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Oakland carjacking suspects arrested in connection to Skyline Blvd. incident, others

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Several arrests have been made in connection to a series of carjackings, the Oakland Police Department announced on Thursday. "Multiple individuals" were arrested in connection to carjackings including a recent incident on Skyline Boulevard.OPD officers assigned to the Violent Crime Operations Center located a person wanted in connection to that attempted carjacking on July 26. Officers attempted to stop the suspect's vehicle on the 2600 block of East 12th Street, but the suspect took off. Contra Costa County DUI driver sentenced after killing 2 teens Officers pursued the suspect to San Leandro with the assistance of OPD's helicopter. Three occupants got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. They were safely taken into custody by VCOC officers, police said.The three individuals arrested, two men and one male juvenile, were all Oakland residents. In addition to the Skyline incident, the suspects have been connected to multiple armed carjackings in:Tompkins Avenue Neighborh...

Man who was shot and killed by SFPD in Bayview was armed: Police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man shot and killed by the San Francisco Police Department on Wednesday was armed, according SFPD. SFPD Chief Bill Scott said that the man was holding a gun when he was shot and that a weapon was recovered at the scene. The man who was shot in the Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood has been identified as Ryant Bluford, 41, of San Francisco. Police shot and killed Bluford while attempting to arrest someone in the city's Bayview District on Wednesday, the San Francisco Police Department said.The shooting happened in the area of Fairfax Avenue and Catalina Street.SFPD said plain-clothes officers were making an arrest when a second person, now identified as Bluford, approached them at about 2:53 p.m. The man appeared to be armed, per police. An officer shot the man after he did not follow commands, per police. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.Police do not believe the person who was killed was related to the initial arrest. 2 arrested in San Francisco ...

Major crash closes Bollinger Canyon, Crow Canyon roads in San Ramon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

(BCN) -- The San Ramon Police Department is investigating a collision Thursday at Bollinger Canyon and Crow Canyon roads that resulted in major injuries. Police said that as of 2:50 p.m., eastbound Crow Canyon Road was reopened, but was closed in the westbound direction at Porter Drive and Park Place. Contra Costa County DUI driver sentenced after killing 2 teens Northbound traffic on Bollinger Canyon Road is still closed at Deerwood Drive. Police said that the roads will remain closed until at least 5 p.m. and travelers are advised to find an alternate route. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Niger Coup Leader Joins Long Line of U.S.-Trained Mutineers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

brig. gen. Moussa salaou barmou, the chief of Niger’s Special Operations Forces and one of the leaders of the unfolding coup in Niger, was trained by the U.S. military, The Intercept has confirmed. U.S.-trained military officers have taken part in 11 coups in West Africa since 2008.“We have had a very long relationship with the United States,” Barmou said in 2021. “Being able to work together in this capacity is very good for Niger.” Just last month, Barmou met with Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga, the head of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, at Air Base 201, a drone base in the Nigerian city of Agadez that serves as the lynchpin of an archipelago of U.S. outposts in West Africa.On Wednesday, Barmou, who trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, and the National Defense University in Washington, joined a junta that ousted Mohamed Bazoum, Niger’s democratically elected president, according to Nigerien sources and a U.S. government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.Barmou did not ...

Advantage Energy: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Advantage Energy Ltd. (AAVVF) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $1.9 million.The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share.The oil and gas company posted revenue of $69.5 million in the period.Advantage Energy shares have declined roughly 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $6.97, a fall of 13% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AAVVF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AAVVFSource

Big Ten’s four new coaches took divergent paths to new-look West Division

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Luke Fickell got his first taste of leading a Big Ten program as Ohio State’s interim coach in 2011. This fall, he’s back with the more traditional title of head coach — at Wisconsin.Former Baylor coach Matt Rhule is back in the college fray, too, this time at Nebraska.They are the highest-profile members of the Big Ten’s four new coaches, all of whom took jobs with West Division teams in a league they revere.“We could take the whole time on ‘why Wisconsin,’” Fickell said on the second and final day of the Big Ten’s annual football kickoff in Indianapolis. “It has a lot to do with being back in the Big Ten. It has to do with the respect I’ve always had playing against and preparing for Wisconsin, understanding and recognizing what I assumed the culture was like from afar. It felt like something that would be really, really in my wheelhouse.”The Badgers certainly believe Fickell is the perfect fit to complete the mission Barry Alvarez...

Frances Tiafoe launches charitable fund at tennis center where he grew up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Frances Tiafoe stood with his hands on his hips and feigned disappointment Thursday after his partner during a doubles drill dumped an overhead into the net.Moments earlier, on the same courts at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) where he learned the game not far from the nation’s capital, Tiafoe jokingly chastised another of his temporary teammates — all aged 10 or under — for not celebrating a good shot properly, explaining the importance of yelling and punching the air.A semifinalist at the U.S. Open last year and now ranked in the ATP Top 10, he took part in the clinic with dozens of kids after a ceremony to announce the launch of The Frances Tiafoe Fund in conjunction with the USTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the sport’s national federation.“I’ve wanted to do this for a long time. It’s something I’ve always been passionate about. I love people. I love helping people,” the 25-year-old Tiafoe said. “I’m a product of this place. I’m a guy who...

DC region swelters: Forecasters warn of dangerous heat, strong storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 7:15 p.m. for South Central Montgomery County in Maryland, and for Southeastern Loudoun County, Northern Fairfax County, Northwestern City of Falls Church and the City of Fairfax in Virginia. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 6:45 p.m. for West Central Montgomery County in Maryland, and for Central Loudoun County, North Central Fauquier County and Northwestern Prince William County in Virginia.  There’s no need to mince words — it’s hot out, and the atmosphere is just right to intensify the storms that are moving into the D.C. area Thursday afternoon.The heat wave that began Wednesday afternoon, when southerly winds and sunshine brought highs in the lower to mid 90s, will linger into the weekend, according to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin.The D.C. region is under a Heat Advisory through Thursday evening due to the potential for heat indexes up to 105 degrees.“Extreme heat and humidity wil...

Jeremy Pruitt returns to alma mater as PE teacher, junior high hoops coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

RAINSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt is returning to his high school alma mater to teach physical education and coach junior high basketball after the NCAA imposed a six-year show cause against him for rules violations. Plain View High School principal Chris Clark said the DeKalb County Board of Education unanimously approved Pruitt’s hiring on Thursday with “no issues” in the northeast Alabama town of about 5,500. That’s less than two weeks after Tennessee was fined more than $8 million, and the NCAA issued a scathing report outlined more than 200 infractions during Pruitt’s three-year tenure before his firing in early 2021.“He’s a hometown hero,” said Clark, who was one of Pruitt’s assistant coaches at the school. “He’s made a name for himself. Even before Tennessee, he was a well-known defensive coordinator at Alabama. He’s always kept close ties to the community.“He was a great fit for what we needed and our basketball coa...

Obama’s first college is latest to end legacy admissions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni.Occidental College, a private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from college admissions decisions.A campus letter from the school’s president said an applicant’s family ties to Occidental alumni “could be considered” in the past but had only “minimal impact” on decisions.“Still, to ensure we are removing any potential barriers to access and opportunity, Occidental will no longer ask applicants about alumni relationships as part of the application,” President Harry J. Elam Jr. said in a campus message on Wednesday. He cited the Supreme Court’s decision.The school of about 2,000 students is known for being the campus where Obama began his college career in 1979. Obama spent two years at Occidental before transferring to C...