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CHP announces campaign to end teens driving distracted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KRON) –  The California Highway Patrol announced a yearlong comprehensive campaign to discourage teens from driving while distracted on Friday. The Teen Distracted Driving initiative aligns with National Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs from Oct. 15 through Oct. 21. The Teen Distracted Driving initiative is dedicated to promoting safe and responsible driving practices to help teen drivers remain focused on the road to avoid becoming another statistic, CHP said.  Home Depot employee allegedly embezzled $1.2m in cash: San Rafael PD According to data from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, in 2021 there were more than 17,000 fatal and injury crashes involving teen drivers."A combination of driver inexperience and distraction behind the wheel can lead to a lifetime of consequences,” said California Highway Patrol Commissioner Sean Duryee. "The dangers associated with driving distracted are not worth the text, call, or fleeting distractio...

Inmate found dead in cell at Maguire Correctional Facility

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

(BCN) -- A 64-year-old man was found dead inside his cell in the Maguire Correctional Facility early Friday morning, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office announced. The inmate, who was housed alone in a cell at the jail in Redwood City, was found unresponsive at about 4:15 a.m. by correctional officers doing hourly checks on jail cells. Home Depot employee allegedly embezzled $1.2m in cash: San Rafael PD He was pronounced dead at the jail and his identity has not yet been released.Sheriff's officials said a preliminary investigation indicates that the man died of natural causes, but the death will be investigated by sheriff's detectives, the county District Attorney's Office and county coroner's office.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

3 suspects in $1,000 alcohol theft arrested in South San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

(KRON) -- Two suspected accomplices to an organized retail theft in San Mateo met up early Thursday morning with a third suspect who was under active investigation by South San Francisco police, according to the South SF Police Department. All three were arrested at the scene by responding San Mateo Police Department officers.South SF police had canvassed near South Airport Boulevard after being alerted to a vehicle in the area involved with a grand theft days earlier in San Mateo. In that incident, $1,000 worth of alcohol was stolen, authorities said. Two women arrested for stealing $1,900 of merchandise at Great Mall in Milpitas The vehicle and one suspect were located, according to police, and a probation search of the vehicle turned up numerous bottles of alcohol. As the investigation continued, two other suspects in the theft arrived “to inquire about their friend,” SSFPD said.The three retail theft suspects were booked into the main jail after being arrested by San Mateo pol...

Live updates | Israel evacuates town near Lebanese border in sign of impending Gaza ground assault

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows both the Egyptian, left, and Gaza Strip, right, sides of the Rafah border crossing Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Satellite photos analyzed Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, by The Associated Press show a massive convoy of semitruck trailers lined up at the Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side, likely waiting for approval to cross into the besieged Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war rages. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)(AP/Planet Labs PBC) This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows both the Egyptian, left, and Gaza Strip, right, sides of the Rafah border crossing Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Satellite photos analyzed Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, by The Associated Press show a massive convoy of semitruck trailers lined up at the Rafah bord...

Survey: What Virginia voters think about these hot-button issues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

Follow WTOP’s coverage of the Virginia Election 2023.With the Virginia election fast approaching on Nov. 7, how are voters feeling on the hot topics before heading to the polls?According to a survey of more than 800 people online and via landline by the Wason Center, 49% of likely voters in Virginia said they support keeping the law on abortion as is, and 23% said it should be less restrictive.Under current Virginia law, abortion is banned at the third trimester.Twenty-four percent of likely voters said that abortion laws should be more restrictive.When asked specifically about a possible ban on abortions at 15 weeks, 54% opposed it and another 6% are saying they don’t know, compared to 39% who said they support it.“I think it is telling that a majority of Virginians are saying they don’t want this,” said Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, research director at the Wason Center for Civic Leadership. “So that’s certainly an interesting finding and notable fo...

Cavaliers have Mitchell, young core looking to build on promising season ended by playoff failure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

CLEVELAND CAVALIERSLast season: 51-31, reached Eastern Conference playoffs, lost to New York Knicks in first round.Coach: J.B. Bickerstaff (fifth season with Cavaliers, 122-125; ninth season overall, 207-256).What to expect: All-Star Donovan Mitchell’s arrival accelerated the Cavs’ rebuild and pushed them back into the postseason for the first time since 2018, when LeBron James headed to California. The good vibes didn’t last, however, as the Cavs were bullied by the Knicks, who exposed Cleveland’s biggest weaknesses — physicality, outside shooting and depth. The Cavs spent the summer stewing over the early exit while making plans to stop it from happening again. Entering his third season, forward Evan Mobley invested in a home gym and nutrition plan to add some needed muscle to his slender, 6-foot-11 frame. Mobley’s defensive game is on point. What the Cavs need is more offense (Mobley averaged 16.2 points) from the still-improving and still-growing 22...

Hamas libera a dos rehenes estadounidenses, según fuentes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

(CNN) — Hamas liberó este viernes a dos rehenes estadounidenses —una madre y su hija— de acuerdo con una persona familiarizada con las negociaciones y una fuente diplomática. Las dos fueron entregadas a la Cruz Roja y están “en camino de salir” de Gaza, dijo la fuente familiarizada con las negociaciones. Habrían sido liberadas por “motivos humanitarios”, ya que la madre se encuentra en mal estado de salud, afirmó la misma fuente.No está claro si saldrán de Gaza hacia Egipto o Israel.La liberación es el resultado de las negociaciones entre Qatar y Hamas que comenzaron después de que Hamas secuestrara a unas 200 personas en Israel el 7 de octubre.Detrás del esfuerzo por rescatar a los rehenes estadounidenses de uno de los lugares más peligrosos del planetaEn una declaración, el portavoz de Hamas, Abu Obaida, dijo: “En respuesta a los esfuerzos de Qatar, las Brigadas Al-Qassam liberaron a dos ciudadanos estadounidenses (una madre y su hija) por razon...

Invasive worm causes disease in Vermont beech trees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

VERNON, Vt. (AP) — A disease that harms beech trees, caused by an invasive worm, has been confirmed for the first time in Vermont, officials said. Beech leaf disease — which has been reported in 14 states and in Ontario, Canada — was found in Vernon, in the southeastern part of Vermont. In early October, samples from Vernon were sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture lab confirmed the disease, the state Department of Forest Parks and Recreation announced. The invasive nematode is native to Japan and causes leaf deformation, dieback and mortality in infested native and ornamental beech species, officials said. It was also reported in Maryland this year and New Hampshire last year, as well as Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island in previous years. It’s unknown how the disease spreads and there is no cure, officials said. Beech leaves start to develop a thick striping pattern between veins in the early stages, and in severe infestations the striping is slightly raised or thi...

Warner and Marsh hit centuries to help give Australia 62-run win over Pakistan at Cricket World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — David Warner and Mitchell Marsh powered Australia to a 62-run victory over Pakistan with their entertaining centuries Friday in the fourth game for both teams at the Cricket World Cup.Pakistan paid heavily for dropping Warner on 10 as the left-hander blazed his way to 163 off 124 balls and Marsh celebrated his 32nd birthday with a career-best 121 off 108 balls in Australia’s imposing total of 367-9.Pakistan, which won the toss and elected to field, came back strongly in the last 10 overs with Shaheen Afridi picking 5-54 and Haris Rauf, who was smacked for 24 in his first over by Warner and Marsh, taking 3-83. But the damage done by Warner and Marsh was more than enough to give Australia enough runs on board.Australia kept coming hard at Pakistan once claiming the wickets of both openers Imam-ul-Haq (70) and Abdullah Shafique (64) before it got Babar Azam’s team bowled out for 305 with more than four overs to spare.“Pretty tough playing here, but good to...

Tammy se convierte en huracán cerca de las Islas de Sotavento

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

(CNN) — Tammy se fortaleció a huracán, según la actualización de las 11 a. m. del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC). El huracán Tammy tiene vientos de 120 km/h y se mueve hacia el oeste-noroeste a 11 km/h. El centro de la tormenta está a 265 km al este-sureste de Martinica.Se emitieron avisos de huracán para Guadalupe, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat y San Cristóbal y Nieves.Se esperan condiciones de huracán en las Islas de Sotavento en las últimas horas de este viernes y las primeras del sábado.Trayectoria del huracán Tammy: a dónde se dirige y qué estados amenazaNorma avanza como huracán de categoría 3 hacia el noroeste de México“La marejada ciclónica podría elevar los niveles de agua hasta un metro por encima de los niveles normales de marea cerca de donde el centro de Tammy se mueve a través de las Islas de Sotavento”, advirtió el NHC. “Las marejadas generadas por Tammy continuarán afectando partes de las Antillas Menores durante los próxi...