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SFMTA makes safety improvements at intersection where 4-year-old was killed

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority has made changes to an intersection near the entrance to Interstate 280 where a 4-year-old girl in a stroller was killed in the crosswalk last week. The transit authority posted on Friday that it had reduced the two right turn lanes from 4th Street onto King Street down to a single lane. Cruise car crashes into vehicle after attempting to make turn: SFPD The change is intended to slow traffic and reduce the conflict between turning cars and pedestrians in the crosswalk.SFMTASFMTAThe move was made "in response to last week's tragedy," SFMTA said.The death of the 4-year-old girl, whose father also suffered life-threatening injuries, led to widespread outcry from the community, city leaders and safety advocates. On Monday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed called for immediate safety improvements to the South of Market intersection.The driver in the fatal crash, a 71-year-old woman, was arrested and charged with thr...

49ers trade quarterback Trey Lance to Cowboys, AP source says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys less than three years after trading three first-round picks to draft him.A person familiar with the situation said the Cowboys will send a fourth-round pick to San Francisco for a player drafted third overall in 2021. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced.ESPN first reported the trade.Lance had lost the competition to San Darnold to be the backup to Brock Purdy in San Francisco earlier in the week, setting the stage for his departure.The move is a remarkable backtrack following the hefty investment the Niners made in hopes of Lance becoming a franchise quarterback.San Francisco traded three first-round picks and a third-rounder to Miami in 2021 to move up from No. 12 and draft the untested Lance third overall.Lance started only 17 games at FCS-level North Dakota State before the Niners drafted him, and he never got much of a ch...

Bronny James has a congenital heart defect that caused his cardiac arrest, a spokesperson says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California last month because of a congenital heart defect, according to a family spokeswoman.The 18-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was stricken on July 24. He was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and later was seen by doctors at the Mayo Clinic and Atlantic Health-Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey.A statement issued Friday by Stephanie Rosa of the LeBron James Family Foundation said the probable cause of James’ sudden cardiac arrest has been identified.“It is an anatomically and functionally significant Congenital Heart Defect which can and will be treated,” the statement said. “We are very confident in Bronny’s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future.”The younger James was released from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles three days after the incident at USC’s Galen Center. The following night he d...

Dos trabajadoras sexuales hablaron de encuentros “violentos” con el presunto asesino de Gilgo Beach, dice una funcionaria

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

(CNN) — Dos mujeres detenidas en la cárcel del condado de Suffolk dicen que tuvieron encuentros con el sospechoso de los asesinatos de Gilgo Beach, Rex Heuermann, y describieron los encuentros con él como “violentos” y “agresivos”, dijo este jueves la portavoz del departamento del sheriff, Vicki DiStefano.Se cree que los supuestos encuentros con las dos trabajadoras sexuales ocurrieron hace más de una década, dijo DiStefano, señalando que las mujeres expresaron preocupación por su seguridad durante el tiempo que dijeron que estuvieron con Heuermann.La información fue descubierta en medio de las entrevistas en curso realizadas por la unidad de trata de personas del Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Suffolk, que fue creada para ayudar a los encarcelados a tener acceso a los servicios y el apoyo que necesitan para recuperarse.Desde el arresto de Heuermann el 13 de julio, la unidad ha entrevistado a trabajadoras sexuales, además de mostrar una fotogra...

IndyCar leader Alex Palou being sued by McLaren in UK. Spaniard focused on winning championship

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Alex Palou confirmed Friday he’s being sued by McLaren — the second team to sue him in a year — but the IndyCar points leader is focused on his bid to win a second championship in three years. The Spaniard confirmed an Indianapolis Star report that McLaren is suing Palou in the United Kingdom for damages because Palou does not intend to join McLaren as planned in 2024. McLaren has made Palou its reserve driver in Formula One, where it has spent significantly on his development, and claims to have paid him in advance on his 2024 salary, as well as his legal fees in last year’s fight with Chip Ganassi Racing. Ganassi took Palou to court last summer because Palou, the 2021 IndyCar champion, said he was declining Ganassi’s team-owner option on his contract and instead moving to McLaren. The matter was resolved through mediation, with Palou finishing his contract with Ganassi this year while working with McLaren in F1 on his off IndyCar weekends. Bu...

