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San Jose last fall is receiving renewed interest after church leaders in the community said that they performed an exorcism on the child.The body of Arely Naomi Proctor was found in the basement of a San Jose church last September and her death was ruled a homicide caused by asphyxiation by the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.Her mother, Claudia Hernandez, has been charged with assault on a child resulting in death. Parents under investigation after letting 6-year-old son run full marathon Officials at the Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas church, where Proctor died, told the San Jose Mercury News that they performed a ceremony on the toddler to “liberate her of her evil spirits,” and that her death was “the will of God,” and not related to the exorcism.Court documents obtained by KRON found that the family “believed the child was possessed by a demon and were at the church praying for her,” according to deputy district attorney Rebekah Wise.Authorities say that Hernandez withheld food from her daughter and squeezed her neck.

LAGOS – Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74.

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 19: A group leading the effort in the recall of Santa Clara County Superior Court judge Aaron Persky, including Stanford sociology professor Michelle Dauber, center, speaks with the editorial board of the Mercury News at the Merc SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California would end what lawmakers called an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault under identical bills backed by proponents on Monday.While there is no difference in the maximum penalties, those convicted of spousal rape currently can be eligible for probation instead of prison or jail.They also may not have to register as a sex offender.

MONTEREY, Calif. - There is a dramatic increase in the number of great white sharks swimming in Monterey Bay, including an area off Santa Cruz County where a surfer was killed last year, according to a new study published Tuesday.The study found younger great white sharks that are between 5 and 9 feet long and traditionally concentrated in warm waters off northern Mexico and Southern California have moved north since 2014 as water temperatures have warmed, the Mercury News reported.Where once there were no juvenile white sharks spotted in the ocean between Aptos and Capitola, now there are dozens seen every year, according to research from scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Duke University and California State University Long Beach.

Well, that didn’t take long. As coronavirus infection rates rise across the country, some areas may have to reinstitute certain lockdown rules that had been lifted.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – California's largest utility company said its equipment might have caused a fatal wildfire last month in a county in the northern part of the state, the Mercury News reported Saturday. Investigators for the state have seized some of Pacific Gas & Electric's gear in connection with the blaze, known as the Zogg fire, the company told state regulators.

File photo shows a San Francisco 49ers helmet. SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers will fly a “Black Lives Matter” flag at Levi’s Stadium as the franchise continues its support of the fight against racial inequality.The 49ers will fly the flag next to the California state flag and the United States flag.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he has no plans to cancel the remainder of the NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.