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Two killed, six injured in crash on I-680 in Pleasanton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

PLEASANTON – Two people were killed and six others were injured in a crash Monday afternoon on Interstate 680 in Pleasanton, the California Highway Patrol said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Child killed in alleged Martinez DUI highway crash is identified Crashes and Disasters | Driver says he hit a deer, police found a dead body in his car Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian killed in San Leandro hit-and-run collision; suspect later arrested Crashes and Disasters | A road to paradise paved in misery: 4 college students are just the latest to die on Malibu’s broken highway Crashes and Disasters | Teenager killed Sunday evening in crash on Richmond bridge The solo-vehicle collision was reported around 2:35 p.m. on southbound I-680 at the Sunol Boulevard off-ramp, according to CHP dispatch logs.A 2004 Honda Pilot left the roadway and hit a tree, CHP Officer Tyler Hahn told the Bay Area News Group.T...

DA Price to pursue charges against alleged Nishita killers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

(KRON) -- Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Monday that she plans to pursue murder charges against two men accused of killing Kevin Nishita. Nishita was working as a security guard for KRON4 when he was killed in Oakland on Nov 24, 2021. “My office has reached a decision regarding the charges against two of the three defendants accused of murdering Kevin Nishita," Price said. “We believe there is evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to charge both defendants, Shadihia Mitchell and Hershel Hale, each with one count of first-degree murder."Hale, Mitchell and Laron Marques Gilbert were all charged with murder, attempted robbery, and assault with a firearm by Price's predecessor, Nancy O'Malley in early 2022. Price opted to go forward with the charges against Mitchell and Hale, as Gilbert remains at large. Woman vanishes in Santa Cruz, musician boyfriend uncooperative, police say Nishita, 58, was providing security for KRON4 reporter on Oakland's 14...

Heat from Martinez refinery flaring sparked fire, air officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

(KRON) -- Bay Area air quality authorities said flaring at Martinez Refining Company sparked a grass fire over the weekend.As of Monday afternoon, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued the following notice of violations to the refinery for Sunday's incident:Public NuisanceVisible emission standard exceededIllegal fire on a no burn dayThe air district said it received a Contra Costa County Community Warning System Level 1 alert from the refinery at 4:26 p.m. Sunday. The refinery's alert stated that a smoke plume was being generated by a "grass fire," but it did not mention refinery flaring, air district officials said. "The alert specifically stated that the smoke was from a grass fire. The alert did not mention flaring directly. But when Air District staff contacted MRC to discuss the CWS Level 1 alert, they said the grass fire was caused by 'the heat of the flare,'" BAAQMD wrote.A witness sent air district officials a photograph of a thick, black smoke plume billowing...

Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on Israeli War Crimes. . . ISI Document Blows Up Pakistan's Case Against Imran Khan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

This article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.At the end of November, my colleague Dan Boguslaw caught up with Bernie Sanders on his way into a meeting with Democrats in the Capitol, and had a chance for a brief interview. He asked Sanders if he had any plans to force a vote that would condition military aid to Israel on the country’s willingness to abide by international laws of war. Sanders responded in the affirmative. I covered the exchange the next day on Counter Points, and added that there actually is an obscure procedural tool Sanders could use to force a vote. It’s outlined in Section 502(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act, and it’s never been used in this way, but the law is extremely clear. Two weeks later, Sanders has now introduced a resolution to force a vote using 502(b). It has to sit in the Foreign Relations Committee for 10 days before it can be brought to the floor, which means it’ll be ripe in the Ne...

Girona back on top of Spanish league after beating Alaves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Girona returned to the top of the Spanish league after a comprehensive 3-0 win over mid-table Alaves on Monday.The result lifted Girona two points ahead of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and nine clear of third-place Barcelona.Striker Artem Dovbyk scored two goals and winger Yan Bueno Cuoto dazzled on the right wing as Girona was far superior.Alaves has gone 24 matches away from home without a win, the worst such run in the club’s history.The surprise title contender took the lead midway through the first half when Dovbyk was on hand to nod home a rebound after Antonio Sivera could only parry Cuoto’s shot.Cuoto was involved again four minutes before halftime when the tricky winger fed Portu, who spun and rifled in a low shot.With an hour gone, Dovbyk made it 3-0 from the penalty spot after Cuoto was brought down in the box. It was the Ukrainian striker’s 10th goal in 16 games. Only Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham has scored more.Alaves was 13th place in La Liga, three...

