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Top basketball recruit Zion Sensley transfers to SF prep school

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area has a rich tradition of high school hoops. Each year across the area, gyms are packed with fans and loaded with Division 1 talent. This year, one of the best high school players in the country will be playing in San Francisco. Zion Sensley, a consensus top-40 prospect in the class of 2024, transferred to Archbishop Riordan for his senior season. Who’s still left on the Warriors’ 2022 championship team? Sensley played his COVID-impacted freshman year at Riordan before spending two years at Prolific Prep in Napa. Now, he will return to the city for his final season. "Unfinished business, I guess I could say," he said about why he's excited to be back in San Francisco. "I wanted to come back home and cap it off with hopefully a state title." Sensley has already reported offers from powerhouse college programs such as USC, LSU and Arkansas. He has taken one official visit to St. Mary's and expects to commit to a college in the next few months. "One...

Sen. Alex Padilla announces plans for senate mental health caucus

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

(BCN) -- U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla came Wednesday to the San Francisco LGBT Center to announce plans to launch a Senate mental health caucus. The caucus will serve as a bipartisan forum for senators to discuss mental health issues and pursue legislative goals. Padilla is working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and a bipartisan group of senators to launch the caucus. Prior to the announcement, Padilla held a discussion about LGBTQ youth mental health concerns with SF LGBT Center members and San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, whose district includes the LGBT Center and the surrounding Castro District. Padilla said that "given the trauma that they might have experienced in life, given the trauma and challenges of what they experience on any given day," young members of the LGBTQ community particularly need more mental health support. How median price for a 1-bedroom apartment in SF compares to national average H...

3 people are stabbed at Canadian university, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Three people were taken to hospital Wednesday after a stabbing at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Police in Waterloo, Ontario said three victims were stabbed inside the university’s Hagey Hall. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. One person was taken into custody, police said. An increased police presence was expected on campus “as officers continue to clear buildings and ensure public safety.”Police did not provide a motive for the attack and said more details will be released as they become available. The University of Waterloo said in a tweet that is it supporting the police in their investigation.It said there is no further risk to the campus community.Classes scheduled for Wednesday evening in Hagey Hall were cancelled, but all other campus operations will proceed as usual, the university said in a tweet. Source

Recuperan “posibles restos humanos” cerca de escombros del submarino Titán, dice la Guardia Costera de EE.UU.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

(CNN) –– La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos recuperó “posibles restos humanos” del fondo marino donde el submarino Titán sufrió una implosión catastrófica, y ahora realizará un análisis formal, dijo la agencia este miércoles. El hallazgo ocurre casi una semana después de que las autoridades anunciaran la tragedia que cobró la vida de los cinco pasajeros de la nave.“Los profesionales médicos de Estados Unidos llevarán a cabo un análisis formal de los posibles restos humanos que han sido cuidadosamente recuperados entre los escombros en el lugar del incidente”, informó un comunicado de prensa.Así se ven los restos del submarino Titán que fueron recuperados del fondo oceánico“Estoy agradecido por el apoyo internacional e interinstitucional coordinado para recuperar y preservar esta evidencia vital a distancias y profundidades extremas en alta mar”, agregó el presidente de la Junta de Investigación Marina, el capitán Jason Neubauer.“La evidencia proporcionará a los investi...

Alexandria toddler dead after falling from apartment window

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

Officials in Alexandria, Virginia, are investigating the death of a toddler who fell from a high-rise apartment building on Wednesday afternoon.The Alexandria Police Department said that the 3-year-old boy died of his injuries after tumbling from an upper-floor window of an apartment complex on Yoakum Parkway.Alexandria Chief of Police Don Hayes said firefighters responding to the scene located the injured child and called for police. Ultimately, the young boy did not survive.“It’s tragic for the officers who responded, stressful for the firefighters who responded, because a lot of them are parents,” Hayes said at a media briefing.“I’m a granddad. To see something like this, it’s heartbreaking. I feel for the family, I can only imagine what they’re going through right now. We’re going to do the best we can to get to the bottom of this.”Hayes said investigators had not yet determined whether the child’s fall was the result o...

