17-year-old convicted, sentenced to 30 years for 2022 Brighton park homicide
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
A 17-year-old has been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of another 17-year-old at a Brighton park in 2022, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in a news release.Jonah Graham, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in the July 12, 2022 shooting death of Josiah Gonzales, 17, at Ken Mitchel Park in Brighton, according to the news release.“This was an outrageous, violent crime that took the life of a young, high school-aged victim and it was perpetrated by a fellow teenager — who now must serve a 30-year prison sentence,” 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason said in the news release. “We should all feel a sense of outrage over a crime like this. Gun violence — particularly among young people — is plaguing our community.”Gonzales was with a friend at the park when Graham and a friend of his approached them about 9:30 p.m. that night.Wit...Gusty winds, above average temperatures usher in Thanksgiving week in Southern California
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
Saturday’s rain is set to be followed by a period of sunshine, gusty winds and some unseasonable heat, weather officials said. The National Weather Service predicts that “dry weather with rebounding daytime temperatures” is in store after heavy downpours and isolated thunderstorms hit SoCal late this week. The warming trend will begin Monday while a ridge of high pressure continues to build offshore, according to KTLA 5 meteorologist Kacey Montoya. Click here to view the most up-to-date Southern California weather radar “We are going to see temperatures well above average for most of us and that’s going to last through the first part of the week,” Montoya said. The rise in temperatures will be accompanied by Santa Ana Winds; a High Wind Warning is in effect for parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties until Monday at midnight, NWS said.A Wind Advisory has also been issued for the Santa Clarita Valley, lasting until 8 p.m. Sunday.Looking ahead, Thanksgiving Day is set to be a com...Robbery suspect assaults Colma PD after being detained
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
(KRON) – An Oakland resident was arrested for robbery by the Colma Police Department. At 4:28 p.m., Colma police officers were dispatched to a business in the 5000 block of Junipero Serra Boulevard on a report of a theft that just occurred on Nov. 16. According to police, officers were advised a man stole merchandise and threatened loss prevention officers when they tried to detain him. The suspect fled the scene on foot through the parking lot. One dead after fatal altercation with friend Upon arrival, police detained the suspect who matched the description given by the business’ loss prevention.The suspect initially resisted arrest and grew combative as the officers detained him, police said. According to police, the suspect spit on two officers, hitting one in the face. The suspect then began to flail his body back and forth, purposely hitting his head against the patrol car window, police said. The suspect was then placed in restraints to ensure his safety, police said.&n...Silicon Valley leaders question nonprofit on alleged discrimination
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
(BCN) -- Two Santa Clara County city councils aired grievances to HomeFirst officials following a range of concerns related to services and allegations of racial discrimination.The Sunnyvale City Council heard a presentation Tuesday from HomeFirst Chief Executive Officer Andrea Urton and Chief Program Officer Kelly Vazquez about the nonprofit's city support services and broader metrics countywide. City officials had asked for more information on services after extending HomeFirst's contract for six months. Earlier in the day, the San Jose City Council also briefly discussed its contracts with HomeFirst for two overnight warming shelters, voicing concerns about the NAACP allegations of racial discrimination in the firings of five former employees. One dead after fatal altercation with friend The Sunnyvale council's decision on the contract will come in March, but councilmembers want more information first, specifically on the city's five reserved shelter beds at the Boccardo Recept...A ‘champion for the last, the lost and the least,’ former DC Mayor Marion Barry honored with street renaming
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
A jubilant crowd — many of them Ward 8 residents and some of Marion Barry’s greatest admirers — gathered at a usually busy intersection in the community he loved, to witness the District’s latest honor for its former mayor.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city’s former first lady Cora Masters Barry pulled away a covering on a street sign to reveal Good Hope Road’s new name: Marion Barry Avenue.“I want to acknowledge the people that Marion Barry loved so dearly and fought so hard for and that’s every neighborhood and every person in the great Ward 8. What we were committed to was an agenda for all eight wards … that was Marion’s commitment, too. He would be the first to tell you that he was the champion for the last, the lost and the least. But he would also tell you that he transformed every ward of Washington D.C.,” Bowser said.With traffic blocked at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, folding chairs and a stage were p...Fields guides South Carolina State to 44-17 rout of Norfolk State
