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Man driving kids in 'Santa's Train' charged with DUI

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

(WATE) – A man accused of operating a motorized train for children while under the influence during a Christmas event in Tennessee was arrested over the weekend.Police in Tazewell say Henry Meade, 40, was operating "Santa's Train" at the town's Christmas Tractor Parade — i.e., driving a motorized lawn mower that he was using to pull carts full of children and their families.On Saturday evening, visitors at the event said they saw Moore acting erratically. Local police officers were soon alerted to the man's behavior, according to the Tazewell Police Department."Santa's Train" (Photo courtesy of Brian O'Brien)Officers said Meade was unsteady on his feet. A field sobriety test determined he was under the influence, according to an arrest narrative. Meade was taken into custody, and police found a syringe, meth and several other narcotics on his person. When will it feel like winter? NOAA updates holiday season forecast The town's mayor and police chief released a joint statement say...

High school football rankings Week 13, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 25

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

The high school football season is starting to wind down.Ten of the 25 teams in this week’s Bay Area News Group rankings have put away their gear until next year. More will do the same after this week’s games.The big movers as the second weekend of the playoffs approaches are Las Lomas, Menlo School and Christopher.All three 10-1 teams jumped at least four spots after opening-round playoff wins last week.Wilcox, coming off a stunning rout of St. Francis, is back in the Top 10. The Chargers moved up three spots to No. 9 ahead of their Central Coast Section Open Division championship game on Friday at San Jose City College against Serra.If you have not already, please subscribe here for digital access. Your contributions keep us going.On to the rankings …Bay Area News Group Top 25(Mercury News & East Bay Times)No. 1 SERRA (11-0)Previous ranking: 1Last week: Beat Salinas 47-7 in CCS Open/Division I playoffsUp next: Friday vs. Wilcox in CCS Open Division final at S...

Drivers of boxy SUVs and pickup trucks are more likely to kill pedestrians, study finds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

By Peter Valdes-Dapena | CNNBig trucks and SUVs, especially those with flat front ends, aren’t just more intimidating to look at, they are genuinely deadlier for pedestrians, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.Researchers at the institute looked at records of almost 18,000 incidents in which vehicles struck pedestrians. They found that vehicles with grille areas that were 40 inches tall or higher are 45% more likely to kill a pedestrian they might hit.Tall front ends are common among full-size trucks and SUVs but they aren’t exclusive to very big vehicles. The Jeep Renegade, a compact SUV, also has a boxy front-end with the front edge of its hood more than 40 inches off the ground, according to the study.Even when the hood isn’t that high, a boxy front-end — with a grille that’s nearly vertical and a hood that goes almost straight out from the windshield — is more likely to cause death or serious injury to a pedestrian. In general, vehicles wit...

Thieves hit Walgreens in downtown Los Gatos twice in one day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

Nov. 10VEHICLE TAMPERING: 8:31 a.m. on Blossom Hill Road. The oil was drained from a motorcycle parked at Kings Court. Prior to the incident, an employee asked motorcycle’s owner about the make and model, then looked something up online.SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: 11:30 a.m. at Karl and Vineland avenues. The caller was walking his dog and noticed a white BMW 325i driving through neighborhood and stopping at various houses. The caller’s son saw one person go into mailboxes and another taking pictures of houses.PETTY THEFT: 11:45 p.m. at Safeway on N Santa Cruz Avenue. A woman was loading groceries into her car when two men approached her to talk to her then stole her credit cards, which were subsequently used.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Vehicle vandalized at Saratoga open space preserve Crime and Public Safety | Skimmers found on ATMs in Campbell Crime and Public Safety | Los Gatos woman says ex stole game consoles from her home C...

‘We served together’: Milpitas veterans honored on Nov. 11

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

At a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, former U.S. Army crewman Bill Chuan showed his Challenge Coin, which honors those who have served in the military, to those gathered in Milpitas City Hall’s Veterans Plaza.“Most importantly, we served together,” Chaun said.Mayor Carmen Montano opened the ceremony with a poem, “I am and will always be a U.S. veteran” and introduced the dignitaries. the presentation of colors and flag raising by the Knights of Columbus was followed by the Milpitas Community Band performing “Stars and Stripes Forever.”Montano and Liliana Ramos, a U.S. Air Force vet and chair of the Milpitas Veterans Commission, joined forces at the podium to present the Veteran of the Year award to Vietnam veteran Diego Hammett. Hammett also received a veteran recognition award from the office of state Sen. Aisha Wahab and a proclamation from the City of Milpitas. Assemblymember Alex Lee presented Hammett with a certificate of recognition.Hammett retired from the army in 1990. He ...

