 years in crash that killed pedestrian, a sentence he’s already served

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

OAKLAND — A Bay Area man was released from jail last month after pleading no contest to vehicular manslaughter in the 2020 crash that killed a 34-year-old pedestrian in Alameda, court records sow.Justin Benton, 42, of Alameda, pleaded no contest in April to a count of vehicular manslaughter in the death of Wansiri Panyapong. On May 22, he was formally sentenced to six years in prison, but a judge found that with good behavior credits, Benton was eligible for release. He’s been in Santa Rita Jail since his arrest in January 2020.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man found dead outside crashed car earlier pursued by East Bay police Crime and Public Safety | Peninsula man fatally shot near Oakland’s Uptown area Crime and Public Safety | Former 49ers, Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski owes $15 million in unpaid taxes, court filing says Crime and Public Safety | ‘We’re very gratified’:...

Hamish Harding’s embattled stepson was asked by mom to delete Blink-182 post amid family’s ‘nightmare’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

Cardi B isn’t the only person to think that Brian Szasz probably hasn’t shown the best judgment when posting on social media about his family’s ordeal, after his British billionaire stepfather Hamish Harding went missing with four others while plunging to the depths of the North Atlantic in a van-sized submersible to explore the wreckage of Titanic.Szasz’s mother, Linda Harding, reportedly asked her San Diego-based son to remove his original “tone-deaf” Facebook post about attending Blink-182’s concert Monday night — as global attention turned to efforts to find and rescue Hamish Harding and the other passengers of the Titan submersible as their oxygen was running out. Unfortunately for Linda Harding, her son’s Blink-182 post was the first of many this week to bring unwanted attention to him and to his troubled past.The uproar over Szasz’s posts led to his Twitter account going silent. But a defiant Szasz has stayed on soci...

MLS: Houston ends Earthquakes’ 5-match unbeaten streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

HOUSTON — The San Jose Earthquakes’ five-match undefeated streak ended in Houston Wednesday night as Thorleifur Úlfarsson scored twice off the bench in the second half after a lengthy weather delay in the Dynamo’s 4-1 victory.The Earthquakes entered play with a 2-0-3 record in their last five matches, allowing just two goals. However, Houston’s Amine Bassi and Corey Baird scored two minutes apart in the first five minutes of the match.Bassi notched his eighth goal of the season when he scored unassisted in the third minute to give the Dynamo (8-7-3) the lead. Bassi and Nelson Quiñónes picked up assists when Baird scored his third of the season for a 2-0 lead.The Earthquakes (7-6-6) cut the lead in half by intermission when defender Carlos Akapo took a pass from Cristian Espinoza in the 41st minute and scored for a second time this season.Houston put the match out of reach after thunderstorms halted play in the 62nd minute on goals by Úlfarsson in 77th and 89th minutes. Héctor Herrer...

21-year-old SF woman dead in fiery crash along I-5 west of Bakersfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A 21-year-old woman is dead after a fiery crash Wednesday morning along I-5 west of Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash involving an SUV and a semi truck happened along northbound Interstate 5 just north of Rowlee Road at around 10:30 a.m. Woman dies after trying to recover stolen car using Apple AirTag, suspects arrested: Bakersfield PD CHP said two people from San Francisco were traveling in an SUV northbound on I-5 when the driver lost control of the SUV and collided into a semi truck's trailer in the #2 lane. The driver of the SUV overcorrected, lost control and came to rest along the right shoulder. The vehicle caught fire following the crash. Garcia said a 21-year-old woman traveling in the SUV died of her injuries at the scene. Study reveals details of why California makes up one-third of U.S. homeless population Garcia said the passengers in the SUV had fireworks in the rear compartment that caught fire. Firefig...

Mobile bakery van stolen in San Jose, found wrecked

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – A community is coming together to help a mobile bakery whose van was stolen over the weekend and later found wrecked. California Highway Patrol found the missing van, which had been missing since Sunday, by a creek in Merced County. The white Chevrolet van was totaled which means no source of income for the family of the business, who have been serving San Jose for more than two decades.  Search for missing Titanic submersible passes the critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply “We had a whole load of bread to go to work the next day and it was gone. They stole that too and our equipment,” said Juan Soto, Zeledon on Wheels co-owner.Ernesto Botello and Juan Soto are owners of the business and say they are devastated over the loss of the van. “I felt like it was a family or a friend if they were dying. We’ve been with the van since 2007,” said Soto.The pair has been traveling from Los Banos to San Jose every week for more than 20 years, selling out...

