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Concord road reopens after two-vehicle crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

(KRON) -- A Concord road has reopened after being temporarily closed due to a car crash Sunday evening, the Concord Police Department said on Twitter. The "rollover" crash happened at the intersection of Oak Grove Road and Monument Boulevard.Two cars were significantly damaged, a photo posted by Concord police shows. One car (pictured in the photo below) appeared to be flipped on its side, surrounded by multiple firefighters. (Concord Police Department) Concord police first tweeted about the collision and road closure at 7:54 p.m. The department then tweeted at 8:42 p.m. the road has reopened. It is unknown at this time if any injuries were reported. KRON4 reached out to Concord PD for more information and is awaiting a response.The location of the collision is approximately half a mile away from the Costco on Monument Boulevard.

Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescuers early Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet ) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications in one of Asia’s least developed countries. The extent of the damage and the death toll were not yet known.Strong winds injured more than 700 of about 20,000 people who were sheltering in sturdier buildings on the highlands of Sittwe township such as monasteries, pagodas and schools, according to a leader of the Rakhine Youths Philanthropic Association in Sittwe. He asked not to be named due to fear of reprisals from the authorities in the military-run country.Seawater raced into more than 10 low-lying wards near the shore as Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Rakhine state Sunday afternoon, he said. Residents moved to roofs and higher floors, while the wind and storm surge prevented immediate rescue.“After 4 p.m. yesterday, the storm weakened a bit, but th...

Cáceres, Joveljic lead Galaxy to 2-1 win over Earthquakes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Martín Cáceres and Dejan Joveljic scored second-half goals to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday night.The Galaxy (2-6-3), off to the worst start in club history with six points through their first 10 matches, grabbed the lead in the 60th minute when Cáceres scored off a corner kick by Memo Rodríguez for his second goal this season.Joveljic subbed into the match in the 90th minute and scored unassisted in the first minute of stoppage time to stretch the Galaxy’s lead to 2-0. It was Joveljic’s second netter this season.The Earthquakes (5-4-3) avoided being shut out when Ousseni Bouda found the net unassisted in the fourth minute of stoppage time for his first goal of the season.San Jose’s Jeremy Ebobisse failed to score a goal. He was trying to become the first player in league history to score in six straight road matches against a single opponent.The victory by LA was the first by the home tea...

Migrants cleared from campsite near San Ysidro

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Days after the end of Title 42, a campsite along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Ysidro appears to be completely cleared of migrants.The campsite was situated in between the two San Diego-area border walls on U.S. soil -- referred to as the "enforcement zone." Hundreds of asylum seekers gathered in the area to await processing by Customs and Border Protection officials.Many of these individuals, including women and children, told FOX 5 leading up to the expiration of Title 42 that they had been waiting there for days to be picked up by Border Patrol agents. Some said they had little access to food, water or supplies to keep warm with low night-time desert temperatures.“We were in bad position the first night we were here,” one migrant said to FOX 5 through the border wall. “We crossed the border by waterway, all of our items were wet. We didn’t have any clothes that night, now its a little bit ok for us — we are surviving.”Charities and other volunteers stepped up to pr...

Jonathan Marchessault scores 3 to lead Golden Knights past Oilers 5-2 to advance to West final

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 of their second-round series on Sunday night to advance to the Western Conference final. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, and Ivan Barbashev had two assists. Adin Hill finished with 39 saves.Connor McDavid and Warren Foegele scored early in the first period for Edmonton, which led 2-1 less than three minutes into the game. Stuart Skinner gave up four goals on 17 shots through two periods, and Jack Campbell stopped all four shots he faced in the third.Vegas is back in the NHL semifinals for the fourth time in the franchise’s six-year history, and will next face the winner of the series between Dallas and Seattle, which heads to a Game 7 on Monday night.The Oilers fell short of returning to the conference final for the second straight year after losing to eventual Stanl...

