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Man who consumed 12 alcoholic drinks, then killed wife in Byron DUI crash takes plea deal, 10-year prison term

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

MARTINEZ — A Tracy man has accepted a 10-year prison term in connection with the July drunk driving crash that killed his wife on Byron Highway, court records show.Andre Avaloz, 36, accepted convictions on gross vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving charges, just five months after prosecutors charged him with a DUI murder in the death of 38-year-old Anna Avaloz. According to police, Andre Avaloz admitted to officers he’d had 12 alcoholic drinks at a bar in Byron before the crash, and that he and his wife left the bar after he got into an altercation with another patron.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay gang members take plea deals in ‘Operation Winter Storm’ case Crime and Public Safety | East Bay woman arrested on torture charges for allegedly burning son with hot knife Crime and Public Safety | Oakland hotel murder case moves forward as defense argues it was suicide Crime and Public Safety ...

Vacant harbor master’s office at San Leandro Marina destroyed by fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

SAN LEANDRO — The empty former harbor master’s office at the San Leandro Marina was destroyed by a fire Wednesday morning, officials said.The fire erupted about 8:27 a.m. at the building, which is part of the marina in the 40 block of Mulford Point Drive.Smoke from the fire could be seen for miles.Alameda County firefighters confined the blaze to the office and had it under control within 45 minutes, officials said. There were no injuries.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Car catches fire in eastbound Caldecott Tunnel Crashes and Disasters | Christmas morning fire in San Leandro apartment building displaces three people Crashes and Disasters | Car fire spreads into vegetation, burns 20 acres near Pittsburg Crashes and Disasters | Letters: Ghost Ship | Vote Democrat | Who Musk is | Grand juries Crashes and Disasters | Flaring reported Wednesday at Martinez refinery The cause of the fire ...

15-year-old shoots younger brother who killed their sister after fight over Christmas gifts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

A 15-year-old Florida boy is accused of shooting his 14-year-old brother after that teenager fatally shot their 23-year-old sister as she sat outside with her baby on Christmas Eve, authorities said Tuesday.Police said the brothers had earlier gotten into a fight during a family shopping trip over who was getting what for Christmas, according to CBS News. When the siblings’ mother took them all to their grandmother’s house in Largo afterwards, the fighting continued. The 14-year-old reportedly pointed a semiautomatic handgun at his older brother’s head and threatened to kill him.The boys were separated by an uncle who managed to get the younger sibling out of the home where his sister, Abrielle Baldwin, was sitting outside with her child. Baldwin is said to have asked her brother to end the dispute.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | California Costco shooter built false narrative after killing attacker in panic, prosecutor says Crime and Public Safety | ...

Shooting near O'Farrell and Hyde Wednesday, suspect in custody

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A suspect is in custody following a shooting near O'Farrell and Hyde streets Wednesday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. SFPD Tenderloin Station officers responded at approximately 9:29 a.m. on a report of a shooting.When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man with an apparent gunshot wound, police said. Officers rendered aid and summoned paramedics to the scene to treat the man. SF police chase leads to multiple crashes, injuries The victim's condition is not known at this time, according to police.Officers took one suspect into custody on the 400 block of Hyde Street. Identification of the suspect is pending during this active investigation, police said. All information is preliminary at this time, police said. Updates will be provided when they become available.Officers remain on the scene and the investigation is active.

3 hospitalized after crash on Maryland Route 200 in Montgomery Co.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

Three people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after a single-car crash in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)Three people were hospitalized on Wednesday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, Maryland.The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Maryland Route 200 — also known as the Intercounty Connector — between Exit 8 and Exit 3, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer Pete Piringer said in a social media post shortly before 9:30 a.m. That area is located near Shady Grove Road.(~945a) RX @TheMDTA MD200 Westbound ICC; Prior to Exit 3 Shady Grove Road, All lanes closed for crash. Detour in effect. #MDTraffic pic.twitter.com/4FHRLtYPzs— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 27, 2023One person was trapped inside of a vehicle. A total of three patients — all adults — were taken to local hospitals, one with life-threatening injuries and two with non-life-threatening injuries, Piringer told WTOP....

