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VP Kamala Harris leaves her mark on Applied Materials building

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

I haven’t heard if Vice President Kamala Harris got to take home a souvenir from her visit Monday to Applied Materials in Sunnyvale, but she definitely left one for the Silicon Valley company to remember her by.Harris signed her name to a 150-pound cylinder made of 99.999% pure silicon — the same material sliced into thin wafers during semiconductor manufacturing — surrounded by Applied CEO Gary Dickerson, Semiconductor Group President Prabu Raja, California Go-Biz Director DeeDee Myers and Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein. Leaning big time into its Silicon Valley image, Applied officials thought launching the new Epic Center with a “silicon cornerstone” was a lot more cutting edge than turning over some dirt with shovels.The “cornerstone” won’t actually be hidden in the foundation of the building but will be incorporated into the building’s design in such a way that visitors will be able to see it and Harris’ signature.By the w...

Four-bedroom home sells in Palo Alto for $6.2 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

842 Boyce Avenue – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 800 block of Boyce Avenue in Palo Alto has a new owner. The 3,496-square-foot property, built in 2000, was sold on May 3, 2023. The $6,225,000 purchase price works out to $1,781 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a garage, and one parking space. It sits on a 9,850-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:On Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, in July 2022, a 823-square-foot home was sold for $2,437,000, a price per square foot of $2,961. The home has 1 bedroom and 1 bathrooms.A 1,045-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Fife Avenue in Palo Alto sold in December 2022, for $2,712,000, a price per square foot of $2,595. The home has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 3,372-square-foot home on Guinda Street in Palo Alto sold for $5,175,000, a price per square foot of $1,535. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.&n...

Tenderloin drug bust yields over 1,000 grams of narcotics, handgun

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two suspects were arrested last week and a large cache of narcotics and a handgun were seized, according to the San Francisco Police Department on Twitter. The suspects were under surveillance in Oakland. 1 killed, 4 injured after carjacked vehicle plows into SF bus stop Upon arriving in San Francisco, they were arrested by officers from the SFPD Narcotics Unit, Tenderloin Station plainclothes officers and Drug Enforcement Agency agents, who served a search warrant. A photo accompanying the tweet showed several bags of pills and powdered substances that appeared to be packaged for sale, along with a handgun and bullets, and a large roll of bills. A total of 1,095.7 grams of narcotics were seized along with the gun, police said.

Texas man near deadly police shooting during Capitol riot gets nearly 7 years in prison

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

A Texas winery operator was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly seven years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol and joining an attack on the House chamber when police shot and killed another rioter.Christopher Ray Grider also tried to cut power to the Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot — “a terrifying act of political and institutional sabotage,” according to prosecutors.U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced Grider to six years and 11 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia.Grider, 41, joined the mob’s assault on the House chamber and helped another rioter break the Speaker’s Lobby’s glass doors, “setting in motion the chain of events” that led to an officer fatally shooting fellow rioter Ashli Babbitt, prosecutors wrote in a court filing.Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of seven years and three months for Grider.Grider pleaded guilty ...

Arizona takes down rival Arizona State 12-3 in Pac-12 opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nik McClaughry and Chase Davis had three RBIs apiece as Arizona took down rival Arizona State 12-3 on Tuesday in the Pac-12 Tournament opener.Eighth-seeded Arizona (31-23) plays No. 2 seed Oregon State on Wednesday, looking to snap a three-game skid in the season series. Fifth-seeded Arizona State (31-23) has a day off before facing the Beavers on Thursday. McClaughry, the Pac-12 defensive player of the year, opened the scoring with a homer in the first inning and Emilio Corona added a two-run triple off the wall during the four-run inning. Arizona also scored four runs in the fourth, highlighted by Davis’ bases-clearing double.Arizona starter Aiden May (5-2) went six innings, allowing only four hits and one earned run. ASU loaded the bases in the fifth inning, but May collected a strikeout and a ground out to end the threat.Josh Hansell (2-1) gave up five earned runs in 2 1/3 innings for Arizona State, which swept a three-game series in Phoenix this y...

WTOP interview: DC Police Chief Robert Contee shares why he’s leaving after 33 years

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

On his last working day on the job, D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee reflected back on his more than three decades on the force, acknowledging the personal toll being D.C.’s top cop takes and why he feels he’s leaving this chapter of his career on his own terms.Last month, Contee surprised just about everyone in public safety when the mayor announced he was leaving to become a deputy director at the FBI. Contee joined the DC Police Department as a 17-year-old cadet and rose through the ranks under multiple administrations and other chiefs.“Interestingly enough, there were people back then who’d say, ‘You’re going to be chief one day!'” Contee told WTOP in an exit interview. “No, really, people said that. And I just wanted to be a sergeant!”Contee said as a “kid coming from Carver Terrace” — a neighborhood in Northeast D.C. — he was proud to make it on the force. “And then be able to make it to a sergeant,” ...

Death sentence reduced to life in prison for man who killed North Dakota student

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota college student 20 years ago has been officially changed to life in prison.Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson signed the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. last week, according to court records. Rodriguez, a sex offender, was convicted in 2007 of kidnapping 22-year-old Dru Sjodin on Nov. 22, 2003, from a Grand Forks shopping mall. He then sexually assaulted her, cut her throat and left her to die in a ravine near Crookston, Minnesota.The body of Sjodin, who was a University of North Dakota student, was found five months later.U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider in North Dakota filed a notice in federal court in March withdrawing his effort to seek the death penalty. He said he did so at the direction of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.That left life in prison without parole as the only possible sentenced for Rodriguez.Rodriguez’s death sentence was overturned in Septem...

Former Kansas police officer sentenced for sexual assaults, window peeping

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police officer has been sentenced to 23 1/2 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults committed while he was an officer. Todd W. Allen, 52, pleaded guilty in April to 12 felony sex crime charges and five breach of privacy charges. Prosecutors said the sexual assaults involving 10 female victims, including a 15-year-old girl, occurred while Allen was a Hutchinson police officer.Allen was arrested on Aug. 17, 2022, and was initially charged with 24 counts, including 17 felonies. He was sentenced on Monday. Prosecutors said Allen stopped vehicles carrying the victims and ordered them out of their cars, claiming he wanted to question them about drugs. He then took them to the back of the car and assaulted them, The Hutchinson News reported.The invasion of privacy charges alleged Allen looked through windows at victims’ homes. He committed those crimes while he was a security guard after he left the police department in 2019. Allen’s la...

$19 million settlement reached for Christian Glass' family

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was shot and killed by a deputy last June after calling 911 for help, has reached a settlement with the sheriff's office, county and city."Sally and Simon Glass announce that they have reached agreements to settle all claims relating to the death of their beloved son, Christian Glass, for the amount of $19 million with Clear Creek County, the State of Colorado, the Town of Georgetown, and the City of Idaho Springs," a press release from Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC, the Glass family's attorney, said. Officers charged with killing Christian Glass to face trial Clear Creek County contributed the most settlement funds with $10 million "for settlement of the wrongful death claims for compensation directly relating to 'personal physical injuries or physical sickness,'" according to a release from Clear Creek County.Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office also issued an apology, which stated that the initial press release "did ...

‘She was my angel’: Upper Deck bartender performs CPR on unresponsive customer, credited for saving his life

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio (WEWS) — A typical day on the golf course took a turn for the worse for Uniontown resident Shawn Cavanaugh but ended with a life-long bond between him and a bartender named Taylor Lyn Kemerer, who is credited for saving his life.On Friday, May 12, Cavanaugh was out on the Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links with a group of friends, enjoying their tradition of “Stress-Free Friday” golf league. They’ve done it every week for 25 years.“Beautiful day. Couldn’t have played any better, actually. Had a lot of fun. Laughs all day like I do with them all the time, they’re a bunch of great guys,” he recalled.Cavanaugh was running late to the tee time and wasn’t able to pick up the waters and Gatorade he normally brings for a day on the links. He attributes what happened later that day to being dehydrated.After the round of golf, Cavanaugh and his friends went across the street to Upper Deck Bar and Grill for a bite to eat. The gr...