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Road-rage incident between two vehicles in Antioch ends in shooting, wounds to occupant of third car

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

ANTIOCH — Police were looking for tips as they searched for a person who fired a gun during a road-rage dispute and injured a person in another car nearby.In a statement, Antioch police spokesperson Officer Ashley Crandell said the person who was shot was expected to recover. That person was not the target of the road rage, she said.The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday on Lone Tree Way, where the road crosses state Highway 4 on the border of Brentwood. Officers found a victim with a gunshot wound, and an ambulance took that person to a hospital.Police said they were looking for the occupants in the vehicles involved in the road rage. They asked anyone who may have been in the area where it happened to contact them at 925-779-6926. Witnesses who wish to remain anonymous can send tips to 274637 using the key word ANTIOCH.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ​Alexis Gabe’s family confirms discovery of new remains, hopes more evidence will be reveale...

SF man shot by suspect on motorcycle in critical condition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man was in critical condition Wednesday evening after he was shot while driving on the southern edge of San Francisco's Mission District, police said Thursday. The shooting was reported at 5:38 p.m. in the 1500 block of Florida Street near Cesar Chavez Street. Police: Bay Area driver in deadly hit-and-run had history of DUI The suspect was driving a motorcycle, according to police. No arrest has been made. The victim was taken to a hospital, police said. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Three Bay Area cities among metros that saw biggest drop in median home sale prices: Redfin

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- While the Bay Area is notorious for its sky-high housing costs, three Bay Area cities are actually among the top five U.S. metro areas that saw the biggest drop in year-over-year median home sale prices last week, according to a new report from Redfin. Out of 24 of the 50 most populous U.S. metro areas where median sales prices fell, San Jose was tops of the list with a -17.2% YoY decline. Coming in at number three was San Francisco with an -11% YoY decline. Oakland was fourth with -10.9 YoY decline. Rounding out the top five were Austin at number two, -13%, and Sacramento in fifth, -8.6%. Is the Bay Area still in drought? Here's what meteorologists say Overall, Redfin says mortgage rates across the nation have declined from a four-month high that they reached last week. Daily average mortgage rates fell 7% to about 6.5% over the weekend, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Home prices in the U.S. also fell, dropping 1.8% YoY during the four week...

South Carolina’s star quintet ready for one last NCAA run

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s “Freshies” are ready for one last dance.The Gamecocks’ incomparable quintet of players — led by All-American Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke — arrived to enormous promise in 2019-20 and have more than lived up to those expectations with three regular-season Southeastern Conference titles, three league tournament crowns, two Final Fours and last year’s national championship.“I think we’ve build such a great bond, ‘The Freshies’ group,” Boston said Thursday. “To be on the last go-round with them, it’s just, like, super fun.”Undefeated South Carolina (32-0) will start defending its NCAA crown Friday against No. 16 seed Norfolk State (26-6). Eighth-seeded South Florida (26-6) plays No. 9 seed Marquette (21-10) to open the day in Columbia. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley lured four of the country’s top 11 players in 2019, even coming off a down year — for her, anyway — finishing second in the SEC and getting knocked out in the Swee...

Mets’ Díaz expected to miss season with torn patellar tendon

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz has a torn patellar tendon and is expected to miss the entire season after hurting his right knee while celebrating a victory in the World Baseball Classic.Mets general manager Billy Eppler said Díaz would undergo surgery Thursday. Without going into specifics, Eppler said a general timeline for recovery from this type of injury is about eight months.“There are instances where athletes have come back earlier, more around the six-month mark,” Eppler told reporters. “But those are a little bit more of the exception than the rule.”Díaz, who turns 29 next week, retired the side in order in the ninth inning of a 5-2 victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night that sent Puerto Rico to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. As Díaz and his teammates jumped together in the infield, the right-hander collapsed and reached for his right leg. He was taken off the field in a wheelchair.“Edwin Díaz is a great human being an...