Utah woman accused of killing husband after writing book about grief is sued for over $13 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and now stands accused of his fatal poisoning was filed Tuesday, seeking over $13 million in damages for alleged financial wrongdoing before and after his death.The lawsuit was filed against Kouri Richins in state court by Katie Richins, the sister of Kouri Richins’ late husband Eric Richins. It accuses the woman of taking money from the husband’s bank accounts, diverting money intended to pay his taxes and obtaining a fradulent loan, among other things, before his death in March 2022. Kouri Richins has been charged with murder in her late husband’s death. “Kouri committed the foregoing acts in calculated, systematic fashion and for no reason other than to actualize a horrific endgame — to conceal her ruinous debt, misappropriate assets for the benefit of her personal businesses, orchestrate Eric’s demise, and profit from his passing,” the lawsui...

Crash involving bus, multiple vehicles on US 36 eastbound in Superior

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

SUPERIOR, Colo. (KDVR) -- A crash Wednesday afternoon involving multiple vehicles and a bus has closed an eastbound lanes of U.S. 36 at McCaslin Boulevard in Superior. Multiple people were injured.While officials said people were transported to hospitals from the scene, an exact number of people injured was not known.A "Flatiron Flyer" bus could be seen at the crash site. The rapid transit buses, operated by RTD, run from Boulder to Denver with a station near the location of the crash.Lanes have been reopening as the scene is cleared. The eastbound lanes run toward the Denver area.This is a breaking story. For updates, check back to this story and watch FOX31 News.

Mystery gas sickens 17 at Colorado campground

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

(KDVR) — Fire officials say a reported "cloud of unknown gas" sickened 17 people at a Colorado campground, and investigators are working to solve the mystery.It happened Tuesday night at the Vallecito Creek campground, about 30 miles northeast of Durango in the San Juan National Forest. Colorado gun sales strong amid national slowdown According to the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, fire units were dispatched around 9:07 p.m. Tuesday. Ten people were reported sick at first, but responders found a total of 17 people among four campsites who were sickened by the gas."Eight people required medical treatment who presented with a variety of symptoms ranging from wheezing to nausea, throat and nose irritation," the fire district said in a release. No one needed hospitalization.Gas at campground under investigationSo what could it have been?Fire crews used gas monitors to sample the atmosphere in and around the campsites, but no hazardous substances were found, according to th...

Denver weather: Air quality alert, storm chances rise

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will feature an increasing chance for thunderstorms for the end of the workweek ahead of a few thunderstorms over the July Fourth weekend.The Denver area is under an air quality alert until 12 a.m. Thursday because of the heat and a light breeze. Hot temperatures reaching 99-102 degrees in southeast Colorado are triggering head advisories for Wednesday. Fire weather warnings remain in effect through 8 p.m. on Wednesday due to low relative humidity and light wind increasing fire danger.Weather tonight: Storm possibleThere is a slight chance for thunderstorms, mostly in Northeast Colorado, but areas like Denver will just see more clouds build in alongside a northwest breeze. Temperatures will stay seasonal and fall to the upper 50s.Weather tomorrow: Afternoon storms Thursday will start with sunshine, but clouds will quickly start to build in. As high temperatures climb to around 80 degrees, there will be an increasing chance for rain and thunders...

Coconut Grove resident says she helped woman allegedly terrorized by intruder; suspect also linked to multiple burglaries

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:45:35 GMT

A Coconut Grove resident said she lent a helping hand to a woman who claimed she was terrorized by an intruder who broke into her penthouse unit and, police said, is connected to several burglaries at the same apartment complex.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Daniella Abela said her neighbor came to her for help at their apartment building, located in the area of Virginia Street and Oak Avenue.“She was banging on my door, screaming for life, ‘Help! Help! Help!’ And when I opened the door, she was hysterical,” said Abela.Abela said her neighbor told her she was attacked by a man who broke into her apartment.“She definitely was bleeding. There was blood on my door,” said Abela.The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Benny Rainy, has since been captured. He is also accused of a series of eerie encounters with residents of the same building.According to his arrest report, the penthouse break-in took place at around midnight on June 21.Investigators s...