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Road rage dispute on I-580 ends in gunfire in Tracy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A road rage incident that began on Interstate 580 led to an attempted homicide in Tracy on Friday afternoon, the Tracy Police Department said. Two bodies found in San Jose after wellness check Around 2:44 p.m., several 911 calls came in reporting shots fired in the 700 bock of West Clover Road. Officers arrived to find a man with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital by paramedics and is now listed in critical condition. Detectives with TPD responded to the scene to take over the investigation. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, but officers found it nearby on Interstate 205. Inside police found Eduardo Tarvin, 23, of Lodi and Jaco Nevarez, 21, of Lodi. Both were arrested and booked into San Joaquin County Jail on charges of attempted murder and shooting into a vehicle. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News ...

Correction: Sudan story

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — In a story published August 4, 2023, about rights groups calling on the United States and the United Nations to impose further sanctions on those in Sudan responsible for alleged atrocities in the Darfur region, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Human Rights Watch had documented members of the paramilitary known as the Rapid Support Forces abducting 24 women and girls and raping them. Rather, Amnesty International documented this in a 56-page report. Source

Federal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue capturing more than 2,500 wild horses in northeastern Nevada — a roundup opponents say is illegal and has left 31 mustangs dead in 26 days.Wild Horse Education, a nonprofit seeking to protect the horses, has sued the Bureau of Land Management and is seeking a court order to temporarily halt the roundup halfway between Reno and Salt Lake City.Among other things, it says the agency is violating its own safety standards that prohibit roundups in extreme heat and the use of helicopters to assist in the capture of the animals when foals are present.More than 260 foals are among the 2,643 animals that have been rounded up for transport to government holding pens since July 9, the agency said on its website Saturday. Several-hundred more are expected to be gathered before the roundup ends Aug. 22.Democratic U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, of Nevada, has introduced a bill that would outlaw the ...

Bears sign 39-year-old tight end Marcedes Lewis to 1-year contract

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis to a one-year contract on Saturday.The 39-year-old Lewis — entering his 18th season — gives the Bears a blocking tight end to complement Cole Kmet and help protect quarterback Justin Fields. He spent the past five years with Green Bay after playing his first 12 with Jacksonville.The 6-foot-6, 267-pound Lewis has 432 receptions for 5,084 yards and 39 touchdowns over 251 games and 221 starts. He is one of three tight ends, along with Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten, with at least 200 regular-season starts and 400 receptions.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

NASCAR suspends driver Noah Gragson for liking an insensitive meme with George Floyd’s face

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club due to liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd’s face.“I am disappointed in myself for my lack of attention and actions on social media,” Gragson posted Saturday. “I understand the severity of this situation. I love and appreciate everyone. I try to treat everyone equally no matter who they are. I messed up plain and simple.”Floyd, who was Black, died in 2020 after a white police officer knelt on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes. His death sparked mass protests around the world and forced a national reckoning on racial injustice.Josh Berry will be in the No. 42 Chevrolet in Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway to replace Gragson.NASCAR said Gragson violated the member conduct of its rule book, without providing details.“His actions do not represent the values of our team,” Legacy Motor Club said in a statement.The 25-year-old Gragson, who is fr...

Josef Newgarden chasing 1st IndyCar win at his hometown race in Nashville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is the Music City Grand Prix on Sunday. This is his home race, which has proven quite a challenge the past two years. “It’s a unique opportunity in that I only get one shot of that every year,” Newgarden said. “Kind of like the Indy 500.”Newgarden won the Indianapolis 500 in May, and he’s tied with points leader Alex Palou with four wins this season by sweeping the doubleheader in Iowa for Team Penske in the series’ last stop. The issue for the Tennessee native is all his wins, pushing his career total to 29, have come on ovals while Nashville is a long road course. Newgarden’s best finish here came last year when he started and finished sixth. This 2.1-mile race with 11 turns around the downtown streets of Nashville has proven very challenging for all drivers wi...

1 dead in Denver crash Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One person died after a crash involving two motorists late Friday, according to the Denver Police Department.Police said the crash occurred in the area of West Colfax Avenue and North Newton Street.An adult female was taken to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

YouTuber, Twitch streamer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises of giving away electronics, including a new PlayStation. The event produced chaos, with dozens of people arrested — some jumping atop vehicles, hurling bottles and throwing punches.Cenat was released early Saturday from police custody after being issued a desk appearance ticket, which is issued by police to require a suspect to appear in court to answer charges. A police spokesperson said he is to appear in court on Aug. 18.The mayhem in New York City’s Union Square Friday afternoon put further focus on the hold social media influencers have on the people who follow and fawn over them.“Our children cannot be raised by social media,” Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday during a press briefing on an unrelated crime.Police said they arrested 65 ...

St. Louis police protesters begin picking up checks in $4.9 million settlement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some of the people who were arrested during a 2017 protest over the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith have started receiving their share of a $4.9 million settlement the city agreed to this year.The first checks were distributed Friday to some of the 84 people covered by the settlement. Their lawsuit had claimed the protesters’ rights were violated when they were caught in a police “kettle” as officers surrounded and arrested everyone in the area. Three people who filed individual lawsuits also settled for $85,000 each. The city denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement, which promises payouts between $28,000 and more than $150,000. Dekita Roberts told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she initially thought it might be a scam when she first got the call about the settlement.“It was just a shock and a surprise,” said Roberts, adding that she wants to invest some of the money and try to set some aside for her children.An...

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain urge citizens to leave Lebanon after Palestinian refugee camp clashes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:36 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Bahrain called on its citizens Saturday to leave Lebanon “for their own safety” hours after Saudi Arabia did the same without giving a reason.The decision by the two Gulf nations came after days of fighting in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon between members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group and militants of Islamic groups.The four days of fighting in Ein el-Hilweh camp near the southern port city of Sidon has left 13 people dead and dozens wounded.Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said Bahrainis should abide by the government’s previous decisions to avoid travel to Lebanon.The Saudi embassy in Beirut posted a statement late Friday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, calling on its citizens to avoid going to areas where there are “armed conflicts” and also to leave Lebanon quickly. The Associated Press