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Photos: Car crashes into light pole in San Rafael

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

(KRON) -- A solo vehicle collision was reported Wednesday afternoon, according to the San Rafael Police Department (SRPD). The crash happened around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Freitas Parkway and Northgate Drive.The unidentified driver of the four-door sedan was possibly suffering from a medical emergency, SRPD said. They were later taken to a nearby hospital where their condition is unknown at this time.(San Rafael Police Department)(San Rafael Police Department)(San Rafael Police Department)KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Police said there were no other injuries reported from the crash. The eastbound lane of Freitas Parkway was closed as officers investigated but has since reopened. The car was towed away from the scene.

Oregon State AD Barnes released from hospital after 4 days

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was released Wednesday from the hospital where he had been receiving care since having a serious medical event while attending an award ceremony at Fresno State last weekend.Barnes, 60, had been treated at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California, since Saturday night. He had been moved out of the intensive care unit to cardio recovery on Tuesday.“The Barnes family is beyond grateful for the love, prayers and support shown to them by Beaver Nation and beyond,” Barnes said in a statement.Barnes is a former Fresno State basketball player and was at the school to receive an award Saturday night. He has been athletic director at Oregon State since 2016 after previous stints as AD at Pittsburgh and Utah State.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Biden dice que “evaluó seriamente” su edad al considerar lanzarse a la reelección

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo que “evaluó seriamente” su propia edad cuando sopesaba la posibilidad de postularse a la reelección, en su primera respuesta directa a una pregunta sobre esta decisión desde que hizo el anuncio oficial de competir por un segundo mandato este martes.“(El electorado estadounidense) va a ver una carrera, y va a juzgar si tengo o no lo que se necesita. Respeto que miren (la edad) con lupa. Yo también lo analicé a fondo antes de decidir presentarme, y me siento bien, estoy entusiasmado con las perspectivas”, dijo Biden cuando le preguntaron sobre su edad durante una rueda de prensa conjunta este miércoles con el presidente de Corea del Sur, Yoon Suk Yeol, en la Casa Blanca.Biden y Trump a la cabeza: los presidentes más viejos en la historia de EE.UU.A sus 80 años, Biden es el presidente de más edad en la historia de Estados Unidos, y si es reelegido, tendría 86 al terminar su segundo mandato. Ha sido un tema político inmi...

Tatis, Cronenworth lead Padres past Cubs 5-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs with a pair of singles, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.With runners at second and third in the seventh, Tatis hit Brandon Hughes’ 2-1 slider past diving Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom to score both and give the Padres a 4-3 lead. He knocked in an insurance run in the ninth with a line shot to center.Tatis played his sixth game since returning from an 80-game drug suspension. His RBI’s were his second, third and fourth since being reinstated. The 24-year-old Tatis missed all of last season, first because of a broken left wrist. When he was about to return, he was hit with his PED suspension for a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Clostebol.Jake Cronenworth drove in two runs with a triple as the Padres won for the third time in four games.Chicago’s Trey Mancini lined a two-run homer and singled. Nico Hoerner had RBI single.Nick Martinez (2-1) pitched three s...

Mets lose 4 in row for 1st time in 2 years, Gore leads Nats

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets extended a losing streak to four for the first time since 2021 when MacKenzie Gore tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts and led the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night.Gore (3-1) gave up one run, four hits and two walks in six innings for the Nationals, who clinched their third series win against the Mets since the start of 2021. Washington was 13-25 against New York the last two seasons.New York has been outscored 21-9 during the skid, their longest since dropping five from Sept. 21-26, 2021.A 24-year-old southpaw, Gore was acquired in the trade that sent Juan Soto to San Diego last summer. Gore had just one 1-2-3 inning but kept the Mets off-balance by mixing a low-80s curveball with a slider in the high 80s and a mid-90s fastball. He threw a first-pitch strike to 19 of 24 batters.Hunter Harvey wriggled out of a two-on, one-out jam in the seventh by striking out Starling Marte and Francisco Lindor. He threw a perfect eighth a...

