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New acting Antioch city manager to be announced Friday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

Antioch will announce its pick to replace outgoing Acting City Manager Forrest Ebbs following a special meeting on Friday.The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with a closed-door session followed by a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. to discuss items that council members have not gotten to due to packed agendas and long meetings.Ebbs announced in an email last week that he has accepted a position as one of two Modesto deputy city managers.Ebbs worked for the city of Antioch for more than eight years as community development director, and most recently as acting city manager, a title he held since March 17. He was tapped to fill in after City Manager Cornelius Johnson was placed on leave for reasons that are still unclear.The interim city manager confirmed that his official last day will be July 14. But because of previously scheduled vacations, his last day at work will be this Friday.Earlier this week, Mayor Lamar Thorpe said while he supported a national search for a new city manager, “w...

Warrant reveals violent new details in death of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

A New Hampshire arrest warrant unsealed Tuesday alleges that Adam Montgomery killed his daughter Harmony, 5, by striking her in the head repeatedly “with a closed fist” when she had bathroom accidents while the family was living in a Chrysler Sebring they’d park outside a Manchester apartment building.According to the arrest warrant, based on an interview with Kayla Montgomery, Adam Montgomery turned from the driver’s seat, striking his daughter Harmony “with sets of three to four blows with a closed fist to Harmony’s head/face on three separate occasions over the course of a few minutes.”RELATED: Adam Montgomery killed his 5-year-old daughter Harmony by hitting her in the head, stored the girl’s dead body at work: Arrest warrantThe date of the alleged assault inside the car was December 7, 2019, according to the arrest warrant.After the third flurry of blows, Kayla Montgomery told police that Adam Montgomery told her, “I think I really hurt her this time. I think I did something,” ...

Shooting leaves one dead in Oakland

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

(KRON) -- One person is deceased following a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in Oakland. The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of 26th Street. When officers arrived, they found one victim who had sustained a gunshot wound(s) and provided aid until medical personnel arrived, the Oakland Police Department said. Vehicle pursuit leads to fatal collision in San Pablo The victim was transported to a local hospital, however, they were later pronounced deceased. The victim's identity is being withheld until their family is notified. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }OPD's Homicide Section is conducting an investigation into the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact them at 510-238-3821.

Vehicle pursuit leads to fatal collision in San Pablo

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

(KRON) – An early morning vehicle pursuit in San Pablo led to a fatal collision on Thursday. At 12:22 a.m., officers with the San Pablo Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop after observing a green 1997 Nissan Altima traveling eastbound on San Pablo Dam Road at a high rate of speed. The driver refused to pull over and a traffic pursuit ensued, police said. CHP investigating 5 highway shootings in 7 days in East Bay The pursuit lasted about 30 seconds because the driver accelerated speeds around 90 mph which forced the officer to back off due to unsafe circumstances. At 12:33 a.m., SPPD was notified of a rollover collision of the Nissan car in the 5000 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante, police said.A 29-year-old Richmond resident, who was deceased, was lying on the ground next to the car. No other occupants were found inside the Nissan or in the surrounding area. The man was confirmed to have multiple outstanding warrants for domestic violence and weapons viol...

Woman ignites gas can inside car with four dogs in Petaluma

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

(KRON) – Petaluma police rescued a woman and her four dogs after she ignited a gasoline can inside her car on Sunday.Just before 12 p.m., officers responded to reports of suspected drug activity and disturbances relating to a woman who may have been living out of her car in the 400 block of E Street. When officers arrived, the woman was inside her vehicle, which had all windows completely covered, and refused to speak with them, Petaluma Police Department said. 1 dead, 3 injured in head-on crash near Byron She then rolled down the driver’s side window and dropped a lit piece of paper out from her car.​ The woman eventually removed the coverings from her driver’s side window which revealed a plastic gas container in her lap, PPD said. She sparked a lighter which made contact with the gas, causing it to ignite. The woman set herself on fire and officers grabbed fire extinguishers from their patrol cars while requesting fire personnel assistance. Officers were able to break...

