Saturday Links: Golden State Valkyries Sweep Aces, Advance to First WNBA Finals

Nine people — including children — were killed in a shooting at a residence in Erie, Pennsylvania on Friday, according to police. Authorities also confirmed the shooter took his own life. [NBC Bay Area]
The Golden State Valkyries completed a sweep of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces last night to advance to the franchise's first WNBA Finals. As a result, an upcoming concert at Chase Center with Doja Cat has been rescheduled. [KQED]
Prediction market leader Kalshi is opening an investigation into suspicious bets tied to President Trump's new pick for press secretary. [KRON4]
Vice President JD Vance stated he will not be watching the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the execution, by firing squad, would be streamed live online. [KTVU]
Retail giant Target has plans to hire 2,000 seasonal workers across the Bay Area ahead of the holiday season. [Chronicle]
At least four people — two in Florida, two in Alabama — are dead as Hurricane Isaias (now a post-tropical cyclone) pushes further inland across the Southeast. [CNN]
Following her botched execution in Tennessee last week, death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from a local hospital and transfered back to prison. [ABC7]
Two people earned the adoration of social media after they got married at San Francisco's City Hall wearing inflatable dinosaur costumes. [KRON4]
Country music star Ella Langley cancelled a sold-out concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday night due to what she and authorities termed "a serious security threat." [BBC]

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