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City of San Francisco to use wastewater to track fentanyl use

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) –The city of San Francisco has now surpassed its deadliest year on record for overdose deaths. More than 750 people have died of overdoses in 2023, and more than 80% of those deaths involve fentanyl. San Francisco is one of 70 cities taking advantage of the federal program to test wastewater for substances such as fentanyl. But critics who work in harm reduction say the federal money should be used in other ways.Wastewater testing during the pandemic has helped track COVID cases, and now it will be done at two wastewater treatment plants in San Francisco to track the trends of fentanyl. Dr. Hillary Kunins from the San Francisco Department of Public Health says the data will help guide the city’s overdose prevention efforts. ‘I’m sick of the lies’: Frank Somerville owns up to dark side, problems with alcohol “Increases or decreases as a way to predict what we might see in both non-fatal overdoses and fatal overdoses,” she explained. The federal program, sp...

Two arrested, linked to $300K of Bay Area burglaries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department arrested two people linked to Bay Area burglaries that totaled at least $300,000 in estimated losses, police said on Thursday. The suspects were identified as Daemori Hunt, 20, of Moreno Valley and Dametrius Batchelor, 23, of Riverside. On Dec. 6, three residential burglaries were reported in the Evergreen and Silver Creek neighborhoods of San Jose. 2 arrested after $11K in over-the-counter medicine stolen from Los Gatos CVS After a burglary on the 3000 block of King Estates, SJPD burglary suppression officers saw a car believed to be involved in the earlier burglaries. The officers attempted to stop the car near Fontanoso Way, and the suspects abandoned the car and fled. With the help of an SJPD helicopter, the suspects were located in heavy brush. They were detained without incident. SJPD recovered cash, jewelry and high-end purses from the suspects' car. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bo...

2 arrested after $11K in over-the-counter medicine stolen from Los Gatos CVS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Two suspects were arrested in connection to a grand theft on Thursday afternoon at a CVS Pharmacy in Los Gatos, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department said in a social media post. Police said approximately $11,000 worth of over-the-counter pharmacy items were stolen from the CVS on Blossom Hill Road.Officers spotted the two suspects as they attempted to drive out of town, police said. Police initiated a traffic stop, which led to the subsequent arrests. Police added that the two suspects are also associated with other thefts in San Jose. Here are Spotify’s top Christmas songs this holiday season Photos of the items recovered by police can be viewed above. (Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department)(Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department)The two suspects were not identified by police.Last week, Los Gatos police halted an attempted theft at a Lululemon store at N Santa Cruz Avenue. The suspects attempted to steal around $4,000 worth of items.The Lululemon is locate...

Steven Stamkos scores 4 goals to help Lightning end Oilers’ winning streak at 8

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored four goals, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 53 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton 7-4 on Thursday night to end the Oilers’ winning streak at eight.Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists to push his NHL-leading points total to 50. Tyler Motte and Anthony Cirelli also scored to help Tampa Bay improve to 14-12-5 with its fourth victory in six games.Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for Edmonton. The Oilers fell to 13-13-1, falling a victory short of matching the longest winning streak in franchise history.Tampa Bay got off to a quick start with a power-play goal 1:07 into the opening period when Stamkos fired a snapshot past Stuart Skinner. It was Stamkos’ 200th career power-play goal, making him the 20th player in NHL history to hit the benchmark.Stamkos tied it at 3 early in the third, batting a rebound out of the air and bouncing it past Skinner. The Lightning captain made it 5-3 on a shot...

How the US keeps funding Ukraine’s military — even as it says it’s out of money

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has been increasingly pressuring Congress to pass stalled legislation to support Ukraine’s war against Russia, saying that funding has run out.On Tuesday, however, President Joe Biden touted a new military aid package worth $200 million for Ukraine.Money is dwindling. But the announcement of more weapons being sent to Kyiv just underscores the complexity of the funding. So has the money run out? Or are there still a few billion dollars floating around?It’s complicated. Store credit …In a Nov. 4 letter to Congress, White House budget director Shalanda Young said flatly: “We are out of money to support Ukraine in this fight. This isn’t a next year problem. The time to help a democratic Ukraine fight against Russian aggression is right now.”Since then, the U.S. has announced three more aid packages totaling $475 million. That may seem contradictory, but it’s due to the complex programs used to send aid to Ukraine. There are two pots o...

