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Martinez police release body-worn camera footage of fatal Aug. 18 shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

MARTINEZ – Authorities on Thursday night released body-worn camera footage of a police shooting that left one man dead and another injured last month outside a Martinez cannabis dispensary.The recordings show at least two Martinez police officers – Cole Bennett and Raul Ceja-Mendez – firing handguns at an Infiniti sedan as it drives away from Velvet Cannabis Dispensary at 4808 Sunrise Drive in the early morning hours of Aug. 18.Tahmon Wilson, 20, of San Francisco, was killed in the shooting and his 22-year-old brother, Tommy Wilson Jr., was wounded.Footage from Bennett’s camera shows him parking behind another patrol vehicle in the driveway to the dispensary and approaching the Infiniti from the driver’s side with his pistol in his hand. As the Infiniti squeezes past the patrol vehicles and appears to bump another officer, Bennett fires at the back of the car and keeps firing as it turns onto the street.Ceja-Mendez, meanwhile, is seen parking behind Bennett’s patrol vehicle and appr...

New Wolf Pack arena part of huge makeover for Reno’s Grand Sierra casino

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A $1 billion makeover of Reno’s largest hotel-casino calls for a new off-campus arena for the University of Nevada’s basketball teams.The Wolf Pack men and women could be playing at the Grand Sierra Resort venue by 2026 under the ambitious 10-year expansion plan announced Wednesday by resort officials and Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve.In addition to the 10,000-seat arena, the expansion plans for a new 800-room hotel tower, 300 “affordable” riverfront residential units, a golf center and Las Vegas-like water shows.“The vision is to transform GSR into a destination where community, sports and entertainment come together,” resort owner Alex Mereulo, who also is the majority owner of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, said during a news conference Wednesday.Mereulo and University of Nevada President Brian Sandoval confirmed they’ve been exploring a partnership for some time between the resort and the basketball team, “which could make the arena their home beginn...

Council members ask if Antioch police should call sheriff, CHP for help

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

ANTIOCH – “How low do we have to go?”That was Councilmember Mike Barbanica’s question for Acting Antioch Police Chief Joe Vigil about requesting outside agencies to assist, knowing how depleted the force is.Vigil told the council this week that of 95 police officers on the books, only 44 are working in “full service” now, and of those, only 31 are assigned to patrol.Another 51 officers are either on light duty, on medical leave, adminstrative leave or out for other reasons. It is unclear how many are on leave due to the racist texting scandal, the investigation of which is still underway with outside investigators.The department meanwhile is authorized for 115 officers, with the ability to overhire six in anticipation of pending retirements or resignation and to help limit lapses in police services. Six new officers came aboard this week, but still need to go through field training, Vigil said.“My concern is we’re drastically understaffed,” Barbanica said, adding he was concer...

SF leaders, Gov. Newsom react to passing of Sen. Feinstein

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a centrist Democrat who served as California’s senior senator since 1992, has died. She was 90.The senator's office confirmed Feinstein passed away Thursday night at her home in Washington, D.C.The longtime California senator was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 after winning a special election and was serving her sixth term at the time of her passing. Feinstein was California’s first woman senator.Earlier this year, Feinstein announced that she would not seek reelection in 2024. She faced calls to resign as she battled health issues in recent months and was the oldest sitting senator.In a statement from the senator's office, Chief of Staff James Sauls said, "Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving." Continuing, "There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother. Senator Feinstein w...

