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Contra Costa DA charges suspect in fatal Hercules chase, collision that killed a mother and her 6-year-old son

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

MARTINEZ — A 20-year-old Vallejo man was charged Tuesday with two counts of murder and other crimes in connection with a police pursuit in West County that ended in a car crash that killed a mother and her 6-year-old son, authorities said.The two counts of murder filed against Ralph White III come with enhancements for “committing the offenses while on bail,” the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday, without elaborating.Hercules police said an officer attempted to pull White over, but he drove off and led police on a chase before crashing into a Nissan driven by 31-year-old Ryniqueka Dowell. She died as a result of the crash and her twin 6-year-old sons, Jamani and Jamari Humble, who were in the Nissan, were taken to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, where Jamari was pronounced dead Monday. Jamani suffered a broken leg and other injuries, authorities said.The crash happened after Hercules police responded to a Contra...

Timeline: Violence in San Francisco Bay Area schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- School safety and violence is thrown back into a roiling national debate this week after three children and three adults were shot to death at a Christian school in Nashville. The suspect, Audrey Hale, was a former student of The Covenant School."School violence" is a broad term, according to the National Association of School Psychologists. "Sadly, it includes rare, tragic, devastating school shootings. In addition, school violence includes more covert behaviors that increase fear and diminish school safety, such as threats of injury at school, weapons possession, and harassment," NASP wrote. Teachers said school violence has more than doubled nationwide since the pandemic began, according to a new survey conducted by EAB researchers. Nearly 85 percent of teachers said students' ability to self-regulate, socialize, and build relationships with peers plummeted compared to pre-pandemic. Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9, was one of six victims fatally shot at school in Nash...

Sexual assault lawsuits filed against Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Two lawsuits were filed against Bellarmine College Prep in connection with the school's role in enabling alleged sexual abuse in the 1960s and 70s, court documents show. The person who filed the lawsuit was a 15-year-old student at the San Jose prep school, located at 960 W Hedding St, in the 1969-70 school year, per the lawsuit. He claims he was abused by Brother William “Bill” Farrington, and the abuse was enabled by the school. According to attorney Mary Bajo, Farrington performed a "hernia check" on the victim every time he visited the infirmary, even if he was in for knee or hand injuries. Woman accused of deadly San Jose hit-and-run identified “Farrington wasn’t authorized to perform hernia checks,” Bajo said. “To our knowledge, he had no medical training. He certainly was not a licensed doctor or certified nurse. This was a huge red flag that Bellarmine should have seen and put a stop to Farrington’s behavior.”The lawsuit said the incidents bega...

Luke Voit guaranteed $2M in 1-year deal with Brewers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — First baseman Luke Voit has a $2 million major league salary in his one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, and the former big league home run champion can earn an additional $3 million in performance bonuses.Voit’s contract, announced Monday, includes a $12 million team option for 2024 with no buyout.He can earn $500,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500 plate appearances in 2023.If assigned to the minor leagues, his 2023 salary would be $200,000.Voit attended spring training on a minor league contract and opted out last week, then agreed to the major league deal. He hit a two-run homer off Colorado’s Ryan Feltner in an 8-1 spring training win Tuesday, leaving Voit with a .310 batting average, three homers and six RBIs in Cactus League games.The 32-year-old hit .226 with 22 homers, 69 RBIs and a .308 on-base percentage in 135 games with the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals last season, when he had a $5.45 million salary.Voi...

Five planets visible in Colorado Tuesday evening

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A rare space event is happening on Tuesday night and it will be visible in Colorado. Five planets will be lining up in the night sky and will be visible all at once. The five planets will be Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Mars. To see this event, you will want to look towards the west just after sunset. The sunset will be at 7:20 p.m. in Denver on Tuesday. The event will only last for about 30 minutes after sunset before Jupiter and Mercury dip below the horizon. Most of Colorado will see mostly clear or partly cloudy skies Tuesday evening.