Pegues’ 3 gives No. 13 seed Furman 68-67 win over Virginia

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-round NCAA Tournament loss, 68-67 on Thursday.Making their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 43 years, the Paladins (28-7) advanced to the second round in the South Region, where they will play either fifth-seeded San Diego State or 12th-seeded Charleston on Saturday.Furman earned its first tournament berth since 1980 by beating Chattanooga for the Southern Conference title, capping a season-long quest to redeem itself after losing the league’s automatic berth to the Mocs on a 35-foot buzzer-beater in last year’s Southern final.In the aftermath of that loss, Jalen Slawson and his best friend, Mike Bothwell, both decided to return for their fifth seasons with the Paladins. Slawson took over the game when Bothwell fouled out, finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.Kihei C...

UMBC’s legacy: No. 1 can mean one-and-done in March Madness

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

They are the five letters no No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed ever wants to see: upset.Thursday marks the five-year anniversary of University of Maryland-Baltimore County — the tiny school few fans had ever heard of, let alone picked in their bracket — pulling off the biggest upset in college basketball history by beating the tournament’s top seed in Virginia.That’s the same Virginia team that got upset in the first round on Thursday, falling to No. 13 seed Furman on a last-second 3-pointer — which drew a quick, knowing reaction from UMBC Athletics’ Twitter account.UMBC’s lasting legacy became this: If you don’t watch out, No. 1 can mean one-and-done.While there were some close calls before 2018, No. 1 seeds had gone 135-0 before UMBC routed Virginia 75-54 at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center. Now they are 1-147. Like the men, the women’s side of March Madness has seen only one 16 knock off a 1: Harvard over Stanford in 1998.On Thursday, three more No. ...

March Madness: Maryland wins; Virginia falls; Howard competes in NCAA men’s basketball tournament

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

As March Madness gets underway, the University of Maryland Tarrapins came up victorious while the University of Virginia suffered a heartbreaking upset.Meanwhile, D.C.’s Howard University, making its first appearance in the tournament since 1992, was struggling to hang on against the defending national champions.More Sports NewsMore College Basketball NewsUniversity of MarylandSouth Bracket: No. 8 Maryland defeats No. 9 West Virginia 67-65 in Birmingham, AlabamaAfter a rocky start in their first appearance in the dance after missing it last year, the Maryland Terrapins found a way to pull away from the West Virginia in a thriller 67-65. It was the team’s largest comeback win of the season as they trailed by as many as 13 points.Julian Reese led the team with 17 points and nine rebounds. Hakim Hart had 15 points, including a steal and dunk that put the Terps ahead to stay with 3:44 left.It was the seventh meeting between the two schools since 1987 and they did not disappo...

New Hampshire Senate passes GOP-backed parents’ rights bill

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A “parents’ bill of rights” that critics say is designed to target transgender youth passed New Hampshire’s Republican-led Senate on Thursday.Much of the debate among lawmakers focused on provisions to require school officials, when asked by parents, to disclose that a child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender. Supporters said the bill would strengthen family relationships, while opponents argued it violates the constitutional right to privacy and the state’s anti-discrimination laws. Many states with Republican-controlled legislatures have enacted similar measures, fueled by some parents’ frustration with schools that boiled over during the coronavirus pandemic. And in the U.S. House, a parents’ rights bill was the first legislation that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy formally announced — fulfilling a major part of last year’s GOP campaign platform. New Hampshire Sen. Donovan Fenton, a Democrat from Keene, ...

Sabres preach patience to a young squad in playoff race

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:48 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres captain Kyle Okposo is one of the oldest players on one of the NHL’s youngest teams, and takes care to present a patient front in the midst of a late-season playoff push. Though Okposo would like nothing more than to end a league-worst 11-year playoff drought, the soon-to-be 35-year-old understands there are lessons to be learned and steps that can’t be skipped. Before the Sabres embarked on their current three-game trip, Okposo said the team was close.“And if you were to say before the year we would be in this spot, most people would have laughed,” he added. “So we’re getting there. We just have to keep pushing and we have to continue to know that what we’re doing works, and we cannot become impatient with the results.”It’s a challenge for a team on which the majority of players are experiencing an NHL playoff race for the first time. “It’s a different pressure than last year,” Okposo said, referring to how a team that was already out of contention...