milpitas police had not even seen the coroner's report until we told them that it was out. now they'll begin to ask questions like who was officer pack were the night he died, and did that play a role in his death. the coroner's report lists the cause of death for san jose police officer de'jon packer as fentanyl toxicity. but the official manner of death is considered an accident. >> it suggests that they don't know where officer packer got the fentanyl, how he ingested it, who he was with, if anyone. >> officer packer was found dead at his milpitas home in mid-march. sources say he was with friends the night before. the coroner's report says aside from fentanyl, packer also had marijuana and alcohol in his system. the report does not say that the coroner's investigator found any drug paraphernalia in packer's home. we took all that information to legal analyst steven clark, a former prosecutor. he says it could mean packer ingested the fentanyl somewhere else. >> for milpitas police department, this investigation is just getting under way, and it's going to be important f

the valley water district's latest drought report shows milpitas is using practically the same amount of water this year as it did in 2019 when other communities are using much more. san jose is up 31%. morgan hill 46%, and los altos hills is up 119%. >> obviously, that's something we can't sustain. our water supplies are dwindling, and we need people to conserve water. >> so how is milpitas doing it? councilmember anthony phan says the city added its own rebates for relandscaping, wash water reserving. >> milpitas is going above and beyond. we're partnering with the water district and doubling the amount of rebates that residents can earn. >> reporter: phan says homeowners can save up to $5,000 on a project. he also says the city passed its own water restriction ordinances that allow for watering only three days a week. violators get warnings and/or citations. >> this is something that i think is unique in the region. >> reporter: later this month, valley water will consider adding so-called water police that will do enforcement actions for water wasters region wide. in milpitas, len

this is the four and we begin with some developing news in milpitas were two people were involved in a hang gliding accident. welcome everyone to the four this afternoon. i'm heather holmes regularly. authorities say one hang glider was killed and another person was critically injured. this happened on monument peak. it's a 25 100 ft peak in a county park in the hills above fremont , milpitas, it's a popular spot for paragliding and hang gliding. ktvu salford reporter jesse gary is live now in milpitas with the very latest wars, jesse heather officials say the body of the man who died int the crash site. some 1700 ft higher than where i'm standing. let's go ahead and take a look at our video. officials say this call came in around 12 noon. two people were doing tandem hang gliding when the glider crashed at the monument summit in our levin park here in milpitas, milpitas, firefighters santa clara county sheriff's deputies and santa clara county park rangers responded to the accident. the garter went down just below the point where you can see the transmission towers. on the top of th

this behavior is not something that we condone, and we will continue to assist the milpitas p.d. with their investigation. we need to be mindful of the fac that we are not immune to issues that plague society, in this case, substance abuse. a problem that is growing. in 2019, there were 29 fentanyl deaths in santa clara death, and that number jumped to more than 100 last year. >> we have had a dramatic number of deaths related to fentanyl toxicity, and what that means is that people don't know they are taking it. they are buying a pill online or maybe it is laced with marijuana or any number of substances. >> the county lawnped a fentanyl working group to combat the number. >> we are increasing the number of legal folk like the district attorney and investigators who are helping us to deal with the networks, cartels brings it in, and we are going with the behavioral department to do more education. >> packer was known for his standout college football career at san jose state, and the strong standout on the force. chief mata says that as humans we are not perfect and mistakes wil

there's a gun buyback event in milpitas hosted by santa clara county. you can turn in guns at the milpitas community center. you don't have to give your name or show id. the city will give people $100 for a handgun and $200 for a ghost gun or assault weapon. the goal is to get more guns off the street. the event runs from 09:00am to 01:00pm at the milpitas community center on east calaveras boulevard. in the east bay, a demonstration unfolded outside of the chevron richmond refinery on saturday. protesters accuse the company of causing environmental damage and violating human rights kron four's. amanda hari has more. >> this is actually the 9th annual anti chevron day protest. it's a global event and protesters do it every year right before chevron's annual stockholder meeting to draw attention to the company's impact on the environment that meeting happens on the last wednesday of may each year. so chevron designed a system to pollute and poison. dozens of people gathered outside the gates of chevron's refinery in richmond to protest what they believe

