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Tree falls onto power lines in Peninsula, causes outages

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

(KRON) -- A tree fell onto a power line Wednesday afternoon in San Mateo County, Cal Fire CZU announced on Twitter. A portion of Alpine Road across Pescadero Creek in La Honda will be closed as PG&E crews are responding to the incident.Between 50 to 499 customers in the area have lost their power, according to the PG&E outage map. A photo of the outage map of the area of Alpine Road across Pescadero Creek from PG&E can be viewed below.Cal Fire posted photos from the scene (below).(Cal Fire CZU)(Cal Fire CZU)The area will be closed for several hours, officials said. However, drivers can still access Pescadero. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }This story will be updated.

National Weather Service reports tornado near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport following warnings for city

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — National Weather Service reports tornado near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport following warnings for city.Source

Turquía busca reequilibrar su relación con Occidente mientras crece el aislamiento de Rusia

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

(CNN) — Las esperanzas de la inminente adhesión de Suecia a la alianza de seguridad de la OTAN empezaron a desvanecerse este lunes, cuando el presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, planteó un obstáculo de última hora al vincular su aprobación de la candidatura del país nórdico a la ansiada adhesión de Turquía a la Unión Europea.Pero pocas horas después dio un sorprendente giro al retirar su oposición, allanando el camino para que la OTAN amplíe su fortificación contra una Rusia beligerante mientras Moscú libra una guerra en Ucrania.La medida, que se ganó los elogios de Occidente y las críticas de Moscú, demostró que la guerra de Ucrania ha sido un momento decisivo para el papel de Turquía en la escena internacional. Erdogan se mantiene relevante al estar cerca de Rusia y subrayar su compromiso con la OTAN, al tiempo que extrae el máximo de concesiones de cada parte.ANÁLISIS | Los comentarios de Biden y Erdogan amenazan con eclipsar la cumbre de la OTAN… y ayudar a ...

Se acerca tornado grande y “extremadamente peligroso” a Chicago; instan buscar refugio

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional está instando a los residentes a buscar refugio de inmediato en el condado de Cook, ya que un “tornado grande y extremadamente peligroso confirmado” está cerca de Summit.La tormenta se mueve hacia el noreste a 30 millas por hora, con escombros voladores y el tornado provocando una “situación potencialmente mortal”.El tornado estará cerca de Berwyn, Forest Park, Riverside, Stickney y North Riverside alrededor de las 6:30 p.m., y cerca de Cicero y Oak Park alrededor de las 6:35 p.m. Preocupante alerta: las mortales olas de calor no pararán, serán más frecuentes y duraderas Captado en video: monstruoso tornado barre con todo a su paso Chicago y el Loop también podrían estar en el camino del tornado.Otro tornado aterrizó en el condado de Kane, cerca de Campton Hills. Esa tormenta también se mueve hacia el noreste a 35 millas por hora.El tornado estará cerca de St. Charles y Valley View en...

Dentist accused of poisoning wife to death will go to trial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- An Arapahoe County judge decided Wednesday during a preliminary hearing that prosecutors provided enough probable evidence to move forward to trial when it comes to Dr. James Craig. The local dentist is accused of poisoning his wife, Angela Craig, to death back in March. “It's the memories that are hard," Mark Pray, the brother of Angela Craig said. "I don’t know what to say about the evidence, we were there helping and took Angela to the hospital."   Aurora dentist accused of poisoning his wife to death During the preliminary hearing, prosecutors had two witnesses speak -- Detective Bobby Olson with the Aurora Police Department and the Arapahoe County Coroner Dr. Kelly Lear. Lear said during the hearing that the autopsy she performed on Angela Craig concluded she had multiple chemicals in her body, but ultimately died of poisoning from tetrahydrozoline and acute cyanide.Tetrahydrozoline is found in Visine, the eye drops that shrink blood vess...

