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Fire breaks out in Santa Rosa mobile home, estimated $150K damage

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire broke out at a Santa Rosa mobile home early morning on Friday, the Santa Rosa Fire Department said in a news release. The fire happened around 5:11 a.m. at a residence on 2303 Squire Lane where firefighters saw one home "completely on fire."Fire crews arrived and checked to see if anyone was still inside the residence, but all of the home's occupants had already exited. Firefighters entered the home and encountered burning furniture, which slowed their progress of extinguishment. Woman drank ‘semen-contaminated’ water served at Half Moon Bay Ritz-Carlton hotel: lawsuit Crews extinguished the fire from the inside and were able to bring the fire under control within 30 minutes, officials said. The home was "completely destroyed," and one other adjacent building suffered heat damage.No injuries were reported as a result of the fire. However, the damage from the blaze was estimated to be $150,000, officials said.A fire caused an estimated $150K worth of damage to a ho...

California commercial Dungeness crab season delayed

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- California's commercial Dungeness crab seasons will be delayed this year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. The delays are being enacted in order to protect whales from becoming entangled in crab traps.The opening of the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season will be delayed in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5, and 6, an area of the state's coastline that stretches from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S.A.-Mexico border. The delay is due to a large number of humpback whales in the area. Red Flag Warning issued Saturday and Sunday "Large aggregations of humpback whales continue to forage between Bodega Bay and Monterey and allowing the use of crab traps would increase the risk of an entanglement in those fishing zones," said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. "We will continue to work with both the recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fisheries to protect whales while working to maximize fishing opportunity."The season wa...

With early voting already underway, school board candidate in Fairfax Co. disqualified from ballot

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

James Cherry clicks his pen before filling out a ballot at the Green Spring Gardens polling station in Lincolnia, Va., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. "I think it's important to get out and vote in not only your larger, general elections but your primary elections as well," Cherry said. The polls were seeing low turnout early in the day. (Photo by Minh Connors/The Washington Post via AP)(AP/Minh Connors) James Cherry clicks his pen before filling out a ballot at the Green Spring Gardens polling station in Lincolnia, Va., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. "I think it's important to get out and vote in not only your larger, general elections but your primary elections as well," Cherry said. The polls were seeing low turnout early in the day. (Photo by Minh Connors/The Washingto...

Stade de France crowd treats England players to hostile chorus of jeers and whistles

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Fans at Stade de France treated England’s players to hostility at the Rugby World Cup on Friday, continuously jeering and whistling during the third-place match against Argentina.The treatment started before kickoff when the lineups were announced for the consolation prize that England won by just prevailing 26-23.With England still in the dressing room, almost every player’s name was booed and whistled by spectators.Proceedings started with some early tactical kicks from England captain Owen Farrell. And guess what? He was booed and whistled.Fans then started to sing “La Marseillaise.” French fans regularly sang the national anthem during other team’s matches throughout the tournament. On Friday, they did it when Farrell was lining up his first penalty.As Farrell concentrated on the teed up ball, fans again whistled, despite the message on the stadium screens urging fans to “respect the kicker.” Farrell, who became England’s highest scorer of all time earli...

Diamondbacks got Longoria to be vet presence, now he’s in 1st World Series since ’08 rookie season

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Evan Longoria was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks in January to bring veteran leadership to a young clubhouse. That team has brought him back to his first World Series since he was a rookie. “I just assumed that I’d have an opportunity to get back at some point. … I never thought it would be 15 years later,” Longoria said. “Being able to do it again this many years into my career, I definitely have a different appreciation and respect for the opportunity.”With Longoria in the starting lineup for Game 1 on Friday night in Texas against the Rangers, the 38-year-old third baseman becomes the first position player in MLB history to appear in a World Series 15 years after first playing in the Fall Classic. Three pitchers have accomplished the feat; Dennis Martinez was the last one to do it with Cleveland in 1995. After signing a one-year deal and playing in only 74 games while hitting .223 with 11 homers during the regular season, Longoria has been ...