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Corey Fields Jr. threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to propel South Carolina State to a 44-17 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday in a regular-season finale.Grandin Wilcox kicked a 33-yard field goal on the opening possession for Norfolk State (3-8, 1-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). South Carolina State (5-6, 3-2) scored the next 34 points.Josh Shaw ran eight yards for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs the lead for good with 3:57 left in the first quarter. TJ Smith added a 21-yard scoring run in the second quarter for a 14-3 lead at halftime.South Carolina State blew the game open with touchdowns on five straight possessions in the second half. Fields had a direct hand in the first three scores — sandwiching touchdown passes to Jordan Smith covering 24 and 22 yards around a 6-yard scoring run and the Bulldogs led 34-3.Fields totaled 115 yards on 9-of-11 passing. Smith finished with 86 yards on 13 carries. He scored from a yard out in the fourth ...Chandler Smith’s 71-yard punt return highlights Samford’s 27-17 win over UT Martin
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jay Stanton had 193 yards rushing and a touchdown, Chandler Smith added a 26-yard touchdown grab and a 71-yard punt return for a score less than 80 seconds apart, and Samford beat UT Martin 27-17 on Saturday.The teams combined for 27 points in the first quarter. Smith’s touchdown catch capped a three-play, 52-yard drive with 1:17 left in the quarter and he ended the frame with a long punt return for a 17-10 lead.Stanton’s 61-yard touchdown was the lone score in the third quarter and Wilson Beaverstock made a 40-yard field goal for a 17-point lead early in the fourth.Samford (6-5) won five of its last seven games. UT Martin (8-3) was coming off a historic victory to secure the program’s third consecutive conference championship with a share of the inaugural Big South-OVC Association title. The Skyhawks finished the regular season tied atop the standings with Gardner-Webb, which beat Charleston Southern 34-10 on Saturday for its fifth straight...New Hampshire wins Border Battle, beats Maine 44-25 in season finale
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Max Brosmer threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth, all in the first half, as New Hampshire cruised to a 44-25 win over Maine in the regular season finale on Saturday. The Wildcats (6-5) finished the Coastal Athletic Association at 4-4. New Hampshire claims the Brice-Cowell Musket, an antique flintlock rifle awarded the winner of the annual Border Battle, for the 18h time in the last 21 meetings and now is 58-45-8 all-time.Brosmer threw a 2-yard touchdown to Logan Tomlinson and a 56-yard strike to Kyle Lepkowski in the first quarter to take a 13-0 lead. Brosmer hit Myles Thomason from 10-yards out and scampered 10 yards for a touchdown in the second. Brosmer was 16 of 26 for 271 yards without an interception for New Hampshire. Tomlinson caught eight passes for 121 yards. Derek Robertson completed 32 of 51 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns with an interception for Maine (2-9, 1-7). Trevin Ewing caught seven passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. _...Peasley’s 3 TD passes lead Wyoming in 42-9 rout of Hawaii
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Andrew Peasley threw three long first-half touchdown passes and Wyoming rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead and never looked back to post a 42-9 win over Hawaii in the Cowboys final home game on Saturday. Peasley hit Ryan Marquez with a 44-yard touchdown a minute into the game, then found John Michael Gyllenborg with an 89-yard score three minutes later to make it 14-0 after a quarter. Harrison Waylee ran 28 yards for a touchdown, Peasley hit Wyatt Wieland with a 40-yard touchdown and Ayir Asante scored from the 6 in the second quarter.Matthew Shipley got Hawaii on the board with a 30-yard field goal and Brayden Schager found Chuuky Hines with a 19-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Peasley was 14-of-17 passing for 319 yards for Wyoming (7-4, 4-3 Mountain West). Waylee carried 11 times for 70 yards and Gyllenborg caught three passes for 128 yards.Schager was 25 of 44 for 278 yards and a touchdown and was picked off twice for Hawaii (4-8, 2-5). Steven McBride caught...Howard claims MEAC crown, bowl berth, with 14-7 win over Morgan State
Published Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:42:11 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jarett Hunter ran for 108 yards and a touchdown and Quinton Williams scored on a 34-yard keeper as Howard beat Beltway rival Morgan State 14-7 Saturday to claim the outright Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship and its first bid to the Cricket Celebration Bowl.The Bison (6-5, 4-1) won four of their final five games to close out the regular season.Howard drove 81 yards in 12 plays on its opening drive, with Hunter dashing in from the 8 to take a 7-0 lead that held until halftime. Williams scored on the second possession of the third quarter, capping a four-play, 42-yard drive after forcing Morgan State to punt from its 12-yard line.Howard rolled up 239 yards on the ground against the Bears. Hunter carried 20 times and Eden James added 16 carries for 90 yards. Williams threw for 143 yards on 12-of-22 passing and added 36 yards on 10 carries. Tahj Smith was 9-of-22 passing for 144 yards, hitting Treveyon Pratt with a 28-yard touchdown with under two minutes le...Latest news
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