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Iconic Mission Peak pole in Fremont is restored following vandalism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

The “Mission Peeker” pole that sits atop a popular hiking area on Mission Peak in Fremont has been repaired and restored after being sliced in half and tossed down the side of the mountain last month.“Thank you for your patience while we evaluated the condition of the Mission Peak Pole,” the East Bay Regional Park District said in a tweet Tuesday. “Today, staff has repaired and welded the Mission Peak Pole back into its original place. We very much appreciate the community’s interest and enjoyment of it.”The East Bay Regional Park District did not immediately provide additional comment.The well-known sculpture has served as a destination point for sightseers and a backdrop for thousands of photos. Erected in 1990, the pole was originally designed to promote environmental awareness and earned its name due to the telescope-like sight tubes that pointed to various Bay Area landmarks.The pole was found vandalized in early September, raising questions ...

Months after charging man in 2017 Oakland homicide, district attorney dismisses the case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

OAKLAND — Just seven months after charging a man with murder in the 2017 shooting death of a 24-year-old woman, prosecutors have dismissed the case due to lack of evidence, court records show,Randell Keith Jackson, 40, spent roughly four months in jail before the case was dismissed. He was charged in January but the court proceedings weren’t initiated until May, when he was transferred to Alameda County jail from state prison.The charges were dismissed Sept. 5, just before a court hearing where prosecutors would have had to publicly reveal the evidence against Jackson and call witnesses to testify. The hearing was set for late August but the Alameda District Attorney’s office requested a last-minute postponement, court records show.Jackson was charged with killing 24-year-old Arlene Delores George, who was shot and killed around 7 a.m. on June 20, 2017. Police say she was killed inside a car near 32nd and Adeline streets in West Oakland, and that her killer drove t...

CDC is no longer distributing COVID vaccination cards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

By Amanda Musa | CNNDo you know where your Covid-19 vaccine card is? If not, you may want to track it down, because getting a new one could be tricky.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer distributing the white cards that were given out with Covid-19 vaccines earlier in the pandemic, according to the agency’s website.The CDC notes that it does not keep vaccination records and says recipients should contact their state health department’s immunization information system (IIS) if they want to keep track of their Covid-19 shots.“Your state’s IIS cannot issue you a vaccination card, but they can provide a digital or paper copy of your full vaccination record, including your COVID-19 vaccinations,” the agency says.The CDC recommends keeping a copy of your vaccination record for your primary care provider to help make future medical decisions. And if you take your vaccination record to your doctor’s office, they might be able to give you a new card.But major pharm...

CIF state football championships: Southern California colleges to host all 15 divisions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

There will be no high school football state championship games in Northern California this season.The California Interscholastic Federation announced on Tuesday that all 15 state championship bowl games will be played at community colleges in Southern California on Dec. 8-9.The host schools will be El Camino College in Torrence, Pasadena City College and Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.Saddleback has played host to the five upper-division state title games the past two seasons, including Serra’s losses to Mater Dei-Santa Ana in 2021 and St. John Bosco-Bellflower in 2022.With the upper-division games in the South, the remaining divisions had been played at home sites in the North. Bellarmine and Santa Teresa, for instance, played state title games in San Jose last fall.When the upper-division games were played at Sacramento State, the lower-division games were held at home sites in the South.The CIF announced that it was moving its championships to three host venues at its ...

South Bay Safeway to close after 67 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KRON) -- A Safeway location in the South Bay is set to close after being open for 67 years. The grocery chain confirmed to KRON4 on Tuesday that its location at the Valley Fair Shopping Center will close "by early November." The store is located at 5146 Stevens Creek Blvd. in Santa Clara. Starbucks to close seven San Francisco locations Safeway said this store wasn't "meeting financial expectations" as a reason for the closure. All of its employees will be able to join nearby stories. Safeway has 38 locations remaining in Santa Clara County. Read a statement from Safeway below:"Safeway recently announced that its location in the Valley Fair Shopping Center at Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara will close by early November. All employees will be placed in surrounding stores.Safeway has been proud to serve the community for 67 years at this location, and the decision to close this store isn’t one we made lightly or without a great deal of deliberation.Like ...

