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Major San Bernardino Mountain road under emergency repair due to winter storm

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

A major mountain road near Lake Arrowhead is undergoing emergency repairs due to severe damages caused by winter storms. Caltrans crews have been working to repair Route 189 between North Bay Road and State Route 173 since April 4. Crews observed large cracks in the pavement along with the retaining wall below being bulged and are working on a layering system repair, according to Emily Leinen with Caltrans District 8. “It is going to be a layering system repair so that means we’re going to be putting down material and then a rock blanket, and then concrete, and we just keep building those layers up,” Leinen said. Caltrans crews are also working to repair guardrail and potholes caused by the storm, which officials say will take time because the ground is still saturated. Local residents are concerned with the damages and potholes and are hoping to see repairs soon. “I’ve seen a couple of crews but we were talking on our way here that we could really...

San Jose math tutor arrested on suspicion of sharing child sexual abuse material online

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

SAN JOSE — The director of a San Jose math tutoring center has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, authorities said.Deoel Credo Noveno, 30, of San Jose, was arrested April 11, the San Jose Police Department said in a statement Thursday.In September, detectives determined Noveno was in possession of and distributing the material on social media applications as “Zanrath#6659” and “Leothe9th1,” police said.Detectives also learned Noveno was employed as the center director of a Mathnasium in San Jose, where he tutored and had access to young children, police said.Mathnasium, which has locations throughout the Bay Area, offers private math tutoring, according to its website.In addition to arresting Noveno, detectives served a search warrant at his residence, police said. Police did not disclose what, if any, evidence they found at the home.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man shot and killed in South San Jose Cri...

Prep basketball: Burlingame boys coach resigns after cancer diagnosis

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

Longtime Burlingame boys basketball coach Jeff Dowd is stepping away from coaching after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.Dowd, 58, was diagnosed in September but continued to coach. His resignation was first reported by the San Mateo Daily Journal.“I was trying to keep it close since I was trying to figure out how it would affect me,” Dowd told the Bay Area News Group on Thursday. “Before the season I met with a doctor I felt pretty comfortable with and he said ‘We’ll get you through the year, and then we’ll talk.’”Dowd coached Burlingame for 21 seasons over two stints — 1997-2012 and 2018-23 — and led the team to a 393-171 record, 10 league titles and Central Coast Section crowns in 2021 and 2022.Dowd said that after he received his diagnosis, he watched his diet closely while exercising more.“As strange as it seems, I feel great,” Dowd said. “I feel like I’m in some of the best shape of my life.”Dowd said he has experienced an outpouring of support from friends an...

Millbrae 6th grade teacher arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting students

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

(KRON) -- A teacher at a Millbrae middle school was arrested on Thursday in connection with sexual assault of students, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said. Matthew Garrett, 54, is accused of touching young students from 2007 to 2022.Officials were first told of a sexual assault on Feb. 24, 2023. SMCSO deputies responded to the school, located at 850 Taylor Blvd, at about 5 p.m. for the alleged sexual assault of a student. San Jose math tutor arrested for child porn possession After learning about the allegation, Garrett was placed on administrative leave, SMCSO said. An investigation revealed that the assault occurred between November 2021 and March 2022. While the sheriff's office investigated the assault, detectives learned of other juvenile victims. SMCSO said they claimed they were touched inappropriately between 2007 and 2022. Garrett was arrested at his San Francisco home on Thursday. He was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility on 10 counts of sexually mole...

Maple Leafs bounce back, beat Lightning 7-2 to even series

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

John Tavares had his first playoff hat trick and the Toronto Maple Leafs rebounded from a poor playoff start with a lopsided 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night to even the teams’ first-round playoff series at a game apiece.Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist, William Nylander added a goal and an assist, and Zach Aston-Reese also scored for Toronto.Morgan Rielly tied a franchise record with four assists. Auston Matthews also had two assists for the Maple Leafs, whose stars stepped up. Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for Toronto after being pulled in Tuesday’s 7-3 loss.Ian Cole and Corey Perry scored for the Lightning, who were without injured defensemen Victor Hedman and Erik Cernak. Andrei Vasilevskiy, who has played every minute of Lightning postseason action since 2020, allowed seven goals on 35 shots.The series shifts to Florida, where Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-seven set are scheduled for Saturday and Monday.RANGERS 5, DEVILS 1NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Chris...

