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Arrest made in Sunnyvale injury shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

SUNNYVALE – Authorities on Monday announced an arrest in an injury shooting last week in Sunnyvale.Around 7 p.m. Friday, the victim flagged down officers in the 800 block of San Aleso Avenue, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said in a statement. Officers provided medical aid to the victim, who appeared to have been shot once in the leg.The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released, authorities said.After cordoning off the area, authorities found the suspect and recovered a firearm.Authorities said an initial investigation revealed that the suspect and the victim knew each other and that the suspect appeared to have fired several rounds at the victim.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San Jose Police say hostage suspect had replica gun, ordered mother to tie her son’s hands Crime and Public Safety | Suspect shoots, wounds Santa Clara County deputy during standoff Crime and Public Safety | San Jose ...

Union City: Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

UNION CITY — A 48-year-old man was in county jail Monday after his arrest on suspicion of multiple charges, including connection to a fatal shooting earlier this month, authorities said.In a statement, police said officers responded to the railroad tracks near the 3300 block of Central Avenue just before 11 a.m. March 13 for a report of a possible body.When officers arrived, they found an unconscious man suffering from injuries. Soon after, the man was pronounced dead. His identity was not available, pending next-of-kin notification from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s bureau.Police detectives’ efforts led them to identify a 48-year-old man and get a warrant for his arrest. After finding the man Sunday night near Fourth Street and Whipple Road, officers tried to detain him but he fled into nearby neighborhoods.Officers took into custody about 1:45 a.m. Monday after setting up a perimeter and conducting a search for several hours.The man was book...

Suspected driver in custody after mother died in San Jose hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The suspected driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run that killed a mother in San Jose is now in custody, the San Jose Police Department said. Suspect identified after hours-long standoff in Gilroy Police say the suspect's vehicle was found just outside of the city's limits on Monday. The vehicle was identified using Automatic License Plate Reader technology after a concerned citizen saw the "suspicious" vehicle and reported it. The car is currently being examined by detectives and processed for evidence, police said. "With the vehicle in custody, it is only a matter of time until the suspect is identified. We are advising that the suspect turn themselves in now." -- San Jose Police Department The crash happened on Sunday evening just before 7 p.m. when a mother was walking with her daughter and dog. Police said a 2000 Honda sedan possibly driven by a female was traveling west on Blossom Hill Road when it hit the woman, her daughter and their dog, who w...

Bay Area storm updates: SF mayor issues emergency declaration for storm prep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Another storm is poised to move into the Bay Area overnight Monday with the brunt expected to land early Tuesday morning. The storm is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall and gusty winds that could lead to downed trees and power lines, along with potential flooding.Follow our blog for the latest storm updates.Bay Area storm updates:Monday, March 275:40 p.m. -- Oakland Zoo set to close TuesdayThe Oakland Zoo is closing its doors to visitors on Tuesday amid the next storm. Those who have already bought tickets will be refunded automatically. 5:00 p.m. -- SF Mayor Breed issues emergency declaration to prep for tomorrow' stormSan Francisco Mayor London Breed issued an emergency declaration to prep for Tuesday's storm with the help of Supervisor Aaron Peskin. Included is a provision allowing the Department of Building Inspection to demand window inspections after a series of weather-related window blowouts due to high winds.NEW: SF Mayor Breed issued an e...

GMs for Packers, Jets discuss status of Rodgers trade talks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he’s not requiring a first-round pick in a potential trade sending four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets but added he’d want “fair value.”Gutekunst was asked Monday at the NFL annual meeting if there was any way in which he could feel comfortable trading Rodgers without getting a first-round pick in return.“Yeah, I think that’s not a necessity,” Gutekunst told reporters. “But at the same time, the value of the player – he’s a premier player, so getting premier picks back for (premier) players is important.”Gutekunst and Jets general manager Joe Douglas both discussed trade talks involving the 39-year-old Rodgers, who said March 15 during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on SiriusXM and YouTube that he intends to play for the Jets in 2023. Rodgers remains under contract with Green Bay but said he wanted the Packers to “do the right thing.”“There’s been some productive conversations. Obv...

