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Two arrested in gunpoint robbery outside San Pablo mall jewelry store

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

SAN PABLO — A 19-year-old Vallejo man and a 26-year-old San Francisco man were arrested this week on charges in connection with the gunpoint robbery of a customer outside a jewelry store last month, authorities said.In a statement Thursday, police said officers responded at 4:19 p.m. March 3 to H Bee Jewelry Store at San Pablo Towne Center mall for a report of an armed robbery. After officers arrived and investigated, they learned that the customer had been inside the store and was wearing a $45,000 Rolex wristwatch.The San Francisco resident, who was in the store, saw the watch and called the Vallejo man, who came to the store with another person. All three then confronted the watch owner with an AR-15-style gun outside the store before taking the watch and fleeing before officers’ arrival, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Held-to-answer arraignment set for East Bay siblings linked to Carmel woman’s 2021 death Crime and Public Safety | ...

Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Josiah Rodriguez, Serra baseball

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

Serra baseball player Josiah Rodriguez has been named the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for March 27-April 1 after he had 56.58% of the vote at the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday.Bellarmine diver Jack Clark (35.48%) finished second and Los Altos track and field athlete Zachary Fagin placed third.Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.Rodriguez, a junior, slugged a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh to lift Serra to a 7-4 victory over St. Francis in West Catholic Athletic League play. He finished the game with four RBIs.He also knocked in four runs in a rout of Archbishop Riordan earlier in the week.To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email [email protected] by Monday, April 10, at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News ...

Lanes reopened after crash on Highway 84 near Dumbarton Bridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol reported a crash on westbound Highway 84 at Dumbarton Bridge around 6:13 a.m. in Fremont. The center and left lanes were blocked briefly, according to CHP. They have since reopened as of 7 a.m., according to CHP.Drivers should expect residual delays in the area.

Tesla cuts prices on all models for third time this year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla cut prices on its entire U.S. electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort to lure more buyers amid rising interest rates.The cuts that appeared Friday on Tesla’s website ranged from $5,000 per vehicle for Tesla’s slower-selling more expensive models, the S large sedan and the X big SUV.The company lopped $2,000 off the price of the Y small SUV, its most popular model, and added a lower-cost dual-motor version priced at $49,990. The 3 small sedan saw a $1,000 price cut.The moves come as Tesla’s first-quarter sales grew 36% but fell short of analysts’ expectations. The company said Sunday that it delivered a quarterly record of 422,875 vehicles worldwide from January to March, up from just over 310,000 a year ago. But the increase fell short of analyst estimates of 432,000 for the quarter, according to FactSet. A message was left Friday seeking comment from the Austin, Texas-based Tesla on why the prices...

Vatican says Pope Francis will miss Colosseum Good Friday event due to cold weather in Rome

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican says Pope Francis will miss Colosseum Good Friday event due to cold weather in Rome.Source

Cuál es el significado del Viernes Santo y qué se conmemora

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

Es en la primavera que familias en todo el mundo celebran la Pascua. Para muchos cristianos, Pascua es un evento importante que incluye misas iglesias para celebrar la resurrección de Jesucristo. Para otros, se trata de una festividad menos religiosa llega de conejos, canastas con comestibles y huevos decorados.Pero dos días antes del Domingo de Pascua hay otra fecha importante para el cristianismo: se trata del Viernes Santo, el día que conmemora la crucifixión de Jesús de Nazaret. Te contamos cuál es el significado del Viernes Santo y cómo lo observan los cristianos: ¿QUÉ ES EL VIERNES SANTO?De acuerdo a la fe cristiana, Jesús fue detenido y enjuiciado por asegurar ser el Hijo de Dios. Las autoridades romanas lo sentenciaron a muerte por crucifixión. Jesús fue torturado y lo obligaron a cargar una cruz de madera hasta el lugar de su ejecución — llamado Calvario o también conocido como Gólgota — donde lo clavaron a la cruz y lo abandonaron a su muerte. Je...

What’s the No. 1 Easter candy in the DC area?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Kyle Cooper reports on the most popular Easter candy in the D.C. area $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Easter is this weekend, and our shopping carts are giving up what we love to eat this time of year.A new Insta-Cart shopping app analysis finds that when it comes to residents’ favorite candy for Easter across Maryland, Virginia and D.C., it’s not Starburst Jelly Beans, or even Peeps. Reese’s...

El desempleo baja al 3.5% en EEUU, a pesar del aumento de las tasas de interés

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

 La tasa de desempleo en Estados Unidos bajó una décima en marzo y se situó en el 3.5 %, una de las más bajas en los últimos 50 años, según datos publicados este viernes por la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales (BLS, por sus siglas en inglés).En el tercer mes del año se crearon 236,000 nuevos puestos de trabajo, 75,000 menos que en febrero, de manera que 5.8 millones de estadounidenses se encuentran sin empleo.Con el aumento de las tasas de interés de la Reserva Federal para frenar la inflación, lo que se esperaba era ver un crecimiento laboral sostenido, por lo que el reporte de marzo es alentador para el gobierno de Joe Biden. Incluso, podría indicar que el país se está alejando de una posible recesión.Si se comparan los reportes de los últimos meses, las cifras de marzo podrían decepcionar a algunos sectores, teniendo cuenta que en enero se crearon 472,000 empleos y 326,000 puestos de trabajo en febrero. Esos 236,000 puestos de trabajo en marzo están por debajo de las expectativa...

Full list of concerts at Red Rocks in April

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The temperatures are warming up outside and one of the most beautiful music venues in the country will be packed this month with live performances.Whether you want to check out Trevor Hall, Wiz Khalifa, or someone else, there will be a wide variety of options in April. See the full list of concerts at Fillmore Auditorium for 2023 April concertsHere is a look at the full list of concerts that will take place at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in April:April 1: Dom DollaApril 2: Dom DollaApril 6: MersivApril 7: TchamiApril 8: Boogie TApril 12: YeatApril 13: SubtronicsApril 14: SubtronicsApril 15: Bob Moses & Ben BohmerApril 16: DaybreakerApril 18: Boris BrejchaApril 19: The Marley BrothersApril 20: The Marley BrothersApril 21: Sofi TukkerApril 22: Wiz Khalifa & Joey Bada$$April 23: Svdden DeathApril 25: Goth BabeApril 26: PeekabooApril 27: Gorgon CityApril 28: Sublime w...

3 new ‘Star Wars’ movies coming, including Rey’s return

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:38 GMT

LONDON (AP) — For “Star Wars” lovers, new entertainment is a little less far, far away — Lucasfilm announced three new live-action films in the franchise Friday.The news, which includes the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey in one of the films, was revealed at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 in London by Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and also on the Star Wars website. Directing the movies will be James Mangold, Dave Filoni and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Kennedy brought the directors onstage for the announcement.Mangold’s film will return to the dawn of the Jedi. Filoni’s will be about the New Republic, and “will close out the interconnected stories told in ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘The Book of Boba Fett,’ ‘Ahsoka,’ and other Disney+ series,” the announcement said. Obaid-Chinoy’s movie will focus on the events after “The Rise of Skywalker,” and feature Ridley back as Rey “as she builds a new Jedi Order.”Mangold directed “Logan” and the upcoming “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny...