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Exclusive: Antioch, Pittsburg cops rounded up in early morning FBI raid following grand jury indictment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

The FBI led a series of raids around the Bay Area Thursday morning, rounding up officers from Antioch and Pittsburg, in the culmination of an 18-month investigation into an alleged criminal network composed of law enforcement officers.The raids came after a federal grand jury in San Francisco handed down an indictment that accuses current and former officers with a wide range of offenses, including criminal conspiracy. A U.S. District Judge has placed the indictment under a sealing order, but that is expected to change sometime Thursday.The arrests mark the end of an investigation that started in early 2022, when a tipster informed the FBI and Contra Costa District Attorney that a group of East Contra Costa County cops were cheating on college tests to obtain education incentive pay bumps. The scope of the investigation later widened to include alleged violent crimes and drug trafficking, and precipitated a cascade of scandals that has transformed the Antioch Police Department into ...

Danville city council to extend state of emergency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

(BCN) -- The Danville Town Council will hold a special meeting Thursday to extend the local emergency and finish repairing last winter's storm damage to a downtown section of San Ramon Creek. The creek flooded Dec. 31 during one of the area's atmospheric river events, causing mudslides and several trees to fall along the creek, from Front Street between Diablo Road and East Linda Mesa Avenue. A second atmospheric event hit Jan. 4, causing more damage, the day after the town already declared a local emergency. The council has extended the emergency several times, most recently on June 20. The council is required to determine whether the emergency still exists every 60 days to keep Danville eligible for federal reimbursement. Much of the work has been done, but the Front Street slide still needs repair. In a staff report for Thursday's meeting, Danville officials said, "This repair, which is significant and needs to be completed to avoid loss of the roadway, is an em...

San Jose is 2nd best place to raise family in U.S.: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

(KRON) -- Despite all the talk of "doom loops" and people leaving the Bay Area for other states, one South Bay city is among the very places to raise a family in the U.S., according to a new report. San Jose ranks second in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Places to Live for Families."When it comes to raising a family, San Jose ranks right behind Huntsville, Alabama, according to the report. In terms of education, San Jose tops the list, with U.S. News saying the San Jose metro area "ranks No. 1 out of the 150 most populous metro areas in the U.S. for college readiness among high school students." Starbucks no longer offering disposable cups at these North Bay locations The report does note that San Jose residents spend a larger share of the median annual household income on the cost of living -- about 26%. The report also notes that the median home price in the area tops $1.5 million. However, at $99,430, the average salary in San Jose is also well above the national average ...

Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories began fleeing an approaching wildfire Thursday in long convoys while air evacuations were underway for those who could not leave by road, the latest chapter in Canada’s worst fire season on record.The fire was within 16 kilometers (10 miles) of the northern edge of Yellowknife, and people in the four areas of the city of 20,000 at highest risk were told to leave as soon as possible, Fire Information Officer Mike Westwick said.Residents in other areas should be out by noon Friday, because strong north winds could push the fire toward the highway needed for evacuation, Westwick said. Although some rain was forecast for the region, first responders were taking no chances.“I want to be clear that the city is not in immediate danger and there’s a safe window for residents to leave the city by road and by air,” Shane Thompson, a government minister for the Territories, told a n...

Biden to pay respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey, who died last week in Scranton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is traveling to Pennsylvania on Thursday to privately pay his respects to the mother of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who died last week in Biden’s hometown of Scranton.The president is expected to arrive before visiting hours for Ellen Casey, who also was a former first lady of Pennsylvania, at St. Peter’s Cathedral.Casey, the widow of Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey and the mother of Casey, D-Pa., died at age 91. Biden issued a statement Monday commemorating her life. Before boarding the plane, Biden said Ellen Casey was an honorable and decent woman. “She played an enormous role not just in my life, but everyone’s,” Biden told reporters. “She was an incredible woman, decent, honorable, her values were amazing. And every time I’d go to Scranton over the years, I’d stop and see her. She was a friend.”Biden also released a lengthy statement earlier this week commemorating her life.The president, who grew up near the Casey household, said Ellen Ca...

