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Man Dies in Head-On Collision on Marysville Road [Yuba County, CA]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

26-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Two-Vehicle Crash near Everglade TrailYUBA COUNTY, CA (November 8, 2023) – One man died early Monday was killed in a head-on crash on Marysville Road around 3:43 a.m.The incident occurred near the Everglade Trail in Yuba County. Officers say the driver of a Toyota collided head-on with a Chrysler sedan that was traveling in the opposite direction. Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medical personnel pronounced the driver of the Toyota deceased. Police later said the deceased victim was a 26-year-old man.Paramedics also transported the 19-year-old Chrysler driver to a local hospital in critical condition. At this time, an active investigation to determine further information is still currently underway.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team would like to extend their heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased victim.It is important to have strong legal representation on your side when losing a loved one in a car crash. ...

Julian Lewis, 2026 USC Commit, Signs NIL Deal with Jaxxon Jewelry 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

Following a recent appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated, it’s safe to say 2026 USC commit Julian Lewis is having a shining moment. Adding to the shine of Lewis’ recent glow up, the high school sophomore quarterback recently announced his first NIL deal with Jaxxon, a leading manufacturer of men’s jewelry. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JULIAN “Ju Ju” LEWIS (@julianlewis10)Bear Degidio, owner and CMO of Jaxxon, spoke to LA Weekly regarding the news of Jaxxon signing its first NIL athlete.  “Julian Lewis is one of our first NIL deals, as Jaxxon looks to expand the brand and looks to expand the roster of talent, which includes many professional athletes — Cody Bellinger, Joc Peterson, Elly Dela Cruz, Ryan Sheckler, Paul Rodriguez.” Degidio said.“The key for us is working with athletes and celebrities that not only speak the same value of Jaxxon, have style, have fashion and have persona, but embody the same values of the brand, which is this class...

Los Gatos, San Jose: Willow Street restaurants mark 30th year with a new chef, a day of deals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

Hisham Abdelfattah has joined the Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza restaurants as executive chef and partner. (Photo courtesy of Willow Street) The Los Gatos and San Jose locations of Willow Street Pizza are celebrating the locally owned restaurants’ 30th anniversary with a new executive chef and a big day of deals for customers.“If you look at restaurants in the South Bay that have been around over 30 years, it’s a short list, and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this milestone anniversary with the people of Willow Glen and Los Gatos,” partner Ed Rathmann said in announcing the news.On Wednesday, Nov. 15, the full menu at both locations will be 30% off. The Los Gatos restaurant serves from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. that day, and the San Jose one from 4 to 8:30 p.m.Willow Street was founded in Willow Glen in 1991 by Rathmann and partners Glen Thompson and Miguel Romero, who saw a need for a wood-fired pizza restaurant in the neighborhood. They opened in 1993 in Los Ga...

California man, 2 others charged with running sex ring that catered to elected officials, other wealthy clients

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

BOSTON — Three people have been charged with running a sophisticated commercial sex ring in Massachusetts and eastern Virginia that catered to well-connected clients such as elected officials and military officers, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.Women were featured on websites that falsely claimed to advertise nude Asian models for professional photography, and high-end apartments with monthly rents as high as $3,660 were used as brothels, prosecutors say. Another website allowed clients to rate the women, prosecutors say.“This commercial sex ring was built on secrecy and exclusivity, catering to a wealthy and well-connected clientele, and business was booming, until today,” Levy said.Authorities have not named the people believed to have bought services through the ring, and none of them have been charged. But Acting Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Josh Levy stressed that the investigation is in the early stages, and said that prosecutors are committed to holding accountable bot...

Tech and biotech firms slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs as layoffs widen

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

SUNNYVALE — Tech and biotech companies have disclosed decisions to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area in a fresh batch of staffing cutbacks that suggest the layoffs in the two industries have yet to run their course.Juniper Networks, Zymergen and Gilead Sciences have decided to eliminate a combined 251 jobs in the Bay Area, according to official notices that the companies sent to the state’s labor agency.Here are the details for the job cuts and locations of the reductions that the companies have revealed, as specified in WARN letters sent to the state Employment Development Department:— Juniper Networks, 108 job cuts in Sunnyvale. The tech company, which makes networking products, expects the layoffs to be effective on Dec. 4.— Zymergen, 101 layoffs in Emeryville. The biotech firm said its staffing reductions would begin around Dec. 18 and be completed around February 2 of next year.— Gilead Sciences, 42 staff cutbacks in Foster City. The job cuts ...

