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Single family residence in Fremont sells for $1.8 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

42344 Greenbrier Park Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 42300 block of Greenbrier Park Drive in Fremont was sold on Feb. 10, 2023. The $1,755,000 purchase price works out to $813 per square foot. The house, built in 1963, has an interior space of 2,158 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage. The unit sits on a 6,000-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:On Valpey Park Avenue, Fremont, in November 2022, a 1,551-square-foot home was sold for $1,400,000, a price per square foot of $903. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 1,904-square-foot home on Fontainebleau Prairie Lane in Fremont sold for $1,570,000, a price per square foot of $825. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,558-square-foot home on the 42500 block of Saratoga Park Street in Fremont sold in August 2022, for $1,525,000, a price per square foot of $979. The home has 4 bedrooms...

49ers bring back Ross Dwelley, sign Myles Hartsfield

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

The 49ers continued to tinker with their 2023 roster Monday, bringing back free agent tight end Ross Dwelley for a sixth season and adding Myles Hartsfield for depth at safety.Dwelley rejoins starter George Kittle and reserve Charlie Woerner. His 101 snaps were the fewest since his rookie season and he caught just three passes for 105 yards. Dwelley played in 12 regular season games and his 75 percent of all special teams snaps was a career high.Hartsfield, 25, played in 15 games with 10 starts for the Carolina Panthers last season under Steve Wilks, the interim head coach and defensive coordinator who now runs the 49ers’ defense after the departure of DeMeco Ryans.At 5-foot-11, 210 pounds, Hartsfield is a physical player and a capable blitzer from the box. He has played in 41 career games with 19 starts with 115 tackles, seven passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, a force fumble and a sack.Besides playing 78 percent of Carolina’s snaps on defense, Hartsfield was also ...

2 students wounded in Texas HS shooting; suspect arrested

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas — Two students were injured in a shooting outside a Dallas-area high school on Monday morning and police arrested the person suspected of opening fire, officials said.The shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back to classes after the spring break, according to police and school district officials.One student was injured by gunfire, another was hurt by “debris from the shooting,” and both are getting medical care, said Arlington Independent School District spokeswoman Anita Foster. She could not immediately provide further information on the student’s identities or conditions.Arlington police said the suspected shooter never entered the Lamar High School building and was arrested soon after officers arrived on the scene. They said the scene was secure in a tweet at 7:21 a.m.The suspected shooter is a minor and will therefore not be publicly ...

Rupert Murdoch gets engaged to Ann Lesley Smith at his California vineyard estate

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

By Toyin Owoseje | CNN BusinessBillionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is preparing to walk down the aisle for the fifth time.The 92-year-old tycoon revealed he’s engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith in an article published Monday in the New York Post, one of his own publications.Murdoch told gossip columnist Cindy Adams that he met his soon-to-be wife in September, when she visited his vineyard, the Moraga Estate, in Bel Air, California.“I was very nervous,” Murdoch said of their whirlwind romance. “I dreaded falling in love — but I knew this would be my last. It better be. I’m happy.”The News Corp. founder proposed with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire in New York on St. Patrick’s Day, because he is “one-fourth Irish.”The pair intend to get hitched in late summer this year. “We’re both looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together,” Murdoch said.Smith was previously married to Chester Smi...

Postmaster describes 'disturbing' rise in crimes against Oakland postal workers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A series of attacks against United States postal workers in Oakland prompted the local postmaster to send out a letter to warn community members in early March. On Monday, the U.S. Postal Service also held a press conference to address the incidents. Anti-trans rant at Cheesecake Factory in San Francisco caught on video In the letter, dated March 3, Oakland Postmaster Sunil Chanan says, "We are asking for your help and vigilance," after a "disturbing" rise in criminal acts against postal workers, vehicles and mailboxes. A reward of up to $50,000 is available for anyone who can offer information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who assaults or robs a U.S. Postal Employee.In January, the Oakland Police Department warned the community about an uptick in postal worker attacks. Police said that in several of the robberies, postal workers were even held at gunpoint as suspects demanded keys to their truck and stole mail. KRON On is streaming...

Stonestown Mall brawls overwhelm security, result in injuries

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Large scale physical altercations between groups of what appear to be school age teenagers have been breaking out at Stonestown Mall lately, according to Supervisor Myrna Melgar who represents District 7 where the mall is located. Melgar said the mall's private security has been overwhelmed by the fights and that officers with the San Francisco Police Department have been deployed. Anti-trans rant at Cheesecake Factory in San Francisco caught on video Videos of the fights have been "posted and promoted" on social media, Melgar added in a Twitter thread about the incidents. Melgar said that the mall has increased security as a result of the fights and that the SFPD Taraval Station would be increasing patrols to the area.The supervisor also said she would be speaking with the San Francisco Unified School District to address the brawls, which have been occurring during afterschool hours, particularly on Wednesdays, which are early release days.One video of the...

BART Red Line service resumes after being suspended due to fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Service on BART's Red Line between Millbrae and San Bruno has resumed in both directions after being suspended due to a fire alongside the tracks, according to a tweet from the agency. Millbrae Station, which was closed temporarily, has reopened. BART plans to maximize police presence on the system Earlier, SamTrans was providing bus service on bus ECR between the two stations, BART advised in a subsequent tweet. BART is experiencing a 10-minut delay on the San Francisco line due to police activity in Daly City, in addition to the earlier fire.

Biden pays tribute to Iranian women at Nowruz celebration

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used a White House event to mark Persian New Year on Monday to pay tribute to Iranian women and girls who took to the streets of Iran to protest following the death last year of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and vowed to keep pressure on Tehran.Biden said he wished the Nowruz holiday, a nearly 4,000-year-old tradition known as the Festival of Fire that’s linked to the Zoroastrian religion, would be a moment of “hope for the women of Iran fighting for their human rights and fundamental freedoms.”“The United States stands with those brave women and all the citizens of Iran who are inspiring the world with their conviction,” Biden said, describing the reception as the biggest White House Nowruz celebration to date. “We’re going to continue to hold Iranian officials accountable for their attacks against their people.”The United States, Europe and the United Kingdom have imposed a series of fresh sanctions on dozens of Iranian officials and organizations, ...

The maddest March ever? Underdogs head to the Sweet 16

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

We know you’re upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country.An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever.Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 won’t have blue bloods Kentucky, Duke or North Carolina for only the second time since 1979.In are upstarts like Princeton, Florida Atlantic and a team picked to finish last in the Big 12 Conference.And, this being March, of course there’s Tom Izzo.The bracket has been nearly devoid of the buzzer-beaters that college hoops fans have been accustomed to, but the games have been close. There have been four games decided by one point, the most since there were six in 2017 and three short of the record last matched in 1998.SOUTH REGIONAlabama has looked every bit the No. 1 overall seed, blowing out Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Maryland despite turmoil swirling around the program.Waiting for Alabama in...

4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group. A Washington D.C. jury found Sandra Parker, of Morrow, Ohio; Laura Steele, of Thomasville, North Carolina; William Isaacs, of Kissimmee, Florida and Connie Meggs, of Dunnellon, Florida guilty of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and other felony charges. In a rare loss for prosecutors, Sandra Parker’s husband, Bennie Parker, was acquitted of obstruction as well as one conspiracy charge, and a sixth defendant — Michael Greene, of Indianapolis, Indiana — was acquitted of two conspiracy charges. Jurors said they couldn’t reach a verdict on another conspiracy charge for Bennie Parker and the obstruction charge for Greene, so the judge instructed them to keep deliberating. All six defendants were convicted of a...