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Walnut Creek dentist avoids federal prison in painkiller prescription for cocaine scheme

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

OAKLAND — A Bay Area dentist was sentenced to one year of federal supervised release, avoiding jail or prison altogether, to resolve charges that he distributed prescriptions for opiate painkillers in exchange for cocaine from two Antioch drug dealers.Dr. Alireza Moheb was sentenced earlier this month by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, after pleading guilty to a federal drug conspiracy count. The sentence was agreed upon by prosecutors, who noted that the “mitigating” factors behind Moheb’s crime — like his own struggles with addiction — warranted leniency.Moheb was charged in 2021 with writing prescriptions for approximately 555 Norco pills two men who were involved in a drug ring. His co-defendants are identified in court records as Kevin Ramirez and Ramon De La Torre Ramos, and Moheb wrote in an apology letter that Ramirez offered him cocaine after Moheb complained of his own chronic pain while Ramirez was doing home construction for him.Moh...

Arrest led to suspect kicking officer in the face in San Rafael 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

(KRON) – A man violating his prohibition kicked an officer in the face while being detained on Thursday.San Rafael officers noticed a convicted felon known by law enforcement to be on Marin County probation in the 400 block of Francisco Boulevard East on Nov. 23. According to police, the officers contacted the man to conduct a probation compliance check and noticed he began to reach for his waistband. The officer placed him in handcuffs before he could reach for a weapon, police said.  Mother of San Jose toddler who died of fentanyl toxicity arrested While searching the suspect, the officers found a concealed handgun in a pant leg, police said. According to police, the gun did not have a serial number and was unloaded. The suspect grew physically uncooperative once the gun was found, according to police. The suspect kicked an officer in the face while being placed in the backseat of the police car. The assault caused a minor injury to the officer. The suspect w...

F1 champion Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-ending Abu Grand Prix on Saturday and will look to finish a crushingly dominant year with a 19th win.Victory on Sunday would take the Red Bull driver onto 54 career wins, past Sebastian Vettel and into third place all time.The three-time F1 champion’s 12th pole of the season took him to 32 overall. He starts the race ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second place and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in third.“Never bet against me,” Verstappen said afterward, jokingly referring to a comment made by his Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.Horner informed Verstappen that he had won a bet for 500 euros ($547) made with Red Bull boss Helmut Marko as to where Verstappen would qualify.“You’ve just won me 500 euros,” Horner told Verstappen over radio when he crossed the line.With a few minutes left, Verstappen led from McLaren’s Lando Norris and Piastri under floodlights at ...

La ciudad que no dejó morir a Diego Maradona

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

(CNN Español) — “La muerte no existe, hija. La gente solo se muere cuando la olvidan”, escribe Isabel Allende en “Eva Luna”, una de sus obras más reconocidas. Y es precisamente por eso que, tres años después de su fallecimiento, Diego Maradona sigue vivo en Nápoles: la ciudad lo recuerda en una cantidad casi infinita de fotografías, dibujos, altares, bustos y mensajes que evocan la gloria pasada y acompañan la gloria presente de su equipo de fútbol.En Nápoles, Maradona tiene estatus de santo popular: su imagen se puede ver en altares construidos en su honor y en otros donde convive con imágenes religiosas y de integrantes de familias que veneran al astro, quien jugó en el Partenopei entre 1984 y 1991. Su cabeza, en múltiples retratos, está rodeada por esa aureola dorada que identifica a santos (y en ocasiones a emperadores). Su presencia parece competirle a la de San Genaro, el santo oficial de la ciudad. Y aunque en las calles los carteles y las voces ...

Local businesses participate in Small Business Saturday despite snow, cold

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Businesses across the Denver metro celebrated Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25, a day created to celebrate and support small businesses.The celebration was first started by American Express in 2010 and has been sponsored by the Small Business Association since 2011. American Express created a map of the local small businesses participating in the tradition.Businesses open despite snow, cold tempsTemperatures in Denver will not get above freezing all Saturday, according to the forecast by Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Greg Perez. Some light snow also fell Saturday morning, adding to the snowfall that the metro area saw over the Thanksgiving holiday.Despite this, small businesses in the metro were open, including in Denver's West Highland neighborhood. Why are flags in Colorado at half-staff? FOX31's Greg Nieto observed several businesses shoveling sidewalk snow and opening their doors, as well as customers already out despite the snow and cold.The City and Count...

