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Maria Sercas Dead Following Pedestrian Collision on Irvine Boulevard [Irvine, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

Pedestrian Crash near Marketplace Left 87-Year-Old Woman DeadIRVINE, CA (July 24, 2023) – Saturday night, Maria Sercas died in a pedestrian versus auto accident on Irvine Boulevard.Officers responded to the crash around 7:45 p.m., just north of Marketplace.According to reports, a Jeep Wrangler struck 87-year-old Sercas in the roadway for reasons unknown. First responders arrived to provide aid but unfortunately pronounced Sercas dead at the scene.Moreover, the driver of the Jeep did stop to cooperate with authorities. Police do not suspect alcohol or drugs played a factor in the collision, however, an active investigation is currently underway.Meanwhile, a large portion of the roadway was closed to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.Irvine Authorities will release additional information as it becomes available to the public.Sweet James sends out their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of Maria Sercas. May the memories of your loved one and the love ...

San Jose State head trainer’s touching of breasts “completely inappropriate,” expert says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

SAN JOSE – Touching the breasts and nipples of former San Jose State female athletes while treating shoulder injuries was “completely inappropriate” and had no legitimate medical purpose, an expert witness testified Monday in the trial of the school’s former head athletic trainer.Over and over, as a federal prosecutor recounted last week’s testimony of former female athletes, Dr. Cindy Chang said there wasn’t any medical justification for Scott Shaw to cup the buttocks of a soccer player for back pain, connect groin to groin with a softball player during a hamstring stretch or massage her groin area for a hematoma on her shin. Chang, the former chief medical officer for UC Berkeley’s athletic program, agreed with prosecutors that Shaw never asked the young women for permission to touch sensitive areas, never offered a chaperone to be present, failed to document the treatment and rarely explained why he was touching them that way, like he should have.“It alarms me for the student ath...

Egghead Sando Cafe opens in Santa Clara, South San Jose

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

Egghead Sando Cafe, an egg sandwich spot that serves breakfast for lunch and lunch for breakfast, has doubled its South Bay presence to four locations.After launching in Cupertino and drawing lines of customers there, South Bay entrepreneurs Vinh Ha and Yi Ru Chen and general manager John Tang moved that operation in 2022 to new, larger digs on San Jose’s Capitol Expressway. Later in the year they opened in downtown San Jose on South First Street.The new restaurants are in Santa Clara and South San Jose. The former is located at 3957 Rivermark Plaza. The latter, 6201 Santa Teresa Blvd., takes over the space formerly occupied by a small McDonald’s franchise.Cage-free eggs are the stars of the menu. Fluffy ones in the Scramble, poached ones in the Eggy, over-medium ones in the Hawaiian Morning, the Chic and the Breakfast Burger. Playing a valuable supporting role is the warm brioche bun, a recipe developed by Chen and baked fresh in-house every morning.Related ArticlesRestaurant...

Single-family house sells for $1.8 million in Oakland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

90 Rio Vista Avenue – Google Street ViewA historic house located in the first block of Rio Vista Avenue in Oakland has new owners. The 1,577-square-foot property, built in 1915, was sold on June 7, 2023, for $1,765,000, or $1,119 per square foot. This two-story home has three bedrooms and two baths. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from composition shingles. Inside, there is a fireplace. In addition, the home features a garage. The property’s lot measures 4,230 square feet square feet in area.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:A 2,149-square-foot home on the 600 block of El Dorado Avenue in Oakland sold in September 2022, for $1,775,000, a price per square foot of $826. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Fairmount Avenue, Oakland, in August 2022, a 1,814-square-foot home was sold for $1,300,000, a price per square foot of $717. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In June 2022, a 2,277-square-foot home on Harrison Street in Oakland...

Shohei Ohtani trade market: SF Giants considered favorites if Angels move two-way star

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

It’s hard to imagine a team and market more perfectly fit to embrace Shohei Ohtani than the San Francisco Giants, and as of Monday, the oddsmakers in Las Vegas agree.While the odds of the Los Angeles Angels trading their two-way superstar ahead of the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline are shrinking — the Angels are just four games out of wild card position — the Giants have surpassed the other 29 teams as the club most likely to acquire him.According to DraftKings’ sportsbook, the Angels (-300) are expected to roster Ohtani on Aug. 2, but the Giants are next in line (+1,000, meaning a $100 bet would generate $1,000 in return).These odds have changed dramatically since last Monday, when the Giants were considered the fifth-most likely team to land Ohtani, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners.Why the change? The Angels have won six of their last eight games and are about to start a three-game series with the lowly Detroit Tigers, whi...