Consumer inflation continued to ease last month, in welcome news for US households and the Fed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

By Alicia Wallace | CNNMinneapolis  — US consumer price inflation cooled down in October after rising for the last two months. The moderation in inflation was even more than expected, sending US stocks sharply higher and providing a touch more solace to Americans who have dealt with painfully high prices the past two years.The Consumer Price Index rose 3.2% for the 12 months that ended in October, down from 3.7% in September, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday.On a monthly basis, prices were unchanged for the first time since July 2022. A month before, they shot up 0.4% as gas and rent costs added upward pressure.The Dow rose by 365 points or 1.1% on the news, with the S&P up 1.5% and the Nasdaq Composite higher by 2%.Energy prices dropped in October; however, that was offset by the continued rise of shelter costs, according to the report.“The continued moderation of inflation will help keep the Federal Reserve on the sidelines,” said Greg McBride, chi...

Coyote encounters: Keep the peace by keeping your distance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

You’re walking your dog early in the morning, as usual. But as you amble up the sidewalk, you spot a furry brown shape up ahead. You tighten the leash, worried about an aggressive stray dog. Then you get a closer look. It’s a coyote.If you spend any time on social media, whether it’s your neighborhood’s Facebook page or NextDoor.com, it seems like coyote sightings have increased exponentially in the last few years. Not only that – the canids, many claim, are multiplying by the day, and some areas are being overrun, threatening public safety.But is that really the case?“No,” said Seth Riley, chief wildlife ecologist for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, who says he’s been hearing “that exact same thing” for the last 23 years.Riley’s National Park Service colleague, wildlife ecologist Jeffrey Brown, said the uptick in sightings is likely related to the fact that so many people have doorbell cameras nowadays, which pick up wildlife visitors day or n...

Predator protector: Winston Vickers’ research aims to give California mountain lions a fighting chance 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

Winston Vickers might have one of the most suspenseful screen feeds in the state: His team has installed dozens of strategically placed cameras in the Orange County backcountry to track where mountain lions roam. As we speak, Vickers is waiting for a mountain lion to approach the deer carcass that one of his team’s biologists laid out in the Santa Ana Mountains. They are hoping to lure a cougar with a free meal, so Vickers can collar it with a GPS tracker.The director of the California Mountain Lion Project at UC Davis’ Wildlife Health Center, Vickers, 68, is one of the most experienced cougar experts in the U.S. He raves about his close encounters with the majestic predators.“When you handle them, oh my gosh, look at their claws and those teeth! They weigh about the same as me,” the tall and trim, gray-haired researcher says with playful envy in his voice, “but holy smokes, unlike me, they’re all muscle!”The UC Davis project, which has worked with mountain lions in Southern Califor...

Son of Hollywood exec accused of killing wife and her parents hired worker who found body parts in trash, prosecutors say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

By Sarah Moon, Christina Maxouris and Steve Almasy | CNNLos Angeles  — The son of a Hollywood agent is facing charges in the killings of his missing wife and her parents after body parts were allegedly found in his trash and a nearby dumpster, according to California prosecutors.Samuel Haskell, 35, appeared Monday afternoon in a Los Angeles court where a judge denied him bail but granted his attorney’s request to postpone his arraignment. He was not asked to enter a plea to three counts of murder, each enhanced with special allegations of multiple murders.He was arrested last week after part of a woman’s body was found in a dumpster. The discovery early Wednesday led investigators to the home he shared with his wife, their three children and his in-laws. Los Angeles police say they searched the home and found blood and other evidence – but they did not find his wife or her parents.Prosecutors offered new details in the chilling case Monday, alleging Haskell killed 37-year-old Mei Li...

Another racehorse dies at Golden Gate Fields

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

(BCN) -- A racehorse named Comeuppance died at Golden Gate Fields on Nov. 4, the 16th horse death reported at the track so far this year. The cause of death wasn't listed on the California Horse Racing Board's equine fatalities website. Arrest made in fatal shooting outside San Leandro Chili’s Comeuppance was the third horse listed under trainer Samuel Calvario to have died this year.More than 70 racehorses have died at California tracks so far in 2023. Golden Gate Fields didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.