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Mailbag: Next steps for Oregon and UW, the Bay Area void, Arizona’s role, the $40 million question, expansion options and more

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

The Hotline mailbag publishes each week. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.Do Oregon and Washington need to give consideration to joining the Big 12? It has been well documented that both schools covet the Big Ten. But the opportunity may not exist today, and they could always join at a later date if/when the opportunity arises. — Andrew PerezThe Hotline doesn’t foresee the Pacific Northwest powers ever joining the Big 12, no matter how dire the Pac-12 situation becomes — even if, for example, the Arizona schools and Utah were to follow Colorado’s lead and flee the conference.It works both ways: The Big 12 isn’t a good it for them, and they aren’t good fits for the Big 12.The reasons are rooted in the financial, logistical and competitive aspects of realignment and conference structure.First, from the Big 12’s side: Add...

Alaska mayor wants to send homeless people to L.A. 

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska – the state’s largest city – floated the idea of sending some of the city’s homeless population to Los Angeles and other cities with more temperate climates earlier this week. Mayor Dave Bronson first brought the idea up at a news conference on Tuesday, saying that plane tickets would be purchased for unhoused people to send them to cities where they have families who can care for them or where the climate is warmer, according to the L.A. Times. No funding has been approved yet for the relocation program, but Mayor Bronson believes that funding won’t be hard to come by. At Tuesday’s news conference, Bronson said that 11 individuals “exercised [the] option” to be transported to the “lower 48 states” last summer through a program affiliated with the Salvation Army in 2022. “This last year was the deadliest year in history for people who are homeless dying on the streets [in Anchorage] ...and now this coming winter, we are looking at possibly even do...

Death of woman at Oakland homeless camp being investigated as a homicide

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

OAKLAND — A woman found dead Friday afternoon inside an RV at a West Oakland homeless camp had traumatic injuries to her body, and the death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said Saturday. The name of the woman, believed to be in her 40s, has not yet been released.She was found about 3:07 p.m. Friday inside the vehicle which was parked at an encampment in the 1400 block of 13th Street between Mandela Parkway and Center Street. She was pronounced dead at the scene.Cause of death and when it occurred will be determined by an autopsy. But because of the traumatic injuries to her body, police are investigating the death as a homicide. No motive or arrests have been announced.The woman had lived at the camp “for a long time” and was a “nice lady,” another camp resident saidRelated ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Three men shot in Oakland in a single hour Crime and Public Safety | Person, dog killed in East Bay fir...

Three men shot in Oakland in a single hour

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

OAKLAND — Three men were shot — two during a drive-by attack and the other in a road rage incident — in just over an hour Friday night in different areas of the city, authorities said.The drive-by shooting happened about 9:20 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of 83rd Avenue in East Oakland. A 30-year-old man and a 46-year-old man were outside working on a truck, when a dark SUV drove by and someone inside the vehicle began shooting at them, authorities said.Both men were wounded at least once. The 30-year-old man was in critical condition at a hospital, and the younger man was in stable condition, police said.Some residences in the area were hit by gunfire but no other injuries were reported.The SUV drove away before police got to the scene. Police are trying to determine a motive for the shooting.The road rage-related shooting happened about 8:06 p.m. Friday in the 900 block of 18th Street in West Oakland. Initial reports were that two vehicles were involved in some kind of road rage i...

Swifties break VTA ridership record at Santa Clara show

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Public transportation ridership records were smashed by Taylor Swift fans last night, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority announced. Two dead in wrong-way crash in Los Altos Hills Swifties are no strangers to breaking records, and they did it again last night at the pop star's first Bay Area tour stop. An estimated 25,000 people boarded VTA trains after the show, the travel agency said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW That number is no surprise. Levi's Stadium can seat upwards of 65,000 people, and tickets for Swift's shows have been sold out for months. A photo shared by VTA shows Swifties pouring out of the concert in droves. We'll have to wait and see if concertgoers on night two of the tour stop mana...

Medal of Honor recipient watches as warship bearing his name is christened in Maine

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

BATH, Maine (AP) — Marine 1st Lt. Harvey “Barney” Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed his radio operator and commander.Collecting himself, Barnum realized he was now the highest-ranking officer of a rifle company he’d just joined. He called in artillery and, amid gunfire, dragged the commander to safety, where he died in Barnum’s arms. Then he proceeded to mount a counterattack, oversee evacuation of the wounded and lead the unit’s eventual break out to rejoin the battalion.The Medal of Honor recipient, now 83, watched Saturday as his wife smashed a bottle of sparkling wine against the bow to christen the future U.S. Navy destroyer that’ll bear the name Harvey C. Barnum Jr.He said he was speechless when he learned that a warship would bear his name. “As anybody that knows Barney Barnum knows, I’ve never been speechless,” he joked before the event.The ceremony on Saturday at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works was...

F1 leader Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race. Piastri is second

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Two-time reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the rain-hit sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to extend his huge lead over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to 118 points.It was Verstappen’s ninth straight win including the two sprint races he has won this season. He collected eight points for the victory and will look to extend his overall lead further in Sunday’s main race as he continues his march to a third straight world title.“That was not bad,” Verstappen said with casual understatement.He finished a comfortable 6.7 seconds ahead of McLaren driver Oscar Piastri and 10.7 clear of Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. “I’m getting more and more comfortable with the car, which is much better than it was at the start of the year,” said the 22-year-old Piastri. “It’s been amazing for me.”Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton crossed the line in fourth but dropped down to seventh after being given a five-second time penalt...

Man sentenced to 28 years for fatal Rockville stabbing over $20 dispute

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

A screenshot from a responding officer's body camera footage, showing the area under a pedestrian bridge where Lyon's body was found. (Courtesy Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office) A screenshot from a responding officer's body camera footage, showing the area under a pedestrian bridge where Lyon's body was found. (Courtesy Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office) A man will serve 28 years in prison for a fatal stabbing that took place in Rockville, Maryland in 2020 — an act that witnesses said was spurred by an argument over $20.A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced 43-year-old Jaime Havier Lee to 40 years in prison with all suspended but 28 years to serve, as well as five years of supervis...

Tragedia de migrantes rumbo a EEUU: un niño y cuatro adultos mueren en accidente en México

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

Cinco migrantes hondureños, incluyendo un niño, murieron en un accidente vehicular en Tabasco, estado del sureste de México, que también dejó 18 heridos, todos de la misma nacionalidad, informó el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM).Aunque el accidente ocurrió el jueves, la dependencia reveló en un comunicado este viernes que al menos 23 personas iban en una camioneta tipo Urvan que sufrió un percance en la carretera Villahermosa-Coatzacoalcos, a la altura del ejido Pico de Oro.Viajar hacinados dentro de diferentes vehículos es una de las formas más peligrosas que usan los migrantes para cruzar México de forma irregular rumbo a Estados Unidos, por lo que pagan miles de dólares a los traficantes.“Del total de las personas extranjeras transportadas, 10 son niñas, niños y adolescentes; así como 11 mujeres y 2 hombres adultos. Cuatro mujeres adultas perdieron la vida en el lugar y un menor de 2 años falleció en el hospital”, precisó el INM. “El mundo se me cae encima”: p...

Organizaciones de la comunidad LGBTQ en Venezuela cuestionan la detención de 33 personas en una sauna para adultos y denuncian discriminación

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:45:50 GMT

(CNN Español) — Activistas por los derechos de la comunidad LGBTQ y defensores de los derechos humanos protestaron este viernes frente a la Fiscalía General en Caracas para denunciar lo que consideran es una escalada de persecución del Estado venezolano contra esta comunidad.El acto es la respuesta al sonado allanamiento de un spa para adultos de la comunidad LGBTQ practicado por la Policía Nacional el domingo 23, así como la detención y el procesamiento de 33 personas por ese caso registrado en Valencia, ciudad del centronorte del país.El abogado del dueño del local comercial, Jesús Licet, dijo a CNN que durante la audiencia de presentación a su defendido, a dos masajistas y a 30 clientes les imputaron los cargos de “ultraje al pudor” y de agavillamiento, referido a la asociación de dos o más personas con el fin de cometer delitos.Un tercer cargo, de contaminación sónica, quedó reservado para las personas directamente vinculadas al local bajo el argumento de que el sonido de ...