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Crews demolish historic Monterey Bay pier, in danger of collapse after January storm damage

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

In the final chapter for one of the most venerable landmarks along Monterey Bay, crews with excavators and other heavy equipment on Monday tore apart the 500-foot-long wooden pier at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos.Popular with generations of beachgoers and anglers, the pier, built in 1930, was best known as the connection between sweeping sandy beaches of Santa Cruz County and the SS Palo Alto, a Word War I-era steamship widely called the “cement ship.”The wooden pier was severely damaged by huge waves during storms on Jan. 5, and was in imminent danger of collapse, state parks officials said. President Biden visited it as part of his trip to California on Jan. 19 to survey the damage and issue disaster declarations.As excavators ripped apart the wooden decking Monday, crowds of tourists and locals gathered to take photographs and talk about the demolition.“This is a symbol of our community,” said Mando Morlos, a Corralitos wedding photographer who fished for ...

California flood victims, local officials plead with Gov. Newsom for help with FEMA aid

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

PAJARO — Two weeks after a devastating flood ravaged this small Monterey County town, local elected officials and small business owners are banding together to put pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call on President Joe Biden to open up FEMA aid for families and businesses impacted by the disaster.After coming back to their mud-covered homes on Friday, Pajaro residents are coming face to face with the sometimes total loss they’d suffered from the flood and how to rebuild and move on.Nearly 3,000 people were forced to leave their homes in the middle of the night after a levee failed north of the small, Monterey County farmworker town March 10, sending families — many of them immigrants — into shelters, hotels and spare rooms in the area without knowing when they’d return.Finding their places of work flooded out on Friday, a coalition of 14 local businesses are imploring FEMA and Gov. Newsom “to provide direct financial assistance to our businesses b...

Paltrow accuser calls Utah ski crash ‘serious smack’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

By Sam Metz | Associated PressPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision told a jury on Monday he was rammed from behind by the actor and sent “absolutely flying” at a upscale Utah resort.“All I saw was a whole lot of snow. And I didn’t see the sky, but I was flying,” said Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist, calling it “a serious smack.”That’s the opposite of what Paltrow testified last week, when she said Sanderson was uphill from her and hit her from behind. Sanderson is suing Paltrow for more than $300,000, claiming she skied recklessly and that he has permanent brain damage from the crash that altered his personality.On the stand, Paltrow had said Sanderson knocked into her gently from behind but the collision escalated as the two skidded down the beginner slope. She said his skis veered between her legs, causing her to briefly panic as she heard a man groaning behind her. Palt...

Suspects sought in Santa Rosa party homicide

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A homicide unfolded at a raucous party in Santa Rosa and sheriff's investigators are asking for help from the public to identify the shooters.Shortly after midnight on March 25, dispatch received multiple 911 calls that a shooting had just happened at a party on Hall Road. There were an estimated 100 people at the party. "Deputies arrived and found a large, chaotic party with a crowd of partygoers," Sonoma County Sheriff's Office community engagement liaison Misti Wood wrote. San Jose family held hostage during deadly standoff "One person died at the scene from gunshot wounds. Deputies performed life-saving measures on a second victim with gunshot wounds. CHP’s helicopter H-32 helped search for more party guests," Wood wrote. Detectives determined there was a fight before two people were shot. Suspects and numerous party guests left before deputies arrived, according to the Sheriff's Office.Detectives later identified one suspect as David Morales, 20, of Novato. Morales ...

University of Maryland police looking for suspect in exposure incidents

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

University police are looking for a man they said exposed himself to two women at the University of Maryland.The first incident happened Sunday around 7:30 p.m. A woman who was a student told police that she was walking in the area of the 3400 block of Tulane Drive when a man approached her and “touched her inappropriately.” As the woman continued to walk, she said the man grabbed her, and when she turned around, she saw that the man had exposed himself.On Monday, university police got a report of another exposure. This time, a woman said that she witnessed a man who exposed himself inside of a hallway. When the man was seen, he fled the area.The suspect is a man who appears to be in his 30s. He is between 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 9 inches tall with a skinny build. He was last seen wearing a dark grey or black jacket, black pants with a white stripe down the leg, and white shoes.Below is a photo of the man police are looking for.(Courtesy University of Maryland police...

