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Wreckage, remains located after Osprey crash in Japan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

By Colin McCullough | CNNWreckage and remains from a United States Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, last week were discovered on Monday, according to a statement from Air Force Special Operations Command.“During a combined U.S.-Japanese search and rescue dive in the vicinity of Yakushima, Japan on Dec. 4, 2023, remains were discovered along with wreckage from the CV-22 mishap that occurred on Nov. 29, 2023,” a statement from AFSOC said.The identities have yet to be determined at this time, according to the statement.The AFSOC said their main priority is “bringing the Airmen home and taking care of their family members.”The remains of one airman aboard, 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Galliher of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, were recovered last week. The remains of five other airmen aboard were found, AFSOC said Monday. The identities of the five crew members have not yet been determined.Two of the five crew members have been recovered from...

Federal Glover, a Contra Costa supervisor since 2000, won’t seek re-election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

MARTINEZ — Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover announced Monday that he won’t seek re-election in 2024, ending his 24-year career on the board and paving the way for a new politician to take his place.Glover, a Democrat and the first and only Black person ever to serve as a Contra Costa supervisor, announced his “retirement” from the board on social media Monday afternoon. He did not say what he’s planning to do next. He will finish his current term, set to expire in December 2024.For Glover’s final year, he will serve as chair of the board, which he has done four times previously.In 2015, Glover’s serious health concerns sparked speculation that he would end his political career. But after two months of waiting on an organ donor list, he underwent kidney and heart transplant surgery, recovered and returned to work.Glover’s current district includes Pittsburg, Martinez, Hercules and Rodeo and portions of Antioch and Pinole as...

Fetterman trolls Menendez with Cameo message by Santos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

By Betsy Klein, Morgan Rimmer and Melanie Zanona | CNNSen. John Fetterman commissioned expelled Rep. George Santos to unwittingly make a video on the celebrity video message platform Cameo telling Sen. Bob Menendez – whom Fetterman has called on to resign over charges he acted as a foreign agent to Egypt – to “stay strong.”“I thought my ethically-challenged colleague @BobMenendezNJ could use some encouragement given his substantial legal problems. So, I approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give ‘Bobby from Jersey’ some advice,” Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, tweeted Monday.In the video, Santos, the New York Republican who last week became only the sixth lawmaker to be expelled from Congress after a damning ethics report, says, “Hey, Bobby! I don’t think I need to tell you, but these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you run away, you make them put up or shut up!”Santos adds, “You stand your ground, sir, and don’t get bogged d...

Walmart employee arriving to work hits, kills woman in Mountain View store’s foggy parking lot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW – A driver hit and killed a woman Monday morning in the Mountain View Walmart parking lot, police said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Daly City woman pleads no contest to felony charges connected to fatal collision that killed her car’s passenger Crashes and Disasters | Freight train hits and kills man in Berkeley Crashes and Disasters | CHP officer details Highway 4 chase that ended with woman dying in fiery crash Crashes and Disasters | Man dies in Oakland hit-and-run traffic collision Crashes and Disasters | Person fatally hit by train at East Bay BART station The fatal collision happened around 6 a.m., just as the store located in the 600 block of Showers Drive was about to open, the Mountain View Police Department said.A woman in her 60s was in the middle of the lot when she was hit by an employee arriving for work, police said, adding that the lot was “dark and densely ...

Women’s College Cup: Stanford’s NCAA title dreams dashed by Florida State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

Stanford had only allowed 10 goals all season heading into Monday but gave up half that total in the biggest game of the year.Florida State’s top-ranked offense ran past Stanford’s top-ranked defense as the Cardinal lost 5-1 in the NCAA women’s soccer championship game Monday in Cary, N.C.Stanford (20-1-4) hadn’t allowed more than one goal in a game all season. Florida State scored two in 26 seconds midway through the first half.Freshman Jordynn Dudley started the scoring in the 29th minute when she was tripped by Stanford’s Mia Bhuta in the box and converted the ensuing penalty kick. Just 26 seconds later, Jamaican international Jody Brown got behind the defense and scored off the crossbar to make it 2-0.FSU was the first team since 2015 to not allow a goal in the first five rounds of the NCAA Tournament, but the Cardinal did get one back six minutes into the second half when graduate midfielder Maya Doms dribbled across the box and shot into the upper corner for her sixth go...