if you have a weapon that you want to surrender, you can take it to the milpitas community center. you don't have to give your name or show any id. the city will offer $100 for a handgun and $200 for a ghost gun or assault weapon. city officials say the goal is to prevent weapons from hurting people are being used in any acts of violence. >> every gun we received is one less gun available that could be used and a suicide in a domestic violence. and so on and burglary. we're actively used by an unsuspecting child. >> the event will be from 09:00am to 01:00pm sunday at the milpitas community center on east calibers boulevard in milpitas officials will be checking the serial numbers of every gun collected to see if they've been stolen. >> coming up tonight, masking up for the rest of the school year, the east bay district. it is again requiring face coverings. and what police are now saying about the beloved restaurant owner who was shot and killed near his east bay business. >> getting money and drivers pockets. the latest details from governor newsom's office on the proposed $400 de

milpitas saw virtually no increase. officials say the city has gone double rebates for removing lawns and installs cisterns at home. the city has also passed strict watering mandates restricting it to three days a week. residents face warns and citations for noncompliance. milpitas says water saving programs are becoming popular with more and more people signing on every year. >>> onto fire watch now. firefighters are stilling fighting a destructive wildfire south of los angeles. hundreds of homes are under evacuation. >> it looks like a war zone. >> reporter: diane buckles returned from a trip out of state to find many of her neighbor's homes destroyed after the fire swept through her neighborhood. >> i heard it was bad but this is devastating. >> reporter: her home was spared, but many of her neighbors weren't as fortunate. the fire erupted into a nearly 200 acre inferno. >>he a fire starts, it will get established very rapidly. throw some wind on that and the steep terrain, it's a bad recipe zbl . >> reporter: the fl

a man died and a woman was injured in that accident at a park in milpitas on monday morning. kron four's dan thorn has that story for us. a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. >> the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end losing your life. just doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport, maybe and pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not write its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang gliding and paraglidi

packer's body was found in his milpitas home and it is the milpitas police handling the investigations. they tell us they're waiting for the coroner's full report before they proceed. that could take several more weeks. >> it is difficult when it is an officer involved in a situation like this. you don't think of a police officer and drug overdose in the same sentence. what needs to be done here is a careful, thorough investigation. >> reporter: over the weekend, the san jose police chief issued a statement saying in part, any allegation of illegal drug use by a san jose police officer is concerning. there are no free passes for police officers and we will not make excuses. when an officer violates the public trust on or off duty, i will hold them accountable. >> because this is a killer and there are no second chances and there is so little fentanyl required to kill somebody. people need to be educated. and the way you can do that is high profile prosecutions when warranted. >> reporter: milpitas police have told me, when the coroner's report comes out, they will take appropriate acti

because he died in milpitas. >> it is milpitas pd. they are -- and that is probably a good thing because it takes it out of san jose police and puts it in a independent police agency. just one final note, raj. my foenl's been blowing up after my reporting, at least ten, maybe twelve, police officers are telling me, quote i am glad this is finally being exposed. whatever that means, we will follow up. >> damian trujillo reporting for us. thank dame yn, our investigative unit goes in-depth on fentanyl crisis. you can watch our two-part series called "fighting fest fentanyl." download for row rowe cue, apple tv, or amazon fire, and finded story our our investigations playlist. >>> also tonight, a wig problem in san francisco and across the bay area. car break-ins. we know that. tonight, a san francisco family is raising questions how much police are pulling into tackling these problems. they made off with his family possessions as he was packing his minivan for a spring break. when he posted, a neighbor shared this video. it shows the on

tonight, several businesses in milpitas were targeted in smash-and-grab thefts. one of those was caught on camera kron four's gayle ong has the story. >> at least 4 businesses were targeted in this plaza. the owner of this restaurant says it's going to cost almost $600 to repair this window. >> it took 15 seconds to make way with the cash register at 1000 tasty restaurant in milpitas surveillance video capturing the suspect around 2.40 in the morning saturday owner or really arriving around 08:00am to a smashed window and a broken computer. the window does fall off everywhere here. maybe like 10 seconds. >> he's very quick photo show 3 other businesses were hit overnight. one other restaurant, a bakery ending nail spa, the windows have since been repaired. people who work in the area say crimes have been increasing since the pandemic began and it is not the first time leads restaurant was burglarized just 2 weeks ago. security cameras captured 2 pinged rowers near the cash register. like the 3rd time for this year. and the average time we have to >> spent a lot o

a deadly hang glider accident in milpitas. one person is dead, another was hurt. scott budman joins us why from the scene. scott, what have we learned? >> reporter: we haven't learned all that much except for the news . one man dead, as you mentioned. one woman injured in a hang gliding accident. let me show about where it happened. we are in the city of milpitas. behind me, the hillside at ed r levin county park. lots of hang gliding and paragliding happening here. the incident, we are told, happened shortly before noon. again, the man pronounced dead at the scene. the woman airlifted to the hospital. the sheriff's department doesn't have all that information, all that much information. they say they are still investigating. they say a lot of hang gliding and paragliding happens here. today was a very windy. no roads shut down or anything like that. we found plenty of people at ed r. levin still barbecuing, still throwing the frisbee around. they had no idea because this accident happened so far up in the hills. again, we are waiting for more information. we know

officer packer was 24, and found unresponsive when police conducted a welfare check at his milpitas home last month. now, multiple sources are telling nbc bay area that packer was at a party with fellow officers the night before he died. those sources also say those officers could face internal and criminal investigations. packer was a rookie with san jose pd, graduating the academy in 2021, after a stand-out check football career at san low stay zai state. san jose police department releasing an emotional statement just hours ago. chief anthony mata said in part, the full details regarding officer packer's death are still not known and are being investigated by the milpitas police department and they have our full cooperation. this behavior is not something we will condone and we will continue to assist milpitas' pd be their investigation. we need to be mindful of the fact that we are not immune to issues that plague society. in this case, substance abuse. cindy? shah vez says they recently formed a group to address the problem. >> we are working with young people and -- and people who

milpitas police chief jared hernandez explains what happens to the firearms after they are bought. they will be collected. we will do a check of the gun's serial number to determine if it was lost or stolen. if it was lost or stolen. we'll make efforts to return it to the rightful owner. that who was in possession of that before it was lost or stolen. any guns that are not returned to owners will be destroyed. we have a secure site that they get taken two and then destroyed. the county will buy back up to $50,000 worth of guns as part of its efforts to reduce gun violence and get weapons out of the community. exports more from the warriors come from behind win to take a two and a you're a champion. you're not a quitter. quitters don't do what they're supposed to. champions do. and you're a star. and you shine. that's what you do. that's what you do every day. [inspirational music] another crazy day? of course—you're a cio in 2022. but you're ready. because you've got the next generation in global secure networking from comcast business, with fully integrated security solutions al

checking on 8.80, san leandro traveling to milpitas around 15 minutes. darya. james, back to you. >> thank you very much. rain for your money this morning. president biden now pushing his new program that could help connect 10's of millions of families to the internet. last year's infrastructure package. mark billions of dollars to give low-income families $30 a month to help pay for internet service will. now the biden administration is announcing a deal with 20 companies to offer high-speed internet to those families. at that price that makes their internet essentially free, at least for an estimated 48 million households across the country. >> is going to change people's lives. this means fast and good download speeds with no data gap caps and no extra fees for the american family can say. >> manor net bill just went to $0 a month. that's fantastic. >> when we connect people with high speed internet, we connect them with the opportunity. we have to do more education to let folks now it's here. you can afford it and you really need to sign up. >> so families,

buid when their tandem hang glider crashed on monument peak in milpitas. a man was pronounced dead at the scene. the woman was who he was gliding with. is in serious condition at the hospital. investigators are still looking into the exact circumstances of this accident. oakland police are hoping witnesses will come forward as they investigate as suspicious death downtown. police say they received a call around six this morning about a person lying in the street on 13th street. and when police and fire crews arrived, they pronounced that person dead. so far, there is no word on the cause of death or the identity of that victim. president joe biden marked this memorial day alongside vice president kamala harris and defense secretary lloyd austin. they attended a ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. president biden later wreath honoring america's fallen service members. the commander in chief also addressed the families of the more than 2400 service members who lost their lives in afghanistan. you're watching ktvu fox t

at the milpitas community of this coming sunday. let's go and take a look at some video here now they are asking that anyone out there in the community who might have a gun that they're willing to surrender. you can bring it down here handed in anonymously. no questions asked. and the county along with the city of milpitas will pay $100 for a handgun or a rifle and they'll pay $200 for a ghost gun or an assault weapon and have a total of $50,000 in a fund in order to buy back as many weapons as they can this coming sunday. now the goal, they say is to prevent unneeded or on wanted weapons from harming people or committing acts of violence. >> every gun we receive is one less gun available that could be used and a suicide in a domestic violence. stolen in a burglary. we're actively used by an unsuspecting child by taking guns out of your home out of your neighborhoods. off the street. we can reduce the tragedy. >> all right. back live now again, this event is from 09:00am to 01:00pm. this coming sunday. all the guns that they collect

deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. >> the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end losing your life. doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport, maybe and pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not try its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang gliding and paragliding association reported just one hang gliding death in 2020 down from 4 deaths the previous year reporting in milpitas, dan thorn kron. 4 news investigators have not yet released the name of the victims in sausalito. one

this was at a park in milpitas and kron four's. dan storm has the story. >> a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end losing your life. doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport, maybe and pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not write its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang gliding and paragliding association reported j

