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Captain's trial begins in scuba dive boat disaster that killed 34 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.The Labor Day tragedy in 2019 spurred changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and civil lawsuits. Now four years later, a federal trial for the Conception's captain, Jerry Boylan, is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection in Los Angeles.It's been a long, frustrating wait for the families of those who perished. They say a judge's ruling that their loved ones should not be called “victims” at trial has only added to their pain. Coast Guard to enact sweeping safety reforms in wake of Conception boat fire that killed 34 “The past four years have been like living in a nightmare that you don’t wake up from,” said Kathleen McIlvain, whose 44-year-old son Charles was killed.The 75-foot (23-meter) boat was anchored off the Channel Islands, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Sa...

Best Bay Area doughnuts: Readers share their 17 favorite shops

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

If you love doughnuts — and finding fabulous ones to recommend to others — then you’ve got your work cut out for you. Last week, we published a list of 12 great bakeries, knowing that we had only scratched the glazed surface, and asked for reader suggestions. Not surprisingly, you folks gushed like the jelly from an over-filled doughnut about your favorite shops. So here are 17 more to visit for ethereal raised doughnuts, creative cake doughnuts and awesome fruit fritters.Chick’s Donuts & Coffee Shop, Concord: This classic spot comes in for high praise. “Chick’s has been around since the mid-1950s,” Lisa Freeman writes, “and as it has been passed down in the original owner’s family, then sold, the recipes stay the same. They make the best apple fritters and French doughnuts. Their doughnut holes melt in your mouth.” Reader Kerry also heads there for “the best doughnut holes.” Details: 1801 Willow Pass Road, ...

Why you shouldn’t postpone your flu vaccine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

By Katia Hetter | CNNWhile the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older should receive the annual flu vaccine, most people haven’t – at least not yet. Only 22.7% of adults and 20.8% of children have gotten the flu shot this fall, according to CDC data from October 14.Why is it important for everyone eligible to receive the flu shot? How effective is it? Do people who have had the flu before still need a shot? Why is it necessary every year? When is the best time to get it? And what else should people do to stay healthy as the weather gets colder?To help us with these questions, I spoke with our CNN Wellness medical expert, Dr. Leana Wen. Dr. Wen is an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner.CNN: Is it too late to get the flu shot?Dr. Leana Wen: Not at all. Flu season has not p...

Don Laughlin dies; he launched Nevada resort town that bears his name

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — Donald “Don” J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92.Laughlin died Sunday of natural causes at his penthouse home at the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, said Diana Fuchs, the resort’s marketing director.Family and other relatives had been with Laughlin for several days before his death.“Don … in true Don Laughlin spirit, was still trying to make them laugh with his jokes,” Fuchs said in an email to The Associated Press.Laughlin is credited as the architect behind the transformation of an area of dirt and weeds 100 miles south of Las Vegas into a thriving alternative to Sin City.“When we came here there was a dirt road in here and you had to come in by way of the dam,” Laughlin told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2016 while celebrating the resort’s 50th anniversary. “If it rained, you couldn&#...

Football recruiting: Bay Area high school star de-commits from Stanford

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

Fremont-Oakland’s Naki Tuakoi, a four-star edge rusher, announced on social media that he has withdrawn his oral commitment to Stanford and has reopened his recruitment.Tuakoi did not say why in his post on Monday night on X, formerly known as Twitter.The 6-foot-4, 222-pound senior has 18 offers, including 15 from Power 5 schools, according to 247Sports.Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | High school football rankings Week 10, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 25 High School Sports | High school girls volleyball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 15 High School Sports | Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week High School Sports | Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week High School Sports | Monday Morning Lights: What’s at stake in league races across the Bay Area Tuakoi thanked Stanford coach Troy Taylor and a number of his assistants “for offering me a chance...

