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Senior driver Dick Van Dyke faces DMV test after California car crash

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke escaped serious injury in a solo car crash last week but a report said that police have submitted paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles, asking the agency to re-test the 97-year-old’s driving abilities due to his advanced age.This move isn’t unheard of after police respond to the scene of an accident involving a senior driver. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, older adults’ driving abilities can be affected by changes in vision, physical function and ability to reason, while people 70 and older have higher death rates per 1,000 crashes than people in younger age groups.On the morning of March 15, police in Malibu responded to an accident involving a silver sedan that had crashed into a gate, TMZ reported. There, they found the TV and film legend behind the wheel of a  2018 Lexus LS 500. Van Dyke said that his car slid, and he lost control before it slammed into the gate. That morning, roads in the area we...

Review: Country music’s coolest new artist took the stage in San Francisco

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

Morgan Wade was in the midst of telling a story about, of all things, her energy bill when she suddenly stopped herself.“I’m getting old,” she blurted out to the crowd during her sold-out show at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Tuesday night (March 21). “I’m drinking peppermint tea and talking to you all about about lightbulbs.”Yes, things are changing for this recent homebuyer, as more and more fans begin to find out about the coolest new artist in all of country music. And if things continue to escalate at this pace — for example, if she ends up winning breakthrough female video of the year for “Wilder Days” at the CMT Music Awards in April (as she should) — then she’ll be able to buy more houses and have even bigger electric bills to complain about.Wade underscored all the reasons why so many people are excited about her career as she filled a roughly 90-minute set at the legendary Bay Area venue with one great tu...

Photos: Self-driving cars get tangled in downed Muni wires during storm in San Francisco

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Tuesday's atmospheric river brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Bay Area once again causing power outages and road closures throughout the region. While humans can see the road closure signs, viewer photos sent to KRON4 show autonomous vehicles cannot.Photos show two self-driving cars that apparently did not detect road closure tape and drove through the closed street due to downed Muni wires at the intersection of Leavenworth Street and Clay Street."Now they are tangled up like flies in sticky traps," the viewer tweeted.(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)The photos show the cars are with Cruise, a self-driving car company affiliated with General Motors and Honda. San Francisco has allowed these autonomous cars to navigate its streets without drivers since 2020. Cruise announced recently that it wants to begin testing driverless autonomous vehicles across California.Cruise replied to...

California is 'all-hands-on-deck' for storm response, Newsom says

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

(KRON) -- Governor Gavin Newsom mobilized emergency disaster response teams to regions of California hit hardest by relentless atmospheric rivers this winter."We’re continuing to mobilize an all-hands-on-deck response to protect Californians during this latest round of devastating storms," Newsom said Wednesday. "With communities from San Diego to Siskiyou County reeling from recent storms, the state is working closely with federal and local partners to provide immediate relief and support the ongoing recovery."California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to members of the press addressing damages sustained by floodwaters after a breached levee in Pajaro, Calif., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency in 43 counties. His administration is working to maximize federal aid for storm-battered communities while state and county officials conduct preliminary damage assessments. PHOTOS: Pajaro turns into a water wo...

Another storm hits Bay Area: 78K still without power, Flood Advisories in effect

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) -- Tuesday's storm unleashed fierce winds and pounding rain across the San Francisco Bay Area. Rain will continue throughout Wednesday morning making for another slippery commute but will dry up around noon before another storm hits the region next week. Video shows couch fly through the San Francisco sky during storm Follow along for the latest Bay Area storm updates:Wednesday, March 2210:45 a.m. -- 78.5K still without powerPG&E's latest power outage report shows about 78,000 customers are still without power as of Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., an improvement from earlier numbers that showed nearly 90,000 customers were without power. March 22 – 10:30 AMAffected CustomersSan Francisco7,232Peninsula22,718North Bay1,381East Bay42,937South Bay4,248Total78,5168 a.m. -- Southbound 85 remains closed due to floodingSouthbound Highway 85 remains closed just south of the De Anza Boulevard on-ramp in San Jose after the roadway became flooded Tuesday night. The C...

Is this storm a bomb cyclone?

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

(KRON) -- Terms like "bomb cyclone" and "atmospheric river" have become well-known across the Bay Area as storm after storm has pounded the region. Yet another round of rain and heavy winds hit the Bay Area on Tuesday, causing power outages and fallen trees across the region. But does this storm qualify as a bomb cyclone?No, according to KRON4 Meteorologist Brittany Begley. 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%; }"At first glance - it looks like one on radar, but technically it wasn't because the barometric pressure must drop by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours," Begley said.  Begley explains that a bomb cyclone is a low-pressure system that experiences a rapid fall in pressure. "Basically an intense storm where the pressure drops bringing h...

Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said Wednesday as they prepared to sue the federal government over the issue.The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision last year not to list the gopher tortoise as endangered or threatened in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and eastern Alabama.The center noted there are some state-level protections for the burrowing tortoises but those generally require the animals to be moved from a development site and do not protect their habitat overall. The tortoises have lost 97% of the longleaf pine savannas where they lived for millions of years in the South.“Without lifesaving Endangered Species Act protection for our gopher tortoises, urban sprawl will keep driving them ever closer to extin...

More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.The eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama were recalled in February and health authorities are continuing to track infections as they investigate the outbreak.In the latest government tally, 68 people were diagnosed with infections from the bacteria, which has now caused a total of three deaths and eight cases of people losing their vision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday. That’s up from one death and five cases of permanent vision loss reported last month.The CDC said four people have undergone surgery to remove an eyeball due to the infections. The outbreak is considered particularly worrisome because the bacteria driving it is resistant to standard antibiotics. The CDC has now identified cases in 16 states, including California, New York, Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Most of the...

Prince William visits Poland to support ally helping Ukraine

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prince William traveled to Poland on Wednesday for a surprise visit that underscored Britain’s support for a nation on the front line of efforts to help refugees displaced by Russia’s war in Ukraine and to assist Ukraine’s military in fighting off the invasion. The heir to the throne met with British and Polish troops in Rzeszow, a city of 200,000 people in southeastern Poland that has become a hub for shipments of military and humanitarian aid bound for Ukraine.Located just 65 kilometers (40 miles) from the Ukrainian border, Rzeszow is also a key transit point for refugees.William plans to tour a Warsaw center that houses about 300 recent arrivals from Ukraine. On Thursday, he is scheduled to meet with President Andrzej Duda and to talk with young Ukrainians who are working and studying in Poland.The U.K. has been one of the most outspoken supporters of bolstering NATO’s eastern flank in the face of Russia’s aggression. The country sent troop...

CNBC: cómo ganar unos $160,000 al mes trabajando solo cinco horas a la semana

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:46 GMT

En 2009, a Graham Cochrane lo despidieron de su trabajo de tiempo completo. Encontrar trabajo durante una recesión fue difícil, así que aceptó trabajos independientes y trabajó en su blog de música.Eso cambió todo. Hoy, trabaja solo cinco horas a la semana y gana alrededor de $160,000 al mes administrando su blog y su empresa de asesoramiento empresarial.Una de las partes más gratificantes de su trabajo es enseñar a las personas cómo usar herramientas en línea simples y convertir sus habilidades en actividades secundarias rentables.Aquí hay tres tipos de negocios que puede comenzar hoy por $0:Negocio de consultoría¿Hay algo en lo que tus amigos siempre te piden ayuda? Uno de los clientes de Cochrane le enseña a la gente cómo arreglar motocicletas en casa. Otro hace grabaciones de pronunciaciones de palabras en inglés para hablantes nativos de japonés.La clave es comunicarse con su red existente: “Ofrezco espacios de entrenamiento uno a uno para [X grupo de personas] que l...