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Toppled crane crushes portion of family's home

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

A family in Loma Linda narrowly escaped injury after a crane tipped over and fell onto their home, causing extensive damage Friday.  The incident reportedly happened as a company contracted by SoCal Edison was working to replace some of the power poles in the area.  The homeowners, who have lived in the residence for 37 years, said that the power company sent out notification about the work and possible power outages in the area late last week.  Damage done to a home in Loma Linda after crane tips over on Dec. 4, 2023. (KTLA)Damage done to a home in Loma Linda after crane tips over on Dec. 4, 2023. (KTLA)Damage done to a home in Loma Linda after crane tips over on Dec. 4, 2023. (KTLA)Video of the scene shows heavy damage to the home, with the crane nearly splitting off a portion of the home over the garage.  City officials have yellow-tagged the structure, meaning it is not safe to stay in. The homeowners told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson that they are now forced to stay in a hote...

Target to give away $500 to 500 Target Circle members

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

Target is targeting customers with a holiday shopping spree offer.The retail corporation announced Monday that it's offering 500 Target Circle members the chance to win a $500 shopping spree. Winners will also receive a free, one-year membership of Shipt, Target’s same-day delivery service. Annual memberships typically cost $99. Target to close 9 stores, including 3 in the San Francisco Bay Area, citing safety concerns “Guests who win will receive $500 in Target Circle earnings to be used like cash at any Target store or Target.com, plus a year-long subscription for Shipt, our same-day delivery service. It's a fun way for guests to stock up on toys, gifts and all the essentials for the busy holiday season,” Jill Sando, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer at Target, said in a statement.Target partnered with actress Hilary Duff to announce the giveaway. The extra “cash” will be welcomed by many families as they grapple with high-cost merchandise due to inflation...

Johnny Lucero Dead following Three-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 10 [Tucson, AZ]

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

60-Year-Old Driver Dies after Being Rear-Ended by Reckless VehicleTUCSON, AZ (December 4, 2023) – On Friday evening, police were dispatched to a crash that claimed the life of Johnny Lucero.The deadly incident occurred on November 24th in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 involving a GMC Yukon, and two other vehicles.Investigation showed that 21-year-old Jose Avelardo Garcia-Arredondo was traveling along the area when he crossed over to the westbound and struck a GMC Yukon from behind.Unfortunately, the GMC driver, later identified as 60-year-old Johnny Lucero was pronounced dead at the scene.Furthermore, a passenger of Lucero and a juvenile passenger of Garcia-Arredondo were transported to the hospital for treatment.Consequently, the authorities arrested Garcia-Arredondo where he faces second-degree murder, manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and aggravated DUI charges.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. Deepest condolences and...

Oakland Unified pushes back against unsanctioned “teach-in” on Palestine

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

The Oakland Unified School District is pushing back against what it has called an “unsanctioned” teach-in centered on the “Palestinian struggle for liberation,” on Wednesday, and organized by Oakland educators.“I want to make clear that the District does not authorize this action,” said Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, the superintendent of Oakland Unified, in a message shared with the school community Monday morning. “Our schools are sanctuaries for learning, and I am deeply disappointed by the harmful and divisive materials being circulated and promoted as factual.”The teach-in is planned for Wednesday, Dec, 6. In a 12-page lesson plan prepared for the teach-in, resources were compiled for children aged 4 to 18. The lessons range from a Palestinian-themed alphabet book with the letter i representing intifada, a word typically used to describe armed uprisings against Israeli occupation; to an Amnesty International article titled Israel’s Occupation: 50 Years of Dispossession. The lesson ...

Wreckage, remains located after Osprey crash in Japan

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

By Colin McCullough | CNNWreckage and remains from a United States Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, last week were discovered on Monday, according to a statement from Air Force Special Operations Command.“During a combined U.S.-Japanese search and rescue dive in the vicinity of Yakushima, Japan on Dec. 4, 2023, remains were discovered along with wreckage from the CV-22 mishap that occurred on Nov. 29, 2023,” a statement from AFSOC said.The identities have yet to be determined at this time, according to the statement.The AFSOC said their main priority is “bringing the Airmen home and taking care of their family members.”The remains of one airman aboard, 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Galliher of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, were recovered last week. The remains of five other airmen aboard were found, AFSOC said Monday. The identities of the five crew members have not yet been determined.Two of the five crew members have been recovered from...

