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Police: Standard procedure followed in Pleasant Hill standoff

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. (KRON) -- The Pleasant Hill Police Department maintains that standard procedures were followed after a three-day standoff involving an armed former Pittsburg police officer was resolved Saturday. Law enforcement officials say they were concerned for the suspect's mental health with Pleasant Hill's police chief saying they believed he was attempting to commit suicide by cop."Our hopes were Friday morning he would eventually come out of his mental health crisis and fall asleep," said Pleasant Hill Police Department Chief Scott Vermillion. "That did not happen Friday morning." Workers at Oakland coffee shop at center of antisemitic graffiti incident slam owners The standoff took place over a three-day span in the Sherman Acres neighborhood of Pleasant Hill. It involved former Pittsburg PD officer Chunliam Saechao, who police say, was experiencing a mental health issue.Saechao posted to social media throughout the standoff, posting that he was dealing with mental...

KRON4 News team awarded for community journalism

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

San Francisco, CA – December 7, 2023 – KRON4 in San Francisco (DMA #10) a Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), owned and operated station, is honored for local diversity, equity, and inclusion content.For the past 38 years, the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has selected from the region’s best for its acclaimed Excellence in Journalism Awards. These awards honor the journalists whose outstanding work embodies SPJ’s ideals of initiative, integrity, talent, and compassion.Each year, KRON4 produces prominent and substantial hours of local diversity, equity, and inclusion content. Stories focused and featured in KRON4’s Asian American and Pacific Islanders month coverage were selected to win the SPJ NorCal ‘Community Journalism’ award. KRON4 Morning News anchor James Fletcher, weekend anchor Stephanie Lin, along with Executive Producer Mike Ostler and Photojournalist Rudy Garcia are receiving honors for exceptional work on stories celebrating...

Stock market today: Wall Street ends higher ahead of the final Federal Reserve meeting of the year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

Stocks on Wall Street finished modestly higher Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final meeting of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after drifting between small gains and losses in the early going. The benchmark index finished at its highest level in 20 months.The Dow Jones Industrial Average also added 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite finished 0.2% higher.The gains were broad among S&P 500 stocks, with technology, financial and health care among the big winners. Communications services stocks were the only laggard.Cigna surged 16.7% for the biggest gain among S&P 500 stocks after the health insurer announced a $10 billion stock buyback, and the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is no longer pursuing a merger with Humana.Macy’s jumped 19.4% following reports that an investor group is launching a bid to take the storied retailer private for $5.8 billion.All told, the S&P 500 rose 18.07 points to 4,622.44. The Dow gained 157.06 points to 36,404.93 and the...

Denver weather: A chilly few days ahead along with some flurries

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After a mild start to the week, a storm system passing north of Colorado will usher in a few chilly days to Denver's weather and produce lots of clouds too. These Colorado locations have the best chance for a white Christmas According to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast, temperatures will be below normal through the middle of the week.Forecast highs on Tuesday for metro Denver from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Flurries and drizzleIt'll be a mostly cloudy night across the state with plenty of clouds. There could be a few flurries or drizzle along the northern border tonight closer to Wyoming. It is possible that light accumulation of less than an inch could fall in the northern foothills and along the northern border. Otherwise, it will be a cold night with below-freezing temperatures across Colorado.Overnight lows by Tuesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Lots of clouds and chillyWe will stay mostly cloudy on Tuesday with limited su...

Boulder adds alternate response team for non-criminal 911 calls

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Boulder is launching an alternative response pilot program to dispatch resources for dispatcher-triaged 911 and non-emergency line calls that don't require police responses. Community Assistance Response and Engagement is part of the city of Boulder's effort to create alternatives to police responses for 911 calls that are not criminal, don't present safety concerns and may be more appropriately addressed by healthcare or behavioral health professionals, the city announced on Monday. Neighbors react to apartment shooting that left 1 dead, 1 hospitalized The idea isn't a new one, but it may have been spurred by events from Colorado, such as the case of Christian Glass. When the young man refused to get out of his car while having what appeared to be a mental health crisis, officers resorted to force to get him out, leading to Glass' death and criminal charges against officers on-scene.As part of a $19 million settlement with Glass’ parents, Colorado’s Clear C...

