Home

Girl Killed in Pedestrian Crash on West Naranja [Tucson, AZ]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

Teen Girl Killed, Another Injured after Traffic Accident near Pomegranate DriveORO VALLEY, AZ (March 22, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a pedestrian crash on West Naranja Drive left a teen and a dog dead, and another injured.It happened on March 17th, shortly before 1:00 p.m., near North Pomegranate Drive, involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.According to reports, two teenage girls were walking on West Naranja Drive, pushing a dog in a stroller. There, they were struck by a vehicle that left them severely injured.Emergency crews arrived shortly after and pronounced one of the teenage girls and the dog dead at the scene. Meanwhile, medics transported the other girl to a local hospital for treatment.Following the collision, crews closed down the areas surrounding the crash to perform cleanup and preliminary duties.The Sweet James law firm sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of the victim who are grieving over the loss of their loved one.Losing a loved one i...

2 Killed in Big-Rig Collision on Interstate 80 [San Francisco, CA]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Semi-Truck Accident near Treasure IslandSAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 22, 2023) – Late Wednesday night, two victims were killed in a big-rig collision on Interstate 80.Just after 11:00 p.m. on March 15th, three vehicles collided on the westbound lanes of Bay Bridge. About ten minutes later, another vehicle rear-ended a semi-truck near the on-ramp to Treasure Island Road.Medics arrived and pronounced two occupants dead at the scene. Although, authorities have not yet released their identities.Emergency crews blocked off the surrounding area until the next morning around 7:00 a.m. At this time, an active investigation to determine more information is still currently underway.Once available, further details will be provided.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased victims. May the memories of your loved one give you strength in the days ahead.Losing a loved one in a semi-truck accident can ha...

Three Hospitalized after Two-Vehicle Collision on North Cahuenga Boulevard [Los Angeles, CA]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

Two-Car Collision in Toluca Lake Area near North Cahuenga Boulevard Left Three People InjuredLOS ANGELES, CA (March 22, 2023) – Sunday afternoon, three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on North Cahuenga Boulevard.The incident happened around 1:20 p.m. at 4383 North Cahuenga Boulevard, near Moorpark Street in the Toluca Lake neighborhood.At this time, the circumstances that led up to the crash and the identities of the people involved remain unavailable.Responding medical personnel transported at least three patients to a hospital. A 20-year-old man sustained critical injuries.Meanwhile, a 20-year-old woman and a 40-year-old woman received moderate injuries from the crash.No further details regarding the North Cahuenga Boulevard two-vehicle crash have been released to the public. Los Angeles Officials will provide more information once available.When driving, always focus on the road and be aware of your surroundings. This is especially true when driving through a...

Best Bay Area sandwiches: Readers share their 16 Bay Area favorites

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

When we published our list of 16 super Bay Area sandwiches, we knew we had only scratched the surface. So we asked readers to tell us about their favorites. And wow, did they respond! We discovered that people are passionate about pastrami. That they love warm, just-baked sourdough rolls. Oh, and they’re fiercely loyal. Everyone insists the deli in their town is the best anywhere. Who are we to argue?At Antipasto’s Deli in San Jose, the many, many meatball sandwich is doused with house-made sauce. (Bay Area News Group) Check out these reader favorites. And if we missed your go-to sandwich, use the form at the bottom to tell us about it. Judging from the number of reader recommendations, we’re nowhere close to done with great sandwich roundups.The Best Sandwich, Milpitas: Fans of this hefty Torta Cubana ($13.99) love the combination of marinated lomito (pork), ham, turkey, manchego, pickles and apricot habanero sauce on ciabatta. Sarah Conner-Brown of San Jose ...

Sacramento River roadhouse shut down after teen’s fatal fall

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

A Colusa roadhouse lost its liquor license after a patron — a 17-year-old boy — was killed when he fell from his stepfather’s pickup truck as they were driving away.Slough House Social served alcoholic beverages to the boy as well as the man, said the notice Tuesday from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.The accident happened around 7 p.m. on May 19, 2022. The pair, from Montana, had been drinking at Slough House, and video obtained by Sacramento TV station KOVR indicates the boy had 10 drinks in the course of 90 minutes, ending with three shots in quick succession. He then got in a confrontation with a bartender, who slapped him and helped him walk to the parking lot and get in the pickup truck.Shortly afterward, the California Highway Patrol was called to an accident scene on Butte Slough Road about a mile from the bar. The CHP report said the boy suffered major injuries when he was ejected out of the passenger window; the stepfather, who ha...

