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Merging is not an ‘on-the-spot’ negotiation: Roadshow

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

Q: The column about merging reminded me that merging into highway traffic has been a point of frustration for me since I got to California 40-plus years ago.Ohio signage is clearer that ongoing traffic has the right of way in a merge situation. Incoming traffic is given a road sign that says “yield.” Not everyone here understands who has the right of way, and I have seen plenty of occasions when the yielder thought it was an on-the-spot negotiation. The lack of signs only reinforces that.As long as I am writing, I might as well mention another pet peeve: I think the DMV written/computer test you take when renewing a license should be on questions that show you know the most important things to be a safe driver, such as who has the right of way when two lanes merge. Instead, the last two times I took the test, I answered questions about axles (I am a little vague on what these are anyway, but my driving is not impaired by my axle knowledge) and what the fine is for throwing an animal...

4.4-magnitude quake strikes 13 miles from Healdsburg

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

By Bay City NewsAn earthquake with 4.4 magnitude struck in Northern California about 13 miles north-northeast of Healdsburg early Saturday.The quake hit at about 5:01 a.m. and was measured at a depth of about 2.2 miles.No injuries have been reported.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, people typically report feeling earthquakes larger than about magnitude 2.5.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Could the rush for lithium near the Salton Sea trigger earthquakes? California News | Magnitude-5.6 quake reported off the coast of Humboldt County California News | Northern California receives 5.2-magnitude jolt early Friday, following a 5.5 earthquake Thursday California News | 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Northern California knocks out CHP 911 dispatch California News | Magnitude 3.4 earthquake hits near coast in Malibu area

Fight ends in shooting near San Francisco nightclub

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

(KRON) -- Two separate shooting incidents had police busy in San Francisco early Saturday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Woman arrested after early-morning stabbing in Oakland The first shooting was reported in the 400 block of Ellis Street just before 1 a.m. Several vehicles were hit by gunfire, but no people were injured, police said. An unknown number of suspects fired the rounds, and the victims and suspects fled the scene. A fight broke out in front of Grant Nightclub on 4th Street in the SoMa neighborhood just before 2 a.m, according to police. Police said one person was shot during the fight and three people were also pistol whipped. A total of six victims have come forward to police so far. KRON on is streaming 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: 10...

Anti-war Russians face dilemma with Sunday’s mass Navalny protests

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

What to gift the man who is barred from receiving anything, and also is Vladimir Putin’s biggest political foe?How about a mass demonstration?That’s what supporters of Alexei Navalny are ginning up for the jailed Russian opposition leader’s 47th birthday on Sunday.From exile, they are calling Russians to action, both inside and outside the country.“Let’s show him on his birthday that he has not been forgotten,” Georgy Alburov, who works for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), said in a YouTube video posted in mid-May. “Wherever you are, whichever country, go out to support Navalny.”Sunday marks the third birthday that Navalny will spend in prison since he was arrested after recovering from a poison attack, which his team says was carried out on Russian President Putin’s direct orders.“Putin wants Navalny to feel alone. Moreover, he wants every single one of us to feel that way,” Lyubov Sobol, another Navalny associate, said in the video calling for protests. The Navalny...

Compass Medical board president says closure was a ‘necessity’ after operations ‘collapsed’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

The need to shutter Compass Medical became clear at the end of May and facilities were closed out of “necessity” after plans to continue operations “collapsed,” the president of the Compass Medical board of directors said in an emailed statement on Saturday.Board President Dr. Bruce Weinstein did not offer any more details about what brought the Quincy-based company to its breaking point, which was suddenly made public earlier this week. In a brief response to Herald follow-up questions, Weinstein said specific details about what pushed Compass Medical over the edge were protected by “various” non-disclosure agreements.“Compass Medical’s closure became a necessity on Friday, (May 26) when our plan to continue operations collapsed,” Weinstein said. “Since that time, Compass has mobilized its limited remaining resources to stand up a website to assist patients locate their providers, to preserve the medical records and access to them after our closure, and to provide a plan to assure ...

