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Former O.C. elementary school teacher pleads guilty to possession of child pornography

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

A former elementary school teacher and wrestling coach in Orange County pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including at least one video that portrayed masochistic sexual conduct involving a child, authorities with the United States Attorney’s Office announced.  Richard O’Connor, 45, worked as a fourth-grade teacher at Crescent Elementary School in Anaheim. He also volunteered as a boys’ wrestling coach at Canyon High School. Both schools are in Anaheim.  In October 2022, agents with Homeland Security Investigations served a federal search warrant on Apple Inc. for the contents of the 45-year-old's Apple iCloud account, authorities said.  “A forensic review of O’Connor’s iCloud account identified at least 81 videos and 158 images of CSAM. O’Connor admitted in his plea agreement that several of the videos and images of CSAM in his iCloud account depicted infants or toddlers as well as violent, sadistic, or masochistic conduct,” a news ...

Schmitt keeps up historic start, Conforto homers again as SF Giants snap losing streak vs. Phillies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — With two more line-drive base hits Monday, Casey Schmitt continued his blazing start to his big-league career. And unlike most of his impressive first week in the majors, his teammates followed and provided enough support to pick up a win, too.Schmitt led off a six-run second inning with the first of his pair of hits and Michael Conforto homered for the fourth time in six games to put an exclamation point on the rally, leading the Giants to a 6-3 win over the Phillies. The win opened a six-game home stand, snapped a three-game losing streak and improved San Francisco’s record to 18-23.Schmitt added a double in the fifth inning, giving him five multi-hit efforts in his first seven MLB games. The Giants haven’t had a player since 1970 start his career with as many hits as Schmitt (13-for-27) in his first seven games, and only three in the history of the franchise can claim as hot of a start to their careers — one being Willie McCovey.The 24-year-old defensi...

Protesters march on Market Street for Banko Brown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco District Attorney's Office released video on Monday that showed the moments leading up to the shooting death of Banko Brown. Brown, a 24-year-old transgender Black man, was shot by a Walgreens security guard after shoplifting from the store, according to the DA. Brown's death has become a high-profile case, magnified after DA Brooke Jenkins opted not to charge the security guard, 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, who was arrested after the killing. Surveillance video released of Banko Brown homicide In a press conference Monday, Jenkins said Anthony will not be prosecuted because he believed his life was in imminent danger before the shooting. Brown was unarmed when he was killed, but he made a “sudden movement” before he was shot, according to Jenkins. Banko BrownAfter the video was released, protesters lined up on Market Street in support of Brown. They carried signs with messages such as "Justice for Banko Brown," "Disarm securit...

One injured in SF shooting near Jefferson Square Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person was injured in a shooting in San Francisco on Monday evening, the San Francisco Police Department confirmed. Police said the shooting happened at about 7:23 p.m. on the 1200 block of Eddy Street, which is near Jefferson Square Park.The male victim in the shooting was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. SFPD has not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting. CHP investigating shots fired on I-580 The shooting caused the Muni's 31 line to be re-routed. The station at Eddy Street and Laguna Street was closed as SFPD was at the scene. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact SFPD at (415) 575-4444 or text TIP411 and start the message with "SFPD." There was another shooting just six blocks away on May 4. A male victim was shot and killed on the 1800 block of Eddy Street at about 7:14 p.m. that day.

Conforto’s 3-run homer propels Giants to 6-3 win over Phillies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit his fourth homer in the past six games as part of a six-run second inning for the San Francisco Giants, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Monday night to snap a three-game skid.Conforto’s team-leading eighth home run came with two aboard and the Giants trailing 2-1. Wilmer Flores, Mitch Haniger and Brandon Crawford also produced runs in the inning, which matched the Giants’ biggest of the season.Alec Bohm hit a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly to drive in all three Phillies runs. He went deep in the second for the only runs in 4 2/3 innings off Giants lefty Alex Wood, who looked sharp in his first start off a hamstring injury.Bohm, representing the potential tying run, struck out against San Francisco closer Camilo Doval to end the eighth. Doval completed a four-out save, his ninth in 10 opportunities. Scott Alexander (3-0) won in relief.The Giants had already scored once in the second against left-hander Bailey Fa...