NHLPA launches a new program to help players prepare for life outside of hockey

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

Early in his time in the NHL, Darnell Nurse says he did not notice a lot of players talking about what to do after hockey. Going into his ninth season, the chatter is now normal.“People are curious as to what there is outside the game and what you can do to prepare yourself,” Nurse said.Plenty of players have taken it upon themselves to prepare for the future, like Zdeno Chara getting his real estate license and others finishing college degrees or exploring business opportunities. The NHL Players’ Association on Thursday launched a program that gives its members the chance to do a personality analysis and delve into real estate, business or other avenues while still in the league.The hope is to help them develop interests outside of hockey while playing and ease the transition to life afterward.“It’s something that’s been missing a little bit,” veteran center Lars Eller told The Associated Press. “It’s kind of well known that one of the struggles for a professional...

UConn’s Dan Hurley cashes in on national title with a new 6-year, $31.5M contract

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley has cashed in on the Huskies national championship, agreeing to a new six-year, $31.5 million contract, the school announced Thursday.The deal, which runs through 2029, will pay Hurley an average of $5.25 million per season and includes incentives that could push his compensation higher, the school said.The contract replaces a package signed in 2018 when Hurley was hired that paid him about $3 million per season.“I am thrilled to have Dan Hurley leading our men’s basketball program,” David Benedict, the school’s director of athletics, said. “The work he and his staff have done over the past five years in rebuilding our program, which culminated in the Huskies once again reaching the pinnacle of college basketball, has been nothing short of remarkable. I know all of UConn Nation is ecstatic that Dan will continue to lead this program for the foreseeable future.”The 50-year-old Hurley is 104-55 at UConn, a ...

Hunter Biden formalizará en julio su acuerdo de culpabilidad por cargos de evasión fiscal

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

Hunter Biden comparecerá ante un juez el mes próximo para formalizar un acuerdo de culpabilidad con los fiscales en torno a cargos relacionados con armas y evasión fiscal que presumiblemente evitará que el hijo del presidente Joe Biden vaya a la cárcel, según documentos judiciales dados a conocer el miércoles.Aún falta que la jueza federal de distrito Maryellen Noreika apruebe el acuerdo de culpabilidad, alcanzado tras una larga investigación federal. Según el acuerdo, el hijo del mandatario se declarará culpable de dos cargos menores de falta de pago de impuestos. Hunter Biden también debe aceptar condiciones impuestas por la corte que le evitarán ser enjuiciado por un cargo grave de armas.La audiencia está programada para el 26 de julio. Será la comparecencia inicial del acusado ante la corte, y en ella también se establecerá formalmente el acuerdo.La noticia del acuerdo de culpabilidad generó críticas de algunos republicanos, que están impulsando sus propias investigaciones legis...

8 charged with up to 88 counts each in alleged group theft, drug ring

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Grand jury indictments revealed that eight people are being charged with up to 88 counts each in a vehicle theft and drug ring case, according to court documents.The indictment says that the group engaged in racketeering activity over the course of 11 months. It is responsible for 45 motor vehicle thefts valued at about $1 million, dozens of acts of chop shop activity with those vehicles, and over $96,000 worth of other stolen property. 50-round drum confiscated after police shootout with 17-year-old The group would allegedly drive and scout areas before targeting a vehicle to steal or steal from, according to a press release from the 20th Judicial District. A member would then break into the targeted vehicle and steal items from it or the vehicle itself.When they could successfully steal a car, they would take both the stolen vehicle and the transport vehicle back to a "chop shop" in Lafayette.Colorado Revised Statute 18-4-420 defines a chop shop as a place wher...

1 dead following hit-and-run in NW Miami-Dade

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:41:15 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers were on the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Northwest Miami-Dade that left one man dead. Officials said around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, a man was struck while he walked along a marked crosswalk on Northwest 32nd Avenue, intersecting 103rd Street. Once fire rescue crews arrived, they transported him to Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. Despite life-saving efforts from medical personnel, the man succumbed to his injuries.Police are now searching for the driver that fled the scene. The driver traveled south on 32nd Street in a dark-colored four-door sedan and, police said, the car should have damage on its hood and windshield.Authorities closed off Northwest 32nd Avenue from 103rd Street, but have since reopened the street.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.