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Dive boat captain found criminally negligent in fire that killed 34 off Channel Islands

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

By Stefanie Dazio | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles confirmed Jerry Boylan was found guilty of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer, a pre-Civil War statute colloquially known as seaman’s manslaughter that was designed to hold steamboat captains and crew responsible for maritime disasters. Boylan was the only person to face criminal charges connected to the fire.He could get 10 years behind bars when he’s sentenced Feb. 8.Relatives of those killed hugged one another and wept outside the courtroom after the verdict was read. They thanked the FBI case agent who led the investigation.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Four years after fire engulfed California scuba dive boat killing 34 people, captain’s trial beg...

Why NBA chose San Francisco — and Oakland — for 2025 All-Star game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA All-Star Game is returning to the Bay Area in 2025 for the first time in a quarter century, commissioner Adam Silver announced Monday afternoon from the court inside Chase Center, but the Warriors’ glistening, $1.4 billion waterfront arena wasn’t the only draw.The economy of Steph Curry might be even larger.“Being honest, that’s something that came as part of the package, to still be here in Steph’s prime,” Silver said. “Steph has such global appeal that everywhere he goes, the games sell out. People want to see him in every market he’s in. … I’d say it’s a true bonus that we’re coming here while we’re still in Steph’s prime.”Curry will be a month away from turning 37 when the NBA’s 74th All-Star Game takes place in his home arena, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. The game — the third iteration hosted by the Bay Area, joining Daly City’s Cow Palace in 1967 and the Oakland Arena in 2000 — will act as the culmination ...

Arrested former SJ Sharks youth coach identified, accused of sexual assault of a minor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

(KRON) -- A former San Jose Junior Sharks coach was arrested last week in Colorado, the San Jose Police Department confirmed Monday. The suspect was identified as Kevin Whitmer, 32, and police said he was arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a minor. Whitmer is accused of assaulting the victim(s) at the Sharks' rink and at his temporary San Jose home. He now lives in Denver, and he is a former assistant coach for the Colorado Thunderbirds youth hockey organization. Los Gatos ‘Party Mom’ pleads not guilty to slew of new charges SJPD said its Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce investigated the crime on Wednesday and Whitmer emerged as the primary suspect. He was arrested in Denver on Thursday. Whitmer worked as a head coach and skills coach for the Jr. Sharks and an assistant head coach for the Thunderbirds. He was booked into jail for lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and possession of child pornography. Anyone with information is asked to call (408) 900-6...

Lucky Supermarkets close three Bay Area locations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Three Lucky Supermarkets locations in the Bay Area closed last Friday, Save Mart Companies confirmed to KRON4. The three stores that closed are located at:2840 Dublin Blvd. (Dublin)40055 Mission Blvd. (Fremont)45 Murchison Drive (Millbrae)Lucky said the stores were closed due to "underperformance" at those specific locations. Employees who worked at those stores will have the opportunity to transfer to other ones. Read a statement from Save Mart below: “Three Lucky stores located in Dublin, Millbrae, and Fremont closed on November 3.  Lucky remains committed to serving each of these communities with our other Lucky stores located nearby.  All of the stores’ associates were given the opportunity to transfer to neighboring Lucky stores. It is normal course of business for healthy retail companies to constantly evaluate the performance of their entire fleet in order to ensure long-term success and growth. Due to the underperformance of these store locations, it was beneficial...

Edey picks up where he left off and leads No. 3 Purdue to 98-45 opening night rout over Samford

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey opened the season by scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds and Camden Heide had 13 points Monday night as No. 3 Purdue beat Samford 98-45.Braden Smith and Fletchers Loyer each had 12 points and combined for half of the Boilermakers 16 3-pointers. Purdue tied a school record with its 25th consecutive regular season win over a non-conference foe while Edey, the defending national player of the year, posted his 40th career double-double.The Boilermakers also had 10 blocks on college basketball’s opening night.Jaden Campbell scored 11 points and Rylan Jones added eight to lead Samford.In Purdue’s first contest since an embarrassing first-round NCAA Tournament loss to 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson, the Boilermakers sent a strong, quick message: They’re back and might be even better than last year’s Big Ten regular season and tourney champions.Purdue scored the first 11 points and took a 21-2 lead before the Bulldogs even made...

