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Winchester Mystery House reveals plans for 100th anniversary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

It sounds like it’s going to be the Summer of Sarah — Winchester, that is — as her storied mansion in San Jose celebrates its 100th anniversary as a tourist attraction starting in June.A famously private person, Winchester — who died in 1922 after moving to San Jose in the 1880s — probably would have been annoyed by all the brouhaha about her sprawling, 161-room house, which she called Llanada Villa. Not to mention the millions of people who’ve stalked through the house in a century, chuckling at the “easy riser” stairs installed because of her diminutive stature, marveling at the “modern” technology touches like an elevator and admiring the gorgeous Victorian architecture and interior design. And if you got a chill visiting the seance room or were puzzled by the door opening out to a long drop? That’s just part of the experience.If you want to get an early jump on the celebration, the Winchester Mystery House’s...

Turtle rescued from BART tracks at Union City Station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A turtle that somehow made its way into the track at the Union City BART Station last weekend was rescued and handed over to an animal welfare nonprofit, according to a tweet from BART. The turtle was spotted on Saturday by a train operator on the track.The operator alerted staff, and the station agent on duty was able to recover the turtle from the track. The agent housed the turtle in the station agent booth until members of the Ohlone Humane Society arrived to rescue the turtle. Mastodon mystery in Santa Cruz County: Ice Age tooth vanishes from beach "In my 27 years at BART, I can say, I never have heard of a turtle breach into the Right-of-Way," said the track supervisor, according to BART. "Most who heard about it were, well, shell-shocked."Photos accompanying the tweet showed the turtle visible on the track and on the floor of the agent booth in front of the lost and found drawer.

Guilty verdict reached for roommate who lit woman on fire during Zoom meeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A jury convicted a man of first-degree murder on Tuesday for beating a San Francisco woman with a baseball bat during a live Zoom meeting and lighting her on fire, prosecutors said.Min Jian Guan, 63, of San Francisco, was also convicted of elder abuse for the 79-year-old victim's death. In the summer of 2020, Yu Qin Sun was inside her home in the Richmond District participating in a Zoom video call for a class held virtually. Sun was attacked by her roommate mid-Zoom, according to prosecutors. "Mr. Guan beat a 79-year-old woman with a baseball bat and lit her on fire while she was still alive.  The beating was partially captured on Zoom and seen by a witness participating in a virtual class with the victim. (The witness) reported seeing the victim get knocked down and hit," the District Attorney's Office wrote. Homicide detectives arrested Guan on June 17, 2020."The defendant targeted a vulnerable 79-year-old with a campaign of abuse and harassment culminatin...

Police activity near Golden Gate Park now resolved

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A police activity incident in the area of 47th Avenue between Judah and Irving streets has been resolved, according to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Emergency crews had been on the scene earlier, although few details regarding the nature of the incident were made available. Attorney of accused Bob Lee killer withdraws from case Traffic delays are still expected and people are still advised to consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. No further information is available at this time. The location is close to Golden Gate Park on what appears to be a residential street just a few blocks from the beach.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Miami Heat, Florida Panthers head to the finals together for the first time in history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

For the first time, the Miami Heat and the Florida Panthers are both headed to the finals at the same time. The two South Florida teams will now compete for a championship. Both teams entered the playoffs as 8 seeds and both won a Game 7 in Boston along the way. It’s the seventh finals appearance for the Heat. The Panthers haven’t been to the Stanley Cup Finals in nearly 30 years. The teams have been rooting for each other.It’s fun to watch them, it’s fun to see the heart that they’re playing with,” said Miami Heat guard Max Strus.Coach Erik Spoelstra said the Florida Panthers winning may have been just the distraction his team needed.“It’s unbelievable. That’s been one of the great joys of everyone in our locker room, is having something to rally around and get our minds off of this,” Spoelstra said.Panther fans are getting ready for a Vegas team that rolled the Dallas Stars. On the basketball court, fans will get familiar with Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets ...

