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Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.1 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

865 Thornwood Drive – Google Street ViewA 1,775-square-foot house built in 1957 has changed hands. The property located in the 800 block of Thornwood Drive in Palo Alto was sold on Sept. 13, 2023, for $3,100,000, or $1,746 per square foot. This single-story home provides a generous living space with its five bedrooms and two bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. Additionally, the home includes a two-car garage.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In March 2023, a 1,754-square-foot home on Arbutus Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $3,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,767. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,412-square-foot home on the 3500 block of Lupine Avenue in Palo Alto sold in April 2023, for $3,100,000, a price per square foot of $2,195. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Arbutus Avenue, Palo Alto, in June 2023, a 2,221-square-foot home was sold for $3,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,441. The home has 4 bedr...

2 children dead after falling into pool at San Jose day care facility

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

(BCN) -- Two children died after falling into a pool and a third was rescued on Monday morning at a day care center located in a South San Jose home, police said. Authorities were called about 9:05 a.m. for a welfare check at the home in the 1000 block of Fleetwood Drive, where several children reportedly fell into a pool. Search suspended for person missing after possible shark attack at Point Reyes beach Emergency medical crews were called, and three children were taken to hospitals in critical condition. Despite life-saving efforts, two were pronounced dead at the hospitals. The third's status was later updated to non-life threatening, police said.Per county protocol for all child deaths, the San Jose police homicide unit and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office will investigate the deaths. No other information was released about the incident.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

San Jose students earn rare perfect scores on AP calculus exam

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

(KRON) --Two high school students in San Jose achieved perfect scores on their AP calculus exams, school officials announced Monday. The stellar students, Ritwin Narra and Kaylee Nguyen, secured all 108 out of a possible 108 points on the demanding exam. Narra and Nguyen were two of only 16 students worldwide to finish the annual AP Calculus BC Exam flawlessly last spring, a letter from AP officials states. Their teacher at Silver Creek High School, Ms. Leena Guttal, has been teaching advanced math for 28 years. After Ms. Guttal was notified of her students' scores, she felt overwhelmed with joy. "Two students out of 16 in the whole world are my students!" she said.Nguyen’s mathematics studies were "very meticulous and thorough. And she was very hardworking, too. She didn't take it for granted," the teacher said.“Ritwin always had an answer for any problem that I give him. It was so hard to challenge him. He always had a different way of doing problems,” Guttal said.Compared to solv...

Over 100 pounds of fentanyl seized from SF open-air drug markets in past 4 months

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Over 100 pounds of fentanyl was seized from open-air drug markets in the Tenderloin and SoMa districts over the last four months, according to the San Francisco Police Department. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, SFPD announced that between May 29 and Oct. 1 of this year, it had seized 82 kilograms of narcotics, including 47 kilograms of fentanyl.That amounts to approximately 180 pounds of total narcotics seized and just over 100 pounds of fentanyl. During that same time period, SFPD said it had made a total of 1,233 drug-related arrests. 2 children dead after falling into pool at San Jose day care facility Of those arrests, 380 were for narcotics sales, 582 were for narcotics use, and 271 were connected to warrants and other charges."Our joint efforts to shut down the open-air drug markets in the Tenderloin and SoMa are still ongoing," SFPD said. The arrests and seizures were made as part of the SFPD Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC), a downt...

Imprisoned YouTuber’s high-end car collection to be auctioned off in Maryland

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

The multimillion dollar car collection of an imprisoned YouTube star is set to be auctioned off in Maryland.Bill Omar Carrasquillo — the man behind the popular YouTube channel “Omi in a Hellcat” — was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for a scheme that involved piracy of cable TV, access device fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of copyright infringement.In addition to his prison sentence, he was subject to forfeit $30 million, and about $3 million in high-end exotic cars.“Some Lamborghinis, some Bentleys and Jeeps,” said Jennifer Crane, assistant chief of the Asset Forfeiture Division of the U.S. Marshals Service. “And, a few SUVs, some ATVs and dirt bikes.”Carrasquillo’s channel included produced videos, set to a hip hop beat, in which he shows off his collection of cars and diamond-encrusted jewelry.Omi in a Hellcat’s bling will be auctioned off at the B&O Railroad Museum in Balt...