Daycare with a pool 'doesn't seem safe': Questions arise after 2 children drown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- We’re learning more tonight about the two young children who drowned yesterday morning at a San Jose daycare. According to police, both victims were under 5 years old.The street in San Jose's Almaden neighborhood was bustling with police activity on Monday. However, on Tuesday, outside the home where the Happy Happy Daycare is run, it was much quieter.Twenty-four hours after three children fell into a pool, and two of them drowned, no one answered the door of the residential home out of which the daycare operates. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns “This is the type of call that is the worst that a parent could receive,” said Steve Aponte of the San Jose Police Department.Officer Aponte said investigators are working to figure out how the children were able to access the pool area.“There is a walkway that leads from the back door, sliding door into the back area, there is access into the pool area and somehow, along t...

3 residents injured after major fire strikes Detroit-area apartment complex for seniors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

SOUTHGATE, Mich. (AP) — A major fire spread through an apartment complex for older residents in suburban Detroit on Tuesday, injuring three residents, severely damaging the roof and forcing crews to fight the flames with aerial hoses.TV stations posted video of fire ripping through the roof at the three-story, cross-shaped complex known as the Meadows of Southgate. The roof collapsed in several places.Three residents were taken to a hospital, Southgate Fire Chief Justin Graves told The Detroit News. Their medical conditions were not immediately known. One firefighter and one police officer suffered smoke inhalation and were also taken to a hospital, Graves said.All residents had been evacuated, but a search of the building 150 units remained in progress Tuesday evening, Graves said.“They’re going from room to room right now searching for pets and to see if there’s any people inside,” Graves said.The fire began around 3:15 p.m. on an upper-story balcony and spread up the outside to t...

Japan edges rival China to win men’s world gymnastics title while US claims first medal since 2014

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Japan is back on top in men’s gymnastics.The five-man group led by reigning world and Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto edged rival China in the team finals at the 2023 world championships on Tuesday to earn Japan’s first major international gold medal since 2015.The Japanese posted a team total of 255.594 points, nearly two points clear of China at 253.794. China, which finished eighth during a sloppy performance in qualifications to barely make the final, bounced back with a medal on the line but couldn’t quite catch Japan.The U.S. men’s program took a significant step forward by earning its first bronze at a world championships or Olympics since 2014. The five-man team of Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Khoi Young, Yul Moldauer and Fred Richard finished at 252.428.The Americans avoided major mistakes early and then showed considerable growth late. Needing to put together a solid set on high bar in the final event, Young, Juda and Richard came...

Miami’s The Berry Farms hosts ‘Nightmare in the Redland’ Halloween special event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

Oh, just chillin’ like a villain over here at The Berry Farm, where they are taking the idea of Halloween villains and packing them into a haunted house.So get those vocal chords right because it’ll be scream-tastic night.It’s nightmare galore inside “Nightmare in the Redland” — the newest attraction of Miami’s The Berry Farm.Karl Wiegandt: “A lot of people just do a haunted house or they just do a hayride. We do all that plus the haunted house, plus the hayride, just because we’re gluttons for punishment I guess.”If punishment is what you want, a punishment is what you’ll get.At this Halloween experience, they are not clowning around.Karl Wiegandt: “We’re trying to move into different compartments of scary. You’ve got Friday the 13th, the scary part, then you got people that are scared of clowns. We’re incorporating all of them. Each room has their own identity. Each room has their own little world....

Pope Francis suggests for first time some people in same-sex unions could be blessed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:23 GMT

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis has suggested for the first time that people in same-sex unions could be blessed by Catholic priests on a “case-by-case” basis, a seeming reversal of previous statements.The Pope made the suggestion in a letter to his harshest critics within the Catholic ranks, written in response to a letter from five conservative cardinals with formal questions – called a “dubia” (Latin for “doubt”) – which is an official request for a yes or no answer from a sitting pontiff regarding his running of the Church.The cardinals, Walter Brandmuller, Raymond Leo Burke, Juan Sandoval Iniguez, Robert Sarah and Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, first sent the letter to Pope Francis on July 10. It focused on an upcoming October meeting of bishops, asking what impact it could have on Church’s teaching, and included questions about the Pope’s intention to bless same-sex unions, and whether he intends to open the door to women priests through ordination.Unsatisfied with the Pope’s initial response,...