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milpitas. you can turn in guns at the milpitas community center. you don't have to give your name. you don't have to show id. the city will give people $100 for a handgun. $200 for a ghost gun or assault weapon. the goal, of course, is to get more guns off the streets. >> every gun we receive is one less gun available that could be used and a suicide in a domestic violence. and stolen in a burglary. we're actively used by an unsuspecting child. >> that event will be from 09:00am to 01:00pm sunday at the milpitas community center, which is on east calibers boulevard. officials will check serial numbers on guns to see if they've been stolen. >> the first of a number of funeral services for victims of the tops grocery store shooting in buffalo, new york took place today. the family of 68 year-old deacon hayward patterson said their final goodbyes. patterson was one of the 10 people shot and killed when a gunman opened fire at the tops market in a predominantly black neighborhood. a buffalo grand j

reporter: described by milpitas fire officials as the fourth most popular site in the bay area for hang gliding and paragliding, and our 11 county park was the site of a fatal crash monday afternoon. a man died on scene. he and a woman were together on a tandem hang gliding flight. officials say the pair took off from the 1750 launch site, the highest launch point at the park. >> people who give tandem rides here -- reporter: a longtime paraglider who asked to remain anonymous says hang gliding and paragliding community in the bay area is tightknit. he says they are drawn to the park because it offers several launch points atop monument peak to match levels of experience. he noted monday afternoons wind would make for a dangerous flight. >> you can feel the gust. that is not very good. reporter: the crash happened around noon. the woman was airlifted from the scene. responding agencies did run into some issues early on. >> the terrain was very rugged. it is a single lane road to get to that location. it provided challenges for our equipment and personnel. reporter: the news coming as a

and and again, this is an investigation being conducted by the milpitas police department. officer packer died at his home in milpitas in. we await the results of that investigation. mayor sam liccardo propose random drug testing across that department as an answer to the problems. but that won't happen until the next officers association contract negotiations. chief mata says soon there will be resources to officers for substance abuse prevention. >> after one died in another 2 have been placed on leave. when an officer is found guilty. criminal conduct. i will personally. will come out reporting in san jose. justin campbell kron. 4 news. >> well, still ahead of the prophet morning news, the warriors got roughed up in memphis, taking on the grizzlies. sports director jason dumas says the highlights. we'll be right back. well, welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news here on may. 4th had we've already established. >> that we would like the 4th to be with because of the today marks here in may. but dave, i have a question. will the forecast be with us? i don't know. but i re

this behavior is not something we condone and we will continue to assist milpitas pd of their investigation. we need to be mindful of the fact of issues that plague society, in this case, substance abuse. we are not perfect and mace takes will be made. we have been working to uncover new information from the very beginning. on our web seet, you will find all the coverage on this investigation, plus how friends and family remembered packer in the weeks after his death. just go to nbcbayarea.com. click the trending bar for the latest or click john dezwron packer. >>> a tent tichb agreement has been reached about 5,000 nurses at stanford and lucille packard children's hospitals have been walking picket lines since monday demanding more staffing, better-work conditions, and other benefits. negotiations have continue auld week, trying to contract both sides like. late-last night, both sides reached a tentative deal. nurses now set to vote on it that tomorrow. pendlinging ratification, we truly look forward to welcoming our colleagues back on tuesday. a crash off the san mateo county coast killed

officer packer died at his home in milpitas in. we await the results of that investigation. >> mayor sam liccardo was also at the press conference today and he's proposing random drug testing across that department. but that is something that the police department say they cannot do right now at the next police officers association. and when they have their negotiations for contracts, they will discuss that. then while these investigations keep going of what's happening here at the police department will keep you informed for now. we're live here in san jose. justin campbell kron, 4 news. thank you, justin. sacramento officials have announced new developments in their ongoing investigation into that mass shooting that happened last month. 6 people died. 12 were injured. >> prosecutors announced they're now charging 3 men with 3 counts of murder and criminal and has 2 suspects are brothers. if smiley and dandre martin there currently both in custody. police are still looking, though, for another suspect. of peyton prosecutors and po

fous morning about hang glider crash in milpitas. the crash killed one man seriously injured a woman ktvu sally rasmus joins us now from ed loven park in milpitas with what we know so far about what happened. good morning, ali. good morning. pam in the senate, clara county medical examiner's office has not yet released the names of the people involved in this deadly crash. but we know what happened around noon yesterday here at 11 county park. in santa clara county, a man and woman were strapped together for a tandem hang gliding flight. yesterday they were descending around 1700 ft. near monument peak when something went wrong crashed. the man died at the scene in milpitas. firefighters rushed the woman. to valley medical center. the terrain is very rugged. it's a single lane road in order to get up to that location and provided some challenges for our equipment and personnel to get up there to make patient contact. we also needed to call into air ambulances in order to transport patients. once we identified him, got him off and hop

and the milpitas police. they say on sunday, people can turn in a gun for cash with no questions asked. this includes $100 for a handgun or a shotgun. $200 for an assault weapon. >> by anonymously bringing in your unwanted guns for cash and return, you will literally save lives. that is why i'm excited to announce that we're taking action to decrease gun violence in our county by buying back up to $50,000 worth of unwanted guns. >> the buyback runs from 9:00 to 1:00 on sunday at the milpitas on east calaveras boulevard. >>> the first of several funerals for the victims of the buffalo store shooting was held today. a private service was held for 67-year-old deacon hayward patterson. funerals for five other victims are scheduled for next week. the 18-year-old suspected shooter has been charged with first-degree murder, could face hate crime and terrorism charges. and less than a week after the attack in buffalo, the department of justice will highlight new efforts to combat hate crimes. natalie brant has more f

this sunday will be at the milpitas community center. kron four's charles clifford has details. >> well, here in the south bay, santa clara county in the city of milpitas have teamed up to sponsor a gun buyback event. this coming sunday from 09:00am to 01:00pm. now gun buyback events have been very successful in other locations, including san francisco in oakland. they actually had one here in santa clara county a few years ago that went really well. and so the county and the city have teamed up for this event, which will be held sunday and they have $50,000 to use to buy back guns in the way it works is if you have a weapon that you want to surrender, you can bring it here to the community center on sunday. surrender it anonymously. no questions asked. and the city in the county will offer $100 for a handgun or rifle and $200 for a ghost gun or an assault weapon they say the goal is to prevent unneeded or on wanted weapons from harming people or committing acts of violence. every gun we receive. >> is one less gun available that could b

officer packer died at his home in milpitas in. we await the results of that investigation. >> now mayor sam liccardo at the press conference today saying that he's proposing random drug testing across the department, but that is something that will need to be discussed at the next police officers association where they have their contract negotiations. right now, the police department saying that they cannot do that. obviously they will be investigating these 3 incidents. and as we learn more about what happened will pass that along to you. but a lot of problems for the department for now. we're live here in san jose. justin campbell kron 4 news. justin, thank you for that. >> sacramento officials announced new developments in their ongoing investigation into the mass shooting last month and the state capitol, 6 people were killed. 12 were injured. prosecutors announced that they are now charging 3 men with 3 counts of murder and criminal enhancements. 2 suspects are brothers, smiley and dandrae martin are currently in custody. po

reporter: described by milpitas fire officials as the fourth most popular site in the bay area for hang gliding and paragliding, and our 11 county park was the site of a fatal crash monday afternoon. a man died on scene. he and a woman were together on a tandem hang gliding flight. officials say the pair took off from the 1750 launch site, the highest launch point at the park. >> people who give tandem rides here -- reporter: a longtime paraglider who asked to remain anonymous says hang gliding and paragliding community in the bay area is tightknit. he says they are drawn to the park because it offers several launch points atop monument peak to match levels of experience. he noted monday afternoons wind would make for a dangerous flight. >> you can feel the gust. that is not very good. reporter: the crash happened around noon. the woman was airlifted from the scene. responding agencies did run into some issues early on. >> the terrain was very rugged. it is a single lane road to get to that location. it provided challenges for our equipment and personnel. reporter: the news coming as a

