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Teen Injured after Hit-and-Run Crash on Higley Road [Gilbert, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

Hit-and-Run Driver Struck and Left One Teenager Injured near Santan FreewayGILBERT, AZ (June 19, 2023) – Wednesday night, police responded to a hit-and-run crash at Higley Road that injured a teenager.It happened shortly after 6:00 p.m., June 14th, in the westbound lanes of Loop 202 Santan Freeway, near milepost 39.According to the Arizona DPS, they arrived at the scene and found a man lying on the highway with injuries.Upon investigation, the officers believed that the man was a passenger of a moving vehicle that tried to get out.As a result, he was struck by another vehicle that did not stop and drove away. No information is available on the vehicle he was in.Furthermore, the man was only identified as a teenager. He suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized.Meanwhile, the traffic in the area was affected and the deputies blocked the westbound lanes. It was later reopened early on Thursday morning.Further investigation is being handled by the Arizona Department of Publi...

Leticia Rivera Aguilar Killed in 3-Vehicle Accident Mahoney Road [Santa Maria, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

59-Year-Old Woman Pronounced Dead after Three-Car Collision near Black RoadSANTA MARIA, CA (June 19, 2023) – Thursday afternoon, Leticia Rivera Aguilar was killed in a 3-vehicle accident on Mahoney Road.Authorities responded to the scene at the 2600 block of Mahoney Road just north of Black Road around 1:00 p.m., on June 1st.For reasons under investigation, three vehicles collided in the area. Paramedics arrived and airlifted 59-year-old Aguilar, of Santa Maria to Cottage Hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.In addition, medics took two others to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Meanwhile, the fourth occupant remained uninjured.At this time, an active investigation to determine further information is still currently underway. Once available, more details will be provided.The team at Sweet James sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of Leticia Rivera Aguilar who are grieving over the loss of their loved one.Losing a loved one in a ...

Silicon Valley luminaries give RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine message a boost

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

By Darius Tahir | KFF Health News Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest scion of the Kennedy clan to seek the presidency, has a set of unusual fans: some of the most influential tech executives and investors in America. Kennedy’s strong anti-vaccine views are, for this group, a sideshow.“Tearing down all these institutions of power. It gives me glee,” said one of his boosters in tech, Chamath Palihapitiya, a garrulous former Facebook executive, nearly two hours into a May episode of the popular “All-In” podcast he co-hosts with other tech luminaries. The person who might help with the demolition was the show’s guest, Kennedy himself.“Me too,” responded David Sacks, Palihapitiya’s co-host on the podcast, an early investor in Facebook and Uber. Sacks and Palihapitiya said they would host a fundraiser for Kennedy, which, according to the Puck news outlet, was set for June 15.Kennedy’s newfound friends in Silicon Valley were mostly loud supporters of vaccin...

Traffic alert: President Biden on his way to Bay Area, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives later today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

President Joe Biden was on his way Monday from Delaware to the Bay Area where he is expected to land at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View before heading to Palo Alto to speak at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve.The president’s motorcade could cause a few traffic alerts throughout the day as he zips from Palo Alto to Los Gatos and back up to Atherton this evening.The White House said Biden is expected to arrive at Moffett at 12:25 p.m. where he will be met by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. Anna Eshoo, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Susan Ellenberg and NASA Center Director Eugene Tu.Then Biden travels a short hop to the Palo Alto baylands nature preserve at 1:15 p.m., where he is to deliver remarks on his administration’s environmental and energy policies.The president then will travel to Los Gatos about 3 p.m. and Atherton at 6:15 p.m. to attend fundraisers toward his 2024 reelection campaign.Potential Biden re-election c...

Tropical Depression Three could become hurricane by Wednesday night; second wave off Africa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

Tropical Depression Three has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean could become a hurricane by Wednesday night, as it travels toward the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.In its 11 a.m. Monday update, the Hurricane Center said the system would likely strengthen and move across the far eastern Caribbean as a hurricane by Friday morning, and, depending on it tracks over the next few days, could reach Puerto Rico by Saturday morning.Forecasters urged those in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to be vigilant regarding the progress of the storm.The system, located halfway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles Monday morning, has a large area of showers and thunderstorms that are continuing to organize, the hurricane center said.It is expected to move west at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central Atlantic, the hurricane center said in its Monday update.Meanwhile, a second wave has emerged over the eastern Atlantic Ocean off of western Africa. It was given a 30% chan...