Wrexham to play Man United in friendly in San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Soccer sensation Wrexham is coming to America. Not just on television screens, but on the pitch.The fifth-tier Welsh side, which has become a fan favorite since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought it and launched a documentary series, “Welcome to Wrexham,” will play Manchester United in a friendly on July 25 at San Diego State’s 35,000-seat Snapdragon Stadium.“We hope to become America’s team — sorry,” McElhenney said at news conference Monday, where he shared the dais with Andrew Cole, a former Manchester United player who is now an ambassador for the hugely popular team, and former U.S. national team star Landon Donovan, who is co-owner and executive vice president of soccer operations for the San Diego Loyal.Wrexham will compete in a $1 million, winner-take-all, seven-on-seven tournament in June in Cary, North Carolina. But the match against Manchester United in the United States will be much bigger for many reasons.“Not bad,...

‘We must be found’: MP urges feds to create ‘Red Dress’ alert system for missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

By: Isaac Nay, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterThe federal government needs to instate a wireless-device alert system for missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people, says Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan.Thousands of Indigenous women and girls have gone missing in Canada. In Alberta, a grassroots group created an alert system of its own to help find missing Indigenous people. Now, the NDP MP is urging the federal government to extend its existing alert system to help notify Canadians when Indigenous people go missing nearby.Gazan wants to name the system for the red dresses that have come to symbolize missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.“We have an ongoing crisis, and it requires an urgent response,” Gazan said. “This is one response that is required, in addition to many others, to deal with this ongoing genocide.”Dan Martel is a co-founder of the grassroots organization Aboriginal Alert, which preserves profiles online of Indigenous people who have gone miss...

Nashville private school shooting suspect had maps of building and scouted possible second attack location, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

 (CNN) — A shooter who killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville Monday had maps of the school, left behind writings and scouted a second possible attack location, police said.Police identified the shooter as Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former student at the school, and called the attack targeted. Hale was shot and killed by police during the attack, which was the deadliest school shooting in nearly a year.Hale, armed with three firearms, entered the Covenant School by shooting through a side door, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said at a news conference.Follow live updatesHale fired multiple shots on the first and second floors of the school, police said. A five-member team of police officers heard the gunfire, went to the second floor and fatally shot the suspect, police spokesperson Don Aaron said earlier Monday.The first call about the shooting came in at 10:13 a.m. and the shooter was dead 14 minut...

Investigation underway after deadly pedestrian crash at Logan Airport terminal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

Authorities were on scene at Logan Airport Monday after state police said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a Dartmouth Coach bus on the Terminal B lower roadway. Officials said the crash happened around 5 p.m. Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering severe injuries. Officers were seen examining evidence including a silver SUV with visible damage on its driver’s side window as the area remained roped off for hours. Terminal B passengers were redirected to other parts of the airport to get picked up or to catch a bus. Speaking with 7NEWS, passengers in the area said they were sad to hear news of a death. “I feel for their family, my heart goes out to them,” one person said. “I can’t imagine.”The incident remained under investigation as of Monday night. Dartmouth Coach issued a statement after the incident, saying “Our deepest sympathies are with everyone impacted by this evening’s incident at Logan Airport.”“We’re working in ...

Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:50 GMT

By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and HOLLY MEYER (Associated Press)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said.The massacre at The Covenant School in Nashville was the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.The victims included three 9-year-old children, the school’s top administrator, a substitute teacher and a custodian. Amid the chaos a familiar ritual played out: Panicked parents rushed to the school to see if their children were safe and tearfully hugged their kids, and a stunned community planned vigils for the victims. “I was literally moved to tears to see this and the kids as they were being ushered out of the building,” Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief Jo...