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Wife of Sonoma County sheriff charged with DUI following Tesla crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (BCN) -- The wife of the Sonoma County sheriff was charged with two felonies plus enhancements Friday following a DUI arrest in May, according to court documents. Natasha Whittinghill-Engram, 47, has been charged with felony DUI resulting in bodily injury and felony DUI resulting in bodily injury with a blood alcohol content exceeding .08%. Prosecutors also added two enhancements to the charges for allegedly having a blood alcohol content of over .20%. Authorities: Sonoma County Sheriff’s wife arrested on DUI suspicion after Tesla crashes into Santa Rosa home Whittington-Engram was arrested by police in Santa Rosa on May 5 after her vehicle allegedly crashed through the wall of a house near Calistoga Road and Beaumont Way and nearly struck a resident inside. Whittington-Engram was not injured but the woman inside the home suffered cuts and bruises. Whittinghill-Engram is married to Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram, who was elected in Nov...

Boating safety urged during hot holiday weekend in East Bay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- The high heat is drawing people to the water in the East Bay.The Antioch Marina is a popular spot for boaters, and emergency officials urge caution for those hitting the delta this holiday weekend.Boats backing into the water at the Antioch Marina Saturday a fraction of what is expected on the Fourth of July. These major retailers in downtown SF have closed their doors for good Jill Henderson, her husband Steve and dog Pearl are going to the delta -- a few days before Independence Day to work out the kinks ahead of the big day.Mike Scott, a jet skier, says you can never be too cautious."Everybody has to wear a life jacket. We've got a laniard that has to be attached to the driver at all times, so that if you fall off the ski will stop," Scott said.Scott gives his friends and family a brief safety tutorial before powering the jet skies."We've got a full safety kit onboard that's got flares, things like a whistle for signaling and an anchor so we have all t...

Rookie Tanner Bibee, 3 relievers combine on five-hitter as Guardians beat Cubs 6-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Tanner Bibee and three relievers combined on a five-hitter, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night.Bibee (5-2) tossed three-hit ball into the sixth while outpitching Marcus Stroman, and the Guardians came out on top in a game delayed 2 hours, 45 minutes at the start because of rain.Amed Rosario lined a two-run single in the third. Andrés Giménez chased Stroman (9-6) with an RBI single in a four-run sixth, and the Guardians bounced back after getting pounded 10-1 the previous night. The Cubs had matched a season high with their five straight losses after winning 11 of 13.Bibee went 5 2/3 innings and matched a season high with nine strikeouts while walking two. The 24-year-old right-hander threw 96 pitches — 63 strikes — and improved to 4-1 in his past five starts.Sam Hentges, Nick Sandlin and Eli Morgan combined to finish Cleveland’s seventh shutout.Stroman dropped his second straight start after winning seven in a row. The right...

Nelson, Fletcher and McCarthy power the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 win over the Angels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryne Nelson worked 7 1/3 strong innings and Dominic Fletcher and Jake McCarthy had RBIs as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Saturday night.The Diamondback scored all their runs against the Angels’ bullpen and clinched first series win since taking two of three against Cleveland in mid-June. Nelson (5-4) was catalyst for Arizona, giving up one run, three hits and one walk while striking out six.On Sunday, the Diamondbacks will go for their first series sweep since taking three games from Detroit on June 9-11.Anthony Rendon hit his second home run of the season for Los Angeles, which has lost four in a row. Shohei Ohtani was hitless in four at-bats and Mike Trout went 0 for 3.Arizona took the lead in the sixth inning against Angels reliever Sam Bachman (1-2), who gave up a leadoff single and hit a batter after replacing Tyler Anderson. Dominic Fletcher hit a ground ball to short that his brother, David, couldn’t field despi...

Espinoza scores late to help Earthquakes tie Galaxy 2-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cristian Espinoza scored late in the second half to help the San Jose Earthquakes earn a 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.Espinoza’s ninth goal of the season came when he took a pass from Jackson Yueill and scored in the 81st minute to earn the Earthquakes (7-7-7) a point.The Galaxy (3-9-7) grabbed a 1-0 lead when Raheem Edwards used an assist from Douglas Costa in the 31st minute to score his first goal of the season.Jack Skahan took a pass from Carlos Akapo and scored his first of the season to knot the score in the 42nd minute.LA retook the lead two minutes into the second half on a goal by Preston Judd. Costa and Riqui Puig had assists on Judd’s third netter of the campaign.Jonathan Bond finished with two saves for the Galaxy. Daniel de Sousa Brito saved four shots for the Earthquakes.The Galaxy have a victory and four straight draws in their last five matches. The club record is five straight ties set in May of 2009.Ther...

