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23+ min ago (208+ words) OAKLAND " At one point during his case, Kevin Mak was looking at the very real possibility of a life in prison sentence, accused of running over a 66-year-old man during a downtown dispute. By the case's end, Mak, 44, had completely avoided prison, or even a felony conviction. He took his case to trial, winning an acquittal on murder but a hung jury on manslaughter, only to plead no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a one-year probation term, according to court records. The incident occurred in March 2022, on the 800 block of Alice Street in Oakland. Six months later, Mak, at the time facing murder charges, was released from jail after his lawyer argued there were extenuating circumstances that made the case different from most murder prosecutions. After the trial, one woman who served on the jury agreed to an interview,…...

44+ min ago (395+ words) A local family says they are having to relive their sister's painful tragedy all over again. Damian Trujillo reports. Erik Chatman was sentenced to death for brutally murdering Rosellina Lo Bue back in 1987. His death sentence has since been reduced to life without parole. But a new hearing set for Friday could give the killer the opportunity to get out of prison altogether - and the victim's family is outraged. Chatman had his 4-year-old son with him at the murder scene, where she bled to death. Chatman was sentenced to death, but three years ago, the DA asked a judge to remove the death sentence as part of statewide judicial and prison reform efforts. Chatman was now to serve life without parole. "We always thought he would be executed, that was our intent. That was our hope. To now Segway to…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (813+ words) PHILADELPHIA " Missing their two best players and facing a Sixers team wearing throwback 2001 jerseys, the Warriors paid tribute to the early-2000s Warriors by losing 99-98 and falling under .500, albeit in a spirited effort. VJ Edgecombe won the game for the Sixers on a putback, and De'Anthony Melton's last-second layup on the leak-out was blocked at the buzzer by Tyrese Maxey. Steph Curry did not make the trip as he recovered from a quad injury, and Jimmy Butler was ruled out with knee soreness." Their absence was sorely, sorely, sorely felt in a first quarter that saw the bottom fall out. The Warriors missed 14 consecutive shots at one point, scoring just 10 points. It was the fewest the team has scored in a quarter in 11 seasons under Steve Kerr." It somehow got even worse late in the second quarter. With 4:33 left in the…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago (107+ words) If you're into skiing, there's some good news coming out of Tahoe with the winter season upon us! Kirkwood Mountain Resort said it will open for the season starting on Friday, with skiing starting at 9 a.m. Workers said this year, the resort has recorded 44 inches of natural snow. They also said they are adding machine made snow. Meanwhile, Northstar California Resort is expected to open on Saturday. Lifts will start turning at 9 a.m. as well. This comes after the resort pushed back it's original opening day last month. In total, at least four Tahoe-area resorts will be operating by Saturday afternoon....

2+ hour, 18+ min ago (244+ words) The 1,866-square-foot property, built in 1977, was sold on Oct. 17, 2025 for $1,740,000, or $932 per square foot. A house in the 6100 block of Oak Forest Way in San Jose has new owners. The 1,866-square-foot property, built in 1977, was sold on Oct. 17, 2025 for $1,740,000, or $932 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house consists of three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with a heating system. Additionally, the house features two parking spots. The lot of the unit covers a substantial area of 10,430 square feet. Other houses that have recently changed hands close by include: In March 2023, a 1,900-square-foot home on the 6100 block of Royal Acorn Place in San Jose sold for $1,949,000, a price per square foot of $1,026. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. A 1,792-square-foot home on the 6000 block of Paseo Pueblo Drive in San Jose…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago (922+ words) FILE - Alabama wide receiver coach JaMarcus Shephard speaks to the media after the team's spring NCAA college football practice, March 8, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) JaMarcus Shephard didn't step to the podium Tuesday upon being introduced as the 33rd head coach in Oregon State history. He grabbed it, applied a headlock and infused his prepared remarks with equal doses of passion and ambition. At one point during the 18-minute sermon, Shephard discussed his upbringing in Indiana, where "things around me weren't going in a great direction to provide me with everything I needed in order to see what my future could be. "Throughout that time," he continued, "I just knew I wanted something different. I wanted something special with my life. That's what coming to Oregon State is. I wanted something different and something special, an opportunity to…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago (302+ words) A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of felony conspiracy, trespassing and other charges. Zoe Rosenberg, 23, did not deny taking the animals from Petaluma Poultry but argued she wasn't breaking the law because she was rescuing the birds from a cruel situation. A jury found her guilty in October after a seven-week trial in Sonoma County, an agricultural area of Northern California. Rosenberg was sentenced on Wednesday and ordered to report to the Sonoma County Jail on Dec. 10. She will serve the 90 days, but 60 of those may involve jail alternates, such as house arrest, the county's district attorney's office said. Rosenberg will also have two years of probation, and she is ordered to stay away from all Perdue facilities in the county....

3+ hour, 22+ min ago (345+ words) A San Jose man accused of fatally shooting another man in front of the victim's family during an argument over a parking spot was arrested in Baja, Mexico, after more than four years on the run, police announced Thursday. Authorities apprehended Uatesoni Joseph Paasi in Rosarito on Nov. 22, following what police described as an exhaustive investigation that included the help of federal agents. Paasi was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on Dec. 2 on suspicion of murder. "If you want to play hide and seek, know that we will find you, no matter what country you cower in," San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph said in a statement. "Our relentless pursuit of dangerous and violent suspects is not defined by borders." Paasi is accused of killing 33-year-old Marco Antonio Santos in June 2021. Police say Santos was shot in front of…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (391+ words) A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel that advises the agency on recommendations for vaccines delayed a planned vote Thursday on changes for'the hepatitis B shot long recommended for'newborns, putting off a decision with major implications for the Bay Area. Hepatitis B is a common viral infection that can lead to chronic cases bringing cancer and liver disease. About 640,000 adults in the U.S. have chronic hepatitis B, according to the CDC, with the highest rates among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The CDC has recommended for decades that all infants should be vaccinated to protect against hepatitis B, as well as older children and adults who have not received the shots. "The best way to prevent hepatitis B is by getting vaccinated," the CDC's website read on Thursday. "You need to get all shots in the series to be fully…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago (666+ words) After heated debate from scores of public speakers that dragged past midnight on Wednesday, Sunnyvale is moving ahead with a plan to remove parking along a strip of neighborhood road and put in two bike lanes. While the plan lacks funding and would take years before it comes to fruition, the decision by the Sunnyvale City Council marks a major milestone for a project that has faced intense public attention over more than a year of outreach. "Certain residents " will feel safer. But it will also cause a certain amount of issues for residents that are living along this corridor," said Mayor Larry Klein. "There's a lot of other work that we need to get done before we actually get around to implementing this." For years, city commissions and officials have eyed options for adding bike lanes to Hollenbeck Avenue,…...