Hurts’ breakthrough passing game resembles 2022, and so does 4-0 start for NFC champion Eagles

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts won games for the Philadelphia Eagles by margins large and small, with his arms and his legs, with eye-popping playmaking that earned him one of the richest contracts in NFL history.But it took Hurts until Sunday to achieve a new feat — leading the Eagles to an overtime win.No matter how late in the game — and Jake Elliott’s 54-yard field goal in a 34-31 win over Washington was about as late as it gets — Hurts and the Eagles find a way to pull out a win.They are 4-0 for the second straight season, one of two undefeated teams in the league. The other is San Francisco, and an NFC championship game rematch — even in October — doesn’t seem so far out of reach.Hurts turned in his first true 2022 performance of this season. He threw for 300 yards for the first time this year and connected with A.J. Brown for two touchdowns. Brown, one of Hurts’ closest friends on the team, said he saw a fire in the QB that had been missing.The Eagles were hardly inspiring o...

Vuitton transforms Paris with a playful spectacle of color, stars and history

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

PARIS (AP) — It was more than just another fashion show in the City of Light. Louis Vuitton’s latest extravaganza on Paris’ most famous street, the Champs-Elysées, transformed an iconic 19th-century art nouveau space into an evolving artwork. As guests entered, they encountered an ephemeral installation — a vast, expanding balloon structure that melded with the walls. But as avant-garde as it was, the installation’s plastic, coupled with an autumnal heat wave, had some attendees likening it to a fashionable, yet sweltering, greenhouse.The designs? A riot of colors, ludic patterns, and subtle riffs on harlequins. A visual feast that kept the eyes and iPhones flitting from one ensemble to the next.Yet the decor and fashion might have met their match in star power. The luminaries of Hollywood — Zendaya, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Jaden Smith, and a host of others — converged, turning the venue into a veritable galaxy of celebrities. The heat outside mirrored the f...

Denver weather: When will it snow, average first snow date

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- October is upon us, and for most, that means enjoying some beautiful fall foliage, pumpkin picking and maybe a little spooky Halloween fun.It is also the month that the Mile High City typically sees snow for the first time of the season.While most snow happens in winter, it has never been very good at respecting seasonal boundaries. The one between fall and winter is no exception, especially in Denver.Will Denver see snow this week?If you were hoping to start off your October with some snow, you may be disappointed. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels said unless you head up into the mountains in the next few days, it is unlikely that you will see any snow.Michels specifically said that Denver looks to stay dry through the end of next week.When will Denver see snow?The average date for Denver's first snow of the season is Oct. 18, but as with all averages, it could come sometime before o...

Man arrested, accused of illegally killing 3 bears in Colorado

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Howard man was arrested and accused of illegally killing three bears, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.On Sept. 29, CPW officers found three bears -- a sow (adult female) and two cubs -- that had been killed and dumped southeast of Salida. CPW Officers had been responding to several anonymous tips and reports on social media about an alleged poaching incident.An investigation led the officers to obtain a search warrant on Saturday for a home near Howard. Watch: Bear breaks into Colorado home, steals steak Officers found evidence that the bears had been shot and killed there on Monday, Sept. 25, CPW said.Paul Stromberg, 52, was taken into custody on a number of charges, including one count of illegal destruction of wildlife, a felony. Misdemeanor charges include three counts of willful destruction of wildlife, three counts of unlawfully hunting black bear, three counts of unlawful possession of wildlife and three counts of wasting edible portions of game ...

Miami Beach Police investigate shooting, possible code violations at controversial home

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:24:09 GMT

A reported shooting in Miami Beach has sparked an investigation by Miami Beach Police, leading to a luxury car being towed and allegations of code violations at a home.According to police, just before 7 p.m. Sunday evening, officers responded to the 4700 block of Alton Road in Miami Beach regarding a reported shooting.Anna Minadakis, a nearby resident, told 7News that her son witnessed a suspicious person wearing a ski mask across the street.“We heard three shots being fired and he said he saw a guy across the street, he had a ski mask, a black ski mask on,” Minadakis said. According to the preliminary investigation, a dark-colored vehicle drove up to the home and several unidentified subjects exited the vehicle. The subjects attempted to break into several vehicles that were parked at the home and were confronted by renters at the home. Gunshots were fired but there were no reported injuries.“I heard boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, like eight gunshots I guess,”...