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Police: Atherton student assaulted administrator after toy taken away

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

(KRON) -- A Menlo-Atherton High School student became so upset over his toy water gun being taken away that he pushed a school administrator, spit, and used derogatory homophobic slurs, police said. Now the student is facing potential criminal charges, including committing a hate crime, threatening a school official, battery on a school official, and assault. The incident began just before 3:20 p.m. Friday inside Menlo-Atherton High School's office. According to the Atherton Police Department, "The student had a water gun taken away from him earlier in the week and was in the school office demanding the water gun be returned.  The student then physically assaulted a school administrator by pushing them into a cubicle wall, tried to push the administrator’s glasses off their face, spit on them, and called them derogatory homophobic slurs."Emergency dispatchers received several 911 calls from the school reporting the student's violent reaction over not getting his toy back.  ...

San Jose Earthquakes take on LAFC at Levi's Stadium

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Jose Earthquakes face defending MLS Cup Champion LA FC at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. This is the first time the team has played a regular season match at Levi’s Stadium since 2015, and 45,000 fans are expected to attend. The Earthquakes are in the fifth spot in the Western Conference out of 14 teams with a 4-3-3 record, while LAFC is in the third spot. Mayor denounces wild Oakland sideshows after violence The Quakes are also hosting a Cinco de Mayo celebration set to start at 1:30 p.m. at Levi’s. Former Mexican National team members and other local celebrities will be in attendance signing autographs, along with live music, food, games and more.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The Earthqu...

Oakland mayor proposes police hiring freeze

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao introduced her $4.2 billion budget to the city council on Wednesday.Her proposed budget calls for a reduction in positions for full-time police officers. No officers will be laid off, but rather a hiring freeze will occur where job openings stay vacant. “Regarding public safety from the crime, the shootings, the side shows, the robberies and so forth,” said Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo. Oakland man charged with murdering woman over traffic noise He said public safety is the number one priority and he has concerns when reading through Thao’s proposed budget. If approved, the city will implement a hiring freeze at the Oakland Police Department.“Right now, what I have is close to 700 officers when I should have close to 780, so I at least want to make sure we were what we were before having 720 officers,” said Gallo.No changes will be made to OPD’s six police academies, which is a positive in Gallo’s opinion.Not everyone sha...

Middleton calls Correa ‘a cheater’ after fanning shortstop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — It has been more than three years since Major League Baseball issued its report on an electronic sign-stealing scheme by the Houston Astros.Keynan Middleton definitely remembers.The reliever struck out Carlos Correa on a 96.2 mph fastball on Wednesday night, closing out a 6-4 victory for the Chicago White Sox against the Minnesota Twins.Following his first save since 2021, Middleton talked about how much he relished that last swing by Correa, who played for the Astros at the time of the scandal.“I knew I was going to face Correa, and I don’t like him. So it was kind of cool,” he said. “I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.”Middleton played in the AL West for his first five years in the majors, competing against Correa and the Astros.Houston was disciplined by Major League Baseball after it found the team used electronics to steal signs during its run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season.MLB’s investigation determined...

Trout, Lamb homer in 9th, Angels rally to beat Cardinals 6-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Trout and Jake Lamb hit solo homers in the 9th inning, Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night.Los Angeles has won six of its last eight games, while the Cardinals have lost five in a row.Ohtani didn’t get the decision, but did become the second player in MLB history to record 500 career strikeouts and hit at least 100 home runs, joining Babe Ruth. Ohtani gave up four runs on five hits over five innings and allowed two home runs for the second straight outing. He allowed five earned runs on eight hits in an 8-5 win over Oakland on April 27.“I wanted to get through six or seven innings, minimum,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “More than the strikeouts, I’m more disappointed that I didn’t get that far in the game.”Ohtani recorded his seven outs via strikeout.“He was good,” Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin said. “There are some good hitters o...

