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San Mateo County: Fake Snapchat account used to lure teenage girl ahead of sexual assaults, prosecutors say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

MENLO PARK — Two men in their 20s are facing several felony charges, including sexual assault and possession of child pornography, after using a Snapchat account with a fake name and outdated photos to convince a 16-year-old girl to meet, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.The alleged assaults took place in April of last year, when Menlo Park resident Sergio Caudillo Leon, 27, contacted the teen on Snapchat, authorities said. Leon picked the girl up at her San Jose home at 11 p.m. on April 6, according to the DA’s office, and told her to disable her phone’s location services, leaving her unable to be tracked online through the device.On their way to Leon’s home, they picked up 24-year-old Kevin Bladimir Cruz in East Palo Alto. At the Menlo Park home, the trio drank until the girl passed out, according to authorities.When the girl woke up, prosecutors said, she was being sexually assaulted by both men. She immediately demanded to be b...

Judge dismisses Oakland murder case at preliminary hearing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

OAKLAND — Seventeen months after he was arrested and charged with murder, an Oakland man was freed from jail when a judge determined there wasn’t ample evidence against him, court records show.Christopher Hunt, 37, was originally charged in the September 2021 shooting of 41-year-old Kanawa Long, of Hayward, based on eyewitness statements and video surveillance showing a Volvo speeding away from the homicide. But after Hunt’s preliminary hearing, Judge Kevin Murphy found prosecutors had failed to reach the low bar of probable cause required to advance the case further.Murphy’s ruling was made in February but has not been previously reported. Hunt’s lawyer, Marvin Lew, didn’t return requests for comment.Before the hearing, Lew filed court papers accusing Oakland police of filing false or misleading statements in court. Lew’s motion says a detective filed an affidavit saying the shooter was seen running toward a Volvo, when he was actually seen...

Extreme weather continues to batter most of the US

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

By Maryclaire Dale | Associated PressWASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — Emergency crews in suburban Philadelphia intensified their search Monday for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister who were swept away in a family car when torrential rains flooded a roadway.While the East Coast grappled with the aftermath of downpours that closed roads and rendered the water supply undrinkable in places, the West and other parts of the country contended with sizzling temperatures and unsafe air quality attributed to Canadian wildfires.In eastern Pennsylvania, authorities described Monday’s search for missing Matilda Sheils, 2, and her 9-month-old brother Conrad Sheils as a “massive undertaking” including 100 search crew members and numerous drones dispatched along a creek that drains into the Delaware River. The children are members of a Charleston, South Carolina, family that was visiting relatives and friends when they got caught in a flash flood Saturday.“As the...

49ers Hall of Famer Steve Young to join Menlo School girls flag football coaching staff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young and another former 49ers quarterback, John Paye, will be part of the Menlo School’s girls flag football coaching staff.The school announced on Monday that Young will be an assistant coach alongside athletic director Buffie Ward Williams and varsity baseball coach David Trujillo. Young’s daughter Summer, who letters in basketball and runs track, will be a senior this year. “We are excited to add girls flag football to our sport offerings and provide an opportunity for our female students to play a popular, fast-growing sport,” athletic director Earl Koberlein said in a press release.Paye, who will be the head coach, briefly played backup quarterback for the 49ers in the late 1980s.He coached the Knights’ girls basketball team to four section titles, and Paye won his 400th game as the school’s basketball head coach in December.“There’s certainly a good amount of excitement in the Menlo community,” Paye said of the girls flag football team in the pre...

A guide to making your senior move a smooth transition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

Moving can be a daunting task for individuals of any age, but it can be particularly challenging for seniors who may have accumulated a lifetime’s worth of belongings and attachments to their current home.However, with proper planning, organization and support, the process of senior moving can be much smoother and less stressful. Dayna Wilson, a Certified Senior Housing Professional, and top-performing Keller Williams Realtor, offers the following comprehensive guide to assist seniors and their family members as they begin to navigate the transition to a new home. Of course, each of her clients are unique and have a special set of circumstances she must consider. Ultimately, her goal is to create a smooth path to follow, for both her senior home sellers and their families, paved with ease and confidence.Wilson’s clients are impressed with her professionalism and the attention to detail she gives every project.“She pays attention to our needs and really cares about giving the best se...

Man's hand amputated after boat propeller accident at Lake Berryessa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

(BCN) -- A 39-year-old Richmond man had part of his hand amputated after suffering major injuries in a boating accident Sunday afternoon. The man fell off a boat at Lake Berryessa before he was struck by the vessel's propeller, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said. WATCH: SoMa food delivery driver carjacking caught on camera The accident was reported about 12:48 p.m. and a deputy found the Richmond man suffering from "major" lacerations on his hand and wrist. The deputy quickly applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, the sheriff's office said. CHP and the Napa County Sheriff's Office respond to boating accident at Lake Berryessa (Photo courtesy of Napa County Sheriff's Office)The man was not wearing a life jacket, but family members were able to pull him back up to the boat, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said. The victim had been riding on the front of the bow before he fell into the water, the sheriff's office said. He was airlifted to a hospital in Vacavi...

NCAA to operate a 2nd women’s postseason tourney for teams that don’t make NCAA Tournament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

The NCAA announced Monday it is creating another women’s college basketball tournament that it will operate like the men’s NIT as a second option for 32 teams that do not make the NCAA Tournament.The Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament, which will be first held this season, brings the men’s and women’s NCAA postseason opportunities to an equal number. An NCAA-operated second option for women was one of the key focuses of an external gender equity report on the NCAA.Women’s teams that didn’t make the NCAA Tournament in the past had the opportunity to play in an independently operated WNIT — with a 64-team field — in which teams bid to host games and paid most of their own travel expenses.Hosting in that tournament could cost a school tens of thousands of dollars if they advanced far enough.This past season was the 25th anniversary of that tournament, which saw Kansas beat Columbia for the championship. The women’s NIT has been a nice springboa...

Arrest in Gilgo Beach killings isn’t end of investigation, police say. Other deaths remain unsolved

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Detectives on Long Island are hunting for fresh clues about architect arrested in connection with a string of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings. They’re combing through storage units linked to Rex Heuermann and using DNA evidence to see if he’s connected to other cold cases.The ongoing work Monday marks an important new phase in a multi-agency investigation that — after years of dead ends and frustrations — led prosecutors to charge Heuermann with murder last Friday in the deaths of three of the 11 women whose remains were found buried along a remote beach highway in 2010 and 2011.Heuermann, who has lived for decades across a bay from where the remains were found, is also considered the prime suspect in the killing of a fourth victim. He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer said Heuermann denied committing the crimes.Investigators have said it’s unlikely just one person killed all of the victims, and they insist the probe is far from over after the...

Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s new ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, making them legal again for now

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s new ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, making them legal again for now.Source

Denver weather: Sizzling summer temps to cool with return of rain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Temperatures soared to the middle and upper 90s in Denver weather making a hot start to the workweek. Rain chances will increase in the coming days reducing the heat according to the Pinpoint Weather team, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Rain chances for the week ahead from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Passing clouds and mild nightThere will be some clouds moving across Denver and the Front Range Monday evening and overnight. There is a low chance for an isolated shower in the Colorado mountains and maybe a stray shower along the northern border near Wyoming and Nebraska. The wind will be fairly light in most places. Temperatures will be mild to warm during the overnight hours with the coolest readings in the high country.Forecast overnight lows by Tuesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: A few storms and hotTemperatures are forecast to reach the 90s again in metro Denver and along the Front Range. Afternoon highs in most places in northeast Colorado do...