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Cardinals get 2024 Opening Day matchup with new-look Dodgers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES - The St. Louis Cardinals started the offseason as one of the more aggressive teams in the free agent market. But in recent weeks, the Los Angeles Dodgers have emerged as the big spenders and winners of arguably the two best-available talents this winter. Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto join a star-studded Dodgers squad on record deals. Los Angeles will host the Cardinals on Opening Day next year. There's a good chance both will make their new-team debuts against St. Louis. Ohtani, a rare modern baseball hitting-pitching phenom and two-time MVP, officially signed a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers last week. It's the first contract to exceed half a billion dollars in MLB history and at least double the dollars of every other player not named Mike Trout, Aaron Judge or Mookie Betts.Ohtani stays in Los Angeles after six seasons with the American League's Angels, coming off arguably his best MLB campaign yet. During his age-28 season, shortened a few weeks b...

Snowy roads forecast for Colorado drivers through Christmas Eve

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

There’s a good chance Colorado drivers traveling for Christmas will encounter slick roads this weekend, with snow forecasts ranging from a few inches along the Front Range to more than 18 inches in the southern mountains, according to the National Weather Service.Colorado Department of Transportation road crews are expecting traffic levels similar to a normal winter weekend, said spokesperson Jared Fiel, and are planning to be out on the roads through Sunday.“It’s looking like it’s going to be hitting the southern mountains a little bit more, and up around here it’s looking like a relatively normal winter storm – but we haven’t had a lot of those this year, so we will take whatever snow they can give us,” Fiel said.There’s typically very little traffic on Christmas Day, Fiel said, and CDOT staggers crew schedules so that everyone has time at home with their family on the holiday.A traffic forecast from the Interstate 70 Coalition advises drivers to expect congestion on westbound I-7...

Christmas foods your dog can eat and which ones to avoid

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

While your furry friend can enjoy their Christmas presents, they shouldn’t enjoy everything at the Christmas dinner table.Experts said certain holiday food items, like desserts, shouldn’t be consumed by dogs due to potentially unsafe or unhealthy ingredients. These grocery stores are open on Christmas Eve and Day in California Consumption of ingredients like almonds, chocolate, cinnamon and garlic can lead to esophagus blockage, diarrhea, vomiting and sometimes even death, according to the American Kennel Club.To avoid a trip to the vet, experts with the organization compiled a list of foods dogs can and can’t eat on Christmas.Here is what dogs can eat on ChristmasPlain breadSmall to moderate quantities of cheeseCoconut milkLoose cornFully cooked eggsFully cooked salmonSardinesSmall to moderate quantities of hamSmall amounts of honeySmall amounts of milkRaw, unsalted peanut butterAir-popped popcorn with no salt or butterPorkQuinoaSmall quantities of fully cooked shrimp Will mail...

Can California really keep Trump off the ballot?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

Back in September, Assemblyman Evan Low of San Jose and eight other state lawmakers asked the Attorney General to determine whether the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment bars former President Donald Trump from the ballot for having “engaged in insurrection.”It seemed nothing might ever come of it, as months went by with no word back and the clock ticking toward the state’s March 5 primary.Now this week’s bombshell ruling from Colorado’s highest court, barring Trump from the ballot in the Rocky Mountain State, has renewed the possibility in other states, including California. At least three lawsuits to keep Trump off the ballot are pending in the Golden State, along with calls from California’s Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis this week for the Secretary of State to “explore every legal option” to remove the former president and earlier requests from Low and his fellow state lawmakers.“Our goal was to get this to the courts ...

What Mitty girls basketball star is saying after upsetting nation’s No. 1 team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

With ESPN’s cameras rolling and Mitty down by three points in the fourth quarter of the Nike Tournament of Champions title on the line, sophomore McKenna Woliczko did what great players do.She made game-changing plays in Mitty’s thrilling 73-72 victory over top-ranked Long Island Lutheran.The game’s MVP and 2022-23 Bay Area News Group player of the year dropped in two layups and swished a pair of midrange jumpers to score eight of her team-high 22 points. In the team’s first close game of the season, Woliczko displayed the poise of a senior. “During every game, I get nervous, but there was just something about this championship game, that I just felt like I was ready,” Woliczko told the Bay Area News Group after getting back to the Bay Area on Friday afternoon.Woliczko wasn’t a one-person band, of course. UConn commit Morgan Cheli scored 17 points, made the game-winning free throws and had 10 assists. Many of those passes went to Woliczko, who knew how to get open for her five-star ...

