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Mother and two children found dead in Fremont, police investigating

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman and two children were found dead in an apartment in Fremont at 1 p.m. on Monday, the Fremont Police Department said. Officers with Fremont PD and Fremont Fire responded to a residence in the 40000 block of Inglewood Commons on an "ascertain a problem" call. Newsom calls DeSantis ‘small, pathetic man,’ implies kidnapping charges over migrant stunt Arriving on the scene, officers found a deceased woman and two deceased children. One child is a boy and the other is a girl. They are both believed to be younger than 10. The adult victim is the mother of the children. Detectives were called to the scene and immediately began investigating, police said."We have crime scene investigators on scene who are processing the crime scene," said FPD Lieutenant Paul McCormick. "We have detectives who are conducting interviews, so they're conducting the preliminary investigation. And then obviously we'll be working with the coroner's office on determining the cause and manner of d...

Gunman opens fire on Oakland carjackers

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A chaotic and violent chain of events unfolded Sunday afternoon on Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland. The chaos began with an armed carjacking just before 3:34 p.m. A group of victims arrived home in their car when they were confronted by two gunmen, police said."The armed individuals pointed their firearms at the victims," the Oakland Police Department Officer Darryl Rodgers wrote. The thieves stole the victims' car, but they didn't make it very far. "Moments later, the armed individuals were involved in a vehicle collision," Rodgers wrote. After the thieves crashed the stolen car on Fruitvale Avenue, another person fired several shots at them.Video shot by a witness shows the stolen car littered with bullet holes, including two bullet holes through the driver's side window. Suspect arrested after 4-year-old girl shot in Oakland "All involved individuals fled the area after the incident. It is unknown at this time if anyone was struck by gunfire," Rodgers wrote.No arrests wer...

Sheriff: Neighbor angry over playing children fatally shoots Florida mother

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother was fatally shot through a door outside a neighbor’s home after what officials characterized on Monday as a 2 1/2-year feud over playing children.Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said at a news conference Monday that deputies responding to a trespassing call at an Ocala home on Friday night found Ajike Owens suffering from gunshot wounds. The 35-year-old mother of four was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died. Ocala is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Orlando.“I wish our shooter would have called us instead of taking actions into her own hands,” Woods said. “I wish Ms. Owens would have called us in the hopes we could have never gotten to the point at which we are here today.”Since January 2021, Woods said, deputies have responded at least a half-dozen times in connection with the feuding between Owens and the woman who eventually shot her. The sheriff’s office hasn’t arrested or identified the shooter. Woods sa...

Jim Hines, 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who became NFL receiver, dies at 76

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who later went on to be an NFL wide receiver, has died. He was 76.USA Track and Field announced that Hines died Saturday. No cause of death was provided.Born in Arkansas and raised Oakland, California, Hines took his talent to Texas Southern University, where he quickly rose up the ranks.Hines won the 100 at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City in a world-record time of 9.95 seconds. He also helped the 4×100 relay to a gold medal.Hines’ world mark in the 100 meters stood for 15 years before it was broken by Calvin Smith. The current record is held by Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sensation who ran 9.58 seconds at the 2009 world championships in Berlin. After his track career, Hines suited up for the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs. He had two catches for 23 yards for Miami in 1969, along with one kick return for 22 yards.Following his playing career, Hines worked with inner-city youth in Houston, according to World Athle...

Phillies’ Nola loses no-hit bid on homer in 7th against Tigers

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola lost his no-hit bid against the Detroit Tigers on Nick Maton’s three-run homer into the second deck with two outs in the seventh inning on Monday night.Nola had faced the minimum through six innings and struck out 10 with two walks. He ran into trouble in the seventh when two batters reached on a walk and fielding error. But the righty still had two outs when he hung an 0-2 breaking ball to Maton and the third baseman crushed one into right to make it a 5-3 game.Nola walked Jake Marisnick with two outs in the third inning but the outfielder was out at first base on a caught stealing by catcher J.T. Realmuto. Nola walked Maton with one out in the fifth but the baserunner was erased after Eric Haase hit into an inning-ending double play.Nola threw 68 of 108 pitches for strikes. Nola, who record two strikeouts on automatic strike three calls, has now pitched at least six innings in each of hit last 10 starts.He entered ...

Denver mayoral candidates, supporters make final push before runoff election

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Voters in Denver have mere hours left to get their ballots in as the city prepares to select a new mayor for the first time in 12 years. Supporters of the two runoff candidates were doing some last-minute stumping Monday, trying to garner more votes before Tuesday night.The campaigns for mayoral candidates Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston were out in full force Monday, working to sway last-minute voters to cast those ballots. FOX31 connected with supporters backing each candidate. Denver metro housing prices rising toward last year’s peak Dan Brown, of Denver, said of Brough: "I've known Kelly since she started with the city as an intern in personnel ops. As a matter of fact, I hired her. I know her to be truthful, honest, having integrity and will listen."Chris Nicholson, of Denver, said of Johnston: "I actually sat down with all of the major competitors for mayor before I made my decision. I went to an event for Mike, I went to an event for Kelly. I had coffee with...

Bought tickets but not a Shakira concert

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

Two sisters who really enjoy music, and they got an email about a world famous singer appearing in South Florida. They bought tickets but didn’t get what they expected. Do they deserve a refund? It’s why they called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.You often hear about families that don’t get along. Maybe they should meet these sisters.Ellen Schatz: “We spend so much time together. We can practically live together.”Lynn Lauder: “We have a date night every Saturday night.”Lynn and Ellen enjoy alot of the same things, including music.Everything from Elton John to Flo Rida to Shakira.Ellen Schatz: “Yeah, I love Shakira. You know, I you know, I have one of her first albums.”Then Ellen got an email from Ticketmaster, showing this: Tickets for sale for Shakira at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables.Ellen Schatz: “OK. It said Shakira with a big picture of Shakira. Her name and nothing else on it, and I said, ‘Oh, OK. Shakira...

Dog bites young girl’s face while feeding him food

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

A four-year-old girl is recovering from a bad dog bite that happened around 6:10 p.m. at her home in Miami Gardens. The incident happened at 43rd Avenue and northwest 195th Street.Police said the child was feeding the family dog and it suddenly bit her in the face.The young victim was airlifted to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital at Memorial Regional in Hollywood.Miami-dade animal services were also called out and they are still investigating.

Hollywood PD search for missing 15-year-old girl

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

The Hollywood Police Department is seeking the public’s help in their search for a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Hollywood.According to authorities, Lauren Aitkens was last seen along the 1100 block of North 40th Avenue, at around 6 p.m., Sunday.She was previously reported missing in early May as well. Officials urge anyone with information on Aitkens’ whereabouts to call Hollywood Police at 954-764-4357.

A price tag to reject migrants? It’s not the only fight threatening a reform package

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:36 GMT

The EU is trying to put a price tag on rejecting migrants as a creative — and controversial — solution to unblock the multiplying disagreements threatening to derail Europe’s chance to reform how it welcomes asylum seekers.For months, officials have been locked in tense negotiations to find a formula that would ensure the tens of thousands of people seeking protection in Europe are more evenly distributed across the EU’s 27 countries. Such a prospect, however, is loathed in countries such as Poland and Hungary, which have always opposed any set quotes for accepting migrants. As a workaround, diplomats have privately discussed a very capitalist solution: Countries could simply pay to opt out of the relocation program.Negotiators are haggling over a per-migrant fee — somewhere between €10,000 and €22,000, according to numerous people involved — to charge a country if it declines to take in asylum seekers. Another option would let the country instead give material support, e...