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Santa Cruz hotel mass shooting call deemed a ‘hoax’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — Local emergency officials quickly spotted a hoax this week when they heard a 911 call reporting a mass shooting at a city beach area hotel.The report came in at about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday from a caller saying that a 40-year-old Hispanic man wearing black shorts and carrying a machine gun had shot 26 people, according to dispatch recordings.The caller, able to “clone” the phone number he used, appeared to be calling from the hotel’s front lobby, said Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Jon Bush. The emergency dispatcher, while taking the call seriously, was able to notice some irregularities with the call that Bush asked not be disclosed so as to avoid copycats.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Trial-setting scheduled for East Bay woman accused of fatal 2021 shooting of 19-year-old Crime and Public Safety | 130 mph Sonoma County high-speed police chase ends in Marin Crime and Public Safety | Attempted gas theft at East Bay BAR...

California Coastal Commission backs Santa Cruz overnight large-vehicle parking ban

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — A regional coastal protection oversite agency voted Thursday night to permit a large-vehicle overnight parking ban in the city of Santa Cruz for one year.The 9-2 Coastal Commission vote occurred after nearly a two-and-a-half-hour discussion and included a “reluctant” approval from newly seated Commissioner Justin Cummings. Cummings, elected as a Santa Cruz County supervisor in November, served on the Santa Cruz City Council when its Oversized Vehicle Ordinance came before the body — and voted no on approving the new law, at the time. During Thursday’s discussion, Cummings disclosed his earlier vote and clarified that, in his latest role, he would be analyzing the ordinance through the lens of the state Coastal Act.At the permit’s expiration, Santa Cruz officials would need to start at square one in obtaining approval for the coastal permit, but would no longer be under the oversite of the Coastal Commission unless the issue was appealed back up to that body, Central Coa...

5.5 magnitude earthquake in Northern California knocks out CHP 911 dispatch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

CHESTER — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit the east shore of Lake Almanor on Thursday and its impact was felt in Butte County and beyond.The U.S. Geological Survey reported on its earthquake site that the earthquake was 5.9 km deep and shook at 4:19 p.m. The epicenter was located about 2 kilometers south-southwest of East Shore on the lake.Following the first earthquake, nine aftershocks were reported between 2.5 and 3 magnitude by 7:18 p.m.The USGS data can be found at https://on.doi.gov/3LTnuUB.CHP Yuba-Sutter said the earthquake caused a disruption in CHP Chico Dispatch. Cell phone 911 lines were reported down at 4:38 p.m.Residents unable to get through 911 with their cell phone may call 530-332-1200.The 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Plumas County has caused a disruption in CHP Chico Dispatch cell phone 911 lines and are currently ARE DOWN. If you are unable to get through to 911 via cell, call 530-332-1200. They are working to fix the issue.— CHP Yuba-Sutter (@ChpYuba) May 11...

UK economy grows sluggishly in 1st quarter as double-digit inflation curbs consumers spending

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. economy grew sluggishly during the first three months of the year as double-digit inflation curbed consumer spending and labor unrest curtailed output in industries ranging from transportation to healthcare and education.Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, increased 0.1% in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. The figure matched the growth rate during the fourth quarter of last year and was in line with economic forecasts.The figures come a day after the Bank of England approved a 12th consecutive interest rate increase as it struggles to curb inflation that has remained at around 10% since July. The bank also upgraded its economic outlook, saying the “underlying picture is more positive” than it was earlier this year.“Let’s be clear, whilst the Bank of England may believe the U.K. economy will now avoid the predicted recession entirely, the country is not in g...

DeSantis firma un proyecto de ley que bloquea los registros de viajes estatales de la divulgación pública

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

(CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, el republicano Ron DeSantis, promulgó este jueves un proyecto de ley que exime los registros relacionados con sus viajes de la sólida ley de divulgación pública del estado.Según la nueva ley, las agencias de aplicación de la ley tendrían prohibido compartir cualquier registro relacionado con la seguridad y los viajes del gobernador, así como los de “las personas para quienes el gobernador solicita dichos servicios”. El lenguaje expansivo podría permitir que la administración DeSantis mantenga en secreto los viajes organizados por la oficina del gobernador, incluso cuando él no estuviera involucrado.La ley surge inmediatamente después de los recientes viajes del gobernador a estados clave de las primarias republicanas e Israel, y los críticos han denunciado la legislación como un intento de evitar que salga información perjudicial sobre los viajes de DeSantis justo cuando se espera que anuncie una campaña para presidente.Las leyes más controver...

