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Fatal crash involving transit bus under investigation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

KILLINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- The Killington Police Department is investigating a fatal crash on Route 4 on Tuesday afternoon. Mark J. Candon, 71, of Rutland, passed away during the incident. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Investigations indicate that Candon was traveling east on Route 4. His vehicle crossed the center lane into the west lane and collided with a Marble Valley Regional Transit Bus. The driver of the bus, Gary E. Gilmore of North Clarendon, and a female passenger were taken to the Rutland Regional Medical Center for treatment.Route 4 was closed for approximately 4 hours. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Killington Police Department at (802) 422-3200. Assisting agencies include Vermont State Police, State Police Crash Reconstruction Team, Regional Ambulance Service, VT DMV, and Killington Fire and Rescue Department.

Insomnia Cookies thanking customers with free cookies this Friday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - In celebration of National Cookie Month, Insomnia Cookies is hosting a national giveaway this Friday. Seth Berkowitz, then a student at the University of Pennsylvania, founded the Philadelphia-based company in 2003, and it now has more than 250 locations nationwide. From Wednesday, November 29 to Sunday, Dec. 4, cookies fans can campaign for the brand's next flavor in the 'Ultimate Cookie Lover Contest' by sharing photos and videos on Instagram and TikTok. U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City Works ‘indefinitely’ Also taking place this weekend, all 'Insomniacs' can grab a free Classic cookie and a $1 Deluxe cookie in-store when you show the Insomnia App or online with any in-app delivery.For more information about the weekend deals, click here.

Watch live: Los Angeles police officers pursue carjacking suspect

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are pursuing the driver of a white Ford truck who is accused of being involved in a carjacking Wednesday morning.Police had been monitoring the vehicle since the carjacking was first reported around 6:19 a.m. in the 8500 block of Foothill, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. As of 8:45 a.m., the chase had extended into Lancaster where the suspect ditched the truck and ran into a residential neighborhood. Police have established a perimeter around the area. Sky5 is overhead.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Taylor Swift named 2023's Spotify's Global Top Artist

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

It's her, hi. But, she's not the problem.Taylor Swift has been named Spotify's Global Top Artist of 2023. "'Wildest Dreams' come true," the music streaming site posted to X, formerly Twitter. "Congratulations @taylorswift13 on Global Top Artist #SpotifyWrapped."The singer responded to the honor by posting to X, on Wednesday morning. "Um ok this is unreal?? I just wanted to say to anyone who listened to my music this year, anywhere in the world, thank you," she wrote. "Getting named Spotify’s Global Top Artist in 2023 is truly the best birthday/holiday gift you could’ve given me. We’ve seriously had THE MOST fun this year out there on tour and now this. Are you serious?"Due to this high honor, the "Bejeweled" singer offered up a treat for fans. "So I was trying to think of a way to thank you, and a lot of you have been asking me to put 'You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)' on streaming... so here you go! You can finally listen EVERYWHERE now."Swift's honor comes as Spotify rolled out ...

Festive Yet: Arts Calendar November 30 – December 6

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

Are we feeling festive yet? Or are we still trying to wrap business up before we start wrapping presents? Lean into it with The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, A Christmas Carol and multiple artisanal shopping parties. Or check in and out with gallery conversations, social perspective examinations, cinematic fashions, hip hop history in book and choir, storybooks behaving badly, everyday surrealism in paint, performative literature, the private lives of architects.Helen Chung: Why Is It So Hard When I’m Awesome? (2023). Acrylic on paper, 21 x 29.5 in (Courtesy of Track 16 Gallery)Thursday, November 30Helen Chung in conversation with Ezrha Jean Black at Track 16 Gallery. Don’t Forget to Remind Me to Forget includes paintings on both canvas and paper from an ongoing series begun in 2019. While the finished works bear little resemblance to the kinds of word and text paintings familiar in contemporary art, letters and words seem to disentangle themselves from the abstractionist gestural ...