Pac-12 legal affairs: Lawsuit against NCAA looms as ‘Pac-2’ consider rebuilding plans

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

The legal fight for control of the Pac-12 takes a critical turn early next week. Will Washington State and Oregon State be deemed the sole members of the conference’s governing board? Will the 10 departing schools retain their votes and defy the two left behind?The outcome of a preliminary injunction hearing in Whitman County (Wash.) will help define the next move for all 12 schools and potentially determine the fate of tens of millions of dollars in Pac-12 assets.But a court decision last week in Northern California added clarity to the other side of the ledger. The Pac-12 brand itself might morph into a massive liability.U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken’s ruling in an antitrust case pushed the NCAA closer to paying billions of dollars in damages.Specifically, Wilken granted class-action status to a three-level lawsuit aimed at compensating thousands of former college athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness.The so-called House lawsuit, named after former Ariz...

What to watch for when Ivanka Trump testifies in the Trump Org. fraud trial

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

New York (CNN) — Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump is testifying Wednesday in the former president’s civil fraud trial as the final witness for the New York attorney general’s office.While Ivanka Trump is no longer a defendant in Attorney General Letitia James’ case after an appellate court removed her as a defendant earlier this year, she is still likely to be pressed about her role securing financing for properties when she worked at the Trump Organization, as well as the valuation of an apartment she leased in one of her father’s Manhattan buildings.Her testimony comes after her father’s Monday appearance on the witness stand, in which the former president badgered the judge and the attorney general with political attacks that frequently irked Judge Arthur Engoron.There may not be as many fireworks with Ivanka Trump’s appearance Wednesday, but there has been plenty of dr...

2nd teen arrested in connection to SJ hit-and-run that killed pregnant woman and baby

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

(KRON) -- A second 15-year-old boy was arrested on Nov. 2 in connection to a hit-and-run that killed a pregnant woman and her baby in late October, the San Jose Police Department announced on Wednesday.The arrest comes after another 15-year-old boy was arrested on Oct. 28 in connection to the deadly crash that occurred on the night of Oct. 24. Both suspects were booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall following their arrests, San Jose police said in a brief statement.At 8:42 p.m. on Oct. 24, a stolen 2013 white Hyundai sedan with two suspects inside crashed into the victim’s 2008 black Nissan sedan at the intersection of Winfield Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road. The two suspects fled immediately after the collision, police said. Amtrak train collides with SUV at Jack London Square The victim, later identified as April Marie Zoglauer, 21, of San Jose, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.Zoglauer’s unborn child was delivered through an emergency surgery but succumbed to the...

Man found after being reported missing by Sonoma County Sheriff's Office

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said a 79-year-old man reported missing Tuesday has been "located safe and sound" in an update on Wednesday.The man was described as standing 6 feet 7 inches and weighing 220 pounds with brown hair. He also suffers from dementia. He was last seen wearing a brown sweater, black pants and black braces on his feet, the sheriff's office said. He was in the area of Sonoma/Schellville when he was last heard from.

Oregon Police Obsessively Spied on Activists for Years, Even After Pipeline Fight Ended

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:37 GMT

Protesters opposed to the Jordan Cove Pipeline project in Coos Bay, Ore., stage a sit-in at the office of then-Gov. Kate Brown on Feb. 20, 2020.Photo: Andrew Selsky/AP PhotoThe activists of Siskiyou Rising Tide are not new to being watched. Founded in 2016 under the name Southern Oregon Rising Tide, the direct action climate justice group was a key player in the yearslong battle to stop the Jordan Cove Energy Project, a 229-mile natural gas pipeline that threatened to be the largest single emitter of greenhouse gasses in Oregon.Alongside a coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups, Siskiyou Rising Tide faced major police counterinsurgency efforts, including aggressive monitoring funded by Pembina Pipeline Corporation, the Canadian fossil fuel company behind the project. But a dense web of interagency and corporate surveillance was unable to curtail the Jordan Cove opposition: In a rare victory for the climate movement, Pembina canceled the project in 2021.A new trove of inte...