Nice takes provisional lead in French league after 1-0 win over struggling Clermont

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

CLERMONT, France (AP) — Nice moved to the top of the French league on Friday after Hicham Boudaoui’s goal gave it a 1-0 win away at Clermont.The Algerian midfielder scored with a tap-in after 73 minutes to extend the club’s unbeaten start to the French league.It was Nice’s fourth 1-0 win in its last five league games. Gaetan Laborde missed a first-half penalty for the visitors that could have given them a bigger margin of victory.Nice leapfrogged south coast rival Monaco to provisionally go two points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Monaco can retake the lead when it plays Lille on Sunday.Nice’s next game is away at Rennes on Nov. 5, while struggling Clermont is away to Strasbourg the same day.Clermont has just one win in nine games and is in 17th place in the 18-team standings.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

Judge denies request to raise Mikey Williams’ bail and sets trial in shooting for Dec. 14

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A San Diego County Superior Court judge on Friday rejected a request to raise star Memphis basketball recruit Mikey Williams’ bail for what the prosecution said was a threatening social media post, and granted a speedy trial for the 19-year-old on nine felony charges stemming from a March 17 shooting incident in which no one was injured.Judge Kathleen M. Lewis denied Deputy District Attorney George Modlin’s request to raise Williams’ bail to $500,000. The player has been free on a $50,000 bond since his arrest on April 13. Lewis set trial for Dec. 14 on six counts of assault with a weapon, one count of firing into an occupied vehicle and two counts of making threats that could result in great bodily injury or death. Williams faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.Defense attorney Troy Owens entered not guilty pleas on Williams’ behalf.Williams is enrolled in online classes at Memphis and remains on the roster but does not have access to...

England finishes third at Rugby World Cup after holding off Pumas

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

PARIS (AP) — England finished third at the Rugby World Cup for the first time by stopping waves of late Argentina attacks and prevailing 26-23 in their riveting playoff on Friday.The Pumas brought the game alive by rallying from 13-0 down to lead by one point straight after halftime. England hit straight back and stayed in front just enough thanks to the boot of captain Owen Farrell, who was mercilessly booed all night.In the last five minutes, the Pumas missed a late penalty to tie the score and England replacement George Ford pulled off a try-saving tackle on wing Mateo Carreras.Third place will give England comfort after it was written off before the tournament. England and Argentina combined for only three wins in nine matches in the Six Nations and Rugby Championship but scratched their way out of the same pool to reach the semifinals in the easiest half of the World Cup draw.Seven weeks after their drab pool game in which 14-man England beat Argentina on goalkicks, the same te...

Stock market today: Wall Street falls, bringing the S&P 500 index 10% below its July peak

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks stumbled on Wall Street, bringing the S&P 500 10% below the peak it reached in July and putting the benchmark index into what’s called a “correction.”The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, or 19.86 points, to close at 4,117.37 Friday and is now 10.3% below its July 31 high of 4,588.96. That marks its 10th loss in the last 12 days. Stocks have fallen the past three months as investors face the reality of higher interest rates, with Federal Reserve officials talking about keeping rates “higher for longer” and the yield on the 10-year Treasury reaching levels not seen since 2007. Analysts say investors are also concerned near-term about an escalation of tensions in the Middle East and the strength of company earnings.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 366.71 points, or 1.1%, to 32,417.59. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks slipped 20.07 points, or 1.2% to 1,636.94, its lowest level in about four years.The Nasdaq was the bright spot in the market, g...

Son scores again as Tottenham beats Crystal Palace 2-1 to extend Premier League lead

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:10:57 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Son Heung-min scored again as Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-1 away on Friday to provisionally extend its Premier League lead to five points. After a sluggish start, Tottenham took the lead in the 53rd when Palace defender Joel Ward turned a cross-shot from James Maddison into his own net. Son then netted his eighth league goal of the season to ensure Tottenham stayed unbeaten after 10 games. Jordan Ayew pulled a goal back for Palace in stoppage time, but Tottenham held on through a total of 11 minutes added on to move five points clear of Manchester City and Arsenal. City visits rival Manchester United on Sunday, while Arsenal hosts last-place Sheffield United on Saturday. Tottenham didn’t have a shot on target in the first half despite having more than 70% possession, and it took an own goal to break the deadlock.Pape Sarr cut the ball back for Maddison and his smashed effort across goal bounced off Ward and into the Palace net.Ange Postecoglou brought on wing...