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Detached house sells for $1.6 million in San Ramon

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

2550 Marsh Drive – Google Street ViewA 1,817-square-foot house built in 1978 has changed hands. The property located in the 2500 block of Marsh Drive in San Ramon was sold on July 11, 2023. The $1,630,000 purchase price works out to $897 per square foot. This single-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and two baths. On the exterior, the home features wood shake roofing / shingles. Additionally, the home includes an attached two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements. The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 8,343 square feet.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:On Salamanca Court, San Ramon, in September 2022, a 2,795-square-foot home was sold for $2,058,000, a price per square foot of $736. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,718-square-foot home on the 2600 block of Marsh Drive in San Ramon sold in August 2022, for $1,925,000, a price per square foot of $708. The home has 4 bedrooms an...

Nevada teen’s alleged killer found dead while awaiting trial

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

The man accused of killing a Nevada teenager after abducting her from a Walmart parking lot died in his jail cell on Saturday, said the sheriff’s office in Lyon County.Naomi Irion. (Family photograph via Lyon County sheriff’s office) Troy Driver, 43, is thought to have intentionally asphyxiated himself, the sheriff said.Driver was awaiting trial for the murder of Naomi Irion, 18. Her body was found in a desert grave in March 2022, two weeks after she went missing from a Fernley parking lot where she was waiting for a predawn shuttle bus to her job.Driver was arrested after a neighbor in Fallon reported that the man had a pickup truck that resembled one seen on surveillance video from the parking lot.Sheriff Brad Pope’s statement on Sunday said Driver was found unconscious during a routine cell check at 6:17 p.m. Saturday. He was in a maximum-security cell and had no contact with other inmates, the statement said.Deputies and fire department paramedics attempte...

Moments before murder trial over fatal beating of 75-year-old man, Alameda DA’s office dismisses enhancements

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

OAKLAND — Just minutes before presenting his overview of a murder and robbery case to jurors, an Alameda County prosecutor dropped enhancements that would have led to longer prison terms if both defendants are convicted.Deputy District Attorney Peter McGuiness moved to dismiss special circumstances enhancements and allegations that both defendants have prior convictions that amount to a strike under California law. McGuiness described it as a decision by his office but didn’t go into detail.The defendants, Teaunte Bailey, 28, and Demetrius Britton, 58, are both charged with murdering 75-year-old Pak Ho during his morning walk on March 9, 2021, in Oakland’s Adams Point neighborhood. Bailey has prior strike convictions for burglary and Britton has prior robbery convictions, according to court records.When it was time to make his opening statement, McGuiness told jurors that Bailey and Britton spent the morning driving around Oakland in search of people to rob. Ho, a ...

Monday is back to school day for Oakland public school children

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

(BCN) -- Tens of thousands of children returned to school Monday for the first day of the 2023-24 school year in the Oakland Unified School District, a spokesperson for the school district said. Children have big smiles and are enjoying friends that they haven't seen in a while, along with new playgrounds, spokesman John Sasaki said Monday morning. Angus Cloud memorial grows in Oakland The new playgrounds, like the one unveiled Saturday at Hoover Elementary School, were made possible through partnerships with groups like Eat. Learn. Play., a foundation started by Stephen and Ayesha Curry that helps Oakland children. School district officials are aware that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger. Sasaki said schools are following health recommendations and anyone who becomes infected should stay home for their health and others. The school district is still handing out COVID-19 home testing kits and hopes students and parents will take precautions. Co...

Elderly woman and boy stabbed to death in San Jose home

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

(KRON) -- An elderly woman and a young boy were found dead inside a home in San Jose on Friday, according to the San Jose Police Department. San Jose police officers described the grisly double homicide scene as traumatizing. The woman and boy had been stabbed. Both victims were declared dead at the scene. Officers were initially called to the Parkmore Avenue home in Vista apartment complex at 10:06 a.m. on Friday to conduct a welfare check, SJPD Sgt. Steve Aponte said. "Upon arrival it was very clear that there was a crime scene. There was an elderly female victim, as well as a juvenile victim," Aponte said. "This type of loss can be traumatic. We are seeking justice," Aponte told reporters at a news conference Monday. The boy was reportedly just six years old. "The motive and circumstances of this incident are still under investigation," Aponte said. Aponte declined to tell reporters if a suspect has been identified or apprehended.Detectives are asking the public for additional ev...

