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Another storm system headed to Southern California

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

Another storm system is headed to Southern California this week, with threats of gusty winds, potential flooding and hazardous driving conditions.Showers will arrive beginning Thursday night and will stick around through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.In Los Angeles and Ventura counties, light to moderate rain is expected, with rainfall totals expected to hit between 0.75 to 1.5 inches.Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties will receive moderate to heavy rainfall during the storm with expected totals of 2-4 inches. In Northwest San Luis Obispo County, 5-10 inches are forecasted.Higher elevations will continue to see snowfall this weekend above 10,000 feet with “significant avalanche danger at about 5,000 feet,” said NWS.“We have a couple more storms heading our way,” said KTLA Meteorologist Vera Jimenez. “So even though the snow levels will remain high, there will be the possibility the snow will get really compacted and heavy due to the incoming rain.” ...

Cal knocked out of Pac-12 tournament by Washington State again

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

LAS VEGAS — For the second straight year, the Cal men’s basketball team was knocked out of the Pac-12 tournament in the opener by Washington State, which had little trouble with the Bears in a 69-52 victory in Las Vegas.TJ Bamba scored 17 points, DJ Rodman had 10 points and 11 rebounds and No. 5 seed Washington State extended its winning streak to seven over 12th-seeded Cal.The Cougars (17-15) will look for their second straight win over the fourth-seeded Ducks Thursday in the quarterfinals.Cal’s Monty Bowser, averaging just 3.4 points per game, scored a career-high 19 points for the Bears (3-29). Lars Thiemann added 10 points.Cal ended the season on a 16-game losing streak, with its last victory coming on Jan. 6 against Stanford.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Pac-12 recruiting: Huge weekend for Cal while Oregon and L.A. schools also welcome 2024 recruits College Sports | Former Stanford, Cal MBB coach Mike Montgomery says schools are ‘not keeping ...

San Francisco PD wants more women to become officers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department recently signed the "30 by 30 Pledge" as part of its efforts to recruit more women onto the police force.Currently in San Francisco, only 14 percent of sworn police officers and 17 percent of SFPD leadership are women. Research conducted by the 30 by 30 Initiative found that female police officers:  Use less force and less excessive force.  Are named in fewer complaints and lawsuits.  Are perceived by communities as being more honest and compassionate.  See better outcomes for crime victims, especially in sexual assault cases. The 30 by 30 Initiative's goal is to increase representation of women in police academy recruit classes nationwide to 30 percent by 2030.“I am committed to a diverse workforce ensuring equal representation of women. I am proud to have started the push for this action before establishing our commitment with the 30 by 30 Initiative. My commitment started in 2017 as part of the Department of Justice Coll...

Family handcuffed outside of East Bay Starbucks awarded $8.25 million

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- A Black woman and her two daughters who were handcuffed by sheriff's deputies outside of a Castro Valley Starbucks in 2019 have been awarded $8.25 million by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, according to court documents. Governor Newsom cancels Walgreens 'multi-million dollar' contract with California The family filed suit against Alameda County Sheriff's deputies Steven Holland and Monica Pope as well as the County of Alameda. The Mar. 1 verdict was unanimous in favor of Aasylei Loggervale and her two daughters. The Loggervales planned to head into the Castro Valley Starbucks in September of 2019. According to court documents, Loggervale parked her silver Cadillac in a handicapped space and displayed her handicap placard from the rearview mirror. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News ...

Governor Newsom cancels Walgreens multi-million dollar contract renewal

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

(KRON) -- It's official; as California Governor Gavin Newsom warned, the state has pulled back on its renewal of a "multi-million dollar" contract with pharmacy chain Walgreens, Newsom's office announced on Wednesday. Bay Area Walgreens halts food sales due to rodents The decision to pull back on the contract comes just days after Walgreens announced it would not dispense the abortion medication Mifepristone in 21 states, even some where abortion remains legal. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW “California will not stand by as corporations cave to extremists and cut off critical access to reproductive care and freedom,” said Governor Newsom. “California is on track to be the fourth largest economy in the world and we will le...

Garland scores 25 points, Cavaliers hold off Heat 104-100

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff called it grit. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra called it disruptiveness.Whatever it was, it worked for the Cavaliers.Darius Garland scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell added 18 and the Cavaliers assured themselves of a second consecutive winning season with a 104-100 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.The Cavaliers allowed the Heat to shoot 57% in the first three quarters — then cranked up the defense and limited Miami to 29% in the fourth quarter.“The grit and the resilience that we showed,” Bickerstaff said. “It was an ugly fourth quarter for both teams. These are two really good defenses that put you in difficult situations, forced a ton of turnovers both ways, but I thought our guys did a great job of maintaining their poise.”Jarrett Allen had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland. Evan Mobley also scored 15 points, and Isaac Okoro had 13.The Cavaliers (42-26) are now two wins away from matching last season’s win total, with...

Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine, officials say

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian officials and media said. Air raid sirens wailed all over Ukraine in the first such missile attack in weeks. The governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, reported more than 15 strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.“Objects of critical infrastructure is again in the crosshairs of the occupants,” he said in a Telegram post. The governor of the southern Odesa region, Maksym Marchenko, also reported strikes on Odesa, saying that energy facilities and residential buildings were hit. Explosions were also reported in cities in Dnieper, Lutsk and Rivne.___Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineSource

Ukrainian officials, media report a massive missile barrage on cities across the country

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials, media report a massive missile barrage on cities across the country.Source

Reactions to the end of Jim Boeheim’s career at Syracuse

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction to Jim Boeheim’s tenure as basketball coach at Syracuse ending after a 47-year career that included one national championship, five Final Fours and 10 Big East regular-season titles. The Hall of Fame coach’s career ended after a loss Wednesday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.___“There will never be another Jim Boeheim. The greatest coach, father, and mentor I could ever ask for. A man that gave a city, program, and university everything he had his whole life with countless accomplishments. Excited for a lot of golf in our future, love you pops (heart emoji) (orange emoji) — Buddy Boeheim, one of the coach’s sons and a former Syracuse player.___“There is no person more synonymous with Syracuse men’s basketball than legendary head coach Jim Boeheim. Since taking over the program in 1976, Boeheim has guided the Orange to unparalleled success with 35 trips to the NCAA Tournament, five Final Fours and the 2003 National Championship. ...

Wild beat Jets 4-2, move into tie with Stars atop Central

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:16:04 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 46 saves and the Minnesota Wild extended their points streak to 11 games with a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night.The Wild are 9-0-2 in their last 11 games. Fleury has victories in his last four starts.Marcus Foligno had a goal and assist, and Frederick Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman and Mason Shaw also scored for the Wild (37-21-7). Oskar Sundqvist and Jake Middleton each had two assists.Logan Stanley and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Jets (36-26-3), who are 2-7-2 in their last 11 games. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 19 shots.The victory moves the Wild into a tie with the idle Dallas Stars atop the Central Division. RED WINGS 4, BLACKHAWKS 3DETROIT (AP) — Dominik Kubalik scored the go-ahead goal with 4:07 remaining and Detroit snapped a six-game skid with a win over Chicago.Jake Walman, Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond also scored for Detroit. Ville Husso made 39 saves.Taylor Raddysh scored twice and Joey Anderson also score...