Northern California doctor suspected of felony sexual battery apprehended and San Francisco airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

Police in San Francisco on Saturday arrested a doctor at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on suspicion of felony sexual battery, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office said.Authorities arrested Dr. Rachandeep Singh at the San Francisco Airport June 17, 2023 on suspicion of felony sexual battery. (Sacramento Sheriff via BCN) Rachandeep Singh first came on the Sacramento Sheriff’s radar on April 26 when a woman at the River Pointe Post-Acute Care Facility on Fair Oaks Boulevard accused Singh, her boss, of allegedly touching her sexually against her will.According to the Sacramento Sheriff, Singh, who was medical director at River Pointe, was removed from the facility by their administration but detectives learned that he also oversaw at least two other facilities in the City of Stockton and the San Joaquin County area.The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has filed felony sexual battery charges against Singh, the Sheriff’s Office said. A warra...

Amid Juneteenth celebrations, 109-year-old Tulsa race riot survivor speaks of 1921 massacre that claimed hundreds of Black lives

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

Ellen Moynihan, Leonard Greene | New York Daily News (TNS)For years, she wouldn’t admit it. For years after that, she wouldn’t even discuss it.Even thinking about what happened to her family and community felt like a crime punishable by more death and destruction.Over time, Viola Ford Fletcher began to tell her story. How much time? Fletcher is 109 years old, and next month — on Independence Day — Fletcher is releasing a new book chronicling one of the ugliest moments in American history.Fletcher was 7 years old in 1921 when a deadly and shameful race riot broke out in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a heinous act of violence that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Black people over the span of 18 hours.“I saw and heard people screaming and running and falling, houses burning, guns shooting,” Fletcher said during a Midtown interview with the New York Daily News. “And the rushing of Black people out of town before most of us was killed.”Viola Ford Fletcher is pictured during an interview Wednesd...

‘My heart is broken’: Fremont man gets 40 years to life for ‘straight-up cold-blooded’ murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

DUBLIN — A Fremont man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for second-degree murder, but not until after he heard from a long line of his victim’s friends and family, including the victim’s young daughter who lamented the loss of “my best friend in the whole world.”Kamalpreet Singh, 30, was sentenced May 18 by Judge Paul Delucchi, who called Singh a cold-blooded killer and a liar beforehand. Singh was convicted in April of murdering 32-year-old Anthony Garza in an April 2020 shooting at the Mowry East Shopping Center in Fremont. He had confessed to the crime but argued at trial that his employer was responsible for everything.Family and friends of Garza spoke at length during the hearing, describing Garza as a deeply religious man who worked with at-risk youth and was planning to wed the mother of his daughter. Garza’s mother, siblings, friends, pastor, and daughter all spoke or submitted letters to Delucchi.“I miss his homemade chic...

Earthquake felt near Pacifica Monday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

(KRON) -- An earthquake north of Pacifica Monday morning was recorded with a preliminary magnitude of 2.5, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which was felt at around 11:46 a.m., had its epicenter less than a mile north of Pacifica and about four miles west of San Bruno, the USGS said. 2 in custody after Pier 39 shooting that left 6 injured There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Belgian coach Tedesco ‘shocked’ after goalkeeper Courtois leaves squad amid captaincy row

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:17:58 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian press already calls it “Courtoisgate.”And new Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco says learning about it was a shock. Thibaut Courtois’ decision to leave Belgium’s training camp ahead of a European Championship qualifier for not being selected as captain plunged the squad into crisis mode on Monday, only six months after its pitiful exit from the World Cup.Courtois abruptly left camp and will miss the match in Estonia on Tuesday apparently because he doesn’t feel he’s recognized for his true worth.“I’m still surprised and shocked of course, because we did not expect that something like this can happen,” Tedesco said in Estonia.Courtois, who played on Saturday in the 1-1 draw against Austria, was disappointed with Tedesco’s handling of the captaincy.In the absence of midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who was injured in the Champions League final, Tedesco gave the captaincy to striker Romelu Lukaku, who responded by scoring Belgium&...