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Griner says she’ll only play overseas again if it’s the Olympics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

By Ben Morse and Jill Martin | CNNBrittney Griner said during a press conference on Thursday that she’ll “never go overseas again” to play basketball unless it’s for the Olympics after being detained in Russia.The two-time Olympic gold-medalist spent nearly 300 days in Russian custody following her detention in February 2022 and was sentenced to nine years in prison under drug-smuggling charges after authorities in the country found cannabis oil in her luggage.She was released in December last year in a prisoner exchange with Russia.Griner had for years played on a Russian women’s basketball team during the WNBA off-season and was detained in a Moscow airport as she traveled back to the US.The 32-year-old said many women’s players go overseas for the pay and that she wouldn’t criticize anyone for doing that, though Griner hopes the WNBA will continue to grow and that there will be change.“If I make that (US) team, that would be the onl...

Map: Jailbreak, good Samaritan’s murder and one fugitive dead in burning Mississippi house

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

Of the four prisoners who fled a Mississippi jail early Sunday, one was found dead in a burning home and another was seen in a Houston minimart, officials say.The fugitives were:Dylan Arrington, 22, accused of car theftCasey Grayson, 24, accused of grand larceny and a drug chargeCorey Harrison, 22, accused of receiving stolen propertyJerry Raynes, 51, accused of car theft and burglaryThe map above shows locations connected to the search for the men.1: Escape, April 23: The men are thought to have climbed through a hole and gotten onto the roof at Raymond Detention Center sometime between the 12:30 a.m. headcount and about 2:30 a.m. A Hinds County maintenance truck was stolen around the same time.2: Stolen Silverado seen, April 23: A red Chevy Silverado pickup that was stolen around 2:30 a.m. from a home near the jail was seen two hours later eastbound on Interstate 20 east of Jackson. At least two people were in it. It has not been confirmed that the theft was related to the jailbre...

Sale closed in Los Gatos: $3.5 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

15641 Loma Vista Avenue – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 15600 block of Loma Vista Avenue in Los Gatos has a new owner. The 3,143-square-foot property, built in 2008, was sold on April 4, 2023, for $3,510,000, or $1,117 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, four baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 7,400-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:A 1,640-square-foot home on the 16100 block of Azalea Way in Los Gatos sold in March 2023, for $2,675,000, a price per square foot of $1,631. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Camellia Terrace, Los Gatos, in January 2023, a 3,180-square-foot home was sold for $4,095,000, a price per square foot of $1,288. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 2,391-square-foot home on Camellia Terrace in Los Gatos sold for $3,072,000, a price per square foot of $1,285. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Dick Groat dies at 92; former Pittsburgh Pirates star also played in NBA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

By Will Graves | Associated PressPITTSBURGH — Dick Groat, a two-sport star who went from All-American guard in basketball to a brief stint in the NBA to ultimately an All-Star shortstop and the 1960 National League MVP while playing baseball for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, has died. He was 92.Groat’s family said in a statement that he died Thursday at UMPC Presbyterian Hospital due to complications from a stroke.“We are deeply saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family and Pittsburgh community,” Pirates Chairman Bob Nutting said in a statement, calling Groat “a great player and an even better person.”Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, and Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon, right, flank Dick Groat at a ceremony honoring Groat before a 2014 game in Pittsburgh. Groat played basketball and baseball at Duke in the early 1950s, earning All-American honors in both. (Keith Srakocic/Associated Press Archives)Groat, who was ...

California passes 1st-in-nation train emissions rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

By Sophie Austin | Associated Press/Report for AmericaSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Every day, locomotives pull rail cars filled with food, lumber, oil and other products through railyards near neighborhoods in Oakland, Commerce, San Bernadino and other California cities.They run on diesel, a more powerful fuel than gasoline, and burning all that diesel produces pollution that is harmful for people who live nearby, as well as greenhouse gases. California’s Air Resources Board is trying to change that.The agency voted Thursday to approve a rule banning the use of locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increasing the use of zero-emissions technology to transport freight from ports and throughout railyards. The rule would also ban locomotives in the state from idling longer than 30 minutes if they are equipped with an automatic shutoff.California would have to get authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with the rule, which would be stric...