a man has died and a hang gliding accident our llevan county park in milpitas. officials say a woman was also critically injured in this accident. she was airlifted to a local hospital. officials say it happened just before noon today. no other details on the woman's condition right now or the relationship of the 2. but according to santa clara county sheriffs, this park is known for hang gliding there because of the winds in that area. we do have a crew headed to the scene. we're going to bring you the very latest updates on this on kron. 4 news at 5. for your help. this monday. a recent study says a 10 minute power walk every day. >> could help you live longer. the findings were published in the journal of internal medicine. i would assume at least 15, but apparently it's just 10 researchers. holland participants, physical activity for nearly 10 years come up with these results. the study shows just 10 minutes of walking a day can prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths per year. regardless of race or gender. that number tripled for exercises that last up to 3

dan thorn has the story from milpitas. a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. >> the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end losing your life. doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport, maybe and pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not try its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang gliding and paragliding association reported just one hang gliding death

investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong when a hang glider crash at a park in milpitas that accident left one man dead and sent a woman to the hospital. kron four's. dan thorn has the very latest. >> a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end losing your life. doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport, maybe and pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not write its latest

the way it works is if you have a weapon that you want to surrender, you can take it to the milpitas community center on sunday anonymously. no questions asked. and the city and county will offer you money for it 100 bucks for a handgun. $200 for a ghost gun or an assault weapon. they say the goal is to prevent unneeded or unwanted weapons from hurting people are being used in acts of violence. >> every gun we receive is one less gun available that could be used and a suicide in a domestic violence. and stolen in a burglary. we're actively used by an unsuspecting child. >> the event is going to be from 09:00am to 01:00pm sunday at the milpitas community center on east calaveras boulevard. every gun they collect will be checked to be a serial numbers to make sure they're not stolen. if the gun is stolen, they will give the proper owner chance to reclaim or surrender it otherwise. the guns will be destroyed. >> police are looking for the suspect who sexually assaulted a 17 year-old boy at piedmont high school piedmont police say they believe the woman you see here is responsible for th

several businesses in milpitas were targeted by smash-and-grab thieves. one of the incidents was caught on camera kron four's gayle ong has the story. >> at least 4 businesses were targeted in this plaza. the owner of this restaurant says it's going to cost almost $600 to repair this window. >> it took 15 seconds to make way with the cash register at 1000 tasty restaurant in milpitas surveillance video capturing the suspect around 2.40 in the morning saturday owner or really arriving around 08:00am to a smashed window and a broken computer. the window does fall off everywhere here. maybe like 10 seconds. >> he's very quick photo show 3 other businesses were hit overnight. one other restaurant, a bakery ending nail spa, the windows have since been repaired. people who work in the area say crimes have been increasing since the pandemic began and it is not the first time leaves restaurant was burglarized just 2 weeks ago. security cameras captured 2 pinged rowers near the cash register. like the 3rd time for this year. and the average time we have to >> spen

. >> happening tomorrow, there's a there's a gun buyback event in milpitas. it's hosted by santa clara county. you can turn in guns at the milpitas community center. you don't have to give your name or show id. the city will give people 100 bucks for a handgun and $200 for a ghost gun or assault weapon. the goal here is to get more guns off the street. >> every gun we receive is one less gun available that could be used and a suicide in a domestic violence. and stolen in a burglary. we're actively used by an unsuspecting child. >> the event runs from 09:00am to 01:00pm sunday at the milpitas community center on east calaveras boulevard. we now know the identities of 2 men shot and killed in a police involved shooting thursday night. one of the victims has been identified as 57 year-old michael make fun gan the other. 49 year-old rafael mendoza. police say the shooting happened after officers. we're responding to a separate aggravated assault call. this is video from the scene in the area of mariposa and owen streets. it's just one block away from ucsf benioff

several businesses in milpitas were targeted in smash-and-grab thefts. one of those burglaries >> was caught on camera kron four's gayle ong has the story. >> at least 4 businesses were targeted in this plaza. the owner of this restaurant says it's going to cost almost $600 to repair this window. >> it took 15 seconds to make way with the cash register at 1000 tasty restaurant in milpitas surveillance video capturing the suspect around 2.40 in the morning saturday owner or really arriving around 08:00am to a smashed window and a broken computer. the window does fall off everywhere here. maybe like 10 seconds. >> he's very quick photo show 3 other businesses were hit overnight. one other restaurant, a bakery ending nail spa, the windows have since been repaired. people who work in the area say crimes have been increasing since the pandemic began and it is not the first time leaves restaurant was burglarized just 2 weeks ago. security cameras captured 2 pinged rowers near the cash register. like the 3rd time for this year. and the average time we have to >