Astros shut out Rays for 2nd straight game, led by Brown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hunter Brown combined with two relievers on a two-hitter and the Houston Astros shut out the major league-best Tampa Bay Rays for the second straight game, 1-0 on Wednesday night.Brown (3-0) had a career-high eight strikeouts and walked two in his seven innings. Hector Neris pitched a perfect eighth and Ryan Pressly worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.“He had command of his fastball, his breaking stuff, and had a good change up against some tough lefties, a tough lineup,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said of Brown.The 24-year-old, who made his big league debut last Sept. 5, became the first pitcher this season to have three starts of at least seven innings and no earned runs.“Defense was great,” Brown said. “Obviously tonight one run was all we needed. It was a good game.”Houston went 5-1 on a six-game trip that included a three-game sweep at Atlanta.The Astros had snapped the Rays’ 14-game home winning streak to start the season, the...

Va. detective honored for her work to protect suffocation victims

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

Detective Lorraine Goldberg accepts her Unsung Heroes award in Richmond on April 26, 2023. (Courtesy Lorraine Goldberg)A Loudoun County detective has a new title — Unsung Hero. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares awarded Detective Lorraine Goldberg during Victims Rights Week for her work in creating a new state law to protect victims of suffocation.Goldberg knew as soon as she joined the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office that she wanted to help victims of domestic violence. In her first year on the job, she recognized an uptick in cases involving suffocation.“I said, ‘You know, we have victims who are going through this. And these are both in domestic violence incidents, they’re also in, we were seeing cases in child care centers, things like that.’ And I said, ‘You know, these are really terrible. We need to be able to do something about them,'” Goldberg told WTOP.But she learned that unlike 39 other states, including Maryland and West Vi...

Rock-throwing suspect 'had stupid ideas,' says teen who knows him

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Teens who said they knew at least one of the suspects arrested and charged with throwing rocks at cars spoke with FOX31 about the 18-year-old.The crime shocked a community that demanded justice, especially for Alexa Bartell, who was killed driving on a road in Jefferson County when a rock was thrown at her car last Wednesday.Two teens told FOX31 they knew one of the suspects in the case, Zachary Kwak. "I found it semi-believable. It was something that he probably would have done, because he had stupid ideas," one teen said at a skatepark in Arvada. Man charged with murder after Denver bartender found dead under tarp They said he was known for being a trickster to get people talking."He just would always mess around and just want to be funny and have that attention on him," another said.Zachary Kwak was arrested in connection to the deadly rock-throwing crime spree that killed a 20-year-old Arvada woman. (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)Technology...

Rent, land use bills challenged as legislative session nears end

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado needs more solutions for housing. The governor and state lawmakers both said solving the state's housing crisis was a priority at the start of this year's session, but as time runs out, two separate bills relating to housing took big blows within 24 hours. Apartment values rise higher than homes in Denver, Boulder A bill that took aim at Colorado's rent prices failed in committee Tuesday night. A separate bill looking to open the door to more types of housing development got a big adjustment Wednesday morning.The bills are two different policies, but advocates of both measures say their goal is to provide more affordable housing so people can continue to live and work in Colorado.Local control at issue in housing billsBoth measures also deal with local control. The rent measure would have given localities the ability to introduce rent control. Gov. Jared Polis was skeptical about that measure. It failed in committee, with three Democrats voting for it and ...

'Overdose prevention centers' tabled at state Capitol

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:41:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado lawmakers are sorting through controversial legislation as they race toward the end of the session. In the Senate Health and Human Services committee Wednesday afternoon, a bill that would allow cities to open so-called "overdose prevention" sites failed to pass, with lawmakers voting 6-3 to postpone the bill indefinitely. The bill would have allowed cities and towns to create overdose prevention centers, or supervised use sites where drugs could be tested for fentanyl and people could get counseling and connect to treatment. Rent control bill fails in committee It cleared the House floor back on March 11. Hours of testimony were heard on it last Thursday, which was 4/20.Lawmakers took it up for action only on Wednesday. Supporters of the bill were working on the measure to garner enough support to get it out of committee, but those efforts were not enough to get it through.Lawmakers voted against the measure within the first five minutes of the committee ...