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Suspect arrested in Oakley house party shooting that killed teen

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

OAKLEY — An 18-year-old Oakley man has been arrested on suspicion of homicide, nearly six weeks after a shooting at a house party killed one teenager and wounded three others, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man fatally stabbed in Oakland; suspect later arrested Crime and Public Safety | Man dies in Oakland hit-and-run traffic collision Crime and Public Safety | Second man charged in shooting death of East Bay barber Crime and Public Safety | Man gets 6 years, woman gets probation for Oakland shootout that killed bystander Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County to pay $7 million, reform jail training after settlement with family of Maurice Monk Oakley police detectives and agents with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Sean Karp on Thursday in the 900 block of 2nd Street in Brentwood, according to a statement from Oakley Police Chief Paul Beard.Karp remained in custody ...

VP Harris heads to Dubai with challenging tasks ahead

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

By Will Weissert and Chris Megerian | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will tackle two delicate tasks this weekend in Dubai: She’ll try to demonstrate U.S. environmental leadership despite President Joe Biden ‘s notable absence from an annual summit on climate change and she’ll work to nudge forward fragile efforts to shape the next phase of the war between Israel and Hamas.A White House official, who insisted on anonymity to preview Harris’ meetings, said she would sit down with regional leaders and outline proposals to “put Palestinian voices at the center” of planning next steps for the Gaza Strip after the conflict.The goal, the official said, is to have “a clear political horizon for the Palestinian people” that will ultimately bring together Gaza and the West Bank under unified leadership. Hamas runs the Gaza Strip while the Palestinian Authority administers semi-autonomous areas of the Israeli-occupied W...

Officials hoping to ID man found dead in Lake Mead barrel release simulated images of his face

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

By Jason Hanna and Sara Smart | CNNMore than a year after human remains were found in a barrel in the receding waters of Lake Mead, Nevada authorities on Wednesday released images they say are an approximation of the dead man’s face, hoping the images will spur the public to help investigators identify the person.The remains were the first of four sets found in 2022 in various parts of Lake Mead – the country’s largest reservoir, located in Nevada and Arizona – as the lake shrank amid a severe drought. Authorities have identified the other three people, but the identity of the first – who investigators believe was a homicide victim and died of a gunshot wound – still is unknown.The FBI created simulated images of the man’s face based on the recovered remains, officials in Nevada’s Clark County said Wednesday. The images show three angles of the simulated face. Anyone with information about the person’s identity should call the Clark County coroner’s office in Nevada, county official...

Vallejo man arrested after allegedly robbing two businesses in less than an hour

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

(KRON) – The Vallejo Police Department arrested a man for allegedly robbing two different businesses in one night.Vallejo police responded to a call reporting an armed robbery at a business on the 1000 block of Redwood Street at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 26.  One person stabbed and killed, Oakland PD investigates According to the police investigation, the manager of the business said an armed man dressed in black entered the store and demanded money from the cash register. The suspect then fled the scene, heading southbound on Broadway Street with a large sum of stolen money.VPD received another call reporting an armed robbery in progress at a business on the 400 block of Redwood Street approximately 15 minutes later. According to police, multiple witnesses inside the establishment reported a woman had sustained a gunshot wound, and a group of patrons managed to disarm and detain the robber.VPD officers arrived at the scene and arrested the suspect. The firearm used in ...

San Francisco is 8th worst city in US for driving, according to study

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- How bad is driving in San Francisco? According to a new study, it's the eighth worst city in the United States when it comes to driving. The study, published by traffic app company getcircuit.com, explored 80 U.S. cities.The survey gathered data from various sources and analyzed factors like traffic, fuel costs, and safety data. The City by the Bay placed eighth overall, behind New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, among others. Here’s where San Francisco ranks in terms of population loss in the past 5 years Top 10 worst cities for drivingHere's a look at the top 10 worst cities for driving, according to getcircuit.com:New York, NYChicago, ILLos Angeles, CABoston, MAWashington D.C.Houston, TXPhiladelphia, PASan Francisco, CAHonolulu, HIDallas, TXBut while San Francisco placed eighth overall, it was in the top three when it comes to hours spent in rush hour traffic every year, coming in behind only NYC and Washington D.C. According to the study, San Franci...

DeSantis says Florida GOP chair should resign amid rape allegation

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said state Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler should resign while police investigate a rape allegation against him.Ziegler hasn’t been charged, but the investigation comes as the 2024 election heats up. DeSantis is running for president, and the state GOP is working to reelect U.S. Sen. Rick Scott. Florida was also key to Republicans winning a slim majority in the U.S. House in 2022, and the party will be defending the newly won seats.“He’s innocent till proven guilty, but we just can’t have a party chair that is under that type of scrutiny,” DeSantis told reporters Tuesday night after appearing with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Fox News, according to a transcript provided by the DeSantis campaign. “The mission is more important.”DeSantis said Ziegler and his wife Bridget, a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, have been friends, but the allegations are too serious for Ziegler to stay in the position. He said he wasn...

Seattle Kraken to be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of upper body injury

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of an upper body injury, the team said Friday.Schwartz was injured during Seattle’s loss at Chicago on Tuesday night. He took one shift early in the third period and did not return to the game, and did not play on Thursday night in Toronto.Schwartz is second on the team in goals with eight and has 15 points in 23 games. He is the second top forward that will miss significant time for Seattle as the Kraken have been without Andre Burakovsky for more than a month after an upper body injury in October that required surgery. Burakovsky was expected to miss six-to-eight weeks but has been skating with the team recently.Schwartz is in his third season with the Kraken after spending his first 10 seasons with St. Louis. Schwartz dealt with injuries in his first season with Seattle, but last season played in 71 games and had 21 goals.The Kraken recalled Max McCormick from Coachella Valley of the AH...

Watch: Elk herd on the move near Castle Pines

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Each winter as snow piles up in the mountains, elk migrate to lower elevations in search of a stable food source.A spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife told FOX31 that when snowpack starts to cover vegetation in higher elevations, elk move to lower elevations to access ground plants. 3 Colorado snow tubing hills named best in US "In the winter months, we typically see more elk in counties along the Front Range (Boulder, Larimer, Jefferson, Douglas) and plains areas," public information officer for CPW's Northeast Region Kara Van Hoose wrote.A FOX31 viewer spotted a herd of elk on the move in Castle Pines Tuesday, and shared a photo and video of the sight.A herd of elk is seen on the move in Castle Pines, Colorado on Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Steve Armstrong)Van Hoose said this particular herd can not necessarily be defined as a migrating herd, as snow has not accumulated enough in the mountains to force them elsewhere."We're still a little early...

World Cup men's downhill race canceled due to heavy snowfall at Beaver Creek

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Heavy snowfall from the night before led to the cancellation of a men's World Cup downhill race on Friday in Beaver Creek, Colorado.This marks the third speed-race postponement by weather this season after two downhills in the area of Zermatt, Switzerland, couldn't be staged on Nov. 11 and 12 due to high wind. Ex-Colorado players were told they weren’t ready for Prime Time The Beaver Creek crew is working to prepare the Birds of Prey course for another downhill race Saturday, provided the weather holds. There's also a super-G event slated for Sunday.At first, the race Friday was delayed so the crew could work on the hill. But the amount of snow, coupled with low visibility, led to the decision to cancel.Switzerland's Niels Hintermann watches as crews inspect the course after competition was delayed during a men's World Cup downhill skiing race Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/John Locher)Crews clear snow from the course af...

Illinois appeals court affirms Jussie Smollett’s convictions for 2019 hate crime hoax

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:23:01 GMT

(CNN) — An Illinois appeals court on Friday affirmed “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct convictions for making false reports to the Chicago Police Department in 2019 that he was a victim of a hate crime.Smollett can appeal the decision to the Illinois Supreme Court.A jury found Smollett guilty in December 2021 of five out of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to police. He was sentenced in March 2022 to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in jail, and ordered to pay restitution of more than $120,000 and a fine of $25,000 for making false reports to police.Smollett was released from jail less than a week later, after an Illinois appeals court granted an emergency motion by his attorneys to delay his sentence and grant him bail until their appeal is resolved.The actor filed an appeal earlier this year arguing that prosecutors violated his due process rights, in part by not e...