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Sale closed in Saratoga: $3.8 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

13544 Debbie Lane – Google Street ViewA 2,354-square-foot house built in 1968 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 13500 block of Debbie Lane in Saratoga was sold on Nov. 20, 2023, for $3,760,000, or $1,597 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house consists of three bedrooms and three baths. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. In addition, the home includes a two-car garage. The property’s backyard also boasts both a spa and a pool.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 2,476-square-foot home on the 20400 block of Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga sold in July 2023, for $4,105,000, a price per square foot of $1,658. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In July 2023, a 3,945-square-foot home on Thelma Avenue in Saratoga sold for $6,250,000, a price per square foot of $1,584. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.On Sevilla Lane, Saratoga, in November 2023, a 3,073-square-foot home was sold for $4,210,...

Driver says he hit a deer, police found a dead body in his car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

By JOHANNAH GRENAWAY, OLIVIA LEACH | KTVTNORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A deadly collision in Dallas is leaving police, and even veteran officers, stunned after the pedestrian victim was found in the driver’s passenger seat 40 miles away.“When you’re impaired to this level, where you hit a pedestrian on the roadway and you think it’s an animal, that’s a significant impairment and, in all my 28 years, I have never really worked a case like this,” White Settlement Chief of Police Christopher Cook said at the press conference Sunday morning.Authorities are still trying to figure out exactly what happened Saturday night, but they’re putting the pieces together.Police immediately detained the driver, 31-year-old Nester Lujuan Flores of Arlington, who they say was intoxicated.(White Settlement Police Department) Around 11:00 p.m., a concerned citizen called in a report of a driver who appeared to be slumped over their steering wheel in the parkin...

Pedestrian killed in San Leandro hit-and-run collision; suspect later arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

SAN LEANDRO — A woman was killed in a hit-and-run traffic collision early Monday morning and a suspect was later arrested, authorities said.Coroner’s officials did not immediately release the name of the woman, pending confirmation of her identity and notification of her next of kin.The collision happened shortly after 12 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of Lewelling Boulevard.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man convicted of murder at Montalvin Manor meth house Crime and Public Safety | One person arrested in fatal Antioch shooting Crime and Public Safety | Records raise new questions about County’s response to Fremont toddler fentanyl death Crime and Public Safety | Three detained after an East Bay shooting leaves one dead Crime and Public Safety | Walnut Creek police investigating November death as a homicide Police said the woman was a pedestrian, but it was not clear if she was in a...

More than 3 million Americans are already climate migrants, researchers say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

Leslie Kaufman | Bloomberg News (TNS)Over the last two decades, as San Antonio and surrounding Bexar County, Texas, grew by more than 600,000 people, some 17% of the city’s blocks experienced a decrease in population.That delta is largely due to flood risk that climate change exacerbates, according to a new report by the First Street Foundation, a data nonprofit with the mission of communicating climate hazards.Bexar — sitting in a swath of Texas known as Flash Flood Alley — is part of a national trend of hyper-local migration to avoid flooding, which is hollowing out blocks within cities, the report finds. The research is based on a model, published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, that looks at population changes using granular U.S. Census Bureau data and controls for factors besides flooding, such as nearby job opportunities and school quality.In all, First Street finds, 3.2 million Americans moved away from high-flood-risk areas between 2000 and 2020. The full extent...

Bay Area rain updates: Flight delays at SFO due to weather

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Widespread rain arrived in the Bay Area Monday morning and has largely moved out to the east. Scattered showers are expected to continue through this evening with additional bands of widespread rain expected Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. San Francisco Bay Area weather radar Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the Bay Area rain this week.Bay Area rain updates:Monday, Dec. 1810:05 a.m. -- Rain impacting morning commute around the Bay AreaKRON4's Michael Thomas reports Marin County. 9:25 a.m. -- Ground stop in effect at SFOAll flights headed to San Francisco that haven't taken off have been held at their points of departure due to wind, according to San Francisco International Airport. The ground stop will remain in effect until 9:45 a.m., the airport said.9:20 a.m. -- Flood Advisory expiresA flood advisory that was in effect across much of the Bay Area earlier Monday morning has expired, according to the NWS...