Surreal 360: A Salvador Dali experience combines art and technology

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

Miami is filled with art, from graffiti in Wynwood, to the pop art of Romero Britto. Now art lovers can enjoy the surrealist works of Salvador Dali when they go to the Ice Palace. The place is bringing Dali’s work to life with augmented reality and immersive experiences, so guests can feel like they’re part of the artwork.There’s only one way to experience Salvador Dali’s artwork, and that’s at the surreal 360: A Salvador Dali experience at the Ice Palace West.Sotsantyago Bermudez: “Surreal 360 is a brand new experience where we are trying to put art and technology altogether. You’re going to be able to see lithographs, sculptures, and everything is going to be with augmented reality.”The artist’s funky and surrealistic style was a perfect fit to bring to Miami.Sotsantyago Bermudez: “We chose to showcase Dali’s artwork because we thought Miami wasn’t surreal enough, so we chose to put a little more surrealism in...

Firefighters continue to battle large fire in New Bedford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

Firefighters continued to battle flames at a rooming house in New Bedford Tuesday where officials said at least one person was killed.Witnesses said some people jumped out of windows to escape. Still contending with the fire Tuesday night, crews said they were concerned others might still be stuck in the building. Firefighters could be seen pouring water on the four-story structure on the corner of Tallman Street and Acushnet Avenue around 9 p.m., waiting for smoke to settle to allow them to search the building for people who may be trapped. Speaking with 7NEWS, officials said at least one person remained unaccounted for. Officials announced earlier Tuesday afternoon that at least one person had died. Five other people were taken to the hospital, with three in serious condition.New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger said crews responded to the fire after receiving reports of fire around 3:00 p.m.Kruger said the building was rendered structurally unsafe when part of the roof c...

Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond quits social media to focus on mental health

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

Chicago Bulls bigman Andre Drummond announced Tuesday he was quitting social media and changing his phone number because of concerns for his mental health.“Deleting all my social apps, my management will take over. Also changing my number,” Drummond wrote on Twitter.“Time to focus on my mental health,” he continued. “If you too are struggling with your mental health, you are not alone — it’s okay to ask for help.”Drummond’s message was also posted on his Instagram account.Drummond discussed prioritizing his mental health and finding opportunities to focus on his well-being last year in a National Basketball Players Association video and said, “I caught myself focusing on the wrong things, allowing my everyday life to stress me out.”The former UConn Husky did not elaborate on what drove him to this decision. The announcement came a day after Drummond recorded 11 points and eight rebounds in the Bulls’ loss to the...

Bruins drop 2-1 decision to Nashville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

The table was set for celebration on Tuesday night at the Garden, but the Bruins didn’t show up for dinner.With the Tampa Bay Lightning beating the Carolina Hurricanes, the B’s had a chance to clinch the Presidents’ Trophy while simultaneously recording a Bruins’ record for wins in a season. But the B’s shot blanks all night and absorbed just their fourth regulation loss at home, a 2-1 decision to the Nashville Predators.Cody Glass scored late in the second period and it held up until old friend Jeremy Lauzon scored an empty-netter.David Pastrnak scored with less than a second left, but the B’s would have to wait another night to clinch the inevitable.The teams played a messy, scoreless first period in which neither team could cash in on multiple power play opportunities. The Preds had a 30-second 5-on-3 that they did nothing with while the B’s went went 0-for-3 on their chances.The B’s best chance came on the penalty kill when Brandon...

Celtics’ chances of No. 1 seed slip with bad loss to lowly Wizards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:22 GMT

Malcolm Brogdon said after the Celtics’ win over the Spurs on Sunday that their goal over the final stretch of the regular season is to reclaim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.Two days later, they played like they didn’t want it, and their chances of grabbing the top seed now look slim.With a critical matchup against the first-place Bucks looming on Thursday in Milwaukee, the Celtics were caught overlooking the lottery-bound Wizards. The C’s produced one of their worst defensive performances of the season and continued their alarming theme of not getting up for inferior opponents in an ugly 130-111 loss.The Celtics’ chances of earning the No. 1 seed aren’t completely gone, but are highly unlikely after this loss. They fell to 2.5 games back of the Bucks – who could push it to three games on Wednesday night in Indiana – with just six games remaining.Boston looked like it was turning a corner after three consecutive dominant efforts in wins over the Kings, Pacers and Spurs, b...