now to the south bay where several businesses in milpitas were targeted by smash-and-grab thieves. one of those was caught on camera kron four's gayle ong has the story. >> at least 4 businesses were targeted in this plaza. the owner of this restaurant says it's going to cost almost $600 to repair this window. >> it took 15 seconds to make way with the cash register at 1000 tasty restaurant in milpitas surveillance video capturing the suspect around 2.40 in the morning saturday owner or really arriving around 08:00am to a smashed window and a broken computer. the window does fall off everywhere here. maybe like 10 seconds. >> he's very quick photo show 3 other businesses were hit overnight. one other restaurant, a bakery ending nail spa, the windows have since been repaired. people who work in the area say crimes have been increasing since the pandemic began and it is not the first time leaves restaurant was burglarized just 2 weeks ago. security cameras captured 2 pinged rowers near the cash register. like the 3rd time for this year. and the average time we have to >> spent a lot

that caused a hang glider to crash at a park in milpitas. >> that accident killed a man and injured a woman kron four's. dan storm has more on what happened. >> a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. the victims relationship is unknown. this and >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end up losing your life. so doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport maybe and pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not write its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang glidin

kron four's dan thorn has the story from milpitas. >> a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end up losing your life. so doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport maybe and pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not write its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang gliding and paragliding association reported just one hang gliding death in 2020 down from 4 deaths the previous yea

that happened at a park in milpitas proper stance explains what happened. >> a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end losing your life. doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport, maybe and pretty interesting.and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not try its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang gliding and paragliding association reported just one hang gliding death in 2020 down from 4 deaths t

. >> a man died at a woman was injured in this accident at a park in milpitas kron four's. dan storm has a closer look at what happened. >> a windy afternoon at at our llevan county park becomes deadly. santa clara county deputies responding to the scene in milpitas after report of a hang gliding accident. investigators say one man died and one woman was taken to the hospital. the victims relationship is unknown. this >> especially on the holiday trial trying to have fun and end losing your life. so this doesn't get any worse than that. >> this park is a popular spot for the air sport. the usual winds and high hillsides make it ideal for launching off and then soaring into the air. authorities say the woman and the man crashed on the 2500 foot tall monument peak just before noon monday. the circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. but it is known that there are risks despite how rewarding the sport may be and will pretty interesting. and it looks like it would be fun, but i know i would not write its latest fatalities. statistics. the u.s. hang gliding and

this coming sunday at the milpitas community center. kron four's charles clifford has the details. >> well, here in the south bay, santa clara county in the city of milpitas have teamed up to sponsor a gun buyback event. this coming sunday from 09:00am to 01:00pm. now gun buyback events have been very successful in other locations, including san francisco in oakland. they actually had one here in santa clara county a few years ago that went really well. and so the county and the city have teamed up for this event, which will be held sunday and they have $50,000 to use to buy back guns in the way it works is if you have a weapon that you want to surrender, you can bring it here to the community center on sunday. surrender it anonymously. no questions asked. and the city in the county will offer $100 for a handgun or rifle and $200 for a ghost gun or an assault weapon they say the goal is to prevent unneeded or on wanted weapons from harming people or committing acts of violence. every gun we received is one less gun available that could

a gun buyback is taking place this weekend in milpitas. santa clara county district attorney's office gathered reporters this morning to help promote the event. anyone can exchange their guns for cash this sunday. from nine am to one pm at the milpitas community center. no questions asked. milpitas police chief jared hernandez explains what happens to the firearms after they're sold. they will be collected. we will do a check of the gun's serial number to determine if it was lost or . 'll make efforts to returnolen it to the rightful owner. that who was in possession of that before it was lost or stolen. any guns that are not returned to owners will be destroyed. the county will buy back up to $50,000 worth of guns as part of its efforts to reduce gun violence and get weapons and other community. do at 6 30 state lawmakers failed to pass new rules about guns on movie sets. two bills were filed after a gun after a gun actor alec baldwin is holding went off and killed. the cinematographer on a movie set in new mexico last year. the bills out

during today's press conference, milpitas police chief gerard hernandez explained what happens to the firearms after they are sold. they will be collected. we will do a check of the gun's serial number to determine if it was lost or stolen if it was lost or stolen, will make efforts to return it to the rightful owner. that who was in possession of that before it was lost or stolen. any guns that are not returned to owners will be destroyed. the county will buy back up to $50,000 worth of guns as part of its efforts to reduce gun violence and get weapons out of the community. this weekend, sonoma state university will hold commencement ceremonies and will honor hugo ramirez. he was killed last year. ramirez will get his bachelor's degree in business with a concentration in finance. his three younger brothers, matthew, cb and max, as well as his friend david will walk across the stage to receive a certificate. then 21 year old ramirez was just finished his junior year, he was walking across the street and rotor park. when he was struck by a car and killed last july. the driver in this c

