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Retired CHP officer, accused of ‘grooming’ minors, is jailed for allegedly violating release terms in child porn case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

SACRAMENTO — A federal judge here has jailed a retired California Highway Patrol officer after FBI agents secretly trailed him to two stores and collected evidence he violated the pretrial release terms in his child pornography case by possessing a cellphone, court records show.Timothy Allen Horwath, 52, is in the Sacramento County Jail on a no-bail hold after U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes issued a detention order Feb. 28, records show. Horwath was charged in 2019 with possessing more than 350 videos of child pornography, as well as a whopping 40,000 pictures.During the investigation, authorities found evidence Horwath, a Redding resident, was using a high school-age picture of a boy who was friends with one of his children to pretend to be a minor online. Authorities wrote in court papers Horwath “used mobile phone messaging apps to engage in apparent active grooming of potentially minor females in the Philippines and Brazil to persuade them to produce nude image...

Drake adds second Bay Area date on It’s All a Blur concert tour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

Drake fans will now have twice as many opportunities to see the hip-hop star perform in the Bay Area.That’s because Drake has added an Aug. 19 date at Chase Center in San Francisco. He was already set to perform at the house of the Golden State Warriors on Aug. 18.The two dates are part of Drake’s It’s All a Blur tour with 21 Savage.Tickets to both shows go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 17, drakerelated.com.This is Drake’s first tour since Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour in 2018. He’s been mighty productive in the interim — releasing four albums over the last five years.Related ArticlesMusic | Review: Here’s how SZA delivered the show to beat in 2023 Music | Aftershock festival sets massive 2023 lineup with Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Korn Music | Saratoga is blooming with spring events Music | Mexican pop stars join forces in support of Pajaro Valley relief efforts ...

Prize free agent Javon Hargrave shocked to be joining the 49ers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

When the free agency negotiating period began, Javon Hargrave was curious as to where he would wind up.With 11 sacks and in the prime of his career after a big year with the Philadelphia Eagles,  Hargrave was secure in the knowledge that he was about to sign a life-changing contract. What he didn’t expect was to be signing with the 49ers.“I couldn’t believe it myself. I really couldn’t,” Hargrave said Thursday in a video conference. “Sometimes when you’re trying to get the money, you have to go to a team that’s in a rebuild mode. When you get a chance to go a team that was just in the NFC championship it was an easy for choice for me.“It made me really happy because I was nervous about free agency, where I was going to have to go. I felt this was the perfect situation for me.”The 49ers officially announced the signings of Hargrave, quarterback Sam Darnold, defensive end Clelin Ferrell and defensive back Isaiah Oliver, with ...

Diocese of Oakland considers bankruptcy filing amid anticipated crush of sex assault lawsuits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

Leaders of the Diocese of Oakland are giving “strong consideration” to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid an expected crush of lawsuits against the church alleging sexual abuse by its priests.In an announcement Thursday, Bishop Michael C. Barber said church leaders were mulling the bankruptcy filing after having recently been informed that the diocese could face about 330 sexual abuse-related lawsuits. The landslide of litigation comes after a recent California law gave victims of sexual abuse a three-year window to file new claims that — until recently — had expired or been barred.The number of potential lawsuits against the diocese — and the breadth of church’s potential legal exposure — only recently came into focus with the end of the special filing period on Dec. 31, Barber said.“After much prayer and thoughtful advice, I believe bankruptcy can provide a way to support all survivors in their journey toward healing in an equitab...

In Pajaro Gov. Gavin Newsom said $42 million was available for flood relief. The real amount is just over $300,000

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

PAJARO — In his pledge to aid the hundreds of families who have been evacuated from the farm town of Pajaro in Monterey County after recent floods, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that $42 million would be made available to help those impacted by flooding through the United Way — but the aid organization said the correct amount currently available is just over $300,000.United Way of Monterey County Director Katy Castagna said Gov. Newsom may have “conflated” the $42 million in the statewide United Ways of California COVID relief fund with the smaller, local allocation of $300,000 given to Monterey County out of that fund, inadvertently adding to the miscommunication and confusion many Pajaro residents are growing frustrated with.Governor’s office spokesman Alex Stack said in a statement that “while in Pajaro, the Governor highlighted economic relief for farm and food workers that is being distributed in real-time to storm-impacted communities, ra...

