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Driver in deadly Texas bus stop crash charged with manslaughter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

By Valerie Gonzalez | Associated PressBROWNSVILLE, Texas — The driver of an SUV that killed eight people when it slammed into a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas has been charged with manslaughter, police said Monday as investigators tried to determine if the crash was intentional.Authorities believe driver George Alvarez, 34, of Brownsville, lost control after running a red light Sunday morning and plowed into a crowd of Venezuelans outside a migrant center.Police Chief Chief Felix Sauceda said Alvarez was charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Officials are awaiting toxicology reports to determine whether Alvarez was intoxicated, Sauceda said, adding that there was no motive that he could discuss.The SUV ran a red light, lost control, flipped on its side and struck 18 people, Sauceda said at a news conference Monday morning. Six people died on the scene and 12 people were critically injured, he said. Officials have said the...

Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell opens up about life after the Heartbreakers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

Mike Campbell is feeling grateful.“I’ve been blessed to do what I love,” the acclaimed musician says. “And I’m going to keep on doing it — because it’s all that I know how to do, really.”And that’s a big reason for fans to feel grateful as well, resting assured that this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer — who was enshrined as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 2002 — fully intends to keep making and playing music for years to come.The vocalist-guitarist’s primary musical focus these days is the Dirty Knobs, the ‘60s-influenced blues-garage-rock act that once was a side project but moved to the forefront after Petty died and the Heartbreakers disbanded in 2017.Fans can check out Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs when they play a number of shows in the Golden State this month in support of their sophomore full-length release, 2022’s “External Combustion.”The group performs May 17 at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey, May 19 at the Guild Theatre in ...

Single-family residence in Saratoga sells for $3.6 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

19930 Garnett Court – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 19900 block of Garnett Court in Saratoga was sold on April 14, 2023. The $3,550,000 purchase price works out to $1,321 per square foot. The house, built in 1968, has an interior space of 2,687 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:On Veronica Drive, Saratoga, in January 2023, a 2,479-square-foot home was sold for $2,950,000, a price per square foot of $1,190. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In December 2022, a 2,798-square-foot home on Blythe Court in Saratoga sold for $3,859,000, a price per square foot of $1,379. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,284-square-foot home on the 19700 block of Sea Gull Court in Saratoga sold in September 2022, for $3,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,467. T...

T-Mobile closes flagship Union Square store

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Another retailer has closed up shop in San Francisco's beleaguered Union Square area with T-Mobile confirming its flagship store at 1 Stockton Street was closing. The closing of the two-story Union Square location, which was first reported by the SF Business Times, follows last week's announcement that Nordstrom would be closing two stores in the area, including its longtime Bay Area flagship location at the Westfield San Francisco Centre. ‘So, I hear I’m transphobic’: Dee Snider responds after being dropped by SF Pride T-Mobile closing up shop appears to be the latest in an ongoing exodus of retail businesses from the downtown and Union Square neighborhoods. In the past several months, a growing list of stores including Whole Foods, Saks Off 5th, Anthropologie, and Office Depot have all closed, or announced plans to close, locations in the area. While Nordstrom and Westfield SF Centre both cited unsafe street conditions as being among the reasons for recen...

All lanes open on northbound I-880 following fatal crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

(BCN) -- The California Highway Patrol is at the scene of a fatal crash Monday morning on northbound Interstate Highway 880 in San Jose. The crash was reported about 8:20 a.m. just north of Stevens Creek Boulevard. Petaluma police search for drive-by shooting suspect No other information about the collision was immediately available. The two left lanes were temporarily closed but have since reopened, according to 511 SF Bay. Residual delays due to the earlier closure are expected.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Berkeley professor apologizes for false Indigenous identity

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An anthropology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose identity as Native American had been questioned for years apologized this week for falsely identifying as Indigenous, saying she is “a white person" who lived an identity based on family lore.Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor of environmental science, policy and management, said in an apology posted Monday on her website that she claimed an identity as a woman of Mohawk and Mi’kmaq descent but never confirmed that identity with those communities or researched her ancestry until recently. ‘So, I hear I’m transphobic’: Dee Snider responds after being dropped by SF Pride “I caused harm,” Hoover wrote. “I hurt Native people who have been my friends, colleagues, students, and family, both directly through fractured trust and through activating historical harms. This hurt has also interrupted student and faculty life and careers. I acknowledge that I could have prevented all of this hurt...

Review: 2 die at confluence of race, disinformation and guns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

“The Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy,” by Joe Sexton (Scribner)At the intersection of racial tension, economic disparity, social media misinformation and guns, two sons of Omaha died in a made-in-America tragedy in 2020. James Scurlock and Jake Gardner’s lives collided as part of a national unraveling following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd’s neck until he could no longer breathe.Scurlock, a new dad, was not thinking like one on that May 30, the third day of upheaval following Floyd’s death. Video shows him trashing an architecture office near Jake Gardner’s nightclub in the city’s Old Market district.Gardener was a white Marine veteran of Iraq and had returned to his hometown and opened the bar, which had sustained sharp losses when COVID-19 broke out. Now, the streets of Omaha and other American cities were convulsing with Black Lives Matter protests.Into that arena, Gardner appeared with a ...

AP source: K-State close to $44 million new deal for Klieman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State and Chris Klieman are finalizing a new contract that would give the football coach a substantial pay raise while keeping him tied to the program for the next eight seasons, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.The contract will have a total value of $44 million, making Klieman one of the better-paid coaches in the Big 12, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because signatures were still needed on paperwork to make it official. The agreement was first reported by ESPN.Klieman’s previous contract ended after the 2026 season, so the new deal adds four years to it. His average pay will go from $4 million annually to $5.5 million per year, or slightly more than Texas is paying coach Steve Sarkisian.The 55-year-old Klieman led the Wildcats to a Big 12 championship last season, beating TCU in the title game before the Horned Frogs went on to play in the College Football Playoff. It was the first co...

Buckingham Palace releases official coronation portraits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have shared their “most sincere and heartfelt thanks” in a new message from the monarch released by Buckingham Palace on Monday, as the coronation long weekend comes to an end.The newly-crowned sovereign wrote that he and his wife wanted in particular to pay tribute to those who helped make events in London, Windsor and beyond “as happy, safe and enjoyable as possible.”“To those who joined in the celebrations – whether at home, at street parties and lunches, or by volunteering in communities – we thank you, each and every one,” King Charles wrote. “To know that we have your support and encouragement, and to witness your kindness expressed in so many different ways, has been the greatest possible Coronation gift, as we now rededicate our lives to serving the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and Commonwealth.”In addition to the King’s message of gratitude, the palace released f...

Tony winner Laura Benanti hosts ‘Broadway in Bethesda’ gala at Round House Theatre

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:31 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley chats with Laura Benanti (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); In 2008, she won the Tony Award for the Broadway revival of the musical “Gypsy.”This Saturday, Laura Benanti hosts “Broadway in Bethesda” gala at Round House Theatre.“It’s basically standup comedy and music, so I go between telli...