Osborne, Betts lead No. 2 UCLA women past No. 13 Ohio State, 77-71

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 19 points, Lauren Betts had 17 and No. 2 UCLA beat No. 13 Ohio State 77-71 on Monday night.Kiki Rice had 15 points and Gabriela Jaquez had 11 points for the Bruins (10-0), who overcame a sluggish first half and out-rebounded the Buckeyes 40-30.Jacy Sheldon scored 30 points and Taylor Thierry added 20 for Ohio State (9-2).NO. 16 INDIANA 109, EVANSVILLE 56BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Yarden Garzon scored a career-high 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting, Mackenzie Holmes had 22 points and 10 rebounds for her 22nd career double-double, and Indiana beat Evansville.Indiana (9-1) shot 71.7% from the field (38 of 53) for the highest single-game percentage by a Division I team this season. Indiana also tied a program record for points in a third quarter with 34.Freshman Maggie Hartwig scored 13 points for Evansville (2-8).NO. 17 UCONN 88, BUTLER 62HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Ashlynn Shade scored a season-high 22 points, Paige Bueckers had 16 points a...

Garzon, Holmes combine for 52 points and No. 16 Indiana women beat Evansville 109-56

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Yarden Garzon scored a career-high 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting, Mackenzie Holmes had 22 points and 10 rebounds for her 22nd career double-double, and No. 16 Indiana beat Evansville 109-56 on Monday night.Indiana (9-1) shot 71.7% from the field (38 of 53) for the highest single-game percentage by any Division I team this season. Indiana also tied a program record for points in a third quarter with 34. Garzon scored 12 of Indiana’s 27 first-quarter points to help build a 12-point lead. Garzon finished the half with 12 points and Indiana led 51-28 as Evansville was held to 10-of-29 shooting (35%) with 11 turnovers. Holmes scored five points in Indiana’s 9-0 run to close the third quarter for an 85-47 lead — and the Hoosiers started the fourth quarter on a 19-2 run to make it 104-49. Senior guard Sydney Parrish, who had recorded 10 rebounds in each of Indiana’s last three games, scored a career-high 12 points, to go with five rebounds, for Indiana. Sara...

Walker tops 1,000 career points, Michigan State cruses past Oakland 79-62

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 14 points and dished five assists and Michigan State shot just under 50% from the field to cruise past Oakland 79-62 on Monday night. Walker, coming off a 25-point effort in the Spartans’ 88-64 win over No. 6 Baylor Saturday night, was knocked to the floor as he hit a baseline jumper with 8:24 left to reach 1,000th career points, then completed the three-point play. The senior hit 5 of 12 from the field, including 2 of 6 from behind the 3-point arc. Michigan State’s offense sputtered to start the season, especially from behind the arc, but hit 63.3% from the field against Baylor and was even hotter from distance, knocking down 8 of 12 3-point attempts. It was its best shooting performance since a win over Savannah State on December 31, 2017. While the Spartans cooled against the Golden Grizzlies, they still knocked down 29 of 59 from the floor (49.2%) and 9 of 21 from deep (42.9%).Jaden Akins scored 11 points and blocked a p...

Millions of dollars at stake if Wizards, Capitals move, DC think-tank says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

There are thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue at stake if Capital One Arena hosts fewer events as a result of the Washington Capitals and Wizards moving to Northern Virginia, according to a new analysis from the D.C. Policy Center.When the Capital One Arena opened in 1997, it resulted in growth around the facility, the report found. At the time, there were 14 residential buildings within half a mile of the arena and since then, the city has added 28 new ones.As the neighborhood developed, its employment growth outpaced the rest of the city until the pandemic in 2020. For one, there were 69 restaurants within a half-mile of the arena in 1999, and since then, 139 others have opened. However, currently, there are only 98.If the arena isn’t as much of a destination, some businesses could move or close. Some already did in the aftermath of the pandemic, and further closures could result in the loss of up to 2,250 jobs and $76 million in annual sales, the analysis f...

Maryland officials approve a lease extension for the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:06 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials approved a lease extension for the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Monday, formalizing a long-term agreement between the team and the state and capping months of negotiations that were challenged by how to proceed with future development plans near the ballpark.The state’s Board of Public Works, chaired by Gov. Wes Moore, voted 3-0 for the lease extension, after it was approved by the Maryland Stadium Authority earlier in the day.“This is a great day, and I am thrilled to tell you why, but first I want to say something that I have been waiting to say for a long time: Baltimore, the deal is done,” Moore, a Democrat, said at a news conference.The deal extends the lease for 30 years, with an option to end it after 15 if the team does not receive approval from state officials for development plans next to the stadium.The Orioles’ lease at Camden Yards, which is owned by the state of Maryland, was set to expire at the end of the year. ...