Morikawa breaks Tiger’s 36-hole mark at East Lake and shares Tour Championship lead with Hovland

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — One bad shot during practice led to Collin Morikawa spending two hours looking for a fix. And now he has a scoring record at East Lake that previously belonged to Tiger Woods.Morikawa followed his 61 with another clean card for a 6-under 64 on Friday in the Tour Championship, giving him the lowest 36-hole score at East Lake and a share of the lead with Viktor Hovland going into the weekend of the FedEx Cup finale.“Sometimes just being out there when you don’t realize that you’re out there for that long of a period, but you find one thing that you hope works,” said Morikawa, winless since the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai at the end of 2021.“I’ve done that for the past few years, hoping that we’re going to find that one thing that clicks and right now, I’m going to stick with it.”Scores can look inflated at the Tour Championship because players start at various points under par depending on the FedEx Cup position. Looks were not the least bit deceiving with Morik...

Chase Briscoe qualifies on the pole for NASCAR’s regular-season finale at Daytona

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Briscoe won the pole Friday for the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.Briscoe had a lap at 181.822 mph in the No. 14 Ford in the final round of qualifying, edging Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola for the No. 1 starting spot. Harrison Burton qualified third in another Ford, followed by 23IX Racing teammates Bubba Wallace and Ty Gibbs in Toyotas.The top five qualifiers are among 17 drivers vying for the series’ final postseason berth at Daytona.“We literally have absolutely nothing to lose with our points situation,” Briscoe said. “That part of it is a little freeing and relieving.”All four SHR cars qualified in the top 10, and nine of the top 12 were Fords.Wallace has a tenuous hold on the 16th and final spot, carrying a 32-point advantage over Gibbs into Daytona. Daniel Suárez is 43 points behind Wallace. The three Toyota drivers are the only ones who can get in on points.Fourteen others c...

Freshman fears: high school senior offers advice for incoming 9th graders

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

Back to school.For some students those three words generate the excitement of seeing friends, getting back to playing sports or other favorite extracurricular activities. For others, it generates anxiety, and that can be especially true for kids heading from middle to high school.Sami Saeed is Montgomery County’s student member of the board of education, or “SMOB.” He says he understands that anxiety, but has some encouraging words for those entering the halls of high school for the first time.First, he told WTOP that incoming freshmen should take comfort in the knowledge that they’ve already overcome a huge challenge: middle school.“Middle school — and the drama that’s in middle school — is a hundred … a thousand times worse than in high school. All the things that seemed so huge in middle school,” Saeed said, “In high school, no one cares anymore.”In those first few days of high school, Saeed said to “have confidence,” something he acknowledges is “easier said than don...

Federal disaster declared after June storms, Highlands Ranch tornado

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- After severe weather damaged parts of Colorado in June, including a tornado in Highlands Ranch, the state and local governments will be eligible for federal assistance.The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden had approved a disaster declaration for areas southeast of Denver that were hit by tornadoes, flooding and storms from June 8-23. The declaration covers Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Lincoln, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties. Photos: Damage from Highlands Ranch tornado on June 22 Storm damage in Highlands Ranch in the area of Chesapeake Street and Chesapeake Lane on June 22, 2023. (Photo: Douglas County Sheriff's Office)The tornado that touched down in Highlands Ranch on June 22 caused damage in neighborhoods, took down more than 16,000 trees, ripped off part of the roof at Northfield Elementary School and hit a car dealership. Crews assessed the damage in the days that followed to see if it reached the level to get this federal assistance.A few ...

Advertising boat captains rescue woman after her dog knocks her into Miami River on Brickell Key

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:38:07 GMT

Two crew members from a Ballyhoo Media advertising boat helped pull a woman to safety on Brickell Key after she was knocked into the water by her dog.The captains spoke to 7News on Friday afternoon, just hours after the rescue. “This boat happens to have a flat bottom so we can go in shallower water,” said Capt. Moe Wyman with Ballyhoo Media.The woman was thrown into the water near the entrance to the Miami River.The captains, experienced members of the Ballyhoo Media team, noticed the woman struggling in the water and offered their help.“I’ve been with the company for about a year, and we go slow enough that if we see a problem, when we see the problem, we ask if they need help,” said Wyman.A picture taken by one of the captains showed people unsuccessfully trying to get the woman back to land. “I noticed a woman, they were trying to pull her out of the water, and it was about 5 feet [deep], and they couldn’t do it,” said Wyman. ̶...