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Video: Brentwood Kohl's shoplifting suspect arrested

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

(KRON) -- Police bodycam footage captured the arrest of a shoplifting suspect who allegedly stole merchandise from Kohl's, according to the Brentwood Police Department. Brentwood PD were called to a local Kohl's location last week on a report of a theft at the store.The suspect had just left the store, police said. When officers were on their way to the scene, the county helicopter Star 3 happened to be in the area. The helicopter was able to tell officers where the suspect was located, which was nearby, police said. ‘Thrill Kill’ murderer released back into Santa Clara County Officers were able to immediately locate and detain the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Nicholas Robancho of Stockton. Robancho, police said, not only had stolen merchandise from Kohl's, but he also had other suspected stolen property (see video above).The property was confiscated and Robancho, who police said had two outstanding warrants, was placed under arrest for the warrants and related theft charges...

Sonoma County declares emergency after 250,000 chickens, ducks euthanized

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency Tuesday following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza at commercial poultry farms. To protect other flocks in the region, approximately 250,000 birds were euthanized to prevent further disease spread. The outbreak was investigated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.Supervisor David Rabbitt said he is concerned about potential financial impacts on the county's agriculture community, noting, "There are still in the South County one million farm birds within a five-mile radius of one facility" impacted by the avian flu.Southern Sonoma County poultry farms provide "hundreds of thousands of eggs each and every day" that supply the food chain for "the entire West Coast if not beyond," Rabbitt said. Farms where the infected flocks were detected are currently under quarantine.Tuesday's emergency proclamation by the Board of Supervisors provides additional public safety and emergency ...

Evan Low running for Silicon Valley congressional seat

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

Silicon Valley Assemblymember Evan Low is running for Congress, hoping to succeed longtime Rep. Anna Eshoo in a crowded field of competitors. Low confirmed to San Jose Spotlight he filed paperwork for the House of Representatives District 16 seat on Monday, making official a bid for the role he's been rumored to be pursuing since Eshoo announced last month her plans to retire at the end of this term."I am incredibly excited about this opportunity," Low told San Jose Spotlight.If elected, Low would become the first LGBTQ and Chinese-American representative in Congress from the Bay Area. Low, 40, said he planned a calm, relaxing time with family the week of Thanksgiving -- but when Eshoo confirmed her seat would be opening up he had to consider the opportunity to run. Eshoo has served her three-decade tenure in Congress with distinction and deliverable results, Low said. ‘Thrill Kill’ murderer released back into Santa Clara County "Those will be big shoes to fill, but I'm excited an...

The Yankees hope chance meeting, scouting helps land Japanese pitcher Yamamoto

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has met Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto.Once, very briefly.The Yankees hope to find out soon if Boone’s chance meeting with the 25-year-old right-hander pays off for the team.“I’ve met him once before in the past actually, and I do plan on meeting him again, yes,” Boone said Tuesday at Major League Baseball’ s annual winter meetings.When pressed for more details, Boone made it sound very much by chance.“Just in kind of passing at some point in the winter. He was in a place that I was, and I got introduced to him, so that was it,” Boone said.Yamamoto is the prized international free agent of this offseason after going 68-29 with a 1.84 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over his seven seasons in Japan. The Yankees had scouts evaluating Yamamoto this year with the Orix Buffaloes.New York general manager Brian Cashman said the team had a representative at every one of Yamamoto’s games, and he was on hand himself when Yama...

Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain and unusually warm temperatures

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An atmospheric river has brought heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, closing rail links, schools and roads as it shattered daily rainfall and temperature records in Washington state.Amtrak said Tuesday that no passenger trains will be running between Seattle and Portland, Oregon, until Thursday because of a landslide. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings in parts of western Washington, including in areas north and east of Seattle and across a large swath of the Olympic Peninsula.The wet conditions also brought warm temperatures to the region. At 64 Fahrenheit (17.8 Celsius) in Walla Walla in southwestern Washington, it was as warm as parts of Florida and Mexico, according to the NWS. Seattle reported 59 degrees F (15 C) at 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, breaking its previous daily record high, the weather service said.Atmospheric rivers, sometimes known as a “Pineapple Express” because the long and narrow ban...

