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San Jose police seek public’s help in identifying driver from fatal June hit-and-run

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police on Tuesday asked for the public’s help in identifying the driver from a June hit-and-run collision that left a bicyclist dead in South San Jose.In a news release, police said that just two minutes before midnight on June 3, a dark-colored sedan struck a woman who was riding a bicycle across Monterey Road near Curtner Avenue. The unknown driver of the sedan fled the scene.In a graphic video posted to the San Jose Police Department’s YouTube channel, the blurred-out bicycle is seen slowly crossing Monterey Road near what appears to be a railroad crossing while a first car passes by seconds before the suspect video plows into the woman at full speed.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Husband was driving in suspected DUI crash that killed wife on East Bay freeway, CHP says Crashes and Disasters | Man walking on East Bay freeway dies after being hit by truck Crashes and Disasters | CHP: Wrong-way drunk driver k...

CSU system is failing to meet some Title IX requirements, report says

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

(KRON) -- The California State University system is failing to meet certain Title IX requirements involving discrimination and sexual misconduct, according to a new report released by the California State University Board of Trustees. Efforts underway to save San Francisco staple Anchor Brewing Company The CSU Board of Trustees initiated a review of its processes which are aimed at preventing discrimination on campus. Cozen O'Connor, a San Francisco law firm was hired to conduct the assessment. All students and staff are bound by the CSU Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Retaliation. However, when it comes to the process of investigating incidents of misconduct, the CSU system is not meeting the mark, the report states. The report claims that the current arbitration process on CSU campuses is overly complicated and burdensome for all parties involved. One result of these complic...

Baggage cart crashes into United flight on runway at SFO

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A baggage cart collided with an aircraft on a runway at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday morning, according to United Airlines. The aircraft, United flight 1107, was parked at the gate at the time. Sunset District high-rise ‘isn’t a thing,’ according to Weiner No one was injured as a result of the crash. The aircraft was subsequently removed from service, United said. The airline arranged for another plane to take customers to their destination.Flight 1107 was bound for Austin, TX and it was scheduled to take off at 9:10 a.m. According to United's website, the flight is estimated to arrive one hour and 14 minutes late. The flight was standing at Terminal 3 at SFO when the crash occurred.

Bobcats, foxes resistant to impacts of 'mega fire,' new study finds

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

(KRON) -- Northern California's wildlife is remarkably resilient during and after a "mega fire," a new study on intense wildfires by UC Berkeley researchers found. During the summer of 2018, the Mendocino Complex Fire ripped through the University of California's Hopland Research and Extension Center. “It felt like something out of the Lord of the Rings -- like Mordor. It was hard to imagine much surviving,” said Justin Brashares, an environmental science professor at UC Berkeley.Grassy, oak tree dotted hillsides around the center in Northern California rapidly transformed into smoldering, ash-covered "moonscapes." The center is located on the banks of the Russian River about 13 miles south of Ukiah.A deer runs from flames in Clearlake Oaks, California, on August 4, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP via Getty Images)"Mere months after the fire, animals like bobcats, coyote, gray foxes and black-tailed jackrabbits were seen returning to the area, spotted by grid of motion-sensor camera...

Western Alliance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $215.7 million.The Phoenix-based bank said it had earnings of $1.96 per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.98 per share.The bank holding company posted revenue of $1.12 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $678 million, which topped Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $658.9 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WAL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WALSource

Hearing in Trump’s classified documents case ends with no immediate decision on trial date

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington. Cannon, the Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the willful retention of classified documents. (U.S. Senate via AP) In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington....

United Community Banks: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — United Community Banks Inc. (UCBI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $63.3 million.The bank, based in Blairsville, Georgia, said it had earnings of 53 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 55 cents per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 62 cents per share.The bank holding company posted revenue of $332.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $236.7 million, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $240.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on UCBI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/UCBISource

Man arrested on Capitol riot charges after prison sentence for white nationalist march in Virginia

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

A man who served a prison term for joining torch-toting white nationalists in marching through the University of Virginia’s campus in 2017 rally has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol and attacked police officers. Tyler Bradley Dykes, 25, of Bluffton, South Carolina, was arrested in Charlottesville, Virginia, and made his initial court appearance on Monday, according to court records. A federal judge ordered Dykes held in custody until a detention hearing on Wednesday.Videos captured Dykes tearing down police barriers, attacking officers outside the Capitol and stealing a riot shield during a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021, an FBI affidavit says.Dykes previously was charged in a Virginia state court with illegally participating in the August 2017 march on the night before the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. Far-right extremists clashed with counterprotesters on the streets of Charlottesville before an Ohio man linked to a white sup...

Officials worry about confusion with Alaska’s tsunami-warning alert system

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system, local officials said.A magnitude 7.2 earthquake about 70 miles (111 kilometers) south of Sand Point triggered a brief tsunami warning for parts of southern Alaska late Saturday that prompted people to evacuate from low-lying areas. People as far away as Anchorage also received tsunami alerts on their phones, though they were not at risk of a tsunami, the Anchorage Daily News reported.A warning issued late Saturday by the National Tsunami Warning Center covered an area about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Homer to an area about 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) northeast of Unalaska. It was later downgraded to an advisory and then canceled. Emergency managers and tsunami scientists said they were following their systems, which err on the side of caution and speed. Bu...

Denver metro rents, vacancy rates slightly up

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:21:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A slate of new apartment units still isn't nudging rent down around the Denver metro, according to a new report. The Apartment Association of Metro Denver released its second-quarter vacancy and rent report Tuesday. Among other findings, the report records flat apartment rents and vacancies. The median rent is now $1,802 per month. Cat that lived at Coors Field for 10 years needs a new home The association said the metro is still short on housing units, however many are being built. There are over 45,800 new units under construction slated to come onto the market this year. While that has prevented rents from heating up further, it has not lowered rents or raised vacancies. "Vacancies were slightly down to 5.5%, down just .1% from last quarter," the report reads. "Rents increased $32 for the quarter, which is a typical trend for the second quarter of the year.  Average rents are now at $1,878 per month, which is 2% higher than a year ago." Mayor Mike Johns...