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Redwood City police will not face charges in fatal shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

REDWOOD CITY – The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office says it will not file criminal charges against five Redwood City police officers who shot and killed an armed man last fall.In a 17-page report released Tuesday, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the officers were justified in using lethal force against 36-year-old San Carlos resident Abran Gutierrez after he held his girlfriend and two young children hostage at gunpoint.“This was a dynamic, traumatic event where toddlers and infants, the most vulnerable amongst us, were placed in direct threat of great bodily harm or death by the reckless and dangerous acts of Mr. Gutierrez,” Wagstaffe said. “I recognize that each officer on scene that day was required to make a series of rapid decisions as they formulated evolving strategies on how best to ensure that they and innocent civilians all made it safely home that day.”The encounter unfolded around 3 p.m. on Nov. 15 near the intersection of Beech Street and El Camino Rea...

SFSU president says Riley Gaines event was 'deeply traumatic' for trans community

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco State University's president authored a message about the Riley Gaines incident. She called the events "deeply traumatic," but not for Gaines, who claims she was assaulted. Gaines, a former Division 1 college swimmer, said she was verbally and physically attacked at SFSU after she gave a speech on behalf of Save Women’s Sports. Gaines tied with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in the 200 Freestyle finals at the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, and she is an outspoken critic of allowing transgender athletes to compete in NCAA women’s sports.On Tuesday, San Francisco State University president Lynn Mahoney wrote a letter to the campus community. "Last Thursday, Turning Point USA hosted an event on campus that advocated for the exclusion of trans people in athletics. The event was deeply traumatic for many in our trans and LGBTQ+ communities, and the speaker’s message outraged many members of the SF State community," Mahoney wrote. ‘Sav...

Bay Area water officials end water shortage emergencies in unanimous votes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

(KRON) -- Two separate votes across the Bay Area sent a clear signal to nearby residents on Tuesday: recent storms have brought enough rain to significantly impact our local water storage levels. Waymo vehicles pull over in dense fog in Balboa Terrace The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board both voted unanimously to end their respective water shortage emergency statuses. SF Public Utilities Commission formally rescinded the emergency declaration established in 2021. A drought surcharge added to customer's bills since 2022 will also be lifted on May 1. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW “Recent storms have made this year one of the wettest on record, and snowpack has reached hi...

Gorman homers in 9th as Cardinals top Rockies 9-6

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Gorman sparked St. Louis’ three-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking solo homer off Pierce Johnson, and the Cardinals topped the Colorado Rockies 9-6 on Tuesday night.Gorman’s third homer of the season gave St. Louis a 7-6 lead. Paul Goldschmidt then singled in Brendan Donovan and scored on Tyler O’Neill’s single.Tommy Edman and Juan Yepez also went deep for the Cardinals, who trailed 6-2 after six innings. Nolan Arenado hit a three-run double in the seventh, and rookie Jordan Walker extended his hitting streak to 11 games.Giovanny Gallegos (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win, and Ryan Helsley gave up a pair of singles before retiring three straight for his second save.Elías Díaz, C.J. Cron and Ryan McMahon homered for Colorado, but Johnson (0-1) faltered in the ninth. McMahon also committed a costly error.The Cardinals scored four unearned runs in the seventh after McMahon booted Edman’s two-out grounder to second for an error, loading...

Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s, contending that his client’s right to a fair trial depends on a “cooling off” period following the former president’s indictment and arraignment.The trial was set for April 25. In a letter Tuesday to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, attorney Joseph Tacopina cited “the recent deluge of prejudicial media coverage” surrounding Trump’s arrest and court appearance in arguing for a delay. The former president was charged March 30 with 34 felony counts related to allegations that he paid hush money to an adult film star, Stormy Daniels.The civil case before Kaplan was brought against Trump in November by E. Jean Carroll, a columnist who says the wealthy real estate developer raped her in early 1996 after a chance meeting at the Bergdorf Goodman department store.Trump has repeatedly and emphatical...