Details emerge on why Loudoun Co. schools spokesman was charged with lying under oath

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

Before a Loudoun County Public Schools spokesman is set to go to trial in June, WTOP has learned what he said to a grand jury that led to perjury charges.Wayde Byard was indicted on charges of lying under oath on Aug. 2, 2021, when testifying to a grand jury. It’s one of the many facets of the state’s investigation into two sexual assaults by a high school student, looking into how the Loudoun County school district handled the crimes.In his testimony last August, court filings show what schools spokesman Wayde Byard said under oath. He said that he was unaware of a sexual assault that occurred at Stone Bridge High School handicapped bathroom stall in May 2021 until a second sexual assault was committed in October 2021 by the same now 15-year-old student at Broad Run High School.In exchanges between the spokesman and prosecutor, Theophani K. Stamos, special prosecutor to the special counsel to the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, found it hard to believe Byard d...

Tavares, Marner lead Maple Leafs past Lightning, series tied

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

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares had his first playoff hat trick and the Toronto Maple Leafs rebounded from a poor playoff start with a lopsided 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night to even the teams’ first-round playoff series at a game apiece.Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist, William Nylander added a goal and an assist, and Zach Aston-Reese also scored for Toronto.Morgan Rielly tied a franchise record with four assists. Auston Matthews also had two assists for the Maple Leafs, whose stars stepped up. Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for Toronto after being pulled in Tuesday’s 7-3 loss.Ian Cole and Corey Perry scored for the Lightning, who were without injured defensemen Victor Hedman and Erik Cernak. Andrei Vasilevskiy, who has played every minute of Lightning postseason action since 2020, allowed seven goals on 35 shots.The series shifts to Florida, where Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-seven set are scheduled for Saturday and Monday.Facing a 0-2 defi...

Kreider scores 2 more, Rangers open 2-0 lead on Devils

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

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals in a three-goal second period and the New York Rangers stunned the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Thursday night to a take a 2-0 lead on the road in their first-round playoff series.Patrick Kane added a goal and two assists and fellow trade deadline acquisition Vladimir Tarasenko scored for the second straight game as the Rangers again had their way with the young Devils. Kaapo Kakko also scored and Adam Fox added two more assists to give him six in two games. Igor Shesterkin had a relatively easy night, making 21 saves.Erik Haula scored for New Jersey, which has been outscored 10-2 after going 3-0-1 in the regular season against New York. Vitek Vanecek finished with 26 saves in a game that got one-sided and chippy late. Referee Wes McCauley and Frederick L’Ecuyer sent five players from each team to the locker room with 6:40 left.The best-of-seven series shifts across the Hudson River to Madison Square Garden for Games 3 ...

Atacante de Louisville dejó notas que revelan que parte de su motivo fue mostrar que alguien con enfermedad mental puede comprar un arma, dicen fuentes

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

(CNN) — El atacante que perpetró un tiroteo en un banco de Louisville, Kentucky, en el que murieron cinco de sus compañeros de trabajo este mes, dejó dos notas muy extensas: una en su casa y otra que se encontró después de que la policía lo abatiera en el ataque, según dos fuentes policiales.Las notas revelan que parte del objetivo del atacante fue demostrar lo fácil que resulta para alguien con una enfermedad mental grave comprar un arma de fuego en Estados Unidos, dijeron las fuentes.El hombre compró el rifle estilo AR-15 siete días antes del tiroteo del 10 de abril y, según la ley de Kentucky, solo se le exigió completar un formulario para la Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos de EE.UU. y someterse a una verificación de registros del FBI para asegurar que no era un delincuente o que no estaba sujeto a una orden de restricción impuesta por un tribunal.Pete Palmer, quien representa a la familia del atacante Connor Sturgeon, no ha respondido a la solicitud...

Joe, Suwinski hit back-to-back HRs in Pirates’ win over Reds

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

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe and Jack Suwinski hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, Roansy Contreras took a shutout into the seventh and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Thursday night.Joe hit a three-run blast to center on a full count off Luke Weaver to open the scoring. Suwinski followed with a shot into the right-field stands for his fourth homer in four games to put the Pirates ahead 4-0.“We had a good plan as a team against Weaver,” Joe said. “We were just being aggressive in the zone. I saw a couple of pitches prior to the 3-2. I got the fastball where I like it, and I was happy to take that swing.”That was all the offense the Pirates — who didn’t get a hit after the second inning — needed as they won for the 12th time in 17 games since losing two of three to the Reds in Cincinnati to open the season. “We were ready to hit. We had a good approach,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said. “We did a good job of attacking Weaver and then he ki...