EMT testifies Elijah McClain's vital signs were not taken by paramedics

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The emergency medical technician who started CPR on Elijah McClain testified before a jury Monday in the trial of two Aurora paramedics accused in the 23-year-old's death back in 2019. Paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec are being tried on reckless manslaughter and assault charges. Loveland Police settle false DUI lawsuit for $400,000 EMT Alisa Gonzalez told jurors when she arrived at the scene Elijah McClain was already being restrained by Aurora police officers in a prone position and she did not see him be combative.Prosecutor: Did you see anyone from Aurora Fire Rescue attempt to take a pulse?Gonzalez: No.Prosecutor: Or get any equipment and take vital signs?Gonzalez: No.Gonzalez said McClain was administered ketamine by the Aurora paramedics, and when he was getting loaded into the ambulance she saw vomit on him, but testified that she could not recall if anyone checked his airway.Gonzalez said when the group realized McClain had no puls...

Rapid Changes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

So much for the “December Doldrums” (meaning dry and quiet weather). Instead, south Florida is in a progressive pattern. For the time being, there’s some slight cooling behind a front. The boundary actually crossed early Monday morning. Temperatures are running below average for a change and, yes, it feels much cooler than we were over the weekend. Sometimes, following a front, our local skies clear out nicely. Not this time. There’s a large fetch of clouds streaming into the region and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Those clouds are arriving from the upper levels (high in the sky). Also, lower variety banks of clouds will likely fill-in by way of the ocean waters. Perhaps the best way to sum up the next few days will be gloomy and unsettled. Stronger winds are in the forecast, beginning Tuesday, as gusts will be up to 35 mph. More gusty days will follow, taking us all the way through the rest of the week! Finally, we’re wa...

Police search for man accused of robbing pricey item from shopper at Fort Lauderdale Target

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

An item was swiped in seconds from someone’s shopping cart at a Target in Fort Lauderdale— and what was ripped away wasn’t cheap. A $1,500 one-wheel was robbed from a shopper outside of the store in Coral Ridge Mall along Oakland Park and U.S. 1.The victim said he believed that because of his white hair, the suspect would think he was an easy target. “When I got there, I’ve got me a shopping cart and I put the one-wheel on top,” said the 68-year-old victim Vincent Odeh. Surveillance footage caught the robber following behind Odeh with his cart just after 5 p.m. right before he struck. “I’m pushing it and I’m almost inside and all of a sudden this guy comes up from behind me and grabs it and I thought it was a friend playing you know, doing a joke on me or something,” said Odeh. “I looked at him and said ‘Oh I don’t know this guy.”The robber grabs the item and runs to his getaway car, a four-door white seda...

Florida school grades are released. Here is where South Florida school districts ranked

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

Florida state officials have released the yearly report cards for the 2022-23 school year and South Florida got passing grades The superintendents for Miami-Dade and Broward County said they were pleased with the scores, but said there is room for improvement. Miami-Dade got an “A” while both Broward and Monroe counties received a “B.”“These student outcomes today validate the hashtag that we have been using ‘your best choice, M-DCPS,” said Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Dr. Jose Dotres.State officials released school grades for the 2022-2023 school year, Monday afternoon.Dotres beamed with pride at the “A” grade they received. “There are 67 school districts in Florida, only 16 districts were rated ‘A'” he said. “Miami-Dade Public Schools is ranked an ‘A’ school as one of the top 10 school districts in the state of Florida.”During the school year, school districts had to follow new st...

18-year-old dead after stabbing in Roslindale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:27:10 GMT

An 18-year-old died Monday after a stabbing in Roslindale, police said. Boston police in a statement said officers first responded around 5:30 p.m. to a scene on Bradeen Street after receiving a report of a person stabbed. Police said a victim was taken to a local hospital where they later died. Homicide detectives were notified and responding as of around 6:30 p.m., according to police.Though a suspect was still on the run as of around 7:30 p.m., Boston police in their latest update said there was no threat to the public.No further information was immediately available.