No. 24 Washington State women easy by Cal Poly behind Murekatete’s 18 points

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Bella Murekatete scored 18 points, Beyonce Bea had 11 points, nine rebounds and five blocks and No. 24 Washington State beat Cal Poly 78-61 on Monday night in a season opener for both teams.Washington State trailed 34-31 at halftime after Ania McNicholas closed the half with back-to-back 3-pointers for Cal Poly. The Mustangs’ last lead of the game was 41-40 with 6:16 remaining in the third quarter before the Cougars scored 14 straight points to build a double-digit lead. Cal Poly scored the first four points of the fourth quarter, but Murekatete answered with a three-point play and the Cougars led by at least eight points the rest of the way.Jenna Villa added 12 points, Tara Wallack had 11 and Astera Tuhina scored 10 for Washington State. Villa was 4 of 9 from distance and Tuhina added three makes to help the Cougars go 10 of 25. Natalia Ackerman scored 12 points for Cal Poly. Washington State is ranked entering the season for the first time in program hi...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders endorsing former boss Trump in presidential race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as former President Donald Trump’s press secretary, on Monday endorsed his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.Sanders, who took office in January as Arkansas governor after a campaign where she touted her endorsement from the former president, planned to join Trump at a rally in Florida on Wednesday, Trump said in a statement.“It’s not a question between right versus left anymore. It’s normal versus crazy, and President Biden and the left are doubling down on crazy,” Sanders said in a statement. “The time has come to return to the normal policies of the Trump era which created a safer, stronger, and more prosperous America, and that’s why I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for President.”NBC first reported Sanders’ endorsement of the former president. The two will appear together in Florida on Wednesday, the same day Trump’s rivals for the nomination will face off in t...

Israeli defense firm’s Arlington office targeted by pro-Palestine activists

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

Workers clean off the red paint from the Arlington office building.(WTOP/Mike Murillo) Workers clean off the red paint from the Arlington office building.(WTOP/Mike Murillo) An Arlington, Virginia, building was vandalized with messages scrawled in red paint early Monday morning, and it appears the building was targeted because one of its tenants is an Israel-based defense firm.The Arlington Tower office building had red paint splattered on the glass doors and on the ground in front, and according to videos posted to social media, the messages written with the paint included phrases such as “war criminals” and “Free Palestine.”In a statement, Elbit Systems of America said in a statement that it is working with loca...

Carl Torbush, who succeeded Mack Brown at North Carolina and also coached E. Tennessee State, dies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Carl Torbush, a defensive specialist who succeeded Mack Brown as North Carolina’s head football coach after Brown’s first tenure and later coached at East Tennessee State, has died. He was 72.ETSU said Monday that Torbush died Sunday. It didn’t provide a cause of death.University President Brian Norland said the coach would be remembered as a man of vision and character and praised him for his leadership and nurturing as the school restarted football after a decade-long hiatus.“In Coach Torbush, we found not only a remarkable coach but also a man of unwavering integrity who embodied the spirit of ETSU,” Norland said in a statement.Torbush ascended from Tar Heels defensive coordinator to head coach after Brown departed for Texas in December 1997 and guided them to a 42-3 Gator Bowl rout of Virginia Tech to cap an 11-1 season. UNC was 7-5 the next year with a Las Vegas Bowl victory and Torbush was let go after the 2000 campaign with a 17-18 recor...

No. 6 UConn unveils its 5th championship banner, routs Northern Arizona 95-52 in season opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:01 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Alex Karaban scored 22 points to lead five players in double figures and No. 6 UConn opened the defense of the program’s fifth national championship on Monday with a 95-52 rout of Northern Arizona. Tristen Newton scored 14 points, Donovan Clingan and Stephon Castle each had 12 and Samson Johnson added 11 for UConn, which unveiled the school’s latest championship banner in a pregame ceremony. The Huskies shot 56% (32 of 57) from the floor and held the Lumberjacks to 34% (20 of 59).Liam Lloyd led Northern Arizona with 15 points. The Huskies won their games in last year’s NCAA Tournament by an average of 20 points, but then lost their top three players, Adama Sanogo, Jordan Houston and Andre Jackson Jr. to the NBA. That trio averaged a combined 40.1 points and 17.7 rebounds a game.This year the team’s literally centered around Clingan. But the 7-foot-2 sophomore missed the last month of the preseason with a right foot strain. He is being eased back into...