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Half of US at risk of losing power in winter due to strains on power grid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

Will Wade | Bloomberg News (TNS)Power grids that supply more than half of the U.S. population may run short of electricity during an extended cold snap or severe storm over the coming winter, according to industry regulators.Regional system operators in a vast swath of the country stretching from Texas to New England are “at risk of insufficient electricity supplies during peak winter conditions,” the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Wednesday in its winter reliability assessment, which also showed the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Saskatchewan facing the threat of power shortfalls.The outlook is even more dire than last year’s report, which said a quarter of Americans were at risk of cold-weather power emergencies. It includes for the first time some of the most densely populated areas on the East Coast, a region that relies heavily on natural gas as it transitions to renewable energy. Gas generators there widely failed during a brief but fierce winter storm last D...

San Jose police arrest man in connection to Cinco de Mayo shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police arrested a Hollister man Tuesday in connection to an alleged South San Jose shooting that left one person injured on Cinco de Mayo, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Santa Cruz County jury returns first-degree verdicts in double homicide trial Crime and Public Safety | Santa Clara moves closer to letting voters decide whether to change the police chief and city clerk from elected to appointed roles Crime and Public Safety | Watsonville-based farm owner charged with involuntary manslaughter after 2020 employee death Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police arrest second teen in connection to hit-and-run that killed pregnant woman, baby Crime and Public Safety | Nine arrested in sprawling Santa Clara County sex-trafficking ring The 30-year-old suspect allegedly fired a gunshot on the 30 block of Southside Drive that caused a graze wound to another person ...

This sure looks like one of the best package concert tours of 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

Alanis Morissette fans now have something to look forward to in 2024.That’s because Morissette has announced plans for a 31-date North American tour.The Triple Moon Tour follows the Grammy winner’s highly successful 2021-2022 trek, which celebrated 25 years of Morissette’s landmark debut, “Jagged Little Pill.”Morissette will be accompanied on this tour by a couple of really terrific support acts — Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Joan Jett & the Blackhearts as well as rising country music star Morgan Wade.“I am inspired and heartened and feel giddy inside to be going on this upcoming summer tour with Joan and Morgan and all our teams,”​​Morissette said in a news release. “Can’t wait to see you, can’t wait to perform!”The tour includes a Bay Area stop on Aug. 7 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Nov. 17, alanis.com. There is also a Citi presale beginning Nov. 14, citientertainment.com. Fan...

Watch: Pilots capture surprising view on night flight from SF to Lisbon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

On a recent evening flight from SFO to Lisbon, Portugal, TAP Air Portugal pilots filmed the heavenly sights they encountered.The one-minute time-lapse video taken in September was shared on the Best Airplane Seat channel on YouTube. In the beginning of the video as the plane ascends from North America, there are pointers to the Andromeda Galaxy and the planet Jupiter, but that’s not all of it.Gradually the dazzling flickering of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights comes into view. The stunning waves of color light up the sky.The airline confirmed the filming of the flight by the pilots on social media.  “When you get the best seat on the plane and the best view of the flight,” it wrote.Quando tens o melhor lugar no avião e a melhor vista do voo. When you get the best seat on the plane and the best view on the flight. YouTube: @bestairplaneseat pic.twitter.com/fkOtAuymln— TAP Air Portugal (@tapairportugal) November 4, 2023The Aurora Borealis is caused by disturbances in th...

A top LGBTQ+ advocacy org is quitting X over safety concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

By Clare Duffy | CNNNew York — The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, is quitting social media site X, saying Thursday it is concerned about “increasing hate & vitriol on the platform targeting the LGBTQ community — the group we exist to serve.”“If you’d like to keep up with our work supporting LGBTQ young people, we invite you to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Facebook,” or on TrevorSpace.org, the group said in a statement about closing its account on the platform formerly known as Twitter. “No online space is perfect, but having access to sufficient moderation capabilities is essential to maintaining a safer space for our community.”The move to leave X comes after months of concerns about hateful speech on the platform, as owner Elon Musk emphasizes his desire for what he calls “free speech” instead. Musk has also taken hits at digital online watchdog groups who criticized the company’s handling of hate speech and other troubling...

