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Los Altos Christmas day fire still under investigation, part of El Camino Real remains closed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

(BCN) -- Santa Clara County Fire Department officials said they are still investigating a three-alarm fire that occurred in Los Altos on Christmas Day.Around 4:50 a.m. on Dec. 25, crews were alerted to reports of smoke coming from a commercial structure located at 4600 El Camino Real in Los Altos. Along with the Mountain View Fire Department, county firefighters responded to the area and found heavy smoke coming from the first floor of a two-story, 20,000-square-foot commercial building. Around 5:10 a.m., a second alarm was called, with additional firefighting resources and manpower arriving. They then entered the building to both fight the fire and confirm there was no one inside in need of rescue, the county's fire department said.At 5:22 a.m., a third alarm was called and the Mountain View Fire Department and Palo Alto Fire Department sent additional resources. The blaze extended to the roof of the structure, forcing crews to get out of the building due to the risk of the roof co...

Person killed by car doing doughnuts in Oakland identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

(BCN) -- A woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle doing doughnuts in Oakland early on New Year's Day was identified by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau as Antoinette Matthews, a 23-year-old Stockton resident. Matthews was on the sidewalk at the intersection of International Boulevard and 42nd Avenue when the vehicle jumped the curb at about 12:45 a.m. Monday and hit her. Oakland police were alerted to the collision after Matthews was taken to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries. The driver fled the scene after the collision. An Oakland police spokesperson said Wednesday that the collision remained under investigation. Police asked anyone with information to contact the department's Traffic Investigation Unit at (510) 777-8570. Copyright © 2024 Bay City News, Inc.

Woman fatally struck on I-880 identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

(BCN) -- A woman who was struck by a vehicle while running through traffic on Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland last week was identified by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau as Camilla Dayanna Sanchez, a 22-year-old Oakland resident. Sanchez was hit in the fast lane on northbound Highway 880 at High Street at about 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 26 after the California Highway Patrol received several calls about a person apparently running erratically in the roadway. The driver of the pickup truck that struck her stayed at the scene and was cooperative with the investigation, according to the CHP. The fatal collision is being investigated by the CHP. Copyright © 2024 Bay City News, Inc

George scores 33 points, Leonard adds 30 to help surging Clippers beat Suns 131-122

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue was still stewing a little in the postgame press conference, replaying in his head how the Clippers’ offense got a little stagnant during the final eight minutes against Phoenix on Wednesday night.The good news for the Clippers is the first 40 minutes were so good it didn’t really matter.Paul George scored 33 points, Kawhi Leonard added 30 and the Clippers extended their winning streak to four straight by beating the Suns 131-122. Los Angeles has won 13 of 15 while Phoenix had its four-game winning streak snapped.George shot 8 of 14 from the field, going 5 of 10 from 3-point range. James Harden had 22 points and 11 assists. The Clippers shot 55% from the field and 53% from 3-point range — efficient numbers all around. Harden said he expects that will be the norm as he continues to adapt to his new team after being traded from Philadelphia on Oct. 31.“We still haven’t figured it out, because different teams guard us differ...

Tyler Herro scores 21 points, Heat pull away in 4th quarter to beat Lakers 110-96

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 21 points, Duncan Robinson had 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 110-96 on Wednesday night.Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 points and Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo scored 15 apiece as all eight Miami players who saw action scored in double figures. Kevin Love had a season-high 14 rebounds along with 10 points.Miami was without Jimmy Butler for the sixth time in seven games because of irritation in his right foot.Anthony Davis had 29 points and 18 rebounds for Los Angeles. Austin Reaves added 24 points. The Heat shot just 39.1% from the field the first three quarters, but were 14 of 24 in the fourth, including 6 of 11 on 3-pointers.The Lakers were just 4 of 30 on 3-pointers and committed 15 of their 22 turnovers in the first half as they lost for the ninth time in their last 12 games. LeBron James was 6 of 18 from the field and finished with 12 points.Love’s layup off a steal gave the Heat a 4...