Keynan Middleton, Eloy Jiménez help White Sox beat Twins 6-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Keynan Middleton finished his first save since 2021 when Carlos Correa struck out swinging on a 96.2 mph fastball.That last out was particularly sweet for Middleton.“I knew I was going to face Correa, and I don’t like him. So it was kind of cool,” he said. “I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.”Middleton closed out a strong effort by Chicago’s bullpen and Eloy Jiménez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, leading the White Sox over the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Wednesday night.Luis Robert Jr. homered as Chicago secured its first series win of the season. Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal each had three hits in the team’s third straight victory.The White Sox will try for a three-game series sweep Thursday afternoon. They dropped 10 in a row before their win streak.“We’ve had a lot of guys step up the last couple of days,” said Dylan Cease, who pitched five innings of four-run ball. Correa had two RBIs for M...

Pasquantino HRs, Greinke wins 1st as Royals top Orioles 6-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in three runs, Zack Greinke won for the first time since last August and the Kansas City Royals snapped a 10-game home losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-0 on Wednesday night.Greinke (1-4) won for the first time in 14 starts, allowing just three singles in five innings and striking out three.“Everything worked good,” Greinke said. “Defense was great, hitting was great, pitching was good. Glad to be getting some outs, not pitching like I did the last couple of times.”He threw only 44 pitches —- his fewest in a start since tossing 43 for Arizona at Boston on Aug. 14, 2016.“Just gotta pitch better if you want to pitch more,” Greinke said.Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the decision to remove Greinke when they did was the result of a few factors.“It’s what we had available in the bullpen tonight,” he said, “what we thought about how we matched up the rest of the game, as well as being in the middle ...

Abrams, Nats squeeze past Cubs for 2nd straight night, 2-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jake Irvin had dozen of relatives and friends fly in from his native Minnesota to witness his major league debut for the Washington Nationals — and then he hit the “O” on the back of Nico Hoerner’s jersey with the first pitch of his career.“I gotta imagine I’m one of few to do that, right?” Irvin said. “Just laugh it off, man. Next hitter.”Things improved significantly from there for the 26-year-old right-hander, who held the Chicago Cubs’ potent lineup to two singles over 4 1/3 innings. Four Washington relievers gave up four singles the rest of the way, and the Nationals turned four double plays to beat the Cubs 2-1 on a damp and unseasonably chilly Wednesday night.“This is something you dream of from the day you pick up a baseball,” Irvin said. “I’m on top of the world and props to the team, man. Guys played great behind me.”CJ Abrams had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning for the second consecutive game for the Nationals, and ...

Arvada Police warn of vehicle linked to several property thefts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Arvada Police are warning drivers about a vehicle lurking in parking lots waiting for an opportunity to steal valuables.  Police describe the vehicle as a 2018 or newer black Toyota Camry believed to be linked to several property thefts dating back to mid-February across the metro area including Littleton, Lone Tree and other parts of Douglas County. Police describe the suspect vehicle as a 2018 or newer black Toyota Camry usually seen with stolen license plates or none at all. (Courtesy: Arvada Police Department)Chase Amos with the Arvada Police Department said there have been three reported cases involving this vehicle just in Arvada, specifically in preschool/doggie daycare lots.  Police looking for person of interest in Douglas County shooting "These criminals are casing these cars, probably see the car unlocked, they get everything they can out of the car as quick as they can and then they split," Amos said. FOX31 spoke to...

Wyoming governor says he won't donate any wolves to Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado moved one step closer to wolf reintroduction on Wednesday, with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voting unanimously to approve a Wolf Restoration and Management Plan.But plenty of hurdles remain before the first paws touch down on the Western Slope. First and foremost, CPW still has to find someone to donate 30-75 wolves.  The agency has identified Wyoming, Idaho and Montana as preferred options, with Oregon and Washington if none of those work out.Wednesday, Wyoming Governor Mark Goldon told FOX31's Evan Kruegel he has no plans to donate any Wyoming wolves. Gray wolf restoration and management plan near completion In a statement, he wrote in part: Wyoming is opposed to the 10(j) population of wolves in Colorado for a variety of reasons. Our current wolf management plan is working, and it works because it is designed to manage wolves in biologically and socially suitable habitats and to keep wolves out of areas of the state w...