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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

Suspected DUI crash leaves 2 dead on 5 Freeway

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash that left his two passengers dead and forced the closure of southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway through Santa Fe Springs Tuesday morning. The crash was reported at 1:39 a.m. just north of Carmenita Road, according to the California Highway Patrol's traffic incident log. A Honda Accord struck a big rig that was stopped on the shoulder of the freeway, CHP Sgt. Olivera said. Emergency crews respond to a fatal crash in Santa Fe Springs on Dec. 5, 2023. (OnScene.TV)It was unclear why the big rig was stopped but the driver of the Honda drifted onto the shoulder and hit the back of the truck. Three men were inside the Honda at the time of the crash.Two male passengers, including one who was ejected from the vehicle, died in the collision, Olivera said.“The driver was taken to UCI [Medical Center] and he’s been arrested for DUI,” Olivera said. Video from the scene showed the driver conscious and speaking as he was being taken to an ambul...

Deputy fatally shoots woman armed with kitchen knife in Lancaster: LASD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

A deputy responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a woman said to be armed with a kitchen knife in Lancaster Monday. Authorities were sent to the 2100 block of East Avenue J-8 regarding the disturbance around 6 p.m.Arriving deputies witnessed an altercation between a man and a woman, who was armed with a large kitchen knife, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stated in a news release. The woman was heard making verbal threats that she was going to use the knife to harm the man, according to the news release."When the female approached the male with the knife, a deputy-involved shooting occurred," the sheriff's department stated.Investigators determined only one deputy was involved in the shooting and a knife was recovered at the scene. Thousand Oaks woman dies after son’s hammer attack, VCSO says The unidentified suspect was described as a Black woman between 20 and 30 years old. She was taken to a local hospital, where she died from her injuries, the sheriff'...

Thousand Oaks man accused of murdering own mother with a hammer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

A Thousand Oaks woman has succumbed to her wounds after nearly two weeks in the hospital, and her alleged attacker — her son — will now face a murder charge, as the Ventura County Sheriff's Office is investigating the attack as a homicide.Scott Goldberg, 21, allegedly assaulted a man and a woman in their 60s with a hammer on Nov. 19. At the time, officials said Goldberg knew the couple, though they later identified the victims as Goldberg's parents. Man arrested for attempted murder after attack on couple in their 60s On Friday, Goldberg's mother, 63-year-old Alison Marshall, succumbed to her wounds at Los Robles Regional Medical Center, and what was an attempted murder charge is expected to become a murder charge, as the Ventura County Star reports. Goldberg, a Thousand Oaks resident, also faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge for the alleged hammer attack on his 64-year-old father, the Star added.Goldberg is being held without bail at the Ventura County Main Jail. He is d...

Pheelz Like Jelo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

Pheelz Like Jelo: Nigerian music star Pheelz has released a new EP called Pheelz Good (Triibe Tape), which features his “Jelo” collab with Young Jonn.“Triibe Tape is a project for the Triibe from the Triibe leader,”said Pheelz in a statement. “After the release, I will be traveling around the world to connect with fans. So, It’s a project for us to fellowship with on stage. Listeners will find that there are different emotions across the project, and positive vibrations all the way. No negative vibe. No negative thoughts. It’s all love and light.”According to the press release: “Earlier this year, Pheelz released the fan-favorite single ‘YOLO’ which reeled in over 4 million streams and nearly 2 million YouTube views on the music video. It arrived on the heels of Pheelz’ acclaimed 2023 EP, Pheelz Good. The undeniable project has amassed more than 243 million global streams, with the brilliant 8-song set boasting features from Davido (‘Electri...

High school football rankings Week 16, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 25

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

We’ve reached the last few days of the high school football season.It’ll be the 16th and final weekend, one more game for the fortunate few that will play for a state championship on Friday or Saturday in Southern California.With most of the teams in the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area done until 2024, only a couple of changes were made in this week’s rankings.The Top 5 remained status quo even though third-ranked Pittsburg lost on the road to Folsom on Saturday, its bid for a state championship and perfect season ending in a 28-25 defeat.The Pirates are still No. 3, followed by San Ramon Valley and Los Gatos, which lost to Pittsburg in September.SRV stayed at No. 4, given that its resume includes two close losses to De La Salle, one in overtime, and a 16-point section final loss to Pittsburg in a game that was much tighter than the final score.Acalanes was the big mover, pulling league rival Campolindo along for the ride.As the Dons have continued to win...

