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Editorial: Firefighters’ Pink Poodle joy ride accounts simply not credible

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

San Jose firefighters’ explanations for the events the night they took a bikini-clad woman from the Pink Poodle strip club on a joy ride in a city firetruck are simply not credible.Worse, the unsuccessful attempts by city officials and the City Council to hide the investigation of the debacle from the public suggest they are more interested in kowtowing to the politically powerful firefighters’ union than accountability to their constituents.As a result, they have sent a corrosive message to the city workforce and the residents of San Jose that lying is acceptable behavior for some of the most critical public employees in Northern California’s largest city.A Superior Court judge last month ordered city officials to turn over to this news organization a copy of the internal investigation report they had illegally withheld for months.The report, released Monday, shows that only the captain in charge of the firetruck team, William Tognozzi, was investigated for the inappropriate use of...

Police: Sunnyvale dentist hid camera inside bathroom, recorded children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Francisco Bay Area dentist was arrested after a victim found a video camera hidden inside a bathroom at the dentist's Sunnyvale clinic, police said Friday. Zaid Yousif Sharma was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of possessing child pornography and peeping. The Sunnyvale Police Department said the victim found the hidden camera on July 26 in a bathroom at Sharma's clinic, located at 877 West Fremont Avenue. The victim took the camera and brought it to the Sunnyvale police station. "Several victims were captured using the restroom located inside the dental office," SPD wrote.Police officers served search warrants at Sharma's house in Santa Clara and the dental clinic in Sunnyvale. At the dentist's home, "investigators located digital media that showed additional victims were captured by the hidden video camera in the bathroom, including two juveniles," SPD wrote.Sharma's biography on his professional website states, "He has worked in mobile dentistry clinics ... as well...

Musk hints 'cage fight' with Zuckerberg could take place at Roman Coliseum

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Elon Musk dropped a hint Friday about where a proposed "cage fight" with Mark Zuckerberg might be staged, seemingly suggesting the Coliseum in Rome, or another ancient Roman location, could be the backdrop."Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all," said Musk in a thread on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. They have agreed on an epic location." Pilot error causes SF-bound United flight to nearly plunge into ocean, NTSB says "Everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy," Musk added.The proposed fight will be livestreamed on X and Meta, according to Musk, and managed by the two tech mogul's foundations, rather than UFC. All the proceeds will be donated to veterans, according to Musk.Online speculation about the fight has centered around the fact that Meta CEO Zuckerberg is an accomplished amateur MMA fighter, who recently placed in a Bay Area ...

Pittsburg HazMat incident cleared

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

(KRON) -- Fire and HazMat crews are responding to a hazardous materials incident in Pittsburg say the incident has been cleared, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Contra Costa County fire assistant chief deploys to Maui wildfires The incident was reportedly centered around storage unit contents emitting a strange smell. No dangerous or hazardous materials were found, according to CON Fire.No other information is currently available.

Judge revokes bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses in his fraud case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Judge revokes bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses in his fraud case.Source

Harry Kane arrives for medical at Bayern Munich as transfer from Tottenham nears completion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

MUNICH (AP) — England captain Harry Kane’s transfer from Tottenham to Bayern Munich is “imminent,” Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou said Friday, in a deal that will reportedly be worth more than 100 million pounds ($110 million).Kane arrived at a Munich hospital on Friday evening for medical tests as fans gathered outside the club’s headquarters.After spending 19 years at Tottenham without winning a trophy, a move to Bayern would allow Kane to fight for titles in the German league and in Europe.“My understanding is it has progressed to the point where it looks like it’s going to happen,” Postecoglou said of what would be a record transfer for the Bundesliga and one of the biggest deals of the summer transfer window.The 30-year-old Kane could potentially make his debut Saturday, when Bayern hosts Leipzig in the German Super Cup.“We are working with the highest pressure and highest focus and highest priority to sign Harry Kane,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said ea...

Graham Rahal savors Indianapolis GP celebration after winning 1st IndyCar pole in six years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Graham Rahal left Indianapolis 500 qualifying in tears.Three months later, he savored every precious moment of an unforgettable celebration.The Ohioan ended a six-year pole drought Friday by outdueling teammate Christian Lundgaard for the No. 1 starting spot in the Indianapolis Grand Prix.Rahal’s completed his final qualifying lap on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course in 1 minute, 10.1102 seconds. Lundgaard was second in 1:10.2208 while 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi of Arrow McLaren qualified third in 1:10.2932.Afterward, Rahal pumped his fists and traded fist bumps — a stark contrast to the seemingly inconsolable scene after teammate Jack Harvey knocked him off the 500 starting grid earlier this season. Rahal eventually started the race, replacing the injured Stefan Wilson in a different car. “You move on it from it as best you can,” Rahal said. “There’s a lot of frequent reminders of what happened not only in qualifyng but the car no...

Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

This photo provided by Phoenix-based Rattlesnake Solutions shows one of their employees holding a coachwhip snake found inside a toilet in a home in Tucson, Ariz., on July 16, 2023. (Nikolaus Kemme/Rattlesnake Solutions via AP)(AP/Nikolaus Kemme) This photo provided by Phoenix-based Rattlesnake Solutions shows one of their employees holding a coachwhip snake found inside a toilet in a home in Tucson, Ariz., on July 16, 2023. (Nikolaus Kemme/Rattlesnake Solutions via AP)(AP/Nikolaus Kemme) TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake had set up camp in her toilet. “I’d been gone for four days and was looking forward to using my own r...

How many acres have burned in Colorado wildfires this year?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's been an exceptionally wet spring and summer in Colorado, but the rain hasn't stopped the wildfires.In fact, rain can serve as fuel for fire by creating more vegetation to burn. Hawaii wildfires: Coloradan struggles to reach family on Maui So far this year, wildfires have only burned about one-fifth as many acres as last year, according to reports from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.Last year, 835 wildfires destroyed at least 45,732 acres of land in Colorado.As of Friday, there have been nine wildfires in Colorado in 2023, burning a current total of 9,902 acres. So far this year's burned acres equates to 21.6% of last years burn total.Here is the status of this year's wildfires according to the most recent updates from NWCG.Currently burningBear Creek fire: Pagosa Springs375 acres burned, 0% containmentCause: lightningStarted Aug. 1, updated Aug. 11Little Mesa fire: near Delta433 acres burned, 0% containmentCause: lightningStarted July 31, updated Au...

Crews put out apartment fires in Lauderhill, Miami Lakes; infant injured, mother hospitalized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:01:39 GMT

Firefighters in two counties battled fierce flames after fires broke out in apartment buildings in Lauderhill and Miami Lakes, leaving multiple families displaced and sending a mother to the hospitalOfficials said that woman’s baby suffered minor injuries after a blaze broke out on the fourth floor of an apartment building in Lauderhill.As a result of the fire, 22 people, including 13 children, have been displaced. Lauderhill Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a structure fire in the Inverrary Club Apartments, located 2600 NW 56th Ave., just after 8:30 p.m., Thursday.A two-fire alarm went off when the blaze started in an apartment, according to fire officials.Multiple agencies were dispatched to the scene, including the Tamarac Fire Department and Sunrise Fire Department, due to the amount of smoke and fire at the location. Fire officials said the infant suffered minor burns on their arm. The infant’s mother suffered second-degree burns as she was carrying the child t...