Auston Matthews scores in OT as Maple Leafs edge Ducks 2-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Auston Matthews scored 2:12 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, squeaking by after taking 57 shots on goal.Martin Jones made 27 saves in his second standout performance in two nights after earning the shutout over Los Angeles on Tuesday. John Tavares scored with just under six minutes remaining in regulation to send the game into the extra period.Matthews delivered his 30th of the season in overtime to beat Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, who had a career-high 55 saves. The score came on a pass from the slot by Mitchell Marner, with Matthews delivering his game winner just inside the right post.Frank Vatrano scored for the Ducks, who lost their third-consecutive game and fell to 1-5-0 on a season-high eight game homestand.The Maple Leafs lost forward Bobby McMann to a game misconduct for boarding on the Ducks’ Pavel Mintyukov in the second period. After leaving briefly when he hit the ed...

Bruner scores 33 to propel Denver to 95-82 victory over Idaho State in OT

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Tommy Bruner scored 33 points and hit two 3-pointers in overtime to lead Denver to a 95-82 victory over Idaho State on Wednesday night.Bruner added five rebounds and six assists for the Pioneers (10-6). Touko Tainamo scored 18 points while shooting 8 for 13 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 4 from the free throw line, and added eight rebounds. Isaiah Carr shot 5 of 8 from the field to finish with 12 points.Brayden Parker finished with 20 points, four steals and four blocks for the Bengals (4-10), who have lost six in a row. Miguel Tomley added 19 points and eight rebounds for Idaho State. Maleek Arington also had 18 points, six assists and three steals. Arington made two free throws with less than a second remaining to second the game to OT tied at 77.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

USC beats Cal 82-74 to end 2-game skid with Bronny James making key play

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boogie Ellis had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Southern California defeated California 82-74 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game skid.Bronny James added 10 points off the bench in just his second home game since making his collegiate debut on Dec. 10. He came up with a big defensive rebound with 2.7 seconds remaining, got fouled and made both free throws to seal the win.The Trojans (7-7, 1-2 Pac-12) avoided losing their first three league games since the 2014 season. They had dropped five of six.The Golden Bears (4-10, 0-3) trailed by 17 points in the second half before getting within five on Jaylon Tyson’s dunk after DJ Rodman’s turnover, capping a 5-0 run.Tyson’s 3-pointer cut the Bears’ deficit to 78-74 with 29 seconds left. But he missed a 3-pointer with 16 seconds to go and Ellis came up with the rebound.Tyson led the Bears with 23 points.Kobe Johnson added 14 points, tying his career high with four 3-pointers, seve...

Clarkson scores 36, Jazz outlast hard-luck Pistons in OT, 154-148

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 29 of his 36 points after halftime and Lauri Markkanen added 31 as the Utah Jazz outlasted the tough-luck Detroit Pistons 154-148 in overtime on Wednesday night.One game after his first triple-double, Clarkson hit a dagger 3-pointer with 1:44 left in overtime to give the Jazz a 149-142 lead.The Jazz have won nine of their last 12, their best stretch of the season before they face a road trip to Boston, Philadelphia and Milwaukee.Markkanen and Alec Burks exchanged 3-pointers in the final 5 seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime, where the Jazz finally controlled the game and sent the Pistons to their 30th loss in their last 31 games.Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 36 points, including eight 3s, and Burks added a season-best 27 points. Both spent significant parts of their careers with the Jazz.Cade Cunningham had 31 points and 12 assists, but the Pistons extended their 17-game road losing streak, which h...

Jeffrey Epstein documents: Here’s what we know so far

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:13:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public late Wednesday, as a court releases more records from a years-old lawsuit connected to the late financier.They’re likely to disappoint sleuths online, where the plan to release documents prompted rumors of a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators.” In fact, the judge who made the call wrote in December that she was ordering the records released because much of the information within them is already public.The first 40 documents, of around 250 expected to eventually be unsealed, largely mention figures whose names were already known, including high-profile friends of Epstein’s and victims who have spoken publicly.Ahead of the documents’ release, misinformation about their contents ran rampant on social media. Users wrongly claimed that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s name might appear, spurred by a joke New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers made Tuesday on ESPN’s “The Pat McA...