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Photos: planes overturned by high winds at Concord airport

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

CONCORD, Calif. (KRON) -- Three Cessna planes were tipped over by high winds at Buchanan Field Airport in Concord on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Eastbound 580 reopened after big rigs were overturned by high winds on Richmond bridge The incident happened around 2 p.m., and the FAA reports that none of the planes were preparing for flight at the time. A Cessna 210 and two Cessna 172s were flipped in the incident. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Airport officials with Contra Costa County said no one was inside the planes when they toppled over, and no one was nearby. All planes have since been secured. A photo shared by Contra Costa County Fire Department showed tow planes sitting on their nose on the ta...

Highway 1 still closed at Santa Cruz-Monterey county line

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KRON) -- Highway 1, a major corridor connecting Santa Cruz County to Monterey County along the coast, has been fully shutdown for three days because of flooding south of Watsonville.Many drivers who depend on Highway 1 are wondering, when will it reopen? The California Highway Patrol Santa Cruz wrote, "It’s UNKNOWN. A levee breach has eroded the embankment around the Pajaro Bridge. Caltrans engineers are monitoring the bridge and its integrity."As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, state officials said there's still no estimated time for when Highway 1 will reopen. The hard closure began on Sunday morning. Emergency crews put up barricades diverting drivers off Highway 1 northbound at Salinas Road on the Monterey County side of the border. Barricades are also diverting drivers off Highway 1 southbound at Highway 129 (Riverside Drive) on the Santa Cruz County side of the border. An atmospheric river poured rain over the region before water from the Pajaro River breached a levee ...

Suspects detained on Bay Bridge in connection to shots fired incident

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Multiple suspects were detained on the Bay Bridge Tuesday evening in connection to a report of shots fired from a vehicle in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Officers responded to a shots fired call on the 1200 block of Buchanan Street at around 6:07 p.m., police said. PHOTOS: Van full of marijuana explodes on Highway 101 in Santa Rosa Information was obtained by officers that the shots were fired from a vehicle that then fled the scene. A vehicle matching the description of the one in the incident was located on Yerba Buena Island.KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Officers attempted to stop the vehicle but it failed to yield. A vehicle pursuit then ensued on the Bay Bridge. The ...

Predators beat Red Wings 2-1 for 3rd straight victory

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist, Juuse Saros made 28 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.Tommy Novak also scored to help Nashville win its third straight. The Predators were coming off a 4-1-1 trip.Nashville trails Winnipeg by four points in the rush for the Western Conference’s second wild-card berth, with Nashville having played three fewer games.Alex Chiasson scored and Ville Husso made 14 saves for Detroit. The Red Wings have lost two of three.Sherwood opened the scoring at with 9:02 left in the second period. Colton Sissons won a battle in the left corner and sent to the puck to Philip Tomasino, who then drove toward the Detroit net. Just outside the crease, he slipped a nifty backhand pass through the legs of Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider to Sherwood skating through the slot, where he snapped a quick shot past Husso. Sherwood has scored in consecutive games.Novak doubled Nashville’s lead at 2:2...

Texas A&M-CC ousts SE Missouri St 75-71 in NCAA First Four

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 on Tuesday night to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went 3 of 4 at the free-throw line in the final 15 seconds to ice the game and advance to play top-seeded Alabama in the South Region.“To find a way to win, I couldn’t be more excited and more proud for those guys, obviously for the city, for the university and all of the Islander fans that are across the country watching this game,” Texas A&M-Corpus Christi coach Steve Lutz said. “They’ve got to be pretty excited.”The 16th-seeded Islanders (24-10), winners of the Southland Conference, returned to the First Four for a second straight season and led for all but 23 seconds.Southeast Missouri State (19-17) erased a 10-point deficit in the opening game of this NCAA Tournament and tied it at 64 when Chris Harris made both free throws with 3:07 left....

