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La Verne police searching for armed suspect; residents warned to stay indoors 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

The La Verne Police Department is urging residents to stay inside their homes while they search for an armed suspect. According to a Facebook post from LVPD, police are “actively” searching for an armed suspect in the area surrounding Damien Avenue and nearby streets, namely Palomares Avenue, Bonita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue as of 10:45 a.m. Sunday. An hour later, La Verne police provided another update, saying that the search area has been narrowed to the Damien High School campus."Residents may leave the perimeter [listed in the initial post] but no one may enter," authorities said. 2 children dead, 2 hospitalized after child abuse report in Lancaster The suspect was described by authorities as a Black man wearing a white shirt with a black and white striped hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored pants. “Residents in the area are asked to remain inside their homes with their windows and doors locked,” LVPD said on social media. “If you see the suspect or any suspicious act...

Walnut Creek residential fire burning on third street

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

(KRON) -- PulsePoint reported at 10:31 a.m. that Contra Costa County Fire Protection District units are working on a residential fire at 1620 Third Avenue in Walnut Creek.Multiple units are on-scene, as is PG&E.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

OPD investigating auto burglary 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is investigating an auto burglary that occurred near the 2800 block of Telegraph Avenue on Oct. 27 around 3:30 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, police learned that multiple individuals broke into a vehicle, took several items, and then fled the area in a vehicle.  OPD announced temporary deactivation of the auto theft pilot program X account This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPD Criminal Investigations Division at (510)-238-3728. 

Rancho Adobe fire, no threat to Petaluma

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

(KRON) – The Petaluma Fire Department is currently assisting the Rancho Adobe firefighters with a large commercial building fire west of Petaluma.According to the Petaluma Fire Department, the fire is not a threat to the city of Petaluma.

Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in the largest aid convoy since the war between Israel and Hamas began, but humanitarian workers said the assistance still fell desperately short of needs after thousands of people broke into warehouses to take flour and basic hygiene products.The Gaza Health Ministry said the death toll among Palestinians passed 8,000, mostly women and minors, as Israeli tanks and infantry pursued what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “second stage” in the war ignited by Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 incursion. The toll is without precedent in decades of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Over 1,400 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during the initial attack.Communications were restored to much of Gaza early Sunday after an Israeli bombardment described by residents as the most intense of the war knocked out most contact late Friday. The besieged enclave’s 2.3 million people were largel...

Bebé scores late again to help Rayo Vallecano hold Real Sociedad to a 2-2 draw in Spanish league

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad missed a chance to put pressure on the Champions League spots after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer in a 2-2 draw at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Sunday.Bebé scored one minute into injury time to give the hosts the draw after Sociedad had taken the lead with a pair of goals by Mikel Oyarzabal in the 41st and 66th minutes. Abdul Mumin had opened the scoring for eighth-place Rayo, which was looking for its second consecutive win after four straight draws.Fifth-place Sociedad could have moved only one point behind fourth-place Atletico Madrid, which hosts Alaves later Sunday. Sociedad had won six of its last seven matches in all competitions, with its only setback a loss at Atletico two rounds ago. It can drop to sixth place if Basque Country rival Athletic Bilbao defeats Valencia later.Bebé had also scored in stoppage time in Rayo’s 1-0 win at Las Palmas in the previous round.ISCO SAVES BETISIsco scored four minutes into stoppage time to give...

Eddie Jones resigns as Australia head coach after Rugby World Cup disaster

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Eddie Jones has resigned as Australia head coach only 10 months into a five-year contract after the Wallabies’ worst ever performance at a Rugby World Cup.The Wallabies failed to progress beyond pool play for the first time at the tournament in France after losses to Wales and Fiji.Rugby Australia had issued repeated assurances that Jones was fully committed to the Australia role in the face of reports Jones had met officials to discuss returning as Japan head coach. Jones is reported to have told Rugby Australia on Friday he was willing to walk away from the Wallabies job, and terms were agreed Sunday night.He will not receive a payout on the 5 million Australian dollar (US$3.2 million) contract when he became Australia coach for the second time in January after being dismissed by England.“I feel disappointment about the fact that what we wanted to do in terms of changing the system hasn’t been able to happen in the short term,” Jones said. “I have a major feeling of ...

Bangladesh police arrest a key opposition leader as violence leaves 3 dead and many injured

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh arrested a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday and sent him to prison after hours of detention. The party had called for a nationwide strike after violent clashes with security forces a day earlier.Media reports said at least three civilians died in the violence, which included an arson attack in the nation’s capital, Dhaka, on Sunday. Dozens of others were injured during the strike. At least one police officer was killed and scores were injured Saturday when a massive rally by tens of thousands of opposition activists turned violent, police said. The opposition is demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year.Almost nine hours after detention, police late Sunday arrested Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the secretary general of the Nationalist Party led by former Prime Minister Khal...

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 43, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — At least 43 people died when Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, the governor of hard-hit Guerrero said Sunday as the death toll continued to climb.Gov. Evelyn Salgado said on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, that the number of missing also rose to 36 from 10 a day earlier. That increase came after authorities had raised the toll to 39 on Saturday.In Acapulco, families began to bury the dead on Sunday and continued the search for essentials while government workers and volunteers cleared streets clogged with muck and debris from the powerful Category 5 hurricane.More resources were arriving as searchers recovered more bodies from Acapulco’s harbor and from beneath fallen trees and other storm debris.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Saturday that his opponents are trying to inflate the toll to damage him politically, but with hundreds of families still awaiting word from loved ones it was likely to ke...

South Africa stands alone at Rugby World Cup summit as new eras beckon everywhere

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:18:43 GMT

Give the Springboks a few days to revel in their record-breaking Rugby World Cup success. Give losing finalist New Zealand a little time to grieve.But before long, those two giants and rugby as a whole will emerge from World Cup fever and face the prospect of entirely new eras. They’ll all do it with a hint of trepidation.South Africa’s most successful coaching combination ever — some call it a rugby love affair — finally parted in the Paris night on Saturday with back-to-back titles for them and an unprecedented fourth Rugby World Cup win for their country. How on earth do the Springboks ever replace the Rassie Erasmus-Jacques Nienaber partnership?New Zealand also bids farewell to coach Ian Foster and a group of retiring all-time All Blacks greats in Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick and Aaron Smith without the consolation of them leaving with winner’s medals around their necks. With those three players, the All Blacks see nearly 400 test caps of experience head off...