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Firefighters responding to large fire in West Oakland

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Fire Department is responding to a large outside fire, officials said on X. Engines 3 and 5 are on scene at 34th Street and Mandela Parkway.Video from the Citizen app shows a large, thick plume of black smoke over West Oakland.(Citizen app)This is a developing story.

Where is 'Batkid' Miles Scott now? Teen cancer free 10 years later

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Exactly one decade ago, 5-year-old Miles Scott transformed into "Batkid," saved the city of San Francisco through Make-A-Wish, and endeared countless news viewers. Today, Miles is a teenager, plays football, and is living a happy life with his family in a small Oregon town, according to Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area."Miles remains cancer free. After fighting his own heroic battle with leukemia since he was a year old, Miles visits his oncologist once a year, and has been in remission from leukemia for the past 10 years," Make-A-Wish wrote.Miles celebrates saving the city on Nov. 15, 2013. (Image courtesy Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area)Miles, now 15 years old, plays on his high school football team. (Image courtesy Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area)Miles, 15, lives with his parents, Nick and Natalie; his younger brother Clayton (who was dressed as Robin on the day of his wish); and his youngest brother, Ben, who was born after his wish.Miles said, "I’m doing amazing. ...

Campbell police arrest road rage-fueled hit-and-run suspect

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Officers with the Campbell Police Department arrested a San Jose woman who allegedly intentionally hit a motorcyclist during a road rage incident, police said.Police arrested Diane Salvadore, 69, on Sunday after she allegedly hit the victim and fled the scene of the crime. Police said they also found Salvadore was connected to another road rage incident that happened seven years ago. Beer bottle-wielding man tried hitting Petaluma restaurant patrons: police Salvadore was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run and attempted vehicular manslaughter and has since posted bail.

ChiKo owners go all-in on Capitol Hill’s ‘I Egg You’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

I Egg You will open a standalone restaurant in Southeast D.C. on Nov. 18, 2023. (Courtesy Courtesy Fried Rice Collective)I Egg You, launched as a pop-up shop by Fried Rice Collective owners Scott Drewno and Danny Lee in 2020, opens as a standalone, seven day a week dayside restaurant in D.C. on Saturday.Drewno and Lee are the restaurateurs behind ChiKo and Anju.I Egg You was originally a take-out and delivery experiment inside the Capitol Hill ChiKo for breakfast Saturdays and Sundays. The newly-built out restaurant, at 517 8th Street Southeast, will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Breakfast sandwiches have catchy names like “You Bacon Me Crazy,” “Pork, It’s What’s For Breakfast,” and “Love of Lox.” Sandwiches are priced between $6 and $13.I Egg You also taps into locally sourced ingredients, like smoked salmon from Ivy City Smokehouse in D.C. and Logan Sausage in Alexandria.Sides include potatoes, candied jalapeños and ChiKo hot sauce.Coffees include cold brew and frozen, and bo...

Phoenix New Media: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — BEIJING (AP) — Phoenix New Media Ltd. (FENG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2.9 million in its third quarter.The Beijing-based company said it had a loss of 24 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 23 cents per share.The online media company posted revenue of $21.1 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in December, Phoenix New Media said it expects revenue in the range of $24.6 million to $27.4 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FENG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FENGSource

Spain’s leader defends polemical amnesty for Catalan separatists ahead of key vote on new government

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament in a heated debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government.Sánchez has the support of six smaller parties to ensure that he can reach the absolute majority of 176 deputies needed to reestablish his minority coalition government with the left-wing Sumar (Joining Forces) party.The formation of a new government would end a period of political uncertainty since inconclusive national elections on July 23 left a highly fractured parliament. The center-right Popular Party received the most votes in the elections, but it failed to get enough support to form a government in September because of its alliances with the far-right Vox party.The Socialists finished second in the elections with 121 seats in the 350-seat Parliament but now have the support of 179 lawmakers in all.Controversy h...

New Jersey drops ‘so help me God’ oath for candidate filings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is dropping its requirement that candidates for office sign an oath that includes the words “so help me God” in filing paperwork for their candidacy.NJ.com reported Wednesday that the state Division of Elections is no longer requiring candidates to sign that oath, allowing them to make “a solemn affirmation or declaration” instead.The state was being sued by James Tosone, a 70-year-old northern New Jersey man who said he plans to run for Congress in 2024 as a Libertarian. But as a nontheist, he said, he cannot sign part of the petition including a religious oath.In an Oct. 24 memo to all county clerks in New Jersey, Lauren Zyriek, acting director of the state’s Division of Elections, said the religious oath is no longer required.“In the affirmation or declaration, the words ‘so help me God’ shall be omitted,” the memo reads.Tosone, who lives in Washington Township in Bergen County, dropped his lawsuit against the state this week. Source

Cowboys’ Tony Pollard, Broncos’ Courtland Sutton among best bets to score in Week 11 of NFL season

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

These scoring options are finely tuned and ready to reap dividends in Week 11. These are my best bets to find the end zone.___Running BackTONY POLLARD, COWBOYSPollard has been somewhat of a letdown this season fantasy-wise, and there are a number of reasons why that mostly has nothing to do with him as a back, but this is the week we’ve all been waiting for. Dallas plays the run struggling Panthers this week, our absolute best matchup for opposing backs. They’ve allowed 15 TDs to running backs on the season, the most in the league. Helping his case is the fact that Carolina, on the other hand, defends the pass well. They’re a top-10 defense in that regard, so teams are inclined to run against them.RAHEEM MOSTERT, DOLPHINSOur rushing TD (11) leader on the season, Mostert is on a tear, scoring five TDs in his past five games before the Week 10 bye. Rookie De’Von Achane is on his way back this week, but Mostert is still a threat to score when the Dolphins are in the red zone. In Weeks ...

No. 17 North Carolina women beat Hampton 62-32

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 12 points, Maria Gakdeng had 10 points and nine rebounds and No. 17 North Carolina beat Hampton 62-32 on Wednesday.North Carolina (3-0) allowed less than 40 points in a game for the first time since a 93-25 victory over South Carolina State on Nov. 16, 2022. The Tar Heels also didn’t allow a double-digit scorer against Hampton. Kelly started an 11-0 run to begin the second quarter and Paulina Paris closed it with four straight points to give the Tar Heels a 26-6 lead. North Carolina led by double figures the rest of the way, including 32-13 at halftime as Hampton was just 6 of 18 from the field with 19 turnovers.North Carolina scored 14 straight points in the third quarter, with five from Kelly, for a 46-15 lead. The Tar Heels were just 3-of-17 shooting in the fourth quarter.Both teams struggled from the field at 33% shooting. But the Tar Heels went 19 of 26 at the free-throw line compared to 4 of 9 for the Pirates. Paris finished wit...

Video show terrifying moments as Bahamas tour boat sinks; Coloradan dead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A video shows the terrifying moments a ferry carrying tourists heading to Blue Lagoon in the Bahamas sunk Tuesday at around 10:30 a.m. A 74-year-old woman from Broomfield, Colorado, was killed, police confirmed to The Associated Press. She had been on vacation with her family when the boat sank. According to local Bahamas news outlets, the Colorado woman was able to make it to land but died "as a result of the incident." The cause of her death is unknown. Two other people were hospitalized after the incident. Kelly Schissel, a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, was aboard the two-tier ferry with over 100 other people heading to Blue Lagoon when she noticed something was wrong. Broomfield woman dies after catamaran sinks in Bahamas Schissel said she was on the top deck when she heard people "freaking out" and saw water coming into the boat after the boat took a sharp turn."Well the Bahamas is off to a fun start… our ferry went down on ou...