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Two dead, one injured in multi-vehicle collision on Vasco Road in Brentwood area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

BRENTWOOD — Two people were killed and one was injured in a multi-vehicle collision Monday morning on Vasco Road, the California Highway Patrol said.The names of the people killed were not immediately available as authorities worked to confirm their identities and notify their next of kin.The collision happened about 6:37 a.m. Monday on Vasco Road south of Walnut Boulevard.The CHP said its preliminary investigation indicated a Honda Fit with one occupant and a silver Nissan Altima with one occupant were traveling southbound on Vasco Road while a grey Acura Integra with one occupant was traveling northbound on Vasco Road.For unknown reasons, the Nissan collided with the rear of the Honda, then crossed over into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Acura, the CHP said.The Nissan and Acura drivers were pronounced deceased at the scene, the CHP said.The Honda driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | ...

'Agitated' vandalism suspect armed with metal pipe arrested in San Rafael

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who allegedly destroyed a large window and was seen swinging a large metal pipe was arrested Monday morning, according to the San Rafael Police Department. Officers responded at 7:10 a.m. on a report of in-progress vandalism in the 800 block of Francisco Boulevard East.At the scene, officers learned that a large window had been destroyed by the suspect. Officers obtained a description of the suspect from witnesses who said he was carrying and swinging a metal pipe. Man stabbed while walking his dog in San Rafael, suspect in custody The suspect was located a short time later by a San Rafael PD sergeant at the intersection of Tiburon and Belvedere streets. He was still carrying the large metal pipe, police said.The man was "agitated, screaming, and waving the pipe around," according to police. Officers attempted deescalation techniques, which had little effect. As the suspect reportedly continued to swing the pipe and not follow orders, officers were forced to arm th...

Suspect in 2022 San Jose homicide arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who was already serving time in an Arizona state prison on unrelated charges has been arrested in connection to a 2022 homicide that took place in San Jose, according to the San Jose Police Department. Noel Cortez was initially arrested in September of 2022 for a warrant out of Arizona. Fire at Civic Center BART Station creating transit delays Cortez was taken into custody and extradited to the Arizona State Prison Complex. San Jose PD Homicide Unit detectives later identified Cortez as the person responsible for a 2022 homicide.In that incident, officers responded on July 31, 2022 at around 3:55 p.m. to the 300 block of Umbarger Road on a report of a shooting. Officers arrived to find a man who was pronounced deceased at the scene. A second man transported himself to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.San Jose PD detectives took custody of Cortez on June 28 at the Arizona State Prison and extradited him back to San Jose. He was booked into the Santa C...

Boy dies in shooting near San Jose State University campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A boy died and a man was injured in a shooting just a block away from the San Jose State University campus on Friday, according to the San Jose Police Department. Family contracts COVID on board Ruby Princess cruise, medical records show Officers were called to the area of East Williams and 10th streets around 8:50 p.m. on reports of a person shot in the area. A man and a minor boy were both found at the scene with at least one gunshot wound. The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The boy was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW The motive and other circumstances surrounding this incident are being in...

Carolina Panthers inducting Julius Peppers, Muhsin Muhammad into Hall of Honor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers will induct defensive end Julius Peppers and wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad into the team’s Hall of Honor.The inductions will take place at Bank of America Stadium during halftime of the Oct. 29 game against the Houston Texans, the team announced Monday.Peppers, the No. 2 pick in 2002 draft, played 10 of his 17 NFL seasons with the Panthers and was selected to the league’s All-Decade Team in the 2000s and 2010s. He was a three-time All-Pro selection and ranks fourth in NFL history with 159 1/2 sacks, finishing in the top 10 in the league in sacks six times. He remains the only player in league history with at least 150 and 10 interceptions.Muhammad spent 11 of his 14 NFL seasons with Carolina and was chosen All-Pro in 2004. He remains second in franchise history with 696 receptions, 9,255 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns behind only Steve Smith Sr. Muhammad caught an 85-yard touchdown pass in Super Bowl 38 against New England, setti...

