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Fremont murder-suicide victims identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

(KRON) -- A mother and two children who died in a murder-suicide in Fremont earlier this month have been identified by law enforcement officials. The Fremont Police Department said it is nearing the end of its investigation into the incident. In cooperation with the Alameda County Coroner's Office and the father/husband of the victims, Fremont PD has confirmed the victims identities as:Evelin Lemus Garcia, 28-year-oldEstefany Florian Lemus, 4-year-oldEmiliano Florian Lemus, 1-year-oldAccording to police, the father/husband of the victims hopes that releasing the names of his loved ones will bring awareness to mental health and mental health services for those in need. Mom and 12-year-old daughter dead in Tesla vehicle collision in Santa Clara The initial incident occurred on June 5 when officers responded to the 40000 block of Inglewood Common just after 1 p.m. A knife was recovered on the scene, but authorities have yet to reveal the cause of death in the incident.If you or someo...

San Jose man charged with classic car insurance fraud scheme

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Jose man has been charged with four felony counts of insurance fraud and perjury after he falsely reported that his classic muscle car had been stolen, according to prosecutors.Marcus Hooks, 50, had previously been convicted of two insurance fraud crimes in 2005 and 2002. His more recent alleged scheme involved a classic Oldsmobile that he reported as stolen to the Fremont Police Department."The 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that Marcus Hooks filed an $80,000 claim for had not been stolen. It wasn’t even Hooks’ car," the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office wrote. "This is one car, one man. But insurance fraud costs consumers millions each year. While fraudsters are siphoning money, our insurance fraud unit is busy reviewing cases, investigating, and filing serious charges," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said.On Aug. 8, 2021, Hooks filed a vehicle theft report in Fremont, claiming that "his" Oldsmobile was stolen while it was left on the side of the road. An investiga...

Two gang members arrested in connection to April shooting in Napa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

(KRON) -- Two men with known gang associations were arrested Thursday in connection to an April shooting in Napa that left two teenagers injured, the Napa Police Department announced Friday. On April 5, Napa PD officers responded to a shots fired report in the 3000 block of Browns Valley Road.Officers arrived on the scene and located two victims, an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old juvenile. The victims had been shot as they drove away in their vehicle, police said. The driver was grazed in the head and the passenger was wounded in the leg. Both victims were treated for their injuries. Fremont murder-suicide victims identified A black SUV was caught on surveillance video at the apartment complex where the shooting occurred. The SUV pulled up to where the victims had parked and as they drove away, the occupants fired multiple rounds at the victims.Through an investigation by the Napa Police Special Enforcement Unit (SEU), Pedro Garcia and Cesar Fernandez were identified as suspect...

Berhalter back as US coach, half-year after feud triggered a domestic-violence probe

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter walked into an interview with the U.S. Soccer Federation in New York on Tuesday, 161 days after the governing body announced he had been replaced by an interim coach. He spent nearly 10 hours in talks led by sporting director Matt Crocker that included psychometrics, abstract reasoning tests, discussions of strategy and reaction to pressure.Berhalter was at Newark Liberty International Airport the following day when his phone rang,“Matt called me and he said, `You’re the guy,’” Berhalter recalled Friday after the USSF announced he had been rehired to lead the Americans through the 2026 World Cup. “It was a great feeling. You could imagine what the last six months have been like.”Mexico’s Club América had been discussing its coaching job with the 49-year-old, who put those talks on hold to speak with the USSF.“I have to do this interview,” Berhalter remembered telling the Mexican side. “I know that we have something that we’re discussing, b...

Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy proud to bring Vegas its 2nd pro sports championship

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy played and coached in three established professional sports cities before arriving in Las Vegas.After the Golden Knights hoisted the Stanley Cup in the team’s sixth NHL season — and Cassidy’s first as their coach — Sin City has become a two-time titlist in less than a year after. The Las Vegas Aces won the WNBA championship last fall.“Vegas has become a market just like all the other major ones now, slowly but surely,” Cassidy said Friday. “You gotta build some history to do that. And to build history you gotta win championships. So good for the Aces and good for us to get championships.”Cassidy played in Chicago and coached in Washington and Boston before being hired as the third coach of the Golden Knights.When he was drafted to play for the Blackhawks in 1983, the franchise was 58 years old — Cassidy’s current age. His next two stops also had decades of pro sports history.Then came Las Vegas, which not too long...