Grains mixed, Livestock mixed.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was off 5.50 cents at $5.7525 a bushel; Dec. corn was unchanged at $4.86 a bushel; Dec. oats was up 1.75 cents at $4.45 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans rose 4.50 cents at $12.9675 a bushel.Beef was mixed and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Oct. live cattle was off .50 cent at $1.8477 a pound; Sep. feeder cattle was up .50 cent at $2.5240 a pound; Oct. lean hogs fell 1.67 cents at $.8130 a pound.Source

Southeast DC landlord to pay $2M for endangering tenants

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

The owners and manager of subsidized apartment complexes in Ward 8 will pay $2 million in penalties and restitution, including rent credits, for breaking D.C. law and endangering hundreds of tenants.Residents in the Atlantic Terrace and Southern Hills apartment complexes in Southeast were faced with “rodent and bug infestations, leaks and water damage, broken plumbing fixtures, broken and insecure doors and windows, missing smoke detectors, chipping and peeling lead-based paint, structural issues, and numerous other problems at the properties,” according to D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General.D.C.’s OAG said it launched an investigation in November 2021, after receiving reports of substandard housing conditions at the properties.“Every DC tenant has the right to live in safe and healthy conditions, and this right is especially critical as affordable housing in the District becomes increasingly scarce,” D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in...

Mets and Phillies rained out and rescheduled as Saturday doubleheader

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets’ series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night was postponed because of persistent rain.The game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Saturday starting at 4:10 p.m.New York postponed Friday’s game about eight hours before the scheduled 7:10 p.m. start.The Mets’ game against Miami on Thursday night was suspended because of rain at 12:58 a.m. with the Marlins leading 2-1 in the top of the ninth inning. Miami had scored twice in the ninth when play was halted with two on and two outs. After a 3-hour, 17-minute wait, the game was suspended. If needed to determine the NL wild card race, it would be completed Monday starting at 1:10 p.m. If the wild card race is decided, the game would not be finished and the score would revert to after eight innings, giving the Mets a 1-0 win.The Mets and Marlins played a doubleheader Wednesday, a day after a game was postponed because of a soggy field. The infield was uncovered f...

Disney Plus announces crackdown on password sharing in Canada

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Password-sharing crackdowns are becoming more and more common in the streaming world today. And Disney Plus is following suit.In an email sent to the users in Canada earlier this week, Disney announced restrictions on Canadian subscribers’ “ability to share your account or login credentials outside of your household.”Disney Plus’ updated Canadian Subscriber Agreement says users cannot share a subscription outside their household unless permitted by their account tier — noting that violations could lead to Disney Plus limiting or terminating service. “Household” covers the collection of devices associated with a subscriber’s primary residence and used by the individuals who live there, per the streamer’s help center.These password-sharing restrictions are part of multiple updates to Disney Plus’ Subscriber Agreement set to go into effect for most Canadian users Nov. 1. Annual subscribers in Quebec could see then changes a bit later, depending on thei...

Sports on TV for September 30 – October 1

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSaturday, September 30AUTO RACING9:30 a.m.FS2 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Qualifying, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.1 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: The Love’s RV Stop 250, Playoffs – Round of 8, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.4:30 p.m.USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.7:30 p.m.FS2 — NASCAR ARCA Menards Series: The Atlas 200, Salem Speedway, Salem, Ind.9:30 p.m.FS2 — NHRA: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. (Taped)COLLEGE FOOTBALL12 p.m.ABC — Clemson at SyracuseBTN — Regional Coverage: Louisiana at Minnesota OR Penn St. at NorthwesternCBSSN — Utah St. at UConnESPN — Florida at KentuckyESPN2 — UAB at TulaneESPNU — South Alabama at James MadisonFOX — Southern Cal at ColoradoSECN — Texas A&M at Arkansas2 p.m.CW — Virginia at Boston College3 p.m.PAC-12N — Arizona St. at California3:30 p.m.ABC — Kansas at T...

Man connected to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur's killing arrested in Las Vegas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:50 GMT

The above video shows the search of the home belonging to the wife of Duane “Keffe D” Davis in July.LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police have arrested a man in the deadly 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago.Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested early Friday morning, although the exact charge or charges were not immediately clear, according to two officials with first-hand knowledge of the arrest. They were not authorized to speak publicly ahead of an expected indictment later Friday.Davis has long been known to investigators and has himself admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he was in the Cadillac where the gunfire erupted during the September 1996 drive-by shooting. Shakur was 25 when he was gunned down. Las Vegas police videos show raid in Tupac murder investigat...