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Walters: Major California freeway closed by fire center of controversy again

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

If any freeway is a cultural icon, it is Interstate 10, which stretches more than 2,460 miles through eight southern tier states, from the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica to the Atlantic in Jacksonville, Florida.Its iconic status is especially evident in Southern California, where it is known by several names as it runs through the heart of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, carrying 300,000 vehicles a day.A portion of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles is empty on Monday. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP)To those who continue the region’s tradition of naming roadways, it’s the Santa Monica Freeway. Traffic reporters refer to it as “The 10.” At one time, there was even a serious movement for Christopher Columbus – before, of course, the explorer became politically incorrect.By any name, I-10 is an important artery for a region that still depends on autos and trucks to carry people and goods. Its vital role makes it, from time to time, a political lightning rod.The freew...

Monterey road rage incident leads to hit and run

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

MONTEREY – A road rage incident lead to a hit and run near the Casanova Oak Knoll neighborhood, and ended in an arrest.The Monterey Police Department said a road rage incident Nov. 6, led to a traffic collision and escalated into a physical fight between both drivers. After the fight, witnesses said one of the drivers, William Holland, 24, purposely hit the other driver as he left the area.Police said Holland then crashed his own car into the other driver’s car which caused major damage to both vehicles. Holland fled the scene on foot.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Los Angeles PD investigating why day laborers’ report of bags full of body parts ignored Crime and Public Safety | Oakland police seek tips on how body ended stuffed in suitcase Crime and Public Safety | In need of a Hells Angels expert, Santa Clara County’s DA turned to an Antioch cop on leave in racist text scandal Crime and Public Safety | Fran...

Marin coroner identifies East Bay man who died after being swept into ocean

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

A Hercules resident died after he was swept out to sea at Point Reyes National Seashore, the coroner’s office said Wednesday.A witness saw Richard Norio Sumi, 73, fishing at South Beach before a rogue wave struck him and took him out to sea around 9 am. Saturday, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office reported.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Drivers of boxy SUVs and pickup trucks are more likely to kill pedestrians, study finds Crashes and Disasters | Marin beach visitor dies after being swept into ocean Crashes and Disasters | Fences along beach cliffs near UCSB will be made taller after 13 fatal falls Crashes and Disasters | Suspected DUI crash in East Bay seriously injures two high school students Crashes and Disasters | US-bound plane takes off with missing window panes as crew fails to spot damage The National Park Service, the sheriff’s office, and the U.S. Coast Guard searched for Sumi. He was ...

Opinion: California rollback of marijuana rules won’t help growers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

Legalizing recreational cannabis in California was supposed to bring illegal growers out of the shadows and into a robust, safe and regulated market. When voters approved Proposition 64 in 2016, the measure promised to end the damage to our lands and water that had long been part of the illegal marijuana industry.Instead, while some of the small growers who characterized the illegal business have been licensed, the new market has quickly become dominated by a handful of huge corporate farmers. Hoping to save the small growers from extinction, the California Legislature is considering rolling back some of the very environmental guardrails that were supposed to make the legal industry more sustainable.This is a big mistake. While the intent of proposals like Senate Bill 508, introduced by John Laird, D-Monterey, may be laudable, removing environmental safeguards would set a bad precedent, and it won’t save the beleaguered growers who are struggling to survive in the new market.In fact...

Man runs across I-80 in Pinole, arrested for alleged domestic battery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

(BCN) -- Pinole police arrested a domestic violence suspect Tuesday after he fled from officers and ran across Interstate Highway 80.Officers were called at 11:45 a.m. to the 1500 block of Fitzgerald Drive for a domestic violence incident involving a male allegedly pushing a female.When officers arrived, the suspect fled on foot toward I-80, then across all lanes of traffic into the open area behind Safeway.Officers established a perimeter and were able to safely take the subject into custody with assistance from Hercules police, their drone unit, and a Richmond Police Department K9 unit. Burglars crash vehicle into Oakland Trader Joe’s store: police Police identified the subject as Aaron Fletcher, a 26-year-old male out of Vallejo, who had warrants from Benicia police, the Marin County Sheriff's Office, and the CHP, for burglary, evading an officer, resisting arrest, reckless driving, and other charges.Fletcher was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on suspicion of domes...

Pedestrian struck in San Jose fatal collision last week identified

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

(BCN) -- A woman who died after being struck by a vehicle last week in San Jose was identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office as Justina Beck, a 37-year-old San Jose resident.Beck was struck near Chesbro Avenue and Blossom Hill Road, in San Jose, at about 11 p.m. on Nov. 6.Beck was taken to the hospital following the collision but died from her injuries. Man found in suitcase on Lake Merritt identified The driver was cooperative with responding police officers.It was San Jose's 24th pedestrian death this year.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Antioch man arrested for allegedly selling illegal weapons

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

(BCN) -- Brentwood police said Wednesday afternoon they arrested a man in Antioch for illegally selling unlicensed firearms in connection with a months-long investigation.Officers this week executed a search warrant in the 2300 Block of Sycamore Drive in Antioch and arrested 21-year-old Jonathan Navarro-Parra.During the search, police found a .38 Smith & Wesson revolver and a loaded 9mm Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Neither gun was registered to Navarro-Parra. Man found in suitcase on Lake Merritt identified Officers also found various calibers of ammunition, a large amount of currency, a 50-round drum magazine, along with other evidence indicating the sale of marijuana.Navarro-Parra was arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on suspicion of various firearm and narcotic-related crimes.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Gene therapy for sickle cell and thalassemia gets approval in the UK, a world first

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K.In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it approved Casgevy, the first medicine licensed using the gene editing tool CRISPR, which won its makers a Nobel prize in 2020. The agency approved the treatment for patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia who are 12 years old and over. Casgevy is made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd. and CRISPR Therapeutics. To date, bone marrow transplants, extremely arduous procedures that come with very unpleasant side effects, have been the only long-lasting treatment. “The future of life-changing cures resides in CRISPR based (gene-editing) technology,” said Dr. Helen O’Neill of University College London. “The use of the word ‘cure’ in relation to sickle cell dise...

Las contraseñas más utilizadas en el mundo: asegúrate de que la tuya no esté en la lista

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

Si desea que sus correos electrónicos, “banca en línea”, etc, estén a salvo de los piratas informáticos, sería prudente hacer un esfuerzo en buscar una contraseña segura.NordPass, la herramienta de gestión de contraseñas del equipo detrás de NordVPN, se asoció con investigadores independientes para publicar su estudio de las 200 contraseñas más comunes utilizadas en 2023.De las 20 contraseñas más comunes del mundo, 17 se pueden descifrar en menos de un segundo, así que piénselo dos veces antes de decidir ingresar “123456” o la aún más creativa “contraseña” para proteger sus cuentas en línea.Las contraseñas más populares son algunas de las combinaciones más vagas, incluso cuando las amenazas a la ciberseguridad siguen aumentando: más de 53 millones de ciudadanos estadounidenses se vieron afectados en la primera mitad de 2022, según datos de la AAG.El estudio de NordPass mostró que el 86% de los ciberataques utilizan credenciales robadas, y las cuen...

South Africa recovers to set Australia 213 to win Cricket World Cup semifinal after Miller’s 101

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:28 GMT

KOLKATA, India (AP) — South Africa recovered from a bad start to set Australia a target of 213 to win their semifinal match at the Cricket World Cup on Thursday.David Miller struck 101 to help the South Africans rebound from a perilous position at 24-4 in the 12th over and post a respectable 212 all out with two balls remaining in the innings.Heinrich Klaasen scored 47 runs off 48 balls and put on 95 off 113 for the fifth wicket with Miller to rescue the Proteas.The recovery came after Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood took advantage of helpful overhead conditions to rip through the top order, leaving the South Africans struggling after winning the toss and choosing to bat first.Temba Bavuma (0) fell in the first over and a frustrated Quinton De Kock was out for just 3 off 14 balls when he skied Hazlewood to a backpedaling Pat Cummins.Aiden Markram got a thick outside edge off Starc to David Warner for 10 and Rassie van der Dussen (6) edged Hazlewood to Steve Smith at second slip.Th...