San Bruno woman found guilty of assault for running over cousin with car

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

EAST PALO ALTO — A San Bruno woman who physically fought her cousin before driving into her with her car has been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.Rubye Denise Price, 30, was convicted by a jury Monday on the eighth day of her trial in Redwood City. She was found not guilty on charges of attempted murder and attempted voluntary manslaughter.The conviction comes after Price got into a fight with her cousin on April 28, 2022. Both women were dating the same man, according to prosecutors.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Caltrain collides with three vehicles in Burlingame Crime and Public Safety | Vengeance or self-defense? Trial opens for man accused of beheading woman with sword in San Carlos Crime and Public Safety | Standoff at Redwood City mobile home park ends in arrest Crime and Public Safety | Half Moon Bay: 49-year-old man arrested ...

Woman arraigned in Fremont death of infant exposed to fentanyl

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

Alameda County prosecutors charged a Fremont woman with involuntary manslaughter and felony child abuse this week after her 23-month-old son died in a suspected fentanyl overdose in mid-October.The charges against Sophia Gastelum-Vera, 26, come nearly three weeks after her son, Kristofer Edgar Ferreyra, died in what investigators suspect was a fatal fentanyl overdose. The child was less than two weeks shy of his second birthday.The toddler’s death marked the latest instance of a growing trend of children overdosing on the powerful, synthetic narcotic, which has turbocharged the nation’s opioid epidemic.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Another Bay Area child dead from fentanyl, another parent behind bars. ‘They don’t mean for their kid to die.’ Crime and Public Safety | Baby dies from fentanyl exposure; Fremont mother arrested Crime and Public Safety | Santa Clara County top exec admits county ‘dropped the ba...

Cruise layoffs announced Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Driverless ride hailing service Cruise announced Thursday it will be laying off an unspecified number of workers, KRON4 has confirmed. The layoffs are set to impact contract workers employed through third-party vendors and staffing agencies, a Cruise representative told KRON.Contingent workers who will be let go assisted with work that included cleaning, charging and maintaining the AV fleet, and customer support.It was first reported on Wednesday that Cruise layoffs were on the way. According to Forbes, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt told company executives that layoffs were necessary during an hour-long meeting Monday. Dorsey’s Block, formerly Square, to slash 1,000 jobs That meeting, Forbes reported, was to discuss damage control measures following a series of damaging headlines about the General Motors backed autonomous vehicle service. In San Francisco, there has been a steady stream of incidents involving Cruise vehicles.In October, a Cruise vehicle ran over a ...

Fremont mother charged in death of her young boy who died from fentanyl exposure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

(KRON) -- The mother of a 23-month-old boy who died on Oct. 18 after being exposed to fentanyl has now been charged by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office with involuntary manslaughter and willful cruelty to a child, the Fremont Police Department confirmed to KRON4 Thursday.Sophia Gastelum-Vera, the 26-year-old mother from Fremont, was arrested in connection to the death on Nov. 7 and booked into the Santa Rita Jail.Gastelum-Vera faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, willful cruelty to a child, possession of a controlled substance and possession of injection/ingestion device/controlled substance paraphernalia, Fremont PD said. Man with ‘lengthy criminal history’ arrested for Fremont homicide On Oct. 18, Gastelum-Vera drove her boy to a local emergency room. He was unresponsive and not breathing. The boy would later be pronounced dead.Police served a search warrant at the mother’s home on the 4300 block of Gina Street and uncovered “items associated with illicit drug...

No. 23 Arizona rolls into Colorado on 3-game win streak and bowl eligible for first time since 2017

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:59 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Arizona pass rusher Taylor Upshaw sent out a save-the-date sort of notice on social media last May just so no one would forget. The former Colorado player even added a few emojis for good measure on his post with a pair of observing eyes, popcorn box and a face with the hand over the mouth.At long last, that day — “11/11/23,” he wrote — is here as the bowl-eligible and 23rd-ranked Wildcats (6-3, 4-2 Pac-12, No. 21 CFP ) try to keep rolling against Colorado (4-5, 1-5) at sold-out Folsom Field.This Saturday appears to have long been circled on the calendar for Upshaw after spending last spring with coach Deion Sanders and Colorado before hopping into the transfer portal and joining Arizona. Receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig also left Colorado — after a big spring game in Boulder — to join the Wildcats.Arizona coach Jedd Fisch understands that emotions may run high.His advice? Don’t make it personal.“Don’t worry that you came from there,” Fisch explaine...