Express in downtown SF announces closure
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Express clothing store near San Francisco's Union Square will close later this month, according to a sign posted at the front of the store. The sign, bearing the message "It's not goodbye!", says the shop will close on Oct. 22. Express will maintain its location at the Stonestown Galleria, which is at 3251 20th Ave. It also has a location in Emeryville. San Francisco files lawsuit against SRO landlords in Chinatown The location that is closing is 301 Geary St. Express did not list a reason for the closure. Express is the latest San Francisco store to announce that it is closing its doors after a slew of retail shops closed over the summer. Banana Republic at the Embarcadero Center closed several weeks ago. KRON4 attempted to contact Express for a statement on the closure.Owl rescued from center divide of 580 transferred from zoo
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
(KRON) -- A great horned owl that was brought to the Oakland Zoo after being rescued from the center divide of Interstate 580 in Castro Valley is stable, according to zoo officials. The owl was brought to the zoo's vet hospital after being rescued by the California Highway Patrol last week.After the initial rescue, the CHP was directed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to transport the owl to a nearby wooded area. However, officers brought the owl to the zoo where it was inspected by a doctor. 7 Bay Area high schools make Niche’s top 10 in California On Tuesday, zoo officials tweeted that the owl was stable enough to be brought to the Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek. According to the zoo, the owl's caretakers at Lindsay Wildlife say the owl is "grumpy" and has some bruising on its breast and pelvis.It also wasn't interested in what was on last night's dinner menu -- white mice."We're hoping he continues to heal and released back into the wild soon," said zoo offic...Dublin Boulevard reopened following gas leak
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
(KRON) -- After being closed in both directions due to a gas leak earlier on Tuesday, Dublin Boulevard has reopened, the Dublin Police Department announced. The closure was between Tassajara Road and Brannigan Street. Victim in fatal big rig crash on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge identified PG&E was able to dig 75 yards away from the ruptured line to pinch off the area and stop the leak, police said. PG&E will remain on the scene for several more hours to complete repairs.Johansson wins in debut, Paul has 2 power-play goals and Lightning beat Predators 5-3
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jonas Johansson made 29 saves in his first start in place of the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, Nicholas Paul had two third-period power-play goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 in the NHL regular-season opener on Tuesday night.Johansson was signed to be Vasilevskiy’s backup. Vasilevskiy had back surgery two weeks ago and is expected to miss another six to eight weeks.Brandon Hagel converted a penalty shot, and Nikita Kucherov also scored twice for the Lightning. Brayden Point had three assists.Nashville’s Juuse Saros stopped 29 shots. Ryan O’Reilly, Juuso Parssinen and Tommy Novak had goals in Andrew Brunette’s debut as Predators coach.Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, entering the final season of a $68 million, eight-year contract, had an assist. Tampa Bay general manager Julien BriseBois has said the salary-cap challenged team won’t begin talks on a new deal until after the season.Novak had a power-play goal at 8:48...Record number of guns caught at BWI Marshall Airport this year
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
BWI Marshall Airport has just set a new record — and it’s not the number of travelers. It’s the number of guns travelers are attempting to bring onboard in their carry-on luggage.So far, 36 guns have been caught this year, the most recent being a traveler who was caught with a loaded gun at one of the airport’s security checkpoints on Monday.The Transportation Security Administration said that the airport’s original record was 35 at the end of last year.“It’s shocking to see that we have already surpassed the previous high number of guns caught and we are still in early October,” said Grant Goodlett, TSA’s deputy federal security director for Maryland. “There is absolutely no excuse for bringing a gun to our checkpoints because you certainly can’t carry it onto your flight.”Passengers are allowed to bring firearms inside their checked luggage, but it has to be unloaded and packed in a hard, TSA-approved case.Those who...Lidia has made landfall as an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane near Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lidia has made landfall as an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane near Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta.SourceAstros hit 4 homers, with a pair by Abreu, to rout Twins 9-1 and take 2-1 ALDS lead
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — José Abreu hit a three-run homer for Houston in a four-run first inning against Sonny Gray and piled on with a two-run shot in the ninth, powering the Astros past the Minnesota Twins 9-1 on Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series.Yordan Alvarez hit his fourth home run in three games and Alex Bregman had a homer and an RBI single for the defending World Series champions, who took charge from their first at-bat and moved within one win of a seventh consecutive AL Championship Series appearance. Astros starter Cristian Javier took it from there with nine strikeouts in five scoreless innings.“This was one of the reasons why I signed with this organization, to be in the best situation and compete, said Abreu, who hit a career-low .237 in his Astros debut season, nearly 50 points below his career mark.Game 4 is at Target Field on Wednesday. If the Twins force Game 5, it would be in Houston on Friday.“We were fighting an uphill battle as a team. I was fi...Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital.Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared Retton’s condition in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Kelley said the 55-year-old Retton, who became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title, is “fighting for her life” and not able to breathe on her own.Kelley started a fundraising campaign on Retton’s behalf for medical expenses. Kelley wrote that Retton does not currently have medical insurance.Retton was 16 years old when she became an icon of the U.S. Olympic movement during her gold medal-winning performance at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Retton, who grew up in Fairmont, West Virginia, also won two silver and two bronze medals at those Olympics to help bring gymnastics — a sport long dominated by eastern European powers like Romania and the Soviet Union — into the mainstream in the U.S.Retton, a mother of four, currently lives in Texas.So...Memphis hoops recruit Mikey Williams ordered to stand trial on 6 felony gun charges
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered star Memphis recruit Mikey Williams to stand trial on six felony gun charges, which puts his immediate basketball future in doubt.Judge Sherry M. Thompson-Taylor scheduled Williams’ arraignment for Oct. 24. She denied the prosecution’s request to increase Williams’ bail to $500,000. Williams has been free on a $50,000 bond since his arrest on April 13.Williams is enrolled in online classes at Memphis and remains on the roster but does not have access to team facilities or activities, and his status with the program will be determined when the court case is resolved, the school said late last month.The Tigers began practice on Sept. 25 and open the season Nov. 6 at home against Jackson State.Williams, who finished his prep career at San Ysidro High School, faces five charges of assault with a weapon and one count of firing into an occupied vehicle. He could get up to 28 years in prison if convicted on...3 stabbed at hotel shelter in northeast Denver
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:36:49 GMT
DENVER (KDVR) — Police said three people were stabbed at a Denver shelter on Tuesday evening.It happened in the 4600 block of Quebec Street, according to the Denver Police Department. Two adults and one juvenile were transported with stab wounds, a police spokesperson told FOX31. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox "Investigation is ongoing and officers are working to develop suspect information," the department posted at 7:21 p.m.Police in Denver said three people were stabbed at a shelter in northeast Denver on Oct. 10, 2023. (KDVR)The location is northwest of Quebec Street and Interstate 70 in Northeast Park Hill. Police confirmed to FOX31 that the stabbing happened at a shelter in the area. FOX31 arrived at the scene and found it was the converted hotel that dozens of people were moved to after a recent encampment sweep.Latest news
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