VTA adding extra service for Taylor Swift shows at Levi's Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

(KRON) -- Fans traveling to Levi's Stadium this weekend to see Taylor Swift will have added public transportation options, according to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The VTA will be adding service on Friday, July 28 and Saturday July 29 for the two nights that Swift will be in town on her Eras Tour."Swifties headed to Levi's Stadium July 28 and 29, 2023 can rely on more VTA service that any other event hosted at the venue," VTA announced Monday. Taylor Swift concerts at Levi’s prompts bracelet policy change The light rail service will be adding 30% more light rail cars into service this weekend "in anticipation of taking a record number of passengers to and from the concert venue," VTA said.The extra service is set to begin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29, throughout the light rail system. There will also be extra bus service on standby to augment light rail service as necessary. Twitter unveils new logo, rebrands as ‘X’ VTA trains will ...

Sheep herd replaces goats in BART fire mitigation efforts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

(BCN) -- The BART bestiary expanded by one species this year when a flock of sheep took over fire mitigation duties previously held by their goat cousins, transit agency officials announced Monday. The sheep, like the goats before them, are employed to devour dried vegetation on BART property in order to reduce the fuels that could feed wildfires. The goats first made their appearance two years ago and have been replaced by sheep because of the different types of plants the animals prefer -- sheep like to eat grasses and short roughage, while goats tend to go for taller woody plants, BART officials said. Police interrupt as Twitter logo taken down from SF headquarters "BART has been using goats for a while now, meaning there's more fine grasses and less brush now," said Mike Canaday, owner of Living Systems Land Management, the Fresno County company that provides the herds. The four-legged fire suppressors are considered more beneficial than human crews because they're...

Miami-Louisville winner will receive a trophy recognizing Howard Schnellenberger. Boots included

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville and Miami will begin competing annually this fall with the stakes including a trophy named for Howard Schnellenberger, the legendary coach who guided both programs to national prominence.The Louisville Sports Commission has announced the creation of The Schnellenberger Trophy for the winner between the schools designated as permanent Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. The unique hardware features the now-bronzed cowboy boots worn by the pipe-smoking, folksy coach while leading the Hurricanes to the first of their five national championships in 1983 before building the once-moribund Cardinals into a contender in his hometown.Schnellenberger, who died in March 2021 at age 87, also built Florida Atlantic’s program from scratch. His wife, Beverlee, donated the boots to LSC.Louisville athletic director Josh Heird and Miami counterpart Dan Radakovich believe the trophy will honor Schnellenberger’s impact at both schools.“To celebrate the budding r...

Southern Missouri Bancorp: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc. (SMBC) on Monday reported earnings of $15.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Poplar Bluff, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $1.37 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to $1.43 per share.The bank holding company posted revenue of $63.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $45.2 million.For the year, the company reported profit of $39.2 million, or $3.85 per share. Revenue was reported as $152.9 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SMBC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SMBCSource

Sharks may be on your TV this week, but dolphins are in a bay or river nearby

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:30 GMT

Sharks may be dominating your TV with Discovery’s “Shark Week,” but that dorsal fin sighting on the Chesapeake Bay likely belongs to another marine animal.Of course, you may see some sharks in the Chesapeake or surrounding rivers; but if you spot a fin, it’s more likely to be a curious bottlenose dolphin.“In the past couple of years, we’ve noticed that dolphins are traveling very far up river, and that’s in a variety of different tributaries,” said Jamie Testa, with Chesapeake Dolphin Watch, a project of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science that has been around for five years and allows the public to record their dolphin sighting.Boaters and bay beach goers have recorded bottlenoses on the organization’s app from the Patuxent River, Rappahannock River, the Choptank River on the Eastern Shore, and the Chester River.“Generally, they’re here, foraging in the bay and the rivers. When the food is plentiful, they could just ...