Penguins’ Kyle Dubas says confidence in those around him led him to take on additional role as GM

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

Kyle Dubas spent his first two months as the Pittsburgh Penguins director of hockey operations watching the staff around him adjust almost seamlessly to a new work environment.So seamlessly, it turned out, that Dubas feared any more change would affect the synergy he’s felt since joining the club on June 1. So rather than add another external voice to the mix, he opted to take on the role of general manager last week, confident there are enough checks and balances around him to put the Penguins in a position to return to contention in a crowded Eastern Conference.Pittsburgh’s revamped front office included promoting Andy Saucier to director of professional personnel, naming former NHL defenseman Trevor Daley and U.S. women’s national hockey team icon Amanda Kessel as special assistants and shifting Erik Heasley’s duties to director of minor league and amateur scouting operations.The 37-year-old Dubas called the workflow during a very busy offseason that inclu...

MLB suspends Chicago’s Tim Anderson 6 games, Cleveland’s José Ramírez 3 for fighting

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Chicago’s Tim Anderson has been suspended six games and Cleveland’s José Ramírez for three games by Major League Baseball for fighting and touching off a lengthy, wild brawl between the White Sox and Guardians on Saturday night.MLB announced the discipline for Anderson and Ramírez on Monday along with other suspensions and fines following one of baseball’s ugliest fights in several years.Anderson and Ramírez were also fined an undisclosed amount. Both players are appealing.Also, Cleveland manager Terry Francona, closer Emmanuel Clase and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh have been suspended one game each. Chicago manager Pedro Grifol was also suspended for one game.In addition, White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech and Guardians rookie Gabriel Arias have been fined an undisclosed amount for his actions.Francona and Clase will serve their suspensions Monday when the Guardians open a four-game series with Toronto. Grifol will also serve his suspension Monday...

MLB suspends Chicago’s Tim Anderson 6 games, Cleveland’s José Ramírez 3 games for fist fight during game

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — MLB suspends Chicago’s Tim Anderson 6 games, Cleveland’s José Ramírez 3 games for fist fight during game.Source

Man sentenced to 97 years for killing 2 people and a dog

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 31-year-old man was sentenced to 97 years in prison Monday for shooting and killing his sister, his sister's boyfriend and a dog in Douglas County in early 2022.Casey Devol pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and one count of animal cruelty on July 19, according to a release from the District Attorney's Office.On Feb. 8, 2022, a man walked into the garage of a home in unincorporated Douglas County and found two people dead.The two victims were identified as 32-year-old Jessica Mitchell and her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bryan Gray. An autopsy reported that both were shot to death.Detectives were able to access surveillance cameras on the property and were able to see a suspect carrying multiple guns enter the garage where the two victims were found. Motorcycle deaths on the rise on Colorado roads After the murders, a friend of Mitchell called detectives to suggest that the suspect might be Mitchell's brother, Casey Devol.Additionally, a recording d...

Man who forged document accepts plea deal to testify against ex-Hialeah Police officers accused of beating homeless man

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:50:32 GMT

A South Florida man accepted a plea deal to testify against former officers in exchange for five years of probation. Juan Prieto Confina is accused of notarizing a document that forced the victim of a brutal beating not to press charges against two former Hialeah officers.The victim, Jose Ortega Gutierrez, was seen on video with bruises to his face and claimed Rafael Otano and Lorenzo Orfila allegedly kidnapped and beat him in December of last year.Jury selection began Monday as a judge agreed to let officer Otano stand trial by himself.