Rolling with Jokic-Murray combo, Nuggets prepare for Western Conference finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said it was around December when he thought this could be a championship-caliber team.Jamal Murray was a believer even sooner. Like in 2019.“When we’re healthy, we know what we can do,” Denver’s point guard said. “We just need everyone on the court. We’ve always had the potential.”After watching the Nuggets steamroll the Suns in Game 6 to clinch the Western Conference semifinals, it’s hard to argue with him. Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and finished with a triple-double, Murray added 26 and the Nuggets are off to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2020 after beating the Phoenix Suns 125-100 in Game 6 to clinch the series. Denver has never made the NBA Finals.The top-seeded Nuggets will play the winner of the Lakers-Warriors series. The Lakers have a 3-2 lead.No matter who advances in the other series, the Nuggets will likely get less press than their opponent. The Lakers have LeBron James...

Asesinan al periodista mexicano Gerardo Torres Rentería en Acapulco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

(CNN Español) — El periodista mexicano Gerardo Torres Rentería fue asesinado en el puerto de Acapulco, en la costa del Pacífico de México, según informó este viernes el portal Alianza de Medios de México en un comunicado.La Alianza de Medios de México agregó que el crimen sucedió en la colonia Icacos en el Puerto de Acapulco.Hasta el momento ni la Fiscalía de Guerrero ni el Gobierno de Acapulco han dado información adicional del caso.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Hurricanes ride collective scoring into Eastern Conference finals of NHL playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t long after the Carolina Hurricanes had closed out a second playoff opponent when defenseman Brent Burns began heaping praise on the team’s forwards for making it easy for the defensemen to jump into the offense.One of those forwards, Jesper Fast, sat to his right and couldn’t hold back. “Well,” Fast said, “you make it pretty easy for us as well.”The Hurricanes weren’t supposed to be able to do this: advancing in the playoffs after a series of injuries hit their forward group to sideline some of their most naturally talented goal-scorers. Yet the collective approach has worked so well that the Hurricanes are finding the net more frequently than they did in the regular season despite being down in bodies — and now has them in the Eastern Conference finals.“It’s really a five-man group,” Burns said after Thursday’s 3-2 overtime win in Game 5 to eliminate the New Jersey Devils. “We talk about that. On the nights things a...

Se espera que Daniel Penny se entregue por cargos de homicidio involuntario por la muerte de Jordan Neely en el metro de Nueva York

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

(CNN) — Se espera que Daniel Penny, un veterano de la Marina de EE.UU., se entregue a la Policía este viernes por la mañana y enfrente un cargo de homicidio involuntario, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con el caso.Un portavoz de la Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito de Manhattan confirmó este jueves que Penny, de 24 años, será arrestado y acusado de homicidio involuntario.“No podemos proporcionar ninguna información adicional hasta que haya sido procesado en el Tribunal Penal de Manhattan, que esperamos que se lleve a cabo (este viernes)”, agregó el vocero.Los abogados de Penny dijeron que confían en que será “completamente absuelto de cualquier delito” y dijeron que arriesgó su vida por otros en el metro el 1 de mayo.“Cuando el señor Penny, un veterano de la Marina condecorado, intervino para protegerse a él y a sus compañeros neoyorquinos, su bienestar no estaba asegurado”, dijo el bufete de abogados de Raiser and Kenniff, PC, en un comunicado. “Arriesgó su propia vida y segur...

FDA paves way for more gay and bisexual men to donate blood with new risk-based assessment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:25 GMT

(CNN) — US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday paved the way for more gay and bisexual men to donate blood by finalizing new risk-based recommendations for blood donation. Going forward, prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.Before the FDA began taking a second look at its guidance several years ago, gay and bisexual men had faced a lifetime ban on blood donation, a move that many said was discriminatory. The most recent policy recommended that men who have sex with men wait three months after sexual contact with other men before they could donate blood.The policy changes eliminate deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with MSM. It brings the United States in line with other countries such as the UK and Canada, which have also implemented risk-based rules.“It’s going to make a donation more inclusive. It ensures that all donors are ...