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Amtrak train fatally hits person walking on Berkeley tracks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

BERKELEY — An Amtrak train hit and killed a person who was illegally walking on the tracks Wednesday, authorities said.Police were called to the tracks in the area of Harrison Street about 5:35 p.m. and found the person dead at the scene. Authorities did not identify the person immediately, pending confirmation and notification of relatives.Amtrak spokesperson Kelly Just the the train involved was traveling from Sacramento to Oakland and had 45 passengers and crew. None of them were injured.Amtrak and police said the person trespassed on the tracks.

Judge denies request to release accused Oakland child killer to Sacramento and Vacaville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

OAKLAND — An Alameda County judge has denied a defense request to release a 22-year-old man who is accused of beating a 2-year-old boy to death while forcing the child’s mother to prostitute herself in Oakland, court records show.Keonte Harris, 22, of Antioch, was charged last March with assault causing death of 2-year-old Jamari Madkins, on top of previously filed charges that he trafficked Jamari’s 17-year-old mother. Harris allegedly buried the boy’s body in Napa County, with the help of 21-year-old Joel Saavedra, a Suisun City resident who has denied the allegations.Saavedra was released from jail in May, after Judge James Cramer agreed to waive his $500,000 bail. But at a Sept. 19 court hearing, Cramer denied a defense motion to release Harris to live with a relative in Sacramento and work at a roof panel manufacturing company in Vacaville.The defense argued Harris would not be a flight risk and that he was constitutionally entitled to bail. Harris remai...

Couture a ‘longshot’ for next week’s opener; what does Sharks’ center depth look like without him?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

SAN JOSE – Although Logan Couture could start to skate again sometime in the next few days, San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn indicated that it’s unlikely the team’s captain will be available to play in a week’s time.“It’s probably a longshot as we stand here,” Quinn said Thursday morning before the Sharks played the Los Angeles Kings in Salt Lake City in their final preseason game.Couture, 34, hasn’t skated since the start of training camp as he’s been considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury. He has felt better in recent days, Quinn has said, but would seemingly still need to be able to practice at full speed and improve his conditioning before he’s ready to play.The Sharks begin the regular season next Thursday against the reigning Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights. That starts a treacherous four-game homestand with ensuing dates against Colorado, Carolina, and Boston on Oct. 14, 17, and 19, respectively. Those four teams ...

New Agatha Christie mystery in San Jose is not your average Agatha Christie mystery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

It’s been a little over a hundred years since Agatha Christie burst onto the literary scene in 1920 with the first of her detective novels, introducing her eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.Over the years her “cozy” mysteries have been much imitated, sometimes lampooned or reacted against by later waves of mystery writers, but they’ve also remained wildly popular.Guinness World Records names Christie the world’s best-selling fiction writer ever. Her stage murder mystery “The Mousetrap” is the world’s longest-running play, showing continuously on London’s West End since 1952 (a 14-month COVID shutdown notwithstanding).And adaptations of her work just keep on coming. “A Haunting in Venice” is currently in cinemas, director/star Kenneth Branagh’s third movie based on Christie’s Poirot mysteries.Now TheatreWorks Silicon Valley brings us “Mrs. Christie,” Heidi Armbruster’s play about an actual mystery in Agatha Christie’s own life — her still-unexplained 11-day disappearan...

19-year-old Stockton man arrested in connection with double shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

(BCN) -- Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a shooting in Stockton that injured two men Tuesday evening. Alejandro Fernandez was arrested following a traffic stop on a vehicle related to the shooting and a search of a related residence, police said. Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to North El Dorado Street and Swain Road on reports of shots fired. 3 suspects arrested in Sunnyvale attempted murder case A 23-year-old man was found with a graze gunshot wound and another man, 35, was located across the street with a gunshot wound.Both men were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive. According to police, both victims did not appear to have been involved in the original altercation that led to the shooting. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

3 suspects arrested in Sunnyvale attempted murder case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

(KRON) - The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety announced the arrest of three suspects in an attempted murder case last week. On Sept. 12, SDPS responded to gunshots and a vehicle collision in the Hawthorn and Arbutus Avenue area, where officers found a wounded man. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head. According to police, the man received immediate treatment and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance.   Union City stabbing leaves 1 dead, 2 injured, suspect on the loose In the police investigation, detectives identified three suspects: Elder Caballero-Valencia; Destinee Armenta; and Raymond Gantt. A coordinated muti-agency operation was conducted to apprehend the suspects on Sept. 28. SDPS SWAT team and Stanislaus County Sheriff’s SWAT team apprehended Caballero-Valencia and Armenta in Modesto. SDPS officers apprehended Gantt in Sunnyvale the same day. Stockton Police Department’s SWAT team assisted the SDPS in serving a search warrant at a residence in St...

