Home

10 missing hikers rescued in Santa Paula Canyon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Authorities rescued 10 hikers after they were reported missing in Santa Paula Canyon earlier this week.On May 12, the group of hikers went missing near the Last Chance Trail area around 8 p.m., according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.When the group failed to return, guardians for the hikers contacted deputies to report the group as missing and possibly in need of assistance.Authorities later received a text from the hikers who said they were unable to find their way back from the canyon.The hikers were able to contact dispatch through the Apple Emergency SOS feature and provided authorities with “valuable information such as a possible location and if immediate medical aid was needed.”Thirteen members from the Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team responded to the trailhead to begin their search.Rescue crews hiked approximately four miles into the Santa Paula Canyon facing a multitude of obstacles including low visibility, multiple stream crossings and trails that had been dama...

How to Get Presale Code Tickets for Post Malone If Y’all Weren’t There, I’d Be Crying Tour

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Have you been feeling cooped up? Well we got a tour for you, and can also give you a heads up on how to get presale code tickets for Post Malone on tour. The tour is dubbed “If Y’all Weren’t There, I’d Be Crying” and you can imagine how Posty will feel if you don’t show up. The new dates on the tour kick off July 8 in Noblesville, IN and wraps August 19 in San Bernardino, CA, and include an additional date here in Southern California on August 13 in San Diego, CA — see below for all dates. Here’s how to get the passwords and presale code tickets for the Post Malone If Y’all Weren’t There, I’d Be Crying Tour:What are the presale codes for Post Malone If Y’all Weren’t There, I’d Be Crying Tour?Presale tickets for the Post Malone If Y’all Weren’t There, I’d Be Crying Tour go on sale tomorrow, May 17 at 10 a.m. local time, and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Deta...

Single-family home in Oakland sells for $1.9 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

693 Walavista Avenue – Google Street ViewA historic house located in the 600 block of Walavista Avenue in Oakland has a new owner. The 1,725-square-foot property, built in 1921, was sold on April 4, 2023. The $1,856,000 purchase price works out to $1,076 per square foot. The property features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and one parking space. It sits on a 5,500-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:On Calmar Avenue, Oakland, in June 2022, a 1,758-square-foot home was sold for $1,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,081. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In June 2022, a 1,529-square-foot home on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland sold for $1,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,243. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,496-square-foot home on the 700 block of Santa Ray Avenue in Oakland sold in September 2022, for $1,400,000, a price per square foot of $936. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

NCS baseball playoffs: Tuesday’s first-round results, quarterfinal matchups

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.BaseballDivision ITuesday’s first roundNo. 1 De La Salle 15, No. 16 Castro Valley 4 (5 innings)No. 8 Liberty 4, No. 9 Dublin 0No. 13 Freedom 2, No. 4 Amador Valley 0No. 12 Pittsburg 8, No. 5 Granada 4No. 2 San Ramon Valley 5, No. 15 Antioch 1No. 10 Berkeley 6, No. 7 Heritage 0No. 3 Clayton Valley Charter 9, No. 14 College Park 2No. 6 Foothill (15-9) at No. 11 James Logan (18-6), 7 p.m.Friday’s quarterfinalsNo. 8 Liberty (17-9) at No. 1 De La Salle (21-5), 3:30 p.m.No. 13 Freedom (14-11) at No. 12 Pittsburg (19-9), 5 p.m.No. 10 Berkeley (19-7) at No. 2 San Ramon Valley (19-9), 5 p.m.No. 6 Foothill or No. 11 James Loga...

San Ramon police disqualify applicant who resigned from BART force

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

SAN RAMON — After learning of an internal-affairs investigation by BART police into an officer who resigned his position Monday, San Ramon police disqualified him after learning of his application to join their department, authorities said.In a statement last Thursday, BART said its police department was looking into allegations about the officer after a video allegedly captured him off-duty using “racist and abhorrent language.” After investigators with the department’s internal affairs division obtained and watched the video May 9, the officer was placed on leave.“The language in the video is deeply offensive and has no place at the BART Police Department,” interim Police Chief Kevin Franklin said in that statement, which noted that the BART Police Citizen Review Board and the department’s Office of the Independent Police Auditor watch over such department internal investigations.“It does not reflect our values as individuals or as a...

