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Accused Los Gatos party mom asked judge what she’d get if she pleaded guilty. She has her answer.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

The Los Gatos mom charged with arranging drunken sex-fueled parties for her teen son and his friends got her answer from a judge Friday on what her sentence would be if she pleaded guilty to charges in the case that rocked her upscale Silicon Valley community: seventeen years and four months behind bars.That’s a bit shy of the 20-year maximum sentence that prosecutors pushed for but much more than the eight years that Shannon O’Connor was hoping for. Parents of some of O’Connor’s teen victims shared the judge’s proposal with the Bay Area News Group on Friday after being informed by the District Attorney’s office.Now it’s up to O’Connor, jailed since her bombshell October 2021 arrest, to decide whether to take Judge Elizabeth C. Peterson’s offer or press on with her defense against the charges. She pleaded innocent in the hope that a jury might knock down some of the 39 counts against her.O’Connor’s lawyer, Brian Madde...

SF Giants update: Crawford ramps up activity, Johnson cleared to play, Wood talks rehab start

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – With the Giants wanting to stay within earshot of the National League West lead, shortstop Brandon Crawford said he remains hopeful he’ll be available to play next week after he becomes eligible to come off the injured list.Crawford exited last Saturday’s game in Mexico City against the San Diego Padres with right calf tightness, and an ensuing MRI revealed what was a close to a Grade 2 strain.Crawford has been hitting and briefly did some field work Friday before the Giants hosted the Milwaukee Brewers in the first of a three-game set at Oracle Park. Crawford, per the team, is slated to begin a running progression over the weekend.“Initially, I didn’t think it would be that much of a strain just based on how I felt — and how I felt after past strains, where I either played through it or maybe gave it a couple of days,” Crawford said. “That’s kind of how it felt to me, but we got the MRI and it came back almost a Grade 2.“So, it’s defini...

Proud Boys verdict boosts DoJ in Trump investigation

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman and Eric Tucker | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio wasn’t even in Washington when members of his extremist group, angry over Donald Trump ‘s election loss, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Yet federal prosecutors, using his words, won a conviction on the most serious charge levied in the insurrection.The seditious conspiracy guilty verdicts of Tarrio and three lieutenants handed down Thursday — after a contentious and erratic trial that lasted more than twice as long as expected — bolster the Justice Department’s record in its historic prosecution of the Capitol attack. The investigation has now led to convictions against two top extremist group leaders on a legally complex charge that’s rarely ever brought and can be difficult to prove.The verdicts could further embolden the Justice Department and special counsel Jack Smith as they dig into efforts by Trump and his allies to und...

One shot at Van Ness Muni station

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person was shot at the Van Ness Muni station in San Francisco on Friday, the San Francisco Police Department confirmed. The shooting happened just after 4 p.m.The southeast entrance of the station was closed due to the shooting, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.The Muni station is located at Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. There is currently no update on the victim's condition. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Arozarena homers, hit by 2 pitches as Rays beat Yankees 5-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered in the first inning and then was hit by pitches in his next two plate appearances, leading to Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash being ejected as the MLB-best Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Friday night in the first meeting this season between the AL East rivals. Arozarena homered to center field off Jhony Brito before the rookie right-hander plunked the outfielder on the elbow guard in the third. Yankees reliever Albert Abreu then hit Arozarena around belt high with a fifth-inning pitch. An angry Arozarena walked slowly toward first base and whipped his bat in disgust towards the Rays’ dugout.There was yelling between the benches, but no trouble on the field. The umpires gathered and issued warnings to both teams, which prompted Cash to rush out of the dugout to argue with crew chief and first base umpire Lance Barksdale.Wander Franco put the Rays up 5-4 with an RBI double off Jimmy Cordero (1-1) in the seventh. Yandy Díaz was in...

