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Escape to your own small farm on 1.55 acres in northern Sacramento County with no water bill

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Escape to the tranquility of a charming rural setting without compromising proximity to city amenities. Move out of the Bay Area or pack a suitcase for an ideal weekend country getaway.Located in Sacramento County about 10 miles north of the city of Sacramento, Elverta offers a small-town ambience with a population of less than 5,500. Enjoy the convenient access to neighboring towns, including only about 8 miles from Antelope, 6 miles to Roseville and 2.5 miles from Rio Linda.As you approach the home, you’ll immediately be struck by the beautiful greenery and stunning natural landscape that surrounds the property. Enter an idyllic 1.55-acre sanctuary showcasing a two-level home with about 1,581 square feet of living space, three bedrooms plus office and one bathroom. The office is adjacent to the master bedroom and could be converted into a master bathroom.  The house itself exudes a cozy, inviting charm, with its warm wooden exterior and traditional design.Create the ideal family c...

Oakland A’s send top pitching prospect home for elbow exam

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Rookie right-hander Mason Miller, a rare bright spot for the A’s this season and the franchise’s potential future ace, is headed back to Oakland after experiencing tightness in his throwing elbow.The 24-year-old Miller held the Seattle Mariners hitless for seven innings on May 2, his third big league start, and then followed that up Sunday by allowing five hits and two runs with five strikeouts in six innings at Kansas City on Sunday. Miller felt tightness in his elbow during his outing against the Royals, manager Mark Kotsay told reporters on Monday before the A’s opened a three-game series against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.“Rather than wait, he’s not scheduled to pitch for four days, we’re going to send him back to Oakland and have him get evaluated tomorrow,” Kotsay said. “From our end, and just the trainers doing the evaluation, it looks more to be like a flexor muscle as opposed to anything else. But we’re going to go th...

Banko Brown homicide case is not closed, District Attorney Jenkins says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Monday that the Banko Brown homicide case is not closed. Charges could still be filed against Brown's killer if police find additional evidence.A security guard who was working at a Walgreens store on Market Street shot Brown on April 27, police said. Brown was confronted by the guard for shoplifting, according to investigators. He reportedly stole $14 worth of candy from the Walgreens.Brown, an unhoused 24-year-old transgender Black man, interned at the Young Women’s Freedom Project. Protesters gathered outside a Walgreens store holding signs reading "Trans Lives Matters! and "We (heart) you Banko." The security guard was identified by police as 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony. Anthony "believed he was in mortal danger," according to the district attorney.In Jenkins' initial statement about the case last week, the district attorney said, "The evidence clearly shows that the suspect believed...

Antioch unveils new mental health crisis team named for Angelo Quinto

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

(BCN) -- Antioch officials welcomed the city's first mental health crisis response team and its mobile crisis response van Monday morning. The city said during a press conference that the team will be the first from a Contra Costa County city to respond to mental health emergencies, which in the past have always been handled by police. Banko Brown homicide case is not closed, District Attorney Jenkins says The team will respond to non-violent, non-life-threatening 911 calls and will be named after Angelo Quinto, a 30-year-old Antioch resident who died after being restrained by Antioch police on Dec. 23, 2020. Quinto was suffering from a mental health crisis and having a dispute with his mother when police arrived to the family's home. Officers restrained him, kneeled on his shoulder, securing his legs and handcuffing him, before calling for an ambulance. When paramedics arrived, Quinto's face was reportedly purple and he was unresponsive. There was blood on his face and t...

No progress between Oakland teachers, school district as strike continues for third day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

(BCN) -- The stalemate continued in Oakland on Monday between the public school district and teachers who took to picket lines over wages and other items for a third day. Oakland Unified School District Board President Mike Hutchinson reiterated that district officials will only bargain over wages and working conditions. Teachers want other items included in the contract, which they call common good items. One item teachers want to see in the contract is the use of vacant school district buildings for housing for homeless students. Cinco de Mayo crowd control tactics in San Jose were ‘racist,’ fear-driven, politicians say Hutchinson some of the items in the teachers common good proposal are already reflected in the district's policies and directives. "We need this strike over," Hutchinson said at a news conference Monday afternoon. He emphasized that two narratives are at work. Union officials are saying the district is bargaining in bad faith, and district officia...