18-year-old arrested in connection with shootout in Roxbury, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

Boston police have made an arrest in connection with a shootout in Roxbury last week, Police Commissioner Michael Cox announced Tuesday. Surveillance video from a nearby liquor store captured the moment shots rang out on Shawmut Avenue near a park and a playground on Wednesday. In the video, one man was seen walking up the street with his hands in his pockets before pulling out a gun and opening fire into a crowd of people. Another man was later seen coming out of a building and shooting back. Several people were on the sidewalk in the area when the shooting took place, including a young child who would be seen running for cover behind a nearby car. In addition to the scare for bystanders, police said multiple cars were damaged as a result of this shooting.Days later, Cox said an 18-year-old from Cambridge had been taken into custody and arraigned Tuesday morning. The man is facing a number of firearm charges. Boston, Cox said, will not tolerate the violence...

Red Sox notebook: The only show in town

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

With the Celtics eliminating themselves from the playoffs in lackluster fashion on Monday night, all eyes are on the Red Sox.For the next few months, they’re the only show in town.Is Boston’s baseball team feeling some added pressure now?“They had some great seasons,” Alex Cora said of the Bruins and Celtics. “And obviously, at the end, you know, it didn’t work out for their organizations, for the city, but at one point, we knew that it was us, and we just gotta keep playing good baseball.”The manager didn’t exactly offer a ringing endorsement of his team’s current state.“When you look back, we had some, four horrible series the whole season, and they put us in a spot that, you lose all those games, right?” But the overall thing, it’s been, it’s been okay.“Of course, we can get better, but I don’t think it’s that bad, or it’s that great. It’s kind of like, right in the middle,...

Mark Canha is refining his swing in hopes to produce better results: ‘I‘m working on things’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

Mark Canha knows that he hasn’t produced at the same rate in 2023 that he did in 2022, or even at the rate he did when he was with the Oakland A’s. But the good news is that he’s seeing the signs of a turnaround.The Mets outfielder came into Tuesday’s series against the Philadelphia Phillies slashing just .233/.318/.360 with a .678 OPS, which is almost 100 points below his 2023 OPS (.769), and his 89 OPS+ would indicate that he has been producing at a below-average rate.Canha has been focusing on the process instead of the results, which has sometimes been frustrating, but he’s seeing signs of progress.Over his last five games, he’s gone 4-for-14 with four walks. He had a four-game hit streak before going 0-for-2 with two walks Sunday in Denver during the Mets’ 11-10 loss to the Colorado Rockies.“I’m working on things,” Canha told the Daily News. “I’m trying to identify that there’s something that needs to...

Interior demolition begins on Arlington International Racecourse grandstand — a step toward a potential new Chicago Bears stadium

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

Workers began demolition Tuesday on the inside of the former Arlington International Racecourse, another nail in the coffin of the storied horse track, and a step toward a potential new stadium for the Chicago Bears.A backhoe, other heavy construction equipment and workers were seen outside the grand edifice, which won architectural honors and held up to 32,000 fans for nationally known races before being closed by Churchill Downs Inc. in 2021.Team officials emphasized that they still can’t proceed with their plans for a $5 billion enclosed stadium, housing and entertainment complex until they nail down what the property taxes would be, and get public financing for supporting infrastructure.The demolition, estimated to cost $3.8 million, would be expected to lower the value of the property for the next tax year, which should lower taxes on the site — a subject of contention between the team and school districts that get most of the tax revenue.Prior to the demolition, t...

Lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue defendant admit he carried out deadliest US antisemitic attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:46 GMT

By PETER SMITH (Associated Press)PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robert Bowers carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he killed 11 people and injured seven others by storming a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find. On that, everyone agrees.Even though Bowers’ defense acknowledged at the outset of his federal trial Tuesday that he was the gunman, they hope to spare the suburban truck driver from a possible death sentence over the Oct. 27, 2018, massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue. Bowers “shot every person he saw” that day in the building, his lead lawyer, Judy Clarke, said in her opening statement. But she questioned whether Bowers had acted out of hatred, as prosecutors contend, or an irrational belief that he needed to kill Jews to save others from the genocide he claimed they were enabling by helping immigrants come to the U.S.“He had what to us is this unthinkable, nonsensical, irrational thought: that by killing ...