Rays sign RHP Chris Devenski to 1-year deal with 2025 club option

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays signed reliever Chris Devenski to a $1.1 million, one-year contract on Tuesday with a club option for 2025.The 33-year-old right-hander spilt the 2023 season between the Los Angeles Angels and the Rays, going 6-4 with a 4.46 ERA over 38 games. He was released by the Angels on Aug. 29 and signed the same day with Tampa Bay.The deal will pay Devenski $1 million in 2024 and includes a $2 million team option with a $100,000 buyout for 2025. Devenski went 3-2 with a 2.08 ERA over 8 2/3 innings in nine outings for the Rays during the final month of the regular season.He threw two scoreless innings in the Rays’ 4-0 loss to the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers in Game 1 of an AL Wild Card Series. Tampa Bay was swept in the two-game set at home.Tampa Bay is his fifth team in eight big league seasons.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLBSource

Relatives watch as the Colorado funeral owners accused of mishandling 190 remains appear in court

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Relatives who knew or feared their loved ones were among the 190 abandoned bodies found decomposing in a Colorado funeral home watched in person for the first time Tuesday as the owners of the business appeared before a judge.Jon and Carie Hallford, owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, are accused of abusing corpses, stealing, laundering money and forging documents. Standing in handcuffs and orange jail clothes, they didn’t speak or enter pleas during a brief hearing.The Colorado Springs-based funeral home’s facility in Penrose, a Rocky Mountain town of about 4,000 people, is where investigators in early October discovered dozens of stacked bodies. Some had death dates as far back as 2019, according to a federal affidavit.Family members were falsely told their loved ones were cremated, receiving substitute materials that were not their ashes, court records allege.In court for a scheduling hearing Tuesday, Heather DeWolf held up a photo of her...

Una a una, las canciones de 2023: “On My Mama”, “Flowers”, “Monaco” y más

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

A punto de concluir el 2023, la periodista musical de The Associated Press María Sherman hizo una selección de diez de las mejores canciones del año. Los temas están enumerados sin ningún orden en particular. Saca tus audífonos.“ON MY MAMA”, VICTORIA MONÉT¡Abróchate el cinturón para recibir afirmaciones positivas! Victoria Monét, quien ha sido nominada al Grammy en diez ocasiones y alguna vez fue conocida como creadora de éxitos de Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony y Chloe x Halle, recibe ahora reconocimiento como solista y lo comparte con las madres que la escuchan. Su exitoso sencillo “On My Mama” es un homenaje cariñoso a su madre y a su hija, con la dulce voz de Monét y una brillante producción de metales. Podría ser el mejor tema de R&B del año, con un gran “sampleo” del éxito de 2009 de Chalie Boy, “I Look Good”. Se necesita un verdadero talento para tomar prestado un sonido tan reconocible y Monét no sólo logra hacerlo, sino que lo convirtió en propio.“MONACO...

Cleveland wins MLB draft lottery, will have top pick for 1st time

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cleveland will have the No. 1 pick in next year’s amateur baseball draft for the first time, winning a lottery on the second try Tuesday after Washington came out with the top spot initially but was ineligible.Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed to the lottery in their March 2022 labor contract, an innovation to discourage struggling teams from deliberately trying for a top draft pick by getting rid of veterans.The 18 teams that failed to make the playoffs entered the weighted lottery, and the first drawing of four ping-pong balls at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center came up with 3-9-11-13 — a winning combination for the Nationals among 1,001 combinations.Washington was ineligible to pick in the top six because the collective bargaining agreement states a team that pays in the revenue-sharing plan cannot have a lottery pick in back-to-back years, and the Nationals chose outfielder Dylan Crews with the No. 2 selectio...

Ontario Catholic teachers file for conciliation

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:12:12 GMT

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has filed for conciliation as negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement have stretched nearly 18 months.OECTA President René Jansen in de Wal says Catholic teachers in Ontario hope that a conciliator can speed up a process they have grown frustrated with, especially as other teachers’ unions in Ontario settle with the provincial government.“While the process continues to move forward – with a clear improvement in tone at the table since our overwhelming 97 per cent strike vote – realizing actual progress remains extremely slow,” Jansen in de Wal said in a statement.“Catholic teachers have been beyond patient, especially as other education affiliates reach tentative agreements. Given these agreements, we are hopeful that, with the support and expertise of an appointed conciliator, we can make more significant progress, quicker.”The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federat...