Man makes startling deathbed confession to his daughter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

By Faith Karimi | CNNThomas Randele was dying of lung cancer and had a secret.In March of 2021, with his daughter at his bedside in suburban Boston after his first chemotherapy session, he made a stunning confession: He was a fugitive, and had been one for more than five decades. More than 50 years earlier, when he was 20 years old, he’d robbed an Ohio bank of $215,000. And his real name was not Thomas Randele but Theodore Conrad.He implored his daughter not to look into the case. But after this bombshell revelation, Ashley Randele didn’t sleep much that night. So she did what most curious people would do.“I’m alone in my childhood bedroom, and I Googled ‘Ted Conrad missing,’ and the first thing that came up said something like, ‘Vault teller robs bank.’ I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is my dad,’” she told CNN. “And there were hundreds and hundreds of articles about him.”With every click, her father’s dark past unspooled before her eyes.In Lynnfield, Massachusetts, Thomas Randele was ...

'Thrill Kill' murderer released back into Santa Clara County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

(KRON) -- One of two men who carried out a Satanist-inspired "thrill kill" murder in San Jose was freed from prison and released back into Santa Clara County. Former inmate Jae Williams, 29, was granted early release on November 20, court records show.Williams was a 15-year-old high school student when he and his 16-year-old friend, Randy Thompson, decided they wanted to kill someone. The boys befriended 15-year-old Michael Russell with the sole intention of murdering him in 2009. The victim's family's attorney, Scotty J. Storey, told KRON4, "Jae and Randy set out with a goal of killing someone just to find out what it felt like. They cultivated a 'friendship' with Mikey, lulling him into a sense of security with them, to achieve their goal."When San Jose Police Department homicide detectives were investigating the teen's grisly death, Williams told police that his religion, Satanism, gave him permission to kill. The three boys went to Russell’s house on Nov. 10, 2009. When the...

Man charged after San Lorenzo family party attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

(KRON) -- A man attempted to kill party guests who gathered for a family celebration in San Lorenzo on the day after Thanksgiving, investigators said Monday.When Leandro Angelo Torres, 31, was asked to leave the party for being disruptive, he became enraged, according to prosecutors. After he was kicked out, Torres accelerated his car toward four women who were standing outside, prosecutors said. One of the victims was pinned between Torres' car and a parked vehicle, prosecutors said. Torres also allegedly attacked his brother's car. The Alameda County District Attorney charged Torres with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. District Attorney Pamela Price said, "Family violence in Alameda County is a real problem, especially during the holidays. This incident obviously traumatized the entire family and the neighborhood. Mr. Torres’ uncontrolled anger will have severe consequences for him, his family, and the victims of this unprovoked attack."If convicted, Torres will...

Oakland man arrested for alleged theft of $137K in unregulated tobacco products

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

(KRON) -- An Oakland man was arrested after a cargo theft investigation, California Highway Patrol officials said. Officers allegedly found $137,000 worth of unregulated tobacco products and $5,000 worth of other goods during a search of a residence and multiple storefronts in Oakland.An investigation by the CHP, Cargo Theft Interdiction Program, Alameda County Sheriff's Office and Oakland Police Department focused on several tobacco thefts that happened in several areas in Northern California revealed a complex network of illegal trade and thefts of unregulated tobacco products. On Nov. 30, officers executed search warrants in Oakland at one residence and three storefronts. Large quantities of tobacco with out-of-state or no California tax stamps were obtained and one person was arrested.(CHP Golden Gate)(CHP Golden Gate)Bashar Saleh Mohammed Nagi, 35, of Oakland was arrested on theft-related and possession of stolen product-related charges.Investigators also said they located abou...

$250K of damage caused in Santa Rosa apartment fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:08 GMT

(KRON) -- The Santa Rosa Fire Department responded to a second-alarm fire at a three-story apartment complex midday Monday. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:20 a.m., according to Santa Rosa FD.The blaze was reported at the Creekside Park Apartments at 1146 4th St., fire officials said. Seven engines, two ladder trucks, three chief officers and a number of fire investigators were assigned to the fire.Video taken at the scene by the fire department shows white smoke billowing out from a top-floor window and firefighters on the roof.KRON On is streaming live.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%; }As a result of the fire, 27 residents from nine units on the second and third floors were displaced due to a combination of fire damage, water damage, and compromised electrical servi...