Bader, Volpe help Yanks beat Cards 6-2 for doubleheader split after losing opener 11-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader got a 30-second standing ovation in his return to St. Louis.“I put a lot of years in here. The love and appreciation for that, that’s why I do it,” Bader said after helping the New York Yankees beat the Cardinals 6-2 Saturday night. Bader played in St. Louis for the first time since the Yankees acquired him at last year’s trade deadline in a deal for left-hander Jordan Montgomery.A crowd favorite who made his big league debut with the Cardinals in 2017, Bader spent Friday visiting children at Cardinals Glennon Hospital. He went 0 for 3, hitting a first-inning sacrifice fly,“That was amazing,” he said. “I tried to keep my emotions in check, tried to reserve as much emotion as possible and just focus on going out there and just playing the game.”St. Louis won the rain-interrupted opener 11-4 behind Paul Goldschmidt’s go-ahead, three-run homer off Luis Severino in a five-run third. Jack Flaherty pitched six shutout innings, Goldschmidt had fo...

France faces 5th night of rioting over teen’s killing by police, signs of subsiding violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Young rioters clashed with police late Saturday and early Sunday and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager, but overall violence appeared to lessen compared to previous nights.Police made 719 arrests nationwide by early Sunday after a mass security deployment aimed at quelling France’s worst social upheaval in years. The fast-spreading crisis is posing a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership and exposing deep-seated discontent in low-income neighborhoods over discrimination and lack of opportunity.The 17-year-old whose death Tuesday spawned the anger, identified by his first name Nahel, was laid to rest Saturday in a Muslim ceremony in his hometown of Nanterre, a Paris suburb where emotion over his loss remains raw.As night fell over the French capital, a small crowd gathered on the Champs-Elysees for a protest over Nahel’s death and police violence but met hundred...

Here are the new California laws taking effect July 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

It’s the middle of the year, but several new laws or their provisions take effect in California on July 1.Most new state laws go into effect on January 1, but the Legislature sometimes designates some laws or certain provisions of these to go into effect in the middle of the year, or even immediately upon the signature of the governor. Here’s a collection of the laws and provisions that take effect on Saturday, including laws regarding teacher retirement plans, online sellers and new requirements for bounty hunters. Stricter measures against sales of firearm-related productsAB 1594, authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), requires firearm manufacturers and their distributors to closely monitor the sale of firearm-related products and prohibits unfair and unlawful marketing and advertising of these products. The measure also allows state and local governments and residents to file a civil lawsuit against firearm manufacturers who do not follow this new law. The l...

El número de personas de 40 años que nunca se han casado en EE.UU. alcanza una cifra récord, según estudio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

(CNN) — Si ha llegado a los 40 años sin casarse, no está solo, según un informe reciente del Pew Research Center.Un análisis de los datos de la Oficina del Censo de EE.UU. de 2021 reveló que una cuarta parte de los estadounidenses de 40 años no se ha casado nunca, según anunció el centro de investigación el miércoles.Según el estudio, se trata de un “aumento significativo” respecto al 20% de personas de 40 años que no se habían casado en 2010.El informe Pew reveló que los hombres de 40 años tenían más probabilidades de no haberse casado que las mujeres, y que los negros de 40 años tenían “muchas más probabilidades” de no haberse casado nunca que sus compañeros de otras razas.También se observó que las personas de esa edad con al menos una licenciatura tenían menos probabilidades de no haber pasado nunca por el altar que los cuarentones que habían alcanzado menos hitos educativos.Según Pew, “un tercio de las personas con un título de enseñanza secu...

Diamond Miller’s 25 points, 5 steals help Lynx beat Mercury 86-76 for third consecutive win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:44 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Diamond Miller battled foul trouble but finished with 25 points and five steals — both career highs — and Napheesa Collier added 16 points and nine rebounds to help Minnesota beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-76 Saturday night for the Lynx’s third win in a row. Rachel Banham scored a season-high 13 points in just 15 minutes for Minnesota. Six different Lynx players scored in a 13-2 run that gave the Lynx a 76-63 lead with five minutes to play and Phoenix trailed by at least eight points the rest of the way. Brittney Griner led Phoenix with 23 points, 15 in the first half, and Moriah Jefferson scored 14 with a season-high seven assists. Michaela Onyenwere, who fouled out early in the fourth quarter, and Sug Sutton added 10 points apiece and Brianna Turner grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds. Minnesota (7-9) — which started the season with six consecutive losses — was coming off back-to-back wins over the Seattle Storm, the latter of which came when Collier made a short f...