Cook scores on her birthday, US beats Ireland 1-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alana Cook scored her first international goal on her 26th birthday and the United States beat Ireland 1-0 in an exhibition on Tuesday night as the teams prepare for the Women’s World Cup this summer.It was the Americans’ first game without Mallory Swanson, who tore the patellar tendon in her left knee during Saturday’s game against Ireland in Austin, Texas.Swanson was the top scorer for the U.S. this year with seven goals. She had scored in six straight games, tied for fourth-longest streak in team history.It appears unlikely that Swanson will be able to play in the World Cup. She returned home to Chicago after the injury and she announced on social media that she had surgery on Tuesday morning.“This is hard,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m in shock and don’t have much to say other than thank you to everyone for the messages. I feel the love and prayers, and holding them close to my heart.”The United States shuffled its lineup for the match at...

Kiermaier HRs, makes great catch, Blue Jays beat Tigers 9-3

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier homered and made a sensational leaping catch at the center field wall, Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run blast and the Toronto Blue Jays homered five times in a 9-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.George Springer, Matt Chapman and Bo Bichette all homered for the Blue Jays in their home opener before a sellout crowd of 42,053.Nick Maton hit a three-run homer for Detroit, which lost its fifth straight. The Tigers (2-8) are off to their worst start since losing eight of 10 to begin the 2008 season. Detroit right-hander Matt Manning broke a bone in his right foot when he was hit by Kirk’s comebacker in the sixth. Manning covered first base and made the out to end the inning, but was wearing a walking boot after the game.“It’s a freak accident, can’t do anything about it,” Manning said. “I’m trying to think maybe I’ll … give it a week off, see how it feels and get back out there. I mean, it’s just a foot.”Manning (1-1) allowed four runs and ...

Devils clinch home ice for playoffs; end Sabres hopes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — While they still don’t know who they are going to play in the first round of the NHL playoffs with one game left in the regular season, the New Jersey Devils are going to have a home ice advantage against somebody.Tomas Tatar had two goals and an assist and the Devils nailed down the home ice edge and ended Buffalo’s postseason hopes with a 6-2 victory over the Sabres on Tuesday night.The Devils trail first-place Carolina by a point in the Metropolitan Division with one game to go. If New Jersey finishes second, it would play the rival Rangers in the opening round. If they win the division, they would face the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, which is still be to determined.“If you asked me at the start of the year I probably wouldn’t have guessed this,” said Jack Hughes, who scored a late empty-net goal for his 97th point, setting a new franchise single-season record. “I was just hoping that we play a meaningful hockey games down the stret...

Heim HR in 10th gives Rangers win over KC after deGrom 9 Ks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Rangers beat Kansas City 8-5 on Tuesday night in a game when Jacob deGrom had nine strikeouts to break another Texas record that had been held by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.Heim’s 403-foot drive to right field came off Scott Barlow (0-1). His second homer of the season came after Josh Jung’s two-out walk that followed a tying RBI single by Adolis Garcia, who earlier in the game had a sacrifice fly.Michael Massey had a sac fly for the Royals in the 10th after they had scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to force extra innings. Cole Ragans (2-0) retired the only two batters he faced, the first being Massey on the sacrifice fly. Texas shortstop Corey Seager exited the game in the middle of the fifth inning with left hamstring tightness. Seager was running between first and second base after hitting an opposite-field double into the left-field corner. He appeared to make the turn around ...

Merrill Kelly has no-hit bid ended in 7th by Adames homer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:11 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly had his no-hit bid broken up in the seventh on Tuesday when Milwaukee’s Willy Adames led off the inning by smashing a homer to center field for the game’s first run.Kelly walked the next two batters and was pulled for right-handed reliever Miguel Castro.Kelly finished his outing with seven strikeouts and four walks in six-plus innings. The veteran got some help from Josh Rojas in the sixth, when the third baseman charged in on a softly hit grounder and threw out the speedy Joey Wiemer.Center fielder Alek Thomas made a nice catch in the fourth, running straight back to the wall before catching a liner from Rowdy Tellez.Brewers starter Corbin Burnes was nearly as good, giving up one hit and striking out eight through six innings.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource