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Woman sought in death of 2-month-old son had been wanted on bench warrant

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

When San Jose detectives were called to a South Bay hospital in early April to investigate the death of a 2-month-old boy, they faced an uncomfortable twist.The child’s mother, Yuqi Yan, had an active warrant for her arrest after she allegedly skipped out on a felony court date a couple months earlier. And confronted with the prospect of jailing her that evening, the detectives decided to let her remain free.Now, San Jose police are seeking Yan on a new warrant filed this week — one accusing the woman of murdering her infant son, Charles Zheng. It follows a determination by Santa Clara’s medical examiner on Dec. 8 that the boy’s death was a homicide, citing how the child endured “repeated abuse and neglect” and died of the “combined effects of blunt force injuries of head, severe malnourishment and dehydration.”The search for Yan, 29, comes amid rampant speculation on Chinese social media accounts in recent months about whether the wom...

Bay Area holiday weekend weather forecast: Dry before rain returns next week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area holiday weekend weather forecast is shaping up to be mostly dry all the way through Christmas, according to KRON4 Meteorologist Kyla Grogan. Holiday weekend weather will remain mostly settled with cooler overnight lows.Chances for rain will increase steadily as we emerge from the holiday weekend, picking up on Tuesday evening as another rainmaker moves in. An active pattern expected to last into the new year will bring gusty winds, hazardous marine and beach conditions and intense rainfall, the National Weather Service said.Graphic: Kyla GroganThis week's rain system brought some new snow to Tahoe-area resorts. Resort conditions for the holiday weekend are expected to be sunny and clear, according to Grogan, making for good skiing. The next chance for snowfall is likely to be Wednesday.Graphic: Kyla GroganWeekend weather temperatures will be in the upper 50s for San Francisco. Highs across the greater Bay Area could be in the 60s with lows expect...

First East Bay officer roped into massive scandal pleads no contest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- A former Antioch police officer pleaded no contest in court on Thursday after he was accused of interfering with a bombshell criminal investigation into dozens of East Bay police officers. Ex-Antioch Police Department officer Timothy Manly-Williams pleaded no contest to one felony count of conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and one misdemeanor count of altering evidence, District Attorney's Office spokesperson Ted Asregadoo told KRON4. The judge said the maximum sentence Manly-Williams will face is three years, four months in prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 19 in Contra Costa County Superior Court.Manly-Williams was employed as a police officer in Pittsburg before he was hired by Antioch in 2019, according to APD's Facebook page. This week, he became the first officer convicted in a massive East Bay law enforcement scandal.The District Attorney’s Office charged five police officers who were employed by the Antioch and...

Cowboys and Dolphins each seek to cement contender status with win on Sunday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — At various times this season, the Miami Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys have looked like contenders or pretenders.Both teams are 10-4, have offenses and defense ranked near the top of the league, and have taken care of lesser competition — sometimes winning by eye-popping margins.But both have struggled against the best teams in the league.Three of Miami’s four losses have come against teams with winning records, while all 10 of its wins have come against teams that entered at .500 or worse. The Cowboys’ only win against a team that currently has a winning record came two weeks ago in a 33-13 blowout of the ebbing Philadelphia Eagles.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he told his players to not think about playoff seeding — Miami currently holds the No. 2 spot in the AFC and can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday — or the “narrative” that they can’t beat good teams.“Anything other than to concern yourself with the next opponent, which for ...

Cowboys hoping to slow down Tagovailoa, high-flying Miami offense when they visit Dolphins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

DALLAS (10-4) AT MIAMI (10-4)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FoxOPENING LINE: Dolphins by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Cowboys 9-5; Dolphins 9-5.SERIES RECORD: Series tied 7-7.LAST MEETING: Dallas beat Miami 31-6 at Dallas on Nov. 22, 2019.LAST WEEK: Dallas lost to Buffalo 31-10; Dolphins beat Jets 30-0.COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (12), PASS (6), SCORING (2).COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (19), PASS (4), SCORING (5).DOLPHINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (4), PASS (1), SCORING (1).DOLPHINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (4), PASS (10), SCORING (14).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Cowboys plus-9; Dolphins plus-2.COWBOYS PLAYER TO WATCH: Dak Prescott enters a third consecutive high-profile QB matchup coming off a season-low 134 yards passing in the loss to the Bills. His career-best run of seven consecutive games with at least two touchdown passes ended without one. The ugly home/road splits for the Cowboys also apply to their quarterback. He’s averaging 304 yards pass...

Mitchell, with double-double, leads No. 19 Texas past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 19 Texas beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55 on Friday.Texas shot 48% from the field and had five players score in double figures. Max Abmas scored 17 points, and Dylan Disu and Tyrese Hunter each had 11 points. Brock Cunningham finished with 10.Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds in the second half of his fifth double-double this season. The sophomore had one double-double last year.Texas (9-2) led by 15 with about 11 minutes left in the second half. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pulled within five on Dayne Prim’s two free throws with about seven minutes to go, but Disu responded with a couple of big baskets for the Longhorns.Dian Wright-Forde led the Islanders (6-6) with 10 points.A&M-Corpus Christi average 23 free-throw attempts per game, but it went 9 for 14 at the line against Texas.BIG PICTURETexas A&M-Corpus Christi: First-year coach Jim Shaw, an assistant at A&M Corpus-Christi the last ...

TV sitcom ‘Extended Family’ taken from real-life relationship of Celtics owner, wife and her ex

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — When Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck felt like his life could be the premise for a television sitcom, he knew just where to turn: His friend Tom Werner, a Red Sox owner and TV veteran who was behind megahits like “The Cosby Show,” “Roseanne,” and “That ’70s Show.”The result is “Extended Family,” which premieres on NBC on Saturday night (8 p.m. ET, following the football) starring Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men”), Donald Faison (“Scrubs”) and Abigail Spencer (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Suits”) in a love triangle based on the real-life dynamic that developed between Grousbeck, his new wife and her ex-husband — a lifelong Celtics fan.“He looked at her like: ‘There’s a million guys in New England you could be dating,’” said Werner, who advised the three on developing the show and joined them as an executive producer. “What am I going to tell my friends?”The ensuing hijinks play off the decision by Emilia Fazzalari and George Geyer to follow their divorce with an arrangement cal...

Abdur-Rahim’s big first half leads to Georgia’s 78-60 win over North Florida

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jabri Abdur-Rahim hit all five of his 3-point attempts and scored all 18 of his points in the first half when Georgia took a 16-point lead and went on to a 78-60 victory over North Florida on Friday for the Bulldogs’ seventh straight win.Noah Thomasson added 10 points for Georgia (9-3), which shot 52% and made 11 of 20 3-point attempts.Chaz Lanier scored 16 points, making 4 of 8 3-point tries, to lead the Ospreys (7-7), who shot 36% and put up 42 3-point attempts, making 12.The Bulldogs trailed by eight when they went on an 17-0 run, including consecutive 3s from Abdur-Rahim. They scored the final nine points of the half, including another Abdur-Rahim 3, to lead 45-29 at halftime. The Bulldogs kept a double-digit lead throughout the second half, taking their largest lead of 21 with seven minutes left on a 3-pointer by Silas Demary Jr.The Ospreys came in averaging a nation-high 35 attempts and 12 makes from the arc. They hit four of their first six from long ...

Hall of Fame drag racer Paul Murphy, 1st woman licensed to drive a Funny Car, dies at 95

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Murphy, a Hall of Fame racer and the first woman licensed to drive a Funny Car, died Thursday. She was 95.The National Hot Rod Association announced Murphy’s death on Friday. It did not provide any details.Murphy was a pioneer for women in racing. She had set a women’s land-speed record of 161 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats for Andy Granatelli in 1963. It was Granatelli who sponsored a new Funny Car drag racing entry for Murphy, who became known as “Miss STP.”“I was a real oddity, and I think a lot of strip operators thought it was pretty good to sell tickets,” Murphy said, according to the NHRA website.“I didn’t have problems getting booking dates. I was very well accepted not only by the tracks but by my fellow racers. Back then, there was a lot of camaraderie between the teams helping one another out. We were a big family.”Murphy drove at Talladega Superspeedway in 1971 in the STP Dodge of Freddie Lorenzen, going 171.499 mph.She powered a dragst...

Shelby Miller and Tigers agree to $3.25M, 1-year contract that could be worth $11M for 2 years

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:12:15 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — In an AL Central that appears to be wide open, the Detroit Tigers added Shelby Miller to their pitching staff following deals with Kenta Maeda, Jack Flaherty and Andrew Chafin.“He has the pure stuff to pitch at the very back end of our bullpen,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said after the deal with the 33-year-old right-hander was announced Friday.“He has the versatility to pitch multiple innings if we need him to and he has the mentality to do whatever A.J. needs to help us wins,” Harris added, referring to manager A.J. Hinch.Miller is guaranteed $3.25 million and the deal includes a 2025 team option and performance bonuses that could be worth up to $11 million over two seasons if he closes regularly.Miller was 3-0 with one save and a 1.71 ERA in 35 relief appearances and one start for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, striking out 42 and walking 19 in 42 innings. He didn’t pitch for the Dodgers from June 15 to Aug. 31 because of neck...