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Shooting leaves 1 dead, another injured in Wilmington

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

Police are searching for at least one suspect after a deadly shooting Monday in Los Angeles’ harbor region that killed one man and sent another to the hospital, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  Calls about the shooting in the 1000 block of East M Street, near Sanford Street, in Wilmington came in at around 5:15 p.m. Details are limited and it’s unclear what led to the shooting, but authorities said a 50-year-old man was and a second unidentified male were suffering from gunshot wounds.  Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and transported both victims, where one of the victims succumbed to their injuries.  Aerial footage of the scene captured by Sky5 showed a heavy presence of first responders, as well as a canopy that was set up at the location.  L.A. police on the scene of a deadly shooting in Wilmington on Oct. 16, 2023. (KTLA)The shooting suspect, described a Hispanic male, approximately 25 years old, standing 5 foot 9 inches ...

Family trapped by flames when stolen car crashes into home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

Police in San Bernardino are searching for two suspects who fled the scene after crashing a stolen car into a home occupied by a family of three, causing a massive fire that trapped the residents in the backyard on Sunday. Officers with the San Bernardino Police Department responded to the 911 call in the 3100 block of Casa Loma Drive at around 4 a.m. on Oct. 15.  The stolen Kia crashed into a child’s room, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized to help the family, who are now homeless, relocate. Body-worn camera footage released by the San Bernardino Police Department shows heavy flames coming from the home on their arrival.  Flames shoot from a San Bernardino home after two suspects crashed a stolen Kia into the house and fled the scene on Oct. 15, 2023. (SBPD)“Responding officers from the communications center were updated that several occupants from inside the home fled to the rear yard but were now trapped as the fire began to grow,” a SBPD news release state...

With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week’s rampage by Hamas was near total collapse.U.S. President Joe Biden planned to travel to Israel on Wednesday to signal White House support for the country and to Jordan to meet with Arab leaders. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the trip early Tuesday in Tel Aviv during his second visit to Israel in less than a week amid fears that the fighting could expand into a broader regional conflict.In Gaza, hospitals were on the verge of losing electricity, threatening the lives of thousands of patients, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced from their homes searched for bread. Israel maintained punishing airstrikes across Gaza as a ground invasion loomed, while Hamas militants kept up a barrage of rocket attacks, a...

Four-bedroom home in Milpitas sells for $2.6 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

521 Shelley Court – Google Street ViewA 2,590-square-foot house built in 1997 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 500 block of Shelley Court in Milpitas was sold on Sept. 25, 2023. The $2,600,000 purchase price works out to $1,004 per square foot. This two-story home offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and three baths. Additionally, the house comes with a two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:In May 2023, a 1,545-square-foot home on Escuela Place in Milpitas sold for $1,701,000, a price per square foot of $1,101. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,913-square-foot home on the 600 block of Troon Court in Milpitas sold in March 2023, for $2,718,000, a price per square foot of $933. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Donahe Place, Milpitas, in March 2023, a 792-square-foot home was sold for $164,500, a price per square foot of $208...

FBI investigating bomb threats emailed to private schools in Fremont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

FREMONT – Bomb threats were emailed to a pair of private schools Monday in Fremont, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | One of two killed in Richmond triple shooting identified Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man arrested for wrong-way intoxicated driver after Highway 101 crash Crime and Public Safety | East Oakland shooting leaves teenager dead on Saturday night Crime and Public Safety | Man killed in Oakland’s 101st homicide is identified Crime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot in Oakland’s 100th homicide of the year Students at the four campuses operated by the two schools were sent home out of an abundance of caution, the Fremont Police Department said in an advisory. The schools were not named in the advisory, and a spokesperson for the department did not immediately return a message seeking additional details about the incident.Around 6:25 a.m., the schools recei...

Two Nuestra Familia leaders get 14 years in federal prison for murder conspiracies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

OAKLAND — Two of the most powerful people within the secretive and violent Nuestra Familia prison gang have been sentenced to 14-and-a-half years in federal prison after admitting to involvement in conspiracies to kill subordinate gang members across California, court records show.Samuel Luna, 48, and Antonio Guillen, 58, were both sentenced by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to 175 months in federal prison. Both men pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy involving murder plots that authorities say were only thwarted because federal investigators were secretly listening as the two talked on their contraband prison cellphones.Both men are already serving life in state prison for violent crimes, but federal prosecutors hope the federal prison sentence will isolate them and inhibit their influence over the Nuestra Familia, a prison gang that runs the massive network of Norteño gangs in Northern and Central California.Guillen, according to authorities, is one of thre...

Former A's pitcher retires, blasts owner John Fisher in video

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

(KRON) -- Longtime MLB relief pitcher Trevor May announced his retirement from baseball on Monday, and he made some noise on his way out. May, who pitched for the Oakland A's in 2023, blasted Oakland owner John Fisher in a live Twitch video announcing the retirement. "To the A's organization and every single person part of it, I love all of you, every single one of you -- except for one guy," the nine-year veteran said. "And we all know who that guy is." Assistant coach Alyssa Nakken interviews for Giants manager position "Sell the team, dude. I tried to get a 'Sell' shirt and it didn't get here fast enough. Just sell it, man. Let someone who actually takes pride in the things they own own something." The "Sell" shirts May referred to were created by A's fans hoping to pressure Fisher into selling the team and are now common to see in the crowd at the Oakland Coliseum. The team announced a potential move to Las Vegas in April. May's rant against Fisher continued for two minutes. H...

5 accused of SF Walgreens wagon heist plead not guilty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Five people are charged with participating in an organized crime ring after they allegedly rushed into a San Francisco Walgreens store with a wagon, and filled it up with stolen merchandise.On Monday, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the defendants have been charged with numerous felonies in connection to the October 11 burglary.According to San Francisco police, officers saw a group of eight people rush into the Walgreens at 965 Geneva Avenue. The group was wearing masks, carrying empty bags, and pulling a wagon cart, police said. The group began quickly filling their bags and the wagon with store merchandise. "They grabbed everything they can get their arms around," San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott said. SFPD officers were watching. When officers confronted the "brazen" thieves, a foot pursuit ensued out of the store, prosecutors said. Officers were able to catch up with six suspects and arrest them. The sixth person arrested was a 16 y...

Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president’s criticism of Gaza siege

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president comparing Israel’s siege of Gaza to the actions of Nazi Germany. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has doubled down on his criticism of Israel and suggested that his country may need to suspend diplomatic relations with Israel, while his foreign minister has suggested Israel’s ambassador should leave the country.In a statement published Sunday, Israel’s foreign ministry said that Petro’s recent statements on X, previously known as Twitter, “inflame antisemitism” and “threaten the safety of the Jewish community in Colombia.” The Israeli government said it called Colombia’s ambassador to a meeting in which she was informed that defense cooperation between the countries would be suspended.Colombia currently has diplomatic relations with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and ...

Biden will head to Jordan Wednesday following visit to Israel amid concern that conflict could grow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:39 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Jordan on Wednesday to meet with Arab leaders following his trip to Israel as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict.White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday evening that Biden would go to Jordan where he would meet with King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “We’ve been crystal clear about the need for humanitarian aid to be able to continue to flow into Gaza. That has been a consistent call by President Biden and certainly by this entire administration,” Kirby said. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s travel to Israel as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire and as Israel prepares for a possible ground attack on the 141-square-mile (365-square-kilometer) territory to root out Hamas militants responsible for what U.S. and Israeli official...