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Man charged in South Bay crime spree a no-show again for arraignment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

SAN JOSE — The man blamed for a violent and indiscriminate crime spree last week that killed three people and injured seven others once again missed a court appearance to answer to 13 felony charges related to the three-hour rampage across San Jose and Milpitas.Kevin Parkourana, a 31-year-old San Jose resident, was initially scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Tuesday, but he refused transport to the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice — which is next door to the Main Jail where he was being held without bail — and Judge Elizabeth Peterson postponed the arraignment by two days. On Thursday, he was not transported to court again, and Peterson set the new arraignment date for next Tuesday.“I am working on it,” Lara Wallman, the deputy public defender who appeared on behalf of Parkourana, told Peterson of the efforts to get him in court.Santa Clara County Deputy Public Defender Lara Wallman, right, who is representing Kevin Parkourana, and Santa Clara County Deput...

Child bitten by snake at East Bay park and airlifted to hospital in stable condition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A child who was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after being bitten by a snake at a park is in stable condition, a state park ranger said Thursday. Crews were dispatched to Mount Diablo State Park around 4 p.m. Wednesday. The boy's mother carried him down to a parking lot on the north side of the park near Mitchell Canyon after the bite was reported.The 7-year-old boy was running on a trail -- believed to be the Bruce Lee Spring Trail -- and felt something hurt his lower leg, but never saw the snake. He later showed symptoms that were consisted with a rattlesnake bite and authorities determined the best course of action was to transport him by helicopter. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/bay-area-real-estate-value-is-fastest-dropping-in-the-nation-report-says/ "The mom did a great job keeping her son calm," said Mt. Diablo supervising state park ranger, Cameron Morrison.The child was taken on a California Highway Patrol (CHP) chopper to John Muir Medical Cent...

Salesforce to donate $10 a day to charity for employees that come to office: reports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As efforts continue by tech companies to lure employees back to the office following three years of remote and hybrid work, one San Francisco tech company is reportedly trying to appeal to employees' charitable side. Business software giant Salesforce is offering to pay $10 a day to the charity of an employee's choice for each day they come into the office, according to a report in Fortune. Bay Area real estate value is fastest dropping in the nation, report says A separate report from Gizmodo said the program to incentivize workers to return to the office was being implemented globally and was known as "Connect for Good." Fortune cited an internal Slack channel in which it was detailed that each employee who comes into the office between June 12 and June 23 will make Salesforce donate $10 to a local charity.Under certain circumstances, the company will also donate $10 for employees who attend virtual Salesforce events. The company reportedly hopes to raise...

P.F. Chang's to close Bay Area location at end of month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A popular Asian chain restaurant is closing one of its locations in the Bay Area. P.F. Chang's in Walnut Creek is closing by the end of the month.The location on 1205 Broadway Plaza's last day will be on Friday, June 23, a P.F. Chang's spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. The company cited its lease expiring as a reason for closing.The spokesperson did not disclose any further details about the location's closure. P.F. Chang's is located in the city's downtown shopping area, Broadway Plaza, and right across the street from Nordstrom. With the lone East Bay location closing, three P.F. Chang's remain in the Bay Area: Palo Alto, Pleasanton and Sunnyvale. 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%; }P.F. Chang's first opened in 1993 in Arizona ...

Two killed in plane crash near Rio Vista

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

(KTXL) -- Two people are dead after a plane crashed near Rio Vista on Thursday morning, according to the Rio Vista Police Department.At around 11:46 a.m., police and fire officials responded to reports of a plane crash, east of the airport in a rural unincorporated area of Solano County.Personnel noticed a plane circling in a "strange manner" and signaling to ground crews. A small-engine plane was located and two occupants were pronounced dead. The National Transportation Safety Board said that it is "investigating the crash of a Experimental Sky Bolt near Rio Vista."This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

Alabama prisoner who escaped with jailer’s help gets life sentence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama prisoner received a life sentence on Thursday for escaping with the help of a jail official who ultimately took her own life as police closed in following a manhunt across three states.Casey White, 39, told those gathered in the Lauderdale County courtroom that he felt like the most hated man in the world but that he wouldn’t drag 56-year-old corrections officer Vicky White’s name “through the dirt,” news outlets reported. He said Vicky White, who was not related to him, was the first person who cared about him in six years. He apologized for the escape, saying Vicky White’s only regret was leaving behind her family.“We just wanted a new life together because she knew the truth. I can handle the truth because I know who I am,” White said. “I chose this road. It’s cost me my life and freedom.” White was serving a 75-year prison term for an array of charges from 2015, including attempted murder, and he was awaiting a capital murder trial wh...

