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Avalanche kills hiker, injures 2 others in Sierra Nevada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

By Rebekah Riess | CNNOne hiker was killed and two others injured in a “wet, loose avalanche” on Split Mountain in California, authorities said this past Friday.The incident occurred on June 2nd near Big Pine, according to the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center and the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office.The mountain is about 80 miles east of Fresno in the Sierra Nevada.Around 4:30 p.m. the sheriff’s office was told about an avalanche at about 12,500 feet on Split Mountain, above Red Lake. Three hikers were caught in the avalanche while coming down the mountain they had climbed.One of them sustained major injuries and later died, the avalanche center said. The other two had minor to moderate injuries.The two survivors were evacuated Sunday evening.Monday morning, a California Highway Patrol helicopter was called in to try to recover the body of the third hiker, but weather was too bad. Instead, rescuers climbed to the site.The avalanche center said it was “a very small wet, loose avalanche,” ...

Fire at Civic Center BART Station creating transit delays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at the Civic Center BART Station that's been extinguished, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. No injuries have been reported. Hayward city website down after weekend cyber attack Delays are expected, according to SFFD. Muni service is blocked in both directions between 7th and 8th streets due to fire department activity, SF Muni said. BART delays at the Civic Center station due to police activity are also being reported.KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Fatal head-on collision shuts down Vasco Road near Brentwood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

(BCN) -- The California Highway Patrol reports a fatal head-on collision Monday morning on Vasco Road at the intersection of Walnut Boulevard south of Brentwood.Officers responded to a 6:38 a.m. report of a head-on collision that had blocked Vasco Road. The coroner was contacted 20 minutes later.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Hayward city website down after weekend cyber attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

(BCN) -- Hayward's city website was down on Monday after being targeted over the weekend by a cyber attack, city officials said. Thus far there's no sign that personal data of employees or the public was breached in the attack, which was discovered Sunday morning, according to a statement from the city. Although the city's website remains down, Hayward's 911, emergency dispatching, police, firefighter and emergency-medical services are still working. Until the website is back online, the public can conduct business with the city by telephone, mail or in person. Family contracts COVID on board Ruby Princess cruise "The city of Hayward detected a cyber-security incident and intrusion into its computer networks early Sunday morning, and as a precaution has turned off access to its public website and associated online municipal portals," the city said in a release on Monday. On Monday, IT professionals were investigating the breach, the city said. "If any data breach invo...

Biden Is Investing in Green Energy Across the South — Throwing Swing State Union Workers Under the Bus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

In 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic raged unchecked across America, President Donald Trump offered Democratic state governors an exceedingly cruel ultimatum: If you want help from the federal government, you “have to treat us well.” That exchange — lifesaving medical equipment for blue-state political support — reflects the inverse logic of the Biden administration as it seeks to revamp domestic manufacturing by directing billions of dollars into deep-red states, money that will be used to subsidize lower-paying jobs that will ultimately be able to replace union work in states that voted for Joe Biden.In late June, the Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office granted a $9.2 billion loan — its largest ever — to Ford and its joint venture partner, the Korean firm BlueOval SK, to build battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky. The cash injection follows other projects, like a sprawling chip manufacturing plant and close to a dozen solar manufacturing sites across the South.The loan,...

‘American Idol’ champ Taylor Hicks touts new single, congratulates Ryan Seacrest on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley asks Taylor Hicks about 'Teach Me to Dance' (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Former “American Idol” champ Taylor Hicks is back with his first new music in 14 years.His newest single is called “Teach Me to Dance” off his upcoming album “Porch Swing.”“Garth Brooks really enjoyed the song ...

Georgia Tech’s Eubanks stuns Tsitsipas at Wimbledon to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Until about a week ago, even Chris Eubanks did not really believe he was capable of this sort of thing — of beating the world’s best tennis players at Wimbledon, of reaching the quarterfinals at any Grand Slam tournament, of winning match after match after match on grass courts.“I would show up to tour events saying, ‘Oh, can I get through a couple rounds of here?’” he said during an interview the day before play began at the All England Club. “Now I genuinely can say, probably for the first time, I’m showing up to tournaments with higher expectations and really wanting to do well and put my best foot forward. I’m no longer feeling OK just being there. I know that I belong.”Does he ever.Eubanks, a 6-foot-7, big-serving American making his Wimbledon debut at age 27 right after claiming the first ATP title of his career, reached the quarterfinals at a major for the first time by stunning two-time Slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 7-6 (4), 3-6...

James Lewis, suspect in Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area in 1982, found dead, police say.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — James Lewis, suspect in Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area in 1982, found dead, police say.Source

Ex-Juventus president Andrea Agnelli banned for another 16 months

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

ROME (AP) — Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli was banned from soccer for another 16 months after he was charged with fraud for the way he handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.It adds to a two-year ban already inflicted on Agnelli for a false accounting case.Agnelli was also fined 60,000 euros ($65,000) by the Italian soccer federation on Monday after being judged responsible for wrongdoing in relationships with player agents and partnerships with other clubs.Juventus and seven other former Juventus directors agreed to a plea bargain with the federation in May over the salary case, while Agnelli was the only figure in the case who decided to be judged.At the start of the pandemic, Juventus said 23 players agreed to reduce their salary for four months to help the club through the crisis. But prosecutors claim the players gave up only one month’s salary.Juventus, which was docked 10 points last season for false accounting in a separate legal case, risked a ...

DC’s record high office vacancy is far from universal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:53 GMT

The office vacancy rate in the District is now a record high 18.9%, but a small share of office buildings account for a substantial portion of empty office space.Commercial real estate firm JLL repots 41% of the office vacancy rate in D.C. is concentrated in just 60 buildings, and overwhelmingly older buildings. Office buildings constructed before 2000 account for 75% of the city’s vacancy, and that is more than double a decade ago.“The pandemic has created a bifurcation in the office market of ‘haves and have-nots’ now, so if you’re an owner of an older building, you are facing challenges as tenants flock to new or recently-renovated space that offer more in the way of amenities and more of a commute-worthy experience for those employees. As a result, owners of older buildings are left with real critical investment decisions today,” said Michael Hartnett, Mid-Atlantic Research Lead at JLL.The District and developers are actively pursuing office-to-residential conversions of older b...