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San Jose: Two-alarm fire destroys 1905 house at History Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

A two-alarm fire that destroyed a 118-year-old house at San Jose’s History Park early Sunday morning is being examined by the San Jose Fire Department’s arson unit.San Jose Fire Capt. Jeremy Mann said there were no injuries in the fire, which was reported at 3:42 a.m. and also damaged two other structures. An investigation into the cause is ongoing and could take several weeks to complete.“It’s sad,” Mann said. “Obviously you don’t want to lose any of your buildings. This has some historical significance to the city of San Jose.”A San Jose Fire Department arson investigator takes photos at History Park in San Jose of the Nelson-DeLuz house, which was destroyed in a fire Sunday, March 12, 2023. (Sal Pizarro/Bay Area News Group)Ken Middlebrook, History San Jose's curator of artifacts, points out damage to the Pasetta House caused by a fire that destroyed the adjacent Nelson-DeLuz house at History Park in San Jose on Sunday, March 12...

One dead in shooting at homeless camp near Oakland Coliseum

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

OAKLAND — A 27-year-old man was shot to death at a homeless camp near the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday, police said.Authorities did not identify the man immediately.Officers were called to the encampment in the 8100 block of Baldwin Street about 9 a.m. and found the man shot more than one time, police said. An ambulance took him to a hospital, but emergency personnel there pronounced him dead about 9:45 a.m.Police said they don’t know if the man was living at the camp or just visiting. Police said they don’t have a motive. They did not announce any arrests.The homicide is the 21st of 2023 investigated by Oakland police. A year ago on March 12, they had investigated 22.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the shooter. To contact Oakland police, call 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7960. To contact Crime Stoppers, call 510-777-8572.Please check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrime and Public ...

Astronaut crew splashes down near Florida, ending five-month stay in space

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

The four astronauts who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in space Saturday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule disembarked from the space station at 2:20 am ET, beginning the final leg of the astronauts’ journey. The spacecraft then maneuvered back toward Earth before plunging back into the atmosphere for a landing off the coast of Tampa, Florida just after 9 p.m. ET Saturday.Rescue ships awaited the team’s arrival, ready to haul the capsule out of the ocean and allow the crew to disembark, giving the astronauts their first breath of fresh air in nearly 160 days.The four crew members — NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, astronaut Koichi Wakata of JAXA, or Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and cosmonaut Anna Kikina of the Russian space agency Roscosmos — launched to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule this past October. They’ve spent the past few months c...

Flooding causes I-880 closure in Fremont

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

FREMONT, Calif. (KRON) -- Flooding from the most recent rain has closed a portion of Interstate 880, according to the California Highway Patrol. Newsom working with federal government after fall of Silicon Valley Bank I-880 just south of Thornton Avenue is closed on both the north and southbound sides. CHP is currently on the scene working with Caltrans. Drivers are asked to avoid the area. The northbound side is expected to be impacted for at least 10 hours, CHP says. The southbound side could be reopened in as few as three hours. This is a developing story. Please stick with KRON for updates.

30 dogs pulled from hoarding situation in Pueblo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

PUEBLO, Colo. (KDVR) - Multiple dog rescue organizations across the state, along with Animal Law Enforcement in southern Colorado, worked Saturday to pull 30 dogs from a hoarding situation at a home in Pueblo. "This is a smaller home. A two-bedroom with 40 dogs inside it," Suzanne Morgan, Director of Cooper’s Companions Animal Rescue said. Morgan's rescue led the way in pulling 30 of the 40 dogs from the home. She said 10 of the dogs stayed with the owner on the property, and that some of the rescues are planning on going back to the home to spay and neuter the dogs that stayed with their owner. Are people already waiting in line for Casa Bonita to reopen? “We're going to make sure those dogs are spayed and neutered so we aren't back there in six months with more dogs," Morgan said. She along with several volunteers from other rescues and Animal Law Enforcement with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region Pueblo transported the dogs to a location down the road from the home. ...

Holy Cross outlasts top seed BU to capture Patriot League championship

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

A Patriot League program from Massachusetts was assured an invitation to the Big Dance headed into Sunday’s title game at Boston University’s Case Gym.No. 2 seed Holy Cross survived a withering fourth quarter surge by No. 1 Boston University and claimed the crown with a 66-61 victory before a capacity crowd at The Roof. The teams split in the regular season.Holy Cross (24-8, 14-5) captured its 12th Patriot League title and first since 2007. The Crusaders advanced to the NCAA tournament for the 13th time.“Just to experience this and experience a selection show and hopefully it is not a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said third-year Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity. “To just celebrate it and live in the moment and to be so proud for them and what they have accomplished up to this point.”BU wrapped up the campaign at 24-8 and 17-2, one victory shy of the single-season record. Forward Caitlin Weimer and guard Sydney Johnson were named All-Patriot League first-team all-stars while Meli...

Oscars try to snap after The Slap; Stars arrive, Gaga added

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s almost time to give the Academy Awards a big hand.OK, maybe we should rephrase that. A year after Will Smith strode on stage at the Dolby Theatre and slapped Chris Rock in the face, the Oscars will reconvene Sunday for a ceremony that will try to move past one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history. The telecast from the Dolby in Los Angeles begins at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. The broadcast can be streamed with a subscription to Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV. You can also stream the show on ABC.com and on the ABC app by authenticating your provider.Jimmy Kimmel, the show’s first solo emcee in five years, is hosting for the third time. The late-night comedian has promised to make some jokes about The Slap; it would be “ridiculous” not to, he said. Bill Kramer, chief executive of the film academy, has said that it was important, given what happened last year, to have “a host in place who can really pivot and manage those moments.”“No...

As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday.The announcement, which is expected as soon as Sunday evening, comes as regulators prepare to announce a final decision on the Willow project, a controversial oil drilling plan pushed by ConocoPhillips. The official requested anonymity to discuss the conservation effort before it is officially unveiled.The plan has two parts. First, the official said, Biden will bar drilling in nearly 3 million acres of the Arctic Ocean, closing off the rest of its federal waters from oil exploration. Second, the administration will develop new rules for more than 13 million acres in a vast swath of land known as the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska. The official said the area includes the Teshekpuk Lake, Utukok Uplands, Colville River, Kasegaluk Lagoon and Peard Bay Special Areas.It’s unclear whether the announcem...

Homicide being investigated in Kingston Road and McCowan Road area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

A homicide is being investigated in the Kingston Road and McCowan Road area.Toronto police responded to a call on Mar. 6 at approximately 1 a.m. at the Roycroft Motel located on Kingston Road.Officers located a man with gunshot wounds who was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.The man succumbed to his injuries on Mar. 12, identified as 39-year-old Shawn Walters of no fixed address.Police are requesting anyone with information on the incident or anyone who had contact with the victim to contact them.

Seoul: North Korea conducts submarine-launched missile test

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:59 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has test-fired a missile from a submarine.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement Monday it detected the North Korean missile launch from a submarine in the waters near the North’s eastern port city of Sinpo on Sunday.South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities were analyzing details of the launch, according to South Korean authorities. It’s the latest weapons test by North Korea this year.Sunday’s launch came before the U.S. and South Korean militaries begin large-scale joint military drills that North Korea views as a rehearsal for invasion. The Associated Press