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Warriors land coveted forward Dario Saric to one-year deal, per reports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

The Golden State Warriors signed forward Dario Saric to the veteran minimum contract, according to reports. That checks off a prioritized box for general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. in his first foray into NBA free agency as the Warriors’ general manager.Saric, 29, is a 6-foot-10 stretch forward who fits perfectly in head coach Steve Kerr’s scheme. In his 10-year career, Saric has proven to be a big that can move the ball in a motion offense and pose a legitimate threat as a 3-point shooter.There were rumors that Saric had his eye on joining the Miami Heat should they land Damian Lillard in a trade, but his seamless fit is likely a reason that Saric agreed to terms on a veteran minimum — which, based on his 10 years of experience, should slot him in at approximately $3.1 million for the season.“All we’re going to be able to have is minimums, so we have to work with that,” Dunleavy said on draft night. “We’re looking at veteran players who can fit into our rotation. S...

Six people wounded in Oakland shootings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

OAKLAND — Six people were wounded in four East Oakland shootings Friday night and early Saturday, including a man and woman wounded in a shoot-out at a gas station where a 6-year-old boy was shot last month, authorities said.The man wounded in the gas station shooting was later arrested, authorities said.The shootings happened within six hours.  None of them appear to be related at this time, authorities said.The gas station shoot-out happened about 11:59 p.m. Friday at the Kwik Serv gas station  at 22nd avenue and East 12th Street, police said.Authorities said a 40-year-old Richmond man was pumping gas when another vehicle pulled into the station and two men got out.Words were exchanged between the three before all pulled guns and began shooting, authorities said.  Police have not yet said what  prompted the confrontation. The Richmond man was hit in the lower body.  A 25-year-old  Antioch woman who was with him, who tried to intervene, was shot in the shoulder, police said.T...

Oakland: One murder suspect takes life sentence, second gets 6 years in 2019 drive-by

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

OAKLAND — Two suspects in a 2019 fatal drive-by shooting have accepted plea deals with drastically different results.Pablo Carrillo, 35, has pleaded no contest to manslaughter and will be sentenced to six years in state prison, a sentence he’ll be allowed to serve entirely in the county jail, according to court records.His co-defendant, Walter Calmo-Perez, 23, pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and will soon be shipped off to state prison, perhaps for the rest of his life.Calmo-Perez and Carrillo were charged in 2019 with murdering Sleyter Ramirez-Jimenez, 22, of San Leandro, in an Oakland drive-by shooting. Carrillo was identified as the driver while police believe Calmo-Perez was the shooter.Ramirez-Jimenez was murdered while attending a baptism party at around 11:55 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2019, at a residence on the 2000 block of 22nd Avenue. He and dozens of other guests were there celebrating the baptism of a child earlier in the day.Related ArticlesCrime and Publ...

Police responding to car crash find man shot to death in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

(BCN) -- Oakland police responding to a report of a vehicle collision Wednesday in the 7400 block of MacArthur Boulevard found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. 1 dead in rollover crash on Hwy 101, driver and passenger ejected The collision was reported to police at 8:15 p.m. and the man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel, police said Friday. 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%; }Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department's Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821, or the tip line at (510) 238-7950. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

No play by tea as England and Australia frustrated by weather at 3rd Ashes test

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — England’s bid for more Australia wickets in a gripping third Ashes test that the hosts must win was delayed by rain at Headingley with the threat of a third-day washout.Australia was due to resume Saturday on 116-4 in its second innings, with Travis Head (18 not out) and Mitch Marsh (17 not out) the overnight batters, but the start was delayed by thunder, lightning and heavy rain.No ball was bowled in the morning or afternoon sessions, with a wet outfield, and an early tea was taken.Australia leads the five-match series 2-0 and England must win this test to stay alive.Head and Marsh had extended Australia’s fragile lead over England to 142 runs at stumps Friday.England was all out for 237 in its first innings to get within 26 runs of Australia’s first total. Australia captain Pat Cummins banked 6-91 for his first Ashes five-wicket haul in England. Cummins is trying to help his side clinch the Ashes for the first time in England since 2001. Australia won the fir...