Danville Brewing Co. plans expansion to Pleasanton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

Danville Brewing Company, an award-winning brewery based in Danville, has plans to expand to Pleasanton with a new structure built from the ground up.The new space is expected to be between 9,000 and 10,000 square feet, says owner Marcus Maita. Located at what’s currently an empty lot at 3595 Utah St. in Pleasanton, the new brewery space will include more space for making beer, a taproom and an outdoor beer garden, he says.It’s still early — right now the team is “going through the tedious stuff” of working with planners, architects and contractors — and they’re hoping to have the new space ready in under two years, Maita says.Danville Brewing Co. specializes in making West Coast IPAs, lagers and Hazy IPAs, and is planning an expansion with a new location in Pleasanton, to be built from the ground up. (Courtesy Marcus Maita/SpotHopper) The expansion will allow the brewery to increase its volume and reach a broader audience, he says. Cur...

Six-bedroom home in Palo Alto sells for $5.2 million

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

3085 Alexis Drive – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 3000 block of Alexis Drive in Palo Alto has new owners. The 4,270-square-foot property, built in 1976, was sold on Dec. 6, 2023, for $5,230,827, or $1,225 per square foot. This single-story home offers a capacious living environment with its six bedrooms and four bathrooms. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from tiles. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the home comes with a two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space. 

Woman sought in death of 2-month-old son had been wanted on bench warrant

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

When San Jose detectives were called to a South Bay hospital in early April to investigate the death of a 2-month-old boy, they faced an uncomfortable twist.The child’s mother, Yuqi Yan, had an active warrant for her arrest after she allegedly skipped out on a felony court date a couple months earlier. And confronted with the prospect of jailing her that evening, the detectives decided to let her remain free.Now, San Jose police are seeking Yan on a new warrant filed this week — one accusing the woman of murdering her infant son, Charles Zheng. It follows a determination by Santa Clara’s medical examiner on Dec. 8 that the boy’s death was a homicide, citing how the child endured “repeated abuse and neglect” and died of the “combined effects of blunt force injuries of head, severe malnourishment and dehydration.”The search for Yan, 29, comes amid rampant speculation on Chinese social media accounts in recent months about whether the wom...

Bay Area holiday weekend weather forecast: Dry before rain returns next week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area holiday weekend weather forecast is shaping up to be mostly dry all the way through Christmas, according to KRON4 Meteorologist Kyla Grogan. Holiday weekend weather will remain mostly settled with cooler overnight lows.Chances for rain will increase steadily as we emerge from the holiday weekend, picking up on Tuesday evening as another rainmaker moves in. An active pattern expected to last into the new year will bring gusty winds, hazardous marine and beach conditions and intense rainfall, the National Weather Service said.Graphic: Kyla GroganThis week's rain system brought some new snow to Tahoe-area resorts. Resort conditions for the holiday weekend are expected to be sunny and clear, according to Grogan, making for good skiing. The next chance for snowfall is likely to be Wednesday.Graphic: Kyla GroganWeekend weather temperatures will be in the upper 50s for San Francisco. Highs across the greater Bay Area could be in the 60s with lows expect...

First East Bay officer roped into massive scandal pleads no contest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:39:52 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- A former Antioch police officer pleaded no contest in court on Thursday after he was accused of interfering with a bombshell criminal investigation into dozens of East Bay police officers. Ex-Antioch Police Department officer Timothy Manly-Williams pleaded no contest to one felony count of conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and one misdemeanor count of altering evidence, District Attorney's Office spokesperson Ted Asregadoo told KRON4. The judge said the maximum sentence Manly-Williams will face is three years, four months in prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 19 in Contra Costa County Superior Court.Manly-Williams was employed as a police officer in Pittsburg before he was hired by Antioch in 2019, according to APD's Facebook page. This week, he became the first officer convicted in a massive East Bay law enforcement scandal.The District Attorney’s Office charged five police officers who were employed by the Antioch and...