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Discovery Bay: County issues all-clear after law enforcement activity alert

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

DISCOVERY BAY — Contra Costa County issued an all-clear after briefly activating its countywide community warning system for unspecified law-enforcement activity Sunday, authorities said.A social-media post for the system alerted residents and followers at 4:43 p.m., asking them to shelter in place and avoid the area of Cabrillo Point west of Discovery Bay Boulevard.A follow-up post at 5:25 p.m. issued an all-clear, saying anyone nearby could safely resume public activity.Shelter In Place at Cabrillo Point in Discovery Bay due to police activity. Info at https://t.co/Wlwchtr15C— Contra Costa CWS (@CoCoCWS) May 7, 2023All-Clear at Cabrillo Point in Discovery Bay. https://t.co/Wlwchtr15C— Contra Costa CWS (@CoCoCWS) May 8, 2023A Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office spokesman did not immediately return an e-mail requesting comment.The system’s most recent posts on April 28 and May 2.were tests, and not tied to any specific issue for residents.Check back for updat...

Man fatally shot at North Oakland motel

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

OAKLAND — A man died Sunday after a shooting at a North Oakland motel, authorities said.Just before noon, police responded to reports of a possible shooting in the 700 block of West MacArthur Boulevard in the city’s Longfellow neighborhood.When officers arrived minutes later at the Capri Motel, at 722 West MacArthur Blvd., they learned that a man had been shot.His identity was not available, pending next-of-kin notification by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s bureau.Other officers responded to the scene, blocking off traffic along West MacArthur and working to recover evidence.Police did not share word of any arrests, or any descriptions of associated suspects or vehicles in the incident.The killing is the 35th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year.Police had investigated 40 homicides within the city at this same point in 2022.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to th...

Driver crashes into pole, killed during drag race in Livermore: authorities

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

(KRON) -- One person died after crashing into a traffic pole Saturday night in Livermore, California Highway Patrol (CHP) said in an email to KRON4. The unidentified driver of an Acura RL died after the pole entered the driver compartment and killed them.Three cars, including the Acura, were involved in a crash during a drag race on N. Livermore Avenue between the intersections of May School Road and Manning Road around 8:46 p.m., CHP said. The other two cars were a 2013 Hyundai Elantra and a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro. Woman arrested for domestic violence killing in Dublin The three cars were seen speeding on the southbound lanes of N Livermore Avenue as officers tried to catch up to the vehicles. The crash happened at the intersection of N. Livermore Avenue and I-580 westbound. CHP said the Acura was going at a high rate of speed when it ran a red light and collided with the Camaro and Elantra. The Acura then continued driving through the intersection and into the traffic pole.The dr...

Fairfield police investigate fatal shooting

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

(BCN) -- Police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting that left a 29-year-old man dead at a residence in Fairfield. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at 7:40 a.m. at a home in the 2200 block of Woolner Avenue. Police said a man had died from his injuries before they arrived to the scene. Officers believe that this was an isolated incident.Police said this is an ongoing and active investigation.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved

Jokic gets technical, tries to take ball from Suns owner

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic was assessed a technical foul in the second quarter of Game 4 on Sunday after an altercation with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia.Late in the second quarter, Suns guard Josh Okogie crashed into the seats while trying to save a loose ball. He landed in a group of fans on the baseline that included Ishbia, who grabbed the basketball.Jokic was trying to get the basketball quickly — apparently so the Nuggets could start their offensive possession — when he tried to take the ball away from Ishbia. The ball flew backward into the crowd, and then Ishbia was knocked backward by Jokic’s elbow.There were a few minutes of confusion as officials sorted out the weird scene, and then Jokic was assessed a technical foul.Ishbia told The Associated Press at halftime that he was “fine” and more worried about the game than the altercation. He was back in his usual seats in the second half.Ishbia has only been the Suns’ owner for a fe...

Arriban a Venezuela 115 ciudadanos que se encontraban varados en la frontera de Chile

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

(CNN Español) — El canciller de Venezuela, Yvan Gil, informó en sus redes sociales que arribó al país desde Chile, el avión con los ciudadanos venezolanos que esperaban ser repatriados y que se encontraban varados en la frontera entre Chile y Perú. El plan, según el canciller, fue 100% financiado por el gobierno venezolano.Por su parte, la Cancillería de Chile indica en un comunicado que realizaron gestiones diplomáticas para dar respuesta a la urgencia que se presentaba en la zona norte desde mediados de abril y trasladar a los ciudadanos venezolanos. Agregan que también “es fruto de la disposición del Gobierno de Venezuela, que costeó este vuelo en el marco del plan Vuelta a la Patria”.Chile busca acordar corredor humanitario con Perú por crisis migratoria en la fronteraMigrantes venezolanos son recibidos por familiares a su llegada al Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar en Maiquetía, Estado de La Guaira, Venezuela, el 7 de mayo de 2023. Crédito: FEDERICO PARRA/AFP vía Ge...

Virginia teen dies when hole dug in the sand collapses on Outer Banks beach

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Signage showing Cape Hatteras, a cape located at a pronounced bend in Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands of North Carolina. (Picasa 2.6)A Virginia teen died on the Outer Banks in North Carolina on Saturday after a hole dug in the sand collapsed a dune and trapped him underneath.The collapse happened about 2 p.m. in Frisco, Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials said in a release.Family and friends went looking for the 17-year-old Chesapeake boy before finding him buried under several feet of sand in a hole dug on a back dune behind the primary dune. The back dune was not visible from the beachfront. Portions of the adjacent dune had collapsed into the hole, the release said.Rangers worked with family members to extract the teen while performing CPR. Dare County medics and Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue staff assisted wit...

Out-of-control wildfires cause evacuations in western Canada

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Fire crews battled wildfires threatening communities in western Canada on Sunday as cooler temperatures and a bit of rain brought some relief, but officials warned the reprieve came only in some areas.Officials in Alberta said there were 108 active fires in the province and the number of evacuees grew to about 29,000, up from approximately 24,000 Saturday, when a provincewide state of emergency was declared.Two out-of-control wildfires in neighboring British Columbia also caused some people to leave their homes, and officials warned that they expected high winds to cause the blazes to grow bigger in the next few days.Provinicial officials in Alberta said the weather forecast was favorable for the next few days, with small amounts of rain and overcast conditions. But they cautioned that hot and dry conditions were predicted to return within a few days.“People have called this season certainly unprecedented in recent memory because we have so many fires so spr...

Clark wins Wells Fargo, Thai trio takes International Crown

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Wyndham Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele at the Wells Fargo Championship to earn his first career win on the PGA Tour.The 29-year-old Clark struggled to hold back tears as he sank a bogey putt on the 18th hole to seal the win.Clark finished at 19-under 265, the second-lowest score to par in tournament history. Rory McIlroy shot 21-under 267 in 2015 when Quail Hollow played as a par 72.Schauffele had accuracy issues with his driver on Sunday and shot 70, finishing at 15 under.Clark opened the final round with a two-shot lead, surrendered it to Schauffele after seven holes and then stormed back to win after playing the final 11 holes in 4 under.Clark moved from No. 80 to No. 31 in the world ranking. He also earned a spot in the British Open, along with Michael Kim and Denny McCarthy.LPGA TOURSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Atthaya Thitikul birdied the 16th hole to cap a dominating week that carried Thailand to a victory over Australia ...

Pepi’s 12th goal not enough, Groningen relegated to 2nd tier

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

American forward Ricardo Pepi scored his 12th goal in 26 league games this season but it wasn’t enough to prevent Groningen from getting relegated from the Eredivisie with a 1-1 draw at Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday.The 20-year-old Texan, a member of the U.S. World Cup roster, put the visitors ahead in the sixth minute, tapping in Oliver Antman’s cross with his left foot.Willum Thór Willumsson scored a tying goal in the 30th minute.Pepi was loaned to Groningen for the season on Aug. 31 by Augsburg after failing to score for the German club in 16 matches over eight months.Groningen has four wins, 21 losses and six draws with three matches left and is 17th in the 18-team league. Last-place Cambuur also will drop to the Eerste Divisie. Groningen had not been in the Dutch second tier since 1998-99.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource