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Suspect in deadly Oakland shooting last week arrested

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

(BCN) --Oakland police said Wednesday they arrested a suspect in a deadly shooting in the city's Havenscourt neighborhood last week.James Wheeler, a resident of Oakland, was arrested for his alleged connection with the homicide of Johnny Johnson on Nov. 21 in the 6900 block of Bancroft Avenue. Wheeler was arrested last Friday, according to police. Suspect who critically injured dog during San Jose road rage incident arrested Oakland police said that shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, their officers learned of a shooting in the area. When officers arrived, they found a victim seated inside a vehicle while suffering from at least one gunshot wound.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Motorcyclist involved in fatal traffic collision near Morgan Hill identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

(BCN) -- A motorcyclist who died in a collision last week in an unincorporated area of Santa Clara County was identified Wednesday by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office as Ramesh Babu Krishna Sastry, a 68-year-old Los Gatos resident.The collision occurred between Morgan Hill and San Martin at about 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 22 at Uvas and Watsonville roads. One dead after 3-vehicle collision on I-80 in Richmond The collision was being investigated by the California Highway Patrol.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

One dead after 3-vehicle collision on I-80 in Richmond

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

(BCN) -- A man was killed and one person injured Tuesday night after three cars collided on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in Richmond, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said.Around 9:51 p.m., three vehicles were traveling on I-80 East when they collided just west of Carlson Boulevard, CHP said. A man driving a Nissan Frontier pickup, who was approximately 65 years old, was killed. A person driving a Toyota RAV4 was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and the two occupants of a Lexus GS 350 were uninjured. Richmond man involved in fatal collision on Highway 1 identified The collision shut down the freeway for approximately three hours and traffic was diverted off to Carlson Boulevard. The freeway reopened at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday.The cause of the crash is still being investigated, but drugs or alcohol are not suspected, CHP said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Drunken driver gets 10 years for killing Marine veteran, his dog in Prince William Co.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

A drunken driver who hit and killed a Marine Corps veteran and his dog during an evening walk in June 2022 has been sentenced to a decade in prison.Luis Alfredo Perez, Jr. and his Akita mix were killed on June 18, 2022.Gentil Mwenze Banze, who pleaded guilty in July to involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence, received the maximum sentence — 10 years in prison — from Prince William County Circuit Court Judge James Willett. After his release from prison, Banze will be under supervised probation for three years, according to court records.Prosecutors said in the early evening hours witnesses saw a 2016 Ford Focus, swerve and almost hit other vehicles, leave the roadway, before jumping the sidewalk and hitting Perez and his dog, who were walking on Old Bridge Road.After hitting the pair, the car crashed into a utility pole, bringing down live power lines, and causing an explosion.Later that evening, Banze admitted he had been drinking Guinness beer — three hours after...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He was 65.MacGowan’s songwriting and persona made him an iconic figure in contemporary Irish culture, and some of his compositions have become classics — most notably the bittersweet Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” which Irish President Michael D. Higgins said “will be listened to every Christmas for the next century or more.”“It is with the deepest sorrow and heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our most beautiful, darling and dearly beloved Shane MacGowan,” his wife Victoria Clarke, his sister Siobhan and father Maurice said in a statement.The singer died peacefully with his family by his side, the statement added.The musician had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022. He w...

Global leaders pay tribute to Henry Kissinger, but his record also draws criticism

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Global leaders paid tribute to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Thursday, but there was also sharp criticism of the man who remained an influential figure decades after his official service as one of the most powerful diplomats in American history.Kissinger, who died Wednesday at 100, drew praise as a skilled defender of U.S. interests. On social media, though, he was widely called a war criminal who left lasting damage throughout the world.“America has lost one of the most dependable and distinctive voices” on foreign affairs, said former President George W. Bush, striking a tone shared by many high-level officials past and present.“I have long admired the man who fled the Nazis as a young boy from a Jewish family, then fought them in the United States Army,” Bush said in a statement. “When he later became Secretary of State, his appointment as a former refugee said as much about his greatness as it did America’s greatness.”Kissinger served two preside...

The opening three stages of the 2025 Tour will take place in northern France

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — The first three stages of the 2025 Tour de France will take place in the north of the country, organizers said on Thursday, with a sprinter likely to grab the first yellow jersey.Organizer ASO had already announced this month that cycling’s premier race would start from the city of Lille on July 5, 2025.The opening stage will be a loop around the city with a mainly flat finale. The next day, the peloton will cover 209 kilometers (130 miles) from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer, with the finish line at the top of a kilometer-long hill.That trek will be followed by Stage 3 from Valenciennes to Dunkirk. Organizers also unveiled the start of Stage 4 in Amiens, the capital city of the Picardy region. The opening of the 112th edition of the showcase race will return to France after three straight years of starting abroad. It began in Denmark in 2022 and from Bilbao in Spain earlier this year. Next year’s race begins from the Italian city of Florence.It will b...

Virginia state senator seeks dismissal of lawsuit over ‘baseless’ residency allegations

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

FILE - Virginia State Sen-elect, Ghazala Hashmi speaks to supporters at a Democratic victory party in Richmond, Va., Nov. 5, 2019. Hashmi asked a court Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges her qualification to hold office over what her attorneys called “baseless” allegations that she did not meet the state's residency requirements. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)(AP/Steve Helber) FILE - Virginia State Sen-elect, Ghazala Hashmi speaks to supporters at a Democratic victory party in Richmond, Va., Nov. 5, 2019. Hashmi asked a court Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges her qualification to hold office over what her attorneys called “baseless” allegations that she did not meet the state's residency requirements. (AP Pho...

Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:01 GMT

FILE - Lead water pipes pulled from underneath the street are seen in Newark, N.J., Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)(AP/Seth Wenig) FILE - Lead water pipes pulled from underneath the street are seen in Newark, N.J., Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)(AP/Seth Wenig) Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Michigan and Washington, D.C.Millions of people consume drinking water from lead pipes and the agency said tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce ...