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Another storm hits Bay Area: 4 lanes blocked on Bay Bridge

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) -- Tuesday's storm is unleashing fierce winds and pounding rain across the San Francisco Bay Area. Evening commuters are facing a hazardous journey home with many roads slick, flooded, and blocked by toppled trees. One driver was killed in Portola Valley near Highway 280 when trees fell on Alpine Road. After 14 atmospheric rivers, how full are California’s reservoirs? Follow along for the latest Bay Area storm updates:Tuesday, March 214:50 p.m. -- 3 people critically injured by fallen trees in SFThe San Francisco Fire Department confirmed to KRON4 that three people were critically injured by two fallen trees. A tree falling on Post Street and Polk Street seriously injured two people, and one person was critically injured by a fallen tree on 23rd Avenue and Lincoln Way. Both scenes are active.4:46 p.m. -- Golden Gate Ferry service suspended due to weatherAfter the SF Bay Ferry announced that it was suspending service due to the weather, the Golden...

Window glass falls from another SF high-rise

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Pieces of glass have fallen off a San Francisco high-rise located at 50 California, KRON4 has learned. The glass pieces fell on the Sacramento Street side of the building. Another storm hits Bay Area: Highway 17 reopens in both directions Sacramento Street and Davis Street are currently blocked off. The San Francisco Fire Department is on the scene. The glass was first described as spandrel glass by the building's owner. However later reports confirmed the glass as having come from a blown-out window.Clay and California are also closed due to the falling window glass. Winds downtown are extremely intense with people struggling to walk against them. According to a tweet from the San Francisco Fire Department, the window that broke was located on the building's 21st floor.Glass fell from a busted window in another downtown SF building. This time it happened at 50 California. I’m working on getting more details. pic.twitter.com/uln6S19GtB— Sara Stinson (...

Officials: Deputy Tased video-recording man, took cell phone

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida deputy accused of using a Taser stun gun on a man and taking his cell phone while the man was trying to video-record a family member’s arrest was booked Tuesday on misdemeanor charges.Broward County Deputy Carlos Ferrufino, 34, turned himself in Tuesday morning at the county’s main jail, a sheriff’s office news release said. He faces two counts of misdemeanor battery, one count of tampering with evidence and one count of petit theft. He has also been suspended without pay.“As law enforcement officers, our oath to uphold the law does not exempt us from following the law. There are consequences for breaking the law, even if it means bringing charges against one of our own,” Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement. “Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and I expect the highest level of professionalism from all BSO personnel.”According to internal affairs investigators, Ferrufino responded to a traffic ...

Cam Newton throws at Auburn’s pro day

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — After not playing at all during the 2022 season, Cam Newton got to show what he can still do. Newton threw in front of scouts at a pro day event on Tuesday at Auburn, where he won a Heisman Trophy and a national championship in the 2010 season. The 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player was invited to throw at Auburn by his younger brother, Caylin — a former quarterback at Howard who finished his collegiate career as a wide receiver at Auburn and William & Mary.“This was him showing love to me,” Caylin Newton said of his older brother. “He doesn’t owe anybody anything. He has had an amazing journey, an amazing career in the NFL. He has nothing to prove to anybody. … He came to show his ability, show he still has it. “I think, for him, this was a selfless act. But it was also to show and prove to everybody he’s not sitting around. He’s still got it. Whatever organization wants to get a winning quarterback, his number’s still open and available.”Cam Newton decline...

NASCAR suspends Williams for parking at start-finish line

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Williams was given a one-race suspension on Tuesday as punishment for parking his car at the start-finish line at Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Williams accepted his punishment but said he doesn’t regret his actions which led to the penalty. He will miss this Saturday’s Xfinity race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. NASCAR announced Williams was suspended for disobeying a NASCAR request during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NASCAR ordered Williams to park his car in the garage after debris came off his car during the race, forcing a caution. Williams instead parked his car on the checkered start-finish line, climbed out and walked toward his pit crew with a wave to the fans.Williams complained to his crew on his radio before exiting the car. He said it was “apparently” NASCAR regulations to park your vehicle following a wreck “of any kind.” Added Williams: “This is some bull you know what. I’ve never he...

Giorgi hits 14 double-faults at Miami Open, hangs on to win

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Camila Giorgi hit 14 double-faults, blew a 5-0 lead in the final set and needed four match points before finally pulling out a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) victory against Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday. The match lasted 3 hours, 32 minutes, tying for the longest on the WTA Tour this season. The players combined for 30 aces — 19 by Kanepi, who also had seven double-faults.In the third set, Kanepi was not moving well, and Giorgi raced to a big edge. But after dropping just two of her initial 15 service games, the Italian got broken twice in a row while serving for the victory at 5-1 and 5-3 in the third set. Kanepi saved one match point at 5-3, another at 5-4 and another in the concluding tiebreaker. Giorgi finally ended things on her next chance with a cross-court forehand winner. She’ll next face 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka, a three-time champion in Miami and two-time winner at the Australian Open.All seeded players at th...

Barcelona, Bayern earn wins in Women’s Champions League QF

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

ROME (AP) — Salma Paralluelo curled a shot into the net to help Barcelona beat Roma 1-0 in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals in front of a record-setting crowd on Tuesday.The 19-year-old Paralluelo’s left-footed strike from just outside the area in the 34th minute puts Barcelona a step away from the final four as the teams head into the second leg at Camp Nou next week.Attendance at Stadio Olimpico was 39,454 — a record for women’s soccer in Italy.Roma goalkeeper Camelia Ceasar limited the damage for the hosts by making several key saves, including denying Caroline Graham Hansen from close range in the first half.Barcelona, which lost to Lyon in last year’s final, has won seven of its last eight European quarterfinal matches.Earlier, Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 1-0 in their first leg for a 13th straight win in all competitions.Lea Schuller’s header in the 39th minute at Allianz Arena separates the teams ahead of the second leg in London nex...

Abortion-rights supporters file amended lawsuit seeking to block Wyoming’s ban on medication abortions

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters file amended lawsuit seeking to block Wyoming’s ban on medication abortions.Source

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar signs extension through ’26-27

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has signed a three-year extension that will keep him in charge of the reigning Stanley Cup champions through the 2026-27 season.The new deal for the winningest head coach in club history kicks in once the current contract runs out after the 2023-24 season. Bednar, 51, is the only person to win championships in the ECHL, AHL and NHL as head coach. He directed the Avalanche to their third Stanley Cup title in team history last season by beating Tampa Bay, the two-time defending champions.This season, the Avalanche have dealt with an array of injuries, which include missing captain Gabriel Landeskog all year after he underwent knee surgery in October. But they’re starting to creep closer to being healthy — and working their way up the standings. Colorado is riding a six-game winning streak to remain in a tight race with Dallas and Minnesota for the Central Division crown. The top spot in the Western Conference is in play, too. “...

Autopsy could unlock mystery behind death of dentist’s wife

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:52 GMT

AURORA, Co (KDVR) -- FOX31 has learned more about what investigators will be looking for in the case involving a dentist from Aurora accused of fatally poisoning his wife.FOX31 also talked to patients of that dentist, Dr. James Craig.Those patients have questions about their experience at his clinic that are still lingering. Dentist searched ‘how to make poison’ before wife’s poisoning death, affidavit claims For years, dentist James Craig had been practicing at his office in Aurora on East Hampden.Craig was arrested Sunday for allegedly poisoning his wife to death.Autopsy may be the keyOne of the key elements in the case is what was in Angela Craig’s system when she died, according to FOX31 Legal Analyst George Brauchler.“We’ve got to get the toxicology back. We have to know what the autopsy reveals and they [prosecutors] need to be interviewing all the other people outside of the victim's immediate family, as well as the paramour,” Brauchler said.           What are the poison...