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Woman dead, 2 children hospitalized in Murrieta drowning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

A woman was found dead and two young children are in critical condition after drowning in a Murrieta pool on Friday.Murrieta Police responded to a home on the 23000 block of Spring Meadow Drive around 11:31 a.m.When they arrived at the backyard, paramedics found CPR was being performed on two young children aged one-and-a-half and two-and-a-half years old, police said. The children’s father and a neighbor were performing CPR.A 65-year-old woman was pulled out of the water where life-saving measures were performed, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.The two children were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.It’s unclear what exactly led up to the drownings at this time, police said. No identities have been released. The fatal incident remains under investigation.Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Reid Leitch at 951-461-6353 or Sergeant Miguel Garcia at 951-461-6362.

San Jose: Police union terminates office manager accused of fentanyl sales

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

SAN JOSE — The office manager for the San Jose Police Officers Association has been let go as part of its internal investigation into federal charges alleging use of her work computer to order drugs from overseas and distribute them from her office.Last week, a 13-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court charged Joanne Segovia, the association’s former manager and its executive director since 2003, with attempting to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.In the wake of her arrest in connection with an ongoing Homeland Security investigation into a network shipping controlled substances to the Bay Area from other countries, Segovia could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.The complaint alleges that Segovia kept ordering controlled substances even after Homeland Security agents interviewed her in February. Association officials placed her on leave March 24 after search warrants were served at her home and her association office, where pills were...

New pipeline could protect Alameda's water supply in event of earthquake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) -- In Alameda, East Bay Mud is installing a new massive water pipeline that engineers say will withstand the next big earthquake. It will replace an existing 80-year-old pipe officials feared would fail in a large shaker.As it stands now, a large earthquake could have devastating effects on the City of Alameda's water resources. That's why a more than a half-mile-long high-density water pipeline is going underground. ‘Save Women’s Sports’ advocate Riley Gaines says she was attacked after speech at SFSU It replaces the existing pipe currently bringing water from Oakland to the island which is eight decades old.East Bay Municipal Utility District Director of Engineering and Construction Jimi Yoloye says it's vulnerable to quakes."Alameda is an island. There is no storage, no water storage on the island of Alameda," Yoloye said. "All Alameda's water comes over from reservoirs that are located in Oakland and Berkeley. And, so this is significant. If the existing...

Antioch PD officers used 'racist speech' in text messages, DA says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

(KRON) -- A Contra Costa County District Attorney investigation revealed that Antioch Police Department officers used racist language in text messages, the DA's office said. The officers allegedly made the comments when talking about suspects whom the officers were investigating. The DA's office worked with the FBI to investigate officers from APD and the Pittsburg Police Department. The offenses that were being investigated include "moral turpitude," the DA said. Child dies after being found unresponsive in Oakland The misconduct found by the investigation affected a charged felony case. The DA's office said the messages included "unambiguously and historically racist speech." "The racial animus expressed by officers in the recovered text messages trigger additional statutory concerns under the Racial Justice Act," the DA's office said. Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Clare Maier said the texts will be revealed to the defense in the impacted case. KRON ON is streaming news live...

Trey Murphy scores 31 points, Pelicans beat Knicks 113-105

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Murphy scored 31 points, C.J. McCollum added 23 and the New Orleans Pelicans improved their chances of avoiding the play-in round with a 113-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.The Pelicans (42-39) will need to beat Minnesota on the road in their regular-season finale Sunday and get some help from some combination of Golden State and the Los Angeles Lakers and the Clippers to climb higher than the seventh seed.The Knicks, locked into the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, were without leading scorer Julius Randle (ankle injury), second-leading scorer Jalen Brunson (right hand) and center Mitchell Robinson (rest). The game began inauspiciously when Herb Jones blocked RJ Barrett’s 3-point shot and Immanuel Quickley threw a wild pass into the seats on their first two possessions, but they hung around until the final two minutes.Trailing 100-99, New Orleans went ahead for good on Jones’ drive for a lay-up and took a 106-100 lead on Mc...