Policía: Oficial de DC dispara contra sospechoso de violencia doméstica que habría estado armado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

Un oficial de policía de DC disparó e hirió a un sospechoso de violencia doméstica en Georgia Avenue NW el jueves después de que el hombre sacara un arma, informaron las autoridades. El tiroteo ocurrió durante una sesión informativa del Departamento de Policía Metropolitana sobre cómo responder a un aumento en el crimen.Los oficiales fueron llamados a un “incidente de violencia doméstica” en la cuadra 7400 de Georgia Avenue NW alrededor de las 10:30 a.m., indicó la jefa interina de la policía, Pamela Smith. Tenían una descripción del sospechoso.“El oficial se comprometió, tuvo una conversación con el sospechoso. El sospechoso se giró, sacó un arma y nuestro oficial hizo un disparo”, explicó Smith.El oficial no resultó herido. El sospechoso, cuyo nombre no fue revelado, fue llevado a un hospital. La información sobre su condición no se dio a conocer de inmediato.Varios oficiales rodearon una gasolinera a unas pocas cuadras al sur de la línea entre DC y Maryland.La cuadra 7400 de Geo...

Caleb Williams returns to take a second shot at national title contention with No. 6 USC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caleb Williams’ first season at Southern California was a massive individual success, as evidenced by his Heisman Trophy and his status as the consensus top prospect in the next NFL draft.But Williams has some decidedly unhappy memories of last season, simply because the Trojans fell short of their team goals during their exciting debut under Lincoln Riley.As a quarterback who stands out both for his talents and for his embrace of a leadership role over his entire team, Williams is determined to lead No. 6 USC into national championship contention when he gets a second chance this fall.“We’ve got a lot to go get this year,” Williams said. “Everyone has the same goal and mindset this year. A whatever-it-takes kind of mindset to get all of what we want. It’s going to be a good year. Can’t wait.”The Trojans have taken on another wave of talent as they begin their second season under Riley, whose remarkable rebuilding project still needs plenty of work des...

Cisco Systems, Chegg rise; Hawaiian Electric, CVS Health fall, Thursday, 8/17/2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

N EW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday:Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), up $2.19 to $55.16The maker of networking equipment reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected.Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HE), down $2.28 to $11.93Apparent evidence continues to surface that the utility’s power lines may have set off the deadly Maui fires last week.CVS Health Corp. (CVS), down $7.12 to $65.60The Wall Street Journal reported that Blue Shield of California is planning to drop CVS Caremark as pharmacy-benefits manager.Ball Corp. (BALL), up $1.75 to $56.26The maker of aluminum packaging is selling its aerospace business to BAE Systems for $5.6 billion. Avnet Inc. (AVT), up $3.79 to $48.74The maker of electronic components reported much stronger results for its latest quarter than analysts were expecting.Wolfspeed Inc. (WOLF), down $9.77 to $43.40The chipmaker reported a big loss and forecast future resu...

Hurricane Hilary forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast and could bring rain to US Southwest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hilary strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday, and it could bring heavy rain to the U.S. southwest by the weekend.The U.S. National Hurricane Center is reporting that Hilary had maximum winds of 85 mph (140 kph) and was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane and perhaps skim the coast of the Baja California peninsula by the weekend.Hilary was located 365 miles (590 kilometers) from Cabo Corrientes in Mexico. While it was still far from land, the hurricane was moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph) and was expected to take a more northward turn, toward the U.S. border.It was expected to become a major hurricane by Friday and perhaps skim the sparsely populated western edge of the Baja coast. The hurricane center said it could survive briefly as a tropical storm and cross the U.S. border.“Rainfall impacts from Hilary within the Southwestern United States are expected to peak this weekend into Monday,” the hurricane center wrote in...

The young and wealthy chose Colorado in the 2020s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It isn't just the wealthy who came to Colorado in the last five years - it's the young and wealthy. Colorado had one of the nation's largest influxes of wealthy movers in the last five years, particularly as the Americans reshuffled from expensive coastal metros to lower tax, lower expense locales in the early 2020s. Colorado had the nation’s fourth-highest net income gain from migration from 2020 to 2021. It gained $8.6 billion in income from movers. 16 downtown Denver office buildings considered for housing conversions A good chunk of the high earners moving in were young. SmartAdvisor Match analyzed tax return data from 2021 to find which states gained and lost the most young and wealthy workers. Researchers classified young and wealthy as anyone between the ages of 26 and 35 who makes an annual income of $200,000 or more. Colorado gained a net 754 of these individuals in 2021, the fourth-highest net gain of young, wealthy workers in the nation. Florida gained ...