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Regulators approve expansion of SF driverless car service

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators on Thursday approved an expansion of citywide robotaxi service in San Francisco, despite reservations from city officials and residents after incidents in which unmanned vehicles have blocked traffic, including the path of emergency vehicles.The state’s Public Utilities Commission voted to approve rival services from Cruise and Waymo to operate around-the-clock service. It will make San Francisco first major U.S. city with two fleets of driverless vehicles competing for passengers against ride-hailing and taxi services dependent on humans to operate the cars.It’s a distinction San Francisco officials didn’t want, largely because of the headaches that Cruise and Waymo have been causing in the city while testing their robotaxis on a restricted basis during the past year.This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Concord student robbed at gunpoint on HS campus

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

(KRON) -- There was a large police presence in downtown Concord Thursday after a student was robbed at a high school in the city, the Concord Police Department said. The robbery happened at Mt. Diablo High School at 2450 Grant St. Concord police responded at about 11:30 a.m. and developed leads. Arrest made in connection to American Canyon Walmart theft At about noon, an officer saw the suspect vehicle in a downtown parking garage. There were several people in the car, and one attempted to run away. That person was caught and arrested. Concord police said several of the people in the car were connected to the robbery. There were several handguns in the car as well. All of the subjects who were arrested are minors, police said.Police are still investigating the robbery. Anyone with information is asked to call (925) 671-5820.

Lawyers in DePape case given access Pelosi home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi have granted the lawyers representing the man accused of attacking Paul access to their home, KRON4 has confirmed. A representative for Speaker Emerita Pelosi noted that attorneys for the prosecution as well as the defense would be granted access to inspect the home in relation to the case. Silicon Valley Bank vice president sentenced David DePape, the man caught on police body cam footage striking Paul Pelosi in the head with a hammer, has pleaded not guilty. DePape is accused of breaking into the Pelosi's Pacific Heights home with the intent to find and kidnap Nancy Pelosi, an FBI affidavit states. In addition to the hammer allegedly used in the attack, he also had zip ties, tape and rope with him at the time.He is charged with premeditated attempted murder, burglary, inflicting injury on an elder likely to cause great bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, and threatening ...

Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper leaves game versus Nationals with mid-back spasms

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman/designated hitter Bryce Harper left Thursday night’s game against the Washington Nationals with what the team called mid-back spasms.The Phillies said that Harper was undergoing additional evaluation.Harper was originally credited with an error on a Dominic Smith grounder in the fourth inning when he went to field a ball that hit the first base bag, then bounced off his chest. After reaching for the loose ball, television replays showed Harper trying to flex his legs and shoulders in an attempt to loosen his back. He stayed in the game before being pulled during the top of the fifth inning. Harper was playing his 12th game at first base after starting as the Phillies designated hitter for 70 games following offseason Tommy John surgery that limited him to just eight games in right field in 2022. It’s the first time he has moved to an infield position after 1,446 games as an outfielder or designated hitter. For the s...

California regulators approve expansion of robotaxi services in San Francisco despite safety concerns

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators approve expansion of robotaxi services in San Francisco despite safety concerns.Source

Kelsey Mitchell scores 24 points, leads the Fever past the Lynx 91-73

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points, Erica Wheeler had 17 points and 10 assists, and the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 91-73 on Thursday night to snap a three-game skid.Aliyah Boston had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana (8-22), which continues a four-game homestand on Sunday. Kristy Wallace added 13 points and NaLyssa Smith scored 12.Rachel Banham made five 3s and scored 18 points for Minnesota (14-16). Jessica Shepard added 13 points, Diamond Miller had 11 and Kayla McBride scored 10. Napheesa Collier, averaging 21.9 points per game, was held to eight points on 3-of-12 shooting.Indiana grabbed five offensive rebounds on one possession late in the first half before Mitchell sank a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 43-33. The Fever led 45-35 at halftime behind 14 points from Mitchell. Indiana scored the opening six points of the second half for a 51-35 lead. The Fever scored six unanswered points to begin the fourth to make it 77-5...

Liberatore throws 8 scoreless innings in the Cardinals’ 5-2 victory over the Rays

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Liberatore didn’t allow a run in a career-best eight innings, Andrew Knizner and Tommy Edman homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Thursday night.St. Louis won two of three in the series with Tampa Bay, the AL wild-card leader.Liberatore (2-4) was part of a January 2020 trade between Tampa Bay and St. Louis that sent 2023 All-Star outfielder Randy Arozarena to the Rays. In his second start since being called up from Triple-A Memphis, Liberatore gave up two hits and had a career-high seven strikeouts as he bids for a fulltime rotation spot.Liberatore retired his final 14 batters, and received a standing ovation from a large group of Cardinals’ fans behind the St. Louis dugout walking off the field after the eighth inning. He picked Wander Franco off second in the fourth after a leadoff single, the last hit the lefty gave up.The Rays scored twice on two hits, including Franco’s RBI triple, against JoJo ...

Photos: Residential building explosion in Denver

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An explosion rocked a four-unit residential building in Denver on Thursday night. Photos from the air and on the ground show the damage was extensive.The units are located in a two-story building in the 400 block of South Lincoln Street, on the western edge of the Washington Park West neighborhood. Fire crews said one person was taken to the hospital and a dog was missing. Denver home explosion: Full fire Department news conference Homes to the south of the building also were impacted, according to fire officials. Power was shut off for both buildings, and Xcel Energy was at the scene to shut off the gas supply. Both efforts could affect neighbors' power and gas, fire officials said. FOX31 has a crew on the scene, and SkyFOX was in the air. See photos from the aftermath in the gallery below.Part of a multi-unit residential building on South Lincoln Street in Denver collapsed after an explosion on Aug. 10, 2023. (Photo: KDVR)Part of a multi-unit residential building...

Investigators: Pilot miscommunication caused United plane to drop near ocean

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet (228 meters) of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.The National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane's vertical path, airspeed and nose direction after the mix-up between the captain and co-pilot. Which airlines have the most delayed flights out of Denver? After a normal takeoff during heavy rain at Kahului Airport on the island of Maui, the captain asked the co-pilot, or first officer, to reset the wing flaps, but the co-pilot heard “15” instead of “five," according to the NTSB. Soon the pilots realized that the plane was pitched downward and accelerating. “At this point, I knew the captain was having difficulty with airspeed control ... I couldn’t be certain what the captain was dealing with," the co-pilot later told investigators. The plane's nose continued to pitch down...

Man accused of impersonating rescuer, sexual assault

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Northglenn man was arrested after he allegedly impersonated a public servant and assaulted a female hiker.According to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, deputies received a call on July 25 from a woman who said she was assaulted near the area of Caribou Road and Forest Service Road 505 outside of Nederland. Deputies: Alleged naked predator admits to exposing himself to female hikers The woman said she was hiking when a man driving in what she called a "search and rescue" vehicle offered her a ride to a different trail in the area. At the time, she said she believed he was part of the official search and rescue organization. The victim told deputies the man sexually and physically assaulted her.She was able to leave and called the sheriff's office immediately. The victim described the man as:WhiteIn his 50sBaldHad a mostly gray beardWore a green collared shirt styled to look like a search and rescue uniformBased on the victim's statement, detectives obtained an...