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Baby dies from fentanyl exposure; Fremont mother arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

A Fremont woman has been arrested on suspicion of homicide following the death her 23-month-old boy, who reportedly had a high level of fentanyl in his system at the time of his passing police said Tuesday.The woman arrested is 26-year-old Sophia Gastelum-Vera.Fremont Police Department officers first responded around 8:30 am. Oct. 18 to a hospital based on reports that a child was not breathing and unresponsive. The infant had reportedly been brought to the emergency room by Gastelum-Vera and other family members.The child later died.Detectives from the department’s Crimes Against Person(s) Unit responded to investigate the death, eventually revealing that “the victim was initially found unresponsive on the morning of October 18, 2023, inside the bedroom he shared with his mother at the family residence on the 4300 block of Gina St. in Fremont,” according to a news release from Fremont Police Department.Detectives conducted multiple interviews as well as obtained a...

College Football Playoff rankings: Washington and Oregon remain top-10 as Arizona makes an appearance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

Washington and Oregon held their ground in the second College Football Playoff rankings as five Pac-12 teams made the cut — none of them from Los Angeles.The Huskies were No. 5 for the second consecutive week, followed immediately by the Ducks in the No. 6 spot. Oregon State moved up four positions to No. 12, and Utah held steady at No. 18.Meanwhile, Arizona made its first appearance in the CFP rankings since 2017, landing in the No. 21 spot after beating UCLA for its third consecutive win.“The three straight wins, two of their losses coming in overtime, a seven-point loss to Washington and the job that Coach (Jedd) Fisch has done out there is really something,” selection committee chair Boo Corrigan, the N.C. State athletic director, said on a media teleconference.USC and UCLA dropped out of the rankings following losses to Washington and Arizona, respectively.Washington was the lowest ranked of the five undefeated teams in the major conference, behind Ohio State,...

Toddler dies after fentanyl exposure in Fremont, mother arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A 23-month-old boy died in October after he was exposed to fentanyl, the Fremont Police Department said. The boy's mother was arrested for murder on Tuesday. On Oct. 18 at about 8:30 a.m., the victim arrived at a local emergency room unresponsive and not breathing, police said. The child was driven to the hospital by his mother and other family members. The boy was later pronounced dead. Berkeley 1-year-old in ICU after ingesting meth, mother arrested FPD began investigating the death and determined that the boy was initially found unresponsive in the bedroom he shared with his mother on the 4300 block of Gina Street in Fremont. Police served a search warrant at the home and found "items associated with illicit drug use" inside the bedroom. Those items were tested and the presence of fentanyl was confirmed. The mother, 26-year-old Fremont resident Sophia Gastelum-Vera, had electronics in the room where she talked about fentanyl use and possession, FPD said.A toxicology r...

One person shot dead in incident involving Oakland police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

(KRON) – A shooting involving an Oakland Police Department officer that occurred Tuesday is being investigated. Oakland police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 300 block of Frank Ogawa Plaza on Nov. 7 sound 4:00 a.m.  One dead after Berkeley police shooting Upon arrival, officers located an individual suffering from a gunshot wound(s), police said. According to police, officers began providing medical treatment to the individual, but the individual was pronounced on scene.The officer involved in the shooting was a sergeant on his way to work, the Oakland Police Department confirmed. He was not physically injured in the incident.According to OPD’s preliminary investigation, officers learned the ShotSpotter activation is connected to the officer-involved shooting. Bullet casings were recovered at the scene.The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave, per policy, according to OPD. According to OPD, the Oakland Police Department, the Alameda Cou...

Democrat Cherelle Parker has been elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrat Cherelle Parker has been elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office.Source

Mississippi voters choose between a first-term Republican governor and a Democrat related to Elvis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippians endured long lines and some polling places ran out of ballots Tuesday as the state decided a hard-fought governor’s race between Republican incumbent Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley. A judge ordered polls in the largest county to remain open an extra hour, to 8 p.m. CST, after both political parties and a nonpartisan group, Mississippi Votes, petitioned for the additional voting time in Hinds County because of the ballot problems in some Jackson suburbs. More ballots were being provided to the locations.Credell Calhoun, a Hinds County supervisor, said he had heard of at least seven precincts that ran out of ballots. He said the county’s election commissioners underestimated turnout. “This is way beyond anything we’ve ever seen in the electoral process,” Calhoun said. “As hard as we worked to get the vote out and then you’re going to have stupidity to not have enough ballots.”Republicans dominate in th...

Raging fire destroys massive World War II-era blimp hangar in Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A raging fire Tuesday destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California, and authorities said the blaze could burn for days. The Orange County Fire Authority said in a social media post that allowing the structure to collapse was the only way to fight the inferno, which was reported around 1 a.m. The cause was under investigation.The agency released video of flames racing along the curved roof, which fell apart in sections. A huge plume of dark smoke was visible for miles around. “Due to the dynamic nature of the fire, and the imminent danger of collapse, we have determined the most operationally sound method is to allow the structure to collapse, at which point ground crews can move in closer, and aggressively work to extinguish the fire,” the Fire Authority said.Fire Chief Brian Fennessy said no injuries were reported. The fire smoldered into the evening. The historic hangar was one of two ...

A man with a rifle is arrested in a park near the US Capitol

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with a rifle was arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, police said. Police confronted 21-year-old Ahmir Lavon Merrell of Atlanta after someone saw him with the gun in a park near Senate office buildings and told an officer, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. Officers demanded that he drop the gun, but he refused and they used a Taser stun gun to subdue him, police said. The park and roads in the area across from Washington’s Union Station were closed for about two hours as officers searched the area and Merrell’s belongings.Officers said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat. It was not immediately clear why he was in Washington. No publicly listed contacts were available for him, and a lawyer who represented him on a previous case did not immediately return messages seeking comment.Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said he was proud of officers who “ran toward the man with the loaded gun.” Carrying firearms is prohibited o...

Polls close in Kentucky and Virginia in pivotal off-year elections. Follow live updates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

Off-year elections held on Tuesday will decide governors in Kentucky and Mississippi, the fate of abortion and marijuana amendments in Ohio, legislative control in Virginia and mayoral races in two of the nation’s biggest cities. Follow along for the latest updates.What to knowThe Kentucky governor’s race nears the finish line after a hard-fought campaignMississippi voters weigh whether to replace the GOP governor with Elvis’ cousinVirginia’s governor calls the state’s legislative races the ‘most important elections in America’ Ohio voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in their state’s constitutionBomb threat keeps 2 Pennsylvania precincts open for extra hourTwo precincts in a Philadelphia suburb will remain open an extra hour after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of a polling place.A Delaware County spokesperson says the county solicitor sought and won the extension from a judge after a threat forced the evacuation of Radnor High ...

Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island’s first Black candidate elected to Congress

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:22 GMT

Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state’s first Black candidate elected to Congress.The former White House aide succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.Amo, 35, grew up in Pawtucket as the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants. He emerged victorious from a crowded Democratic field in the September primary, claiming more than 32% of the vote.Amo served in the Obama and Biden administrations, most recently as the deputy director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He also served at one point in the administration of then-Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo.Amo, who went to Wheaton College and studied public policy at Oxford University, has said he was inspired by the drive of his parents. His mother studied nursing and his father opened a liquor store in part so he could be his own...