Baby struck by shrapnel during attempted robbery in Oakland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A 15-month-old baby was struck by shrapnel in a stroller during an attempted robbery in Oakland Tuesday morning, according to the Oakland Police Department. The incident happened on the 800 block Trestle Glen Road just before 11 a.m. The baby was being pushed in a stroller by a grandmother when two men attempted to rob the grandmother at gunpoint, police said. Neighbor Laurie Johnson said she raced outside after hearing the grandmother's screams. "I heard a woman screaming, I saw she had a stroller. I saw the criminals leaving and tried to comfort her," Johnson told KRON4. Man who fell off pier near SF Presidio transported to hospital in critical condition The gun was discharged during the incident and the baby suffered shrapnel injuries, police said. The 15-month-old victim was taken to a local hospital for additional treatment, and is currently in stable condition.Oakland resident Lynn Mladjov said, "It seems everyone is a target. This is no way to live. I want to see...

Santa Clara County pouring millions of dollars into affordable housing projects

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

(KRON) -- One of the most unaffordable places to live in America, Silicon Valley, is slated to build new affordable housing units after a vote by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.Supervisors on Tuesday approved $31.1 million in funding for three projects that will create 201 affordable housing units in Mountain View, San Jose, and Santa Clara.The three new developments approved Tuesday include: 1265 Montecito Ave. in Mountain View (85 rental units)Civic Center Multifamily Affordable Housing Development in Santa Clara (108 rental units)4th and Reed in San JoseVulnerable residents are struggling with the region’s housing crunch and soaring rent prices. According to a 2022 homeless census, there were 10,028 people experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County – the 4th highest total in the U.S. Seventy-seven percent were living outdoors, on the street, in vehicles, or in other locations not meant for habitation, the census states.Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors pre...

Ricky Martin solicita desestimar la contrademanda de su sobrino por “conducta sexual no consensual”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

SAN JUAN – El cantante Ricky Martin ha solicitado al Tribunal de Primera Instancia de San Juan desestimar la contrademanda presentada este mes por su sobrino, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martín, por “conducta sexual no consensual”.La réplica de la reconvención presentada por los abogados del artista, publicada este martes por los medios puertorriqueños, califica las reclamaciones como de “naturaleza frívola y temeraria”.Sánchez Martín contrademandó a su tío el pasado día 3 por $10 millones de dólares por los daños causados por una serie de supuestos encuentros sexuales no consentidos desde que tenía 11 años. Juez niega petición de sobrino de Ricky Martin de desestimar demanda de $30 millones El sobrino del cantante boricua Ricky Martin obtiene representación legal en su caso La representación legal del cantante asegura en el documento que los daños reclamados son “irreales y/o especulativos” y n...

Senzel hits go-ahead homer in 7th inning, helping Reds to 3-1 win over Rockies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nick Senzel hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, helping the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night.Colorado’s Ezequiel Tovar ended an 0-for-8 skid before breaking up a scoreless game in the bottom of the sixth inning with his third home run of the season. He connected on a 2-1 offering from the Reds’ Brandon Williamson, who was making his major league debut and had retired 14 in a row.Williamson, a 25-year-old left-hander, struck out six in 5 2/3 innings and had allowed only a single to Charlie Blackmon in the first inning before Tovar hit a 415-foot shot to right-center.The Rockies got a solid outing starter Chase Anderson, who pitched five innings of one-hit ball in his Colorado debut after being claimed off waivers Friday from Tampa Bay. The 35-year-old right-hander began the season with the Reds’ organization before being traded earlier this month to Tampa.The Reds broke through against the Rock...

Cherelle Parker wins Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor, likely positioning her as 1st woman in that role

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cherelle Parker wins Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor, likely positioning her as 1st woman in that role.Source