BART to suspend trips between Pleasant Hill, Concord stations for 2 weekends

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

(BCN) -- BART rides between the Pleasant Hill and Concord stations will be suspended for two weekends later this month to give way to the transit agency's work to clear potentially hazardous trees from the trackway, agency officials said.Passengers were advised to anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes on the weekends of Oct. 14-15 and Oct. 28-29. BART officials said travelers have to get off their train at either Pleasant Hill or Concord and then board a free bus provided by County Connection to the next station in the direction of their destination to continue their trip.For San Francisco-bound riders who want to avoid the bus shuttles, they are advised to start their trips at Pleasant Hill.BART officials said that on each night of the weekend shutdowns, the last scheduled departure from Antioch to Concord that normally leaves at 11:48 p.m. will be canceled. Passengers traveling west from Antioch are urged to take the earlier train at 11:28 p.m.BART crews will remove potentially ha...

Bucks’ Middleton remains limited in practice, but he’s optimistic about starting the season on time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton remains limited in practice but said Thursday he’s hopeful about starting the season on time as he recovers from surgery on his right knee.“That’s the plan,” the three-time All-Star said after the Bucks’ practice. “Sometimes things change, but so far I’ve been on pace with everything I’ve been doing. We’ll go over the schedule again and see where I’m at, see how I feel and just keep track of things that way. I don’t want to set a hard date for when I’ll be out there because it’s all about feel and comfort.”Middleton says he feels fine, but he’s only participated in individual workouts so far in his first season since signing a three-year, $102 million contract to stay with the Bucks. The 6-foot-7 wing underwent surgery after the Bucks’ first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat.“No setbacks,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said. ”He’s still on track and he’s working out hard every day. He looks good out the...

Burrow, Bengals try to push past shaky start to season against the Cardinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-3) at ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-3)Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, FoxBETTING LINE: Bengals by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Cincinnati 0-3-1; Arizona 3-1SERIES RECORD: Tied 6-6.LAST MEETING: Cardinals beat Bengals 26-23 on Oct. 6, 2019.LAST WEEK: Bengals lost to Titans 27-3; Cardinals lost to 49ers 35-16.BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (29), SCORING (31)BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (31), PASS (14), SCORING (18)CARDINALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (12), RUSH (6), PASS (22), SCORING (18)CARINDALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (26), RUSH (24), PASS (24), SCORING (25)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Bengals plus-2; Cardinals plus-3.BENGALS PLAYER TO WATCH: Hard to go with anyone other than QB Joe Burrow, one of the league’s young stars who has struggled so far this season with a calf injury. He’s completing just 58% of his passes and has thrown two TDs and two interceptions.CARDINALS PLAYER TO WATCH: Rookie WR Michael Wilson had the first two TD catches...

Spanish charity protests Italy’s impounding of rescue ship for multiple rescues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:04 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Italy has impounded the Spanish charity rescue ship Open Arms for violating rules by Italy’s right-wing government banning multiple rescues at sea, the charity said Thursday. The boat is blocked from leaving the port of Carrera in Tuscany for 20 days and the charity has been levied a fine of between 3,000 and 10,000 euros ($3,200-$10,500), the charity Open Arms said.Open Arms called the sanctions a violation of the law of the sea that requires boats to rescue people in distress. It said it was being punished for rescuing 176 people in three operations, including people of “extreme vulnerability.” Italy assigned a port after the first two rescues of 69 people in international waters Saturday. Open Arms said it then received a mayday call from the Seabird aerial surveillance charity that another migrant boat was in danger, overcrowded with 109 people. After ascertaining its ship was the only rescue boat in the area, Open Arms said, it informed authorities that the c...