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Antioch resident is latest motorist to die in Highway 4 wreck

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

The fourth person to die in a vehicle crash over a three-week period on a Contra Costa County highway known for its numerous fatalities has been identified by authorities as an Antioch resident.Nykruma Haynes, 48, slammed into the rear of a car while riding his motorcycle east on Highway 4 in Pittsburg on Saturday night, the California Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened about 11:15 p.m., near the Railroad Avenue exit. Haynes died at the scene.The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office released his identity Tuesday.The wreck was the highway’s third fatal crash since May 9, when a two-car crash killed one person and fatally injured another. It came only nine days after the last one, a westbound wreck near the Interstate 680 connector that ended the life of a 31-year-old Pittsburg man.According to the CHP, Haynes rode a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and collided with the back a Kia Optima. The impact threw him from the motorcycle.The CHP said the driver of the Kia wasn̵...

San Jose double shooting near Hwy 87 leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

(BCN) -- San Jose police are on the scene of a shooting early Tuesday that injured two people and has closed at least one lane of northbound Highway 87 near Willow Street, according to a 4:52 a.m. tweet from police. Thousands of people drawn to sideshow in Alameda One man and one woman were injured in the shooting. Police confirmed to KRON4 that the man has been pronounced dead, and the shooting occurred at an encampment. No further information was immediately available. The victims appear to have been living along nearby Guadalupe Creek, police said.No suspects have been arrested and no motive for the shooting has been determined. The investigation remains ongoing.

6,340 people, hundreds of youth are homeless in San Jose, annual census finds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

(KRON) -- The number of unhoused people counted across Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose dropped slightly compared to last year, according to preliminary results of a 2023 Point-in-Time homeless census released Tuesday.The data shows the overall number of homeless people counted this year decreased slightly, dropping 1.2% in Santa Clara County and 4.7% within San Jose city limits.The 2023 PIT Count provided insights into trends among key sub-populations, including families. There was a 36.5% increase in the number of homeless families counted across the county, 80% of whom were completely sheltered, the census found.The Point-in-Time Count is a census of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night. The results reflect "enormous challenges ahead," county housing officials wrote, in one of the most expensive places to live in America. "The PIT count is just a snapshot of one night so it is imprecise, but we can use the data, collected over ti...

21-year-old Concord man identified as victim of fatal 580 crash last week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

(BCN) -- A 21-year-old Concord man has been identified as the victim in a fatal collision involving four vehicles early Thursday morning on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau and the California Highway Patrol. Juan Moreno Alonso's Ford Mustang first rear-ended a Ford F-350 pickup truck around 3:30 a.m. in the far-left lane on eastbound Highway 580 at First Street. No one was injured in the crash and the driver of the pickup moved the vehicle to the right shoulder, CHP officials said. Inmate allegedly stabs deputies with ‘jail-made’ knife at Santa Clara County main jail But a Chevrolet pickup truck was allegedly traveling over the speed limit in the third lane from the left. The driver looked left to change lanes, switched and saw the Mustang ahead, CHP officials said. The Mustang was disabled in the second lane from the left. The driver was unable to brake, and the truck crashed into the right front passeng...

California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

(AP) — Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. Defense attorney for accused killer of Bob Lee withdraws from the case These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across California after a drought-busting winter of heavy rain and snow.“It’s a huge fuel source. If it was left untamed, it can grow very high. And then when the summer dries everything out, it’s perfect fuel for a fire,” said Jason Poupolo, parks superintendent for the city of West Sacramento, where goats grazed on a recent afternoon.Targeted grazing is part of California’s strategy to reduce wildfire risk because goats can eat a wide variety of vegetation and graze in steep, rocky terrain that’s hard to access. Backers say they’re an eco-friendly alternative to chemical herbicides or weed-wha...

Man carried assault rifle around apartment complex, knocked on random doors, Montgomery Co. police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

Police said they seized this privately manufactured short-barreled assault rifle. (Courtesy Montgomery County police)(Courtesy Montgomery County polic) Police said they seized this privately manufactured short-barreled assault rifle. (Courtesy Montgomery County police)(Courtesy Montgomery County polic) A Montgomery County, Maryland, man was arrested last month, after police say he walked around his Germantown apartment building carrying an assault rifle and knocking on random doors.Trevor Copeland, 30, of Silver Spring, was arrested April 27 and charged with multiple firearms-related charges, according to a news release. Police said that at the time of his arrest, Copeland was prohibited from possessing any firear...

Legislación busca limitar el aumento en el costo de renta en DC

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

Un proyecto de ley propuesto en el Concejo busca limitar el recién aprobado aumento a la renta en apartamentos controlados por DC.La medida tiene como fin disminuir de 8.9% a 6.9% el incremento en el pago de la renta durante dos años, según Robert White, autor de la pieza legislativa. En un comunicado enviado a Telemundo 44, el funcionario expresó que, aunque su primer intento fracasó, no quiere sentarse sin hacer nada por lo que quiere mantener el alquiler lo más bajo posible sin afectar el mercado inmobiliario y para que la gente pueda quedarse en sus casas.Algo que se está haciendo imposible según una activista comunitaria que dice estar asesorando a personas con orden de desalojo y que cada vez el número cre...

Maryland gas tax will go up to 47 cents per gallon in July

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

File - Fuel is pumped into a vehicle at a gas station in Mundelein, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. On Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for March. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)(AP/Nam Y. Huh) File - Fuel is pumped into a vehicle at a gas station in Mundelein, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. On Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for March. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)(AP/Nam Y. Huh) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Maryland motorists will have to dig a little deeper at the gas pump starting July 1.The state tax rate of a gallon of gas will increa...

Acusan a niño de 11 años por presuntos robos a mano armada en DC

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

Un niño de 11 años está acusado de delitos que incluyen robo a mano armada y asalto tars varios incidentes reportados en el noroeste de DC, informó la policía. Las autoridades buscan a un segundo sospechoso.El niño, del noreste de DC, fue arrestado el sábado en relación con tres delitos en el área de Park View, indicó la policía de DC. Su nombre no fue revelado.Se presume que el menor sacó un arma de fuego y le robó la bicicleta a una víctima el 21 de mayo en la cuadra 700 de Lamont Street NW, cerca de Georgia Avenue, en algún momento después de las 2 p.m., según la policía. Autoridades buscan a joven de 15 años acusado de homicidio en DC Acusada de asesinato en Rock Cre...

Judge orders Loudoun Co. schools turn over investigation into sexual assaults, rape

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:19 GMT

Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Va. (Courtesy Loudoun County) Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Va. (Courtesy Loudoun County) A Loudoun County, Virginia, judge is ordering the school system to make public its internal investigation into two sexual assaults and a rape that occurred on school grounds.The ruling is a win for Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who has been fighting to expose how he says the school district mishandled the incidents.Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge James P. Fischer ordered the county school system to turn over its investigation to prosecutors within seven days.The judge agreed with prosecutors from the Miyares’ office that the internal report on the 2021 sexual assaults ...