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Citing its ‘vulgarity or violence,’ Utah district bans Bible

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

By Sam Metz | Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.The 72,000-student Davis School District north of Salt Lake City removed the Bible from its elementary and middle schools while keeping it in high schools after a committee reviewed the scripture in response to a parental complaint. The district has removed other titles, including Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” and John Green’s “Looking for Alaska,” following a 2022 state law requiring districts to include parents in decisions over what constitutes “sensitive material.”A district spokesperson, Chris Williams, said it doesn’t differentiate between requests to review books. The reviews are handled by a committee of made up of teach...

Bellarmine names former Super Bowl champ as its new football coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

SAN JOSE – David Diaz-Infante has been hired to replace Jalal Beauchman as the head coach of the storied Bellarmine College Prep football program, the school announced Friday.Diaz-Infante graduated from Bellarmine in 1982 before going on to play at San Jose State and in the NFL. The former offensive lineman won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos in the late 1990s.“David brings a sense of pride, tradition, and hard work from his playing days at Bellarmine, San Jose State, and the NFL,” Bellarmine athletic director Kevin Saldivar said in a news release. “His love and enthusiasm for Bellarmine football and the life lessons that the game can teach young men is what is most exciting about this new chapter of Bellarmine football. I can’t wait to see David build on the past success of the program while forging his own legacy for many years to come.”Diaz-Infante, 59, played on the Bells’ first Central Coast Section championship team in 1981.“I am beyond excited to hav...

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

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Suspect wanted in shooting of 4-year-old identified by Oakland PD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department has identified a suspect wanted in connection to the shooting of a 4-year-old girl earlier this week. On Friday, OPD identified the suspect as 19-year-old Lamarion Griffin of Oakland. Mugshot released of San Jose crime spree suspect; 3 dead Griffin is wanted in connection to the shooting that occurred on Wednesday, May 31 just before 9 p.m. in the 3400 block of 68th Avenue. The victim in that shooting, a 4-year-old girl, was taken to the hospital and is currently listed in stable condition. Oakland PD and CrimeStoppers of Oakland are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Anyone with information about Griffin's whereabouts is asked to contact the OPD Criminal Investigation Division at (510) 238-3644.

San Francisco to open new 'command center' targeting open air drug markets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The City of San Francisco will be opening a new command center near Civic Center that will target open air drug markets, the SF Department of Emergency Management confirmed Friday. The center is related to a targeted initiative that's a joint effort involving the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), the San Francisco Police Department, and the Department of Public Health. KRON4's Focus on Fentanyl The targeted initiative was launched on April 17, "in order to more closely coordinate and direct resources to better understand and disrupt open air drug markets," the DEM told KRON4. The new command center will officially be known as a "Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC)," that's intended to "enhance existing unified command efforts by moving from a virtual to an in-person environment," the DEM said.The command center is intended to "formalize the communications and operational coordination already in progress with state and federal partners, an...

Virginia Beach schools superintendent chosen to lead Loudoun Co. schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia has hired Aaron Spence, superintendent of Virginia Beach Public Schools, to be the school system’s next superintendent.The school board voted 6-1 to approve Spence’s candidacy.Spence takes over for Daniel Smith, who was appointed interim superintendent in December. Smith had previously served as the school system’s chief of staff. Spence has led Virginia Beach schools since 2014.Loudoun County Public Schools, a Northern Virginia division with about 83,000 students, has been mired in controversy and scrutinized for the way it handled two in-school sexual assaults by the same student on different school campuses in 2021.After getting elected, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order calling for a review of how Loudoun County handled the assaults. Attorney General Jason Miyares impaneled a special grand jury.Former Superintendent Scott Ziegler was fired in December, a day after a special grand jury criticized the school s...

Montgomery Co. police searching for man suspected of groping women along Bethesda Trolley Trail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

The Bethesda Trolley Trail. (WTOP/Scott Gelman)Montgomery County, Maryland, police are searching for a suspect they say groped multiple women on two separate occasions near the Bethesda Trolley Trail last month.The suspect groped women in the adjacent neighborhood along the trail between Edson Lane and Tuckerman Lane, police said in a news release Friday.In the first case, on May 21 at 9:30 p.m., a woman was walking on Nicholson Lane near the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center when police said she was approached by a man riding an electric scooter. The suspect knocked her to the ground and groped her. She was able to run away and call police, according to the release.Then, on May 23, two women were walking along the trail when they were approached by the same suspect riding an electric scooter. The suspect, police said, followed them and “touched them inappropriately.” One of the victims took a video of the suspect as he fled the scene.Police described the suspect as an adul...

Man cleared in hunters’ murders after 21 years in prison seeks $1M from Michigan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $1.02 million for wrongful convictions, a day after a prosecutor dropped murder charges and ruled out a second trial.Jeff Titus’ convictions were thrown out in February based on newly discovered evidence, a key threshold to get compensation from the state, attorney Wolf Mueller said in the lawsuit.Titus, 71, has long declared his innocence in the fatal shootings of Doug Estes and Jim Bennett near his Kalamazoo County land in 1990.He was released from prison — and a life sentence — earlier this year when authorities acknowledged that Titus’ trial lawyer in 2002 was never given a police file with details about another suspect. Thomas Dillon was an Ohio serial killer whose five victims between 1989 and 1992 were hunting, fishing or jogging.There is no dispute that the failure to produce the file violated Titus’ constitutional rights.“The ‘new ...

NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

All Times EDTDouble Elimination; x-if necessaryAt Plainsman ParkAuburn, Ala.Friday, June 2Samford 4, Southern Miss. 2, 10 inningsGame 2 – Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+Saturday, June 3Game 3 – Samford vs. Game 2 winnerGame 4 – Southern Miss vs. Game 2 loserSunday, June 4Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loserGame 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winnerMonday, June 5x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winnerAt Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, La.Friday, June 2Game 1 – LSU (43-15) vs. Tulane (19-40), 3 p.m., ESPNUGame 2 – Oregon St. (39-18) vs. Sam Houston (38-23), 8 p.m., ESPN+Saturday, June 3Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winnerGame 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loserSunday, June 4Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loserGame 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winnerMonday, June 5x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winnerAt Davenport Field at Disharoon ParkCharlottesville, Va.Friday, June 2Virginia 15, Army 1Game 2 ...

Red Sox lefty Chris Sale to miss one start, at least

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:53:32 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale will miss his next start and may have to go onto the injured list with a sore shoulder, manager Alex Cora said on Friday.The seven-time All-Star, who hasn’t had an injury-free season since 2017, left Thursday night’s start against Cincinnati in the fourth inning after two visits from the medical staff. The team was awaiting the results of an MRI on Friday morning, when Cora said Sale reported soreness. “We don’t know where we’re at, but it’s a possible IL,” Cora said before Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Sale, 34, has been to the IL in each of the last five seasons, missing all of 2020 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource