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Another leak at Martinez refinery brings hazardous materials team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

MARTINEZ — Health officials in Contra Costa County assured the public Friday that they didn’t believe there was any danger following the release of petroleum coke dust from the Martinez Refining Company early Friday.Related ArticlesEnvironment | At least 16 migrants killed in bus crash in Mexico Environment | Collision at major Brentwood intersection injures 12-year-old on bike Environment | Man fires gun to get wedding’s attention, shoots grandson, 12 Environment | Park Service says search for missing Point Reyes swimmer is now a ‘recovery effort’ Environment | At least 21 dead in bus crash outside Venice In a statement, Contra Costa County Health Services said a hazardous materials team investigated the reported release of the dust about 11 a.m., and determined that it likely wasn’t bad enough to cancel the city’s community events, including Alhambra High’...

Parts of West Maui to reopen to tourists on Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

By Forrest Brown | CNNParts of West Maui are still on track to begin a phased reopening to tourists starting Sunday, October 8 – but the action comes with some controversy.A portion of the popular Hawaiian island was devastated by deadly wildfires in early August, and some residents of hard-hit Lahaina have petitioned Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay reopening, saying the community needs more time to heal.But as of 5:30 p.m. ET Friday, the phased reopening was still on schedule according to the Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau and the office of Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen.Here’s where things stand for the tourism-reliant island heading into the weekend:What’s opening on MauiAreas of West Maui – including Nāpili, Kāʻanapali, Honokōwai and Kapalua – are part of the reopening, according the Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau.However, the return of vacationers to resorts will be staggered, according to a news release from Bissen’s office. Phase I will encompass the nor...

At least 16 migrants killed in bus crash in Mexico

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

Associated PressMEXICO CITY — At least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said.Mexico’s National Immigration Institute originally reported 18 dead, but later lowered that figure. Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca later said there had been an overcount due to some of the bodies being dismembered, and that the real death toll was 16.Both sources said the dead include two women and three children, and that 29 people were injured. There was no immediate information on their condition.Photos from the scene showed the bus rolled over onto its side on a curvy section of highway in the southern state of Oaxaca. The cause of the crash in the town of Tepelmeme, near the border with the neighboring state of Puebla, is under investigation.The institute said a total of 55 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, were aboard the vehicle.It was the latest in a series of migrant deaths in Mexico amid a surge in migrants trav...

1 night in a San Francisco mall yields 9 arrests

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Undercover San Francisco police officers spent one evening in the city's biggest mall and busted nine retail thieves. Tuesday evening's enforcement blitz inside San Francisco Centre was part of an ongoing citywide operation by the San Francisco Police Department. "The operations are already showing promising results, with officers making dozens of arrests in recent days and recovering thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise at San Francisco’s most victimized retailers," SFPD wrote. A surge in enforcement in the city is being funded by a $15.3 million state grant aimed at combatting brazen and rampant retail thieves who plague local businesses. "Our city will not tolerate criminals ransacking our businesses," Police Chief Bill Scott said Friday. "Not only are these crimes devastating to our business community and local economy, too often we’ve seen these crimes escalate into violence."A suspected shoplifter is taken into custody at the mall. (SFPD photo) A ...

Alameda formally requests SF's Portola Music Festival to be discontinued

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

(KRON) -- The annual Portal Music Festival draws thousands of people every year to Pier 80 in San Francisco. However, there are some who are in opposition to the popular 21 and over event continuing in the future. Alameda is formally requesting the Portola Music Festival be either discontinued or moved to a different venue farther away, the city announced this week in a Facebook post. The city cites "significant noise complaints" as a reason for the request. Although the two-day festival itself does not take place in Alameda, officials have received noise complaints from Alameda residents. This year, the event took place on Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1 -- ending at 11 p.m. both days. Pier 80 is approximately five miles across the San Francisco Bay from residential neighborhoods in Alameda. SF’s Portola Music Festival causes noise complaints in Alameda Last year, noise complaints were reported from Alameda residents due to the music festival. KRON4 spoke to multiple Alame...

Las Vegas police video shows first-ever arrest in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man charged with murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur knew the gravity of his arrest last week near his home on the outskirts of Las Vegas, according to police body camera footage released Friday. “So what they got you for, man?” an officer asks Duane “Keffe D” Davis.“Biggest case in Las Vegas history,” Davis says, recounting the date that Shakur was gunned down — “September 7th, 1996.”Police and prosecutors allege Davis was the mastermind behind the drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip that killed Shakur at the age of 25.Now, more than 27 years later, Davis was handcuffed around the wrists and in ankle shackles in the backseat of Las Vegas police car and headed toward a county jail, where he remains held without bond.“I ain’t worried,” Davis told the officer. “I ain’t did (expletive).”The police videos, totaling more than an hour of footage, show Davis arrested while on a walk around sunrise Sept. 29 while walking in his otherwise ...

O’Mahony set for 100th test and Ireland glad he’s on their side at Rugby World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The low-down on Peter O’Mahony is he’s a dream to play with and a nightmare to play against.He’s an old school, heart-on-the-sleeve type, who’s beloved in the Ireland setup. But when the same teammates cross him in provincial games, there’s no love lost.“As an opponent he was a nightmare, as a teammate the best,” former Ireland captain and Ulsterman Rory Best said. Present teammate and Leinsterman James Lowe can vouch for that: ”You definitely hate to play against him but love to have him in your team.”O’Mahony follows Best to 100 tests for Ireland on Saturday in the decisive Rugby World Cup match against Scotland at Stade de France. He’s played with all of Ireland’s nine other centurions, including John Hayes, who retired from internationals before O’Mahony’s debut in 2012. O’Mahony played beside Hayes in his last months at Munster. The 100 club includes Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara, Paul O...

Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish starting Game 1 of ALDS against Texas; Rangers’ Scherzer faces live hitters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles are starting Kyle Bradish in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against Texas and rookie Grayson Rodriguez in Game 2.The Rangers’ picture is a bit murkier.Texas still hadn’t announced a starter early Friday evening for a series opener that was beginning about 18 hours later. The Rangers used Jordan Montgomery and Nathan Eovaldi in their sweep of Tampa Bay in the Wild Card Series, which would seem to make Dane Dunning the likely starter to begin this matchup with Baltimore.The other big question for Texas right now is the health of Max Scherzer, who faced hitters Friday. The 39-year-old right-hander said he’ll have to see how he recovers Saturday.“I’m coming out of a shoulder problem here, and I’m learning what my shoulder can and can’t do,” Scherzer said. “So much of this battle, me getting back, has been in the recovery process from throwing. Obviously a positive sign to be able to go out there and throw again...

Insurance claim denied for Denver music venue flooded by burst pipe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An independent live entertainment venue is once again asking for help after insurance denied its claim for flood damage.HQ was flooded with 10-12 feet of water after a pipe broke outside its building in August. The venue has been closed ever since.“Any music venue in the country will tell you October is the most profitable month of the year, and we’ve lost it all,” co-owner Scott Happel said.Over the past several weeks, the basement has been cleaned and gutted. Now, Happel and his team are waiting for a structural wall to be torn out and rebuilt before they can allow patrons inside the building. ‘Turkey lady’ confronted while helping neighborhood birds cross the street The construction costs fall on the property owner. However, the cost to remodel the space and replace all of the equipment and inventory falls on HQ.“We received a complete denial from insurance. Water from outside of your structure is a common exception in all insurance policies in Colorado, not jus...

Funeral home owner where 115 decaying bodies found claimed he was doing taxidermy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 GMT

CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home where 115 decaying bodies were found after neighbors reported nauseating smells tried to conceal the improper storage of corpses and claimed he was doing animal taxidermy at the facility, according to a suspension letter sent to him by state regulators.The Return to Nature Funeral Home facility in the small town of Penrose had been unregistered with the state for 10 months on Wednesday when owner Jon Hallford spoke by phone with a state regulator. Ghost town discovered on Colorado’s Western Slope A day earlier, an “abhorrent smell” from the facility was reported, launching an investigation.Hallford acknowledged that he had a “problem” at the property, though the Colorado Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration document obtained by The Associated Press didn't explain what Hallford meant with his taxidermy claim or how he tried to conceal improper storage of human remains.Text messages and phone calls were not a...