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Suspect, victim identified after deadly shooting in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

A 28-year-old Brea man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 21-year-old man at an apartment complex late last month in Orange County, authorities announced on Tuesday.  On August 30, officers with the Brea Police Department responded to the Raintree Apartments, located at 650 N. Tamarack Avenue, near Brea Boulevard and Lambert Road, just before 8 p.m. on reports of multiple shots fired, officials said.  At the scene, police located 21-year-old Brea resident Logan Kahmar, who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  While investigating the fatal incident, detectives identified Sidney Clarke as a suspect in the shooting.  “On August 31st, Clarke was located by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and detained,” according to a Brea PD news release. “Brea detectives took custody of Clarke and found additional evidence that linked Clarke to Kahmar’s murder.”  Authorities did not provide a...

Single family residence sells in Milpitas for $1.7 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

774 Terra Bella Drive – Google Street ViewA house located in the 700 block of Terra Bella Drive in Milpitas has new owners. The 1,778-square-foot property, built in 1985, was sold on Aug. 11, 2023, for $1,688,000, or $949 per square foot. This single-story home has three bedrooms and two baths. Outside, the home presents roofing composed of tiles materials. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the home provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Valencia Drive, Milpitas, in August 2023, a 1,778-square-foot home was sold for $1,565,000, a price per square foot of $880. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 3,274-square-foot home on Angus Drive in Milpitas sold for $3,010,000, a price per square foot of $919. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,496-square-foot home on the 900 block of Valencia Drive in Milpitas sold in June 2...

Four million borrowers are already enrolled in this new student debt relief program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

More than 4 million student loan borrowers are enrolled in the Biden Administration’s new income-driven repayment plan, including nearly 332,000 borrowers in California.“We’re not just lowering payments for today’s borrowers,” said Education Department Under Secretary James Kvaal. “We’re making paying for college more affordable for millions of future students.”The repayment plan came after President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program was struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this summer, a move that blocked millions of borrowers from receiving up to $20,000 in federal student debt relief nationwide.But unlike the earlier initiative, this repayment program — the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan — doesn’t immediately forgive debt. Instead, it drives down monthly repayments based on a borrower’s income, and provides a pathway to eventual loan forgiveness for those with low student debt balances.“We’re highly confident that this plan is legally authorized...

Arrest made in stabbing outside Santa Clara bar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

SANTA CLARA – A 22-year-old Santa Clara man was arrested in connection with a stabbing over the weekend in the city, police said.The stabbing happened around 11 p.m. Saturday behind the Normandy House Lounge at 30 Washington St., Santa Clara police Lt. Mike Crescini said in a news release.Crescini said officers detained a man at the scene. While investigating the stabbing, they learned that a person had arrived at a hospital with multiple stab wounds.An update on the person’s condition was not immediately available.The detained man was identified as a suspect in the stabbing, Crescini said. He was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on a charge of attempted murder.Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Ronald Miranda at 408-615-4851 or [email protected], or the anonymous tip line at 408-615-4TIP (4847).Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | More suspects arrested in alleged South Bay smoke shop burglary spree Crime a...

San Jose police officer still in critical condition after shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Jose Police Department officer who was shot in the line-of-duty nearly a month ago remains in critical condition. "The officer is in critical condition, but is stable," an SJPD spokesperson told KRON4 on Tuesday. On August 16, the officer responded to a tearful 911 call from a pregnant woman reporting that she was being attacked by her drunk husband inside their townhome on Auzerais Avenue.The husband, 44-year-old Gabriel Mario Carreras, attempted to punch his wife in her stomach and said he wanted to "get rid of the baby," according to court records.When the two officers arrived at the couple's townhome, Carreras "ambushed" the female officer and opened fire from a balcony, police said. The officer, identified in court documents as "Officer A," and her partner, Officer Low, never returned fire. "Officer Low stated he heard a loud bang and saw Officer A. fall to the ground," court documents state. The female officer was struck by a bullet below her bulletproof vest b...