String of vehicle break-ins reported in Campbell

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

Nov. 271500 block of Dell Avenue: Someone took $20,000 worth of tools.Overnight in the 100 block of Echo Drive: Someone broke the window to a 2009 Ford E-350 and damaged the ignition.1000 block of Florence Way: Someone broke into a 2023 Ford Transit, damaged the ignition and took tools.Overnight in the 100 block of Morrene Drive: Someone broke the window to a 2023 Ford Transit van and rummaged through it.9:26 a.m. in the 600 block of Beta Court: A man, 32, was passed out and fentanyl was seen. He was contacted, and cocaine, several fentanyl pills and a loaded handgun were located. A search warrant was conducted on his apartment, where more pills and suspected cocaine were located.Nov. 2811:05 a.m. in the 1700 block of South Bascom Avenue: Two suspects entered and took numerous items.2 p.m. in the 1600 block of South Winchester Boulevard: Someone took the victim’s unattended car key when she set it on the counter.Overnight in the 100 block of North San Tomas Aquino Road: Someone brok...

Bay Area restaurant news: El Cerrito has a new Italian wine bar

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

Fifteen years after moving to the U.S. from Sri Lanka, Dulanthi Batathota — known to friends and family as Dolly — recently opened her own business: Dolly’s Tavern, an Italian wine and beer bar in El Cerrito. The new hot spot also offers appetizers, desserts and heartier fare like meatballs.Limoncello sorbet is among the desserts on offer at Dolly’s Tavern, a new Italian wine bar in El Cerrito. (Courtesy Dulanthi Batathota) Batathota moved to the U.S. in 2008 from Sri Lanka and first started working at Milano, an Italian restaurant in Tiburon. Milano’s restaurant owner mentored her as she worked her way up from wait staff to bartender and ultimately the restaurant manager.“Everything I know is from Milano’s,” she says.Dolly’s Tavern offers a wide selection of wine, plus a menu that ranges from salads to charcuterie, limoncello sorbet and chocolate mousse. Many items are imported from Italy, and she hopes to add pasta to the ...

Assemblymember Evan Low jumps into race to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

Assemblymember Evan Low is officially jumping into the race to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo in what could make him the first openly LGBTQ congressmember to represent the Bay Area.Related ArticlesPolitics | Map: The big Bay Area district that will get a new Congress member Low announced his congressional bid Tuesday morning — two weeks after Eshoo said she wouldn’t seek re-election. The assemblymember was on the short list of names local politicos expected to vie to replace her after nearly three decades in Congress. Eshoo’s District 16 seat represents large sections of the Peninsula and the South Bay, running from Pacifica in the north to San Jose, Los Gatos and Pescadero in the south.Low told The Mercury News that he sees this as an “incredible opportunity to continue the legacy of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo.”“Our region here in Silicon Valley, we expect exceptionalism,” he said. “So I take that job very serious...

Pac-12 power ratings: The first NET rankings are out, and the news isn’t great for the conference

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

The first NET rankings of the 2023-24 season were revealed Monday. While it’s probably too early for panic across the Pac-12 footprint, it’s a fine time for concern.For those unfamiliar, the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) is an important piece of the March Madness selection process. There’s no hard cutoff for making the at-large field, but teams in the top-40 are fairly safe.The situation will change significantly over the next three months as the NET acquires more results to compute and the rankings better reflect the sport’s true hierarchy.That change could be for the better, or the worse.The Pac-12 placed just three teams in the top-40: No. 3 Arizona, No. 28 Washington State and No. 39 Utah.How does that compare to peer conferences? Poorly.Top-40 teams by conference:Big 12: sevenSEC: sixBig Ten: fiveMountain West: fiveACC: fourBig East: fourPac-12: threeAgain, the NET is fluid — the initial rankings are a means of providing context. But with more than 50...

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Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:38:35 GMT

Pink kicking off Summer Carnival Tour at Dome in America's Center next August

Suspected DUI crash leaves 2 dead on 5 Freeway

Deputy fatally shoots woman armed with kitchen knife in Lancaster: LASD

Thousand Oaks man accused of murdering own mother with a hammer

Pheelz Like Jelo

High school football rankings Week 16, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 25

String of vehicle break-ins reported in Campbell

Bay Area restaurant news: El Cerrito has a new Italian wine bar

Assemblymember Evan Low jumps into race to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo

Pac-12 power ratings: The first NET rankings are out, and the news isn’t great for the conference

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