Federal Glover, a Contra Costa supervisor since 2000, won’t seek re-election

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

MARTINEZ — Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover announced Monday that he won’t seek re-election in 2024, ending his 24-year career on the board and paving the way for a new politician to take his place.Glover, a Democrat and the first and only Black person ever to serve as a Contra Costa supervisor, announced his “retirement” from the board on social media Monday afternoon. He did not say what he’s planning to do next. He will finish his current term, set to expire in December 2024.For Glover’s final year, he will serve as chair of the board, which he has done four times previously.In 2015, Glover’s serious health concerns sparked speculation that he would end his political career. But after two months of waiting on an organ donor list, he underwent kidney and heart transplant surgery, recovered and returned to work.Glover’s current district includes Pittsburg, Martinez, Hercules and Rodeo and portions of Antioch and Pinole as...

Fetterman trolls Menendez with Cameo message by Santos

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

By Betsy Klein, Morgan Rimmer and Melanie Zanona | CNNSen. John Fetterman commissioned expelled Rep. George Santos to unwittingly make a video on the celebrity video message platform Cameo telling Sen. Bob Menendez – whom Fetterman has called on to resign over charges he acted as a foreign agent to Egypt – to “stay strong.”“I thought my ethically-challenged colleague @BobMenendezNJ could use some encouragement given his substantial legal problems. So, I approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give ‘Bobby from Jersey’ some advice,” Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, tweeted Monday.In the video, Santos, the New York Republican who last week became only the sixth lawmaker to be expelled from Congress after a damning ethics report, says, “Hey, Bobby! I don’t think I need to tell you, but these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you run away, you make them put up or shut up!”Santos adds, “You stand your ground, sir, and don’t get bogged d...

Walmart employee arriving to work hits, kills woman in Mountain View store’s foggy parking lot

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW – A driver hit and killed a woman Monday morning in the Mountain View Walmart parking lot, police said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Daly City woman pleads no contest to felony charges connected to fatal collision that killed her car’s passenger Crashes and Disasters | Freight train hits and kills man in Berkeley Crashes and Disasters | CHP officer details Highway 4 chase that ended with woman dying in fiery crash Crashes and Disasters | Man dies in Oakland hit-and-run traffic collision Crashes and Disasters | Person fatally hit by train at East Bay BART station The fatal collision happened around 6 a.m., just as the store located in the 600 block of Showers Drive was about to open, the Mountain View Police Department said.A woman in her 60s was in the middle of the lot when she was hit by an employee arriving for work, police said, adding that the lot was “dark and densely ...

Women’s College Cup: Stanford’s NCAA title dreams dashed by Florida State

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

Stanford had only allowed 10 goals all season heading into Monday but gave up half that total in the biggest game of the year.Florida State’s top-ranked offense ran past Stanford’s top-ranked defense as the Cardinal lost 5-1 in the NCAA women’s soccer championship game Monday in Cary, N.C.Stanford (20-1-4) hadn’t allowed more than one goal in a game all season. Florida State scored two in 26 seconds midway through the first half.Freshman Jordynn Dudley started the scoring in the 29th minute when she was tripped by Stanford’s Mia Bhuta in the box and converted the ensuing penalty kick. Just 26 seconds later, Jamaican international Jody Brown got behind the defense and scored off the crossbar to make it 2-0.FSU was the first team since 2015 to not allow a goal in the first five rounds of the NCAA Tournament, but the Cardinal did get one back six minutes into the second half when graduate midfielder Maya Doms dribbled across the box and shot into the upper corner for her sixth go...

Man makes startling deathbed confession to his daughter

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:03 GMT

By Faith Karimi | CNNThomas Randele was dying of lung cancer and had a secret.In March of 2021, with his daughter at his bedside in suburban Boston after his first chemotherapy session, he made a stunning confession: He was a fugitive, and had been one for more than five decades. More than 50 years earlier, when he was 20 years old, he’d robbed an Ohio bank of $215,000. And his real name was not Thomas Randele but Theodore Conrad.He implored his daughter not to look into the case. But after this bombshell revelation, Ashley Randele didn’t sleep much that night. So she did what most curious people would do.“I’m alone in my childhood bedroom, and I Googled ‘Ted Conrad missing,’ and the first thing that came up said something like, ‘Vault teller robs bank.’ I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is my dad,’” she told CNN. “And there were hundreds and hundreds of articles about him.”With every click, her father’s dark past unspooled before her eyes.In Lynnfield, Massachusetts, Thomas Randele was ...