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Driver Arrested after DUI Crash on 1st Street [Cheney, WA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

20-Year-Old Impaired Driver Arrested after Causing a Two-Vehicle Collision on F StreetCHENEY, WA (November 9, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, police responded to a DUI crash on F Street where they arrested one driver.The incident happened just after midnight, October 29, at the intersection of 1st and F Streets.According to the Cheney Police Department, the collision involved a white Cheney Camaro driven by a 20-year-old man and a Honda CRV.Upon investigation, the officers determined that the Honda was pulling out from a parking lot on 1st Street when the Camaro, traveling at high speed, crashed into the Honda.Furthermore, the impact of the crash sent the Honda crashing into a tree on a sidewalk. The driver of the Honda suffered injuries and paramedics immediately treated him.Meanwhile, the 20-year-old driver was evaluated and he was determined to be intoxicated. Police later arrested the driver with DUI-related charges.Further investigation is still ongoing, and an update will ...

Mathew Preston Maniord Dies in Solo-Vehicle Crash on Rock Creek Road [Manton, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

36-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Single-Car Accident near Ole AvenueMANTON, CA (November 9, 2023) – Mathew Preston Maniord lost his life Saturday night in a solo-car crash on Rock Creek Road. The tragic incident unfolded around 10:00 p.m., just south of Ole Avenue, on November 4th.According to reports, the driver of a 2012 silver Ford Focus lost control at a high speed while traveling north. Consequently, the vehicle flipped and descended down an embankment before coming to a halt.The driver, identified as 36-year-old Mathew Preston Maniord of Manton, wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and suffered fatal injuries. The Shasta County Coroner’s Office confirmed the identity of the deceased.Authorities urge anyone with additional information about this fatal solo-vehicle crash to reach out to the investigating officer at 530-225-0500.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of Mathew Preston Maniord. May the memories of your lo...

Slayyyter to Shine at Novo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

Slayyyter to Shine at Novo: We’ve had electro-pop princesses before, but nobody quite like Slayyyter. For the past few years, she’s made a habit of infiltrating the pop scene with gloriously infectious, no-nonsense tunes that have torn into the music-loving public’s psyche like Pinhead’s hook-chains in the Hellraiser movies. Her new album, the wonderfully named Starfucker, was released in September and it’s typically brilliant. Slayyyter’s playing the pop game her way, and more power to her.“Bringing the album to life to her engaged fanbase, Slayyyter’s 13-date headline tour in support of the album will see her stopping at venues such as New York City’s Brooklyn Steel and The Novo in Los Angeles,” reads the press release. “Fans will get to experience Club Valentine up close and personal and fully dive into the world of STARFUCKER along with Slayyyter. Earlier this year, she performed at Pride festivals throughout the United States, including Kentuckiana Pride, Chic...

Half of US at risk of losing power in winter due to strains on power grid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

Will Wade | Bloomberg News (TNS)Power grids that supply more than half of the U.S. population may run short of electricity during an extended cold snap or severe storm over the coming winter, according to industry regulators.Regional system operators in a vast swath of the country stretching from Texas to New England are “at risk of insufficient electricity supplies during peak winter conditions,” the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Wednesday in its winter reliability assessment, which also showed the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Saskatchewan facing the threat of power shortfalls.The outlook is even more dire than last year’s report, which said a quarter of Americans were at risk of cold-weather power emergencies. It includes for the first time some of the most densely populated areas on the East Coast, a region that relies heavily on natural gas as it transitions to renewable energy. Gas generators there widely failed during a brief but fierce winter storm last D...

San Jose police arrest man in connection to Cinco de Mayo shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police arrested a Hollister man Tuesday in connection to an alleged South San Jose shooting that left one person injured on Cinco de Mayo, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Santa Cruz County jury returns first-degree verdicts in double homicide trial Crime and Public Safety | Santa Clara moves closer to letting voters decide whether to change the police chief and city clerk from elected to appointed roles Crime and Public Safety | Watsonville-based farm owner charged with involuntary manslaughter after 2020 employee death Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police arrest second teen in connection to hit-and-run that killed pregnant woman, baby Crime and Public Safety | Nine arrested in sprawling Santa Clara County sex-trafficking ring The 30-year-old suspect allegedly fired a gunshot on the 30 block of Southside Drive that caused a graze wound to another person ...