Perdomo, Gurriel hit two-run homers as Diamondbacks win fourth straight, beat A’s 5-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a two-run shot in the third to back Merrill Kelly’s third straight winning decision as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Monday night.The A’s drew an announced crowd of 2,064, their smallest for a home game fans were allowed to attend since drawing 1,037 against Texas on Sept. 19, 1979. Arizona (24-18) moved six games over .500 for the first time since finishing the 2019 season at 85-77. Ketel Marte singled in the fourth to extend his hitting streak to 16 games, while Kelly (4-3) struck out nine pitching into the eighth and is unbeaten in four starts since a loss to San Diego on April 22.D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was ejected in the eighth by first base umpire Brock Ballou for arguing a check swing. Bench coach Jeff Banister took over and Oakland had the tying run at the plate later in the inning against Miguel Casto, after he took over when...

Wacha takes no-hitter into 8th, fans 11 in Padres’ 4-0 win over Royals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Michael Wacha of the San Diego Padres took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing Michael Massey’s leadoff single and struck out a career-high 11 in a 4-0 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Monday night that snapped a five-game losing streak. Massey’s hit to right field came on Wacha’s 103rd pitch and manager Bob Melvin immediately came out to pull the right-hander, who left to a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 43,828. Nick Martinez came on and retired the side and then finished the combined two-hitter. There were a few moments of confusion at the end as a fan ran onto the field just as Nick Pratto took a called strike three. The umpires huddled and ruled that the pitch from Martinez counted.Wacha (4-1), signed as a free agent on Feb. 16, walked one. He had a perfect game going before hitting Edward Olivares with a pitch with one out in the fifth. He walked Bobby Witt Jr. with two outs in the sixth before first baseman...

Doyle has first 2-HR game, Castro 2-run double lifts Rockies past Reds 9-8

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Rookie Brenton Doyle had first first multihomer game and Harold Castro had a tiebreaking, two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning that lifted Colorado over the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 Monday night for the Rockies’ 10th win in 14 games. With the score 6-6, Ryan McMahon singled off Ben Lively (1-1) leading off the seventh. Luke Sims, who hadn’t allowed a run in 11 appearances this season, relieved with one out and walked Randal Grichuk with two outs.Castro doubled off the base of the right-field wall, giving him three hits and three RBIs, and putting the Rockies ahead 8-6.Wil Myers’ sacrifice fly in the eighth cut the gap, and Doyle homered off Buck Farmer in the bottom half. Doyle, a 25-year-old who debuted on April 24, has four homers in 17 games. He went deep Sunday on his birthday in a 4-0 win over Philadelphia.Nick Senzel hit an RBI single in the ninth against Pierce Johnson, who with two on retired Henry Ramos on a game-ending flyout for his seve...

Stars beat Kraken 2-1 in G7 to advance to West final, Johnston scores day after 20th birthday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston is no longer a teenager, not that he’s played like one at all during his rookie season with a Dallas Stars team that is headed to the Western Conference final.A day after his 20th birthday, Johnston scored a crucial goal for the Stars off a hard ricochet in their 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken in Game 7 in the second-round series Monday night. “It’s a world-class play by one of the youngest players in the league,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “He’s been fantastic all year. He’s a big part of our group. It feels like the deeper we get, the more we rely on him, the more responsibility he wants.”Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars and 24-year-old goalie Jake Oettinger had 22 saves while again bouncing back after a loss. Dallas moves on to play first-year Stars coach DeBoer’s former team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Game 1 of the West final is Friday night in Las Vegas. DeBoer improved to 7-0 in Game 7s, this being the fourth different team...

23 Adams County roads still closed after deluge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Adams County said 23 roads were still shut down on Monday after days of rain caused flooding and damage. They are warning people not to go around the barricades. Many roads are still covered with water and others have been heavily damaged or washed out.FOX31 got a close look at one of those washed-out roads at East 48th Avenue and Strasburg Road. The road was under 4 feet of water at one time after the rains moved through last week. The road is in a rural area north of Strasburg. FOX31 was told farmers reported up to 6 inches of rain falling in the area in a short period of time. Miller moths are here, and ‘they’re everywhere!’ At one point, swift-water rescuers had to be called to help a person stranded in the rushing waters. It’s the reason Adams County Public Works crews are asking people to obey road closed signs.“When we first closed this road, it looked like there were only 2 or 3 inches of water on it. I know what it does to this road, so we clo...