Haslem spent entire career with Heat, but almost went to the Nuggets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — There is some irony in the Denver Nuggets being the last team that Udonis Haslem will ever suit up against.They were the team that almost got him out of Miami.In the summer of 2010, when most of the eyes in the NBA free agent world were on Miami for three other reasons — LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade — the Nuggets made a serious run at signing Haslem. The offer: five years, $34 million. And he was seriously tempted.But then Miami’s pieces began falling into place. Bosh said he wanted to play in Miami, which got Wade to stay in Miami, then got James to commit to Miami and the Heat “Big Three” era was born. And on the night they all signed their contracts in Miami, those three players were huddled with Heat executives figuring out how much money they would have to give back to retain or sign some other players — including Haslem, who eventually re-signed with the Heat for five years and $20 million.“I hadn’t thought about that,” Haslem said. “I could have gone ...

The S&P 500 is in a bull market. Here’s what that means and how long the bull might run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

The S&P 500 is now in what Wall Street refers to as a bull market, meaning the index has risen 20% or more from its most recent low. Here are some answers to questions about bull and bear markets:WHY IT IS CALLED A BULL MARKET? Wall Street’s nickname for a surging stock market is a bull market because bulls charge, said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. In contrast, bears hibernate, so bears represent a market that’s retreating. WHEN DID THE NEW BULL MARKET BEGIN?This latest bull market is considered to have begun on Oct. 13, 2022, a day after the S&P 500 closed at its most recent low of 3,577.03.WHY HAS THE MARKET RALLIED?Largely because the economy has defied predictions by not falling into a recession, at least not yet. Markets tumbled last year on fears about how the worst inflation in decades would ravage the economy. More precisely, Wall Street got spooked by the aggressive measures the Federal Reserve took to combat high inflation.The Fed has yanked in...

Polis discusses veto of affordable housing plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis has said making Colorado more affordable was a top priority during his second term, but key measures to build more dense and affordable housing in the state fell short this year.The governor threw support behind a land-use bill that aimed to allow denser housing on land normally zoned for single-family homes. That bill went through several changes, but still, the measure failed. Denverites are avoiding credit card debt better than most Multiple other measures looked to provide solutions to make housing more affordable. Another bill would have given local governments right of first refusal if multi-unit properties came on the market, so long as those governments designate the units for affordable housing. But Polis vetoed the measure, saying on "Colorado Point of View" this week that it would have "added additional paperwork cost to real estate transactions. In my opinion, that would have caused upward pressure on the costs for apartments."Polis, la...

‘It had to be a hit’: Miami business owner beaten by baseball bat-wielding mystery man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:46 GMT

A Miami business owner was brutally beaten with a metal baseball bat, and it was all caught on camera. Karen Hensel has tonight’s 7 Investigates. The video is clear and concerning. A local business owner is suddenly attacked by a man in a hoodie, armed with a metal baseball bat.Alex Montanez: “It had to be a hit, because I’ve never seen that guy a day in my life. Why with a baseball bat? Who beats up anybody with a baseball bat?”That is just one of the many questions haunting Alex Montanez. Alex Montanez: ” I just want to know why. I said, ‘I want to know who sent them.'”In that moment, Alex was about here, thinking he could run out of the parking lot toward the street to get away. But as you can see, this was his only way out, and it was blocked by a white SUV.Alex Montanez: “I saw the SUV, I saw a car take off to, like, block the entrance. So, in the split of a second, I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s a setup.'”The attacke...