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Los Gatos, Saratoga robotics students head to national championships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

A group of Los Gatos and Saratoga high school students qualified for a prestigious national robotics competition after placing in regional competitions last month.The school district announced that the students from both schools earned spots in the FIRST World Championships in Houston, taking place April 19-22.“I am so proud of the incredible work, commitment and success of our Robotics Teams at both schools,” said Superintendent Bill W. Sanderson. “Our region is home to some of the top competitors in the country and the world, and it’s wonderful to see our students’ hard work and staff’s dedication pay off.”FIRST is a robotics program and community that prepares students for the future though various programs and competitions.Los Gatos’ team, Iron Claw, was named the regional winner at the San Francisco FIRST Robotics Competition in March. Nearly 50 teams competed for a chance to qualify for the FIRST World Championship.Saratoga’s team, Cuttlefish, was one of five that ...

San Jose shooting updated to homicide after victim dies from injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon in what police are now classing as a homicide, according to the San Jose Police Department on Twitter. The shooting occurred in the 1000 block of Blossom Hill Road, an address that coincides with the Blossom River Apartments. Suspects, victim in Pleasanton Home Depot shooting identified The shooting victim has been described as an adult male. The scene is still active, according to police. People are being advised to avoid the area and expect traffic to be impacted. SJPD public information officers are on the scene now, police said.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

BART worker arrested after fatal hit-and-run in South San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- A Bay Area Rapid Transit employee was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after a hit-and-run collision in early April. The employee was on duty at the time of the crash, the South San Francisco Police Department confirmed in a press release. How polluted is air in the Bay Area? The driver was identified as 52-year-old Joaquin Duarte, a Systems Service Foreworker for BART. Police say that just after 1 a.m. on April 5, the SSFPD responded to a hit-and-run collision between a pedestrian and vehicle on the 1500 block of El Camino Real. KRON On is streaming .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }After gathering evidence and conducting interviews, detectives were able to identify Duarte as the driver who fled the scene. Duarte was arrested Tuesday on susp...

How polluted is air in the Bay Area?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- California is home to some of the cities with the worst air pollution in the nation, according to the latest State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. "Millions of Americans are still breathing unhealthy air," the ALA says. More than one in three Americans currently live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, the report states. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW The report lays out two types of air pollution: particle pollution and ozone pollution. Particle pollution is a mixture of tiny bits of solids and liquids in the air that we breathe. Ozone pollution, often referred to as smog, is a result of pollutants "cooking" together in the sunlight and chemically reacting to form ozone. Sometimes thi...

Number of Antioch PD officers involved in racist text scandal now at 45

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

(BCN) -- At least 45 police officers were on chains of racist, homophobic and threatening text messages that are part of a wider civil rights investigation into Antioch police, Contra Costa County Public Defender Ellen McDonnell told the Antioch City Council on Tuesday night. McDonnell was one of dozens of people who spoke during an emotional special meeting, at which the council informally approved three proposals aimed at reining in and getting to the bottom of Police Department practices. McDonnell said she saw the text messages last week, which only reinforced what her department has heard about Antioch police for years. Rev. Al Sharpton calls for DOJ to protect Antioch mayor "The community and our clients have been sounding the alarm about your police department for years and years and years, and we need immediate and full disclosure and transparency," McDonnell said. "People who have spoken tonight are victims of police brutality. They are victims of crimes at the...

Smoke from Oakland tanker truck fire visible on I-880

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- Dark smoke visible near the Oakland Estuary was the result of a tanker truck fire on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Just how bad is pollution in the Bay Area? Very bad, according to one report Crews were on the scene of the fire at Fruitvale and Alameda avenues. Firefighters were at the scene starting around 2:20 p.m.Crews used water to douse the fire, and the Oakland Police Department was also called to the scene to help manage traffic. The fire was considered under control by 2:40 p.m. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Video of the fire (above) shows that smoke was visible from nearby Interstate 880. Footage from closer to the scene shows that the flames reached high above nearby fences and trailers.

'Not right': NBA world reacts to Draymond suspension

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- Draymond Green will miss Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors' first-round series against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday for stomping on Kings center Domantas Sabonis in Game 2. The NBA announced the controversial ruling Tuesday night. Sacramento's All-Star big man grabbed Green while he was trying to run down the court in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the series. Green stepped on Sabonis' midsection, causing the former's ejection from the game. Now, the Warriors will be forced to win Game 3 without Green to avoid falling behind 3-0 in the series -- a deficit no NBA team has ever overcome. Many around the NBA believe they shouldn't be in that position.Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, an Oakland native, tweeted his displeasure with the NBA's decision. "A suspension is crazy," he said. Lillard's teammate Jusuf Nurkic agreed with Lillard. "I thought ejected was to much, but suspended ??? not right lol," he tweeted. "It’s just basketball man let people play it’s...

Suspect with distinct tattoo sought in Oakland sexual assault

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man wanted in connection to a sexual assault last week. The sexual assault and burglary took place on April 12, at about 3:00 a.m. in the 100 block of Monte Cresta Avenue, police said. The address matches that of an apartment building near Piedmont Avenue between Grand Lake and Temescal. Suspects, victim in Pleasanton Home Depot shooting identified The man broke into a residence in the area through an unlocked window and approached the victim who was asleep at the time. After sexually assaulting the victim, the suspect left the residence.Police describe the suspect as being in his 20s, 5'11" in height and 150 pounds with a muscular build. He had short black hair, a black goatee with eyeglasses and a tattoo across his upper back that read "Fear no Evil."Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the OPD Special Victims Unit at (510) 238-3641.

Turner, Marsh hit homers, Phillies beat White Sox 5-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Trea Turner displayed power and speed and delivered some neat work at shortstop, too. Just the sort of all-around performance the Phillies envisioned when he signed a massive contract.Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and Philadelphia beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Wednesday.Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning, and the Phillies had better luck against Mike Clevinger after being held to one hit by Lucas Giolito and three relievers in the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader.Lured to Philadelphia from the Los Angeles Dodgers with a $300 million, 11-year contract, Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first.“It’s been a minute,” the two-time All-Star said. “I obviously want to drive the baseball, and today, I kind of got back to that, hit some balls hard. It felt good.”Turner also singled, stole a base and scored in the third. And he capped a two-run fourth with an RBI double against Tanner Ban...

Biden blasts GOP ‘wacko notions’ amid debt limit standoff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:06 GMT

ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans’ emerging trade-off plans to raise the nation’s debt limit only in exchange for spending cuts and other policy concessions on Wednesday, declaring that GOP lawmakers are threatening a historic default on U.S. obligations “unless I agree to all these wacko notions they have.” His remarks in a union hall speech came as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who had for months struggled to unite Republicans around a unified budget proposal, released a sweeping spending-restraint plan to offer to the White House along with lifting the debt limit by $1.5 trillion.But it’s far from settled whether McCarthy has 218 Republican votes — a House majority — in favor of his proposal, which has no chance of becoming law in the Senate and is meant to kickstart negotiations with the administration. Cruising toward crisis, if Congress and Biden can’t agree to raise the limit in coming weeks, the government would be at risk...