this around fremont, milpitas over towards mount hambleton. look for numerous showers to pop up today. more inland. there's been a few over by the coast, mainly san mateo coast, down to santa cruz as the whole system just parks itself right over us for about a day. it's going. i mean, it's packing tremendous cold air and this time of year, it won't take long to start getting buildups again. you could get you know was sun cloud showers. sun clouds again. reports of hail. we had some in santa rosa yesterday. i would expect more. today the sierra will continue to get a little more snow today tonight into early wednesday before the system just checks off towards the east. but 1 to 4 probably cover it. and mount diablo. most of the higher elevations also extremely cold from 1/10 30 degrees west northwest at 24 mph. that'll that'll get your attention. still a couple of thirties holding on but a lot more forties. the knights don't last very long anymore, so, but they get down to 32 a couple of occasions. it's really impressive. again the lowest right

the man died in milpitas. firefighters had to airlift the woman to the hospital. now, a short time ago, i spoke with a woman who used to hang glide and lives in this area, she says. it was very windy when this all happened yesterday, and that only an experienced hang glider would be able to take off in those conditions. and even then the winds would make it very risky. when it is windy. it is loud. it is continuous crash on this hill . it's very easy to be badly injured. you're gonna break something. to hang glider or paraglider here at 11 park. you have to be a registered member of one of two hang gliding organizations. there's a northern california group as well as a national organization. you're also required to sign and mail in a waiver with santa clara county parks. in order to glide hang glide here now we've reached out to santa clara county, the medical examiner's office. the county says that they are still withholding the names and identities of the two people who were involved in this crash yesterday. we've also reached out to some of those hang gliding o

he was found unresponsive at his milpitas home in march. he had only been with the san jose police department for one year. the police chief releasing a statement saying in part this behavior is not something we condone, and we continue to assist milpitas police department with their investigation. we need to be mindful to the fact that we're not immune to issues that plague society, in this case substance abuse. they have a crisis management unit available for officers and have already scheduled training for the department. >>> after a one-week strike, the union representing 5,000 nurses reached a tentative contract agreement with stanford health services. the nurses started picketing monday, demanding higher wages and more staffing. union members still have to vote on the contract. the agreement does include a 7% wage increase plus an additional week of vacation time. stanford health released a statement saying they're pleased they reached an agreement and are ready to greet the nurses back on tuesday if the agreement is ratified. >>> ext

milpitas community center is located on calaveras boulevard. the event runs until one pm. yourself officials are monitoring a new case of the virus known as monkey pox, and as fox's steve harrigan explains , it's not as contagious as covid. but doctors want to prevent the current outbreak from getting any worse. one caution. some of the images of monkeypox are graphic. the cdc issued a warning on friday that physicians across the country to be on the lookout for symptoms of monkeypox. it's a virus that begins as a rash. it then turns to bumps filled with pus. ordinarily the course runs from 2 to 4 weeks with flu like symptoms, x pains and fever. it's sort of a weaker version of smallpox. ordinarily it's confined to west africa. but this year something different is happening. at least 70 confirmed cases in europe to in the us, and doctors here say those numbers are expected to grow. and that's because this monkeypox outbreak is a little bit unusual. it's not something that is attributable to contact with an infected animal or travel to an endemic region, but it's something

today in milpitas honored asian-american trailblazers in santa clara and alameda counties. the six honorees are people and groups making inroads in the arts sciences and in their community. they include the nonprofit vietnamese american roundtable and 14 year old tech entrepreneur samira mehta who aspires one day to become president. i have always had an interesting computer science and artificial intelligence and being able to use my skills for the greater good so recently i created a project working in precision medicine with ovarian cancer where i essentially utilize new machine learning techniques to help doctors precisely detect and classify ovarian cancer. is remarkable just 14 assembly member alex lee was among the city and county leaders who held today's tribute. being able to recognize six individuals and groups for their contributions is saying yes, we've come a long way in asian american history from being oppressed and subjugated, but now we're leading in oh so many different fields. lee says he represents the only majority asian-american district in northern, c