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Francisco Rojas Killed in Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident on Barrington Drive [Palm Desert, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

48-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Pedestrian Collision on Country Club DrivePALM DESERT, CA (August 14, 2023) – Wednesday night, Francisco Rojas was killed in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Barrington Drive.The incident happened around 10:15 p.m., at the intersection of Country Club Drive and Barrington Drive on August 9th.According to reports, the driver of a vehicle struck a pedestrian under unknown circumstances. Upon impact, the driver fled the scene without rendering aid or contacting police.First responders found the pedestrian on the eastbound lanes of Country Club Drive. Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Authorities later identified him as 48-year-old Rojas, of Palm Desert.Moreover, Palm Desert police are still searching for the hit-and-run driver who fled after the collision.At this time, officials urge anyone with further information to contact local officers as soon as possible.No words can mend the broke...

One Killed, Several Others Injured in Multi-Vehicle Collision on Interstate 90 [Moses Lake, WA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

Traffic Accident on Interstate 90 Resulting in One Fatality, Multiple InjuredMOSES LAKE, WA (August 14, 2023) – Wednesday afternoon, one person died following a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 90.On August 2nd, deputies were dispatched following a deadly multi-vehicle crash that happened in the eastbound lanes, the Washington State Patrol said.Investigation showed that a vehicle headed eastbound attempted to pass other vehicles when it slammed into gravel and overturned several times.As a result, the driver was ejected from the vehicle, and the vehicle was sent over to the westbound lanes causing a collision with another driver.Furthermore, at least nine people sustained injuries and authorities transported them to a hospital.Moments later, the ejected driver was pronounced dead at the scene.In addition, the police have not yet released the identity of the deceased as well as the identities of the injured people.Consequently, the deputies blocked all lanes of the interst...

Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco steps away from team as MLB investigates social media posts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

(CNN) — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco will not be with the team during its current road trip due to the situation surrounding social media posts involving Franco, the Rays said Monday.Tampa Bay and Franco have mutually agreed that he’ll be placed on the Restricted List, administrative leave that allows Franco to not count against the 26-man roster.Additionally, Major League Baseball is investigating the posts, an MLB official told CNN on Monday.Neither MLB nor the Rays gave any details on the posts.“We support any steps taken by the league to better understand the situation,” the Rays said in a statement. “Out of respect for all parties involved, we have no further comments at this time.”The Rays said they became “aware” of circulating posts involving Franco during Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians and “are in close contact with Major League Baseball as it conducts...

One of America’s first brewpubs, Buffalo Bill’s in Hayward, is back in business

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

There was much crying into pumpkin ale last year when Buffalo Bill’s Brewery – one of the first brewpubs in America – announced it was closing after nearly four decades in Hayward.The brewery had been an iconic meeting place for both beer lovers and community members. It had a special spot in the early history of craft brewing and was said to be the progenitor of the nation’s first commercially produced pumpkin beer. One of its tap handles is even stored at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.“It’s a tragedy, and we’re losing a symbol of Hayward. It’s hard to imagine how it will be replaced,” the then-president of the Hayward Chamber of Commerce said at the time.Well, folks need to imagine no longer, because as of August,Buffalo Bill’s Brewery is suddenly back open. And new owner Alejandro Gamarra, who runs several Mexican restaurants in Hayward, plans to keep it pretty much the same as before – though he does have plans for spicing up its lineup of bee...

Review: High-flying ‘Corteo’ finds Cirque du Soleil wrestling with somber themes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

The unbearable lightness of being buoys “Corteo” to dizzying new heights.Dazzling in its sheer athleticism, artistry, and aching existentialism, the first Cirque du Soleil show to fly into the Bay Area since the pandemic will leave you moved and exhilarated.Framed by the death of a clown, “Corteo,” which means procession in Italian, is part meditation on mortality and part heart-pounding celebration of being alive. Shot through with wild Fellini-style tableaus, this surreal circus dream kicked off a Bay Area run at San Jose’s SAP Center and is headed to Oakland and San Francisco. While it lacks the whimsy and intimacy of the troupe’s signature big top, writer/director Daniele Finzi Pasca transforms the SAP Center into a theater framed by ornately painted scrims and dotted with bejeweled chandeliers from which astounding aerialists dangle and swing.In this fantasy realm, a sad sack clown named Mauro (Mauro Mozzani) has his life flash before his eyes in a tragicomic blur, ...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in San Jose in the week of July 31

