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Christine Chavez Killed in Lawnmower Accident on Beard Brook Park [Modesto, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

Landscaping Accident near Yosemite Avenue Left Homeless Modesto Woman DeadMODESTO, CA (July 17, 2023) – Saturday afternoon, Christine Chavez died after being run over by a lawnmower at Beard Brook Park.The incident occurred just south of Yosemite Avenue along Dry Creek.According to the investigators, employees of Grover Landscape Services were tending to the landscaping in Beard Brook Park. One of the employees was driving a John Deere tractor with a pull-behind mower when he noticed the body of a woman in an area that he had passed through with a lawn mower. Officials later reported that the woman was unhoused and sleeping in the park.Emergency crews were dispatched to the area shortly after. The first responders declared 27-year-old Christine Chavez, of Modesto, dead at the scene.A spokesperson from the mowing company claimed that the contractor failed to see the woman since she was in a “tall, weeded area”.At this time, Chavez’s family is demanding a thorough investigation ...

Geoffrey Smalley Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on 210th Street Southwest [Lynnwood, WA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

52-Year-Old Man Found Dead after Being Ran Over by Vehicle near Parking LotLYNNWOOD, WA (July 17, 2023) – Late Saturday morning, police responded to a hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of Geoffrey Smalley.On July 8th, at around 10:30 p.m., the officers found 52-year-old Smalley downed in an apartment complex parking lot.According to Lynnwood Police Department spokeswoman Maren McKay, they found Smalley in the 6600 block of 210th Street Southwest.Furthermore, a neighbor stated that Smalley parked his truck and went upstairs. Moments later, he was found just meters away.Consequently, the investigators have determined that Smalley was struck by a vehicle and the suspect did not stop to call for emergency.At this time, there were no leads about the suspect or the vehicle description.The police are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect and anyone with information is urged to contact the authorities at 425-670-5633.No words can mend the broken hearts and...

Review: Here’s how Dead & Company brought its career to a close in S.F.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

Dead & Company opened it’s three-night final stand at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Friday (July 14) with “Not Fade Away.”Two days — and some 11 hours of live music — later, the band closed its touring career on Sunday by playing the exact same song, making for the only repeat of the 50-plus tunes performed over the weekend.Guess they wanted to drive home a point, one made abundantly clear by the (slightly altered) lyrics in this cherished cover of the Crickets classic:“You know our love will not fade away.”And it goes both ways, for sure. Dead & Company used the last weekend of its final tour to show to fans how much they’ve meant to the band during its 8-year run — as well as for prior 50 years of support for its parent band, the Palo Alto-born Grateful Dead — while fans showered their musical heroes with love from the first note of Night 1 to the closing bell on Sunday.Truly, this is a relationship that is buil...

At star-studded Wimbledon, Kate Middleton outshone Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig and Ariana Grande

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Ariana Grande, Emma Watson and Hugh Jackman were among the celebrities watching Carlos Alcaraz defeat Novak Djokovic in the nail-biting men’s final at Wimbledon Sunday.But the star power of these A-listers was no match for Catherine, the Princess of Wales, who, as the royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, got to hand out the trophy to Alcaraz, the 20-year-old Spanish sensation. The queen-in-waiting’s husband, Prince William, and their two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, also took center stage at the match, with Pitt, Craig, Weisz, Grande, Watson, Jackman and the rest taking supporting roles.Headlines also focused on how Charlotte was making her Wimbledon debut, and was escorted into the royal box by her mother, dressed in an eye-catching emerald green dress by Roland Mouret.LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales are seen in the Royal Box a...

Nine podcasts that prove the Bay Area is a food and wine mecca

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

From murderous wine country scandals to a classic guacamole recipe, soda wars, “Top Chef” contestants and vegan cheesemaking — there are so many stories out there about how Northern California is a hub for food and wine drama, innovation and more.Here are nine podcasts that will teach you something new about the food and wine world and about the Bay Area’s role within it.The Wine Pair podcast, co-hosted by Joe and Carmela Mele, brings listeners in with their approachable discussions about wine and wine-tasting. (Art courtesy Joe Mele.) The Wine PairListen when: You want to learn about wine from a down-to-earth and budget-friendly perspective.The details: Joe and Carmela Mele, a Seattle-based couple, discuss, taste and review three “reasonably priced” wines – defined as under $20 per bottle – in each episode. The parents of three adult children, the couple started the podcast as something to do together on the cusp of empty-nester life.“Wine has always be...