California to overhaul San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California to transform prison with death row legacyThe infamous state prison on San Francisco Bay that has been home to the largest death row population in the United States will be transformed into a lockup where less-dangerous prisoners will receive education, training and rehabilitation, California officials announced Thursday.The nearly 700 inmates serving death sentences at San Quentin State Prison will be moved elsewhere in the California penitentiary system, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced, and it will be renamed the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.“Today, we take the next step in our pursuit of true rehabilitation, justice, and safer communities through this evidenced-backed investment, creating a new model for safety and justice — the California Model — that will lead the nation,” Newsom said in a statement.The governor planned a visit Friday to San Quentin, which is also the California location where prisoners were once executed, tho...

Women’s National Invitation Tournament Glance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

All Times EDTFirst RoundWednesday, March 15At JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, N.Y.Syracuse 84, Kent St. 56At Pinnacle Bank ArenaLincoln, Neb.Nebraska 74, Missouri St. 65Thursday, March 16At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, N.C.Wake Forest 75, Morgan St. 49At McLeod CenterCedar Falls, IowaN. Iowa (22-9) vs. Colorado St. (20-11), 7 p.m.At Lavietes PavilionAllston, Mass.Harvard (17-11) vs. Towson (21-11), 7 p.m.At Mizzou ArenaColumbia, Mo.Missouri (17-13) vs. Illinois St. (24-8), 8 p.m.At Walsh GymnasiumSouth Orange, N.J.Seton Hall (18-14) vs. Saint Joseph’s (20-10), 7 p.m.At Littlejohn ColiseumClemson, S.C.Clemson 66, High Point 46At William R. Johnson ColiseumNacogdoches, TexasStephen F. Austin (26-6) vs. Texas St. (23-9), 7:30 p.m.At Rose Hill GymnasiumBronx, N.Y.Fordham (18-12) vs. Drexel (21-9), 7 p.m.At Bud Walton ArenaFayetteville, Ark.Arkansas (21-12) vs. Louisiana Tech (19-12), 8 p.m.At Jenny Craig PavilionSan DiegoSan Diego (17-13) vs. Long Beach St. (2...

Arsenal loses in Europa League, Man United advances to QF

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

Arsenal’s hopes for a European title ended when the Premier League leader was eliminated from the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon on Thursday in a penalty shootout.Lisbon reached the quarterfinals by prevailing 5-3 in the shootout at the Emirates Stadium after a 1-1 draw in regulation in the second leg of their round-of-16 encounter. The first leg ended 2-2.Gabriel Martinelli failed to convert from the spot for Arsenal.“It’s a huge blow,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told BT Sport. “There were moments, especially during the first 75 minutes, when we weren’t at our level and gave every ball away.”Meanwhile, Manchester United cruised into the quarterfinals after a 1-0 victory at Real Betis.Arsenal dominated the extra time with playmaker Martin Ødegaard coming on as a substitute but Sporting goalkeeper Antonia Adán made some stunning saves to force the shootout.Manuel Ugarte was sent off two minutes before the end of extra time after picking his second yellow card.Granit X...

Alabama, Miller face renewed questions about fatal shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Brandon Miller sat in a folding chair in a corner of the locker room facing an assemblage of reporters and video cameras.Alabama’s freshman All-American fielded few questions about his worst game in crimson and white, not with all the off-the-court matters that have shadowed him and a team mounting a bid for the program’s first national championship.Amid myriad distractions, the NCAA Tournament’s top overall seed dispatched 16th-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 96-75 on Thursday in the opening round even with its best player going scoreless for the first time.Miller, who politely but succinctly responded to questions about anything not related to the game, has been accompanied by a security guard provided by the university after facing threats since his presence at the scene of a fatal shooting was disclosed in court testimony.“It doesn’t bother me,” Miller said of the threats, which he forwards to university officials. “I send it to the ...

Slingsby’s Aussies hope to spoil Kiwis’ homecoming in SailGP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:52 GMT

SailGP brings its high-adrenaline racing to yachting-mad New Zealand for the first time and wouldn’t you know it, the crew from across the Tasman Sea would love to ruin the Kiwis’ party.The penultimate regatta of Season 3 of tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s global league will be sailed in Christchurch on Saturday and Sunday, New Zealand time. Skipper Peter Burling will be looking to get his Kiwi squad back on form to keep alive their chances of racing in the three-boat, $1 million, winner-take-all Grand Final at the season-ending regatta in San Francisco in early May.The Kiwis’ main rivals, skipper Tom Slingsby and two-time defending champion Team Australia, have all but clinched a spot in the Grand Final. About the only thing that could prevent them from going for a third straight $1 million check would be if they caused a collision in any race, which would draw a big points penalty. The Aussies lead the fleet of nine 50-foot foiling catamarans with 76 points, 12 ahead of New Zealand. J...