76ers rest all 5 starters, still beat Hawks 136-131 in OT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georges Niang scored 24 points, including a decisive 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining in overtime, as the Philadelphia 76ers rested all their starters and still beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-131 on Friday night.Jalen McDaniels scored 24 points with 11 rebounds for the 76ers, who were already locked into the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. With nothing at stake, 76ers coach Doc Rivers rested all his starters. Rivers assembled a lineup of backups that included Jaden Springer, who had 19 points only hours after his arrival from the G League.Despite the loss, the Hawks clinched the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with Toronto’s 121-102 loss to Boston.Trae Young scored 27 points and set a career high 20 assists but he also committed nine turnovers in a disappointing showing by the Hawks, who led by 15 points in the third quarter.Shake Milton had 15 points and 15 assists, and Montrezl Harrell added 11 points and 10 rebounds as th...

Bogaerts, Cruz, bullpen lead San Diego past Braves, 5-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Xander Bogaerts drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, Nelson Cruz went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and the San Diego Padres got strong relief pitching to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Friday night.The Padres began the game with a 5.84 bullpen ERA, third-highest in the majors, before Brent Honeywell, Luis García and Josh Hader combined to blank Atlanta in the last 4 1/3 innings. Hader celebrated his 29th birthday with his second save of the season — retiring three of four batters with two strikeouts in the ninth.Bogaerts put San Diego up 5-4 with an RBI single that bounced into shallow right field on a check-swing. His good fortune helped San Diego, which advanced to the NL Championship Series last year, stop a two-game skid and improve to 4-4. The Braves, who dropped to 6-2, scored three times in the third to force a 3-3 tie on Marcell Ozuna’s homer, Riley’s RBI single and a wild pitch by starter Nick Martinez, who gave up a bases-loaded walk in the fi...

Grizzlies beat Bucks 137-114, secure No. 2 seed in West

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaren Jackson had 36 points, Luke Kennard added 19 and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 137-114 on Friday night to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season.Memphis entered the game with a two-game lead over Sacramento for second place in the West, but the Kings owned the tiebreaker. Denver took the No. 1 seed in the West on Wednesday night.After trailing by one point at the half, Memphis took command with a 24-7 run to start the third. The Grizzlies led by 24 in the quarter and held the Bucks at bay throughout the remainder of the game.Lindell Wigginton had 25 points and Jae Crowder a season-high 24 to lead Milwaukee. Wigginton had a total of eight points in limited action this season prior to Friday’s output. He also had 11 assists.The Bucks, who clinched the NBA’s best record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with a victory over Chicago on Wednesday, sat six players, including Giannis ...

'It was traumatic': Student removed from Capitol speaks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Friday, FOX31 sat down with one of the high school students removed from the state Capitol earlier this week. Colorado State Patrol released body cam video of the incident after officers removed three students from the House gallery on Tuesday, who were protesting gun violence and demanding change.House Democrats are raising questions about the treatment of high school students by troopers. Representative Monica Duran, tweeted in part, " I’m very disappointed by how they were treated, specifically that a young Latino student was dragged out of the chamber with a level of force that felt unnecessary and disproportionate compared to the treatment of his peers. I have a lot of questions about how and why this happened, and I intend to address those concerns with state patrol as we work to repair the harm perpetuated to this student and his peers.” Troopers remove reluctant student from state Capitol CSP released three body cam videos from responding officers stati...

Contamination tests scheduled at Aurora condo where body was found in concrete

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- An independent health evaluation is being scheduled at an Aurora condominium complex after a body was discovered entombed in the crawl space this week. Two people, including the woman who rents the condo, are facing murder charges in the death of Karl Beaman Jr., whose body was found covered in concrete. Casie Bock remains in police custody, and is in the process of being evicted from the unit she rents, according to the property manager. According to an arrest affidavit, the crawl space where the body was found runs the entire length of the building and can be accessed from all of the units on the first floor. Idaeisha Lee lives in the building and said she's worried about potential health risks. Aurora Police: Missing man’s body found in ‘clandestine grave’ "He’s been there since last summer, so we’ve been staying in the complex not knowing anything," she said. "I just really want them to come and do what they have to do to test the water and ai...