Bay Area university property reeling from loan default goes up for sale

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

OAKLAND — A private university in the Bay Area that’s been jolted by financial woes including a real estate loan default has been officially put up for sale even as it prepares to close its doors this year.Related ArticlesReal Estate | Kitchens, coffee bar, dining are eyed at San Jose food hall Real Estate | Valley Fair rebounds: San Jose mall adds merchants, hits record sales and visits Real Estate | Bed Bath & Beyond is closing hundreds of stores. But they won’t be empty for long Real Estate | How many Bay Area concrete buildings might fall like those in Turkey’s deadly earthquake? Real Estate | Downtown San Jose hotel tower goes up for sale Holy Names University, including the buildings and the Oakland site’s land, has wound up on the sales block in a property offering that’s being handled CBRE, a commercial real estate firm.The 58.6-acre campus, nestled in the ...

Oakland: Arrest made in August killing of 24-year-old man

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

OAKLAND — A Vallejo resident has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a fatal Oakland shooting from last August, court records show.Kevin Gray, 48, was charged Feb. 22 with murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The victim, identified in court records as 24-year-old Sosefo Feao, was shot and killed around 11 p.m. on Aug. 7, on the 1200 block of 84th Avenue.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Woman shot at Oakland homeless camp Crime and Public Safety | One dead, one hurt after falling tree hits vehicle in East Bay Crime and Public Safety | One dead, one injured after shooting at East Bay strip mall Crime and Public Safety | Former Bay Area theater employee, center of scandalous 2013 child porn case, is sentenced to six years for 2020 arrest Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with killing driver in wrong-way Highway 4 crash, fleeing onto nearby Pittsbur...

What to watch: New ‘Great Expectations’ lives up to its literary legend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

An edgy “Great Expectations,” Zach Braff’s latest feature, a top-notch BritBox series and a sensational neo-noir from China stand out this week.Here’s our roundup.“Great Expectations”: In a rundown, dust-bunnied estate, a zonked-out Miss Havisham (Olivia Colman) takes a long pull on a pipe packed with opium; later she coerces poor Pip, the older orphaned teen whom she’s in charge of, into ditching his virginity via a sex worker awaiting his arrival in an upstairs bedroom.You might well ask what in the Charles Dickens is going on with FX’s racy, Gothic to the extreme adaptation of the classic novel nearly every high school kid got assigned (or saddled with)?The answer: A hell of a lot.And even though executive producer/writer Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders,” “Taboo”) ups the kink factor and adds references to colonialism and other hot-button matters to Dickens’ durable yarn about a lad (played well by Tom Sweet and Fionn Whitehead) and his treacherous journey to better his own statio...

Suspect arrested following alleged assault in South San Jose

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

A man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a family member and fled, forcing police to clear out a South San Jose neighborhood as they searched for him, according to authorities.San Jose police were called to the scene of an assault involving family members at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday on the 5600 block of Chesbro Avenue, according to tweets from the department. Authorities did not release any information on the victim or their condition, or how the assault unfolded.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East San Jose shooting leaves person with life-threatening injuries Crime and Public Safety | Leader of White supremacist group arrested in San Jose for threatening to kill journalist reporting on organization Crime and Public Safety | Couple sentenced to prison in notorious San Jose baby kidnapping Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Man arrested in connection to father’s death Crime and Public Safety | ...

Senior driver Dick Van Dyke faces DMV test after California car crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:01:16 GMT

Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke escaped serious injury in a solo car crash last week but a report said that police have submitted paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles, asking the agency to re-test the 97-year-old’s driving abilities due to his advanced age.This move isn’t unheard of after police respond to the scene of an accident involving a senior driver. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, older adults’ driving abilities can be affected by changes in vision, physical function and ability to reason, while people 70 and older have higher death rates per 1,000 crashes than people in younger age groups.On the morning of March 15, police in Malibu responded to an accident involving a silver sedan that had crashed into a gate, TMZ reported. There, they found the TV and film legend behind the wheel of a  2018 Lexus LS 500. Van Dyke said that his car slid, and he lost control before it slammed into the gate. That morning, roads in the area we...