‘Airbnb becomes machine gunBNB,’ cops say after 11 guns found at teen’s birthday party

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

Stolen credit cards from Shoreview led Ramsey County sheriff’s deputies to a suspect who was celebrating his 17th birthday at a house party in Maple Grove, where deputies said they found 11 handguns hidden in the home.The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office said it found 11 guns in a house being rented for a teen’s birthday party in Maple Grove on Oct. 21, 2023. (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Live on Patrol) Seven of the guns had a “switch,” which is installed on a handgun to make it fully automatic, said Undersheriff Mike Martin on Monday. “… When you pull the trigger, it basically dumps out all the rounds that are in the gun and many of the guns had extended magazines, so for example, one of those guns could shoot 33 rounds in two seconds.”Deputies tracked the teen on Saturday night to what they called a “booze-filled” party at a house that had been rented through Airbnb.The sheriff’s office on its Live on Patrol Facebook page dubbed the situation: “AIRBNB becomes...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers and Brock Purdy are learning about life in the NFL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

This is how the rest of the NFL lives.And the 49ers — namely head coach Kyle Shanahan and quarterback Brock Purdy — need to get used to living this way now, too.The Niners’ duo at the two most important positions in the sport has been living a charmed life since it came together a year ago this month.Until Purdy had his elbow explode in the NFC Championship Game, everything seemed to have broken the Niners’ way. Even Purdy’s recovery from that injury was charmed.The pixie dust has disappeared. This team is dealing with some actual, honest-to-goodness adversity following a second straight loss on Monday — this one to a 3-4 Vikings team in Minneapolis, capped by two Purdy interceptions in the final six minutes.“We flat-out got beat. Right now, you have to take it like a man,” Shanahan said of the 22-17 loss.Here’s what the 49ers are facing: Wide receiver Deebo Samuel isn’t playing because of a fracture in his left shoulder. Left tackle Trent W...

Man charged after reporting child missing from supermarket parking lot whom he forgot at home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

A man faces DUI and child endangerment charges after he reported that a child had gone missing from his vehicle while he was in a supermarket in Mansfield on Monday only to later learn he had left the juvenile at home.The child was reported missing by 30-year-old Colby Parker of Mansfield sometime around 8:18 p.m. at the Price Chopper located at 1220 Storrs Road, according to Connecticut State Police.Troopers combed the area along with officers from the UConn and Coventry Police Departments during a search that included K-9 units as well as employees of Price Chopper, state police said. A reverse 911 call was also sent out to residents notifying them of the missing child report.While crews were searching the area, employees of Price Chopper were able to review the store’s video surveillance and discovered that Parker had made two trips to the supermarket that evening and that he did not bring the child during the latter visit.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San ...

Dense fog advisory up for North Bay interior valleys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

(BCN) -- A dense fog advisory is in effect through 10 a.m. Tuesday for North Bay interior valleys, according to the National Weather Service.Under dense fog conditions, visibility is reduced to a quarter of a mile or less. Sudden visibility changes also add to the risks, the weather service said. Dense fog advisory up for North Bay interior valleys Due to widespread dense fog, residents and motorists are advised to travel carefully and allow for extra time when driving through the affected areas.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Arrest made in smash-and-grab at Sam's Jewelers in Sunvalley Mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:07 GMT

(KRON) -- A Pittsburg man has been arrested in connection to a May smash-and-grab robbery at Sam's Jewelers in the Sunvalley Mall, the Concord Police Department said Monday. Concord PD received a 911 call on May 18 regarding a robbery in progress at the store. Employees, according to police, reported that a man armed with a hammer was inside the store. He reportedly confronted staff, began smashing the glass and took approximately $25,000 worth of jewelry. Who is pilot Joseph Emerson? Pleasant Hill neighbors say he’s ‘very friendly’ Before officers arrived, the suspect had fled in a vehicle. The Concord PD Financial Crimes Unit took over the case. After several months of follow-up, the suspect was identified as 35-year-old Bryant Donquile Gray of Pittsburg.The case was then forwarded to the Contra Costa County District Attorney. The DA filed the following felony charges against Gray:Second degree robberyGrant theft of personal propertySecond degree burglarySpecial allegations rega...