BART SF line experiencing major delays Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

(BCN) -- BART is reporting a major delay Monday morning on the San Francisco line in the East Bay, SFO and Millbrae directions. The delay is due to an equipment problem at the 24th St. Mission Station in San Francisco, which is closed, BART officials said in an advisory shortly before 10 a.m. Suspect in $1M crime ring involving check fraud and identity theft arrested In addition, BART is running trains at slower speeds due to wet weather. BART passengers are urged to check the BART official app or bart.gov. BART crews are investigating the equipment issue, officials said on social media.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Suspect in $1M crime ring involving check fraud and identity theft arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A Sunnyvale man who was the primary suspect in a crime ring involving check fraud and identity theft was arrested last week, according to the San Jose Police Department. Detectives from SJPD's Financial Crimes Unit began investigating a series of cases involving check fraud and identity theft back in May of 2022.The crimes involved multiple victims and a loss of over $1 million, according to police. Beloved Fremont restaurant closing after 46 years During the course of the lengthy investigation 30-year-old John Mahoni of Sunnyvale was identified as the primary suspect. Crimes linked to Mahoni included:Altering money ordersPrinting fraudulent checksTheft of personal checksUsing proceeds from criminal enterprises to buy firearms, drugs and jewelryWorking with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, SJPD detectives obtained a $1 million warrant for the suspect and a search warrant for his residence. On Dec. 14, SJPD Covert Response Unit officers located and arre...

Dozens of people rally at courthouse for Bay Bridge protesters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

(KRON) – Protesters rallied for the protesters arrested on the Bay Bridge last month outside the San Francisco courthouse and Hall of Justice on Monday. These individuals are calling for San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to drop the charges against the Bay Bridge protesters.  The 80 protesters who shut down the westbound Bay Bridge last month during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit are set to appear in court on Monday. 80 Bay Bridge protesters during APEC to be charged The Bay Bridge protesters’ goal was for President Joe Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and end United States military aid to Israel. The Bay Bridge protest lasted for over two hours, causing a multitude of California Highway Patrol officers to remove them from the bridge. The protesters have been charged with five misdemeanors:  false imprisonment, refusing to comply with a peace officer, unlawful public assembly, refusing to disperse, and obstruction...

Here’s what you need to know about the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened and at least 10 people have died in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe.Health officials are warning consumers, retailers and restaurants not to buy, eat or serve cantaloupe if they don’t know the source. That’s especially important for individuals who are vulnerable to serious illness from salmonella infection and those who care for them. High-risk groups include young children, people older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is especially concerned because many of the illnesses have been severe and because victims include people who ate cantaloupe served in childcare centers and long-term care facilities. Here’s what we know about this outbreak:How many people have been sickened in the cantaloupe salmonella outbreak?Overall, at least 302 people in the U.S. and 153 in Canada have been sickened in thi...

Movie Review: Auto pioneer Enzo Ferrari gets a solid biopic but it doesn’t make the heart race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:47 GMT

Napoleon Bonaparte. Leonard Bernstein. Willy Wonka. Aquaman — there are a ton of Guy Movie Heroes out there as 2023 ends. And yet up zooms another — in “Ferrari.”Director Michael Mann has put his stylish spotlight on yet one more stoic, brilliant and broken uber-masculine dudes, Enzo Ferrari. The movie is set during a turbulent few months in 1957 when the Italian automaker’s private and professional lives threatened to careen out of control.It’s a solid vehicle but it will leave you, well, unmoved.“Ferrari” has excellent work by Adam Driver as Ferrari, aged up two decades with grey at his temple, sunglasses clamped to his head at all times and a frosty demeanor. When we meet him, Ferrari is at a crossroads. He needs to ramp up production and sell hundreds of cars a year or risk bankrupting the company that he and his wife, Laura, have built from the ashes of world war.Enzo and Laura are still recovering from losing a son to muscular dystrophy but she doesn’t know t...