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South Bay students struggle to bounce back after pandemic plunge

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

As we pass the third anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no secret that students have been greatly affected across the United States. Researchers note historic learning setbacks compared with math and reading test scores before the pandemic.According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, math and reading scores in spring 2022 saw their most significant drop on record.John Schmitt, a 51-year-old math teacher at Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School, said the pandemic derailed the educational system in the U.S. “I think what COVID did was it drove further inequalities in our system,” Schmitt said.He saw students with parents who weren’t always present at home facing more struggles during distance learning. “The parents couldn’t be chasing the kids on their homework because the parents were working night jobs,” Schmitt said.Irene Castillon, a 36-year-old history teacher and assistant principal of academics a...

Sergio Romo makes final MLB appearance with Giants

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Three-time World Series champion Sergio Romo made the final appearance of his MLB career Monday night, and an old friend took the ball from him when he stepped off the mound.Romo, 40, pitched in MLB from 2008-2022 and spent the first nine years of his career with the San Francisco Giants. He was one of nine players to win a title with the Giants in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Marin native hits game-winning free throw to send SDSU to Final Four On Monday morning, Romo announced his retirement from MLB. He wrote an essay in The Players' Tribune titled "Dear San Francisco" in which he wrote out nine takeaways from his life and career."Tonight I get to do something one last time — something that’s been one of the biggest honors of my whole life: I get to put on a Giants jersey. And before I go do that, I just wanted to write this letter, and share some thoughts with you all," the article begins. In his final outing on Monday, which was a spring training game against ...

San Jose man arrested for string of burglaries of local schools

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department arrested a man allegedly involved in several burglaries of local schools dating back to August 2022, police said. The suspect allegedly robbed at several schools in the East Side Union, Mount Pleasant and Alum Rock School Districts, according to officials.Officials said Juan Rodriguez, 44, targeted portable classrooms that did not have security systems and stole electronics including laptops, printers, security cameras and audio-visual equipment for the hearing and vision impaired. 3 earthquakes hit Pacifica 3 minutes apart Officers said they arrested Rodriguez in a stolen vehicle where they said they found several pieces of stolen equipment related to the school burglaries. On March 21, police served a search warrant at Rodriguez's home and said they found more stolen equipment from the schools.Rodriguez was booked into the Santa Clara County jail and charged with eight counts of commercial burglary, three counts of felony vandalism, one ...

Missing Mountain View boy found safe

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

(BCN) -- A 13-year-old boy reported missing Monday in Mountain View has been found safe, police said. The boy, only identified as Matthew, had last been seen around 4:45 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of Washington Street and Mountain View police asked for the public's help in finding him. San Jose family held hostage during deadly standoff Police on Tuesday morning said Matthew was found safe and they reunited him with his family. No other details about the case were immediately released. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Greek police arrest 2 suspected of planning terror attacks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece say they have arrested two terrorism suspects who had been planning attacks in the country aimed at causing mass casualties.The suspects were allegedly part of an overseas terrorism network. They are being held at police headquarters in central Athens, authorities said Tuesday.Greece’s anti-terrorism police division and National Intelligence Service were involved in the arrest, according to a police statement, and were assisted by a foreign intelligence service that has not been named.Source

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in west Denver

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sheridan Boulevard late Monday night. According to the Denver Police Department, officers were called to investigate a crash on West 10th Avenue and North Sheridan Boulevard at around 11 p.m. Monday night. The area is in west Denver in the Villa Park neighborhood. Armed suspect arrested after barricade situation lasting more than 8 hours DPD said a driver collided with a pedestrian. The pedestrian was declared dead on scene, and the driver fled without leaving any information or checking on the victim. DPD said officers located the suspect vehicle but no arrests have been made. Anyone with information on this hit-and-run is asked to call Denver Police or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Colorado had a bigger share of movers than any other state in 2021

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — More of Colorado's population was living in new homes in 2021 than any other U.S. state. Colorado's status as a destination state developed in the 2010s with a record number of people moving into the state in 2015. During the COVID pandemic, its desirability increased as a destination for workers looking for more square footage and more outdoor opportunities. A statewide shuffle of downsizing, upsizing, out-migration and in-migration took hold as rent and homeownership prices went from high to prohibitive. Armed suspect arrested after barricade situation lasting more than 8 hours More of Colorado's people were shuffled around in 2021 than anywhere else, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.The survey said 16.3% of Colorado residents over 1 year old were living in a different house in the U.S. or Puerto Rico the previous year - roughly one in every six people. Only Washington, D.C. had a higher share of movers, with 19.2%. Colorado cit...

1 detained following reports of armed person at medical center in SW Miami-Dade

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

One person was detained after police responded to reports of an armed and dangerous person at the Capital Plaza Medical Center on Kendall Drive. The incident occurred at 10700 SW 88 St. in Southwest Miami-Dade, Tuesday. According to authorities, they received at least one phone call indicating that there was somebody armed with a gun on the premises after someone on the property noticed them on a security camera. Police immediately responded to the scene around 11:15 a.m. and began clearing every level of the building. The evacuation process began on the fourth floor, and all evacuees were escorted across the street to a nearby gas station where a command post was set up.During the search, police detained one man for questioning who matched the description of the person with the gun that was described to them.The evacuees have since been cleared to return back into the building. The incident was captured by 7SkyForce from above where police could be seen around the building.As of 1 ...

Police detain 2 men in Miami Gardens suspected to be involved in shooting in Fort Lauderdale

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

Police detained two men who might be connected to a shooting. An officer in Fort Lauderdale spotted the subjects in a vehicle at Broward Boulevard on Interstate 95, Tuesday morning. The vehicle was stopped by police in Miami Gardens at Second Avenue.7Skyforce hovered over the scene where a large police presence surrounded the vehicle during a traffic stop.The driver and a passenger were taken into custody by Lauderdale Police.According to police, the vehicle, a silver Mercedes Benz, matched the description of a car potentially connected to a shooting that happened Monday in Fort Lauderdale. During that shooting, a woman was caught in the crossfire off of Northwest 20th Street. The victim was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital. She is expected to be OK.Investigators said that that woman was not the intended target. One lane along Northeast Second Avenue has been closed as police continue their investigation. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more det...

Young children, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:22 GMT

(CNN) — Another American community is reeling after a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville.Monday’s attack was the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a year and the 19th shooting at a school or university so far in 2023 that left at least one person wounded, a CNN count shows.Some 562 such shootings have unfolded since 2008.“Our community is heartbroken,” the Covenant School, a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church, said in a statement. “We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church. We are focused on loving our students, our families, our faculty and staff and beginning the process of healing. …“We appreciate the outpouring of support we have received, and we are tremendously grateful to the first responders who acted quickly to protect our students, faculty and staff. We ask for privacy as our community...