Killed by a wax bullet: Family honors sacrifice of DC police officer shot in 1904

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

A new D.C. memorial wall dedicated to police officers killed in the line of duty is now complete, unveiled in a ceremony full of public officials and law enforcement leaders on Monday.But as the names of 125 officers were read aloud, a father and son stood up in honor of an officer killed in the early 1900s, and everyone in the audience wanted to know their story.“Well, I’ve known about my great-grandfather since I was a little kid,” Robert Rinehart said.Rinehart’s family has proudly been in D.C. for seven generations, and now his family’s loss of police Officer John Jacob Smith in 1904 is publicly being honored. Smith’s name is inscribed on the newly unveiled memorial wall with each officer the department has lost since its creation by President Abraham Lincoln sixteen days after the Battle of Bull Run, on Aug. 6, 1861, according to D.C. police.Smith was the oldest D.C. officer to die while serving, Rinehart said. At 62-years-old, he was nearing ...

Kepler hits two-run homer, Twins blank Guardians 2-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Kepler hit a two-run homer and Bailey Ober pitched seven innings in a combined three-hitter, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.Ober (2-0) gave up three hits and a walk while striking out six, lowering his season ERA to 0.98 over three starts. Jorge López worked a clean eighth and Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his seventh save.Guardians starter Peyton Battenfield (0-3) did not allow a baserunner until Christian Vázquez singled with two outs in the sixth. Kepler followed with a 440-foot blast to right field, driving in the only runs of the ballgame.The Twins have homered in a franchise-record 17 consecutive games. Kepler has 15 home runs at Progressive Field since 2016, the most by a visiting player.Battenfield worked a season-high seven innings, giving up two hits, in his fifth big-league appearance. The right-hander struck out seven without issuing a walk, only permitting two hard-hit balls to Vázquez a...

Luis Robert Jr. homers as White Sox beat Reds 5-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. and Elvis Andrus homered, helping Lance Lynn and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night.Andrus erased a 3-0 deficit with a three-run shot in the fifth. Robert put the White Sox ahead to stay with a two-run drive against Hunter Greene (0-2) in the sixth.Lynn (1-4) was charged with four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked none in his first win since Oct. 2.Robert finished with three hits in Chicago’s fourth win in five games.Jonathan India hit a solo homer for Cincinnati. Greene (0-2) allowed five runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.TJ Friedl put the Reds in front with an RBI double in the third, but he was thrown out by right fielder Gavin Sheets when he tried for a triple. Replay overturned the initial safe call as Friedl’s hand came off the bag during his slide.Friedl also reached over the wall in right-center to rob Andrew Vaughn of a leadoff homer.Cincinnati opened a 3-0 le...

Sweden, Australia, Thailand advance at International Crown

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The semifinal field is nearly set at the International Crown LPGA team event with one day of pool play to go as Sweden, Australia and Thailand all clinched spots and the United States swept both matches Friday to move to the verge of advancing.Sweden remained perfect in Pool A by winning both matches against China, while Thailand swept defending champion South Korea and Australia beat Japan to advance out of Pool B on a cold and blustery day at TPC Harding Park.“I feel like we’ve had a lot of fun this week, and I feel like that’s been working to our advantage,” Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist said. The U.S. has three points after two days in Pool A and will clinch the final spot in Sunday’s knockout round by getting at least half a point Saturday against Sweden or if China doesn’t sweep England.The International Crown is a match-play tournament featuring teams of four players from eight countries. The teams are divided into two pools of four countries ...

Astros starter Luis García to have Tommy John surgery

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:27 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Houston starter Luis García needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the season, another major blow to the Astros’ rotation.The defending World Series champions announced García’s status before Friday night’s game in Seattle. The right-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list this week. He left Monday’s start against the San Francisco Giants after eight pitches with elbow discomfort.García’s injury came the same day fellow right-hander Jose Urquidy was placed on the IL with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. A date for García’s surgery had not been set. García’s injury is another major hurdle for the Astros to deal with. Star second baseman Jose Altuve has been out all season after breaking his right thumb in the World Baseball Classic. Veteran outfielder Michael Brantley hasn’t played this year while recovering from right shoulder surgery.Houston is also without outfielder Chas McCormick, who has been sidelined since April 15 with lower ...