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2 ex-officers at East Bay federal women’s prison plead guilty to multiple sex abuse counts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Two former officers of a federal women’s prison in California pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple counts of sexual abuse, the latest to be prosecuted following an Associated Press investigation last year resulting in prison sentences for the former warden and chaplain.Andrew Jones, a former cook supervisor at Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, pleaded guilty to six felony charges of sexual abuse of three women he supervised, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.Nakie Nunley, a guard at the prison call center, pleaded guilty to four charges of sexual abuse and five lesser felonies of abusive sexual contact of five women. Both also pleaded guilty to making false statements to the government.The two men will enter pleas and be sentenced at later dates.They are at least the seventh and eighth former employees charged with abusing inmates after an investigation by The Associated Press last year revealed a harrowing culture of rampant abuse and cover-up a...

Injury crash on 680 in Danville blocks all lanes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

(KRON) -- All lanes on northbound Interstate 680 in Danville are blocked due to an injury crash north of Sycamore Valley Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Motorists are being advised to expect delays and use alternate routes.There is no estimated time for the roadway to reopen.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Retail employee in Santa Clara arrested for brandishing 'ghost' gun

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A retail employee who police say brandished a "ghost" gun in Santa Clara was arrested Thursday night, the Santa Clara Police Department announced in a Twitter thread. Officers initially conducted an investigation into a report of someone brandishing a handgun.The investigation revealed that the suspect worked at a local retail business. Officers were able to locate him there. Menacing band of car burglars caught on camera roaming Antioch neighborhood At the business, the victim positively identified the suspect and officers conducted a search of a storage area within the establishment. In the search, police said they discovered an unregistered Glock-style "ghost" gun along with ammunition.Further investigation revealed that the suspect was on Post Release Community Supervision due to a prior conviction for being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm. The suspect was also under the influence of a controlled substance, police said. KRON On is streaming live news now.e...

Road closures to go into effect this weekend in Alameda County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

(KRON) -- Caltrans will be closing several areas near Niles Canyon Road in Alameda County in order for crews to work on the Alameda Creek Bridge. These Bay Area cities could hit 100 degrees this weekend Palomares Road in Fremont will be closed in both directions all the way through Main Street in Sunol. The closure begins at 8 p.m. on Friday and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday. Crews will work on connecting the existing roadway with a new road leading to the new Alameda Creek Bridge, Caltrans said.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Drivers are advised to use southbound CA-238 towards Mission Boulevard as an alternate route around the closures.

Shooting near Peace Cross in Bladensburg shuts down traffic over Anacostia River

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

A shooting investigation in Bladensburg, Maryland, has shut down traffic near the city’s famous Peace Cross Memorial, according to the Bladensburg Police Department.SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: Road is closed at Annapolis Rd/Bladensburg Rd in @BladensburgMD for a shooting investigation. Please use an alternative route. pic.twitter.com/5EnRbOThV9— Bladensburg PD (@BladensburgPD) July 14, 2023Several people have been shot, 7News reported. Traffic is shut down at Annapolis Road and Bladensburg Road, Bladensburg police said. The WTOP Traffic Center reported at 1:10 p.m. that no traffic was allowed over the bridge, crossing the Anacostia River in both directions.WTOP has a reporter headed to the scene. Bladensburg police said they will hold a news conference at 3 p.m.Below is a map of where the shooting happened.This is a developing story and will be updated. Source

Flyers place defenseman Tony DeAngelo on unconditional waivers a year after trade from Carolina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have placed defenseman Tony DeAngelo on unconditional waivers after one season with the club.DeAngelo was traded from Carolina to Philadelphia last July and signed a two-year, $10 million contract days later. He scored 42 points with 31 assists in a career-high 70 contests last season to rank sixth on the Flyers, who finished 14th in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. DeAngelo was a healthy scratch for the final five games.DeAngelo also ranked second on the team in assists and fourth with 174 shots. The seven-year veteran led Philadelphia with 19 power-play points.Drafted 19th overall in the first round by Tampa Bay in 2014, he also played four seasons with the New York Rangers and one with Arizona. He has 199 career points with 154 assists.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Arrestan a una mujer en relación con la muerte del nieto de Robert De Niro, dice una fuente policial a CNN

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

(CNN) — Una mujer fue arrestada en relación con la muerte del nieto de Robert De Niro, dijo a CNN este viernes una fuente policial con conocimiento de la investigación.Leandro De Niro Rodríguez tenía 19 años al momento de su muerte, según un anuncio de su madre en las redes sociales la semana pasada. “Con una conmoción y una tristeza inconmensurables nos despedimos de nuestro amado hijo Leo”, publicó Drena De Niro en un comunicado en sus redes sociales verificadas. “Les agradecemos la efusión de amor y apoyo y pedimos que se nos dé privacidad en este momento para procesar este dolor inconsolable”.Drena De Niro compartió más tarde la causa de la muerte en las redes sociales, al decir que Leandro había fallecido tras ingerir fentanilo.Leandro, nieto de Robert De Niro, murió tras ingerir fentanilo, dijo la madre del jovenLa fuente policial le dijo a CNN que una mujer llamada Sofia Marks fue detenida por el cargo de vender drogas a un menor. Sin embargo, aclaró que Marks no está a...

Mississippi, under judge’s order, starts allowing religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.Mississippi is one of the poorest states and has high rates of health problems such as obesity and heart disease. But it has received praise from public health officials for years because it has some of the highest rates of childhood vaccination against diseases such as polio, measles and mumps.In April, U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden ordered Mississippi to join most other states in allowing religious exemptions from childhood vaccinations. His ruling came in a lawsuit filed last year by several parents who said their religious beliefs have led them to keep their children unvaccinated and out of Mississippi schools. The lawsuit, funded by the Texas-based Informed Consent Action Network, argued that Mississippi’s lack of a religious exemption for childhood va...

Ex-NBA star Dwyane Wade to join WNBA’s Chicago Sky ownership group

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dwyane Wade is joining the Chicago Sky ownership group, becoming the latest high-profile figure to invest in the WNBA.Wade will invest in his hometown team once the league’s Board of Governors approves the sale. The Chicago Sky sold a roughly 10% stake in the team to a group that included Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts last month.The three-time NBA champion confirmed on Twitter that he was investing in the team. ESPN was the first to report the news.“It’s an incredible feeling being on this side of history. To see growth, on the business side, for something that I’ve been passionate about my whole life is an amazing feeling. There are amazing things happening in the WNBA It’s official! This is for the home team– literally,” he wrote on the social media site.Wade, who retired from the NBA in 2019, joined ownership groups for the Utah Jazz and Real Salt Lake of the MLS since retiring.___AP Sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Spor...

Increíble: hallan un pez que sobrevive fuera del agua

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:48 GMT

LA PAZ, Bolivia – Una nueva especie de pez fue descubierta en Bolivia por el investigador Heinz Arno Drawert y es considerada muy “especial” por su capacidad de salirse voluntariamente del agua, estar por horas en la intemperie y cambiar su forma de respirar a una dérmica como la de los anfibios.Se trata de Moema juanderibaensis, la nueva especie de pez para la ciencia que es parte de la familia Rivulidae, que Drawert vio por primera vez en los años 90’s en la localidad de Santa Rosa del Sara, en la región oriental de Santa Cruz, y que casi dos décadas después logró investigar.Drawert contó a EFE que en 2018 comenzó una extensa investigación sobre los peces Rivulidae en el país como investigador asociado del Museo de Historia Natural “Noel Kempff Mercado” y luego de un intenso trabajo de varios años en 2022 se publicó su investigación sobre este pez en la revista Neotropical Ichthyology, una de las más reconocidas de investigación de peces. ...