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

A house in San Jose that sold for $4.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in San Jose in the past week.In total, 26 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.2 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $985.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of July 31 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.2 million, single-family home in the 1500 block of Guadalajara DriveThe 2,417 square-foot detached house in the 1500 block of Guadalajara Drive in San Jose has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in July and the total purchase price was $2,200,000, $910 per square foot. The house was built in 1965. The house features four bedrooms and three bathrooms.Guadalajara Drive9. $2.3 million, single-family residence in the 2900 block of Cottle AvenueThe property in the 2900 block of Cottle Avenue in...

Kurtenbach: What’d I miss? A summer’s worth of takes on the Warriors, Giants, Niners, and Pac-12

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

What’d I miss?I’ve spent the last two months on paternity leave, being bossed around by a nine-month-old, and working on the schedule of a little girl as headstrong and opinionated as her dad.It was the most rewarding summer of my life.And while I tried to keep up with the day’s news, between cleaning bottles, car naps, freeze-dried strawberries, walks, the Ferber method, and Daddy Disco Breakfasts, some things fell through the cracks.Ok, most things fell through the cracks.So let’s catch up together.Chris Paul is a WarriorI wrote about this when it happened from an airport hotel next to Heathrow, and it took a few days to deduce that it was not, in fact, a jet-lagged induced fever dream.Let’s be honest about what this move was: a salary dump.They were wrong, I was wrong — we were all wrong about Jordan Poole. I forgive us, though, because we were drunk off one ascendant season and an improbable title. Sobriety arrived last season with a punch to the fa...

More victims in Danville murder-suicide identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

(KRON) -- Two children who died in a suspected murder-suicide in Danville last week have been identified. Evelyn Isailovic, 13, and her sister Amelia Isailovic, 11, both died in the incident, according to a GoFundMe established to assist their family.An adult who also died in the incident was previously identified as 44-year-old Nemanja Isailovic, of Danville. Evelyn and Amelia are believed to have been his children.Photo: GoFundMe"Evie and Amelia were bright lights in our community," read the GoFundMe. "Both loved school, had many friends and enjoyed many activities. Evie loved to play bass clarinet and Amelia had recently started learning to play the trombone." Mother confirms human remains found near Castle Rock Park were Katie Schneider’s The girls, along with their father, were found dead inside their Danville home last Wednesday around 5:20 p.m. when officers arrived to conduct a welfare check. “Officers entered the residence and found three bodies, an adult and two juvenile...

Woman who brandished gun in parking dispute had child in car: Pacifica PD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman who was arrested Sunday after allegedly brandishing a loaded handgun during a parking dispute had a child in the car at the time, according to the Pacifica Police Department. Pacifica PD officers responded at around 2:41 p.m. Sunday to the Linda Mar parking lot of 495 Linda Mar Boulevard to a reported parking dispute involving a firearm. Video captures mob of robbers swarming Nordstrom in Los Angeles mall An officer arrived on the scene and made contact with the person who called in the incident. A description of the suspect and the vehicle involved was given to the officer, police said. After conducting an extensive search of the area, officers located the suspect vehicle parked on the 100 block of Rockaway Beach Avenue. The suspect, 36-year-old Christina Villalobos of Pittsburg, was detained without incident.Further investigation revealed that Villalobos had allegedly threatened three people with a loaded handgun during a dispute over parking. She had a child i...

Felon with 'ugly life' sentenced for DUI Sonoma County crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who boasted to police that he lives an "ugly life," and he enjoys it, was sentenced to serve over two decades in prison for a DUI crash, prosecutors said Monday.Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez said, "This defendant has lived his entire adult life committing serious criminal offenses, and simply put, the community is safer with him incarcerated."Jose Angel Mendez Torres, 36, of Watsonville, was handed a maximum prison sentence on Friday by Judge Mark Urioste. He was sentenced to serve more than 24 years in state prison.During Torres' trial in June, a jury found the felon guilty of robbery, commercial burglary, Driving Under the Influence of a drug causing great bodily injury, fleeing a police officer, and possession of tear gas. Torres had previously been convicted of a prior "strike" offense.Prosecutors said Torres went on a two-day crime spree in Sonoma County in August of 2022. He entered a 76 gas station and violently ripped a cash register from th...