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Large indoor sports complex breaks ground in this East Bay city

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

Basketball and volleyball enthusiasts will likely be happy to know that Pittsburg has broken ground on what is being billed as the largest indoor recreational gymnasium in the region.The city, in partnership with Discovery Homes, marked the event with a celebration last week at John Henry Johnson Park on West Leland Road where the new 45,000-square-foot multi-court sports complex will be constructed. Dubbed “Dream Courts,” it’s the first public facility of its kind to be built in many decades in the city.“I am thrilled to see the construction of the Dream Courts begin,” Pittsburg Mayor Shanelle Scales-Preston. “This project headlines the immense efforts of my colleagues on the City Council and I to bring new opportunities to the youth and young adults in our Pittsburg community.”The mayor said the center will be “capable of serving the recreation needs of all of Pittsburg, with the ability to host basketball leagues and tournaments, volleyball, dance, cheer, pickleball, camps, clini...

Shoplifter who allegedly lit Bay Area store clerk on fire charged with mayhem

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

(KRON) -- A Contra Costa County man accused of pouring lighter fluid on a store clerk and setting the victim on fire has been charged with mayhem.Kendall Lavanon Burton, 38, is facing a slew of felonies in connection to the September 22 attack. According to court documents obtained by KRON4 Monday, prosecutors charged Burton with aggravated mayhem, assault with caustic chemicals, arson causing great bodily injury, and robbery.The incident began in El Sobrante at Appian Food & Liquor when the clerk tried to stop Burton and a second man from shoplifting inside the store. In the middle of the scuffle, Burton threw flammable chemicals on the victim and ignited it using a lighter, according to a criminal complaint.Surveillance video from inside the convenience store shows flames suddenly igniting and burning the victim's head. The victim's co-worker can be seen in the surveillance video grabbing a baseball bat from behind the counter and attempting to fend off the two assailants. The...

Another Oakland business to close, citing 'rising crime'

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

(KRON) -- An Irish pub located in Oakland's Jack London Square has announced it will be closing at the end of the month, citing "rising crime in the area" as a factor. Slainte Oakland will be shutting its doors for good on Oct. 31, the pub announced in a Facebook post Monday."Summer was very slow and between decreasing business and increasing costs of supplies and labor, along with rising crime in the area, we just can't make the numbers work anymore," the post read. "This means that we, like so many others, have made the heartbreaking decision to close on October 31st, 2023." SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need to know Slainte opened in 2017 and boasted "home cooked cuisine," an "impressive whiskey selection," and a "tradition of music, storytelling and celebrating," according to its Yelp page. The pub was founded by Ireland native Jackie Gallanagh who created the menu using family recipes, according to the Slainte website.During its nearly seven years in business...

3 arrested for stabbing Saturday at San Mateo community center

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

(KRON) -- Three people have been arrested in connection to a stabbing that occurred at a San Mateo community center Saturday, the San Mateo Police Department announced Monday. One victim was stabbed in the incident, which was the result of a fight, according to San Mateo PD.Officers responded to a report of a fight at the Martin Luther King Community Center at 10:19 p.m. Saturday. Officers arrived on the scene at 725 Monte Diablo Avenue and located a victim who'd been stabbed. 2 children dead after falling into pool at San Jose day care facility The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.An investigation, police said, revealed that a fight had broken out and escalated, leading to the stabbing. Three suspects were arrested and booked into San Mateo County Jail.They were identified by police as:Jose Guillen Martinez, 19, of San MateoOliver Martinez Mendez, 21, of San MateoSergio Pereira, 24, of San MateoCharges for the three included assault with a deadl...

Rep. Josh Gottheimer Headlines No Labels Call While Eyeing Run for Higher Office

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

Amid the rush to avert a government shutdown last week, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., co-headlined a No Labels Zoom call, just months after denouncing the centrist political organization’s plans to field a third-party presidential ticket in 2024.Gottheimer appeared alongside Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., to offer “an exclusive congressional update” about their efforts to achieve “a commonsense bipartisan framework” to prevent a government shutdown, unlike “partisan actors on both sides of the aisle.”The Friday morning event came as the New Jersey Democrat is reportedly considering a run for state governorship. His name has also been floated as a possibility to replace Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is facing calls to resign, including from Gottheimer, in the wake of his indictment on bribery and corruption charges.“As he did with many groups last week, Rep. Gottheimer spoke to [No Labels] members, many from New Jersey, about a government shutdown and...