A (literally) fiery seafood restaurant opens in Richmond’s Point San Pablo Harbor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

The giant Burning Man sculptures at Richmond’s Point San Pablo Harbor have been awfully lonely since the departure of quirky Black Star Pirate BBQ last November. (The owners have since opened Baltic Kiss in Point Richmond.) But now they have a companion worthy of their fiery raison d’etre: The Sailing Goat, an outdoor-dining restaurant with a campfire-expert chef that plans to offer cooking classes over live fire.The Sailing Goat will have its grand opening this weekend (April 28-30), serving riffs on fresh coastal cuisine in Spain, Italy, France and beyond. “We are inspired by seaside communities from around the world and want to give it our local style,” says owner Arnon Oren, who’s also the chef at Richmond’s Anaviv’s Table and who’s worked at Chez Panisse and Oakland’s dearly departed Oliveto.The menu reflects the restaurant’s location on the water – you can reportedly glide your boat right up to the dining area – with ...

Maker of fast coronavirus tests chops several hundred Bay Area jobs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

SUNNYVALE — A maker of rapid coronavirus tests has revealed plans to chop several hundred jobs in the Bay Area, a grim disclosure that suggests tech and biotech layoffs in the region have yet to run their course.Cepheid, a medical devices and biotech company, has told state labor officials that it has decided to cut 625 in the Bay Area, according to official government filings.The layoffs will affect Cepheid workers in Sunnyvale, Newark, Fremont and Santa Clara, WARN notices the company sent to the state Employment Development Department show.Related ArticlesTechnology | Google moves into two big San Jose buildings in expansion Technology | Proposed California law would increase school teacher pay 50 percent by 2030 Technology | More California oil and gas workers make the jump to clean energy Technology | Political Cartoons: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon exit Fox and CNN Technology | More tech and biote...

SF DA upholds charges against suspect in ex- fire commissioner attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins confirmed that her office is not dropping the charges against the man accused of beating the city's ex-fire commissioner with a metal bar. Although the suspect, 24-year-old Garrett Allen Doty, has been released from custody, he is still facing several charges that include:Assault with a deadly weaponAggravated battery with serious bodily injuryAssault with force likely to produce great bodily injury"We have not dismissed the charges in this case," said Jenkins in a statement put out on Twitter. Bay Area transit agency accuses NBA of trying to ‘kneecap’ Warriors’ dynasty over Game 6 schedule However, Doty was released from custody, following the subject of the attack -- former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani -- failing to appear in court for a second consecutive day."The People moved for and were granted a continuance on Mr. Doty's preliminary hearing because Mr. Carmignani was unavailable to test...

500 PG&E customers still without power in SF may have to wait until Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As of Thursday afternoon, power was restored to most of the PG&E customers who lost power in San Francisco, with an exception for about 500 customers in the Financial District. The estimated time for restoration for the chunk still without power is 10 a.m. Saturday, according to PG&E's outage map.This come during the hottest few days the Bay Area has seen so far, with temperatures expected to reach up into the high 80s or even 90 in some areas. Ex-San Francisco fire commissioner attacked homeless people with bear spray, attorneys say PG&E's outage map said the main outage was affecting 9,454 customers Wednesday night. Other smaller outages affected several hundred in the same area. The outage affected the Financial District, North Beach, Russian Hill, and Nob Hill neighborhoods. The outage began at 9:13 p.m., according to PG&E. The cause is unclear, but the San Francisco Fire Department tweeted that a vault fire broke out last night at 640 C...

Bay Area transit agency accuses NBA of trying to 'kneecap' Warriors' dynasty over Game 6 schedule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:39:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The decision to play Friday's Game 6 of the NBA First Round Playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings at 5 p.m. Friday has raised a few eyebrows. "5pm local start time for Warriors-Kings is silly," one user tweeted. "Why would the NBA do that? We ain't even off of work yet." Is growing Las Vegas big enough for 3 major pro teams? "I don't think theres anyway the Warriors lose this series but I could see them losing Game 6. Especially since I think it's at 5pm?" tweeted another.One Bay Area transit agency has even gone as far as to suggest that the game's dubious scheduling could be part of a "conspiracy" on behalf of the league."We're aware that in its conspiracy to kneecap the Warriors' dynasty, the NBA has scheduled Friday's Game 6 for 5:00 p.m. in hopes fans will arrive late," the SF Bay Ferry service tweeted on Thursday."Not on our watch," the tweet continued. "We're working on an updated itinerary for reserved service to ...