Steven Stamkos scores 4 goals, Lightning end Oilers’ winning streak at 8 with 7-4 victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored four goals, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 53 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton 7-4 on Thursday night to end the Oilers’ winning streak at eight.Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists to push his NHL-leading points total to 50. Tyler Motte and Anthony Cirelli also scored to help Tampa Bay improve to 14-12-5 with its fourth victory in six games.Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for Edmonton. The Oilers fell to 13-13-1, falling a victory short of matching the longest winning streak in franchise history.Tampa Bay got off to a quick start with a power-play goal 1:07 into the opening period when Nick Paul won a battle in front of the net and sent it over to Stamkos, who fired a snapshot past Stuart Skinner. It was Stamkos’ 200th career power-play goal, making him the 20th player in NHL history to hit the benchmark.The Lightning extended the lead seven minutes into the first when Motte p...

¿Estaba el líder de Hamas en Turquía durante el ataque del 7 de octubre? “Puede haber estado”, dice el principal asesor de seguridad de Erdogan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

(CNN) — El principal asesor de política exterior y seguridad del presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, defendió la decisión de su país de acoger a altos cargos de Hamas, afirmando que Turquía está involucrándose con Hamas “para lograr la paz”.Los miembros de Hamas pueden entrar y salir libremente de Turquía y tienen presencia permanente en el país.Sus altos cargos se han reunido periódicamente con el presidente Erdogan a lo largo de los años. El jefe de Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, se reunió con Erdogan en julio y hay informes no confirmados de que Haniyeh se encontraba en Turquía —y no en Qatar, su domicilio habitual— durante los ataques del 7 de octubre.En su primera entrevista en inglés desde que comenzó la guerra en Gaza, Akif Cagatay Kilic dijo que no sabía si Haniyeh estaba en Turquía el 7 de octubre, pero admitió que “podría haber estado”.Kilic defendió los antiguos vínculos de Turquía con Hamas, que muchos países consideran un grupo terrorista....

Stock market today: Asian markets churn upward after the Dow ticks to another record high

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares powered higher on Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to another record on excitement that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates several times next year. U.S. futures and oil prices also advanced. Hong Kong led Asia’s gains with property developers jumping after some Chinese cities eased buying restrictions.The Hang Seng surged 3% to 16,893.62. The Shanghai Composite index was up 0.3% at 2,968.49. Troubled developer Country Garden’s shares jumped 5.1%, while China Evergrande gained 3% and Sino Ocean Holding surged 5.7%. China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that factory output rose 6.6% in November and retail sales were up more than 10%, glimmers of improvement for the economy after the post-COVID recovery faded much more quickly than expected.However, investments in property weakened further, indicating that the crisis over excessive debt in that industry is far from resolved. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index g...

Today in History: December 15, the Bill of Rights takes effect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

Today in HistoryToday is Friday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2023. There are 16 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, went into effect following ratification by Virginia.On this date:In 1890, Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, South Dakota, during a confrontation with Indian police.In 1939, the Civil War motion picture epic “Gone with the Wind,” starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, had its world premiere in Atlanta.In 1944, a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces, disappeared over the English Channel while en route to Paris.In 1967, the Silver Bridge between Gallipolis (gal-ih-puh-LEES’), Ohio, and Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed into the Ohio River, killing 46 people.In 1978, President Jimmy Carter announced he would grant diplomatic recognition to Communist China on New ...

Elderly man killed, child hurt in Scripps Ranch crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An 82-year-old driver was killed while his 6-year-old passenger was hurt in a crash Thursday when their vehicle hit multiple trees in the Scripps Ranch area, authorities said.The collision occurred around 5:40 p.m. at Spring Canyon Rd. and Scripps Poway Pkwy., the San Diego Police Department confirmed to FOX 5.The 82-year-old man was driving a 2023 Tesla Model Y eastbound on 10400 Scripps Poway Pkwy, when police say he "failed to negotiate the right bend in the road and struck the south curb of the center island.""The Tesla continued onto the island striking multiple trees," SDPD Officer Robert Heims said in a news release. Deadly SR-905 crash near border prompts lane closures The impact of the crash caused the driver to be ejected from the vehicle, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene.A 6-year-old passenger in the Tesla was taken to the hospital for minor injuries after suffering a laceration to his head, Heims said.Authorities temporarily sh...