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East bay driver dies following traffic stop and chase

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

A driver who fled a traffic stop later died during a police chase when he crashed his vehicle Thursday night in Brentwood.Brentwood police said an officer was patrolling the area of Sand Creek Road and O’Hara Avenue at 7:06 p.m., when he saw a vehicle commit a vehicle code violation. After stopping the vehicle, the officer observed that the driver appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, police said.According to police, the driver drove off in the middle of the traffic stop and the officer followed in a pursuit. Shortly thereafter, the driver crashed his vehicle, and though officers provided aid, he ultimately succumbed to his injuries and died on the scene.Police are not releasing the name of the driver pending notification of relatives. The Contra Costa County District Attorney Investigators are conducting an investigation per county protocol.Any witness or person who has any information regarding this investigation, is asked to callBrentwood Police Department Dispatch at 92...

NorCal softball championship preview: St. Francis gets shot at revenge, back-to-back titles

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

Division I: St. Francis at Hollister, 4 p.m.St. Francis didn’t have to wait very long for a chance at revenge. Exactly one week after Hollister stunned St. Francis 4-0 in the Central Coast Section Open Division title game, the Mountain View school will get a shot at retribution on Saturday.This time, No. 2 seed St. Francis will travel to top-seeded Hollister for the NorCal Division I championship. “I’m pumped and ready for it,” said St. Francis junior Kate Munnerlyn, whose team won the NorCal Division I title last season. “We want that redemption.”These are undoubtedly the best teams in the region. St. Francis enters Saturday with a 28-3 record and a run differential of 209. Hollister is 29-3 and has outscored opponents by 188 runs.St. Francis defeated Hollister 10-2 in the regular season, but a resilient Haybalers team switched things up in the final. “It’ll be time to do it again at our park,” Hollister senior Laila Rueda said about a possible rematch after the CCS title game.SARA...

Student injured in altercation with knife at San Mateo High School

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

(KRON) -- One student suffered minor injuries in an altercation between a small group of students involving a knife Friday morning at San Mateo High School, according to the San Mateo Police Department. The altercation took place at around 9:45 a.m. and involved a group of students attending the San Mateo High Summer School Program. 3 dead, 2 injured after crime spree in San Jose, Milpitas; suspect arrested San Mateo PD officers arrived on campus and secured the scene for medics to treat the victim. The victim suffered only minor injuries, police said. They were treated by school wellness staff prior to the arrival of medics.All students are safe and there are no other injuries or ongoing threats, police said. The investigation is ongoing and the school is currently under secure campus.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Alleged drunk driver takes out light pole in Petaluma, arrested for DUI

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who police say crashed into a light pole in Petaluma and caused it to collapse early Friday morning has been arrested for DUI, the Petaluma Police Department said. Petaluma PD officers were dispatched to Petaluma Boulevard South at Crystal Lake at around 12:29 a.m. on a report of a solo vehicle collision. Student injured in altercation with knife at San Mateo High School Arriving on the scene, officers were informed that a vehicle had crashed into the roundabout. The collision caused damage to a light pole leading to it collapse, according to police.Officers made contact with the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Eric Miller. Miller showed objective signs of alcohol impairment, according to police. He was arrested for DUI.Prior to being taken to the Sonoma County Jail, Miller underwent a breathalyzer which indicated his blood alcohol content was .23%, over twice the legal limit.

Drug maker of opioid addiction treatment Suboxone to pay $102 million settlement

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As California struggles to stem a tragic tide of fatal fentanyl overdoses, a global pharmaceutical company will pay more than $100 million for allegedly stifling access to opioid addiction treatment drugs, the Attorney General announced Friday. California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general in announcing a settlement against Invidior Inc. to resolve allegations that the global pharmaceutical company violated antitrust laws by attempting to maintain market exclusivity over Suboxone.Fentanyl is a highly addictive and powerful opioid. Manufactured and marketed by Invidior, Suboxone is a prescription drug approved for use by recovering opioid addicts to avoid or reduce withdrawal symptoms while they undergo treatment. As part of the settlement, Indivior will pay $102.5 million to the states and be prohibited from engaging in future anticompetitive conduct. California will receive over $7.1 ...

