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Flights at Reagan National, Dulles airports resume after being halted by air traffic control woes

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

WASHNGTON (AP) — Normal operations at airports in the Washington, D.C., area resumed about an hour after they were suspended Sunday evening because of a problem at a major air traffic control facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said.The FAA said on Twitter that the operations at Reagan National and Dulles international airports have restarted after repairs to a communications system were made at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility. While the repairs were underway, departures from National and Dulles international airports were subjected to a ground stop, the FAA said.The Associated Press

Canadian Music Hall of Fame officially welcomes Nickelback at plaque ceremony

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

CALGARY — Nickelback has sealed its place in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with an official plaque ceremony in Calgary.Band members Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, and Daniel Adair placed the Nickelback name plaque at the National Music Centre’s Studio Bell on Sunday.  The private ceremony for media and invited guests was to be followed by a live interview accessible to members of the public for a fee. Nickelback was inducted into the hall of fame during the Juno Awards broadcast earlier this year.The band recently kicked off the North American leg of the Get Rollin’ Tour, after releasing their tenth studio album last November.The National Music Centre says Nickelback is one of the top-selling acts of all time, with more than 12 consecutive sold-out world tours. The centre is also home to an exhibit celebrating the rock group’s induction. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 25, 2023.The Canadian Press

UofC Education Lab and Youth Guidance to tackle mental issues in young girls

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

CHICAGO — The U.S. surgeon general calls the youth mental health crisis a defining issue of our time. A new study takes a closer look at how one program is improving outcomes for young women in Chicago. Youth Guidance's "Working on Womanhood" program provides trauma-informed support for students right at school. Deeply Rooted Gets Financial Boost for New South Side Dance Center "Wow at its core is a school-based group counseling program," Ngozi Harris, the director of WOW program and staff development said. "We're taking them to spaces in the school where they’re talking about things most of the time they never had a chance to talk about. They’re getting a chance to have the opportunity to make mistakes and feel empowered to make change and do something different," Harris said. In 2017, the University of Chicago Education Lab launched a study including more than 2,000, mostly Black and Latina girls in CPS high schools. "Girls prior to the program had rates of probable PTSD and m...

Dallas Keuchel looks good in debut, but Saints fall to Mud Hens, 7-3

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

The St. Paul Saints got a good look at former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel on Sunday afternoon, and Keuchel looked pretty good.Making his 2023 pitching debut, Keuchel tossed for four innings, allowing just one run and four hits while striking out four and leaving the ballgame with a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately for the Saints, their bullpen couldn’t hold it, and the Toledo Mud Hens used a six-run sixth inning to power their way to a 7-3 victory in a rain-shortened affair at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.Elliot Soto and Andrew Stevenson each hit RBI singles — Stevenson’s extended his hitting streak to 13 games — in the second inning that gave the Saints (43-31) an early 2-0 lead. The Mud Hens (33-41) split that in half in the third inning when Keuchel made his lone mistake, giving up a solo homer to Andrew Knapp. Then Keuchel danced around some trouble in the fourth, but kept the Mud Hens off the board and left with the 2-1 advantage.The St. Paul lead grew to...

Drunk wrong-way driver arrested in fatal San Bernardino County crash

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

A 59-year-old man from Riverside is dead following a fatal traffic collision with a wrong-way driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, authorities announced Sunday.  Officers with the Rialto Police Department responded to reports of the deadly crash in the 300 block of West Santa Ana Avenue on June 24 at around 8:43 p.m., police said.  At the scene, first responders discovered one of the motorists, identified as Gregory Cruz, suffering from life-threatening injuries. Personnel with the Rialto Fire Department rushed the 59-year-old to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.  The second driver, identified as 48-year-old Jose Saavedra-Escoto from Bloomington, was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said.  Detectives with the police department’s Major Accident Investigation Team assumed the case. A preliminary investigation revealed that Saavedra-Escoto had been traveling westbound on Santa Ana Avenue from Willow Aven...