Las navieras se debaten sobre si navegar de nuevo o no en el mar Rojo mientras continúan los ataques de los hutíes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

(CNN) — Algunas de las principales compañías navieras siguen manteniéndose alejadas del mar Rojo, mientras otras regresan tras una nueva operación de seguridad dirigida por Estados Unidos para proteger la zona, lo que pone de manifiesto la fragilidad de la situación en una de las arterias comerciales del mundo.Hapag-Lloyd y Evergreen Line, la división de portacontenedores de Evergreen Group, declararon este miércoles a CNN que seguirían desviando los buques a través del Cabo de Buena Esperanza, en el extremo sur de África. MSC dijo lo mismo este martes.“Por el momento, seguimos considerando que la situación es demasiado peligrosa”, declaró un portavoz de la compañía alemana Hapag-Lloyd. “Evaluamos continuamente la situación y planeamos una próxima revisión el viernes”.Evergreen Line remitió a CNN a un comunicado del 18 de diciembre en el que la compañía decía que había dado instrucciones a sus portacontenedores para que suspendieran la navegación por el...

CFP matchups: Yards will be hard in Michigan-Alabama; red-zone success could decide Texas-Washington

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

The final four-team College Football Playoff promises to be one of the closest in the 10-year history of the event.The combined spread of the two New Year’s Day semifinals sits at six points, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. No. 1 Michigan is a 1 1/2-point favorite against fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl. No. 3 Texas is a 4 1/2-point favorite over No. 2 Washington in the Sugar Bowl.That’s the smallest combined line for the CFP semifinals since the 2017 playoff, when Georgia beat Oklahoma in overtime at the Rose Bowl as a 2 1/2-point favorite and Alabama was favored by 3 1/2 against Clemson in the Sugar Bowl and rolled over the Tigers.The matchups that will decide each CFP semifinal, with the winners advancing to the Jan. 8 championship game in Houston.ROSE BOWLAlabama’s offense and quarterback Jalen Milroe have been a work in progress this season. Recent Crimson Tide teams have paired eventual first-round draft pick quarterbacks with a bevy of star receivers...

Mario Cristobal and Miami will face mentor Greg Schiano and Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

Pinstripe Bowl: Miami (7-5) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Dec. 28, 2:15 p.m. Eastern (ESPN)Line: Miami 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Series record: Miami leads 11-0.WHAT’S AT STAKEWhile this a matchup of Rutgers coach Greg Schiano against his former assistant, Mario Cristobal, the programs have more at stake. The Scarlet Knights are looking for their first winning season since 2014. Miami will try to snap a four-game losing streak in postseason action in its first bowl game since 2020. Cristobal took over in 2022.KEY MATCHUPRutgers secondary against Miami’s outstanding receiving duo of Xavier Restrepo and Jacolby George. The wide receivers are one of six FBS duos to each record at least 850 receiving yards and 55 receptions this season. Rutgers was ranked 11th nationally in pass defense (175.9 yards). There is uncertainty whether Scarlet Knights cornerback Max Melson will play. He is entering the NFL draft.PLAYERS TO WATCHRutgers: Kyle Monangai. The junior running back started a...

Mario Cristobal and Greg Schiano reuniting when Miami meets Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

Mario Cristobal remembers the task like it was yesterday. He was a graduate assistant at Miami in the late 1990s, told one day to drive to the airport and pick up someone who was arriving to interview for the Hurricanes’ defensive coordinator job.That someone was Greg Schiano.They hit it off quickly, Cristobal marveling at Schiano’s work ethic, Schiano raving about Cristobal’s willingness to learn. They’ve been close ever since — and now, they’ll go head-to-head in Thursday afternoon’s Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium, with Miami (7-5) seeking its first bowl win since 2016 and Rutgers (6-6) seeking its first winning season since 2014.“He gave me my start, was the best mentor I’ve had in this business, always a great friend,” Cristobal said. “I know on game day we’ll be trying to knock each other out. Aside from that, certainly him and his family from the moment I got in the coaching industry, he was a reason why it was able to actually happe...

Unos 6,000 migrantes de una veintena de nacionalidades avanzan ante visita de EEUU a México

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:28 GMT

TAPACHULA, México – Una caravana de más de 6,000 migrantes de una veintena de nacionalidades avanza desde la frontera sur de México, ante la visita de una delegación estadounidense liderada por el secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, para abordar el repunte migratorio con el Gobierno mexicano.Este grupo, que partió en Nochebuena con casi 10,000 personas como la más numerosa del año, salió del municipio de Huixtla el martes hasta llegar a la aduana del sur del estado de Chiapas, donde se arrodillaron para rezar.Los indocumentados pidieron a los funcionarios de Estados Unidos y al presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, que permitan su avance. En víspera de Navidad, nueva caravana de más 10,000 migrantes parte del sur de México rumbo a EEUU En este contingente viaja Rosa, originaria de El Salvador, donde era trabajadora del hogar antes de abandonar el país por la falta de empleo, por lo que ahora pretende llegar a Estados Unidos para mejorar...