Federal judge upholds San Jose gun insurance ordinance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

(KRON) -- A federal judge dismissed the claims filed in San Jose by a gun rights group who hoped to challenge the constitutionality of an ordinance introduced in 2022. The ordinance requires gun owners to carry liability insurance to cover any accidental shootings that involve their firearms. WATCH: Food delivery driver carjacking caught on camera in SoMa The National Association for Gun Rights, a gun rights group, claimed that the ordinance violates their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The 23-page decision issued by U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman dismissed many of the gun rights group's challenges. The judge did allow the challengers to re-file their complaint regarding a different part of the ordinance, which requires that gun owners pay a $25 annual fee to the city to support a fund that aims to prevent gun-related injuries. The judge said the challenge to the fee was not "ripe" for decision as the City has not implemented the fee yet. Former Mayo...

Diversify or die: San Francisco's downtown is a wake-up call for other cities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam's Cable Car Lounge in downtown San Francisco, relishes the days when his bar stayed open past midnight every night, welcoming crowds that jostled on the streets, bar hopped, window browsed or just took in the night air. He's had to drastically curtail those hours because of diminished foot traffic, and business is down 30%. A sign outside the lounge pleads: "We need your support!""I'd stand outside my bar at 10 p.m. and look, it would be like a party on the street," Mogannam said. "Now you see, like, six people on the street up and down the block. It's a ghost town."After a three-year exile, the pandemic now fading from view, the expected crowds and electric ambience of downtown have not returned.A banner asking for support hangs outside the Sam's Cable Car Lounge near Union Square in San Francisco, on June 21, 2023. San Francisco's downtown has seen an exodus of retailers. While San Francisco faces some of its own unique issues the...

Base F-150 Lightning electric pickup will cost less than $50,000 as Ford slashes prices across line

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

The sticker prices for Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks are being lowered by thousands of dollars across the board, the company said Monday, due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker. The price cuts across the Lightning line, some as deep as $10,000, appeared to be seen on Wall Street as more evidence of a coming price war among electrical vehicle makers, however, sending shares of Ford Motor Co. down 5% Monday.The lower prices were announced two days after Tesla said its first production Cybertruck electric pickup had rolled off the assembly line, though nearly two years behind the original schedule and with little information about how much they may cost. Rivian, another electric pickup maker, recently announced that its second quarter deliveries nearly tripled and its shares have been on a tear, rising more than 41% this month.“Ford hears footsteps of Cybertruck and...

Bowser nominates Pamela Smith as DC’s new chief of police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

U.S. Park Police Chief Pamela Smith discusses preparations for the upcoming 2022 State of the Union Address during a news conference, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Washington.(AP/Alex Brandon) U.S. Park Police Chief Pamela Smith discusses preparations for the upcoming 2022 State of the Union Address during a news conference, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Washington.(AP/Alex Brandon) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated former U.S. Park Police chief Pamela Smith to lead the city’s police force.Smith boasts more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement across the country, much of it with the Park Police, where she started in 1998 as a patrol officer and rose through the ranks before being appointed as chief of...

3 employees injured after CAVA restaurant catches fire in Northwest DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:04 GMT

Three employees were injured when a CAVA restaurant in Northwest D.C. caught fire Sunday night, according to officials.The restaurant that caught fire is in the 4200 block of Wisconsin Avenue, D.C. Fire and EMS said in a tweet.Employees were “in the process of cooking,” when the kitchen caught fire around 8:45 p.m., Vito Maggiolo, a spokesperson for the department, told WTOP.The flames were quickly contained by the one-story restaurant’s extinguishing system, Maggiolo said.“It worked like it was supposed to and we are fortunate that more people were not seriously hurt,” Maggiolo said.Three employees were taken to the hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening.No customers were hurt in the incident, Maggiolo said.Below is a map of where the restaurant is located: Source