¿Quién es Francis Suárez, el alcalde de Miami que aspira a la candidatura republicana?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

(CNN Español) — Francis Suárez, el alcalde número 43 de la ciudad de Miami, fue elegido en 2017 con el 86% de los votos y reelegido en 2021 con el 78%.Es el primer alcalde de Miami nacido en la ciudad y se convirtió en el primer alcalde que no nació en Cuba desde 1996, cuando Stephen Clark dejó el cargo, aunque sus raíces son cubanas.Su padre es el demócrata Xavier Suarez, quien también fue alcalde de Miami y ex comisionado del Ccndado Miami-Dade, mientras que su madre, Rita Suárez, se encargó de su crianza y la de sus tres hermanos luego de llegar de la isla.Antes de su primera elección como alcalde en 2017, Suárez fue comisionado de la ciudad de Miami durante ocho años.Hasta hace poco también se desempeñó como presidente de la Conferencia Bipartidista de Alcaldes de Estados Unidos.Su hogar está conformado por su esposa, Gloria Fonz Suárez y sus hijos Andrew Xavier y Gloriana Pilar.Francis Suárez se graduó de la escuela secundaria en 1996. Posteriormente obtuvo su licenciatur...

Christopher Morel homers as Chicago Cubs beat Baltimore Orioles 10-3 for 4th straight win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson sees a lineup doing all the right things — and the numbers back him up.“We’ve taken a really good approach and mentality into the batter’s box,” Swanson said, “and we’ve been rewarded for that.”Big time.Christopher Morel homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Friday for their fourth straight win.Swanson and Miguel Amaya also connected for Chicago, which broke open a close game with six runs in the sixth inning. Nico Hoerner had two hits and two RBIs, and Kyle Hendricks (2-2) pitched five effective innings for his second straight victory.Chicago (32-37) has won six of seven, and the four-game win streak matches its season high.“Offense has really been kind of finding their stride, getting big hits,” manager David Ross said. “Christopher Morel, I mean he’s punishing baseballs right now.” Baltimore (43-26) had won six of seven. But Cole Irvin (1-3) was pulled in the fifth, and the bu...

Live updates | Phil Mickelson outside US Open projected cut line after 4-over 74

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates in the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.___LEFTY’S COULD MISS THE CUTIt looks like Phil Mickelson can be making plans for a weekend at home after shooting a 4-over 74 that included a double bogey on the par-3 ninth hole in the second round of the U.S. Open.Mickelson, playing in his 32nd U.S. Open, was at 3-over 143 through 36 holes. After the morning groups, the projected cut line is at 2 over. The six-time major champion has never won a U.S. Open. Mickelson was making his first U.S. Open appearance since leaving for LIV Golf as one of its ringleaders. He did the bulk of his preparations last week and didn’t arrive at Los Angeles Country Club until Wednesday for a practice round.Mickelson has declined to discuss the announced partnership between LIV and the PGA Tour. Mickelson’s infamously pointed criticisms of the PGA Tour were one of the biggest flashpoints in the tour’s messy dispute...

Giroud and Kane extend national scoring records as France and England win Euro qualifiers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Strikers Olivier Giroud and Harry Kane extended their national team scoring records as France and England maintained perfect starts to European Championship qualifying with third straight wins on Friday.Switzerland also has a maximum nine points after a 2-1 success at Andorra.Giroud took only three minutes to head home Kingsley Coman’s right-wing cross to make it 54 goals for Les Bleus in a 3-0 win at Gibraltar in Group B.Kane’s penalty in a 4-0 romp at Malta made it 56 goals for his table-topping nation in Group C.World Cup runner-up France, which opened its campaign with wins against Ireland and the Netherlands, has yet to concede a goal.Amid intense speculation regarding his Paris Saint-Germain future, Kylian Mbappé captained Les Bleus at the 30,000-capacity Estádio Algarve in Faro, Portugal. Mbappé calmly slotted in a penalty in first-half injury time for his 39th France goal. He’s only two behind fellow great Michel Platini, who’s fourth on ...

Blaze Brothers’ 3-run homer in the 9th gives Oral Roberts a 6-5 win in the College World Series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:40 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Blaze Brothers hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the ninth inning after an Oral Roberts pitching meltdown in the eighth, and the Golden Eagles continued their surprising postseason run with a 6-5 victory over TCU on Friday in the opening game of the College World Series.The Eagles, the lowest seed to make it to Omaha since 2012, had just gone down three runs before they jumped on Luke Savage for four in the ninth. Drew Stahl’s RBI single pulled ORU within 5-3, and then Brothers drove an 0-1 pitch out to left for his first homer since May 24.“It was like slow motion,” Brothers said. “Right when I felt it off the bat it felt pretty good, and I saw the left fielder kind of turn around, and I was, like, ‘Oh, that ball’s out. Lets go.’ I just wanted to get around the bases to celebrate with the boys.”Oral Roberts is in the CWS for the first time in 45 years, and except for the rocky eighth inning, the upstart challengers from the Summit League showed no sig...