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Caltrans to close portion of Highway 17 for tree removal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

LOS GATOS – Starting Thursday, the California Department of Transportation plans to close one northbound lane of State Route 17 at Summit Road to remove fallen trees.The closure is scheduled to take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and could be canceled due to poor weather conditions, according to the agency.“The closure is needed to remove fallen vegetation impacting the highway,” Caltrans said in an advisory.Motorists should expect delays and allow extra time for their commute, according to Caltrans.The tree removal work follows a period of wet weather throughout the region. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, 24-hour rainfall totals included .55 inches in Oakland, .46 inches in San Jose and .27 inches in San Francisco, the National Weather Service reported.Forecasters said scattered showers could return to some areas late Thursday and into Friday.Check back for updates.

Stockton man charged with murder of Oakland officer had killed before as a teen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

OAKLAND — A Stockton man charged Wednesday with murder in the killing of Officer Tuan Le has a prior manslaughter conviction in connection with a 2014 shootout that killed an 18-year-old man, according to court documents and multiple law enforcement sources.Mark Demetrious Sanders, 27, is facing several other counts on top of the murder charge, including special allegations of second-degree murder of a peace officer in a drive-by shooting, officials said Wednesday evening. Police earlier identified Sanders as the man who allegedly opened fire into an unmarked police truck containing Le, who was on an undercover detail monitoring a Dec. 29 early morning burglary at a cannabis business.Also charged with murder was 28-year-old Chico resident Allen Starr Brown, though the details of his exact involvement in Le’s killing remained unclear Wednesday evening.“I want to express how proud I am to the members of the Oakland Police Department,” interim police Chief Darri...

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price barred from prosecuting her loudest critic, a former prosecutor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

OAKLAND — A judge barred Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s office from prosecuting one of her loudest political critics in a misdemeanor case that has become a focal point in the recall effort against her.Alameda County Superior Court Judge James Cramer ruled that Price’s office has a “significant conflict of interest” in prosecuting Amilcar “Butch” Ford, a former employee of hers who was charged over the summer with violating a little-used section of the state’s business and professions code. As a result, the case will now be handled by the California Attorney General’s Office.In making his ruling, Cramer said Price had “every right” to speak out against Ford and his alleged actions. But he raised concerns about how often — and with how much vigor — Price spoke publicly about Ford, citing several press releases issued about Ford’s case since charging him in July. It was particularly unusual,...

San Francisco crime decreased during holiday season, Mayor Breed says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed promised that the 2023 holiday season would be the safest ever, and the numbers are in from her office.“This holiday season, seeing the numbers begin to decline," she said.San Francisco recorded a decrease in retail thefts, car break-ins and burglaries.The numbers are down but not at zero. However, one jewelry store owner fell victim to a crime over the weekend.Crime was down in San Francisco during Thanksgiving and, according to the mayor’s office, the trend continued through the new year. Even with that, there are still store owners who say crime has forced them to close up shop.Mayor London Breed was all smiles Wednesday as she announced decreases in crime through the holiday season. Retail thefts and auto break-ins decreased 48% from Nov. 20 to Jan. 1.That includes an 11 percent increase in daily visitors to Union Square.“I think that it had a lot to do with the additional resources that we have to do undercover operations...

Alperen Sengun scores 30 points as Rockets hand Nets fifth straight loss, 112-101

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun scored 30 points and Fred VanVleet added 21 points and 10 assists as the Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 112-101 on Wednesday night.Sengun has hit the 20-point mark in seven consecutive games. He shot 11 of 17 from inside and drained 8-of-10 free throws while grabbing eight rebounds.“On offense they trust me,” Sengun said. “They’re playing through me, a lot isolation, so I’m trying my best to score.”VanVleet knocked down 6-of-8 3-pointers, with Houston finishing the game 19 of 39 from long distance.The Nets have lost five in a row and 10 of their last 12, dropping them 15-20 on the season.“I’m going to continue to hold them to a standard,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “They deserve that. This will make us better as a team. We’ll grow from this together, but the belief part of it has to be the first part of getting out of this hole.”Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson led the Nets with 15 points. Nic Claxton added 12 points and 13 rebounds, while ...

