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Traces of mercury found in downtown Martinez following Monday's spill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

(BCN/KRON) -- A mercury spill that closed the Amtrak station in Martinez on Monday was bigger than initially thought, officials from Contra Costa Health (CCH) told the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The station remained closed as of Tuesday night and Amtrak is using the old train station a few blocks away at Ferry Street and Marina Vista Avenue. CCH issued a Level 2 hazardous material public health advisory in regard to the spill. The advisory impacts parts of downtown Martinez. Why aren’t people riding BART? Hint: It’s not remote work. "A Public Health Advisory has been issued for areas of downtown Martinez near the Amtrak Train Station," CCH said. "Minor mercury contamination has been detected in the street on Marina Vista Avenue to Alhambra Avenue to Buckley Street to Berrellesa Street. Residents are advised to avoid walking in the street. If you must be in the area, please remain on the sidewalk. Cleanup will be occurring for the next several days in the area. For...

Security guard saves victim from violent carjacking in San Rafael

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

(KRON) -- Monday afternoon, a man was stepping out of his car in San Rafael when he was approached and violently beaten by someone demanding the keys to his car, according to the San Rafael Police Department. That's when a nearby on-duty security guard stepped in.Around 4:45 p.m., a victim had just parked their car in the Montecito Shopping Center in downtown San Rafael. He was then approached by suspect Edward Ganny Carroll, 41, of San Rafael, who allegedly started punching the victim and demanded the keys to his car, SRPD officials said. The victim tried to push Carroll away during the assault but Carroll allegedly continued his attack and tried to get into the victim's still open car. Man pleads guilty to hacking social media accounts, stealing cryptocurrency A security guard working at the Redwood Credit Union nearby saw the assault and stepped in, separating Carroll from the victim, officials said. Carroll then allegedly tried to run away before tripping and falling, giving t...

Man pleads guilty to hacking social media accounts, stealing cryptocurrency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

(KRON) -- A United Kingdom citizen was extradited from Spain to the U.S. where he pleaded guilty Wednesday to several cybercrimes in New York and California for his roles in hacking Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat accounts, cyberstalking and stealing $794,000 in cryptocurrency.In 2020, James O'Connor, 23,—A.K.A. "PlugWalkJoe"—and several other conspirators allegedly hacked various Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat accounts and, in some cases, used them to defraud other users or sold access to the accounts, including those of public figures around the world. Why aren’t people riding BART? Hint: It’s not remote work. O'Connor allegedly hacked a TikTok account with over 1 million followers and used it to post self-promotional messages including a video in which his voice is recognizable, officials said. He also allegedly threatened to release personal information about the user to people who joined a certain Discord server. In 2019, O'Connor also allegedly hacked a SnapChat account and threa...

Twins reinstate Farmer 4 weeks after hit by pitch in face, demote Miranda to Triple-A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins returned infielder Kyle Farmer from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the injured list on Wednesday, four weeks after he was hit by a pitch in the face and needed oral surgery.Third baseman Jose Miranda was sent to Triple-A St. Paul to make room for Farmer before Minnesota’s game against the San Diego Padres.Farmer missed 24 games while recovering physically and mentally from the errant 92 mph fastball thrown by Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito that caused a laceration around his lower lip and knocked four teeth out of alignment. The 32-year-old Farmer, who is in his first season with the Twins, went 4 for 13 with two doubles and a home run in four games of his rehab assignment with St. Paul.Farmer played shortstop and second base before his injury, but the demotion of Miranda likely means he will fill in some at third base as well. The Twins also have Donovan Solano and Willi Castro on their bench to play the hot c...

DC’s Bar Charley opens a lakefront Gaithersburg outpost

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

Charley Prime Foods has taken space formerly held by Tara Thai at 9811 Washingtonian Blvd, which closed permanently in 2022. (Courtesy Charley Prime Foods)D.C. neighborhood restaurateurs Jackie Greenbaum and Gordon Banks are venturing outside of their usual urban zones for their latest restaurant, Charley Prime Foods, which opens this weekend at Rio Lakefront in Gaithersburg, Maryland.Greenbaum & Gordon’s Bar Charley, a small Dupont Circle restaurant in a cellar with a steak heavy menu, opened in 2013. Greenbaum, Banks and chef Adam Harvey, who will run the kitchen, called Charley Prime Foods a “mature version of their popular Bar Charlie.”Charley Prime Foods has taken space formerly held by Tara Thai at 9811 Washingtonian Boulevard, which closed permanently in 2022. It is centrally located on Rio Lakefront’s boardwalk, with a large patio that seats 100.In addition to steaks, Charley Prime’s menu also includes housemade pastas and seafood. The steak...

Missouri lawmakers pass bill banning transgender girls, women from playing on female sports teams at all school levels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers pass bill banning transgender girls, women from playing on female sports teams at all school levels.Source

Wemby watch: How Wembanyama may help the draft lottery teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

When a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama comes along, it’s clear that he would make any team that he’s with better in a multitude of ways.And the team that wins Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery in Chicago — and the right to draft Wembanyama next month — will be immediately improved. Here’s a look at the 14 hopefuls in the lottery, and their odds of landing the 7-foot-3 French teen phenom.DETROITOdds: 14%, or about 7-1Outlook: A new coach is coming, and if Wembanyama goes to the Pistons he’d be teaming up with Killian Hayes — whose mother is French, so there would be some comforts of home at least.Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey were All-Rookie picks this season. Cade Cunningham was one last season, after he was the No. 1 pick in 2021. It’s hard to envision how exactly Wembanyama and Cunningham would play together, since there’s still so much mystery about Cunningham’s game, especially after he missed much of this season. But two great young talents surely woul...

Grains mostly higher, Livstock higher.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May gained 9.25 cents at $6.3725 a bushel; May corn rose 4.50 cents at $6.45 a bushel; May oats was off 1.50 cents at $3.3575 a bushel; while May soybeans rose 2.75 cents at $14.5225 a bushel.Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Jun. live cattle gained 1.57 cents at $1.6372 a pound; May feeder cattle rose 1.50 cents at $2.0517 a pound; May. lean hogs was up .90 cent at $.7687 a pound.Source

Topless protester briefly disrupts VW annual meeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen’s annual shareholder meeting was briefly disrupted Wednesday by protests over the company’s factory in China’s Xinjiang province, with a shouting, topless activist interrupting the speech by CEO Oliver Blume before she was hustled away by security personnel. Additionally a cake-like object was thrown during a speech by board chairman Hans-Dieter Poetsch, apparently in the direction of board member Wolfgang Porsche, who represents his family’s shareholding in the company, the dpa agency reported. Photos showed a white, gooey substance resembling pastry stuck to the front of the podium behind which Porsche was sitting. Volkswagen has said that it has found no evidence of human rights violations at its plant in China’s western Xinjiang region. The Chinese government has been accused of human rights abuses against the Muslim Uyghur population in the region, including forced labor in detention camps. The U.S. State Depart...

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office searching for missing 13-year-old

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:30 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 13-year-old has been missing since Monday and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for help to find her. Gabriella Fortney is described as a 5-foot, 2-inch tall teenager who weighs 120 pounds with shoulder-length brown hair and hazel eyes. Gabriella Fortney, 13, last seen in Golden on May 8, 2023 (photo credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)Gabriella was last seen on Monday, May 8, in the 16000 block of West 8th Avenue in Golden after being dropped off at home. Anyone with information on Gabriella's whereabouts is asked to call Jeffco Sheriff's Office dispatch at 303-271-0211.