Brandon Woodruff pitches seven scoreless innings to lift NL Central-leading Brewers over Pirates 7-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched seven shutout innings and Mark Canha’s two-run single capped a six-run fifth inning as the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Tuesday night.Woodruff (4-1) allowed just two hits, singles to Ji Hwan Bae in the first inning and Endy Rodriguez in the fifth. Woodruff also had six strikeouts and two walks while improving to 14-3 with a 2.36 ERA in his last 29 starts dating to last season.Coming off back-to-back losses, the Brewers entered the night 2 1/2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central race.Connor Joe broke up the Brewers’ shutout bid by hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning off Clayton Andrews for just his second hit in his last 29 at-bats. The Pirates had runners on first and second with two outs but Elvis Peguero got Miguel Andujar to hit a game-ending ground out.Andre Jackson (1-2) was charged with six runs in 4 1/3 innings and walked five as the Pirates lost for just the secon...

Astros’ Altuve homers in first 3 at-bats against Rangers, gets 4 in a row overall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve homered in his first three at-bats for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, starting with a pair off Nathan Eovaldi in the All-Star right-hander’s return from the injured list.Houston’s star second baseman greeted Eovaldi with a leadoff homer, then ended his outing with a one-out homer in the second.Altuve’s third homer — and 15th of the season — came in the third off Dane Dunning, a starter who came out of the bullpen so the Rangers could get Eovaldi his first start since July 18. Eovaldi had been sidelined by a right forearm strain.Altuve had homered in four consecutive at-bats going back to Houston’s 13-6 win in the series opener Monday. The run ended with a groundout against Dunning in the fifth. Altuve homered twice in the series opener, giving him consecutive multi-homer games for the first time in his career. Altuve is the first Houston player with consecutive multi-homer games since Richard...

Solano hits 3-run triple, Twins do late damage, beat Guardians 8-3 to open 7-game lead in AL Central

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit a sacrifice fly and Donovan Solano added a three-run triple in Minnesota’s five-run eighth inning as the Twins pushed their lead in the AL Central to seven games over second-place Cleveland with an 8-3 win over the Guardians on Tuesday night.Polanco hit a shot deep enough to right off Trevor Stephan (6-6) to score pinch-runner Joey Gallo and break a 3-3 tie. Later in the inning, Solano’s liner to center skipped past outfielder Myles Straw and rolled to the wall, clearing the bases.By winning the first two games of the critical three-game series, Minnesota moved seven games above .500 for the first time in 2023.More importantly, they probably put away the defending division champion Guardians with just 23 games left.Minnesota’s Christian Vázquez, who homered in the sixth off Guardians reliever Matt Moore to tie it 3-all, led off the eighth with a single and Willi Castro doubled down the left-field line. Gallo came on for Vázquez an...

Sun forward Alyssa Thomas records 6th triple-double and sets the WNBA’s single-season assist record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists for her sixth triple-double of the season and the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 90-76 on Tuesday night.Thomas also set the single season assist mark, passing Courtney Vandersloot’s record of 300 set in 2019. The Sun’s point-forward has 304 this season.Los Angeles (16-22) dropped into a tie with the Chicago Sky for eighth in the WNBA standings — with two games remaining. The Sparks continue their three-game road trip at New York on Thursday, followed by a trip to Seattle to close the regular season on Sunday. The Sky hold the tiebreaker with the Sparks.DeWanna Bonner added 25 points and Tiffany Hayes scored 13 for Connecticut (26-12), which is locked into the No. 3 seed in the playoffs. Thomas was 11 of 13 from the field and she also had six steals. Azura Stevens and Dearica Hamby each scored 18 points for Los Angeles. Layshia Clarendon and Rae Burrell added 13 points apiece. Nn...

Bryan De La Cruz hits 2-run homer in 8th in Marlins’ 6-3 victory over Dodgers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:55 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to break a tie in the Miami Marlins’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.The Dodgers played their first game since the arrest of star pitcher Julio Urías late Sunday on a felony charge of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. Urías did not travel with the Dodgers to Miami.Jazz Chisholm Jr., Josh Bell and Jake Burger also homered to help Miami win its fifth straight.Los Angeles reliever Ryan Yarbrough (7-6) hit Burger with a pitch before De La Cruz drove a cutter into the seats in left-field for his 18th homer and a 5-3 lead. Chisholm followed with a solo blastAndrew Nardi (7-1) pitched a scoreless eighth and Tanner Scott got the last three outs for his fifth save.The Dodgers tied it at 3 on Chris Taylor’s homer against reliever A.J. Puk leading off the seventh. Puk followed Jesús Luzardo, who threw six innings and 90 pitches of two-run ball. Luzardo scattered four hits and struck ...