Democrats dispute Republican challenger who labeled Boddye’s comments on primary outcome as ‘racist’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Supervisor Kenny Boddye (D-Occoquan) (Courtesy InsideNova.com) Supervisor Kenny Boddye (D-Occoquan) (Courtesy InsideNova.com) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Republican challenger Karla Justice has denounced comments made in a news article by Prince William County Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny Boddye as “racist.”Democrats defended Boddye, saying his comments were not intended to be harmful.Boddye in a Prince William Times story said Democrat Deshundra Jefferson’s surprise upset over incumbent Ann Wheeler in the race for Prince William Board of County Supervisors chair “speaks to the sup...

Inmate suspected of homicide escapes from a Pennsylvania jail using bed sheets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

WARREN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities were searching Saturday for an inmate described by police as “very dangerous” who escaped from a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania using bed sheets, officials said. Michael Burham was last seen wearing a blue denim coat from the jail, white and orange pants, and orange shoes, Warren police said Friday.Burham was being held on arson and burglary charges and was a suspect in a homicide investigation, police said. He was also associated with a prior carjacking and kidnapping of a local couple, police said. “He is considered very dangerous, and the public is asked to be vigilant and report anything out of the ordinary,” police said in a Facebook post. Officials say he escaped by climbing on exercise equipment and using bed sheets tied together. Two decades ago on the opposite side of the commonwealth, an inmate being held on murder charges after bodies were unearthed on his Wilkes-Barre property took advantage of a botched repair job and used a rope ...

Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France in last attempt to take outright record for most stage wins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

LIMOGES, France (AP) — Mark Cavendish will have to share the Tour de France record for most career stage wins at cycling’s biggest race. Competing in his final season, the ace sprinter from the Isle of Man who is known as “The Manx Missile,” crashed out of the race during the eighth stage on Saturday.Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour stage wins during the 2021 edition, 13 years after his first success, but was not selected last year. This edition was his last chance to become the outright record-holder after he announced in May during the Giro d’Italia race that he will retire from cycling at the end of this season. The British rider had finished second in Friday’s stage when Jasper Philipsen denied the rider a 35th stage win.The 38-year-old former world champion hit the ground Saturday with 64 kilometers (40 miles) left while riding at the back of the peloton at about 45 kph (28 mph). TV images showed the veteran rider lying on the ground and then holding his ...

Nets rookie Noah Clowney shoots 1-of-9 in NBA Summer League debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Victor Wembanyama found other ways to impact a game. Noah Clowney could not.It was the difference between picks No. 1 and 21 in their NBA Summer League debuts on Friday night. Both the Spurs’ Wembanyama and Brooklyn’s Clowney struggled to find the bottom of the net in their opening NBA games in Las Vegas.Wembanyama, the generational talent from France and heir apparent to Tim Duncan’s Spurs throne, shot 2-of-13 from the field and one-of-six from downtown for nine points, while Clowney, the streak-shooting stretch-four out of Alabama, shot just one-of-seven from deep and one-of-nine from the field overall for four points for the Nets in their 101-97 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.Wembanyama, however, was a dominant defensive presence for San Antonio and anchored the defense with five ferocious blocks against No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets. He also showed his abilities as a capable ball handler and facilitator, finding one of h...

Six people are dead after a plane crashes and catches fire in Southern California, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Six people died after a plane crashed over a Southern California field on Saturday morning before bursting into flames.The plane was engulfed in fire along with about one acre of vegetation when deputies arrived. The plane crashed near an airport in the city of Murrieta, California, in southwest Riverside County, located between Los Angeles and San Diego.The flight had originally departed from the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas before crashing into the field, KTLA reported. The plane was a a Cessna C550 business jet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The six plane occupants were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after authorities found the burning plane after 4:15 a.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The identities of those killed in the crash have not been released.The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are both investigating the crash.The Saturday morning crash marked the second fatal crash ...