AP source: Browns re-signing LB Takitaki to 1-year contract

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sione Takitaki didn’t get to finish his best season with the Browns. He’ll get another chance to better it.Takitaki, who sustained a season-ending knee injury after filling a vital role for Cleveland in 2022, agreed Tuesday to re-sign with the Browns, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.Takitaki is getting a one-year, $2.5 million deal, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because teams are not allowed to announce signings until the official start of the league year on Wednesday.Takitaki’s return was the Browns’ only move on the second day of free agency. On Monday, the team addressed some defensive needs following a 7-10 season that included a spate of injuries across the team’s linebacking corps.Following season-ending injuries to starters Anthony Walker Jr. and Jacob Phillips, the 27-year-old Takitaki stepped up and gave the Browns a major lift. He started eight games and finished with 71 ...

Electric car stores will be restricted in Mississippi

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday restricting electric car manufacturers from selling vehicles in person unless they open franchised dealerships.Defying calls from some fellow Republicans in the Legislature to veto the measure, Reeves enacted into law House Bill 401, introduced by Republican Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia. The law will force electric car companies such as Tesla and Rivian to sell vehicles through franchises rather than company-owned stores, which is how they currently operate. “Almost 200 small businesses in communities across our state are seeking assurances that big manufacturers can’t just destroy their businesses. That’s fair!” Reeves, a Republican, said in a statement posted to social media. “I also recognize that innovation in this industry is inevitable. And with innovation comes new companies with new business models. I am committed to find long-term solutions—in an ever changing market.” The bill does not restrict the sal...

Thunder use big third quarter to rally past Nets, 121-107

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Josh Giddey had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-107 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in seven games. Lu Dort matched his season high with 24 points and added nine rebounds for Oklahoma City, which rallied from a 14-point, first-half deficit thanks mostly to a sizzling third quarter, during which Dort made five 3-pointers.Mikal Bridges scored 34 points and Cam Johnson added 23 for Brooklyn, which had won five of its last six games, with four of those wins on the road.The Nets looked at times as if they’d run away in the first half before settling for a 62-52 halftime lead. To that point, Oklahoma City had made only 2 of 10 from 3-point range, but led by Dort, the Thunder went 8 of 15 from behind the arc while outscoring Brooklyn 38-20 in the third quarter.The Nets missed all seven of their 3-point attempts during the quarter and trailed 90-82 entering the...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores twice, Hurricanes beat Jets 5-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals and an assist, Jack Drury scored his first goal of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Tuesday night.Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei, also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve endured sudden offensive woes and the loss of a star player during the past week. Kotkaniemi’s second goal of the game was an empty-netter with four seconds left.“That’s the whole key to everything — how you respond,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “That’s life.”Frederik Andersen made 21 saves just hours after the Hurricanes announced that All-Star forward Andrei Svechnikov will have surgery for a torn knee ligament and miss the rest of the season.“The news about Svech is really tough,” Skjei said. “You don’t replace a guy like that. You have to step up now and do a little bit more. Not change their game, but give a little extra.”Svechnikov was in the forefront of the Hurricanes’ minds.“I feel awful for Svech,” Drury said. ...

Washington National Cathedral’s 4-year renovation of great pipe organ moves forward

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:20 GMT

The booming sound of an organ is an expectation for services held at the Washington National Cathedral. But the cathedral’s nearly century-old pipe organ has seen better days and is set for a massive 4-year renovation.The cathedral was only a third built when the great pipe organ was designed. It was Installed in 1938 by the Ernest M. Skinner and Son Organ Company.Watch this 20 minute video from Washington National Cathedral that gives a brief history and demonstration of the organ.“The organ sounds great because the room makes it sound terrific, but look, the organ now only probably 50% of it to 60% of it actually works. So much of it is just been shut down,” said Cannon McCarthy for Music Michael McCarthy.For about 15 years, he says they’ve been boosting the music through a connected digital organ so it reaches the nave.More DC NewsMore Local NewsThe organ has undergone a few “expansions and patches” in the 1970s and 1990s which have gotten it t...