Rige en Perú emergencia sanitaria por el aumento de casos del síndrome de Guillain-Barré

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

(CNN Español) — Rige en Perú una emergencia sanitaria que el gobierno decretó mediante un decreto debido al aumento de casos del síndrome de Guillain-Barré.De acuerdo con la información oficial, la decisión fue tomada este sábado después de que las autoridades sanitarias detectaran un “incremento inusual” de casos de esta enfermedad autoinmune, que se caracteriza por ocasionar debilidad muscular o parálisis.Síndrome Guillain-Barré: qué es, cuál es su tratamiento, los riesgos y su causaLas autoridades dicen que hasta el 23 de junio se habían notificado 103 casos de dicho síndrome a nivel nacional, con un promedio mensual menor a 20 casos por mes.Sin embargo, el decreto destaca que, si bien hasta el 10 de junio se mantuvo un promedio semanal de casos similar al de los últimos dos años, en la semana epidemiológica 24 de este año (entre el 11 y el 17 de junio) se detectó un “leve incremento”.La emergencia sanitaria tendrá una duración de 90 días y le permit...

Field of Screams Maryland: Twice as big, hiring, and a movie in the works

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

Field of Screams Maryland, the annual Hollywood-caliber haunted attraction in Olney, Maryland, will be much bigger when it opens in September. (Courtesy Steelhead Events)Field of Screams Maryland, the annual Hollywood-caliber haunted attraction in Olney, Maryland, will be much bigger when it opens in September.The company that produces it is actively seeking employees for this fall’s event and recently signed a deal with a Hollywood production company for a movie that will turn the Field of Screams experience into a life-or-death big screen story.Steelhead Events said that due to record crowds, it has doubled the number of stations on the Super Screams Haunted Trail, a one-hour walk that will include 50 scenes with custom props and professional actors, including Skinner Shack, Infested House, Laser Maze and Clown Freak Show.The trail is 1.5 miles long.Field of Screams is also actively hiring for everything from haunt actors and makeup artists, to construction, ticket takers, securit...

Brighton man killed in early morning crash in Aurora

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police say a Brighton man died and a woman was hurt in an early morning crash in Aurora.It happened around 2:05 a.m. Monday near North Chambers Road and East 40th Avenue, according to the Aurora Police Department. Shooting suspect wanted after leading Aurora police on a chase Police say the man was driving a Honda Accord when he turned north onto Chambers from Interstate 70. He then rear-ended a Nissan Rogue SUV, which was stopped for a red light at the intersection.The Honda rolled once, killing its 26-year-old driver and hurting a woman passenger, police said. Neither was wearing a seat belt.The driver of the Nissan, a man, stayed on the scene for the investigation. The westbound off-ramp of Interstate 70 was closed for the investigation, as were the northbound lanes of Chambers.

Father and son among three arrested in Key West drug bust

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

A drug-related incident in Key West led to the arrest of three men, including a father and son, after they were found asleep at a storage locker business.James Richard Greer, 56, his son Hunter James Greer, 29, and Matthew Steven Bostrom, 33, have each been accused of trafficking methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to sell, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to these charges, Bostrom also faces accusations of providing law enforcement with a false name and causing property damage through criminal mischief.According to authorities, on Saturday around 10:21 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to a report at Storage Rentals of America on East Rockland Key concerning a suspicious individual sleeping in front of a rented locker. Upon opening the locker, authorities discovered two more individuals asleep inside. All three individuals were subsequently identified as the suspects and later arrested.Inside the locker, authorit...

Biden to meet with Erdoğan and Zelenskyy at NATO summit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:42 GMT

President Joe Biden will hold two high-profile bilateral meetings during the NATO summit this week, finding time to sit down one-on-one with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.The sessions, described to POLITICO by two people familiar with the planning, will come on the sidelines of the two-gathering of transatlantic allies this week.On Tuesday, Biden will sit down with Erdoğan to convince the autocrat that he should accept Sweden as NATO’s 32nd member. Erdoğan has blocked the move for more than a year, claiming that Stockholm was too cozy with Kurds that Ankara considers to be terrorists. The last few weeks have featured a flurry of diplomatic activity to break the deadlock, and Biden will likely aim to secure a pathway forward in his face-to-face chat.The meeting with Zelenskyy, which is planned for Wednesday but not finalized, would be equally as testy. Kyiv hopes NATO would provide Ukraine with a speedy path into the alliance, even though Biden and o...