A French Open sans the French: No local players left at Roland Garros after 2 rounds

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The day before the start of this year’s French Open, the last man from the country to win its Grand Slam tournament, Yannick Noah, was feted to mark the 40th anniversary of his championship.Noah performed a rock concert on a temporary stage set up behind a baseline in the main stadium, and tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, a former No. 1-ranked player and two-time major champion for France, danced right along. Video highlights from Noah’s career, including that 1983 run to the trophy, were shown on scoreboards.All in all, it amounted to a celebration of some of the glory days of French tennis. There hasn’t been much to celebrate for the local fans over the days since: when the third round began on the red clay of Paris on Friday, there was not one player for the folks in the stands to serenade with “La Marseillaise,” the national anthem, or encourage with yells of “Allez!”That’s because all 29 players from France — 10 women, 19 men — in the singles fields already wer...

Maximilian Kieffer keeps lead on day 2 at European Open

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Maximilian Kieffer stayed atop the leaderboard after the second round of the European Open, though a late double bogey cut into his lead to one stroke on Friday.Kieffer, tied for the lead after the first round, carded a 2-under 71 to stay a shot in front of Tom McKibbin (69), David Law (66) and 2017 European Open winner Jordan Smith (71), all at 5 under.“The first nine holes I played really well,” Kieffer said. “I had birdie chance on every hole.”After starting on the 10th hole, Kieffer was 8 under at the turn and held it until the eighth, when he double-bogeyed after hitting his tee shot into the water.“Unfortunately on eight, I actually didn’t hit that bad of a shot,” he said. “The wind just switched and gusted up, so I made a double there, but overall, I’m quite happy.” Law recorded the best round of the tournament, his 7-under 66 including an eagle on the par-five 18th.Simon Forsström started the day with a share of the...

Suit challenges Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Friday challenges an Arkansas law that would subject librarians and booksellers to criminal charges if they provide “harmful” materials to minors.A coalition that includes the Central Arkansas Library System in Little Rock filed the challenge to the law, which takes effect Aug. 1. The new law also creates a new process to challenge library materials and request that they be relocated to areas not accessible by kids.The lawsuit comes as lawmakers in an increasing number of conservative states are pushing for measures making it easier to ban or restrict access to books. The number of attempts to ban or restrict books across the U.S. last year was the highest in the 20 years the American Library Association has been tracking such efforts.The lawsuit said the fear of prosecution under Arkansas’ law, which Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed in March, could prompt libraries and booksellers to no longer carry titles that cou...

DeSantis wraps up 1st early states tour as candidate with more personal touch in South Carolina

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was wrapping up his first tour of early voting states as a presidential candidate on Friday, showcasing his personal side in South Carolina with a lighthearted sit-down with his wife and an emotional moment with a military spouse.DeSantis, whose whirlwind tour this week included stops in Iowa and New Hampshire, used his first stop Friday morning in Bluffton, South Carolina, to respond to knocks from former President Donald Trump, who boasted at his campaign events a day earlier that he could accomplish in six months what would take the Republican governor eight years.DeSantis, speaking to hundreds of people packed into a patio at a restaurant, did not mention Trump by name, but defended his stance that it would take eight years in the Oval Office to dismantle President Joe Biden’s policies and what he described as the decades-long “accumulation of power in a bureaucracy that is detached from the interests of the ...

Grand Theft Ambulance: Suspect’s bumpy ride ends in crashes and cuffs in Broward County

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:47 GMT

A private ambulance was stolen on Friday afternoon, leading to a series of crashes in Broward County. The incident occurred at the intersection of University Drive and McNab Road in Tamarac around 1:13 p.m. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, authorities received a call reporting the theft of the ambulance. Deputies from BSO’s Tamarac District responded to the scene and began trying to the stolen vehicle.An employee of the ambulance company was inside when it was taken. Fortunately, the employee managed to exit the vehicle safely after the theft occurred.Shortly after, the stolen vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Pine Island Road and McNab Road in Tamarac. No injuries were reported as a result of this crash.However, the series of incidents did not end there. A short time after the hit-and-run crash, the stolen ambulance was involved in another collision, this time a single-vehicle crash in the 4000 block of Hiatus Road in Sunrise. ...