La esposa del piloto del submarino desaparecido es descendiente de una pareja que falleció en el Titanic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

(CNN) — Wendy Rush, la esposa del ejecutivo que pilotaba el submarino que es objeto de una búsqueda desesperada tras su desaparición durante una inmersión a los restos del Titanic, tiene una conexión personal con el barco.Rush es la tataranieta del magnate del comercio minorista Isidor Straus y su esposa, Ida, que formaron parte del grupo de más de 1.500 personas que murieron durante el viaje inaugural del Titanic, según archivos de The New York Times.Lew Palter encarnó a Isidor y Elsa Raven a Ida en la película de 1997 “Titanic”, dirigida por James Cameron y ganadora del Oscar.Esto es lo que ha dicho James Cameron sobre bucear hasta los restos del TitanicAunque en la película se cortaron varias de las escenas centradas en ellos, una en la que aparecían abrazados en una cama mientras el barco se hundía se hizo notablemente memorable.Una imagen de “Titanic” (1997). (Crédito: Paramount Pictures)En realidad, la pareja, que viajaba en primera clase de regre...

La campaña de adopción y donaciones Desocupar Los Albergues vuelve por noveno año

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

La campaña nacional de donación y adopción de mascotas de NBCUniversal Local, Desocupar Los Albergues, regresará por su noveno año consecutivo. A partir del 1 al 31 de agosto, estaciones de NBC y Telemundo en los Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico, se unirán a albergues y rescates locales para promover la adopción de mascotas y recaudar fondos para el bienestar animal.Desde su inicio en 2015, Desocupar Los Albergues ha ayudado a más de 860,000 mascotas a encontrar nuevos hogares. La campaña de este año viene después de un año récord de adopciones. Cerca de 1400 refugios y rescates de animales que cubren los 50 estados, el Distrito de Columbia, Puerto Rico y Guam participaron en la campaña del año pasado. La campaña de 2022 estableció un nuevo récord con más de 161,000 adopciones y recaudó más de $540,000 en donaciones. “Estamos orgullosos de que Desocupar Los Albergues apoye a los numerosos refugios y rescates de animales en nuestras comunidades los cuales realizan el trabajo vital de cui...

Yemen’s warring sides, Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, exchange 64 bodies of their fallen troops

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides have exchanged 64 bodies of their fallen, local media and tribal leaders said. The handover between the country’s Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia marked the latest in reconciliation efforts amid Yemen’s yearslong conflict. The rare exchange took place on Wednesday near the Saudi border town of Nahran, according to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV and three tribal leaders. All three tribesmen spoke on condition of anonymity fearing reprisals.The TV reported that remans of 58 rebels were handed over by Riyadh, while the Iran-backed Shiite rebels handed over the bodies of six Saudi soldiers. There was no immediate comment from the kingdom on the exchange. The handover marked the third exchange of bodies between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia since the war began, al-Masirah TV said. The two sides have also exchanged prisoners in organized swaps brokered by the United Nations. Yemen’s civil war erupted in 2014 when the Houthis swept do...

McNeese State coach Will Wade hit with penalties and 10-game suspension for LSU violations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

An independent infractions panel handed a two-year show-cause penalty and a 10-game suspension to former LSU and current McNeese State men’s basketball coach Will Wade on Thursday for multiple rules violations.The ruling came from a panel of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) and determined Wade failed to report potential violations, provided cash payments to prevent the disclosure of potential violations and failed to cooperate with the investigation. The case also included violations tied to the Tigers’ football program, leading to both programs being placed on probation following previous self-imposed penalties.The basketball case originally grew from the federal corruption investigation into college basketball, with LSU firing Wade in March 2022. He was hired by McNeese State earlier this season.The show-cause penalty through June 2025 means Wade cannot perform any off-campus recruiting activities during April and summer evaluation periods. Ther...

1 person found dead in car after being swept away in high water

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said one person died in Watkins after being swept up in high waters during the severe thunderstorms Wednesday night. ACSO said it received reports of cars off the roadway due to flood waters around 11:30 p.m. in the area of North Watkins Road and East 6th Avenue. One of the cars that was swept away in the water was occupied, but rescue crews were unable to find the car due to the high water level and dangerous conditions. Tornado destroys home in Logan County The rescue crews returned Thursday morning and discovered the top of the vehicle several hundred yards northwest of the intersection using a drone in the area. Crew members located the deceased occupant at 9:20 a.m. Due to flooding that occurred overnight, Watkins Road was closed between Interstate 70 and Jewell. The sheriff's office said the road and bridge crew is working with Bennett-Watkins Fire to get the road back open.