Pieces that may be from wetsuit, surfboard found after surfer attacked by shark off South Australia

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Searchers have found what appear to be pieces of the wetsuit and surfboard belonging to a 46-year-old surfer who was attacked by a shark off South Australia’s coast, and police said they were continuing to search for his remains Monday.School teacher Simon Baccanello was attacked Saturday while surfing with others near his home at Elliston in South Australia state. His damaged surfboard was found soon after.Local State Emergency Service manager Trevlyn Smith told News Corp the surfboard had “one bite in the middle.”South Australia Police said Monday that searchers had found “items of interest” on Sunday near Walkers Rock where the attack occurred.“One item appears to be a piece of wetsuit material and the other items appear to be small pieces of white polystyrene (possible surfboard material),” a police statement said. The evidence would be sent for forensic analysis.In consultation with Baccanello’s family, police would continue to search Walkers Rock and surrou...

Near Picture Perfect May Weather Ahead to Begin Week—But 'Pneumonia Front' Set to Tumble Temps Tuesday Evening

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

7 day outlook:  Buckingham Fountain downtown might have switched on for summer yesterday-- but Mother Nature is a bit behind with those summery temps for Mom's Day weekend in Chicago. Temps on Sunday were cooler than normal, especially by the lake. Some near picture perfect May weather ahead for the beginning of the week as high pressure building in from OntarioWe could see some hazier skies with the sunshine thanks to wildfires burning out of control in parts of Alberta province. While our air quality could take a bit of a hit—most often the particulate matter in the skies could end up making our sunrises and sunsets quite ironically beautiful since it can scatter the light into some amazing colors. Keep those cameras handy! This coming week temps inland climb into the seasonal 70s, if inland temps are too warm— it's cooler by the lake just about every day this week. More clouds and still mild as we get into the later week and next weekend with a chance of showers/t-storms each aft...

Sharks get a bit unlucky with one of their first-round draft picks (and their ex-goalie played a role)

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

The San Jose Sharks found out on May 8 that their first pick in this year’s NHL Draft will be at No. 4 overall. They also now know where their second first-round selection will be.The Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Edmonton Oilers from the Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday, earning s 5-2 win to capture the best-of-seven series four games to two. With Vegas winning, the Sharks will now have the 26th overall selection in the draft, which begins June 28 in Nashville.Had the Oilers won the series, the Sharks’ second first-round pick would have been at No. 25 overall.Interestingly enough, the Sharks have one of their former goalies to blame, so to speak, for falling an extra spot.Two days after he made 32 saves for the Golden Knights in their 4-3 victory over Edmonton in Game 5, Adin Hill made 39 saves in Game 6 as Vegas eliminated the Oilers.Hill played for the Sharks for one season before he was traded to the Golden Knights on Aug. 29 of last year for a 2024 fourth-round pick.With #V...

San Francisco bike shop closes after multiple break-ins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- After several break-ins, the owner of a Hayes Valley bike shop in San Francisco says it's time to close. He says that the storms at the beginning of the year and the current economy have made it hard to stay afloat.The owner of High Road Bike Co. says he's closing up shop at the end of the month due to multiple break-ins. You can see (in the video above) where some tried to use a blow torch to break in."A fair amount of break-ins. Break-in attempts. A lot of broken windows. We had a side door they repeatedly tried to come in that way," said owner Chris Callaway. VIDEO: Suspect steals catalytic converter from Prius in Alameda Open for just two years selling e-bikes, Callaway says after countless break-ins, it's time to close up shop. Callaway says he tried to prevent thieves from getting in, but nothing seemed to work."A big loss, after our first break in our insurance company dropped us. These bikes cost anywhere from $3K to $5K," Callaway said. "We had one...

Correction: Israel-Sudan Crisis-Migrants story

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:44:06 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In a story published May 15, 2023, about Sudanese migrants in Israel, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a migrant rights group. They are the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants and not the Hotline for Migrant Workers.Source