This sure looks like one of the best package concert tours of 2024

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

Alanis Morissette fans now have something to look forward to in 2024.That’s because Morissette has announced plans for a 31-date North American tour.The Triple Moon Tour follows the Grammy winner’s highly successful 2021-2022 trek, which celebrated 25 years of Morissette’s landmark debut, “Jagged Little Pill.”Morissette will be accompanied on this tour by a couple of really terrific support acts — Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Joan Jett & the Blackhearts as well as rising country music star Morgan Wade.“I am inspired and heartened and feel giddy inside to be going on this upcoming summer tour with Joan and Morgan and all our teams,”​​Morissette said in a news release. “Can’t wait to see you, can’t wait to perform!”The tour includes a Bay Area stop on Aug. 7 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Nov. 17, alanis.com. There is also a Citi presale beginning Nov. 14, citientertainment.com. Fan...

Watch: Pilots capture surprising view on night flight from SF to Lisbon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

On a recent evening flight from SFO to Lisbon, Portugal, TAP Air Portugal pilots filmed the heavenly sights they encountered.The one-minute time-lapse video taken in September was shared on the Best Airplane Seat channel on YouTube. In the beginning of the video as the plane ascends from North America, there are pointers to the Andromeda Galaxy and the planet Jupiter, but that’s not all of it.Gradually the dazzling flickering of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights comes into view. The stunning waves of color light up the sky.The airline confirmed the filming of the flight by the pilots on social media.  “When you get the best seat on the plane and the best view of the flight,” it wrote.Quando tens o melhor lugar no avião e a melhor vista do voo. When you get the best seat on the plane and the best view on the flight. YouTube: @bestairplaneseat pic.twitter.com/fkOtAuymln— TAP Air Portugal (@tapairportugal) November 4, 2023The Aurora Borealis is caused by disturbances in th...

A top LGBTQ+ advocacy org is quitting X over safety concerns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

By Clare Duffy | CNNNew York — The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, is quitting social media site X, saying Thursday it is concerned about “increasing hate & vitriol on the platform targeting the LGBTQ community — the group we exist to serve.”“If you’d like to keep up with our work supporting LGBTQ young people, we invite you to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Facebook,” or on TrevorSpace.org, the group said in a statement about closing its account on the platform formerly known as Twitter. “No online space is perfect, but having access to sufficient moderation capabilities is essential to maintaining a safer space for our community.”The move to leave X comes after months of concerns about hateful speech on the platform, as owner Elon Musk emphasizes his desire for what he calls “free speech” instead. Musk has also taken hits at digital online watchdog groups who criticized the company’s handling of hate speech and other troubling...

San Bruno woman found guilty of assault for running over cousin with car

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

EAST PALO ALTO — A San Bruno woman who physically fought her cousin before driving into her with her car has been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.Rubye Denise Price, 30, was convicted by a jury Monday on the eighth day of her trial in Redwood City. She was found not guilty on charges of attempted murder and attempted voluntary manslaughter.The conviction comes after Price got into a fight with her cousin on April 28, 2022. Both women were dating the same man, according to prosecutors.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Caltrain collides with three vehicles in Burlingame Crime and Public Safety | Vengeance or self-defense? Trial opens for man accused of beheading woman with sword in San Carlos Crime and Public Safety | Standoff at Redwood City mobile home park ends in arrest Crime and Public Safety | Half Moon Bay: 49-year-old man arrested ...

Woman arraigned in Fremont death of infant exposed to fentanyl

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:50 GMT

Alameda County prosecutors charged a Fremont woman with involuntary manslaughter and felony child abuse this week after her 23-month-old son died in a suspected fentanyl overdose in mid-October.The charges against Sophia Gastelum-Vera, 26, come nearly three weeks after her son, Kristofer Edgar Ferreyra, died in what investigators suspect was a fatal fentanyl overdose. The child was less than two weeks shy of his second birthday.The toddler’s death marked the latest instance of a growing trend of children overdosing on the powerful, synthetic narcotic, which has turbocharged the nation’s opioid epidemic.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Another Bay Area child dead from fentanyl, another parent behind bars. ‘They don’t mean for their kid to die.’ Crime and Public Safety | Baby dies from fentanyl exposure; Fremont mother arrested Crime and Public Safety | Santa Clara County top exec admits county ‘dropped the ba...