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Half Moon Bay: 70-year-old man pleads not guilty to molestation charge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

HALF MOON BAY — A Half Moon Bay man pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to charges that he molested a female relative in the early 1990s, when she was between the ages 6 and 9, according to prosecutors.Manuel Cortes, 70, was arrested June 6 following a one-year investigation into allegations made by the relative. The now 37-year-old woman told the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office that Cortes molested and raped her as a child.San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said the crime took place between Jan. 1, 1991 and Feb. 6, 1995; the victim couldn’t remember the exact date of the alleged assault, Wagstaffe said.The victim said she didn’t report the allegation sooner because she feared no one would believe her, and that would be cut off from other relatives. Prosecutors said Cortes admitted to the molestation in a phone call with the victim that was monitored by detectives.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Arrest made in vicious attack at Re...

IKEA store evacuated during SF grand opening

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- IKEA in San Francisco officially opened its doors on Wednesday. However, the grand opening for the 945 Market Street location did not go without any hiccups. Shoppers evacuated the three-floor store Wednesday afternoon as the San Francisco Fire Department responded to a report of a fire. However, it turned out to be a false alarm at 4:37 p.m., according to SFFD. What to expect at the new San Francisco IKEA KRON4 viewer video (above) shows a crowd of customers outside of the IKEA building as SFFD trucks are seen responding to the incident. There were no other details provided by SFFD about the false alarm.IKEA in downtown San Francisco will occupy 52,000 square feet over three levels and include 27 fully furnished room settings for shoppers to explore. IKEA’s much-anticipated opening comes amidst a parade of high-profile retail closures in the area, which includes Nordstrom, Old Navy and Saks Off Fifth Avenue.

Home Depot shoplifting suspect shot by guard charged with assault with deadly weapon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

(KRON) -- An alleged shoplifting suspect who was shot by a security guard at a Home Depot in San Carlos earlier this month has been charged with assault, the San Mateo County District Attorney said. Jonathon Lee Mackey, 26, of San Carlos, allegedly attacked a guard during an attempted shoplifting on Aug. 7.The incident occurred at 10 p.m. at the Home Depot located at 1125 Old County Road. Mackey allegedly entered the store and stole numerous tools.An armed security guard confronted Mackey and the physical encounter escalated. During the altercation, Mackey gained control of the guard's baton and struck the guard in the head and face, according to police. Over $85K in stolen goods recovered from Bay Area flea markets, 2 arrested Mackey then threw the baton through a glass window near the store's entrance. The guard fired two shots at Mackey, at least one of which struck him. A San Mateo County Sheriff's deputy was in the area and heard the shots. The deputy responded and arrested M...

Dream forward Nia Coffey to miss remainder of season with left hand injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Dream forward Nia Coffey will miss the remainder of the season with a left hand injury.Coffey suffered the injury last week and after consulting with specialists was ruled out for the season by the Dream on Thursday.Coffey, who has started in 31 games, was averaging 6.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in her seventh season.Coffey was drafted out of Northwestern by the San Antonio Stars, now the Las Vegas Aces, in 2017. She was traded to Atlanta before the 2019 season and played for Phoenix and the Los Angeles Sparks before re-signing with the Dream before the 2022 season.Coffey, 28, is expected to make a full recovery, according to the Dream.___WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketballSource

BTK serial killer is in the news again. Here’s why and some background about his case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught.But Rader gradually faded from view after his 2005 arrest, as he served one life term for each of the 10 people he was convicted of killing.He made headlines again this week, though, because he was named the prime suspect in an Oklahoma teen’s 1976 disappearance and a Missouri woman’s 1990 killing.Here’s a look at how Rader spread fear and was eventually caught and convicted:WHAT IS THE LATEST NEWS?The investigation into whether Rader, 78, was responsible for additional crimes started with the reexamination of the disappearance of Cynthia Kinney, a 16-year-old cheerleader who was last seen at a laundromat in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.Rader worked for ADT Security Systems at the time, and the bank across the street was getting a new security system. Law enforcement has been unable to determine, tho...

Business Highlights: ‘Soft landing’ signs emerge at central banker meeting; Wall Street wilts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

___Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watchingJACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Business these days in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is still good — just not as robust as it was after the U.S. economy roared out of the pandemic recession. As the Federal Reserve prepares to hold its annual economic conference there, its policymakers are trying to guide the nation’s economy toward something akin to what’s happening in Jackson Hole. They have jacked up their key interest rate to a 22-year high to try to slow growth and bring inflation down to their 2% target. Even as they do so, the Fed’s policymakers hope to avoid tipping the economy into a recession — a notoriously difficult achievement that economists call a “soft landing.”___Stock market today: Wall Street wilts as yields rise ahead of speech by Federal Reserve’s PowellNEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street slumped to its worst day in three weeks, despite a blowout profit report from Nvidia. The S&a...

Verdugo, Abreu both homer with 4 hits as Red Sox rout Astros 17-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a leadoff homer with four hits and rookie Wilyer Abreu got his first major league home run among four hits as the Boston Red Sox tagged J.P. France for 10 runs in a 17-1 rout of the Houston Astros on Thursday.The Red Sox set season highs for runs and hits with 24 each, and it was the most runs and hits the World Series champs have allowed this year. Boston has at least one home run in 13 straight games, which is the team’s longest streak since homering in 19 in a row in 2019.Verdugo drove in two runs and Abreu, who made his debut Tuesday, added four RBIs in the victory.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Former AP transportation writer Joan Lowy dies at 66

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joan Lowy, a veteran Washington journalist who spent the final decade of her career covering transportation issues for The Associated Press, has died. She was 66.Lowy died early Wednesday at her home in Vienna, Virginia, after a 10-year battle with abdominal cancer, said her husband, Michael Christensen.“She was a heck of a reporter,” Christensen, also a journalist, said Thursday about his wife of 33 years. “She loved journalism. She loved the give-and-take and everything.”AP colleagues described Lowy as a gifted newshound who taught them without knowing it. “Joan was a reporter’s reporter: whip smart, an expert on her beat and someone who genuinely loved being in the middle of the news,” said Julie Pace, a senior vice president and executive editor, who worked with Lowy in Washington. “It was so fun watching her dig in on a big story and I, and countless others, learned so much from working alongside her.”Ken Guggenheim, who was Lowy’s editor bef...

Nordstrom’s results reflect cautious consumer spending, echoing department store sector blues.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom on Thursday reported that its sales and profits fell in its fiscal second quarter, joining itsdepartment store peers coping with shoppers’ cautious spending.But its results still topped Wall Street expectations. The Seattle-based upscale department store reaffirmed its financial annual outlook that calls for a sales decline for the year.After initially rising, its stock was down almost 5% in after-markets trading Thursday.Nordstrom’s sales were affected by the timing of the company’s anniversary sale, with one week falling into the third quarter this year compared to one day in 2022. Moreover, last year’s results included a full quarter of sales from its Canadian operations, which the company wound down in June of this year.Nordstrom reported net income of $137 million, or 84 cents per share, for the quarter ended July 29. That compares with $126 million, or 77 cents per share, in the year-ago period.Total sales fell 7.9% to $3.77 billion from $4.09 b...

Democrats in Pennsylvania want to keep a Supreme Court majority. They are talking up abortion rights

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:20 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As they try to pad their state Supreme Court majority in a presidential battleground, Democrats in Pennsylvania now hope to harness the same voter enthusiasm for protecting abortion rights that has already helped their side to a string of high-profile election victories.Democrats and their allies are bringing up talk of abortion rights at their rallies and in their ads and are casting a contest for a Pennsylvania high court seat as an existential response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority.Some Democrats say voter energy is ever-present as moves to roll back abortion rights in conservative states generate a torrent of news after the U.S. Supreme Court ended nearly a half-century of federal abortion protections by overturning Roe v. Wade last year.“The Republicans made it an issue when they chose to strip away a woman’s right to choose, when they went to court to do that, when they continue to introduce legislation in Pennsylvania to restri...