Suns finish dizzying wheel-and-deal summer, focus on building around Booker, Durant and Beal

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Mat Ishbia has lots of good traits for an NBA owner, including deep pockets and a huge desire to win.Patience doesn’t appear to be his strong suit.The Phoenix Suns — outside of three-time All-Star Devin Booker — are nearly unrecognizable just eight months after Ishbia bought the team for roughly $4 billion from embattled owner Robert Sarver. In fact, Booker is the final player remaining from the franchise’s run to the 2021 Finals, less than three years ago.To outsiders, the changes have been jarring. But 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant — a franchise stalwart at this point after eight months in a Suns uniform — said that’s just part of today’s game.“This is absolutely normal. It’s the NBA,” Durant said on Monday at the team’s media day. “It’s been happening for years and years and years. It’s normal to me.”One thing that makes the roster turnover more palatable? This isn’t a rebuild — far from it.The Suns now have a t...

Mudryk and Broja score as Chelsea beats Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s long wait for another Premier League win came to an end on Monday with a 2-0 victory at Fulham. Two goals in the space of a minute in the first half from Mykhailo Mudryk and Armando Broja secured the points for Mauricio Pochettino’s struggling team at Craven Cottage and moved it up to 11th in the standings.It was Chelsea’s first win in the league since Aug. 25 and only its second in the top flight all season.The victory will give Pochettino something to build on after such a troubled start to the season and comes after his side beat Brighton in the English League Cup last week. It has not been an easy start for Pochettino after he was hired at the end of last season and charged with the responsibility of returning Chelsea to its glory days. Despite his appointment lifting the mood around the club after its worst-ever Premier League season last term, there has been no instant uplift in form. Chelsea’s only win in the league going into M...

Derrick Henry reminds Titans why he matters as offense posts best game of season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have a lot of new players this season. However, Derrick Henry remains the biggest constant for an offense that works best when he runs the ball.The Titans spent the first month trying to click offensively with a new coordinator and a lot of new players. It didn’t help losing their starting left guard to an appendectomy the day before the second game. With Henry turning in his best game this season and passing Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell for second on the franchise rushing list, the Titans put together their best offensive performance yet to climb to 2-2.“A lot of good things to build off of,” Henry said after the Titans’ 27-3 rout of Cincinnati.Henry set the franchise record with his 80th rushing TD in the second quarter. He then passed Campbell (8,574 yards rushing) for second all time early in the third quarter. With 8,620 yards rushing, Henry trails only Eddie George (10,009) for most in team histor...

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump spent a day in court Monday for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties. “Disgraceful trial,” he declared during a lunch break, after listening to lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James excoriate him as a habitual liar. The state’s lawsuit accuses the business mogul-turned-politician and his company of deceiving banks, insurers and others by misstating his wealth for years in financial statements.“They were lying year after year after year,” Kevin Wallace, a lawyer in James’ office, said as Trump sat at the defense table. He looked straight ahead, arms crossed, facing away from a screen that showed details of Wallace’s presentation. Trump denies wrongdoing and voluntarily attended a trial that he called a “sham,” a “scam,” a waste of the state’s time and “a continuation of the single gre...

Bear attacks, injures woman in Montana west of Glacier park near Canadian border

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:37 GMT

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A 73-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was attacked by a bear west of Glacier National Park and just south of the U.S. Canadian border over the weekend, Montana wildlife officials said Monday.The woman, her husband and a dog were in the Flathead National Forest Sunday afternoon when a bear emerged from thick brush and attacked her, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said. Her husband deployed bear spray, and the bear moved away from the woman, officials said.The couple returned to their vehicle and drove to a location where they could call emergency services at about 3 p.m. The woman was flown to the hospital in Kalispell for treatment. Wildlife officials had no information about the woman’s medical condition on Monday. Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesperson Dillon Tabish said. Her name has not been released.The attack happened on the bank of Trail Creek, which is a few miles west of the North Fork Road and less than five miles so...