Peru players and Spain police brawl at hotel

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Peru players and Spanish police officers got into an altercation in front of the team’s hotel in Madrid on Monday.Peru is playing Morocco in a friendly at Metropolitano Stadium on Tuesday.Images on social media show Peru players outside watching singing fans when one of the players is pushed back by an officer. The player moved the officer away and a small brawl ensued with other players and Peru staff getting involved with other police officers.The altercation lasted a few moments while the crowd continued chanting.It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was detained.Earlier Monday, local news agency EFE said a Spanish hotel employee was detained for allegedly racially insulting the Morocco national team in posts on social media.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt arrested in Texas protest

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A prominent civil rights attorney was among a group of people arrested in a Dallas suburb during a demonstration in memory of a Black man who died in a struggle with guards at an area jail.McKinney police arrested lawyer Lee Merritt and two others on charges of obstructing a roadway during the Sunday protest over Marvin Scott III’s 2021 death in the Collin County jail. Merritt, 40, was also charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon, police said.Merritt, who’s forged a national profile representing the families of people killed by law enforcement officers, told The Associated Press that he was “unlawfully arrested” while he attended the protests as the Scott family’s lawyer. The attorney said he had been legally carrying a firearm at the time of his arrest, which led to the weapons charge.Merritt was released from jail Monday. The Collin County district attorney’s office did not respond to a phone message about whether prosecutors would pursue th...

Rangers release veteran catcher León from minor league deal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers released veteran catcher Sandy León from his minor league contract after breaking camp from Arizona. Texas announced the move Monday before an exhibition game at home in Texas against Kansas City, the team they share a spring training complex with in Surprise, Arizona. León signed with the Rangers just before the start of spring training. The 34-year-old catcher played 533 games with five teams over the last 11 seasons. Mitch Garver is back after missing the second half of last season with the Rangers because of surgery on his right (throwing) arm last July. Jonah Heim caught 111 games last season and Texas also has catching prospect Sam Huff.The Rangers were the fourth different franchise León has been with since last year. He went to spring training last season with the Cleveland Guardians, was released before the season, then he signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds on April 16. The Guardians reacquired him on June 28, and trade...

¿Quién es Audrey Hale, sospechosa del tiroteo en una escuela de Nashville? Esto es lo que sabemos

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

(CNN Español) — Las autoridades de Nashville, Tennessee, identificaron a Audrey Hale, una mujer transgénero de 28 años, como la sospechosa de perpetrar un tiroteo en la escuela primaria Covenant que dejó a seis personas muertas, entre ellas tres niños de 9 años. La institución es una escuela cristiana privada que imparte clases desde preescolar hasta sexto de primaria y tiene unos 200 estudiantes.Hale murió durante un intercambio de disparos con la Policía, informaron las autoridades.Al menos tres niños y tres adultos muertos tras tiroteo en una escuela de NashvilleEl jefe de la Policía Metropolitana de Nashville, John Drake, señaló que Hale fue alumna de Covenant en algún momento. También dijo que la Policía identificó el lugar dónde vivía en el área de Nashville y que entrevistó a su padre.La investigación del tiroteo continúa y las autoridades aún no tienen claro cuál fue el motivo.Esto es lo que sabemos de la sospechosa del tiroteo en la escuela primaria Covenant de Nashvi...

Wrexham AFC to play Man United in friendly in San Diego

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Soccer sensation Wrexham AFC is coming to America. Not just on television screens, but on the pitch.The fifth-tier Welsh side, which has become a fan favorite since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought it and launched a documentary series, “Welcome to Wrexham,” will play Manchester United in a friendly on July 25 at 35,000-seat Snapdragon Stadium.“We hope to become America’s team — sorry,” McElhenney said at news conference Monday, where he shared the dais with Andrew Cole, a former Manchester United player who is now a team ambassador, and former U.S. national team star Landon Donovan, who is co-owner and executive vice president of soccer operations for the San Diego Loyal.Wrexham will compete in a $1 million, winner-take-all, seven-on-seven tournament in June in Cary, North Carolina. But the match against Manchester United in the United States will be much bigger for many reasons.“Not bad, not bad,” McElhenney said. “We’ve bee...