Holloway puts up 18 in Tulane’s 84-59 victory against Rice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Collin Holloway scored 18 points as Tulane beat Rice 84-59 on Wednesday night in an American Athletic Conference opener.Holloway shot 7 of 11 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line for the Green Wave (10-3, 1-0). Kevin Cross scored 16 points while finishing 7 of 12 from the floor, and added 10 rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Kolby King also had 16 points and shot 6 for 10, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc.Travis Evee led the Owls (6-8, 0-1) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and four assists. Keanu Dawes added 12 points for Rice. Alem Huseinovic also had 10 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Venning leads St. Bonaventure over VCU 89-78 in Atlantic 10 opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chad Venning scored 19 points as Saint Bonaventure beat VCU 89-78 in an Atlantic 10 Conference opener on Wednesday night.Venning had 11 rebounds for the Bonnies (10-3). Charles Pride scored 17 points and added seven rebounds. Mika Adams-Woods shot 2 for 7 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 10 of 12 from the free throw line to finish with 16 points.Christian Fermin finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for the Rams (8-6). VCU also got 13 points from Kuany Kuany. Sean Bairstow also recorded 11 points and six assists.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

No. 6 Baylor women open new arena with 71-50 win over previously unbeaten No. 23 TCU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Nicki Collen felt the emotions with the sixth-ranked Bears making their debut in a new home arena. And like so many games in their former home, the three-time national champion Bears got a resounding victory to open Foster Pavilion.“I huddled them right before they went out there, I said, I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve dreamed of moments like this,” said Collen, the third-year Baylor coach. Bella Fontleroy scored 16 of her 21 points in a big second-half comeback as the Bears, after trailing at halftime for the first time this season, won 71-50 over No. 23 TCU in a matchup of undefeated Big 12 teams Wednesday night. “We talk about all the time our pace. When we play with pace, that’s when we run up the score,” Fontleroy said. “In the first half, I don’t know if we were tense or what it was, but the second half you saw us getting out there smiling, making those extra passes, and just having a good time while playing Baylor basketball.”Baylor trai...

Coco Gauff through to the quarterfinals at the Auckland Tennis Classic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff overcame hard-hitting Czech teenager Barbara Fruhvirtova 6-3, 6-0 on Thursday to extend her winning the start to the year and the defense of her title at the Auckland Tennis Classic.The 16-year-old Fruhvirtova came out hitting harder than any player at the tournament so far: generating enormous power off both hands.She troubled Gauff at first and broke the American’s serve to love in the third game of the first set.Gauff immediately broke back in a game of 14 points to level the set at 2-2. After saving a break point in her next service game, Gauff broke again to lead 4-2.She served for the first set at 5-3 and had to save a break point before clinching the set in 40 minutes. Fruhvirtova tested Gauff with more high top-spin but Gauff came through and finished the set with an ace.Gauff immediately broke Fruhvirtova in the first game of the second set as she began to find more depth in her returns. She also broke in third and ...

Pacers pull away with 47-point 3rd quarter, beat Bucks 142-130 for 5th straight win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:26 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton wanted to reinforce that Indiana’s success against Milwaukee wasn’t a fluke.So on Wednesday night, the budding, young star made sure of it — again.Haliburton had 31 points and 12 assists and helped spur a 47-point third quarter to lead the Pacers past the Bucks 142-130 for their fifth consecutive victory.“I think as a young group when you play good teams, you want to be as prepared for them as you can for them,” Haliburton said. “But I think part of the maturation of this group has to be to continue that competitiveness and being up for games that aren’t against the Bucks.”It’s been a lopsided series this season. Just two days after ending Milwaukee’s 15-game home court winning streak, they opened the second half on a 21-6 run and never trailed again to improve to 4-1.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Milwaukee, falling just short of his fourth triple-double this s...