Only one Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band will remain, and it’s not in San Jose

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

In the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, the bright green digital floor pulsated in sync with the kid’s pop music. Two-year-old Julian was busting out some good moves, until the curtains started to rise on a stage across the dance floor and his mom, Marcela Alvarez, scooped him up in her arms.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Map: The last Shakey’s in Northern California, and other disappearing restaurants of your childhood “Look at that, who is that? It’s Chuck E.! Say ‘Hi, Chuck E.,’” the 34-year-old Northridge mother told her son as Munch’s Make Believe Band was revealed. The fictional group is the animatronic house band that has rocked out in front of generations of fans in the chain’s hundreds of restaurants.And this particular animatronic group, in a Northridge restaurant, will be the last band standing.Chuck E. Cheese recently announced it will be removing the feature from all other locations, leaving Munch’s Make Believe Band in permanent residenc...

Woman arrested in connection to deadly wrong-way crash in South San Francisco

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — Police arrested a woman last week in connection to a deadly wrong-way collision on Airport Boulevard in South San Francisco, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Daly City woman arrested on suspicion of robbery, child endangerment Crashes and Disasters | Suspect arrested in double stabbing at San Mateo bar Crashes and Disasters | Coast Guard calls off search for man swept into ocean near Half Moon Bay Crashes and Disasters | Don Horsley, former San Mateo County sheriff and supervisor, dies Crashes and Disasters | Redwood City man arrested on suspicion of trying to meet teen for sex The 40-year-old Antioch woman was driving on the wrong side of the road when she collided with another vehicle around 3:24 a.m. on Nov. 21. The crash killed one person, according to police.The man killed was identified by the San Mateo County Coroners Office as 56-year-old Daly...

BottleRock announces massive new Latin music Festival La Onda in Napa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

Organizers behind the popular BottleRock Napa Valley festival on Tuesday announced plans to present a massive Latin music festival in 2024 at the same location a week after BottleRock wraps.The inaugural Festival La Onda By BottleRock is set to take place June 1-2 at the downtown Napa Valley Expo. It’s envisioned as an annual event taking place one week after and on the same site as BottleRock.La Onda — which translates to “The Wave” but is also used in reference to a vibe or for something that is cool or hip — reportedly will be the only major multi-day festival to focus exclusively on Latin music in Northern California. It follows in the footsteps of such successful Latin music events as Besame Mucho in Los Angles and Sueños in Chicago.“There are some great Latin music festivals out there, but none in Northern California,” says Dave Graham, one of the partners of Latitude 38 Entertainment, the organization behind both events. “We’re fortunate to...

Chevron refinery in Richmond issued violation notices for flaring event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

(KRON) -- The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued four notices of violation to the Chevron Richmond Refinery for a flaring event on Monday. Three of the notices were for visible emissions and one was for public nuisance violation.Monday's flaring incident saw smoke visible in parts of the East Bay and beyond. The flaring was due to a loss of power at the facility, according to Chevron. A safety mechanism activated on the refinery's internal electrical system at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, Chevron said in a news release Tuesday. Concord teen who donated his heart to be honored at Rose Parade "This caused a loss of power to a portion of the facility, including a steam generation plant," the release stated. "Subsequently, our safety flares were activated as we worked to stabilize the operating units impacted by the outage."Loss of steam also impacted other equipment at the facility, Chevron said, which contributed to the flaring.Both Chevron and the BAAQMD are continuing ...

Jewish groups sue UC Berkeley over ‘unchecked’ antisemitism

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:48:12 GMT

(The Hill) -- A pair of Jewish organizations filed suit against the University of California (UC) system, the University of California, Berkeley, and school administrators on Tuesday over allegations of a "longstanding, unchecked spread of antisemitism" at the school. The 37-page suit, filed Tuesday in the Northern District of California by the Louis D. Brandeis Center and the Jewish Americans For Fairness In Education (JAFE), claims antisemitism has been allowed to "take root and grow" at the UC Berkeley School of Law (Berkeley Law) for over a year. The suit argues intervention is needed, especially in the wake of the militant group Hamas' surprise incursion against Israel last month that killed over 1,200 people and sparked an ongoing conflict in Gaza. In the weeks that followed Hamas's Oct. 7 attack, a surge in antisemitic incidents was reported in several parts of the U.S. and in Europe.The suit accuses nearly two dozen student organizations at UC Berkeley Law of practicing poli...