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A Fremont man’s armed romantic rival allegedly taped security camera and broke into his home. What followed was a life-or-death struggle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

FREMONT — Faced with a decision to either accept an armed intruder’s challenge to a fight or flee, a city resident jumped from the second story balcony of his Walnut Avenue apartment and darted off, while the assailant chased behind him, occasionally firing the weapon, according to Fremont police.A few minutes later, the victim somehow disarmed his assailant and placed him in a chokehold, knocking him unconscious, until police arrived.Now, 43-year-old Jason Kamae, of Tracy, has been charged with attempted murder, residential burglary and illegal gun possession by a felon in relation to the harrowing Oct. 16 incident. Kamae denied he was out for blood that night; according to police, he claimed he only fired during the foot chase in order to “scare” the victim, court records show.The alleged victim, who this newspaper is not naming, would later tell police that he was home in his apartment when Kamae allegedly duct-taped over his security camera and yelled at ...

2 suspects at large after stealing wallet from elderly woman at Gilroy Safeway: police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Authorities are looking for two suspects who stole a wallet from an elderly woman at a Safeway, the Gilroy Police Department said on social media. The alleged theft happened Thursday when the suspects stole the victim's wallet from her shopping cart. Police said the male suspect (pictured on bottom right) distracted the woman by having a conversation with her. The female suspect (bottom left) then allegedly walked to the victim's shopping cart and stole a purse that contained the wallet. Dog killed, pedestrian injured after San Mateo hit-and-run (Giroy Police Department)(Giroy Police Department)The suspects tried using the elderly woman's credit cards to make purchases at Walmart, according to Gilroy police. No other details about the suspects' descriptions were provided by Gilroy PD. Police say anyone with information about the suspects is asked to contact the department at 408-846-0350.

Latvia’s president says West must arm Ukraine to keep Russia from future global adventures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Latvia’s president says Russia is planning for a long war in Ukraine and he has a message for countries wavering on continuing military support to Kyiv: Keep supplying arms or the Ukrainians will lose and Russia will have a green light for threatening others in the future.Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an interview with The Associated Press that “it is important to actually fight for international peace, and peace in Europe, because if we stop Russia in Ukraine, then Russia is not going to be able to challenge other countries.”He pointed to the disruptive role that Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is playing in Africa and to Russian meetings with officials from Hamas, the Gaza Strip’s ruling militants whose surprise attack in Israel on Oct. 7 killed some 1,200 people.In July, Rinkēvičs was sworn in as president of Latvia, which was part of the Soviet Union until its break-up in August 1991. The Baltic nation, population 1.9 million, in 2004 joined both the European Un...

Kavian Gaither’s pick-6 seals Sam Houston’s first Conference USA win, 42-27 over Louisiana Tech

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Kavian Gaither returned a fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown, Sam Houston scored four rushing touchdowns and the Conference USA newcomer Bearkats picked up their first conference win, 42-27 over Louisiana Tech on Saturday.The Bearkats (2-8, 1-6) are in their second season at the FBS level after spending the first season in the Western Athletic Conference. They never trailed in this one but their lead that twice had been 15 points was down to one score before Gaither intercepted a Hank Bachmeier pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown with about two minutes left in the game.In addition to the pick-6, Gaither led the Bearkats with eight solo tackles and 12 total stops.Keegan Shoemaker was 18-of-28 passing for 269 yards with one touchdown for the Bearkats. Issiah Nixon had two rushing touchdowns and Adrian Murdaugh and Shoemaker had one each. Noah Smith had six catches for 115 yards and Jax Sherrard caught six for 102 yards, including an 8-yard touchdo...

Harlan Dixon runs for 3 TDs to help SE Louisiana beat Texas A&M-Commerce

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Harlan Dixon ran for three touchdowns, Zachary Clement accounted for two TDs and Southeastern Louisiana beat Texas A&M-Commerce 52-14 Saturday night for its third consecutive win. Clement completed 16-of-25 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown and added 78 yards rushing, including a 1-yard TD run that made it 38-0 with 4:17 left in the first half. Southeastern Louisiana (3-7, 3-3 Southland Conference) took the opening kickoff and went 75 yards in 15 plays to take a 7-0 lead when Clement hit Jacob Logan for a 13-yard touchdown with 7:36 left in the first quarter. Dixon scored on a 6-yard run about 4 minutes later, Riley Callaghan kicked a 23-yard field goal early in the second quarter and Dixon added TDs of 60 and 16 yards to give Southeastern Louisiana a 31-0 lead. Dixon finished with seven carries for 91 yards and five receptions for 41 yards. Tight end Bauer Sharp had two short touchdown runs in the third quarter for Southeastern Louisiana, which opened ...

