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Hayward: Two dead, two injured in shooting outside hookah lounge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

HAYWARD – An overnight shooting outside a hookah lounge on Mission Boulevard left two people dead and two injured and prompted police to close a portion of the thoroughfare Saturday morning as they investigated.The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a report at about 1:38 a.m. of a shooting with multiple victims outside the hookah lounge in the 21200 block of Mission Boulevard. The establishment at that location is the Asli Hookah Lounge & Smoke Shop. The sheriff’s office said the lounge has been the scene of numerous disturbances over the past two years involving intoxicated patrons.When deputies arrived early Saturday morning, they initially found one unresponsive person in front of the lounge, surrounded by multiple shell casings, the sheriff’s office press release said. That person was pronounced dead at the scene.pic.twitter.com/WBz9294iX0— Alameda County Sheriff (@ACSOSheriffs) April 22, 2023The sheriff’s office soon began ...

Two dead in 'targeted' double homicide at hookah lounge in Hayward

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

(KRON) – An overnight shooting in Hayward left two people dead and is now being investigated as a double homicide, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Homicide suspect found trying to cross the US-Mexico border The shooting happened at a hookah lounge at 212272 block of Mission Blvd., shortly after 1:30 a.m. The sheriff's office said two people died and two others were injured in the 'targeted' shooting that occurred after some sort of disturbance. Authorities say there is no threat to the public at this time. When police arrived on the scene they found one unresponsive person on the ground in front of the hookah lounge. That victim was later pronounced dead. Two local hospitals reported to authorities that another three people came in for emergency care, and one of those victims died at the hospital. Two others are still receiving treatment for their injuries. Los Gatos Party Mom ‘tore my life apart,’ victim says KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container...

Police activity delays BART trains at 16th Mission station

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

(KRON) -- Police activity closed the 16th Street Mission BART station on Saturday afternoon, according to Bay Area Rapid Transit. Double homicide at Hayward hookah lounge was 'targeted,' authorities say BART provided MUNI service from Daly City to Downtown San Francisco. However, trains are now running through the station. There is a 20-minute delay in all directions along the San Francisco line, BART said.

Unhealthy air alerts in eastern North Carolina as fire rages

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — Air quality across much of eastern North Carolina has reached unhealthy levels in several coastal counties as a 35,000-acre (14,000-hectare) wildfire burns the Croatan National Forest, the state Department of Environmental Quality said Saturday.The department’s Division of Air Quality issued alerts for 21 counties Friday night and Saturday morning, warning that the Great Lake wildfire in southwestern Craven County has blanketed coastal North Carolina and parts of Virginia in heavy smoke and falling ash.The fire was first detected Wednesday evening and spready rapidly Thursday due to dry and windy conditions, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Craven County officials said the fire was about 10% contained as of Saturday. Craven and Jones counties, which are directly downwind from the fire, are under a Code Purple alert — meaning the air quality is “very unhealthy” — due to particle pollution. Anyone who can see or smell smoke is advised to stay indoors.I...

Gayle King, Charles Barkley announced for weekly CNN show

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — TV personalities Gayle King and Charles Barkley will headline a new prime-time weekly CNN show, “King Charles,” debuting in the fall, the network announced Saturday as it tries to engineer a turnaround amid tumbling ratings. CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht said in a statement that the show “will be an exciting new way we are delivering culturally relevant programming and unique perspectives to our audience, from two incredibly dynamic personalities.”Licht said King will continue to anchor CBS Mornings, and former NBA star Barkley will continue his current role at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports.Appearing on TNT to discuss the new show, the duo said they would talk about politics but that the show would not have a political slant.“We don’t want to say, ‘We’re a liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat,'” Barkley said. “That’s one of the things that’s already ruined television in general.”Cable news ratings are down across the board compared to 2022, when Russi...

Presidente de Colombia se reúne con miembros de la opositora Plataforma Unitaria Democrática de Venezuela este sábado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, se reunirá este sábado en Bogotá con miembros de la Plataforma Unitaria Democrátiva de Venezuela, que integra a miembros de la oposición venezolana, informó en un comunicado la Presidencia colombiana.“El encuentro tiene lugar en la Hacienda de Hato Grandre, en vísperas de la Conferencia Internacional sobre el proceso político en Venezuela, convocada por Colombia para el próximo martes 25 de abril”, se explicó en el comunicado.En el encuentro, por la parte colombiana, Petro estará acompañado del canciller Álvaro Leyva Durán. De parte de la plataforma -según el comunicado- asistirán el coordinador de la delegación de la Plataforma, Gerardo Blyde, así como Claudia Nikken, Tomás Guanipa, Stalin González, Luis Aquiles Moreno, Luis Emilio Rondón, Alejandro Mora y Roberto Enríquez.Gustavo Petro, presidente de Colombia, se reunió con Joe Biden en la Casa Blanca: ¿cuáles fueron los principales temas?Según la Presiden...

Wrexham earns promotion on wild journey under Ryan Reynolds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham secured promotion to the fourth tier of English soccer on Saturday, achieving the first part of the dream of celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.The Hollywood actors were among a crowd of more than 10,000 at the Racecourse Ground in north Wales to see Wrexham clinch the National League title with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood.Reynolds and McElhenney seemingly have become soccer fanatics since completing their out-of-nowhere purchase of the Welsh club for $2.5 million in 2021.An offshoot of the takeover was the making of a fly-on-the-wall documentary — entitled “Welcome to Wrexham” — that has charted the journey of a historic but down-on-its-luck soccer team run by two actors learning the ropes of sports club ownership.The second season of the show will have a happy ending, with Wrexham heading back into the English Football League — the three divisions below the Premier League — for the first time in 15 years.Wrexham is four points cle...

76ers finish sweep of Nets without Embiid in 96-88 win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tobias Harris had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame the absence of Joel Embiid to beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 on Saturday, completing a sweep that made them the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs.James Harden added 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the third-seeded 76ers, who will wait for the winner of the series between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks. The defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics have a 2-1 lead.The 76ers hope Embiid will be recover from his sprained right knee in time for the start of the next series; the MVP finalist and two-time NBA scoring champion was ruled out Friday night and the 76ers struggled to score without him.So they turned to their defense, and ended up outscoring the Nets 21-4 during a stretch of more than eight minutes in the third quarter. Tyrese Maxey finished a strong series with 16 points and Paul Reed added 10 points and 15 rebounds after replacing Embiid in ...

Wrexham earns promotion to English soccer’s fourth tier under ownership of actor Ryan Reynolds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham earns promotion to English soccer’s fourth tier under ownership of actor Ryan Reynolds.Source

Northeast DC apartment fire leaves 1 dead, 5 displaced

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:17:20 GMT

Firefighters fight a blaze in an attic area of an apartment building in the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue Northeast. (Courtesy DC Fire and EMS)A fire in a Northeast D.C. Saturday morning has left one man dead and five people without a home, according to the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Service Department.Around 10:30 on Saturday morning, firefighters responded to a fire in the attic area of a three-story apartment building in the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue.One man was found in the fire and was pronounced dead, officials said.The fire has since been extinguished, and officials say crews are currently rehabbing and rehydrating after an extended firefight that required the assistance of 60 firefighters.Update Working Fire 1400 block Saratoga Ave NE. Fire under control. Request @RedCrossNCGC for 5 displaced residents. The victim is an adult male. Firefighters are rehabbing and rehydrating after an extended firefight. pic.twitter.com/O16JL1s83g— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 2...