Elite 100 to showcase baseball talent

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

Sometimes a high school baseball player just needs a chance. A little something extra to get noticed and further their playing career.So longtime coaches Dan Donato and Rick Forestiere joined forces to create the Elite 100, a program designed to help local high school baseball players get recognized. The inaugural event is scheduled to run at Brandeis on June 27-28 from 4-8 p.m.“We’ve always wanted to find a way to take care of the local kids and we don’t have anything like this around here,” said Donato, the head baseball coach at Dexter Southfield. “The goal is to provide a showcase where we have a mix of kids from the public, private and Catholic schools. I’ve reached out to a lot of local high school coaches and they are fully on board with this.”To take on an endeavor of this magnitude, it helps to have people with a little cachet; Donato and Forestiere fit the bill. Donato was a multi-sport athlete at Catholic Memorial who played hockey and baseball at Boston...

Arresting Phoenix Police officer in landmark Supreme Court case responsible for Miranda rights dies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Retired Phoenix Police Capt. Carroll Cooley, the arresting officer in the landmark case partially responsible for the Supreme Court’s Miranda rights ruling that requires suspects be read their rights, has died, the department confirmed Friday. He was 87.Phoenix police said in a brief statement that Cooley died on May 29 after an unspecified illness. The location and exact cause of his death were not immediately available, nor was information about services or survivors.Cooley joined the Phoenix department in 1958 and retired two decades later.On March 13, 1963, Cooley arrested Ernesto Miranda in the kidnap and rape of an 18-year-old Phoenix woman. Miranda was eventually convicted based on his handwritten confession and sentenced to 20-30 years in prison.Miranda appealed, and the case eventually went up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which issued a 1966 ruling overturning the conviction, saying that suspects should be advised of their constitutional rights against se...

Red Sox notebook: OF Rob Refsnyder inks one-year contract extension

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

When Rob Refsnyder first arrived in Boston as a minor league free agent ahead of the 2022 season, the journeyman outfielder was unsure about his future in the game and was considering retirement.Now the 32-year-old’s future in Boston is secured.The Red Sox announced Saturday they have signed Refsnyder to a one-year contract extension through 2024 with a club option for 2025. Refsnyder will make $1.85 million in 2024 and $2 million should the club pick up his 2025 option, and he will have an opportunity to earn performance bonuses and escalators as well.Since his arrival in Boston, Refsnyder has emerged as a reliable and productive right-handed bat off the bench. Entering Saturday he was batting .284 with one home run and 17 RBI in 33 games, and he’s been an absolute menace against lefties, batting .365 with a .949 OPS so far this season.Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom also praised Refsnyder for his consistency, focus and contributions behind the scenes, all of...

Four key questions facing Brad Stevens, Celtics as big offseason begins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

The juxtaposition wasn’t lost on Brad Stevens as he sat at a podium early Thursday afternoon at the Auerbach Center.Game 1 of the NBA Finals was roughly eight hours away. But instead of getting ready to head to TD Garden for it, the president of basketball operations was taking questions about a failed Celtics season.“We were 48 minutes away from doing our pregame shootaround press conference today in the Finals,” Stevens said. “So there was a lot that went right and we can’t lose sight of that. But we also are always going to be thinking about how to best move it forward and pursue what we’re all trying to pursue.”The typically mild-mannered Stevens, expectedly, wasn’t overreacting to a season that fell short of expectations. Certainly, a lot went right for the Celtics this season as they finished on the doorstep of the NBA Finals. But there is certainly work to be done this summer as the Celtics continue pursuing a championship.Will there be major changes for this team? Likely not...

Five Greek police officers in custody pending trial for assisting illegal migrant crossings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:20 GMT

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Five police officers accused of cooperating with human traffickers to facilitate the entry of at least 100 migrants into Greece are being held in custody pending trial.The five officers had been testifying before an examining magistrate since Saturday morning at the border town of Orestiada, in northeastern Greece.Agents from the internal affairs division of the Greek police had been monitoring the five officers, who serve in a special border guard unit, since October 2022. They also listened into their phone conversations, whose transcripts run into over 2,000 pages. The officers had aroused suspicion by volunteering to patrol at certain times, together.Authorities say the offices facilitated at least 12 border crossings, collaborating with four traffickers of undetermined nationality who operated from Turkey.Authorities allege that the accused officers took a cut from the money the traffickers received from the migrants to take them across the border. W...