Kirkmeyer eyes reelection at Capitol over 8th District rematch

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado will not​ get a rematch in one of the tightest races for U.S. Congress in Colorado. State Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer narrowly lost to former state representative now-Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo. But Kirkmeyer has decided against pursuing the congressional seat in 2024 in hopes of staying in a powerful position in state government.The short answer behind Kirkmeyer's decision to stay is that she enjoys her work at the state Capitol. The big question now is: Who will Republicans choose to be the next candidate in what was a very tight race last time?"I pretty much made up my mind about that decision during the last week of session," Kirkmeyer said. Freshmen representatives sue House leadership over transparency law Folks who know Kirkmeyer were probably not surprised by her decision to rerun for state Senate instead of another congressional bid."She went through a tough race last time, one of the closest in the nation, a 1,600 vote difference, less than a p...

MDPD officers come under attack at SW Miami-Dade gas station, NE Miami-Dade traffic stop; 3 arrested

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers experienced danger on duty in separate incidents in Southwest Miami-Dade and Northeast Miami-DadeNewly released body camera video showed a rough confrontation between a suspect and an officer in Southwest Miami-Dade, June 25.The footage shows the suspect, identified as 32-year-old George Knowles, was seen swinging and punching the officer, which prompted him to reach for his Taser in order to subdue the suspect. On Wednesday, Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez addressed the dangerous encounter. “Violence is always going to be there, unfortunately,” he said. “I know that we have a resilient, steady law enforcement agency, and we will not tolerate anybody putting a finger on our officers.”The altercation happened at the RaceTrac gas station at 11201 SW 216th St. The officer arrived at the scene after receiving a call of trespassing. “This call in particular was a regular call for service,” Ramirez said.People at th...

2 local nail techs show how 3-D nails and dreamy nails summer trends are hotter than the Florida sun

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

Summer feels like a fantasy sometimes. One minute it’s here you are baking, the skin’s ready to peel off, and the next minute it’s over, sadly.Not to mention the trends happen fast, too, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. 3-D nails and dreamy nails are hotter than the Florida sun right now, and we checked out two local nail techs to show us how to perfect our manis for the season.Dream a little dream, with the dreamy nail trend.Valerie Cruz: “It’s definitely a very popular summer trend because of the vibrant colors, almost like giving you the Miami sunset feel.”Valerie from Nails Valour showed Deco how to make these dreams a reality.Valerie Cruz: “Stick with nice pastel colors, like blues and purples.”How about a nice lavender haze, for some nail inspo?Valerie Cruz: “I did a really nice lavender color for the base, and then went in with a blue, and with a sponge, I blended it out.”Don’t forget about the accents...

Spencer Knight back on ice for Panthers, taking first steps toward return

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers goalie Spencer Knight went to a Blink-182 concert, made some sushi with teammates and got to see some familiar faces and meet new people as well.Sounds like vacation — but they were also big steps toward getting him back to the NHL.Knight has been on the ice this week at a development camp with the Panthers, the first time he’s been around the team since entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program in February. He was not with the Panthers for the remainder of the season, including their run to the Stanley Cup Final. The development camp has both on- and off-ice events, including the concert this week at the team’s home arena and other team-building events.“I honestly approach it like it’s just a great opportunity to play hockey,” Knight said. “I think any opportunity to play hockey is a great opportunity. But I think honestly in terms of my game, I think it is, too. You’ve got to come in and just work hard.”Kni...

Pedestrian killed by car fleeing Secret Service near White House

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:03:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was killed by a car fleeing law enforcement officers Wednesday afternoon just outside of the White House.The incident occurred just before 1:30 p.m. when uniformed members of the Secret Service attempted to stop a vehicle with an expired registration, according to a statement on Twitter from the agency. The driver initially indicated they would stop, but then accelerated away, the statement said.The driver sped through a red light and struck multiple people in the crosswalk of the intersection of 17th Street Northwest and Constitution Avenue. One man who was struck by the car died at an area hospital.Authorities are still searching for the driver.