The three-year cruise is canceled

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

(CNN) — They had signed up for the experience of a lifetime: three years traveling the world from the comfort of a cruise ship, at prices that rivaled regular living expenses.But now the dream is over for passengers who’d signed up for Life at Sea Cruises’ inaugural three-year voyage. After weeks of silence, the company has acknowledged to passengers that it has no ship, and has canceled the departure, vowing to refund those who’d signed up for cruises costing up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.The cruise was originally due to depart Istanbul, Turkey, on November 1, but shortly before that date, departure was postponed to November 11 and relocated to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and then to November 30, again from Amsterdam. But on November 17 – less than two weeks before the third departure date – passengers were informed the cruise was off.Some of the passengers who booked the 111 cabins sold are still in Istanbul, having made their way there ahead of the original departure d...

More salmonella cases, two deaths reported as cantaloupe recall expands

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

(CNN) — Two people are dead and at least 99 have become ill in a salmonella outbreak tied to contaminated cantaloupes and cut fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.Salmonella cases have now been reported in 32 states in connection with this outbreak, and 45 people have been hospitalized. The two deaths were reported by health authorities in Minnesota, the CDC said.The number of brands involved in a related fruit recall has also expanded to include Rudy brand whole cantaloupes and Freshness Guaranteed brand and RaceTrac brand pre-cut cantaloupe, in addition to some Vinyard and Aldi fruit products.Recalled cantaloupes may have a sticker that says “Rudy” or “Malichita” with the number 4050 and “Product of Mexico/produit du Mexique,” the CDC said.If you have any of these recalled products at home, throw them away or return them to the store where you bought them, the CDC said. Make sure you wash any items or surfaces that have come into contact with the fr...

Gaza hostage releases reportedly delayed amid dispute over aid trucks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

Hamas on Saturday delayed the second group of hostage releases under a four-day truce agreement amid a dispute with Israel over the amount of aid entering the Gaza Strip, according to media reports.The armed wing of Hamas said it had decided to delay Saturday’s scheduled second round of hostage releases until Israel committed to allowing aid trucks to enter northern Gaza, Reuters reported. Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades charged Israel with not adhering to the agreed terms for the release of Palestinian prisoners, according to the report.The entry of humanitarian aid to the north of Gaza and the selection criteria for the liberation of prisoners were the issues in question, AFP reported, citing a statement by the al-Qassam Brigades.Hamas said it would wait for more aid trucks to enter Gaza before facilitating the second round of transfers, CNN reported, citing Israeli and U.S. officials. An Israeli official said the hostages had not yet been handed over to the Red Cross, AFP r...

Fatal crash on SR-78 prompts lane closures

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A crash on State Route 78, just west of Weekend Villa Road near Ramona, has prompted authorities to close both westbound and eastbound lanes, said Caltrans.According to Sigalert from California Highway Patrol, the incident is fatal. There are no further details at this time.FOX 5 has reached out for more information. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Ontario Liberals voting this weekend to select new leader

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:42:54 GMT

Members of the Ontario Liberal Party are voting this weekend to select their new leader to go head-to-head with Premier Doug Ford in the 2026 election.The party has been without a permanent leader since last year, when Steven Del Duca resigned after the 2022 provincial election produced a second dismal result in a row for the Liberals.The four candidates members will choose from are Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Liberal MP and former provincial cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi, Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith and former Liberal MP and current provincial caucus member Ted Hsu.The leadership race has seen the candidates sign up a record number of members, with more than 100,000 people eligible to vote for the new leader, up from 44,000 and 38,000 in the two previous leadership contests.Voting takes place largely in person on Saturday and Sunday for Liberal members in ridings across the province, with a small number of members in more remote communities voting by mail.The ballots are set...