Prize-winning AP team served as world’s eyes in Mariupol

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Instincts about the strategic significance of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol led a team of Associated Press journalists there just as Russians were about to lay siege. It proved to be a fateful decision.For nearly three weeks last year, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka and Vasilia Stepanenko were the only journalists in Mariupol, serving as the world’s eyes and ears amid the horrors of the Russian onslaught.Together they helped expose the extent of the suffering Ukrainians endured, served as a counterweight to Russian disinformation and contributed to the opening of a humanitarian corridor out of Mariupol. They also had to elude capture by Kremlin forces that were hunting for the team.On Monday, Pulitzer Prize judges cited the work of the three Ukrainian journalists, along with Paris-based Lori Hinnant, in giving The Associated Press the prestigious award for public service.Seven AP photographers, including Maloetka, also won a breaking news Pulitzer fo...

Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

The University of Iowa announced Monday that 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules, and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation.In addition, Iowa State acknowledged that some 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules.The announcements came less than a week after Alabama fired its baseball coach, Brad Bohannon, following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team.NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. For example, athletes cannot bet on NFL games even if state laws would legally allow them to do so if they weren’t competing under NCAA rules.It was not known whether any of the athletes are suspected of making wagers on contests in which they participated. It is illegal in Iowa for a person under 21 to wager on sports.The Iowa Racing...

2 teens charged in St. Charles Town Center mall shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Two teens have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that happened at a Charles County, Maryland, mall on Sunday afternoon.The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said it all began with an argument between the teens and two adults at the St. Charles Town Center in Waldorf.During that argument, a Charles County Sheriff’s Office news release said that a 16-year-old boy had a firearm and when one of the men the teenagers were arguing with tried to intervene, the 16-year-old pointed the gun at him and shot the weapon.The boy missed and struck the window of the storefront. The two teenagers then left the store. No one was hurt in the shooting.Law enforcement, including Maryland State Police and mall security, helped frightened customers and staff get to safety. Officers also began searching for the teens, who were found hiding behind a dumpster.According to the sheriff’s office, the 16-year-old is charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault and other charges. ...

Las muertes de niños relacionadas con el fentanilo se multiplicaron por más de 30 entre 2013 y 2021

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

(CNN) — Las sobredosis mortales de fentanilo se han disparado en los últimos años en EE.UU. y una nueva investigación muestra que las muertes entre los menores de edad han aumentado significativamente, reflejando las tendencias entre los adultos.Más de 5.000 niños y adolescentes perdieron la vida por sobredosis de fentanilo en las dos últimas décadas, según datos publicados este lunes en JAMA Pediatrics. Más de la mitad de esas muertes se produjeron en los dos primeros años de la pandemia de covid-19.Hubo alrededor de 1.550 muertes pediátricas por fentanilo en 2021, más de 30 veces más que en 2013, cuando comenzó la ola de muertes por sobredosis con opioides sintéticos en Estados Unidos.Así podrías reconocer una sobredosis de opioides sintéticosUna oleada que comenzó en 2018 llevó a un aumento de casi 3 veces en las muertes entre los adolescentes mayores y un aumento de casi 6 veces entre los niños menores de 5 años. En 2021, 40 bebés y 93 menores de 1 a 4 años murieron por so...

I-80 Gold: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — RENO, Nev. (AP) — I-80 Gold Corp. (IAUX) on Monday reported a loss of $13.1 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Reno, Nevada-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 8 cents per share.The company posted revenue of $4.5 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on IAUX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/IAUXSource