No. 5 Washington reached 10-0 for only the second time after beating No. 13 Utah 35-28

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — For all the attention quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has deservedly received this season, it was the oft-maligned defense for No. 5 Washington that showed up for the final 30 minutes on Saturday and left the Huskies sitting at 10-0 for only the second time in school history. Penix threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Washington pitched a shut out in the second half to rally for a 35-28 win over No. 13 Utah.The Huskies (10-0, 7-0 Pac-12, No. 5 CFP) extended the second-longest active win streak in the nation to 17 games and stayed in the middle of the College Football Playoff conversation. The only other time Washington reached the 10-0 mark came in 1991, when the Huskies claimed a share of the national title with Miami.“It’s all the work we’ve put in. We’re right where we saw ourselves at. We just have to continue to keep working,” Penix said. “We’ve got two more in the regular season to try and finish off with two more w...

UT Arlington takes down Texas-Tyler 95-64

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kade Douglas had 18 points in UT Arlington’s 95-64 win against Texas-Tyler on Saturday night.Douglas shot 5 for 11 from beyond the arc and 3 of 3 from the free throw line for the Mavericks (2-0). DaJuan Gordon scored 14 points while going 5 of 9 (4 for 7 from 3-point range), and added 11 rebounds and four steals. Makaih Williams had 11 points and was 3 of 6 shooting, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.The Patriots were led by Khalik Gardner, who posted 14 points. Jonathan Jackson added eight points and two steals for Texas-Tyler. John Barbee also had eight points.UT Arlington visits New Mexico in its next matchup on Thursday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Pierre has 16 as Providence takes down Milwaukee 79-69

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jayden Pierre scored 16 points as Providence beat Milwaukee 79-69 on Saturday night.Pierre added five assists for the Friars (2-0). Garwey Dual scored 14 points and added three steals. Josh Oduro had 13 points and was 4 of 8 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.BJ Freeman finished with 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (1-1). Erik Pratt added 12 points for Milwaukee. In addition, Darius Duffy finished with seven points and nine rebounds.Both teams next play Tuesday. Providence hosts Wisconsin and Milwaukee plays Colorado on the road.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Miller, Wooden lead Southern Utah over Stephen F. Austin 45-17

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Justin Miller threw four touchdown passes to Isaiah Wooden and Southern Utah rolled to a 45-17 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.Tyler Graham kicked a 34-yard field goal to give Southern Utah (5-5, 3-2 United Athletic Conference) a 3-0 lead after one quarter. Chris Campos answered with a 42-yarder 41 seconds into the second quarter to pull Stephen F. Austin (3-7, 0-5) even. After that the Miller-Wooden combo dominated.Miller’s first touchdown pass to Wooden covered 25 yards and came with 22 seconds left before halftime, giving the Thunderbirds a 10-3 lead.Miller and Wooden teamed up for 39- and 38-yard touchdowns in the third quarter to push Southern Utah’s lead to 24-3.Miller and Wooden connected for a final time from 7 yards out midway through the fourth quarter to make it 31-3.Preston Weeks threw a 46-yard scoring strike to Cameron Dotson and a 7-yarder to Isaiah Davis in the fourth quarter for the Lumberjacks. Braedon Wissler had a ...

Arline throws for a TD, runs for another as Navy rolls past UAB 31-6

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Xavier Arline threw a 45-yard touchdown pass and raced 50 yards for a score with just over five minutes left to lead Navy to a 31-6 victory over UAB Saturday.Rayuan Lane III put a button on the victory by returning an interception 97 yards for a Navy touchdown with 2:03 left.The Midshipmen kept UAB out of the end zone and pitched a second-half shutout, allowing the Blazers just two Matt Quinn field goals in the first half.Navy had a 7-6 lead at halftime and was up 10-6 after three quarters following Nathan Kirkwood’s 31-yard third-quarter field goal.Arline engineered a 20-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 2-yard run by Daba Fofana with 10:08 left in the game.Arline completed 7 of 10 passes for 94 yards and carried 19 times for 109 to lead Navy (4-5, 3-3). Alex Tecza added 82 yards on nine carries.Jacob Zeno was 25 of 36 for 206 yards for UAB, but threw two interceptions. Jermaine Brown Jr. gained 55 yards on 15 carries but the Blazers managed just 115 yards...