Starbucks workers 'Strike with Pride' in the Castro during SF Pride celebrations

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A group of unionized Starbucks employees took to the streets in the heart of the Castro during Pride celebrations on Sunday morning. The group aimed to bring attention to claims of unfair bargaining and anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across the company. Man dies after vehicle crashes into building in Sunnyvale, DUI suspected The workers say they are also asking the company to "end its attacks on the LGBTQIA+ workers as part of its relentless union-busting campaign," a press release said. Starbucks Workers United is the union's name, and its efforts have helped to organize over 8,000 workers in 320 Starbucks stores in 38 states, the press release stated. The union efforts and the company's slow response, or in some cases lack of any response, has been noticed nationwide. The National Labor Relations Board is now prosecuting Starbucks on suspicion of failure to bargain in good faith with their workers, the group said. KRON4 reached out to Starbucks for comment on the demonstration...

VIDEO: Jeep flips onto its side in Lower Pac Heights

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A Jeep ended up on its side after in the middle of a busy Lower Pacific Heights intersection on Sunday, the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed to KRON4. Suspected DUI driver careens over the edge of Santa Cruz cliff The incident happened around 2 p.m. near Geary Boulevard and Divisadero Street. Video from the scene (above) shows San Francisco Police Department officers at the scene with a tow truck, and a blue Jeep Wrangler on its side. A silver Toyota Camry is also visible as a tow truck hoists the vehicle onto its trailer. Two people were inside of the Jeep when it tipped over. Both were taken to the hospital and are listed in stable condition, SFFD said.

Man dies after Saturday night shooting in Oakland

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A man died after a shooting Saturday night in Oakland, the Oakland Police Department confirmed. The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. on the 6200 block of International Boulevard. OPD arrived at the scene and found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He died at the scene. His identity is not being released at this time.No arrests have been made in connection to this shooting. Police have not released a motive.The 6200 block of International Boulevard is approximately one mile northeast of the Oakland Coliseum. No other information was immediately available.

Yin wins Women’s PGA at Baltusrol, Bradley wins home game at Travelers

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Ruoning Yin made a birdie putt from about 10 feet on the final hole and became the second woman from China to win a major, beating Yuka Saso by one shot in the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday.After Saso made birdie ahead of her on the par-5 18th hole at Baltusrol to move into a tie for the lead, Yin found the rough with her tee shot, then hit her third shot into an ideal spot and curled in the right-to-left breaking putt, pumping her fist after it dropped.The 20-year-old Yin closed with a 4-under 67, finished at 8-under 276 and joined Shanshan Feng as Chinese winners of women’s majors. Feng won this event — then known as the LPGA Championship — in 2012 and is currently the Chinese national team coach.Rose Zhang, who won in her professional debut three weeks ago, also in New Jersey, made a charge with a final-round 67 and finished in a tie for eighth, three shots back.Saso, the U.S. Women’s Open champion in 2021, shot 66. The championship had a mid-r...

Florida sets College World Series record for runs with 24-4 win over LSU to force deciding Game 3

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Florida scored the most runs in College World Series history and came up one short of the record for largest margin of victory in a 24-4 rout of LSU on Sunday that forced a deciding Game 3.The Gators hit six home runs on a windy day at Charles Schwab Field and pounded LSU pitching for a CWS record-tying 23 hits a day after Ty Floyd struck out 17 in the Tigers’ 4-3, 11-inning win in Game 1.The teams play the final game of the College World Series on Monday night, with the winner earning the national championship. Florida (54-16) came in having been involved in four of the CWS record-tying eight one-run games. The Gators had totaled 17 runs in four games here before the offense broke loose.Ty Evans and Jac Caglianone each homered twice, with Evans’ grand slam breaking things open early. Wyatt Langford and BT Riopelle also went deep.Florida’s 24 runs broke Notre Dame’s CWS record, set in a 23-2 win over Northern Colorado in 1957. The 20-run wi...